Various Video Codecs for Browser Testing

Outputs §

Codec	Output
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9
AV1

Warning

It’s possible that you won’t be able to playback HEVC video due to browser implementation issues. See here for more info.

Details §

Danger

This section is for advanced users only! If you don’t know FFmpeg, skip this section (or stop reading further).

FFmpeg Commands §

H.264 (AVC) §

Snippet:

-c:v libx264 -preset veryslow -b:v 1M

Full command:

ffmpeg -hwaccel auto -ss 18.222 -to 36.250 -i ".\2022-06-07_19.51.20.mp4" -vf "scale=-2:720:flags=lanczos,fps=60" -c:v libx264 -preset veryslow -b:v 1M -movflags +faststart ".\site_support_01_AVC.mp4"

H.265 (HEVC) §

Warning

HEVC content needs extra care when handling. See here for more info.

Snippet:

-c:v libx265 -preset medium -b:v 1M -tag:v hvc1

Full command:

ffmpeg -hwaccel auto -ss 18.222 -to 36.250 -i ".\2022-06-07_19.51.20.mp4" -vf "scale=-2:720:flags=lanczos,fps=60" -c:v libx265 -preset medium -b:v 1M -tag:v hvc1 -movflags +faststart ".\site_support_02_HEVC.mp4"

VP9 §

Snippet:

-c:v libvpx-vp9 -row-mt 1 -b:v 1M 

Full command:

ffmpeg -hwaccel auto -ss 18.222 -to 36.250 -i ".\2022-06-07_19.51.20.mp4" -vf "scale=-2:720:flags=lanczos,fps=60" -c:v libvpx-vp9 -row-mt 1 -b:v 4M -movflags +faststart ".\site_support_03_VP9.mp4"

AV1 §

Snippet:

-c:v libsvtav1 -preset 8 -b:v 1M 

Full command:

ffmpeg -hwaccel auto -ss 18.222 -to 36.250 -i ".\2022-06-07_19.51.20.mp4" -vf "scale=-2:720:flags=lanczos,fps=60" -c:v libsvtav1 -preset 8 -b:v 1M -movflags +faststart ".\site_support_04_AV1_SVT.mp4"

Media Properties (FFprobe) §

Source §

$ ffprobe -hide_banner ".\2022-06-07_19.51.20.mp4"
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '.\2022-06-07_19.51.20.mp4':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : isom
    minor_version   : 512
    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
    encoder         : Lavf58.76.100
  Duration: 00:00:42.25, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 115903 kb/s
  Stream #0:0[0x1](und): Video: h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p(progressive), 1440x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 4:3], 115897 kb/s, 144 fps, 144 tbr, 18432 tbn (default)
    Metadata:
      handler_name    : VideoHandler
      vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]

H.264 (AVC) §

$ ffprobe -hide_banner .\site_support_01_AVC.mp4
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '.\site_support_01_AVC.mp4':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : isom
    minor_version   : 512
    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
    encoder         : Lavf60.9.100
  Duration: 00:00:18.03, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1019 kb/s
  Stream #0:0[0x1](und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p(progressive), 960x720 [SAR 1:1 DAR 4:3], 1014 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn (default)
    Metadata:
      handler_name    : VideoHandler
      vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]
      encoder         : Lavc60.21.100 libx264

H.265 (HEVC) §

$ ffprobe -hide_banner .\site_support_02_HEVC.mp4
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '.\site_support_02_HEVC.mp4':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : isom
    minor_version   : 512
    compatible_brands: isomiso2mp41
    encoder         : Lavf60.9.100
  Duration: 00:00:18.03, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1035 kb/s
  Stream #0:0[0x1](und): Video: hevc (Main) (hvc1 / 0x31637668), yuv420p(tv, progressive), 960x720 [SAR 1:1 DAR 4:3], 1027 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn (default)
    Metadata:
      handler_name    : VideoHandler
      vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]
      encoder         : Lavc60.21.100 libx265

VP9 §

Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '.\site_support_03_VP9.mp4':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : isom
    minor_version   : 512
    compatible_brands: isomiso2mp41
    encoder         : Lavf60.9.100
  Duration: 00:00:18.03, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1075 kb/s
  Stream #0:0[0x1](und): Video: vp9 (Profile 0) (vp09 / 0x39307076), yuv420p(tv, progressive), 960x720, 1072 kb/s, SAR 1:1 DAR 4:3, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn (default)
    Metadata:
      handler_name    : VideoHandler
      vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]
      encoder         : Lavc60.21.100 libvpx-vp9

AV1 §

$ ffprobe -hide_banner .\site_support_04_AV1_SVT.mp4
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '.\site_support_04_AV1_SVT.mp4':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : isom
    minor_version   : 512
    compatible_brands: isomav01iso2mp41
    encoder         : Lavf60.9.100
  Duration: 00:00:18.03, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1037 kb/s
  Stream #0:0[0x1](und): Video: av1 (Main) (av01 / 0x31307661), yuv420p(tv, progressive), 960x720, 1034 kb/s, SAR 1:1 DAR 4:3, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn (default)
    Metadata:
      handler_name    : VideoHandler
      vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]
      encoder         : Lavc60.21.100 libsvtav1