<?xml version="1.0"?>
<query>
    <userid>[UserID]</userid> {/* required */}
    <userkey>[UserKey]</userkey> {/* required */}
    <action>[Action]</action> {/* required */}
    <source>[SourceFile]</source> {/* required */}
    <format>
        <output>[OutputFormat]</output> {/* required */}
        <video_codec>libsvtav1</video_codec> {/* required */}
        <video_codec_parameters>
            <profile>[Profile]</profile>
            <level>[Level]</level>
            <rc>[RateControl]</rc>
            <qp>[Quantizer]</qp>
            <crf>[CRF]</crf>
            <tbr>[TargetBitrate]</tbr>
            <mbr>[MaxBitrate]</mbr>
            <min-qp>[MinQuantizer]</min-qp>
            <max-qp>[MaxQuantizer]</max-qp>
            <aq-mode>[AdaptiveQuantization]</aq-mode>
            <undershoot-pct>[UndershootPercent]</undershoot-pct>
            <overshoot-pct>[OvershootPercent]</overshoot-pct>
            <mbr-overshoot-pct>[MbrOvershootPercent]</mbr-overshoot-pct>
            <gop-constraint-rc>[GopConstraint]</gop-constraint-rc>
            <buf-sz>[BufferSize]</buf-sz>
            <buf-initial-sz>[BufferInitialSize]</buf-initial-sz>
            <buf-optimal-sz>[BufferOptimalSize]</buf-optimal-sz>
            <minsection-pct>[MinSectionPercent]</minsection-pct>
            <maxsection-pct>[MaxSectionPercent]</maxsection-pct>
            <enable-qm>[EnableQM]</enable-qm>
            <qm-min>[QmMin]</qm-min>
            <qm-max>[QmMax]</qm-max>
            <chroma-qm-min>[ChromaQmMin]</chroma-qm-min>
            <chroma-qm-max>[ChromaQmMax]</chroma-qm-max>
            <lambda-scale-factors>[LambdaScaleFactors]</lambda-scale-factors>
            <tf-strength>[TfStrength]</tf-strength>
            <luminance-qp-bias>[LuminanceQpBias]</luminance-qp-bias>
            <sharpness>[Sharpness]</sharpness>
            <preset>[Preset]</preset>
            <keyint>[Keyint]</keyint>
            <irefresh-type>[IrefreshType]</irefresh-type>
            <scd>[SceneChangeDetection]</scd>
            <lookahead>[Lookahead]</lookahead>
            <hierarchical-levels>[HierarchicalLevels]</hierarchical-levels>
            <pred-struct>[PredStruct]</pred-struct>
            <rtc>[RTC]</rtc>
            <tile-rows>[TileRows]</tile-rows>
            <tile-columns>[TileColumns]</tile-columns>
            <enable-dlf>[EnableDLF]</enable-dlf>
            <enable-cdef>[EnableCDEF]</enable-cdef>
            <enable-restoration>[EnableRestoration]</enable-restoration>
            <enable-tpl-la>[EnableTplLa]</enable-tpl-la>
            <enable-mfmv>[EnableMFMV]</enable-mfmv>
            <enable-dg>[EnableDG]</enable-dg>
            <fast-decode>[FastDecode]</fast-decode>
            <enable-tf>[EnableTF]</enable-tf>
            <enable-overlays>[EnableOverlays]</enable-overlays>
            <tune>[Tune]</tune>
            <scm>[ScreenContentMode]</scm>
            <film-grain>[FilmGrain]</film-grain>
            <film-grain-denoise>[FilmGrainDenoise]</film-grain-denoise>
            <superres-mode>[SuperresMode]</superres-mode>
            <superres-denom>[SuperresDenom]</superres-denom>
            <superres-kf-denom>[SuperresKfDenom]</superres-kf-denom>
            <superres-qthres>[SuperresQthres]</superres-qthres>
            <superres-kf-qthres>[SuperresKfQthres]</superres-kf-qthres>
            <sframe-dist>[SframeDist]</sframe-dist>
            <sframe-mode>[SframeMode]</sframe-mode>
            <color-primaries>[ColorPrimaries]</color-primaries>
            <transfer-characteristics>[TransferCharacteristics]</transfer-characteristics>
            <matrix-coefficients>[MatrixCoefficients]</matrix-coefficients>
            <color-range>[ColorRange]</color-range>
            <chroma-sample-position>[ChromaSamplePosition]</chroma-sample-position>
            <enable-variance-boost>[EnableVarianceBoost]</enable-variance-boost>
            <variance-boost-strength>[VarianceBoostStrength]</variance-boost-strength>
            <variance-octile>[VarianceOctile]</variance-octile>
        </video_codec_parameters>
    </format>
</query>

