Livepeer transcoding supports a range of video and audio codecs for ingest, processing, and output. The underlying media library is LPMS (Livepeer Media Server), which uses FFmpeg and NVIDIA hardware encoding/decoding.Documentation Index
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Video codecs
H.264 is the default output codec for HLS delivery. NVIDIA GPU-accelerated encoding (NVENC) and decoding (NVDEC) are used when available; software fallback handles non-NVIDIA environments.Container formats
| Format | Ingest | Output |
|---|---|---|
| RTMP/FLV | Yes (live ingest) | No |
| MP4 | Yes (VOD upload) | Yes (VOD download) |
| HLS (MPEG-TS segments) | No | Yes (live + VOD playback) |
| WebM | Yes (VOD upload) | No |
| MOV, AVI, MKV, WMV | Yes (VOD upload) | No |
Audio codecs
| Codec | Ingest | Output |
|---|---|---|
| AAC | Yes | Yes (default for HLS) |
| MP3 | Yes (VOD) | No |
| Opus | Yes (WebRTC) | Yes (WebRTC) |