Compatibility

Will it play?

All platforms

Supported Delivered intactCompatible Pixel Brite adapts itNot available

High dynamic range

HDR video.

Dolby Vision Profiles 5, 8.1, and 8.4 can reach compatible Apple browsers natively. Profile 7 converts to single-layer Profile 8.1 on Safari and falls back to its HDR base layer on other browsers.

Browser / device	HDR10	HDR10+	HLG	Dolby Vision
SafariMac · iOS	Supported	Supported	Supported	Compatible
Chrome / EdgeMac · Windows · Linux/Wayland	Supported	Compatible	Supported	Compatible
FirefoxMac · Windows 153+	Supported	Compatible	Supported	Compatible
FirefoxLinux/Wayland HDR	Supported	Compatible	Compatible	Compatible
ChromeAndroid	Supported	Compatible	Supported	Compatible

Video codecs

Hardware decoding is used automatically to reduce CPU and battery use.

H.264HEVCVP9AV1

Playback features

Casting and PiP.

Casting and picture-in-picture availability by browser and device.

Browser / device	PiP	AirPlay	Chromecast
SafariMac · iOS	Supported	Supported	Not available
Chrome / EdgeMac · Windows · Linux	Supported	Not available	Supported
FirefoxMac · Windows · Linux	Supported	Not available	Not available
ChromeAndroid	Supported	Not available	Supported

Surround sound

What reaches your speakers.

Client / output	AAC 5.1	AC-3 5.1	E-AC-3 5.1	DTS	TrueHD
Pixel Brite.appOriginal quality · surround output	Supported	Supported	Supported	Supported	Supported
SafariWeb player · 6-channel output	Supported	CompatibleAAC 5.1	CompatibleAAC 5.1	CompatibleAAC 5.1	CompatibleAAC 5.1
Chrome · Edge · FirefoxWeb player · 6-channel output	Supported	CompatibleAAC 5.1	CompatibleAAC 5.1	CompatibleAAC 5.1	CompatibleAAC 5.1

Server acceleration

Hardware acceleration.

Available backends depend on the GPU and driver. Pixel Brite tests hardware encoders at startup and disables unsupported codecs.

Hardware / host	Decode	Encode	Scale	Tone map
Apple GPUmacOS · Apple silicon	VideoToolbox	VideoToolbox	VideoToolbox	Metal
Intel GPUmacOS	VideoToolbox	VideoToolbox	VideoToolbox	Metal
NVIDIA GPUWindows x64 · Linux	NVDEC	NVENC	Vulkan · CUDA	Vulkan
Intel GPUWindows x64	Quick Sync · D3D12VA · D3D11VA	Quick Sync · Media Foundation	Vulkan · Quick Sync	Vulkan
AMD GPUWindows x64	D3D12VA · D3D11VA	AMF · D3D12VA · Media Foundation	Vulkan	Vulkan
Intel GPULinux	Quick Sync · VAAPI	Quick Sync · VAAPI	Vulkan · Quick Sync · VAAPI	Vulkan
AMD GPULinux	VAAPI	VAAPI	Vulkan · VAAPI	Vulkan
ARM64 GPUWindows ARM64	D3D11VA · D3D12VA	D3D12VA · Vulkan	Vulkan	Vulkan
NVIDIA GPULinux ARM64	NVDEC	NVENC	Vulkan · CUDA	Vulkan

What kind of files?

Don't change a thing.

Pixel Brite supports every format.

MKVMP4MOVAVIM4VTSWebMWMVFLVMPEG-TSH.264HEVCAV1VP9HDR10HDR10+HLGDoViAtmosDigital+TrueHDDTS-HD MADTS:XMP3FLACM4AAACOggOpusWAVWMAAPEALACAIFFDSFDFFDSD64DSD12824-bit / 192 kHzPGS / SUPVobSub / IDXSRT / WebVTTASS / SSAClosed captionsEmbedded subtitlesExternal subtitlesMultiple audio tracks