{"id":141925,"date":"2025-07-11T20:48:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T20:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onestream.live\/?p=141925"},"modified":"2025-08-01T08:00:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T08:00:37","slug":"what-is-video-encoding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onestream.live\/blog\/what-is-video-encoding\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Video Encoding and How Does It Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"141925\" class=\"elementor elementor-141925\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65c57e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65c57e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a589558\" data-id=\"a589558\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-da5b540 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da5b540\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a02199\" data-id=\"6a02199\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-331a9f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"331a9f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Enjoy watching smooth, high-quality videos online? Love cheering for your favourite team during a live match? None of this would be possible without video encoding. But what is video encoding, and how does it really work? Every time you watch a video online, the raw file has been compressed using special encoding methods to make it easy to stream and fast to load. This means you can watch without long buffering or huge file sizes. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In this guide, we\u2019ll explain how to encode a video, what a video encoder does, and why video encoding is so important today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e594497\" data-id=\"e594497\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bac44f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"bac44f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"55482\" class=\"elementor elementor-55482\" 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class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tIn this Article:\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__d1795fa\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8907a2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8907a2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fecb05\" data-id=\"2fecb05\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b3fdc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b3fdc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is Video Encoding?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae452b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae452b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1922f7\" data-id=\"a1922f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ac2950 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ac2950\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Video encoding is the process of compressing raw video files into a smaller, usable format. It takes huge, uncompressed footage and converts it to a digital file that is easy to store and share. The encoded video is much smaller than the original, yet it looks almost as good. This compression is the reason that you can upload 4K videos or stream live without needing terabytes of data.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Think of a raw video as a massive bitmap and every frame loaded with detail. Encoding shrinks that data. It uses clever algorithms to remove redundant information and reduce file size while keeping visuals clear. The result is a video file that maintains quality but is efficient to transmit over the internet.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5badcc7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5badcc7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f68a45\" data-id=\"2f68a45\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4aa387 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4aa387\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why do we need video encoding?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad418bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad418bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e40d2d\" data-id=\"3e40d2d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-617e73d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"617e73d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Without encoding, online video sharing would be painfully slow or impossible. Uncompressed video is huge and even a few minutes can be gigabytes in size. Encoding slims it down so that videos stream smoothly on any device and don&#8217;t gobble up your storage. In short, video encoding makes modern streaming and video platforms feasible by balancing quality with file size.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-adbc70f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"adbc70f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dcebae\" data-id=\"6dcebae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b46766d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b46766d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Video Encoding vs. Video Decoding<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1fa009c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1fa009c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c14ee1\" data-id=\"5c14ee1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a676da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a676da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Video encoding and decoding are two sides of the same coin. Encoding compresses video for storage or streaming; decoding does the opposite, and it uncompresses the video for playback. When you hit play on a YouTube video or join a live stream, your device&#8217;s video decoder is working to interpret (decode) the encoded stream and display it to you.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A helpful way to remember the difference: encoding prepares the video for travel, decoding delivers it to the viewer. Both rely on the same codec (coder-decoder) technology. A codec is a tool or algorithm that encodes and decodes video data.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For example, an H.264 codec will compress a video file during encoding and then your media player uses the same codec to decompress it during playback. Without decoding, encoded videos would just be unreadable files. And without encoding, videos would be too large to efficiently send or stream.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Note:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Converting old analog footage to digital is a separate step (digitization). Video encoding typically refers to compressing already-digital video data into a chosen format.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7de0499 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7de0499\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6107054\" data-id=\"6107054\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75f3305 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75f3305\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Does Video Encoding Work?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15b2875 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15b2875\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98f2408\" data-id=\"98f2408\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-840153b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"840153b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Video encoding might sound technical, but it is easier to understand step by step. The video encoding process can be described as saving a digital video in a specific file format through compression. In practice, several key stages are involved:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67974f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67974f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-126bf60\" data-id=\"126bf60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd99e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2dd99e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"994\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/How-Does-Video-Encoding-Work.