# Video encoding and decoding

**URL:** <https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/video-encoding-and-decoding/1878>\
**Category:** mediasoup libraries\
**Created:** [October 16, 2020, 8:30am UTC](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/video-encoding-and-decoding/1878 "2020-10-16T08:30:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ChinaLiuKang](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/mediasoup.discourse.group/chinaliukang/32/1201_2.png) [@ChinaLiuKang](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/u/ChinaLiuKang)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 8:30am UTC](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/video-encoding-and-decoding/1878/1 "2020-10-16T08:30:39Z")

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Hello, is the video encoding and decoding done by the mediasoup client or the mediasoup c++ server?

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**Author:** ![ibc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/mediasoup.discourse.group/ibc/32/1540_2.png) [@ibc](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/u/ibc)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 8:32am UTC](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/video-encoding-and-decoding/1878/2 "2020-10-16T08:32:29Z")

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mediasoup client and server do NOT encode/decode audio/video.

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**Author:** ![ChinaLiuKang](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/mediasoup.discourse.group/chinaliukang/32/1201_2.png) [@ChinaLiuKang](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/u/ChinaLiuKang)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 5:50am UTC](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/video-encoding-and-decoding/1878/3 "2021-09-08T05:50:40Z")

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thank you!!!