Short-Form Video
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Premium Feature
Short-Form Video is currently available for Imgix customers on our Premium plans. If you’re interested in this feature, please contact our sales team for more information.
The Short-Form Video feature allows for convenient and quick transformation of any video format using Imgix parameters. Because Short-Form Video does not require transcoding or a web player with HLS support, it is ideal for short videos that are less than 5 minutes long.
Short-Form Video is available through the .net domain extension. For example, https://assets.imgix.net/videos/girl-reading-book-in-library.mp4?fm=mp4 will utilize the Short-Form Video feature to return an MP4 file.
You must append the ?fm=mp4 parameter to the end of your video URL to enable the Short-Form Video feature and parameters.
Short-Form Video Differences
- Short-Form Video is available through the
.netdomain extension. For example,https://assets.imgix.net/videos/girl-reading-book-in-library.mp4?fm=mp4 - Short-Form Video shares the domain of the Rendering API. This means you can also use custom domains.
- Short-Form Videos require no transcoding and can be immediately served as long as the Origin video is accessible
Optimizing Short-Form Video
Compared to images, where resizing is the most common optimization operation, video optimization is more complex. The most impactful optimization operations are:
video-bitrate: This parameter allows you to specify the video’s bitrate, which can significantly affect the quality and size of the video. A higher bitrate generally results in better quality but larger file size. The recommended range is between1Mand5M.video-codec: This parameter allows you to specify the codec of the video. Some codecs are more efficient than others, though all browsers may not support them.