The VideoEncoder interface of the WebCodecs API encodes VideoFrame objects into EncodedVideoChunks.

VideoEncoder()

Creates a new VideoEncoder object.

Inherits properties from its parent, EventTarget.

VideoEncoder.encodeQueueSize Read only

An integer representing the number of encode queue requests.

VideoEncoder.state Read only

Represents the state of the underlying codec and whether it is configured for encoding.

dequeue

Fires to signal a decrease in VideoEncoder.encodeQueueSize.

VideoEncoder.isConfigSupported()

Returns a promise indicating whether the provided VideoEncoderConfig is supported.

Inherits methods from its parent, EventTarget.

VideoEncoder.configure()

Asynchronously prepares the encoder to accept video frames for encoding with the specified parameters.

VideoEncoder.encode()

Asynchronously encodes a VideoFrame.

VideoEncoder.flush()

Returns a promise that resolves once all pending encodes have been completed.

VideoEncoder.reset()

Cancels all pending encodes and callbacks.

VideoEncoder.close()

Ends all pending work and releases system resources.

Video processing with WebCodecs