# Tutorial: Video Codecs and Encoding: Everything You Should Know

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**What does video encoding involve and how do video codecs work?**

- [What Is Video Encoding?](https://www.wowza.com/blog/video-codecs-encoding#encoding)
- [What Is a Codec?](https://www.wowza.com/blog/video-codecs-encoding#codec)
- [How Do Codecs Work](https://www.wowza.com/blog/video-codecs-encoding#how)
  - [Lossy vs. Lossless Video Encoding](https://www.wowza.com/blog/video-codecs-encoding#lossy-lossless)

- [What Is a Container Format?](https://www.wowza.com/blog/video-codecs-encoding#container)
- [Video Codecs vs. Containers: What’s the Difference?](https://www.wowza.com/blog/video-codecs-encoding#codecs-vs-containers)
- [Best Video Codecs for Streaming](https://www.wowza.com/blog/video-codecs-encoding#best-codecs)
  - [H.264/AVC](https://www.wowza.com/blog/video-codecs-encoding#H264)
  - [H.265/HEVC](https://www.wowza.com/blog/video-codecs-encoding#H265)
  - [AV1](https://www.wowza.com/blog/video-codecs-encoding#AV1)
  - [VP9](https://www.wowza.com/blog/video-codecs-encoding#VP9)
  - [H.266/VVC](https://www.wowza.com/blog/video-codecs-encoding#H266)

- [Encoding Best Practices](https://www.wowza.com/blog/video-codecs-encoding#best-practices)
- [Encoding vs. Transcoding](https://www.wowza.com/blog/video-codecs-encoding#transcoding)
- [Multi-Codec Delivery](https://www.wowza.com/blog/video-codecs-encoding#multi-codec)

  

> **[Video Codecs and Encoding: Everything You Should Know](https://www.wowza.com/blog/video-codecs-encoding)**
>
> Encoding involves compressing video data for delivery and storage. This requires the help of video codecs like H.264, H.265, AV1, and VP9.