Author seems to think that they&#x27;ll choose one file as the winner - that&#x27;s not the case. Each video needs to be available not just in a few bitrates but also in different resolutions, codecs and profiles for broad compatibility with the various player apps many of which aren&#x27;t updated any more.<p>While I haven&#x27;t keep that abreast of video encoding tech I&#x27;m surprised people are saying animated shows will take less bandwidth. Typically video codecs use DCTs which are great at roughly approximating complex patterns but do a bad job at solid blocks of color and contrast. The result is ugly artifact especially on the edges.  Perhaps things have greatly improved with h.264