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File storage and streaming (video-on-demand) is an optional service offered by Videolinq. Order the service when opening a live streaming plan, or anytime later. 

Best Practice: Video Encoding Settings

The best method to deliver streaming video to audience worldwide is in multiple bitrates and resolutions. Playback quality depends on the viewer connection to the internet and type of device they use. Most social media sites and streaming services support "adaptive bitrate" technology: during playback the stream adjusts to the viewer capability to receive low to high quality video. Videolinq top tier plans support ABR on live streams. All Videolinq plans support ABR for video-on-demand. 

Before configuring a live stream, confirm what's the bitrate and resolution set by your target endpoints (example: YouTube accepts 4K video up to 50 Mbps*, but Facebook Live limits the stream to 1080p at a maximum of 4 Mbps). When streaming to social media sites, we recommend sending a minimum of 720p stream at 4 MBps to Videolinq and distributing the same stream to all endpoints. 

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Here are our recommended resolution/bitrates settings for most encoders:

1080i Video

Resolution: 1920x1080

Frames per second: 60

Video codec: H.264 Main

Video bitrate: 4 - 8 Mbps

Rate control: CBR

Audio codec: AAC

Audio bitrate: 128 Kbps

Keyframe: every 2 seconds

1080p Video

Resolution: 1920x1080

Frames per second: 30

Video codec: H.264 Main

Video bitrate: 3 - 6 Mbps

Rate control: CBR

Audio codec: AAC

Audio bitrate: 128 Kbps

Keyframe: every 2 seconds

720p Video

Resolution: 1280x720

Frames per second: 30-60

Video codec: H.264 Main

Video bitrate: 2 - 4 Mbps

Rate control: CBR

Audio codec: AAC

Audio bitrate: 128 Kbps

Keyframe: every 2 seconds

480p Video

Resolution: 854x480

Frames per second: 30

Video codec: H.264 Baseline

Video bitrate: 0.5 - 2 Mbps

Rate control: CBR

Audio codec: AAC

Audio bitrate: 96 Kbps

Keyframe: every 2 seconds

360p Video

Resolution: 640x360

Frames per second: 30

Video codec: H.264 Baseline

Video bitrate: 0.5 - 1 Mbps

Rate control: CBR

Audio codec: AAC

Audio bitrate: 64 Kbps

Keyframe: every 2 seconds

240p Video

Resolution: 426x240

Frames per second: 30

Video codec: H.264 Baseline

Video bitrate: 0.3 - 0.7 Mbps

Rate control: CBR

Audio codec: AAC

Audio bitrate: 32 Kbps

Keyframe: every 2 seconds