VideoEncoder

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The VideoEncoder interface of the WebCodecs API encodes VideoFrame objects into EncodedVideoChunks.

Constructor

• VideoEncoder()
  • : Creates a new VideoEncoder object.

Instance properties

Inherits properties from its parent, EventTarget.

• encodeQueueSize Read only
  • : An integer representing the number of encode queue requests.
• state Read only
  • : Represents the state of the underlying codec and whether it is configured for encoding.

Events

• dequeue
  • : Fires to signal a decrease in encodeQueueSize.

Static methods

• VideoEncoder.isConfigSupported()
  • : Returns a promise indicating whether the provided VideoEncoderConfig is supported.

Instance methods

Inherits methods from its parent, EventTarget.

• configure()
  • : Asynchronously prepares the encoder to accept video frames for encoding with the specified parameters.
• encode()
  • : Asynchronously encodes a VideoFrame.
• flush()
  • : Returns a promise that resolves once all pending encodes have been completed.
• reset()
  • : Cancels all pending encodes and callbacks.
• close()
  • : Ends all pending work and releases system resources.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

Video processing with WebCodecs