Media processing glossary

The formats, codecs, protocols, and pipeline concepts behind file processing — written for the teams whose customers upload media every day, and who need it handled reliably at scale.

Ship media processing without owning the stack

Definitions are the easy part. Put the pipeline behind them on infrastructure you don’t have to run.
Building file processing from scratch
Ready-to-use API & SDKs
Scaling infrastructure headaches
Auto-scaling global infrastructure
Managing codec updates
Always up-to-date processing
Handling file security
Enterprise-grade security
Supporting all file formats
1000+ formats & codecs supported
Fragmented media tooling
One API for file workflows
GDPR
HIPAA
ISO 27001ISO27001
AES-256
SOC 2 Type II

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