{
  "query": {
    "userid": "[UserID]",
    "userkey": "[UserKey]",
    "action": "[Action]",
    "source": "[SourceFile]",
    "format": {
      "output": "[OutputFormat]",
      "video_codec": "libsvtav1",
      "video_codec_parameters": {
        "profile": "[Profile]",
        "level": "[Level]",
        "rc": "[RateControl]",
        "qp": "[Quantizer]",
        "crf": "[CRF]",
        "tbr": "[TargetBitrate]",
        "mbr": "[MaxBitrate]",
        "min-qp": "[MinQuantizer]",
        "max-qp": "[MaxQuantizer]",
        "aq-mode": "[AdaptiveQuantization]",
        "undershoot-pct": "[UndershootPercent]",
        "overshoot-pct": "[OvershootPercent]",
        "mbr-overshoot-pct": "[MbrOvershootPercent]",
        "gop-constraint-rc": "[GopConstraint]",
        "buf-sz": "[BufferSize]",
        "buf-initial-sz": "[BufferInitialSize]",
        "buf-optimal-sz": "[BufferOptimalSize]",
        "minsection-pct": "[MinSectionPercent]",
        "maxsection-pct": "[MaxSectionPercent]",
        "enable-qm": "[EnableQM]",
        "qm-min": "[QmMin]",
        "qm-max": "[QmMax]",
        "chroma-qm-min": "[ChromaQmMin]",
        "chroma-qm-max": "[ChromaQmMax]",
        "lambda-scale-factors": "[LambdaScaleFactors]",
        "tf-strength": "[TfStrength]",
        "luminance-qp-bias": "[LuminanceQpBias]",
        "sharpness": "[Sharpness]",
        "preset": "[Preset]",
        "keyint": "[Keyint]",
        "irefresh-type": "[IrefreshType]",
        "scd": "[SceneChangeDetection]",
        "lookahead": "[Lookahead]",
        "hierarchical-levels": "[HierarchicalLevels]",
        "pred-struct": "[PredStruct]",
        "rtc": "[RTC]",
        "tile-rows": "[TileRows]",
        "tile-columns": "[TileColumns]",
        "enable-dlf": "[EnableDLF]",
        "enable-cdef": "[EnableCDEF]",
        "enable-restoration": "[EnableRestoration]",
        "enable-tpl-la": "[EnableTplLa]",
        "enable-mfmv": "[EnableMFMV]",
        "enable-dg": "[EnableDG]",
        "fast-decode": "[FastDecode]",
        "enable-tf": "[EnableTF]",
        "enable-overlays": "[EnableOverlays]",
        "tune": "[Tune]",
        "scm": "[ScreenContentMode]",
        "film-grain": "[FilmGrain]",
        "film-grain-denoise": "[FilmGrainDenoise]",
        "superres-mode": "[SuperresMode]",
        "superres-denom": "[SuperresDenom]",
        "superres-kf-denom": "[SuperresKfDenom]",
        "superres-qthres": "[SuperresQthres]",
        "superres-kf-qthres": "[SuperresKfQthres]",
        "sframe-dist": "[SframeDist]",
        "sframe-mode": "[SframeMode]",
        "color-primaries": "[ColorPrimaries]",
        "transfer-characteristics": "[TransferCharacteristics]",
        "matrix-coefficients": "[MatrixCoefficients]",
        "color-range": "[ColorRange]",
        "chroma-sample-position": "[ChromaSamplePosition]",
        "enable-variance-boost": "[EnableVarianceBoost]",
        "variance-boost-strength": "[VarianceBoostStrength]",
        "variance-octile": "[VarianceOctile]"
      }
    }
  }
}

Profile and Level Parameters

Parameter	Description	Allowed Values	Default Value
profile	Bitstream profile	0 – main 1 – high 2 – professional	none
level	Bitstream level, defined in A.3 of the AV1 spec	Decimal number (e.g., 2.0, 4.0, 5.1, 7.3)	none

Rate Control Parameters

Parameter	Description	Allowed Values	Default Value
rc	Rate control mode	0 – CRF or CQP 1 – VBR 2 – CBR	none
qp	Initial QP level value (CQP mode only)	Integer between 1 and 63	none
crf	Constant Rate Factor value (CRF mode)	Integer between 1 and 70	none
tbr	Target Bitrate for VBR and CBR encoding	Integer 1-100000 (kbps), supports b/k/m suffixes	none
mbr	Maximum Bitrate for Capped CRF	Integer 1-100000 (kbps), supports b/k/m suffixes	none
min-qp	Minimum quantizer for VBR and CBR	Integer between 1 and 63	none
max-qp	Maximum quantizer for VBR and CBR	Integer between 1 and 63	none
aq-mode	Adaptive QP level	0 – off 1 – variance base using AV1 segments 2 – deltaq pred efficiency	none
undershoot-pct	Allowable datarate undershoot percentage (VBR/CBR)	Integer 0-100	none
overshoot-pct	Allowable datarate overshoot percentage (VBR/CBR)	Integer 0-100	none
mbr-overshoot-pct	Allowable datarate overshoot percentage for Capped CRF	Integer 0-100	none
gop-constraint-rc	Enable GoP constraint rate control	0 – off 1 – on	none
buf-sz	Client buffer size in ms (CBR only)	Integer 20-10000	none
buf-initial-sz	Client initial buffer size in ms (CBR only)	Integer 20-10000	none
buf-optimal-sz	Client optimal buffer size in ms (CBR only)	Integer 20-10000	none
minsection-pct	GOP min bitrate (percentage of target rate)	Integer 0-100	none
maxsection-pct	GOP max bitrate (percentage of target rate)	Integer 0-10000	none

