API Support Matrix

On Demand

Inputs

Currently, only file sizes up to 30GB are supported.

Video

Container	Video codecs supported with container
MPEG-4 (.mp4)	Uncompressed, AVC Intra 50/100, DivX/Xvid, H.261, H.262, H.263, AVC (H.264), HEVC (H.265), JPEG 2000, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 part 2, VC-1
QuickTime (.mov).	Uncompressed, AVC Intra 50/100, DivX/Xvid, DV/DVCPRO, H.261, H.262, H.263, AVC (H.264), HEVC (H.265), JPEG 2000 (J2K), MJPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 part 2, QuickTime Animation (RLE)
Audio Video Interleave (.avi)	Uncompressed, Canopus HQ, DivX/Xvid, DV/DVCPRO, MJPEG
Adobe Flash (.flv)	AVC (H.264), Flash 9 File, H.263
Matroska (.mkv)	AAC, Dolby Digital (AC3), Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3), Opus, WMA, WMA2
WebM (.webm)	VP8, VP9
Advanced Systems Format (.wmv)	WMA, WMA2, WMA Pro

Audio

Container	Audio codecs supported with container
MPEG-4 (.mp4)	AAC, Dolby Digital (AC3), Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3), PCM, WMA, WMA2
QuickTime (.mov)	AAC, MP3, PCM
Audio Video Interleave (.avi)	Dolby Digital (AC3), Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3), Dolby E frames carried in PCM streams, MP3, MPEG Audio, PCM
Adobe Flash (.flv)	AAC
Matroska (.mkv)	AAC, Dolby Digital (AC3), Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3), Opus, WMA, WMA2
WebM (.webm)	Opus, Vorbis
Advanced Systems Format (.wmv)	WMA, WMA2, WMA Pro

Other Attributes

Attribute	Notes
Resolution	Maximum resolution is [8192]x[4320] or [4320]x[8192] in portrait mode

Outputs

Video

Container	Video codecs supported with container
MPEG-4 (.mp4)	AVC (H.264)
HLS	AVC (H.264)

Audio

Container	Audio codecs supported with container
MPEG-4 (.mp4)	AAC

Livestream

Ingest Support

attribute	notes
Location	Global
Ingest Format	RTMP, SRT (Beta)
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

Transcoding Support

attribute	notes
Location	Global
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 1080pSupported untested: Custom resolution up to 4k
Pixel format	YUV4:2:0

Video Workflow Support

attribute	notes
On Demand upload format	MP4
Live 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: Livepeer UI Kit Player, video.js, hls.js, safari/ios native player, Theoplayer; Supported untested: JWPlayer, android native, Shaka, Exo, Bitmovin, Brightcove
Video Delivery Location	Supported tested: EU, USSupported untested: Asia, South America, Australia, Africa
Livestream recording	Only available for paying users. HLS playback URL (m3u8) available 5 minutes after session ends. Livepeer.Studio 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 [e-mail] if you’re looking to run longer uninterrupted streams through Livepeer.Studio.
Scalability	1000 concurrent streams across all users. Please contact us at [e-mail] for additional capacity