Audio + Video Quality Standards

SquadCast records audio and video locally (within the participant's browser tab) with SquadCast's patented progressive upload technology. We share more details about this process on our Progressive Uploads guide.

Local Audio Recording Quality

WAV format

  • 48 kHz sample rate
  • 16-bit depth
  • Opus/AAC or Optional Lossless PCM encoding
  • Configure in Advanced Show Settings

MP3 format

  • 48 kHz sample rate
  • 64 kbit/s bitrate
  • Small file size, easy to share

Local Video Recording Quality

MP4 format

  • 1280 x 720, 1920 x 1080, or 4K HD resolution
  • Configure in Advanced Show Settings
  • 30 frames per second
  • Synced audio & video
  • H.264 video encoding
  • AAC audio encoding

Cloud Recording Quality

To ensure maximum reliability and data security, both conference-style recordings and isolated track recordings are automatically captured and stored server-side in the cloud. This approach guarantees that even if something unexpected occurs during your session, your valuable data remains safe and accessible.

  • Conference Recordings: Captures a full conference-style session as a single file, with video output at a maximum resolution of 1920x1080 at variable frame rates, commonly 30 fps. The video is encoded in H.264 at 5 Mbps, and the audio in AAC at 96 kbps, all within the MP4 container format.

  • Isolated Track Recordings: Generates separate video and audio tracks for each participant, producing individual .webm files for video and audio. These raw .webm files may require post-processing to be playable. The video resolution and frame rate are variable and depend on the participant’s camera capabilities, typically encoded in VP8 for video and Opus for audio.