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-141934\" alt=\"How Does Video Encoding Work?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/How-Does-Video-Encoding-Work.webp 994w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/How-Does-Video-Encoding-Work-300x190.webp 300w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/How-Does-Video-Encoding-Work-768x487.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2abbf7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2abbf7e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-295c0ae\" data-id=\"295c0ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f17cec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f17cec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frame Analysis &amp; Compression<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-508ceaf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"508ceaf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f81fd3f\" data-id=\"f81fd3f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff08d2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff08d2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The raw video is split into frames. The encoder analyzes each frame and removes redundant or unnecessary information. This compression stage greatly reduces the video file size.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For example, if multiple frames have the same background, the encoder does not restore that data for every frame.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ee6c78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ee6c78\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63f180b\" data-id=\"63f180b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-215c0ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"215c0ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Encoding with a Codec<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd633de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd633de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95f4e68\" data-id=\"95f4e68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93e79f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93e79f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The cleaned, compressed frame data is then encoded using a specific codec. A codec (short for coder-decoder) applies complex algorithms to represent the video efficiently. It essentially translates visual data into coded data. Popular codecs include H.264, HEVC, etc. (we&#8217;ll cover these soon).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e986e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e986e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bdd359\" data-id=\"1bdd359\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8af5394 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8af5394\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Multimedia Container File Format<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-086861b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"086861b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed9e497\" data-id=\"ed9e497\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9408c2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9408c2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The encoded video (and usually audio) data is bundled into a container file format (like MP4, MKV, AVI). The container holds the compressed video stream, audio stream, subtitles, and metadata in one file. Think of the container as a wrapper or box holding all the pieces together.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35d3e4d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35d3e4d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a544ccb\" data-id=\"a544ccb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5be183e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5be183e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Output \u2013 The Encoded File<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5da4c7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5da4c7e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c0e47a\" data-id=\"7c0e47a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a22a4ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a22a4ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The end result is the final encoded video file. It\u2019s much smaller than the raw footage and ready to be stored, uploaded, or streamed. At this stage, you have a video in a specific format (for example, an MP4 video using H.264 codec) that can play on various devices and platforms.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72ed4cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72ed4cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab5a06d\" data-id=\"ab5a06d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d19f20b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d19f20b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each of these steps happens behind the scenes in milliseconds or minutes, depending on the video length and encoding speed. In essence, encoding works by discarding excess data and efficiently rewriting the necessary data.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This way, a video that originally might be too large to handle becomes a manageable file. The key is doing this without visibly degrading the picture. Modern codecs are incredibly good at this balancing act, which is why a streamed video can still look HD while being a fraction of the original size.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-806d10f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"806d10f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb04a93\" data-id=\"eb04a93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e38099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e38099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Encode a Video (Step by Step)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c3bcc1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c3bcc1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1d0cc0\" data-id=\"d1d0cc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e39dad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e39dad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even if &#8220;video encoding&#8221; sounds like something only techies do, you can also encode videos yourself with the right tools. Here is how to encode a video in few simple steps:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d642c4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d642c4f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75023ae\" data-id=\"75023ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e25013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e25013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Choose an Encoding Tool<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aadadf5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aadadf5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c05c386\" data-id=\"c05c386\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74f9e20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74f9e20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pick software (or hardware) that will encode the video. This tool is your video encoder. Examples of encoding software include HandBrake, FFmpeg, or OBS Studio. There are also online video encoding services and built-in encoders in apps.