# Peasy Video > Video tools made easy. Peasy Video provides free browser-based tools at https://peasyvideo.com/. All processing happens client-side — files never leave your device. ## Tools (15) - [Resolution Reference](https://peasyvideo.com/video/video-resolution/) — - [Bitrate Calculator](https://peasyvideo.com/video/video-bitrate/) — - [Frame Rate Converter](https://peasyvideo.com/video/video-framerate/) — - [Timecode Calculator](https://peasyvideo.com/video/video-timecode/) — - [Aspect Ratio Calculator](https://peasyvideo.com/video/video-aspect-ratio/) — - [File Size Estimator](https://peasyvideo.com/video/video-filesize/) — - [Speed & Slow-Mo Calculator](https://peasyvideo.com/video/video-speed/) — - [Storage Planner](https://peasyvideo.com/video/video-storage/) — - [Subtitle Time Converter](https://peasyvideo.com/video/video-subtitle-time/) — - [Bandwidth Calculator](https://peasyvideo.com/video/video-bandwidth/) — - [Color Space Reference](https://peasyvideo.com/video/video-color-space/) — - [Codec Reference](https://peasyvideo.com/video/video-codec/) — - [Platform Specs Guide](https://peasyvideo.com/video/video-platform/) — - [Chroma Subsampling Guide](https://peasyvideo.com/video/video-chroma/) — - [Screen Recording Guide](https://peasyvideo.com/video/video-screen-record/) — ## Guides (46) - [Video Codecs Explained: H.264, H.265, VP9, and AV1](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/video-codecs-explained/) — Video codecs determine file size, quality, and compatibility. This guide compares the major codecs, from the ubiquitous H.264 to the … - [File Format Conversion: A Complete Guide](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/file-format-conversion-guide/) — Converting files between formats is a daily task for professionals across every industry. This comprehensive guide covers document, image, audio, … - [Video Codec Comparison: H.264 vs H.265 vs VP9 vs AV1](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/video-codec-comparison-h264-h265-vp9-av1/) — Four dominant video codecs compete for web delivery and streaming. Each balances compression efficiency, encoding speed, and browser support differently. … - [Video Compression for Web: Reducing File Size Without Losing Quality](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/video-compression-web-delivery/) — Large video files slow page loads and consume bandwidth. Effective compression balances visual quality with file size using the right … - [GIF Creation and Optimization: Size, Quality, and Alternatives](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/gif-creation-optimization-guide/) — GIFs remain popular for short animations despite their technical limitations. This guide covers creation, optimization, and modern alternatives like WebP … - [How to Compress Video for Web Streaming](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/compress-video-web-streaming/) — Properly compressed video loads faster, buffers less, and saves bandwidth. Learn how to find the sweet spot between quality and … - [How to Create GIFs From Video Clips](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/create-gifs-from-video/) — GIFs remain popular for short animations, tutorials, and social media despite their technical limitations. This guide covers how to create … - [Social Media Video Specifications by Platform](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/social-media-video-specs/) — Each social platform has specific requirements for video dimensions, duration, file size, and format. Uploading video that doesn't meet these … - [Best Practices for Video Thumbnails and Previews](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/video-thumbnails-best-practices/) — Thumbnails are the first thing viewers see and directly impact click-through rates. Learn how to create effective video thumbnails and … - [Troubleshooting Video Encoding Errors](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/troubleshooting-video-encoding/) — Video encoding failures, quality issues, and compatibility problems can be frustrating to debug. This guide covers the most common encoding … - [Container Formats Explained: MP4, MKV, WebM, and MOV](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/video-container-formats-explained/) — Container formats wrap video, audio, and metadata into a single file. Understanding the difference between MP4, MKV, WebM, and MOV … - [How to Extract Audio From Video Files](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/how-to-extract-audio-from-video/) — Extracting audio tracks from video files is useful for creating podcasts from interviews, music from concerts, and audio-only versions of … - [How to Trim and Cut Video Clips in the Browser](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/how-to-trim-cut-video-browser/) — Browser-based video trimming removes unwanted sections without installing software. Learn how to make precise cuts while preserving quality. - [Instagram vs TikTok vs YouTube Shorts: Short-Form Video Compared](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/instagram-vs-tiktok-vs-youtube-shorts/) — Short-form video dominates social media. Compare Reels, TikTok, and Shorts for reach, monetization, and audience demographics. - [H.264 vs H.265 vs AV1: Video Codec Comparison](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/h264-vs-h265-vs-av1-comparison/) — Video codecs determine compression efficiency, quality, and compatibility. Compare the three dominant codecs for streaming and distribution. - [Video Compression for Social Media Platforms](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/video-compression-social-media/) — Each social media platform has different video requirements. Learn optimal encoding settings for YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. - [Troubleshooting