MPEG video generally refers to a set of standards and methods for compressing audio and video data.  MPEG-4, refers to the feature set of MPEG reserved for digital rights management and support of higher-efficiency standards used by streaming media, HD DVD and Blu-Ray.  MPEG-4 supports interactivity and has the ability to crunch massive video files into pieces small enough to send over mobile networks.  Within MPEG-4 standards are two very popular formats utilized for broadband video delivery: H.264 and MP4.

 

Encoding.com: Online MPEG Converter

If you're interested in using Encoding.com's platform to create MPEG4 files from your source content, there's a number of ways to achieve that using the options listed below.

+ Use our web UI, located @ http://www.encoding.com/login, create a watchfolder and turn an entire folder of source content into MPEG4 files. Watchfolders can exist on Amazon S3, Rackspace CloudFiles or FTP sites.

+ Upload a single piece of media with our 'Add Media' feature in the web UI. Select 'Add Task' to request an MPEG4 file to be created from your source content. As with watchfolders, 'Add Media' can source from Amazon S3, Rackspace CloudFiles, FTP sites or your local drive / network.

+ Implement our powerful API to submit source content and create MPEG4s in a snap. Complete API documentation here.

Don't forget to take a peek at our sample XML template for MPEG4 creation:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<query>
    <format> 
        <output>mp4</output> 
        <size>320x240</size> 
        <bitrate>256k</bitrate> 
        <audio_bitrate>64k</audio_bitrate> 
        <audio_channels_number>2</audio_channels_number> 
        <keep_aspect_ratio>yes</keep_aspect_ratio> 
        <video_codec>mpeg4</video_codec> 
        <profile>main</profile> 
        <VCodecParameters>no</VCodecParameters> 
        <audio_codec>libfaac</audio_codec> 
        <two_pass>no</two_pass> 
        <cbr>no</cbr> 
        <deinterlacing>no</deinterlacing> 
        <keyframe>300</keyframe> 
        <audio_volume>100</audio_volume> 
        <file_extension>mp4</file_extension> 
        <hint>no</hint> 
    </format>
</query>