{"id":2363,"date":"2020-11-01T17:56:08","date_gmt":"2020-11-01T17:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/?p=2363"},"modified":"2020-11-01T17:56:08","modified_gmt":"2020-11-01T17:56:08","slug":"what-is-video-encoding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/what-is-video-encoding\/","title":{"rendered":"What is video encoding?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What is video encoding?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wowza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/VideoCodecsAndEncoding_BlogThumbnail-690x350-1.png\" alt=\"Video Encoding\" width=\"690\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Video encoding is the process of converting digital video files from one format to another. Encoding is also known as &#8220;transcoding&#8221; or &#8220;video conversion&#8221;. During recording, the device provides a video file in a specific format and other specifications. If a video owner wants to post a video, they need to consider the different devices the video can be played on.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcTrFD91i4V2ToG0BFF5E3zB65fIx-3Zv6_B4g&amp;usqp=CAU\" alt=\"Video Encoding\" width=\"294\" height=\"171\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All the videos we watch on our computers, tablets, and mobile phones have gone through an encoding process that converts the original video so that it can be viewed in a variety of output formats. This is because many types of devices and browsers only support certain video formats. Often times, the goal of a video editor is to ensure compatibility with different formats.<\/p>\n<p>Digital video can exist in many different formats, each with specific variables such as video containers (.MOV, .FLV, .MP4, .OGG, .WMV, WebM), codecs (H264, VP6, ProRes), and bitrates (in megabits or kilobits per second). 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