Audio Sync Issues in Video](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/troubleshooting-audio-sync-video/) — Audio-video synchronization problems make content unwatchable. Learn how to diagnose and fix audio drift, delay, and sync offset issues. - [Troubleshooting Video Playback Problems](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/troubleshooting-video-playback-problems/) — Videos that won't play, stutter, or show artifacts are frustrating. Learn how to diagnose and fix common video playback issues. - [How to Optimize Video for Web Embedding](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/how-to-optimize-video-web-embedding/) — Compress and format videos for fast web loading with adaptive bitrate streaming and proper encoding settings. - [Video Aspect Ratios and Resolution Guide](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/video-aspect-ratios-resolution-guide/) — Choose correct aspect ratios and resolutions for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and web embedding. - [Video Encoding Settings for Maximum Quality at Minimum File Size](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/video-encoding-settings-quality-filesize/) — Encoding settings dramatically affect video quality and file size. Learn how bitrate, CRF, preset, and keyframe interval interact to produce … - [How to Add Subtitles and Captions to Video](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/how-to-add-subtitles-captions-video/) — Subtitles and captions make video accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers and improve engagement for all viewers. Learn the different … - [Troubleshooting Video Export and Rendering Errors](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/troubleshooting-video-export-rendering-errors/) — Fix common video export failures including codec errors, audio sync issues, and rendering crashes. - [Video Format Containers vs Codecs: What's the Difference?](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/video-containers-vs-codecs-explained/) — MP4, MKV, and WebM are containers; H.264, H.265, and VP9 are codecs. Understanding this distinction is essential for video conversion … - [Troubleshooting Video Buffering and Slow Loading](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/troubleshooting-video-buffering-slow-loading/) — Video buffering frustrates viewers and increases bounce rates. Diagnose whether the issue is encoding, hosting, or delivery and apply the … - [How to Convert Between Video Containers and Codecs](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/how-to-convert-video-containers-codecs/) — Understand the relationship between video containers (MP4, MKV, WebM) and codecs (H.264, H.265, VP9) for proper conversion. - [Video Aspect Ratios: Choosing the Right Format](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/video-aspect-ratios-choosing-right-format/) — Select the optimal aspect ratio for different platforms and viewing contexts. - [Video Accessibility: Audio Descriptions and Transcripts](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/video-accessibility-audio-descriptions/) — Making video content accessible requires more than captions. Learn about audio descriptions for blind viewers, transcripts, and accessible player controls. - [Video Encoding Settings for Web Delivery](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/video-encoding-settings-web-delivery/) — Optimize video encoding with the right codec, bitrate, and container settings for web playback. - [Fixing Video Playback Issues in Browsers](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/fixing-video-playback-issues-browsers/) — Troubleshoot common HTML5 video playback problems including codec errors, autoplay blocks, and CORS. - [How to Batch Process Multiple File Conversions](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/how-to-batch-process-file-conversions/) — Converting files one at a time is tedious and error-prone. Learn strategies for batch converting documents, images, audio, and video … - [How to Create Animated GIFs from Video Clips](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/how-to-create-animated-gifs-from-video/) — Animated GIFs remain one of the most shareable visual formats on the web. Learn how to extract the best moments … - [Video Container vs Codec: Understanding MP4, WebM, AVI, and MKV](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/video-container-vs-codec-mp4-webm-avi-mkv/) — Demystify the relationship between video containers and codecs. Learn why changing a file extension does not convert video, and how … - [Voice Recording Tips: Microphone Selection and Technique](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/voice-recording-tips-microphone-technique/) — Voice recordings for podcasts, narration, and video rely on proper microphone selection, positioning, and room setup. Small adjustments in technique … - [CSS aspect-ratio: Responsive Media Without Padding Hacks](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/css-aspect-ratio-responsive-media/) — Replace the decades-old padding-bottom hack for maintaining aspect ratios with the native CSS aspect-ratio property. Covers responsive images, videos, and … - [Video Thumbnail Extraction: Techniques and Best Frames](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/video-thumbnail-extraction-techniques/) — A compelling thumbnail determines whether viewers click your video. Extracting the right frame and optimizing it for different platforms requires … - [Video Format Conversion Guide: MP4, WebM, MOV, and AVI](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/video-format-conversion-mp4-webm-mov/) — Different platforms and devices require different video formats. Understanding container formats and their codec compatibility