# How Does Video Encoding Work?

**URL:** https://community.wowza.com/t/how-does-video-encoding-work/94107
**Category:** Video Tutorials
**Created:** [November 16, 2021, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-does-video-encoding-work/94107 "2021-11-16T20:56:49Z")
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Video encoding plays an important part in live streaming. It’s the process of converting a raw video signal from a camera into a compressed digital format for efficient delivery across the internet. The encoder might be integrated directly into a camera, or even take the form of computer software or a mobile app.

Often, the encoder as a studio tool is used to both apply a codec that compresses the video signal and implement a protocol to transport that stream over the internet.

While this process often includes audio and video encoding, we’ll focus on the video aspect for simplicity.

  
  

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/wowza1/original/1X/0df95d1403a05aa70a45015507ad1c38911752b6.jpeg "How Does Video Encoding Work?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTC4ps8HFG8)