Media Specifications

Samsung Smart TV provides rich capabilities for media playback, including support for various media extensions, using the available audio and video decoders. This topic describes the media formats supported by Samsung Smart TV, and the limitations on their support.

Music

The following table lists the supported audio formats.

Table 1. Music specifications
File Extension Type Codec Limitations
*.mp3
MPEG
MPEG-1 Audio Layer III
 -
*.m4a
*.mpa
*.aac
MPEG-4
AAC
*.flac
FLAC
FLAC
 Up to 2 channels supported
*.ogg
OGG
Vorbis
*.wma
WMA
WMA
 Up to WMA 10 Pro 5.1 channel supported
WMA lossless audio not supported
M2 profile supported
*.wav
WAV
WAV
 -
*.mid
*.midi
MIDI
MIDI
 Type 0 and Type 1 supported
USB mode supported
SeekOnly not supported
*.ape
APE
APE
 Not supported on non-Smart TV models
*.aif
*.aiff
AIFF
AIFF
 -
*.m4a
ALAC
ALAC

Picture

The following table lists the supported image formats.

Table 2. Picture specifications
File Extension Type Resolution Limitations
*.jpg
*.jpeg
JPEG
15360x8640
(up to 2017 TVs)
-
15360x9024
(2018 TVs onwards)
-
*.png
PNG
4096x4096
-
*.bmp
BMP
-
*.mpo
MPO
15360x8640
The MPO format is partially supported.
*.heic
HEIF
12000x9000
HEIF supports only a single, grid-type image with a minimum resolution of at least 512 pixels in width or height
Important

The .heic file extension is supported since 2021 TVs.

Video

Support for specific video formats varies by TV model year and model group:

MSE/ESE

The following table lists the supported W3C Media Source Extensions (MSE) and Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) specifications. These extensions allow you to use JavaScript to generate media streams for playback, and play DRM-enabled content without any third-party plugins.

Table 3. MSE and EME specifications
TV Model Year Platform MSE EME DRM PlayReady DRM Widevine
2021
Tizen 6.0
 Recommendation 17-Nov-2016 Recommendation 18-Sept-2017 PlayReady 4.2 with SL3000 Widevine Modular 16.3
(WebM/VP9/4K/60fps/80Mbps) PlayReady 2.5 with SL2000
2020
Tizen 5.5
 Recommendation 17-Nov-2016 Recommendation 18-Sept-2017 PlayReady 4.2 with SL3000 Widevine Modular 15.2
(WebM/VP9/4K/60fps/80Mbps) PlayReady 2.5 with SL2000
2019
Tizen 5.0
 Recommendation 17-Nov-2016 Recommendation 18-Sept-2017 PlayReady 3.3 with SL3000 Widevine Modular 14.1
(WebM/VP9/4K/60fps/80Mbps) PlayReady 2.5 with SL2000
2018
Tizen 4.0
 05-Jul-2016 05-Jul-2016 PlayReady 3.3 with SL3000 Widevine Modular 3.2
(WebM/VP9/4K/60fps/80Mbps) PlayReady 2.5 with SL2000
2017
Tizen 3.0
 12-Nov-2015 04-Feb-2016 PlayReady 2.5 with SL2000 Widevine Modular 2.08
(WebM/VP9/4K/60fps/80Mbps)
2016
Tizen 2.4
 10-Dec-2013 0.1b PlayReady 2.5 with SL2000 Widevine Modular
(WebM/VP9/4K/60fps/60Mbps)
2015
Tizen 2.3
 10-Dec-2013 0.1b PlayReady 2.5 with SL2000 No
(WebM/VP9/4K/30fps/20Mbps)
2014
Samsung Legacy Platform
 02-Jul-2012 (MP4/FHD) 0.1b PlayReady No