Supported File Formats

Data Dwell has no restrictions on which file types can be uploaded to the platform. You can upload any digital file, regardless of format, and store it securely in your Library.

After a file is uploaded, the platform automatically generates a preview or thumbnail for supported formats. This allows users to view files quickly without downloading the original, and enables viewing of file types they may not have applications installed to open.

Why Preview Generation Matters

Preview generation provides several benefits:

• Speed: View assets instantly without downloading large source files
• Compatibility: Preview files even if you don't have the software to open them
• Browser-based Access: View content directly in the platform interface
• Workflow Efficiency: Quickly identify the right asset before committing to a download

Supported Image Formats

The platform generates thumbnails and previews for the following image formats. Common formats like JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PSD, and AI are fully supported.

Note: Some formats listed are not strictly image formats, but Data Dwell creates image previews for them.

Supported formats: 3FR, 3G2, 3GP, AAI, AI (Post Illustrator CS2), APNG, ART, ARW, ASHLAR, AVI, AVIF, AVS, BAYER, BAYERA, BGR, BGRA, BGRO, BIE, BMP, BMP2, BMP3, BRF, CAL, CALS, CANVAS, CAPTION, CIN, CIP, CLIP, CMYK, CMYKA, CR2, CR3, CRW, CUBE, CUR, CUT, DATA, DCM, DCR, DCRAW, DCX, DDS, DFONT, DICOM, DJVU, DNG, DOT, DPX, DXT1, DXT5, EPDF, EPI, EPS, EPS2, EPS3, EPSF, EPSI, EPT, EPT2, EPT3, ERF, EXR, FAX, FF, FITS, FL32, FLV, FRACTAL, FTS, FTXT, G3, G4, GIF, GIF87, GRADIENT, GRAY, GRAYA, GROUP4, GV, HALD, HDR, HEIC, HEIF, HISTOGRAM, HRZ, HTM, HTML, ICB, ICO, ICON, IIQ, INFO, INLINE, IPL, ISOBRL, ISOBRL6, J2C, J2K, JBG, JBIG, JNG, JNX, JP2, JPC, JPE, JPEG, JPG, JPM, JPS, JPT, K25, KDC, KERNEL, LABEL, LERC, LZMA, LZW, M2V, M4V, MAC, MAP, MASK, MAT, MATTE, MEF, MIFF, MKV, MNG, MONO, MOV, MP4, MPC, MPEG, MPG, MPO, MRW, MSL, MSVG, MTV, MVG, NEF, NRW, NULL, ORA, ORF, OTB, OTF, PAL, PALM, PAM, PANGO, PATTERN, PBM, PCD, PCDS, PCL, PCT, PCX, PDB, PDFA, PEF, PES, PFA, PFB, PFM, PGM, PGX, PHM, PICON, PICT, PIX, PJPEG, PLASMA, PNG, PNG00, PNG24, PNG32, PNG48, PNG64, PNG8, PNM, POCKETMOD, PPM, PS, PS2, PS3, PSB, PSD, PTIF, PWP, QOI, RAF, RAS, RAW, RGB, RGB565, RGBA, RGBO, RGF, RLA, RLE, RMF, RSVG, RW2, SCR, SCT, SFW, SGI, SHTML, SIX, SIXEL, SR2, SRF, STEGANO, STRIMG, SUN, SVG, SVGZ, TEXT, TGA, THUMBNAIL, TIFF, TIFF64, TILE, TIM, TM2, TTC, TTF, TXT, UBRL, UBRL6, UIL, UYVY, VDA, VICAR, VID, VIFF, VIPS, VST, WBMP, WEBM, WEBP, WMF, WMV, WMZ, WPG, X, X3F, XBM, XC, XCF, XPM, XPS, XV, XWD, YUV, ZSTD

Supported Document Formats

The platform generates previews for the following document formats:

• PDF - Portable Document Format
• DOCX, DOC - Microsoft Word documents
• XLSX, XLS - Microsoft Excel spreadsheets
• PPTX, PPT - Microsoft PowerPoint presentations

Supported Video and Audio Formats

The platform supports an extensive range of video and audio formats for preview generation. Common formats like MP4, AVI, MOV, MP3, WAV, and AAC are fully supported.

