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updatedAt: 2025-06-18T15:14:04.000Z
agentTools:
projectIndex: https://api.encoding.com/llms.txt
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# Other Format Options
A variety of additional output configuration parameters can be found here.
```xml
[UserID][UserKey][Action][SourceFile][DestinationPath][ProfileName][EncoderVersion][yes|no][1|][BufferSize][BufferOccupancy][yes|filter|no|auto][InterlacedType][yes|no][yes|no][WebMPreset][BFramesMode][GOPType][SpatialLumaStrength][SpatialChromaStrength][TemporalLumaStrength][yes|no][yes|no][yes|no][yes|no][PixFormat][yes|no][yes|no][yes|no][SlicesNumber][SpeedCorrection][ColorMatrix][ColorMatrix][yes|no][FramesPadding][FramesPadding][yes|no][IDMapping][TsID][yes|no][mpegts|mp4][0|2|3][yes|no][name=value][yes|no][DPPFileURL][yes|no][top|bottom][PulldownPattern][AThresholdPane1][BThresholdPane1][AThresholdPane2][BThresholdPane2][AThresholdPane3][BThresholdPane3][AveragingFramesNumber]
[AveragingPlanes]
[yes|no]
```
```json
{
"query": {
"userid": "[UserID]", // required
"userkey": "[UserKey]", // required
"action": "addMedia", // required
"source": "[SourceFile]", // required
"format": {
"output": "[output]", // required
"destination": "[DestinationPath]", // required for multi-bitrate formats
// and if reference_movie_alias set to non-default value
// and pack_files set to no
"profile": "[ProfileName]",
"encoder": "[EncoderVersion]",
"two_pass": "[yes|no]",
"two_pass_decoding": "[1|]",
"bufsize": "[BufferSize]",
"rc_init_occupancy": "[BufferOccupancy]",
"deinterlacing": "[yes|filter|no|auto]",
"force_interlaced": "[InterlacedType]",
"add_meta": "[yes|no]",
"hint": "[yes|no]",
"preset": "[WebMPreset]",
"bframes": "[BFramesMode]",
// bframes option only available for mpeg2 output
"gop": "[GOPType]",
"luma_spatial": "[SpatialLumaStrength]",
"chroma_spatial": "[SpatialChromaStrength]",
"luma_temp": "[TemporalLumaStrength]",
"strip_chapters": "[yes|no]",
"vidly_hls": "[yes|no]",
"vidly_hd": "[yes|no]",
"hard_cbr": "[yes|no]",
"pix_format": "[PixFormat]",
"best_quality": "[yes|no]",
"interlaced": "[yes|no]",
"copy_timestamps": "[yes|no]",
"slices": "[SlicesNumber]",
"speed": "[SpeedCorrection]",
"scale_in_color_matrix": "[ColorMatrix]",
"scale_out_color_matrix": "[ColorMatrix]",
"alpha_channel": "[yes|no]",
"black_padding_start": "[FramesPadding]",
"black_padding_end": "[FramesPadding]",
"black_padding_keyframe": "[yes|no]",
"stream_id_mapping": "[IDMapping]",
"transport_stream_id": "[TsID]",
"intermediate_stitch_multijob": "[yes|no]",
"container": "[mpegts|mp4]",
"reference_movie_alias": "[0|2|3]",
"ommcp_repack": "[yes|no]",
"ommq_data": "[name=value]",
"pack_files": "[yes|no]",
"dpp_metadata_file": "[DPPFileURL]",
"cut_before_speed": "[yes|no]",
"telecine": {
"first_field": "[top|bottom]",
"pattern": "[PulldownPattern]"
},
"atadenoise": {
"a0": "[AThresholdPane1]",
"b0": "[BThresholdPane1]",
"a1": "[AThresholdPane2]",
"b1": "[BThresholdPane2]",
"a2": "[AThresholdPane3]",
"b2": "[BThresholdPane3]",
"s": "[AveragingFramesNumber]",
"p": "[AveragingPlanes]"
},
"remove_init_ts_delay": "[yes|no]"
// format params
}
}
}
```
| Parameter | Description | Allowed Values | Default Value |
| :--------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **profile** | This defines various sets of capabilities which are referred to as profiles, that target specific classes of applications. | high, main, baseline | **fl9, mpeg4, flv**: high **mp4, m4v**: main **ipod, iphone, ipad, 3gp, psp**: baseline |
| **encoder** | Specify which version of Encoding.com's engine to use. | v1, v3, edc1 | v1 |
| **two\_pass** | Enable or disable two\_pass encoding. | yes, no | no |
| **two\_pass\_decoding** | Decode to a lossless format prior to encoding to reduce errors. | 1 | *none* |
| **bufsize** | Specify the rate control buffer size in bits. | N or Nk – where N is any non-zero integer | *none* |