Quantization Matrix Parameters

Parameter	Description	Allowed Values	Default Value
enable-qm	Enable quantisation matrices	0 – off 1 – on	none
qm-min	Min quant matrix flatness	Integer 0-15	none
qm-max	Max quant matrix flatness	Integer 0-15	none
chroma-qm-min	Min chroma quant matrix flatness	Integer 0-15	none
chroma-qm-max	Max chroma quant matrix flatness	Integer 0-15	none
lambda-scale-factors	Scale factors for lambda values per frame type (comma-separated)	Comma-separated integers (value/128 = actual scale)	none

Psychovisual (PSY) Parameters

Parameter	Description	Allowed Values	Default Value
tf-strength	Temporal filtering strength	Integer 0-4	none
luminance-qp-bias	Adjusts frame QP based on average luma	Integer 0-100	none
sharpness	Bias towards decreased/increased sharpness	Integer -7 to 7	none

GOP and Temporal Structure Parameters

Parameter	Description	Allowed Values	Default Value
preset	Encoder preset (higher = faster, lower quality)	Integer -1 to 13	none
keyint	GOP size in frames	Integer >= -2 (-2: ~5 seconds, -1: infinite for CRF)	none
irefresh-type	Intra refresh type	1 – FWD Frame (Open GOP) 2 – KEY Frame (Closed GOP)	none
scd	Scene change detection control	0 – off 1 – on	none
lookahead	Number of frames to look ahead	Integer -1 to 120 (-1: auto)	none
hierarchical-levels	Hierarchical levels beyond base layer	2 – 3 temporal layers 3 – 4 temporal layers 4 – 5 temporal layers 5 – 6 temporal layers	none
pred-struct	Prediction structure	1 – low delay frames 2 – random access	none
rtc	Fast settings for RTC in low-delay mode	0 – off 1 – on	none

Tiling Parameters

Parameter	Description	Allowed Values	Default Value
tile-rows	Number of tile rows (log2)	Integer 0-6	none
tile-columns	Number of tile columns (log2)	Integer 0-4	none

AV1 Coding Tools Parameters

Parameter	Description	Allowed Values	Default Value
enable-dlf	Deblocking loop filter control	0 – off 1 – on	none
enable-cdef	Enable Constrained Directional Enhancement Filter	0 – off 1 – on	none
enable-restoration	Enable loop restoration filter	0 – off 1 – on	none
enable-tpl-la	Temporal Dependency model control (CRF/CQP only)	0 – off 1 – on	none
enable-mfmv	Motion Field Motion Vector control	-1 – auto 0 – off 1 – on	none
enable-dg	Dynamic GoP control	0 – off 1 – on	none
fast-decode	Fast Decoder levels	0, 1, or 2	none
enable-tf	Enable ALT-REF (temporally filtered) frames	0 – off 1 – on 2 – on	none
enable-overlays	Enable insertion of overlayer pictures	0 – off 1 – on	none

Tuning and Content Parameters

Parameter	Description	Allowed Values	Default Value
tune	Tuning metric	0 – VQ 1 – PSNR 2 – SSIM	none
scm	Screen content detection level	0 – off 1 – on 2 – content adaptive	none
film-grain	Film grain level (denoising level)	Integer 0-50	none
film-grain-denoise	Apply denoising when film grain is ON	0 – no denoising 1 – level set by film-grain parameter	none

Super-Resolution Parameters

Parameter	Description	Allowed Values	Default Value
superres-mode	Super-resolution mode	0 – off 1, 2, 3 – on 4 – auto-select	none
superres-denom	Super-resolution denominator (mode 1 only)	Integer 8-16 (8: no scaling, 16: half-scaling)	none
superres-kf-denom	Super-resolution denominator for key frames (mode 1 only)	Integer 8-16	none
superres-qthres	Super-resolution q-threshold (mode 3 only)	Integer 0-63	none
superres-kf-qthres	Super-resolution q-threshold for key frames (mode 3 only)	Integer 0-63	none

S-Frame Parameters

Parameter	Description	Allowed Values	Default Value
sframe-dist	S-Frame interval in frames	Integer >= 0 (0: off)	none
sframe-mode	S-Frame insertion mode	1 – only if altref frame 2 – next altref frame	none

Color Metadata Parameters

Parameter	Description	Allowed Values	Default Value
color-primaries	Color primaries	Integer 0-22	none
transfer-characteristics	Transfer characteristics	Integer 0-22	none
matrix-coefficients	Matrix coefficients	Integer 0-14	none
color-range	Color range	0 – Studio 1 – Full	none
chroma-sample-position	Chroma sample position	unknown, vertical, left, colocated, topleft	none

Variance Boost Parameters

Parameter	Description	Allowed Values	Default Value
enable-variance-boost	Enable variance boost	0 – off 1 – on	none
variance-boost-strength	Variance boost strength	Integer 1-4	none
variance-octile	Octile for variance boost	Integer 1-8	none