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<Video> and <Audio> tags

<Video> and <Audio> from @remotion/media are the recommended tags for embedding video and audio in Remotion.

They are based on Mediabunny and WebCodecs and are designed for:

  • frame-accurate video rendering
  • fast media extraction
  • minimal data fetching

Renamed tags from remotion​

The tags that were previously called <Video> and <Audio> in the remotion package have been renamed:

This makes the HTML5-based tags explicit and leaves <Video> and <Audio> for the recommended @remotion/media tags.

Which tag am I using?​

The HTML5-based tags are imported from the remotion package.

The recommended tags are imported from the @remotion/media package.

Why are we renaming the tags?​

Users and AIs are intuitively going to reach for <Video> and <Audio> first because they are the easiest to find.

The best default should therefore be the one that is easiest to find.

Should I migrate to @remotion/media?​

Use <Video> and <Audio> from @remotion/media for new code.

<OffthreadVideo>, <Html5Video>, and <Html5Audio> remain documented for direct use, migration, and fallback-specific behavior.

See: Comparison of video tags