Video Transcoding Format Specification

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A short list of the most common transcoding settings used by our automated transcoding service. All of these values are customizable. If you need more information, please contact Technical Support or your Account Manager.

Mobile (iOS, Android, Windows Phone) - Encoding profiles

Mobile (advanced)

• Container: MP4
• Video Codec: H.264
• Level: 3.1
• Profile: Main
• Max frame rate: 30
• Audio Codec AAC
• Sample rate: 48000 Hz

Mobile (baseline): 

• Container: MP4
• Video Codec: H.264
• Level: 3.0
• Profile: baseline
• Max frame rate: 30
• Audio Codec AAC
• Sample rate: 44100 Hz

Sizes

• 320x240, 128 kbps video, 24 kbps audio
• 480x270, 160 kbps video, 96 kbps audio
• 640x360, 256 kbps video, 96 kbps audio
• 640x360, 400 kbps video, 96 kbps audio
• 1024x576, 720 kbps video, 128 kbps audio

 

Computer  (Flash) + most HTML5 devices (Browsers and SmartTVs) - Encoding profiles

Web/H.264: 

• Container: MP4
• Video Codec: H.264
• Level: 3.1
• Profile: Main
• Max frame rate: 30
• Audio Codec AAC
• Sample rate: 48000 Hz

Sizes

• 320x180, 128 kbps video, 24 kbps audio
• 480x270, 160 kbps video, 96 kbps audio
• 640x360, 256 kbps video, 96 kbps audio
• 640x360, 400 kbps video, 96 kbps audio
• 1024x576, 720 kbps video, 128 kbps audio

Computer  (additional HTML5) - Encoding profiles

Web/WebM (Chrome/Firefox): 

• Container: WEBM
• Video Codec: VP8
• Max frame rate: 30
• Audio Codec Vorbis
• Sample rate: 48000 Hz

Web/Theora (Firefox): 

• Container: OGG
• Video Codec: Thera
• Max frame rate: 30
• Audio Codec Vorbis
• Sample rate: 48000 Hz

Sizes

• 512x288, 304 kbps video, 96 kbps audio
• 512x288, 572 kbps video, 128 kbps audio