Supported formats and containers: 3DOSTR, 3G2, 3GP, 4XM, A64, AA, AAC, AAX, AC3, ACE, ACM, ACT, ADF, ADP, ADS, ADTS, ADX, AEA, AFC, AIFF, AIX, ALAW, ALIAS_PIX, ALP, ALSA, AMR, AMRNB, AMRWB, AMV, ANM, APC, APE, APM, APNG, APTX, APTX_HD, AQTITLE, ARGO_ASF, ARGO_BRP, ASF, ASF_O, ASF_STREAM, ASS, AST, AU, AV1, AVI, AVM2, AVR, AVS, AVS2, AVS3, BETHSOFTVID, BFI, BFSTM, BIN, BINK, BINKA, BIT, BMP_PIPE, BMV, BOA, BRENDER_PIX, BRSTM, C93, CACA, CAF, CAVSVIDEO, CDG, CDXL, CHROMAPRINT, CINE, CODEC2, CODEC2RAW, CONCAT, CRC, CRI_PIPE, DASH, DATA, DAUD, DCSTR, DDS_PIPE, DERF, DFA, DHAV, DIRAC, DNXHD, DPX_PIPE, DSF, DSICIN, DSS, DTS, DTSHD, DV, DVBSUB, DVBTXT, DVD, DXA, EA, EA_CDATA, EAC3, EPAF, EXR_PIPE, F32BE, F32LE, F4V, F64BE, F64LE, FBDEV, FFMETADATA, FIFO, FIFO_TEST, FILM_CPK, FILMSTRIP, FITS, FLAC, FLIC, FLV, FRAMECRC, FRAMEHASH, FRAMEMD5, FRM, FSB, FWSE, G722, G723_1, G726, G726LE, G729, GDV, GENH, GSM, GXF, H261, H263, H264, HASH, HCA, HCOM, HDS, HEVC, HLS, HNM, ICO, IDCIN, IDF, IEC61883, IFF, IFV, ILBC, IMAGE2, IMAGE2PIPE, INGENIENT, IPMOVIE, IPOD, IPU, IRCAM, ISMV, ISS, IV8, IVF, IVR, J2K_PIPE, JACK, JACOSUB, JPEG_PIPE, JPEGLS_PIPE, JV, KMSGRAB, KUX, KVAG, LATM, LAVFI, LIBCDIO, LIBDC1394, LIBGME, LIBOPENMPT, LIVE_FLV, LMLM4, LOAS, LRC, LUODAT, LVF, LXF, M4V, MATROSKA, MATROSKA,WEBM, MCA, MCC, MD5, MGSTS, MICRODVD, MJPEG, MJPEG_2000, MKVTIMESTAMP_V2, MLP, MLV, MM, MMF, MODS, MOFLEX, MOV, MOV,MP4,M4A,3GP,3G2,MJ2, MP2, MP3, MP4, MPC, MPC8, MPEG, MPEG1VIDEO, MPEG2VIDEO, MPEGTS, MPEGTSRAW, MPEGVIDEO, MPJPEG, MPL2, MPSUB, MSF, MSNWCTCP, MSP, MTAF, MTV, MULAW, MUSX, MV, MVI, MXF, MXF_D10, MXF_OPATOM, MXG, NC, NISTSPHERE, NSP, NSV, NULL, NUT, NUV, OBU, OGA, OGG, OGV, OMA, OPENAL, OPENGL, OPUS, OSS, PAF, PAM_PIPE, PBM_PIPE, PCX_PIPE, PGM_PIPE, PGMYUV_PIPE, PGX_PIPE, PHOTOCD_PIPE, PICTOR_PIPE, PJS, PMP, PNG_PIPE, PP_BNK, PPM_PIPE, PSD_PIPE, PSP, PSXSTR, PULSE, PVA, PVF, QCP, QDRAW_PIPE, R3D, RAWVIDEO, REALTEXT, REDSPARK, RL2, RM, ROQ, RPL, RSD, RSO, RTP, RTP_MPEGTS, RTSP, S16BE, S16LE, S24BE, S24LE, S32BE, S32LE, S337M, S8, SAMI, SAP, SBC, SBG, SCC, SDL,SDL2, SDP, SDR2, SDS, SDX, SEGMENT, SER, SGA, SGI_PIPE, SHN, SIFF, SIMBIOSIS_IMX, SINGLEJPEG, SLN, SMJPEG, SMK, SMOOTHSTREAMING, SMUSH, SNDIO, SOL, SOX, SPDIF, SPX, SRT, STL, STREAM_SEGMENT,SSEGMENT, STREAMHASH, SUBVIEWER, SUBVIEWER1, SUNRAST_PIPE, SUP, SVAG, SVCD, SVG_PIPE, SVS, SWF, TAK, TEDCAPTIONS, TEE, THP, TIERTEXSEQ, TIFF_PIPE, TMV, TRUEHD, TTA, TTML, TTY, TXD, TY, U16BE, U16LE, U24BE, U24LE, U32BE, U32LE, U8, UNCODEDFRAMECRC, V210, V210X, VAG, VC1, VC1TEST, VCD, VIDC, VIDEO4LINUX2,V4L2, VIVIDAS, VIVO, VMD, VOB, VOBSUB, VOC, VPK, VPLAYER, VQF, W64, WAV, WC3MOVIE, WEBM, WEBM_CHUNK, WEBM_DASH_MANIFEST, WEBP, WEBP_PIPE, WEBVTT, WMV, WSAUD, WSD, WSVQA, WTV, WV, WVE, X11GRAB, XA, XBIN, XBM_PIPE, XMV, XPM_PIPE, XV, XVAG, XWD_PIPE, XWMA, YOP, YUV4MPEGPIPE

What About Unsupported Formats?

If you upload a file format that doesn't have preview generation support, the file will still be stored securely in Data Dwell. You can:

• Download the original file at any time
• Add metadata to make it searchable
• Share it through Portals, Public Links, or Showcases
• Track usage and manage versions

The file simply won't have a visual preview in the platform interface. Users will see a file icon instead and can download the file to view it in their preferred application.

Tips

• Common formats like JPEG, PNG, PDF, MP4, and DOCX are fully supported with high-quality previews.
• Professional formats like PSD, AI, and RAW camera files generate thumbnails for quick identification.
• If a preview doesn't generate automatically, you can manually reprocess the asset or contact support.
• Data Dwell continuously expands format support based on customer needs.