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8636799 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8636799\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c0caf8\" data-id=\"7c0caf8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a62e3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a62e3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Set the Video Parameters<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-87c950e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87c950e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc8bef0\" data-id=\"cc8bef0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-586d85b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"586d85b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Configure the output format and quality. Select a codec (e.g., H.264), choose the resolution (720p, 1080p, etc.), and set a <span style=\"color: #ce3054\"><a style=\"color: #ce3054\" href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/blog\/video-bitrate-a-complete-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bitrate<\/a><\/span>. These settings determine the balance between video quality and file size. Many tools offer presets (like &#8220;720p30&#8221; or &#8220;1080p high quality&#8221;) so you do not have to tweak every detail.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1667324 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1667324\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-399d1e8\" data-id=\"399d1e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa7c4b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa7c4b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Start the Encoding Process<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32d77f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32d77f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15ff58c\" data-id=\"15ff58c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5b798b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5b798b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Begin the conversion. Hit the &#8220;Start,&#8221; &#8220;Export,&#8221; or &#8220;Encode&#8221; button. After that the software will then compress and convert the video according to your settings. This might take some time, especially if your video is long or of high resolution. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(For live streaming, this step happens continuously in real-time, which we will discuss later.)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81b5f60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81b5f60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb4cc4d\" data-id=\"bb4cc4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34addbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34addbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Save &amp; Test the Video<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6b4622 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6b4622\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22ab8c0\" data-id=\"22ab8c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d42912 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d42912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once encoding is complete, save the encoded video file. Play it back on your device to ensure the quality is good and everything looks\/sounds right. If something is off (maybe the quality is too low or the file is still too large), you can adjust your settings and encode again.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ae578a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ae578a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b1e030\" data-id=\"4b1e030\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25072c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25072c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That&#8217;s it. You have successfully encoded a video! In day-to-day terms, whenever you convert a video or save it as a different format, you&#8217;re essentially encoding it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many apps make this easy, for instance, exporting a video from a video editor or converting with a mobile app uses encoding under the hood.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f8a413 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f8a413\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17f4df5\" data-id=\"17f4df5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8da351b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8da351b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is a Video Encoder?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8eb3f26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8eb3f26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ac5810\" data-id=\"3ac5810\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d2e2e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d2e2e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You might hear the term video encoder and wonder if it&#8217;s different from encoding. Simply put, a video encoder is the tool or device that does the video encoding. It can be software running on your computer or a dedicated hardware box. In other words, if video encoding is an action, the video encoder is the actor.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A video encoder takes your raw video input (from a camera or a file) and outputs an encoded stream or file. What does a video encoder do? It compresses and converts your video into a specific format suitable for streaming or storage.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For example, an encoder might take the HDMI feed from your camera and encode it in real time to H.264 video that can be live-streamed. Or it could take a high-quality video file and encode it to a smaller MP4 for uploading.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Video encoders come in two main types: software encoders and hardware encoders. Each serves the same purpose but in a different way:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7ba142 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b7ba142\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a06e54\" data-id=\"2a06e54\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9ae8d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9ae8d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Software Encoders<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-856fbf3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"856fbf3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4737635\" data-id=\"4737635\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-697a0ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"697a0ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These are programs or apps that run on a general-purpose device (like a PC, Mac, or phone). They use the CPU of your device (or GPU) to process the video. Examples of software encoders are OBS Studio, vMix, Streamlab, Wirecast, HandBrake, and even Adobe Media Encoder. Software encoders are flexible and often cheaper (many are free).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b59dd6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b59dd6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6ddecf\" data-id=\"a6ddecf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5322f80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5322f80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Top-5-Software-Encoders-1024x538.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-141937\" alt=\"Software Encoders for Video Encoding\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Top-5-Software-Encoders-1024x538.webp 1024w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Top-5-Software-Encoders-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Top-5-Software-Encoders-768x403.webp 768w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Top-5-Software-Encoders.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-624c0cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"624c0cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dde1620\" data-id=\"dde1620\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7219ac2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7219ac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hardware Encoders<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2faa2ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2faa2ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01f4982\" data-id=\"01f4982\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7921bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7921bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These are dedicated devices or chips built specifically for encoding video. A hardware encoder might be a stand-alone streaming box, a capture card, or a specialized chip in your GPU\/graphics card. They offload the encoding work from your PC. For instance, modern NVIDIA graphics cards have NVENC, a hardware encoder that can encode video without much performance hit on your game.