Compress video API
Compress videos using the Shotstack cloud based video compressor API. Use the cloud based API to seamlessly transcode and compress media.
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Compress videos using the Shotstack cloud based video compressor API. Use the cloud based API to seamlessly transcode and compress media.
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{
"timeline": {
"background": "#000000",
"tracks": [
{
"clips": [
{
"asset": {
"type": "video",
"src": "https://shotstack-ingest-api-v1-au.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/62hne3bb81/zzyb59hr-40pm-1t1j-xkqm-1uooql4lmrbi/source.m4v",
"trim": 2
},
"start": 0,
"offset": {
"x": 0,
"y": 0
},
"position": "center",
"length": 6
}
]
}
]
},
"output": {
"size": {
"width": 1280,
"height": 720
},
"format": "mp4",
"quality": "low"
}
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