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MPEG-4 Part 2 compatibility across creator platforms
older MPEG-4 Part 2 codec; rare on creator platforms in 2026.
Updated
64 documented platform x container combinations. Verdicts: Not documented (48); Non-standard mux (16).
Per-platform coverage
- TikTok: MP4 - Not documented, MOV - Not documented, WEBM - Non-standard mux, MKV - Not documented
- Instagram Reels: MP4 - Not documented, MOV - Not documented, WEBM - Non-standard mux, MKV - Not documented
- Instagram Feed: MP4 - Not documented, MOV - Not documented, WEBM - Non-standard mux, MKV - Not documented
- Instagram Stories: MP4 - Not documented, MOV - Not documented, WEBM - Non-standard mux, MKV - Not documented
- YouTube Shorts: MP4 - Not documented, MOV - Not documented, WEBM - Non-standard mux, MKV - Not documented
- YouTube (long-form): MP4 - Not documented, MOV - Not documented, WEBM - Non-standard mux, MKV - Not documented
- LinkedIn: MP4 - Not documented, MOV - Not documented, WEBM - Non-standard mux, MKV - Not documented
- X (Twitter): MP4 - Not documented, MOV - Not documented, WEBM - Non-standard mux, MKV - Not documented
- Facebook Reels: MP4 - Not documented, MOV - Not documented, WEBM - Non-standard mux, MKV - Not documented
- Facebook Feed: MP4 - Not documented, MOV - Not documented, WEBM - Non-standard mux, MKV - Not documented
- Pinterest: MP4 - Not documented, MOV - Not documented, WEBM - Non-standard mux, MKV - Not documented
- Snapchat: MP4 - Not documented, MOV - Not documented, WEBM - Non-standard mux, MKV - Not documented
- Snapchat Spotlight: MP4 - Not documented, MOV - Not documented, WEBM - Non-standard mux, MKV - Not documented
- Snapchat Story: MP4 - Not documented, MOV - Not documented, WEBM - Non-standard mux, MKV - Not documented
- Spotify Canvas: MP4 - Not documented, MOV - Not documented, WEBM - Non-standard mux, MKV - Not documented
- Threads: MP4 - Not documented, MOV - Not documented, WEBM - Non-standard mux, MKV - Not documented
Validity per container
- MP4: pair unusual - FFmpeg can mux MPEG-4 Part 2 into MP4; effectively obsolete for creator uploads.
- MOV: pair unusual - FFmpeg can mux it; rare in practice.
- WEBM: pair invalid - non-standard.
- MKV: pair unusual - FFmpeg can mux it; rare in practice.