tiktok has exactly one video format, and the videos are small and can compromise on quality because they’re intended to be viewed on mobile. processing becomes

tiktok has exactly one video format, and the videos are small and can compromise on quality because they’re intended to be viewed on mobile. processing becomes a lot easier when you only need to transcode to one format. and also it’s a linear feed, so they can preload the next videos ahead of time. just open up your browser console and you can see for yourself how big each video is and their preloading. i definitely wouldn’t call this evidence that their tech is good though.