Convert MP4 to VP9 via API

VP9 is Google's open video codec used by YouTube. Encode your content in VP9 for excellent compression and broad web browser support without royalty fees.

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Use the API

curl -X POST https://renderio.dev/v1/commands \
  -H "X-API-KEY: ffsk_your_api_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "ffmpeg_command": "-i {in_video} -c:v libvpx-vp9 -crf 31 -b:v 0 -c:a libopus {out_video}",
  "input_files": {
    "in_video": "https://example.com/input.mp4"
  },
  "output_files": {
    "out_video": "output.webm"
  }
}'

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Common Variations

High quality (CRF 20)

-i input.mp4 -c:v libvpx-vp9 -crf 20 -b:v 0 -c:a libopus output.webm

Target 2Mbps bitrate

-i input.mp4 -c:v libvpx-vp9 -b:v 2M -c:a libopus output.webm

Fast encoding

-i input.mp4 -c:v libvpx-vp9 -crf 33 -b:v 0 -cpu-used 4 -c:a libopus output.webm

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