prevents quality loss during conversion. - [Aspect Ratios for Video: Platform Guide and Cropping Strategy](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/video-aspect-ratios-platform-guide/) — Each social platform and device favors different aspect ratios. Shooting and cropping strategically ensures your video fills the screen everywhere … - [Video Bitrate Optimization for Streaming Delivery](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/video-bitrate-optimization-streaming/) — Choosing the right bitrate balances video quality with buffering risk. Adaptive bitrate streaming solves this by serving multiple quality levels … - [Creating Seamless Video Loops for Backgrounds and Presentations](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/creating-seamless-video-loops/) — Looping video backgrounds add motion to websites and presentations. Creating seamless loops requires careful planning of start and end frames … - [Video Trimming Without Re-encoding: Lossless Cuts](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/video-trimming-without-reencoding/) — Re-encoding video during trimming degrades quality and takes time. Lossless cutting preserves the original quality by splitting at keyframe boundaries. - [HDR Video: Formats, Compatibility, and Tone Mapping](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/hdr-video-formats-compatibility/) — HDR video offers wider color range and higher contrast than SDR. Understanding HDR formats and tone mapping ensures your content … - [Video for Email: GIF vs MP4 vs Static Thumbnail Strategies](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/video-in-email-strategies/) — Email clients have inconsistent video support. Understanding fallback strategies ensures your video content reaches every subscriber effectively. - [Frame Rate Guide: Choosing 24fps, 30fps, or 60fps](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/frame-rate-guide-24-30-60-fps/) — Frame rate affects perceived motion quality, file size, and the emotional tone of your video. Different contexts call for different … - [Video Metadata and EXIF Data: What Your Files Contain](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/video-metadata-exif-data-explained/) — Video files embed metadata about creation date, camera settings, GPS location, and encoding parameters. Understanding this data helps with organization, … - [Troubleshooting Video Playback: Codec Errors, Black Screens, and Audio Sync](https://peasyvideo.com/guides/troubleshooting-video-playback-issues/) — Video playback problems — black screens, no audio, stuttering, or sync issues — usually stem from codec incompatibilities or corrupted … ## Glossary (43 terms) - [ABR](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/abr/) — A streaming technique that dynamically adjusts video quality based on the viewer's network conditions. - [AV1](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/av1/) — A royalty-free video codec offering 30-50% better compression than H.265, developed by the Alliance for … - [B-Frame](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/b-frame/) — A video frame that references both preceding and following frames for highly efficient compression. - [Bitrate (Video)](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/bitrate-video/) — The amount of video data processed per second, directly affecting quality and file size of … - [CBR](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/cbr/) — A video encoding mode maintaining a fixed data rate throughout, providing predictable file sizes and … - [CFR](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/cfr/) — A video encoding where frames are evenly spaced at a fixed interval, preferred for editing … - [Chroma Key](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/chroma-key/) — A technique replacing a solid-color background (green screen) with another image or video. - [Color Grading](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/color-grading/) — The process of altering the color and tone of video footage to achieve a desired … - [Container Format](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/container-format/) — A file format that wraps together video, audio, subtitles, and metadata streams (e.g. MP4, MKV, … - [CRF](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/crf/) — A quality-based encoding parameter where lower values produce higher quality at the cost of larger … - [DASH](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/dash/) — An adaptive streaming standard that breaks video into small HTTP-served segments at multiple quality levels. - [Deinterlacing](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/deinterlacing/) — The process of converting interlaced video into progressive frames for smooth display on modern screens. - [Dolby Vision](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/dolby-vision/) — A proprietary HDR format using dynamic metadata to optimize brightness and color on a scene-by-scene … - [Frame Blending](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/frame-blending/) — A technique that creates intermediate frames by blending adjacent frames to smooth slow-motion or speed … - [Frame Rate](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/frame-rate/) — The number of individual frames displayed per second in a video, measured in fps. - [GOP](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/gop/) — A sequence of video frames starting with a keyframe, defining the compression structure between keyframes. - [H.264](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/h264/) — The most widely used video codec, balancing compression efficiency with broad hardware and software compatibility. - [H.265](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/h265/) — A video codec