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hardware encoders are fast and reliable, and they are crucial in professional live broadcasts where stability is key. The trade-off is cost and less flexibility (you can&#8217;t easily update a hardware encoder to a new format without buying a new device).<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c92d7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c92d7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4066e4\" data-id=\"a4066e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6650d86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6650d86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In summary, a video encoder (software or hardware) is what you use to encode videos. If you\u2019re streaming, your encoder is your best friend, and it transforms your camera feed or screen output into a format that platforms like YouTube, Twitch, or OneStream Live can receive and play.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choose one that fits your needs and budget. Steamers often start with software encoders (since they&#8217;re free) and then might add hardware encoding (via a better GPU or an external device) as they upscale their streaming setup.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19bda27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19bda27\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b70be5d\" data-id=\"b70be5d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d124d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d124d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Video Encoding for Streaming (Real-Time Encoding)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42cda48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42cda48\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2885f7\" data-id=\"b2885f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ddcf0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ddcf0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Encoding a video for upload is one thing; encoding video for streaming (live broadcasting) adds a new layer of challenge. In streaming, the encoding happens in real time. That means your encoder is working on-the-fly, compressing and sending out video continuously as you capture it. There\u2019s no pause or second chance, and it must keep up with the live action.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Real-time video encoding is crucial for live broadcasts. It refers to compressing and transmitting the video almost instantly as it&#8217;s captured. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For example, when I stream a fast-paced game live, the encoder is constantly grabbing frames and compressing them, and uploading the stream with only a few seconds (or less) of delay. This is why having a robust encoder and proper settings matters so much in live streaming; any hiccup can cause your viewers to see stutter or buffering.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here are some key points about video encoding in streaming:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e88c28f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e88c28f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2b7e40\" data-id=\"f2b7e40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac03526 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac03526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Speed vs. Quality<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8a43d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8a43d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a79b07\" data-id=\"3a79b07\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b244f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54b244f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In live streaming, speed is king. The encoder might not have time to do multi-pass analysis or heavy compression tricks. Thus, live encoders often use slightly lower compression settings to keep up speed, which can mean needing a higher bitrate for the same quality compared to offline encoding.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0I&#8217;ve found it&#8217;s better to use a somewhat higher bitrate than to push an encoder preset that is too slow if you want zero lag. Many streaming software offer presets like &#8220;very fast&#8221; or &#8220;fast&#8221; for live encoding which use more bandwidth but ensure real-time performance.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3cd36ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3cd36ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d650d7\" data-id=\"3d650d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4d518f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4d518f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stable Bitrate<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe81286 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe81286\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9280400\" data-id=\"9280400\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8780896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8780896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Streaming video encoding usually uses a constant bitrate (CBR). CBR means the encoder tries to send data at a fixed rate (e.g., 3000 kbps) consistently. This prevents sudden spikes that could overwhelm your upload bandwidth. It keeps the stream stable. Platforms often require CBR for live streams.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">OneStream Live recommends using CBR with around 3000 kbps at 720p for smooth streams. Consistent bitrate helps avoid buffering.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea397b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea397b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ffb985\" data-id=\"0ffb985\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-616d729 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"616d729\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resolution and Framerate for Live\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-327e501 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"327e501\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6baf700\" data-id=\"6baf700\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f453679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f453679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You might love 4K 60fps, but streaming is intense. Video encoding for streaming often involves picking a resolution and frame rate that your internet and encoder can handle. Common live stream specs are 720p at 30fps or 1080p at 60fps, depending on your upload speed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s better to have a smooth 720p stream than a choppy 1080p one. I started streaming at 720p30 when my internet was weaker. After upgrading, I moved to 1080p60 for more clarity. Always test and choose what gives viewers the best experience without buffering.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4fe11d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4fe11d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8aa136\" data-id=\"a8aa136\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09e98b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09e98b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latency<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c718bf0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c718bf0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6d9a4f\" data-id=\"f6d9a4f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cc1e08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cc1e08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A good encoder for live video minimizes latency (delay). Protocols like RTMP, combined with efficient encoding, can achieve only a few seconds of latency. This is why video streaming encoding often favors faster compression and sometimes larger file sizes to prioritize low delay. If you interact with your chat or play live events, low latency makes the experience feel real-time.