Every platform publishes its encoder settings somewhere different, in a different format, and changes them without telling anyone. This sheet puts the current figures side by side, taken from each platform's own help pages and dated, so you can set an encoder once and know which destination will complain.
What to look for
- The lowest ceiling wins if you send one encode to several places: LinkedIn stops at 6 Mb/s and 1080p30, Vimeo Pro and Studio at 5 Mb/s.
- Keyframe intervals differ: 2 seconds suits YouTube, LinkedIn, Teams and IVS; Vimeo and X ask for 3.
- Microsoft retired Teams live events on 30 June 2026. RTMP-In for meetings, events and town halls is the route now, and its ingest addresses move to new ports by the end of 2026.
- LinkedIn and Vimeo cap stream length (4 and 12 hours). Multi-day conferences need a plan for the restart.
Platforms change these without notice. We re-check the sheet regularly; check the platform's own page the week of your show.
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