Cloud video transcoding with scalable APIs
Transcode any video file into the most popular formats and codecs. Create thumbnails, add subtitles and DRM, and save output to any storage destination. Build with flexibility using hundreds of transcoding settings available via our video API.
How does video transcoding work?
Video transcoding formats
Input
Output
Learn more about our video formats and codecs.
Video Formats & Codecs
Robust UI and API
Start transcoding in a few simple steps. Our UI, API, and SDKs make it easy for you quickly build your own cloud video service.
Our robust API allows more advanced users to customize every element of their output videos to fit their exact needs.
Features
Per-Title encoding
Reduce file size without losing video quality with our AI-powered codec optimization algorithm.
Video clips
Cut sections of any video to create a separate video clip for the specified segment.
DRM
Guard your videos from unauthorized sharing by encrypting them using Widevide, Playready and Fairplay standards.
Video metadata
Pull the metadata from any video, including framerate, bitrate, format, duration, timecode, audio channels and more
Stitch videos together
Take clips from various parts of a single video, or from multiple video files, and combine them all together into a single output file.
Smart adaptive-bitrate ladder
Generate an individual bitrate ladder for each HLS, DASH, and CMAF video based on machine learning-driven suggestions.
Subtitles and captions
Copy closed captions from the original video or add new subtitles from existing text files like SRT.
Watermarking
Add your own image to any position of the video with customizable transparency.
AES Encryption
Use the Advanced Encryption Standard feature as a simple approach to shield your video files from piracy.
High resolution content
Create UHD resolutions from 4K to 16K, and everything in between for display in standardized and custom aspect ratios.
Audio normalization
Brings the high and low frequencies into an appropriate range to improve the overall user experience for viewers.
Thumbnails
Choose any part of the video to output a single image or an interval of time to create a carousel for the timeline, including VTT files or others
HTTP Callbacks (webhooks)
Automatically receive event updates on each part of the transcoding process to any URL you specify.
New formats & codecs
Transcode video files into the most popular formats like MP4, HLS, MPEG-DASH, WEBM, and compress them using codecs like H.264 (AVC1), H.265 (HEVC), LCEVC, VP8, VP9, and AV1.
VR content
Transcode ultra-high quality video for virtual reality with frames up to 8K and beyond, while maintaining all the necessary tags for seamless playback.
What is video transcoding?
Video transcoding is defined as the process of converting a video file from one format and codec to another. Codecs (short for CODer/DECoder) compress media files using complex algorithms that remove redundancies, both within frames as well as across consecutive frames.
Video compression is generally considered a computationally intensive process, so it requires a lot of resources to convert a large number of files with unpredictable usage spikes. Qencode uses advanced processing techniques and economies of scale to efficiently and reliably convert video files via its developer-friendly API.
On average, transcoding a video takes about 10 minutes for each 10 minutes of video duration, however with Qencode you can often transcode an SD video in 1 minute.
Source video
Output settings
Encoding costs for video formats & codecs
#Resolution | Std | HEVC/VP9 | AV1 |
|---|---|---|---|
SD 0 - 691199 pixels | $0.005 | $0.01 | $0.30 |
HD 691200 - 2332800 pixels | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.60 |
3K (2880 x 1440) 2332801 - 4147200 pixels | $0.025 | $0.05 | $1.20 |
4K (4096 x 2048) 4147201 - 8388608 pixels | $0.045 | $0.09 | $2.40 |
5K (5120 x 2560) 8388609 - 13107200 pixels | $0.08 | $0.16 | - |
6K (6144 x 3072) 13107201 - 18874368 pixels | $0.12 | $0.239 | - |
7K (7168 x 3584) 18874361 - 25690112 pixels | $0.16 | $0.319 | - |
8K (8192 x 4096) 25690113 - 33554432 pixels | $0.22 | $0.44 | - |
10K (10240 x 5120) 33554433 - 52428800 pixels | $0.35 | $0.77 | - |
12K (12288 x 6144) 52428801 - 75497472 pixels | $0.50 | $1.10 | - |
14K (14336 x 7168) 75497473 - 102760448 pixels | $0.68 | $1.50 | - |
16K (16384 x 8192) 102760449 - 134217728 pixels | $0.88 | $1.94 | - |
Live transcoding of RTMP, WebRTC & SRT
- Deliver high quality video streams globally. Reach viewers around the world at resolutions up to 4K.
Simulcast streams to multiple social video channels or destinations
Live stream your broadcasts simultaneously to multiple destinations, including social video platforms like YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Encryption & DRM
DRM (Digital Rights Management) allows you to control who is able to view your videos using encryption layers which prevent piracy and unauthorized use.
Qencode has full integrations with the best DRM providers in the world, like Irdeto, BuyDRM, and EZDRM.
- Creates protection layer to prevent unauthorized use of content
- Easily integrated into your transcoding workflow
- Prevents piracy by making it difficult to illegally share content
Speed
- Transcode your videos simultaneously at high-speeds.
- Easily scale video transcoding that converts multiple videos in parallel, providing consistent speeds no matter the load at all hours of the day.
Security & Reliability
- Secure and reliable encoding infrastructure.
- Leave the maintenance and spike management to Qencode, as we work with you to develop powerful workflows with confidence.
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