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ce3054\"><a style=\"color: #ce3054\" href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/blog\/top-5-rtmp-encoders-for-content-creators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More: Top 5 RTMP Encoders for Content Creators<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee1d023 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee1d023\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e838399\" data-id=\"e838399\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-607054d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"607054d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Real-Time Hardware Encoding<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fe2128 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fe2128\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0adc4e0\" data-id=\"0adc4e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d51fd55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d51fd55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Modern GPUs and hardware encoders shine here. GPUs enable real-time video encoding by parallel processing which makes live streaming feasible at high quality.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For example, when I switched to using my NVIDIA card&#8217;s NVENC for encoding, my stream quality improved. Hardware encoders are optimized to handle multiple video frames simultaneously, which is perfect for live scenarios.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c097b7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c097b7f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32d9263\" data-id=\"32d9263\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf21528 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf21528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Online Video Encoding and Transcoding<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-625a7b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"625a7b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca3a196\" data-id=\"ca3a196\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0de27e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0de27e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many streaming platforms do their own encoding once they receive your stream. For instance, you might send a 1080p stream, and the platform will transcode it to 720p, 480p, etc., for viewers on slower connections. This is why you sometimes see quality options on live streams. This cloud encoding is part of &#8220;online video encoding&#8221; \u2013 platforms encoding your video on their servers to various formats.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">OneStream Live can take your single high-quality stream and redistribute it to multiple platforms, each possibly needing a specific format or bitrate. The process is done in the cloud so your viewers get the best possible stream for their device.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54f8541 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54f8541\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a56011\" data-id=\"6a56011\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2eb221 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"c2eb221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/multistreaming\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=midbutton&amp;utm_campaign=content_mkt\"><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.onestream.live\/blogs\/BlogAd\/BlogAd-5.png\" alt=\"Multistream on 45+ social platforms &amp; the web\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3dffe2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3dffe2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8de2c1c\" data-id=\"8de2c1c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1ddbfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1ddbfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Bottom line for streamers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Make sure your encoding settings match your internet capability and the platform&#8217;s requirements. Use a reliable encoder (OBS, Wirecast, or a hardware encoder device) and test your stream. I always run a private test stream to check my bitrate and quality before going live. This way I know the encoding is solid. Good encoding = happy viewers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa69a9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa69a9a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b488fb8\" data-id=\"b488fb8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f546d05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f546d05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Common Video Encoding Formats (Codecs)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57153c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57153c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3fdfc6\" data-id=\"d3fdfc6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8735487 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8735487\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When we talk about video encoding, we often refer to formats and codecs. A codec is the compression algorithm. The format or container is how it is stored.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here are some of the most common video encoding formats and what they are used for:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77a6655 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77a6655\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8228135\" data-id=\"8228135\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a3358 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5a3358\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">H.264 (AVC)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-345c8a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"345c8a5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffeae64\" data-id=\"ffeae64\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c283e1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c283e1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is the most widely used video codec today. It offers a great balance of quality and file size. H.264 (also known as AVC) is what powers a huge amount of online video, from YouTube streams to video conferences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s efficient and supported almost everywhere. Streaming video encoding typically relies on H.264 because it performs well in real time and virtually all devices can decode it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56052c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56052c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-954de0d\" data-id=\"954de0d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-331d573 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"331d573\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">H.265 (HEVC)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f627ee8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f627ee8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7e293a\" data-id=\"a7e293a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-949a83e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"949a83e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is the successor to H.264, often called HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding). H.265 provides even better compression, roughly double the efficiency of H.264 in many cases (half the bitrate for the same quality). It\u2019s ideal for 4K or 8K content and used in Ultra HD Blu-rays and some streaming (Netflix, etc.).