Chapter 120: Encoding Guide

Core Idea

Backed by FFmpeg, Remotion allows you to configure a variety of encoding settings. The goal of this page is to help you navigate through the settings and to help you choose the right one.

Key Concepts

• Choosing a codec
• Controlling quality using the CRF setting
• Controlling quality using --video-bitrate and --audio-bitrate
• Controlling quality using ProRes profile
• Audio-only export
• GIFs
• Audio codec
• File extensions

Key Takeaways

1. Understand choosing a codec when working with Encoding Guide.
2. Understand controlling quality using the crf setting when working with Encoding Guide.
3. Understand controlling quality using --video-bitrate and --audio-bitrate when working with Encoding Guide.
4. Understand controlling quality using prores profile when working with Encoding Guide.
5. Understand audio-only export when working with Encoding Guide.

Connects To

• Chromium Flags: related page in the Rendering & SSR section.
• Compare ssr: related page in the Rendering & SSR section.
• Dataset Render: related page in the Rendering & SSR section.