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Name: A unique name of the format.
Description: An optional, more elaborate description of the format. This is visible to users when downloading a rendition/quality of an asset in the format and can e.g. be used to describe which use cases the format is intended for.
Format type: The type of the format.
Immediately generated for: The asset types for which renditions of the format should be generated immediately when an asset is uploaded or replaced. See below for more information.
Mapped media formats: In previous versions, the transcode system worked with a concept of media formats, similar to the new format concept. This parameter can be used when migrating from the old transcode system to the new transcode system. More details can be found <INSERT-LINK> here.
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Depending on the chosen format type, a number of different parameters will appear. Most parameters should be self-explanatory. However, a short description of some of the key features can be found here.
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