About: To ensure a reliable preview experience of live content Live Video Cloud transcodes most live signals for optimized playback in the browser. The visually perceived maximum resolution and bitrate might not match the original format.
Hint: Routed signals and recordings are not affected by this feature.
Transcoded input types
The following input types are always transcoded prior to browser playback:
- HLS pull
- RTMP push and pull
- RTSP pull
- SRT caller and listener
The following ingest methods are never transcoded prior to browser playback:
- External devices
- Streamtag with activated web contribution
Transcoding quality
The input types listed above use the following transcoding settings for browser playback:
- Resolution: 1280 x 720 px
- Frame rate: 30 fps
- Bitrate: 3.0 Mbit/s
If the input has failover enabled the following transcoding settings are used for browser playback:
- Resolution: 640 x 360 px
- Frame rate: 30 fps
- Bitrate: 3.0 Mbit/s