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Routing forwards a stream in an already compatible format – fast, lossless and without additional latency. Transcoding is used when the codec, resolution or bit rate need to be adapted, e.g. from HEVC (H.265) to MPEG-2 or from 1080p to 720p.<\/p>\n\n

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