How Do I Convert Video to 3GP?

Encoding.com: Online Video to 3GP Converter 3GP is a multimedia container format that supports MPEG-2, H.263 and H.264 (MPEG-4) video codecs. 3GP was designed to decrease storage and bandwidth requirements in order to accommodate mobile phones. Most 3G capable mobile phones support the playback and recording of video in 3GP format (memory, maximum file size Read more

What is a Video MIME Type?

MIME type stands for multipurpose internet mail extensions and is a format for a video file that is transmitted across the internet. MIME types were originally created so that emails could send more than just text. Today, a MIME type is not just for email, but are used by web browsers and web servers to Read more

iPhone streaming creating TAR file on output

With TAR output is set to OFF, and should see .m3u8 pointers and .ts segment files populate your output directory. The trick is correctly formatting the output filepath. You have to make sure your output filepath has a filename WITHOUT a 3-character file extension. I had this same problem because I either defined only the Read more

What output encoded media formats are supported?

Encoding.com can encode your media into the following formats: wmv (asf) | mp4 | flv | mov Also you can use our ready-to-use sets of formats/sizes/parameters for: Flash 9 | 3GP | Ipod/Iphone | Apple TV | PSP | Zune

What is the H.264 video codec?

H.264/MPEG-4 Part 10 or AVC (Advanced Video Coding) is a standard for video compression. It has rapidly become one of the most popular high-quality codecs for video delivery on a wide variety of platforms. The ITU-T H.264 standard and the ISO/IEC MPEG-4 AVC standard are jointly maintained so that they have identical technical content. H.264 Read more

What are the best Flash video frame dimensions?

Video codecs perform best when the frame width and height use multiples of 16. While you can use any width and height in your encoding settings, non-optimal dimensions can result in poor image quality and reduced frame rate. For the best image quality and playback, you should always use width and height dimensions that use Read more

Encoding for the iPhone: Tallscreen/Vertical Video Orientation

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