api.video Glossary

All things video

A

• AAC (advanced audio coding)
• adaptive bitrate streaming
• algorithm
• artificial intelligence
• aspect ratio
• autoplay

B

• bit depth
• bit rate control
• bitrate
• buffer/buffering
• bumper

C

• captions
• chyron
• clipping
• cloud video platform
• cloud video streaming
• codec
• computer vision
• container
• content delivery network (CDN)
• controls

D

• dct compression
• deep learning
• dithering
• dvr

E

• embed

F

• ffmpeg
• framerate/frames per second (fps)

G

• gamma correction
• generative AI
• gpt (generative pre-trained transformer)

H

• H.261
• H.263
• H.264
• H.265
• HDR
• HTTP Live Streaming (HLS)
• hosting

I

• image to video
• ingest
• instant replay
• inter-frame compression

L

• large language model (LLM)
• latency
• loop
• lossy compression

M

• machine learning
• manifest file
• metadata
• models (AI)
• moderation
• mp4
• multimodal
• muted

N

• natural language processing
• neural networks

O

• OTT (over the top)

P

• poster
• preload

R

• RTMP (Real Time Messaging Protocol)
• RTMPS (Real-Time Messaging Protocol Secure)
• rate limit
• run-length encoding

S

• startup time

T

• text to image
• text to video
• thumbnail
• transcoding
• transmuxing
• trimming

V

• video 360-degree
• video alteration
• video compression
• video encoding
• video frame rate
• video platform
• video player
• video resolution
• video streaming api
• video transcription
• vod (video on demand)

W

• watermarking

Y

• YCbCr