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The downside is that it&#8217;s more demanding to encode\/decode and not as universally supported on older devices. But if file size or bandwidth is a concern for high-res video, H.265 is a champion.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b374593 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b374593\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce68498\" data-id=\"ce68498\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08dc3dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08dc3dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VP9<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-701244b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"701244b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a07ae1e\" data-id=\"a07ae1e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eae223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5eae223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is Google&#8217;s open-source codec (part of the WebM format family). It\u2019s comparable in quality to H.265 in many cases, and it&#8217;s royalty-free. YouTube uses VP9 for a lot of its videos (especially in Chrome browser or Android devices).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">VP9 is great for web streaming because it doesn&#8217;t require licensing fees, and it delivers high quality at lower bitrates. Many browsers support it, but not all hardware does as universally as H.264.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb3a709 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb3a709\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c688da9\" data-id=\"c688da9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23117bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23117bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AV1<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6962593 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6962593\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd2d0e0\" data-id=\"bd2d0e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9995e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9995e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AV1 is the rising star of video codecs. It&#8217;s an open, next-generation codec developed by a consortium of tech companies (Alliance for Open Media). AV1 offers even better compression than H.265; in this way you can save 20-30% in bitrate for the same quality in some tests.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By 2025, AV1 is gaining adoption: YouTube, Netflix, and more are starting to stream with AV1 for users whose devices can decode it. The catch? It&#8217;s very CPU-intensive to encode, and older devices can&#8217;t play it. But new GPUs (and even smartphones) are adding AV1 support. It&#8217;s the future for efficient streaming once compatibility broadens.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50d040d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50d040d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c6069f\" data-id=\"7c6069f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17decea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17decea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MPEG-2<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24087db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24087db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dce5822\" data-id=\"dce5822\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb8c1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cb8c1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019ll mention this legacy codec. It was the standard for DVDs and early digital TV. MPEG-2 is an older format that delivers bigger file sizes for the quality we get by today\u2019s standards.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It&#8217;s largely been surpassed by H.264 for most uses. However, it&#8217;s a reminder of how far encoding has come. MPEG-2 needed much higher bitrates for what H.264 or others achieve at lower bitrates now.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are many other codecs (like MPEG-4 Part 2, AVC-Intra, ProRes, etc.), but the ones above are the big names for most streaming and online video purposes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd409b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd409b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63f9ed7\" data-id=\"63f9ed7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5defb34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5defb34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Formats and Containers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75dc4e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75dc4e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8809452\" data-id=\"8809452\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e815c25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e815c25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When we say format, people might also mean the file extension like <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.mp4<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.mov<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.mkv<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, etc<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. These are containers. For example, an MP4 file usually contains video encoded with H.264 or H.265 plus audio (AAC commonly). MKV might contain a VP9 or AV1 video stream.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The container is important for compatibility but usually the codec determines the compression. Most modern containers (MP4, MKV) can hold various codecs. For streaming, protocols like HLS or DASH will deliver video in segments, but those segments are still encoded with these codecs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In choosing a format for encoding, H.264 in MP4 is a safe bet for maximum compatibility. If you are aiming for the cutting edge and know your audience can handle it, H.265 or AV1 could cut your bandwidth costs or upload times, but make sure the devices\/players support them.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3c1f0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3c1f0e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27e49c5\" data-id=\"27e49c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60549ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60549ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ce3054\"><a style=\"color: #ce3054\" href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/blog\/what-is-onestream-universal-player\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More: What is Universal Player, and How Does it Work?<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d37bd19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d37bd19\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f2b9e5\" data-id=\"0f2b9e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd4392 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3dd4392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lossy vs. Lossless Encoding (Video Encoding Types)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b65c8e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b65c8e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-594d3c4\" data-id=\"594d3c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3dded2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3dded2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When discussing video encoding types, we often categorize them into lossy and lossless compression. These terms describe how the encoder treats the data:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8bddce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8bddce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf6e50b\" data-id=\"cf6e50b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f88dec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f88dec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lossy Encoding<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d68b606 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d68b606\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38532e6\" data-id=\"38532e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fa54b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fa54b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is by far the most common type for video. Lossy compression means the encoder discards some data to drastically reduce the file size. The goal is that the lost data isn&#8217;t very noticeable to our eyes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For instance, an encoder might drop tiny color details or subtle texture in shadows that humans won&#8217;t easily see. By removing or simplifying data, lossy encoding can shrink a video to maybe 5-10% of its original size (or even smaller).