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# Format

The format of the video source.

If you are ingesting video from a file or stream, Media Server automatically detects the video format. Set this parameter only if you need to override the detected format. You can set this parameter to one of the following values:

- `avi`
- `asf`
- `flv`
- `gif`
- `h264`
- `hls`
- `mjpeg`
- `mpegts`

To ingest video from a video capture card that supports DirectShow, set this parameter to `dshow`. (You can use this value only on Windows platforms).

Type: | String
Default: |
Required: | No
Configuration Section: | TaskName
Example: | `Format=mpegts`
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