LanguageY4M
YUV4MPEG2 video
File type: Digital video and movie file
Files with y4m suffix can be typically found as videos in YUV4MPEG2 video format that contains uncompressed frames of YCbCr video (RAW format).
What is y4m file?
File type category:
Digital video and movie file
Date updated: January 27, 2017
File extension y4m is mainly associated with the YUV4MPEG2 video file format used to hold uncompressed frames of YCbCr video.
A .y4m file stores video data in RAW format. It can be converted to popular video formats, like AVI, Matroska etc.
How to open y4m file?
Y4M files can be for example decoded by FFmpeg decoder.
How to convert y4m file?
It should be possible to convert .y4m videos to other multimedia formats, provided you find a tool capable of this conversion.
Associated software actions with the y4m file
Apps designed for playing y4m files:
FFmpeg (Multiplatform)