video

ittybit video \
  -i input.mp4 \
  -o output.mp4

Converts video between formats, codecs, and resolutions. Smaller files mean faster page loads and lower CDN costs.

Options

Flag	Values	Default
`--format`	`mp4` · `webm` · `mov`	`mp4`
`--codec`	`h264` · `h265` · `vp9` · `av1`	per format
`--quality`	`very_low` · `low` · `medium` · `high` · `very_high`	auto
`--width`	pixels or `"50%"`	same as input
`--height`	pixels or `"50%"`	same as input
`--fit`	`contain` · `cover` · `fill`	—
`--background`	hex color (e.g. `#000000`)	—
`--fps`	1–60	same as input
`--start`	seconds	—
`--end`	seconds	—
`--no-audio`		strip audio
`--frames`	integer	—

Make a video work in every browser:

ittybit video \
  -i recording.mov \
  -o web.mp4

Defaults to h264 + AAC in MP4.

Resize and compress:

ittybit video \
  -i 4k.mp4 \
  -o 720p.mp4 \
  --width 1280 \
  --quality medium

Trim a clip:

ittybit video \
  -i long.mp4 \
  -o clip.mp4 \
  --start 10 \
  --end 15

WebM with VP9:

ittybit video \
  -i input.mp4 \
  -o output.webm \
  --format webm \
  --codec vp9

Codec must match container: h264/h265 → mp4/mov, vp9 → webm, av1 → mp4/webm.

Output to S3:

ittybit video \
  -i input.mp4 \
  -o s3://bucket/output.mp4 \
  --connection my-s3

Read from S3 and write back to S3:

ittybit video \
  -i s3://bucket/raw/upload.mov \
  -o s3://bucket/web/video.mp4 \
  --connection my-s3 \
  --quality medium

Run on Ittybit infrastructure instead of locally:

ittybit video \
  -i https://example.com/video.mp4 \
  --cloud \
  --quality medium

Requires ITTYBIT_API_KEY. The file is processed remotely and the output URL is returned.