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# Deliver H.265 (HEVC) and set custom encoding ladders

> Add H.265 (HEVC) to your videos with a new codec tier, and define your organization's own encoding ladder with per-resolution H.264 and H.265 bitrates.

FastPix video-on-demand now encodes H.265 (HEVC) alongside H.264, and lets you define your organization's own encoding ladder. Set the codec tier to `plus` to add H.265, and choose Custom media quality to encode with exactly the resolutions and bitrates you set.

What's new:

* **H.265 codec tier**: set `codecTier` to `plus` when you create a media, or pick Plus (H264 + H265) from the Codec tier dropdown in the dashboard. FastPix encodes both codecs and serves them from one playback URL, so each player uses the one it can decode and every other player stays on H.264.

* **Custom encoding ladder**: set your organization's ladder once in the dashboard under Media Quality, then create media with `mediaQuality` set to `custom` to encode with exactly those renditions.

* **Per-rendition H.265 bitrates**: each rung of a custom ladder carries its own H.264 and H.265 bitrate, so you control data use in both codecs.

* **Codec tier in the dashboard**: the Codec tier dropdown is available on Pro, Premium, and Custom media quality. Standard stays H.264 only.

* **Billing**: `plus` encodes and bills both H.264 and H.265. `basic` is H.264 only.

Learn more in [Deliver H.265 alongside H.264](https://fastpix.com/docs/video-on-demand/deliver-h265-alongside-h264) and [Set your own encoding ladder](https://fastpix.com/docs/video-on-demand/set-your-own-encoding-ladder).