| **rc\_init\_occupancy** | Specify the initial rate control buffer occupancy in bits. | N or Nk – where N is any non-zero integer\` | *none* |
| **deinterlacing** | Enable de-interlacing. | **yes** – force apply de-interlacing **filter** – use ffmpeg de-interlacing filter **no** – don't apply de-interlacing **auto** – use de-interlacing if source's scan type is interlaced | auto |
| **force\_interlaced** | Specify the interlaced encoding type. Only works with MPEG-TS. | available formats: tff, bff, no **mxf**: tff, bff, source, no | no |
| **add\_meta** | Adds meta data to the file. Only works with FLV. | yes, no | **All**: *none* **flv**: no |
| **hint** | Add RTP data (for streaming servers). Only works with MP4. | yes, no | **All**: *none* **mp4**: no |
| **preset** | Specify format preset. Only works with WebM. | **1** — 2-Pass Best Quality VBR Encoding **2** — 2-Pass Faster VBR Encoding **3** — 2-Pass VBR Encoding for Smooth Playback on Low-end Hardware **4** — 2-Pass CBR Encoding for Limited-bandwidth Streaming **5** — 2-Pass VBR Encoding for Noisy / Low-quality Input Source **6** — 1-Pass Good Quality VBR Encoding **7** — 1-Pass Fast VBR Encoding **8** — Real-time CBR Encoding and Streaming | 6 |
| **bframes** | Specify the bframes format. | 2 lock:parameter, 0 "data": \{ | 2 |
| **gop** | Specify the group of picture format. | sgop k:parameters] \{ , cgop : \{ "h-0": "Parameter" | [cgop](https://api.encoding.com/reference/output-formats) |
| **luma\_spatial** | Specify the spatial luma strength. | Positive integer from 0 to 255. | 4 |
| **chroma\_spatial** | Specify the spatial chroma strength. | Positive integer from 0 to 255. | 3 |
| **luma\_temp** | Specify the temporal luma strength. | Positive integer from 0 to 255. | 6 |
| **strip\_chapters** | Strip the chapters markers. | yes, no | no |
| **vidly\_hls** | Enables the HLS format for Vidly Lite outputs. | yes, no | no |
| **vidly\_hd** | Enables HD button in Vid.ly player. High Definition (720p) videos will be generated. | yes, no | no |
| **hard\_cbr** | Specify HRD information and pack the bitstream to the specified bitrate. | yes, no | no |
| **pix\_format** | Specify the pixel format – ability to lock output to YUV420p colorspace. | **all**: yuv420p, yuv422p, yuvj420p, yuvj422p, yuv420p10le, yuv422p10le, yuv444p10le, source **qtrle**: rgb24, rgb555be, argb, gray, source | **all**: yuv420p **qtrle**: rgb24 |
| **best\_quality** | Specify the best quality mode (very slow) – dnxhd output only | yes, no | no |
| **interlaced** | Enable interlacing for dnxhd output only. | yes, no | no |
| **copy\_timestamps** | Do not process input timestamps, but keep their values without trying to generate them. | yes, no | yes |
| **slices** | Specify the number of slices, used in parallelized encoding. | Positive Integer | *none* |
| **speed** | Specify the speed of video correction | Positive float **number** or **percentage** value **Number** – output speed will be changed to match specified number of frames per second **Percentage** – output speed will be set to specified percent of source media | *none* |
| **scale\_in\_color\_matrix** | Scaler Input Color Matrix | auto, bt601, bt740, smpte170m, bt709, fcc, smpte240m, bt2020 | *none* |
| **scale\_out\_color\_matrix** | Scaler Output Color Matrix | auto, bt601, bt740, smpte170m, bt709, fcc, smpte240m, bt2020 | *none* |
| **alpha\_channel** | Pass through alpha channel from source file | yes, no | no |
| **black\_padding\_start** | Prepends a specified number of black frames before video | Positive integer number | 0 |
| **black\_padding\_end** | Appends a specified number of black frames after video | Positive integer number | 0 |
| **black\_padding\_keyframe** | Add IDR frames to the end of appended black frames. Prepended black frames always starts with IDR. | yes, no | yes |
| **stream\_id\_mapping** | Container stream id metadata mapping | Comma separated list of id pairs separated by colon. E.g "data": \{ : "h-0": "P,rameter", : "h-1": "Des | *none* |