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The downside is if you compress too much, you start seeing artifacts: blocky pixels, blurriness, or jitter. All the popular codecs we listed (H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1) are lossy codecs by default. They are designed to find that sweet spot where the video looks good with a much smaller file size.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In optimal cases, viewers can&#8217;t even tell it&#8217;s compressed. But if you&#8217;ve ever watched a low-bitrate stream and seen it turn into a pixelated mess during fast motion, that&#8217;s lossy compression struggling at too high a compression level.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab8bd3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab8bd3b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74a7ec4\" data-id=\"74a7ec4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c986a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c986a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lossless Encoding<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7ae2e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7ae2e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb9661e\" data-id=\"eb9661e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c26b71b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c26b71b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This method preserves all the original data, so the video after encoding can be reconstructed exactly to the original. Sounds great, right? The catch: the files are huge, often 10x or more larger than a lossy encode of the same content. Lossless video encoding is used in cases where quality is absolutely critical, like archiving master video files, or for editing workflows where you don&#8217;t want any generation loss.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some codecs have a lossless mode (e.g., there&#8217;s a lossless profile of H.264, and codecs like Apple ProRes can be virtually lossless). For everyday streaming or sharing, lossless is impractical due to bandwidth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To put it simply: lossy encoding = smaller file, some quality loss; lossless encoding = no quality loss, gigantic file. For streaming and online video, lossy is the way to go. The trick is tuning your lossy settings to get the best quality without hitting network or hardware limits. And modern encoders are very good at this, and a well-encoded lossy video can look virtually identical to the source to the average viewer.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f9b3bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f9b3bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d6ba4a\" data-id=\"4d6ba4a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cdd8fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cdd8fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Final Tips and Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfaefe0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfaefe0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60e025d\" data-id=\"60e025d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0213bf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0213bf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By now, you should have a clear idea what video encoding is and how it works. To recap, video encoding is the art of packing video data into a smaller form so it can be stored, sent, and streamed efficiently. It uses codecs to compress the video, and every video you watch online has gone through this process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Without encoding, we wouldn&#8217;t have the streaming revolution, no Twitch game streams, no Netflix marathons, no quick YouTube tutorials on your phone.<\/span><\/p><p><b>A few genuine tips from my journey:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> If you are creating content or streaming, pay attention to encoding settings. Experiment with different bitrates and resolutions to see what gives the best results for your setup. Don&#8217;t be afraid to start with recommended settings (like 720p at 3000 kbps for live streaming) and then tweak upward as your hardware and internet allow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Also, keep your software encoders updated, as improvements in encoding (even small ones) can mean better quality or lower CPU usage.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And don\u2019t limit yourself to one platform because streaming on different platforms can help you reach more people and grow faster.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8854351 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8854351\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83d7119\" data-id=\"83d7119\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ec74f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"4ec74f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div style=\"text-align: center\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/app.onestream.live\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=midbutton&amp;utm_campaign=content_mkt\">\n    <div>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.onestream.live\/blogs\/BlogAd\/BlogBtn-StartMultistreamingNow.png\" alt=\"Start Multistreaming Now\" style=\"width: 280px !important\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9799ab5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9799ab5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d2a75f\" data-id=\"1d2a75f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fab41fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fab41fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions About Video Encoding<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa3196c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa3196c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1272028\" data-id=\"1272028\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abaa4e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"abaa4e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1801\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1801\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">1. How does video encoding work?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1801\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1801\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It compresses raw video files using codecs like H.264, making them smaller and easier to stream without losing much quality.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1802\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1802\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2. What is video encoding and why is it important?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1802\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1802\"><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"37\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s the process of converting raw video into a digital format for playback on any device. 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Why do videos need to be encoded?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1803\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1803\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Raw video files are huge. 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