Video Encoding & Codecs
Course Index
32 Lessons · 3 Levels
Master video encoding from fundamentals to cloud at scale — H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9, VMAF quality metrics, NVENC hardware encoding, HDR, and ABR ladders. Covers per-title encoding, FFmpeg recipes, AWS MediaConvert, AI-powered encoding & 4 real pipeline builds.
32Lessons
3Levels
4Projects
FreeAccess
Level ICodec Fundamentals & Format EssentialsLessons 1–10
LESSON 01
Video Encoding & Codecs: Overview
LESSON 02
How Video Compression Works
LESSON 03
H.264 AVC: Profiles & Levels
LESSON 04
H.265 HEVC: Efficiency & Licensing
LESSON 05
VP9: Google's Open Codec
LESSON 06
AV1: Royalty-Free Next-Gen Codec
LESSON 07
Codec Selection: Use-Case Guide
LESSON 08
Containers: MP4, MKV, WebM & CMAF
LESSON 09
Rate Control: CRF, CBR, VBR & QVBR
LESSON 10
GOP Structure & Keyframe Intervals
Level IIAdvanced Encoding, Quality & PipelinesLessons 11–22
LESSON 11
Encoding Presets & Speed vs Quality
LESSON 12
ABR Ladder Design & Optimisation
LESSON 13
Per-Title & Per-Scene Encoding
LESSON 14
VMAF, PSNR & SSIM Quality Metrics
LESSON 15
Hardware Encoding: NVENC, QSV & AMF
LESSON 16
HDR: HLG, HDR10 & Dolby Vision
LESSON 17
Audio Codecs: AAC, Opus & Dolby
LESSON 18
Subtitles: SRT, VTT & TTML
LESSON 19
FFmpeg Production Recipes
LESSON 20
Multi-Codec Encoding Pipelines
LESSON 21
Thumbnail & Sprite Sheet Generation
LESSON 22
Video Quality & Benchmarking
Level IIICloud Encoding, AI & ProjectsLessons 23–32
LESSON 23
AWS MediaConvert: Cloud Transcoding
LESSON 24
GCP Transcoder & Video Intelligence
LESSON 25
Mux & Cloudinary Video APIs
LESSON 26
VVC (H.266) & Next-Gen Codecs
LESSON 27
AI-Powered Encoding Optimisation
LESSON 28
Encoding for Live vs VOD Workflows
LESSON 29
Build Multi-Format Video Pipeline
LESSON 30
Build a Per-Title Encoding System
LESSON 31
Build an HDR Processing Workflow
LESSON 32
Build a Cloud Encoding API