Codec

H264 works well in most cases, but sometimes it's worth going for a different codec. WebM achieves higher compression but is slower to render. WebM, GIF and ProRes support transparency.

CLI flag

--codec <value>

The following CLI commands accept this option:

• remotion render
• remotion benchmark
• remotion lambda render
• remotion cloudrun render

APIs that have this option

The following APIs accept this option:

• renderMediaOnCloudrun()
• renderMediaOnLambda()
• combineChunks()
• renderMedia()
• stitchFramesToVideo()

Config file

remotion.config.ts
Config.setCodec('h265');

See also

• All options