Video QA | Video codec

A codec (which stands for Compression-Decompression) processes video or audio and stores it in a stream of bytes. Codecs use algorithms to effectively shrink the size of the audio or video file (compress), and then decompress it when needed.

Video codec settings in Cape Ad Validation

In Cape Ad Validation, you can select one or several of the below options:

• H264
• H265 (HEVC)
• MPEG-4 Visual
• ProRes
• Sorenson Spark
• VC-1
• VP6
• VP8
• VP9
• WMV8
• AV1

Cape Ad Validation's recommendation

Enabling this setting ensures files match your requirements in regards to video codec.