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title: VP9
product: Unity Editor
version: '7000.0'
latest_version: '7000.0'
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last_updated: 2026-11-02
generated_at: 2026-11-04T03:15:50.775Z
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---

# VP9

> Encode video using the VP9 codec.

## Definition

* **Type:** Field
* **Namespace:** [UnityEditor](/engine/7000.0/script-reference/unityeditor.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEditor

```csharp
VP9 = 4
```

### Remarks

The VP9 video codec is supported by software on desktop and Embedded Linux platforms, and by hardware on some platforms such as Android. It offers better compression than VP8 at the same quality. For more information about video encoding, refer to [Video encoding compatibility reference](/engine/7000.0/manual/video/sources/encoding-compatibility.md).