EncoderInfoBase

Electron APIs / Recorder / EncoderInfoBase

The base `structure for an encoder, including codec and display name.

This interface provides essential metadata about an encoder, typically used to represent supported encoding options in a recording or streaming application.

Example

const encoder: EncoderInfoBase = {
  codec: "h264",
  name: "NVIDIA NVENC H.264",
};

Extended by

• AudioEncoderInfo
• VideoEncoderInfo

Properties

Property	Modifier	Type	Description
codec	readonly	string	The codec identifier (e.g., h264, aac, av1) supported by the encoder.
name	readonly	string	A human-readable name for the encoder (e.g., shown in UI).