Comparison of video tags
We offer three components for embedding videos into your Remotion composition:
<OffthreadVideo />- our recommendation, based on a Rust-based frame extractor<Video />fromremotion- based on the HTML5<video>element<Video />from@remotion/media- an experimental WebCodecs-based component, set to become the default
This page offers a comparison to help you decide which tag to use.
<OffthreadVideo /> | <Video /> <Audio /> ( remotion) | <Video /> <Audio /> (@remotion/media) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Based on | Rust + FFmpeg binary | HTML5 <video> tag | Mediabunny, WebCodecs |
| Frame-perfect | ✅ | ❌ Not guaranteed | ✅ |
| Partial download of asset | ❌ | Only with muted prop | ✅ |
| Preview | HTML5 <video> | HTML5 <video> | HTML5 <video> Soon: WebCodecs |
| Render Speed | Fast | Medium | Fastest |
| Supported containers | .aac, .avi, .caf, .flac, .flv, .m4a, .mkv, .mp3, .mp4, .ogg, .wav, .webm | .aac, .flac, .m4a, .mkv, .mp3, .mp4, .ogg, .wav, .webm | .aac, .flac, .mkv, .mov, .mp3, .mp4, .ogg, .wav, .webm |
| Supported codecs | AAC, AC3, AV1, FLAC, H.264, H.265, M4A, MP3, Opus, PCM, ProRes, VP8, VP9, Vorbis | AAC, FLAC, H.264, MP3, Opus, VP8, VP9, Vorbis | AAC, FLAC, H.264, MP3, Opus, VP8, VP9, Vorbis Planned: Fallback to <OffthreadVideo> for unsupported codecs |
| HLS Support | No | Only during preview | Planned |
| CORS required | No | No | Yes |
| Loopable | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
playbackRate (Speed Change) | ✅ | ✅ | Planned |
toneFrequency (Pitch Change) | Only during rendering | Only during rendering | Planned |