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VOD ENCODING

Multi-Codec Support for Video

Give your viewers flawless, high-quality streaming on any device while cutting storage and bandwidth costs with Bitmovin’s multi-codec technology.

multi-codec support - Bitmovin

multi-codec support - Bitmovin

Why the right codecs matter for simple and advanced workflows

multi-codec support - Bitmovin

Unmatched Multi-Codec Support from Bitmovin

Supported codecs

Video codecs Bitmovin’s VOD Encoder supports

Video codecSupported
H.262/MPEG-2 Video (XDCAM HD 422)multi-codec support - Bitmovin
H.264/AVCmulti-codec support - Bitmovin
H.265/HEVC (SDR and HDR)multi-codec support - Bitmovin
VP8multi-codec support - Bitmovin
VP9multi-codec support - Bitmovin
AV1multi-codec support - Bitmovin
MJPEGmulti-codec support - Bitmovin
VVCmulti-codec support - Bitmovin
MV-HEVC (Multi-view)multi-codec support - Bitmovin

Use cases

How Bitmovin enables different workflows
with multiple codecs

multi-codec support - Bitmovin

Sports content

The Bitmovin VOD Encoder’s support for H.264/AVC and H.265/HEVC is particularly beneficial for sports content, providing the necessary balance of speed and high-quality compression. This ensures that on-demand sports videos are delivered in crisp, high-definition formats, optimized for both streaming performance and storage efficiency.

multi-codec support - Bitmovin

Cinematic content

For cinematic workflows, content protection is a requirement along with HEVC and its superior compression and quality handling. Bitmovin’s support for this codec ensures up to 4K resolution with HDR and Dolby Vision, while allowing secure playback.

multi-codec support - Bitmovin

User-Generated Content

With the Bitmovin VOD Encoder’s support for AV1, user-generated content can leverage this codec’s fast turnaround time and superior compression capabilities, helping social platforms maintain high quality while significantly reducing costs.

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Purchase options

We offer a number of flexible ways to try our products, directly from Bitmovin or from
one of the following marketplaces:

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multi-codec support - Bitmovin
multi-codec support - Bitmovin
multi-codec support - Bitmovin

Partnerships

The right partners
for every workflow

The Bitmovin VOD Encoder is integrated with trusted industry partners, providing seamless integration for Digital Rights Management (DRM) and Forensic Watermarking to Server-Side Ad Insertion and CDNs.

With this collaborative approach, Bitmovin empowers development teams to get to market faster, helping keep their content secure, maximizing ROI and streaming worldwide.

Case study

BILD

Transforming global news delivery with lightning-fast encoding, streaming, and top-notch quality

“Bitmovin’s product suite ensures we have the agility we need to deliver high-quality streams at speed and scale to our global audience. Speed is especially important to us because news is at the heart of our business model and there’s always a story breaking at any time. Bitmovin’s VOD encoding is the fastest on the market which means we can have VOD assets ready to go in seconds. Additionally, the Bitmovin Player ensures our audience can enjoy streams in the highest-quality while Bitmovin Analytics works tirelessly in the background to pinpoint issues before they impact the viewer. Bitmovin is an invaluable technology partner and their solutions have transformed our video streaming workflows.”
multi-codec support - Bitmovin
Stephan Zech Executive Director, BILD Video/TV Business
multi-codec support - Bitmovin

Case study

Globo

Delivering top-quality content without compromising bandwidth with Bitmovin’s 3-pass encoding

“We are not willing to compromise the visual integrity of our content and we hold ourselves to strict perception-quality standards. Bitmovin’s renowned 3-Pass encoding exceeded our expectations and is ensuring that high perceptual quality can still be delivered while streaming at optimal bandwidth levels.”
multi-codec support - Bitmovin
Lucas Stephanou Video Platform Product Owner, Globo
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Case study

Easel TV

Leveraging Bitmovin, Easel TV reduced latency by 94% and sped up content delivery by 93%

“At Easel TV, we enable our clients to easily and quickly implement and launch end-to-end streaming services. With Bitmovin’s VOD and Live Encoder, we are able to make content available in the highest quality, available 93% faster and reduce latency by 94%, which is vital for live sport streams. With Bitmovin’s extensive feature set and a clear roadmap, we can offer our clients the latest functionality while setting them up for the future. Bitmovin has become an essential and seamless part of our video workflow.”
multi-codec support - Bitmovin
Bill Scott COO & Co-founder of Easel TV
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Case study

NRL

Enhancing the National Rugby Leagues video workflow to boost efficiency and resolve issues

“When working with video content from varying sources that needs to be published online (live, near-live or on-demand content), every workflow, metadata layer and media processing step adds time and complexity getting content to the audience. By combining Dalet Flex and the Bitmovin solutions we have been able to reduce complexity and issues, optimizing inefficient steps while successfully accelerating our online delivery workflows.”
multi-codec support - Bitmovin
Quanah McBride Head of Digital Media Operations The National Rugby League
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