Media Server 26.1
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# Type

The encoding engine to use. Set this parameter to one of the following values:

`EventClip` | Creates video clips of events.
`EvidentialRollingBuffer` | Encode video to a rolling buffer without transcoding.
`ImageEncoder` | Save image records to disk as image files.
`MJPEG` | Encode and stream video in MJPEG format.
`MPEG` | Encode video in MPEG format.
`PDF` | Encode images to disk as PDF files.
`RollingBuffer` | Encode video to a rolling buffer.

Type: | String
Default: |
Required: | Yes
Configuration Section: | TaskName
Example: | `Type=imageencoder`
See Also: |

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Topic Title: Type