
# Supported codecs and workflows

## Ingest Support

<Table
  data={[
    {
      attribute: "Location",
      notes: "EU, US",
    },
    {
      attribute: "Ingest Format",
      notes: "RTMP, SRT",
    },
    {
      attribute: "Ingest Codec",
      notes: "H264 + AAC",
    },
    {
      attribute: "Ingest Authentication",
      notes: "Webhook based",
    },
    {
      attribute: "Encoder Software",
      notes: (
        <Box>
          <Box>
            <Box as="span" css={{ fontWeight: 600 }}>
              Supported tested:
            </Box>{" "}
            OBS 25.0.8, ffmpeg 4.3, Streamaxia
          </Box>
          <Box css={{ my: "$2" }}>
            <Box as="span" css={{ fontWeight: 600 }}>
              Supported untested:
            </Box>{" "}
            Xsplit, other versions of OBS and ffmpeg, other RTMP encoders, SRT
            encoders
          </Box>
          <Box>
            <Box as="span" css={{ fontWeight: 600 }}>
              Unsupported:
            </Box>{" "}
            WebRTC
          </Box>
        </Box>
      ),
    },
    {
      attribute: "Framerate",
      notes: "Between 5fps and 60fps, passthrough or custom",
    },
    {
      attribute: "GOP Size (Keyframe Interval)",
      notes: (
        <Box>
          <Box>
            <Box as="span" css={{ fontWeight: 600 }}>
              Supported tested:
            </Box>{" "}
            Constant GOP, Variable GOP of 0.5s to 8s
          </Box>
          <Box css={{ my: "$2" }}>
            <Box as="span" css={{ fontWeight: 600 }}>
              Supported untested:
            </Box>{" "}
            Xsplit, Other versions of OBS and ffmpeg, other RTMP encoders
          </Box>
          <Box>
            <Box as="span" css={{ fontWeight: 600 }}>
              Unsupported:
            </Box>{" "}
            Variable GOP not within 0.5s to 8s
          </Box>
        </Box>
      ),
    },
  ]}
/>

## Transcoding Support

<Table
  data={[
    {
      attribute: "Location",
      notes: "EU, US",
    },
    {
      attribute: "Codec",
      notes: "H264 + AAC",
    },
    {
      attribute: "H264 Transcoding Profiles",
      notes: "Baseline, Main, High",
    },
    {
      attribute: "FPS",
      notes: (
        <Box>
          <Box css={{ mb: "$2" }}>
            <Box as="span" css={{ fontWeight: 600 }}>
              Supported tested:
            </Box>{" "}
            24, 25, 30, 60 fps, uniform across all renditions
          </Box>
          <Box>
            <Box as="span" css={{ fontWeight: 600 }}>
              Supported untested:
            </Box>{" "}
            custom fps, uniform across all renditions
          </Box>
        </Box>
      ),
    },
    {
      attribute: "Resolution",
      notes: (
        <Box>
          <Box css={{ mb: "$2" }}>
            <Box as="span" css={{ fontWeight: 600 }}>
              Supported tested:
            </Box>{" "}
            Custom resolution up to 1080p
          </Box>
          <Box>
            <Box as="span" css={{ fontWeight: 600 }}>
              Supported untested:
            </Box>{" "}
            Custom resolution up to 4k
          </Box>
        </Box>
      ),
    },
    {
      attribute: "Pixel format",
      notes: "YUV4:2:0",
    },
  ]}
/>

