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What is the difference between low, medium and high bandwidth encoding?

April 26, 2017bandwidth difference encoding high low medium

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What is the difference between low, medium and high bandwidth encoding?

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The primary differences between low, medium and high bandwidth video encodings revolves around the frames per second (FPS) and the bit rate of the video. The FPS controls the number of individual video frames, which appear per second of playback the bitrate controls the amount of data being transferred per second. Video encodings designed for low bandwidth playback have lower number of frames per second and a lower bitrate, the lower FPS decreases the overall video quality in exchange for a smaller file. This is done so that low bandwidth viewers can view the file quickly. This is advantageous because a low bandwidth viewer would have to wait several minutes to view a high bandwidth video. As a side note, the type of video format being used also affects the overall file size.