HEVC is a recently established compression standard that supports larger frame sizes (including 8K) and HDR10 metadata for high-dynamic-range video. You can change the codec to HEVC in the Video inspector if your computer is running macOS 10.13 or later. When you add an MPEG-4-based setting to a job, Compressor chooses the H.264 format as the default codec. Settings based on the MPEG-4 format offer a choice of two encoders: H.264 and HEVC (High-Efficiency Video Coding, also known as H.265). (To learn more about HTTP Live Streaming, see HTTP Live Streaming and other related documents, available in Apple Developer Documentation.) You can also use this format to create files for audio podcasting and digital music playback. The MPEG-4 format is widely compatible with many different platforms and is often used for distribution on the Internet. In Compressor, the Prepare for HTTP Live Streaming destination and the AAC setting (for audio output) use the MPEG-4 transcoding format.
