Encoding schemes suported in video outputs in MediaLive
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This section provides information about the encoding schemes that MediaLive supports in the different codecs that are supported in outputs.
Encoding schemes for the AV1 codec
The AV1 codec encoding schemes for output video include profile, bit depth, chroma sampling, tier, and level. In the following table, each row is a different scheme.
|
Profile |
Bit Depth |
Chroma Sampling |
Tier |
Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Main |
Follows the source |
4:2:0 |
Main |
All levels indicated in the AV1 specification |
Encoding schemes for the AVC (H.264) codec
The AVC (H.264) codec encoding schemes for output video include profile, bit depth, and chroma sampling. In the following table, each row is a different scheme.
|
Profile |
Bit Depth |
Chroma Sampling |
Level |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Baseline |
8-bit |
4:2:0 |
All levels indicated in the AVC specification |
|
Main |
8-bit |
4:2:0 |
|
|
High |
8-bit |
4:2:0 |
|
|
High |
10-bit |
4:2:0 |
|
|
High |
8-bit |
4:2:2 |
|
|
High |
10-bit |
4:2:2 |
Encoding schemes for the HEVC (H.265) codec
The HEVC (H.265) codec encoding schemes for output video include profile, bit depth, chroma sampling, tier, and level. In the following table, each row is a different scheme.
|
Profile |
Bit Depth |
Chroma Sampling |
Tier |
Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Main |
8-bit |
4:2:0 |
Main |
All levels indicated in the HEVC specification |
|
Main |
8-bit |
4:2:0 |
High |
|
|
Main |
10-bit |
4:2:0 |
Main |
|
|
Main |
10-bit |
4:2:0 |
High |
Encoding schemes for MPEG-2
The MPEG-2 codec encoding schemes for output video include profile, bit depth, and chroma sampling.
|
Profile |
Bit Depth |
Chroma Sampling |
|---|---|---|
|
Main |
8-bit |
4:2:0 |
