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The Renditions Ladder defines the quality levels your stream is transcoded into. Every rung is encoded simultaneously in real time — viewers are automatically served the best rendition for their device and connection speed, switching seamlessly between them as conditions change.

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Rendition Templates

Tenbyte provides three built-in templates as a starting point. Click Template in the Renditions Ladder section to apply one.
Rendition Templates

Rendition Templates

The Balanced template is selected by default and is the right choice for most use cases.

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Default Balanced Renditions

Click any row in the renditions table to expand and edit it.

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Adding a Custom Rung

Click + Add Rung to add a custom rendition on top of the template. Custom rungs are fully configurable.
Custom Rendition Rung

Custom Rendition Rung

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Video Settings

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Audio Settings

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Transmuxing

If your source is already encoded at the right bitrate and resolution, you can use Transmuxing instead of full re-encoding. Transmuxing passes the video and audio through without re-encoding — it only repackages the stream into the chosen output format (HLS or DASH). This gives you the lowest latency and lowest CPU usage of any processing option. Use transmuxing when:
  • Your encoder is already producing the exact output quality you need.
  • You want to minimise processing latency.
  • You do not need multiple renditions — just a single passthrough quality level.

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GPU Transcoding

For high-resolution or high-bitrate streams, enable GPU Transcoding to offload encoding from the CPU to a dedicated GPU. This significantly increases the number of concurrent streams that can be processed and reduces encoding latency. Enable GPU Transcoding when:
  • You are streaming at 1080p or above with high bitrate targets.
  • You are running many live channels simultaneously.
  • Encoding latency is a concern for your use case.