offering ~50% better compression than H.264 at equivalent quality, used for 4K/8K … - [HDR10](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/hdr10/) — An open HDR standard using static metadata, 10-bit color depth, and Rec. 2020 color space … - [HLG](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/hlg/) — An HDR standard that is backward-compatible with SDR displays, developed by BBC and NHK for … - [HLS](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/hls/) — An Apple-developed adaptive streaming protocol using .m3u8 playlists and .ts segments, widely supported on the … - [I-Frame](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/i-frame/) — A self-contained video frame that does not reference other frames, serving as a random access … - [Interlacing](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/interlacing/) — A technique displaying alternating odd/even scan lines per frame, used in older broadcast standards. - [Keyframe](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/keyframe/) — A complete frame in a video that serves as a reference point for subsequent compressed … - [Letterboxing](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/letterboxing/) — Adding black bars to the top and bottom of a video to display widescreen content … - [LUT](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/lut/) — A color transformation preset that maps input color values to output values, used for color … - [Motion Estimation](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/motion-estimation/) — An encoding technique that identifies movement between frames to efficiently compress video using motion vectors. - [Muxing](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/muxing/) — The process of combining multiple audio, video, and subtitle streams into a single container file. - [Optical Flow](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/optical-flow/) — An AI-based method for generating new frames by analyzing pixel motion between existing frames for … - [P-Frame](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/p-frame/) — A video frame encoded as differences from the previous reference frame, providing moderate compression. - [Pillarboxing](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/pillarboxing/) — Adding black bars to the sides of a video to display 4:3 content in a … - [Proxy Editing](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/proxy-editing/) — Editing with lower-resolution copies of footage for smoother playback, then relinking to the originals for … - [Rec. 2020](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/rec-2020/) — A wide color gamut standard for UHD/4K video, covering 75% of the visible color spectrum … - [Rec. 709](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/rec-709/) — The standard color space for HD video, defining the color primaries and transfer function used … - [Stabilization](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/stabilization/) — A technique that reduces unwanted camera shake and motion in recorded video footage. - [Subtitle](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/subtitle/) — Text displayed on video representing dialogue or narration, either embedded (hardcoded) or as separate tracks. - [Timecode](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/timecode/) — A sequence of numeric codes (HH:MM:SS:FF) assigned to each video frame for precise identification and … - [Transcoding](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/transcoding/) — Converting video from one codec or format to another, often for compatibility or size reduction. - [Trimming](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/trimming/) — Removing unwanted portions from the beginning or end of a video clip. - [Two-Pass Encoding](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/two-pass-encoding/) — A video encoding method that analyzes the video in a first pass to optimize bitrate … - [VBR](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/vbr/) — A video encoding mode that allocates more bits to complex scenes and fewer to simple … - [VFR](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/vfr/) — A recording mode where the frame rate changes during capture, common in screen recordings and … - [Video Codec](https://peasyvideo.com/glossary/video-codec/) — Software that compresses and decompresses video data (e.g. H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9, AV1). ## API Base URL: https://peasyvideo.com/api/v1/ | Endpoint | Description | |----------|-------------| | GET /api/v1/tools/ | List all tools (filterable by category) | | GET /api/v1/tools/{slug}/ | Tool detail with description, steps, FAQ | | GET /api/v1/categories/ | Tool categories | | GET /api/v1/formats/ | File formats reference | | GET /api/v1/conversions/ | Format conversion guides | | GET /api/v1/glossary/ | Terminology definitions | | GET /api/v1/glossary/{slug}/ | Term with simple + technical explanations, code examples, references | | GET /api/v1/guides/ | Educational guides (filterable by category, audience_level) | | GET /api/v1/guides/{slug}/ | Full guide with content, takeaways, ToC, related guides | | GET /api/v1/use-cases/ | Real-world use cases | | GET /api/v1/search/?q={query} | Cross-model search | | GET /api/v1/sites/ | All 16 Peasy sites | OpenAPI spec: https://peasyvideo.com/api/openapi.json Swagger UI: https://peasyvideo.com/api/docs/ ## Content Negotiation All pages support Markdown output for AI agents: - Add `?format=md` to any page URL - Or send `Accept: text/markdown` header ## Platform Stats - 251 tools across 16 sites - 131 file formats documented - 1484 format conversion guides - 695 glossary terms - 645 educational guides - 302 real-world use cases Full catalog: https://peasyvideo.com/llms-full.txt