Play VC1 files in your browser
The Windows Media video that early Blu-ray and HD DVD discs used, as a bare stream. Play a .vc1 right in your browser, and keep it as MP4.
Or drop it anywhere on this page
What you'll see
Your video starts playing the moment it opens, sized to fit your screen.
- Plays at once, sized to fit
- Play and pause • Drag the timeline
- Step frame by frame • Change the speed
- Export • Save as MP4 or MOV
About VC1
VC-1 is Windows Media Video 9 standardized by SMPTE in 2006, and it was one of the codecs of HD DVD and Blu-ray. Rips and encoders save the picture alone as a .vc1 file.
A .vc1 file is the bare stream, with no sound and no container: a sequence header, then each frame.
No browser plays VC-1. Filepeek decodes it with FFmpeg inside your browser, and Export saves an MP4 that plays on anything.
VC-1 video stream
.vc1
Format
- MIME type
- application/octet-stream
- Made by
- Microsoft, standardized by SMPTE
- Released
- 2006
Inside the file
- Video
- VC-1, Advanced profile
- Container
- None
- Sound
- None, kept apart
- From
- Blu-ray, HD DVD, Windows Media
Opens in every browser
No browser plays VC-1 by itself. Filepeek decodes it with FFmpeg in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari.
- YouChromePlays through Filepeek
- YouEdgePlays through Filepeek
- YouFirefoxPlays through Filepeek
- YouSafariPlays through Filepeek
Questions
How do I play a .vc1 file?
Drop it on this page or press Peek a VC1. It plays right in your browser.
Why is there no sound?
A .vc1 file holds only the picture. Rips keep the sound in a file of its own, like a THD or AC3, which plays here too.
Can I turn it into an MP4?
Yes. Choose Export, then Save as MP4.
Is my video uploaded?
No. The video opens inside your browser and never leaves your device.