What is a .DPX file?
DPX stores single film frames at full quality, standard in film scanning and VFX.
- Did you know
- DPX grew out of Kodak’s Cineon format to become the SMPTE standard for film frames.
- DPX typically stores each frame in 10-bit-per-channel logarithmic colour, preserving the tonal range of scanned film.
- Because it holds a single frame, a film sequence is stored as a numbered run of individual DPX files.
- What Analyser reads
- Inspect streaming manifests and video containers: HLS/DASH/Smooth Streaming/HDS manifests and playlists; pro/broadcast MXF/GXF/LXF/DV; ASF/.dvr-ms and RealMedia; DivX/F4V/Insta360/GoPro proxies/GIFV; raw elementary streams (IVF, Y4M, MPEG-1/2, H.264/H.265 SPS, AV1 OBU); MPEG program/transport and PVR/DVB recordings; Windows Recorded TV, Ogg Media, NUT; DPX/Cineon/Dahua/.yuv identified.
- Depth of analysis
- .DPX is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
- Open a .DPX file
- Drag a .DPX file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.