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Choose an Encoding Tier NEW Select either baseline or smart encoding.
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Set Max Resolution The highest resolution available will be 2160p.
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Add Generated Captions NEW We'll use speech recognition technology to generate captions.
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Enabled Use a video URL to create an asset in Mux Update "input" with your video's URL in the post body editor below, or run the request as-is to view our test video.
POST https://api.mux.com/video/v1/assets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 { "input": "https://storage.googleapis.com/muxdemofiles/mux.mp4", "playback_policy": [ "public" ], "max_resolution_tier": "2160p", "encoding_tier": "smart" }
Run request Or upload a video directly to Mux Run the request below to walkthrough how to upload a video from your machine.
Learn more about direct uploads POST https://api.mux.com/video/v1/uploads 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 { "new_asset_settings": { "playback_policy": [ "public" ], "max_resolution_tier": "2160p", "encoding_tier": "smart" }, "cors_origin": "*" }
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