Encoding & Transcoding Guides
Browse 17 curated encoding & transcoding guides resources for video development on Awesome Video.
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- 3 Cases from a Video Expert: Encoding BasicsIntroduction
- Back to Basics: Encoding Definition and Adaptive BitrateA tool or resource for encoding-transcoding-guides.
- CRF Guide (Constant Rate Factor in x264, x265 and libvpx)What is the Constant Rate Factor?
- Encoding-for-HEVCA tool or resource for encoding-transcoding-guides.
- FFmpeg Threads Command: How it Affects Quality and PerformanceSo, I received an email from an acquaintance that read, “I was curious if there is actually any benefit to a “threads=” type custom command…
- FFmpeg and how to use it wrongI’ve been in the streaming media industry since 2008 and have seen a lot of misinformation regarding both FFmpeg and libx264. In this post…
- Introduction to H.264: (1) NAL Unit | Yumi Chan's BlogThis article is to introduce H.264 and provide a overview of NAL Unit. It also explains NALU header byte which contains the basic informati…
- Saving on Encoding and Streaming: Deploy Capped CRF – Streaming Learning CenterThis is the second in a five-part series on how to cut your encoding and streaming costs. The first article was Saving on Encoding: Adjust…
- Understanding Rate Control Modes (x264, x265, vpx)What is “rate control”? It’s what a video encoder does when it decides how many bits to spend for a given frame. The goal of (lossy) video…
- Video Coding Basics - How is this so efficient?An introduction to the basics of video coding
- Video Encoding — Compression and ResolutionsWritten by: Boris Asadanin, Streaming Media Consultant at Eyevinn Technology
- Video and containersNALU, Annex B, and Start Codes
- leandromoreira/digital_video_introductionA hands-on introduction to video technology: image, video, codec (av1, vp9, h265) and more (ffmpeg encoding). - leandromoreira/digital_vide…
- slhck/ffmpeg-encoding-courseAn introduction to FFmpeg and its tools.
- x264 FFmpeg Options Guide - Linux EncodingA tool or resource for encoding-transcoding-guides.