| **transport\_stream\_id** | MPEG-TS Transport Stream ID | Hex number | *none* |
| **intermediate\_stitch\_multijob** | Stitch adaptive intermediate program segments into single file | yes, no | no |
| **container** | Container for the adaptive\_intermediaite output | mpegts, mp4 | mpegts |
| **reference\_movie\_alias** | Reference Movie Alias Type. If this parameter value set to non-default value then each output stream will be put to the separate file. | • **0** – None • **2** – Apple. Stream files will be put to the same directory as index file. • **3** – Omneon. Stream files will be put to the "media.dir" subdirectory. | 0 |
| **ommcp\_repack** | Make the output pass through ommcp tool (for special purposes). | yes, no | no |
| **ommq\_data** | Make the output pass through ommq tool (to add specific omneon metadata). | \[N:]name=value | *none* |
| **pack\_files** | Pack all MOV streams files in one tar file | yes, no | no |
| **dpp\_metadata\_file** | DPP AS11 metadata file | Valid URL | *none* |
| **cut\_before\_speed** | Cut source file before manipulating with speed | yes, no | no |
| **Telecine Parameters** | | | |
| **first\_field** | Interlaced type | top, bottom | top |
| **pattern** | Pulldown Pattern | string with digits | 23 |
| **ATA Denoise Parameters** | | | |
| **a0** | Threshold A for 1st plane | Float number between 0 and 0.3 | 0.02 |
| **b0** | Threshold B for 1st plane | Float number between 0 and 5 | 0.04 |
| **a1** | Threshold A for 2nd plane | Float number between 0 and 0.3 | 0.02 |
| **b1** | Threshold B for 2nd plane | Float number between 0 and 5 | 0.04 |
| **a2** | Threshold A for 3rd plane | Float number between 0 and 0.3 | 0.02 |
| **b2** | Threshold B for 3rd plane | Float number between 0 and 5 | 0.04 |
| **s** | Number of frames that will be used for averaging. | Odd positive integer number. | 9 |
| **p** | What planes of frame will be used for averaging | ***all** - all planes * *positive integer number* - planes count | *none* |
| **remove\_init\_ts\_delay** | Removes the initial PTS delay in MPEG-TS output | yes, no | no |
> 🚧 For bframes parameter
>
> **Bframes** option available only for **mpeg2** output format!
> 🚧 For pix\_format parameter
>
> If '*source*' specified as value, then **\** won't be added to format options.
> 🚧 For interlaced parameter
>
> Bitrate for **dnxhd** output is specified separately and the default is *145m*.
> 🚧 For alpha\_channel
>
> The **\** parameter available only for **webm** output format.
> 🚧 For transport\_stream\_id
>
> The **\** parameter available only for **mpegts** output format.
> 🚧 For force\_interlaced
>
> The **\** parameter available only for **apple\_prores**, **cablelabs\_mpegts**, **dnxhd**, **dnxhd\_mxf**, **hds**, **ipad**, **iphone**, **ipod**, **kindle\_fire**, **mainconcept\_mxf**, **mov**, **mov\_prores**, **mp4**, **mpeg\_dash**, **mpegts**, **mxf**, **psp**, **roku\_1200**, **roku\_1800**, **roku\_2700**, **roku\_800**, **roku\_hls**, **smooth\_streaming**, **wowza**, **wowza\_multibitrate**, **wowza\_multibitrate\_mp4**, **advanced\_hls**, **fmp4\_hls**, **advanced\_dash**, **advanced\_fmp4**, and **advanced\_mss** output formats.
> 🚧 For reference\_movie\_alias and pack\_files parameters
>
> The **\** and **\** parameters supported only for the **mov** output format.
>
> The **\** parameter will work only if **\** has non-default value.
>
> If **\** parameter set to non-default value and **\** set to *no* then **\** parameter becomes required.
> 🚧 For ommcp\_repack parameter
>
> The **\** parameter available only for **mov** and **mxf\_op1a** output formats
> \`
> 🚧 For ommq\_data parameter
>
> The **\** parameter available only for **mxf\_op1a** output format
> \`>
> 🚧 For dpp\_metadata\_file parameter
>
> The **\** parameter available only for **mxf\_as11** output format
> 🚧 For remove\_init\_ts\_delay
>
> The **\** parameter available only for **mpegts** output format.