Encoding Profiles

An encoding profile determines the audio/video quality for live and on-demand content encoded by Live Slicers and Slicers. For example, it determines the resolution for each rayA stream with a specific quality configuration based on set bit rate and resolution targets. Each ray is divided into slices. generated from your video. The available encoding profiles are listed below.

Profile ResolutionFPSFrames per second. Syntax: Pal/NTSC (i.e., 50/60 or 25/30).	Maximum Resolution	Video Compression	GPU (LiveLive Channels and Live Events)	GPU (VODVideo On-Demand (a.k.a. On-Demand Streaming))	B-frame	IFOIndicates support for an I-frame only playlist. This type of playlist allows a player to support trick mode. Trick mode allows playback at different speeds.
UHD 2160p50/60 HDR Optional	3840x2160	HEVCHigh Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) - (aka H.265). A video compression standard that offers better data compression than H.264.	RequiredA 4K UHD encoding profile requires GPU hardware (e.g., Nvidia Tesla T4 GPU) and the latest video drivers (e.g., Linux x86_64 driver version 418.39 or higher).	RequiredA 4K UHD encoding profile requires GPU hardware (e.g., Nvidia Tesla T4 GPU) and the latest video drivers (e.g., Linux x86_64 driver version 418.39 or higher).	*B-frame support requires a Nvidia T4 GPU.	*IFO support is available upon request. Please contact your account manager for more information.
UHD 2160p25/30 HDR Optional	3840x2160	HEVC	RequiredA 4K UHD encoding profile requires GPU hardware (e.g., Nvidia Tesla T4 GPU) and the latest video drivers (e.g., Linux x86_64 driver version 418.39 or higher).	RequiredA 4K UHD encoding profile requires GPU hardware (e.g., Nvidia Tesla T4 GPU) and the latest video drivers (e.g., Linux x86_64 driver version 418.39 or higher).	*B-frame support requires a Nvidia T4 GPU.	*IFO support is available upon request. Please contact your account manager for more information.
HD 1080p50/60	1920x1080	AVCAdvanced Video Coding (AVC) - (aka H.264). A popular video compression standard.	Required	Recommended
HD 1080p25/30	1920x1080	AVC
HD 720p50/60	1280x720	AVC	Recommended	Recommended
HD 720p25/30 Default Profile	1280x720	AVC			*By default, b-frames are only supported on the top ray.
SD 480p25/30	854x480	AVC

You may add support for multiple encoding profiles to your account. Contact your account manager to either add an encoding profile or upgrade an existing one.

A 4K UHD encoding profile requires GPU hardware (e.g., Nvidia Tesla T4 GPU) and the latest video drivers (e.g., Linux x86_64 driver version 418.39 or higher).