## Video Workflow Support

<Table
  data={[
    {
      attribute: "Latency",
      notes:
        "10-18 seconds with good RTMP ingest health, 2s segment size, and standard 3 seg buffering in player",
    },
    {
      attribute: "Live output format",
      notes: "HLS playback URL (m3u8)",
    },
    {
      attribute: "H264 Transcoding Profiles",
      notes: "Baseline, Main, High",
    },
    {
      attribute: "Video players",
      notes: (
        <Box>
          <Box css={{ mb: "$2" }}>
            <Box as="span" css={{ fontWeight: 600 }}>
              Supported tested:
            </Box>{" "}
            video.js, hls.js, safari/ios native player, Theoplayer
          </Box>
          <Box>
            <Box as="span" css={{ fontWeight: 600 }}>
              Supported untested:
            </Box>{" "}
            JWPlayer, android native, Shaka, Exo, Bitmovin, Brightcove
          </Box>
        </Box>
      ),
    },
    {
      attribute: "Video Delivery Location",
      notes: (
        <Box>
          <Box css={{ mb: "$2" }}>
            <Box as="span" css={{ fontWeight: 600 }}>
              Supported tested:
            </Box>{" "}
            EU, US
          </Box>
          <Box>
            <Box as="span" css={{ fontWeight: 600 }}>
              Supported untested:
            </Box>{" "}
            Asia, South America, Australia, Africa
          </Box>
        </Box>
      ),
    },
    {
      attribute: "Live stream recording",
      notes:
        "Only available for paying users. HLS playback URL (m3u8) available 5 minutes after session ends. Livepeer.com stores recording and serves playback via CDN. There is no limit on recording length.",
    },
    {
      attribute: "Recording output format",
      notes: "HLS playback URL (m3u8)",
    },
    {
      attribute: "CDN delivery",
      notes: "CDN delivery is only available for paying users.",
    },
    {
      attribute: "Non-CDN Delivery",
      notes:
        "Non-CDN delivery for free tier users is limited to 10 viewers per account. Free tier users will have transcoding limited to 240p after 30 free minutes.",
    },
    {
      attribute: "Custom CDN",
      notes: "Only for custom pricing tier users.",
    },
    {
      attribute: "Stream Status",
      notes: (
        <Box>
          <code>active</code> or <code>inactive</code>
        </Box>
      ),
    },
    {
      attribute: "Stream length",
      notes: (
        <Box>
          We can support streams up to 12 hours in length. Please reach out to
          hello@livepeer.com if you’re looking to run longer uninterrupted
          streams through Livepeer.com.
        </Box>
      ),
    },
    {
      attribute: "Scalability",
      notes: (
        <Box>
          1000 concurrent streams across all users. Please contact us at
          hello@livepeer.com for additional capacity
        </Box>
      ),
    },
  ]}
/>


Codecs and workflows supported by Livepeer.com

attribute	notes
Location	EU, US
Ingest Format	RTMP, SRT
Ingest Codec	H264 + AAC
Ingest Authentication	Webhook based
Encoder Software	Supported tested: OBS 25.0.8, ffmpeg 4.3, Streamaxia Supported untested: Xsplit, other versions of OBS and ffmpeg, other RTMP encoders, SRT encoders Unsupported: WebRTC
Framerate	Between 5fps and 60fps, passthrough or custom
GOP Size (Keyframe Interval)	Supported tested: Constant GOP, Variable GOP of 0.5s to 8s Supported untested: Xsplit, Other versions of OBS and ffmpeg, other RTMP encoders Unsupported: Variable GOP not within 0.5s to 8s

attribute	notes
Location	EU, US
Codec	H264 + AAC
H264 Transcoding Profiles	Baseline, Main, High
FPS	Supported tested: 24, 25, 30, 60 fps, uniform across all renditions Supported untested: custom fps, uniform across all renditions
Resolution	Supported tested: Custom resolution up to 1080p Supported untested: Custom resolution up to 4k
Pixel format	YUV4:2:0

attribute	notes
Latency	10-18 seconds with good RTMP ingest health, 2s segment size, and standard 3 seg buffering in player
Live output format	HLS playback URL (m3u8)
H264 Transcoding Profiles	Baseline, Main, High
Video players	Supported tested: video.js, hls.js, safari/ios native player, Theoplayer Supported untested: JWPlayer, android native, Shaka, Exo, Bitmovin, Brightcove
Video Delivery Location	Supported tested: EU, US Supported untested: Asia, South America, Australia, Africa
Live stream recording	Only available for paying users. HLS playback URL (m3u8) available 5 minutes after session ends. Livepeer.com stores recording and serves playback via CDN. There is no limit on recording length.
Recording output format	HLS playback URL (m3u8)
CDN delivery	CDN delivery is only available for paying users.
Non-CDN Delivery	Non-CDN delivery for free tier users is limited to 10 viewers per account. Free tier users will have transcoding limited to 240p after 30 free minutes.
Custom CDN	Only for custom pricing tier users.
Stream Status	`active` or `inactive`
Stream length	We can support streams up to 12 hours in length. Please reach out to hello@livepeer.com if you’re looking to run longer uninterrupted streams through Livepeer.com.
Scalability	1000 concurrent streams across all users. Please contact us at hello@livepeer.com for additional capacity