Uscreen is your premier platform for hosting, selling, and distributing VOD and SVOD content.
While we don’t offer direct consulting services for video editing or converting, we’ve put together key guidelines and useful resources to help you prepare your videos for upload.
Recommended Encoding Settings
Video Format and Bitrate Settings
Format: MP4 (file extension .mp4)
Codec: H.264 video codec (Main Profile)
Resolution: 1080p/2K or smaller (max 2048x1152p)
Frame Rate: 30 or 60 FPS (Uscreen is best optimized for these specific frame rates)
Bitrate: 8 Mbps or less (higher bitrates can cause playback issues)
For 1080p streaming: 5000 kbps (5 Mbps)
For 720p streaming: 3500 kbps (3.5 Mbps)
For 480p streaming: 1000 kbps (1 Mbps)
TIP: We also offer tips on how to reduce your video file size without sacrificing quality. We highly recommend you read the article!
Audio Format and Bitrate Settings
Audio Codec: AAC or MP3 (AAC preferred)
Audio Channels: Stereo (2 channels)
Audio Bitrate: 128-192 kbps for optimal quality
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz (standard for most content)
INFO: While our system works well with most audio formats, we recommend using AAC or MP3 for the fastest processing.
To ensure the highest audio quality, consider uploading your content in stereo, as non-stereo files will be automatically converted. Preparing your audio in stereo ahead of time helps deliver the best possible experience.
Additional Technical Specifications
Keyframe Interval: 10-second max (2 seconds recommended for streaming)
Color Profile: Set to "1-1-1" (Rec.709 for color primaries, transfer characteristics, and color matrix)
Range: Video range (16–235) for compatibility with most broadcast and OTT platforms
Color Depth: 8-bit 4:2:0 or less
GOP Structure: Closed GOP (group of pictures)
NOTE: Large, uncompressed video files or videos encoded in an unsupported format can get stuck in transcoding and may not upload properly.
Suggested Editors and Converters
Below are some resources for commonly used video editing and converting services.
Adobe Premiere Pro: https://helpx.adobe.com/support/premiere-pro.html
Adobe Spark (Express): https://helpx.adobe.com/support/express.html
Amerisoft Video Converter: http://support.aimersoft.com
Any Video Converter: https://www.any-video-converter.com/support
EditReady: https://docs.hedge.video/editready
Final Cut Pro: https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/resources
Freemake: https://www.freemake.com/support
Handbrake: https://handbrake.fr/community.php
iMovie: https://support.apple.com/imovie
Movavi: https://help.movavi.com
VideoProc: https://www.videoproc.com/support
Wondershare Filmora: https://filmora.wondershare.com/faq
Wondershare UniConverter: https://support.wondershare.com/uniconverter/general
NOTE: If the link for your respective service is not listed, or none of the links answer your question, we suggest searching through Google or YouTube for more helpful guides.