• How to Implement File Transcoding for your uploaded files?

  Using File Transcoding, Video files of any formats that you upload to 5centsCDN servers will be converted to MP4 format profiles ranging from 240p, 360p, 480p, etc. This can be accomplished manually or automatically. To implement this feature, please make sure that you have subscribed enough Push Zones and Transcoding minutes to upload your content which is to be transcoded. You can create transcoding profiles under Dashboard>Transcoding>Video Transcoding>Global preset profiles/Filters. ByPopular

• Combined transcoding profile with ABR

  The user can create a combined transcoding profile which will enable ABR (Adaptive bitrate streaming). Single file combined with our profile or bitrates mentioned by you in the profiles. To create a Combined Transcoding Profile, Click on Transcoding File Transcoding Create Preset Profile Combined and provide the name for your profile. Then you have to specify if you want to add your Original Video Stream to the Output file, and if you enabled it, the Original Video quality will be addedSome readers

• How to create combined file transcoding profile?

  For creating a combined transcoding profile, Please follow the steps Log in to the 5centsCDN console. Click on Global Preset Profiles > In the redirected page You can see two options single and combined. Create single profiles like 720p, 480p or 360p etc. Then click create a combined profile option. Add previously created single profiles to the combined profile aSome readers

• What is Transcoding Preset Profiles?

  By default, we have added popular Video profiles as per the universal standards for transcoding and here you can select the required profiles out of the default list with which you want to get your video transcoded. Apart from the default profiles, you may create the custom transcoded profiles, so that the user can define the custom transcoding parameters and use them for future transcoding purposes. Click on the drop-down menu Transcoding which is located to the extreme left after the ZonesSome readers

• How can I select a specific folder to store the transcoded video files?

  Now you can select a folder to store the transcoded videos. Follow the steps to enable this feature. Login to 5centsCDN console. Go to the Video Transcoding option. Click the Global Preset Profiles/Filters option. On the redirected page, You can see the list of preset transcoding profiles. Click the profile and find the option Output Directory. You can add a folder name in this column. If you leave this column blank then the transcoded video file will be stored in theFew readers

• Can I cancel the encoding job once I start the job?

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• How does VOD transcoding billing work?

  Let’s say your source file is 10 mins, and quality is 1080p and you wanted to create 3 output profiles like 720, 480p and 360p. In this use case total transcoding minutes will be 30 mins for 3 profiles: 720p: 10 mins 480p: 10 mins 360p: 10 mins For example, sake if the per-minute cost is $0.005/min then your total charges for this transcoding job will be $0.25!Few readers

• How do you calculate output minutes in VOD transcoding?

  Let’s say your source file is 10 mins, and quality is 1080p and you wanted to create 3 output profiles like 720, 480p and 360p. In this use case total transcoding minutes will be 30 mins for 3 profiles: 720p: 10 mins 480p: 10 mins 360p: 10 minsFew readers

• Is there any limit on transcoding profiles?

  No, you can create any number of transcoding profiles!Few readers

• What is Constrained Quality?

  Constrained quality (CQ) mode that will ensure that a constant (perceptual) quality is reached while keeping the bitrate below a specified upper bound or within a certain bound.Few readers

• How to transcode an MP4 file to HLS or HLS with AES?

  Now you can convert your video file to segments & Manifest for HLS delivery with AES-128 encrypted segments. Please follow the steps to enable this feature. Login to 5centsCDN console. Go to Video Transcoding and click the option Global Preset profiles/Filters. On the redirected page, you will get a list of preset transcoding profiles. You can also create new profiles here. Click the preset profile that you want to transcode the files. Scroll down the page and find the settings OutputFew readers

• How to Cancel, Retry or Delete a transcoding job?

  We have implemented options for cancel, retry and delete the transcoding jobs. What is the purpose of these options? If your transcoding queue contains a huge number of files. If you want to cancel some unimportant files, So you can use the Cancel option in that case. In another case, If your source file contains some errors, then the transcoding will not start. So you can fix the errors and Retry the transcoding job. Also, you can remove the file permanently from the transcoding queueFew readers

• How to enable File Transcoding notification?

  What is the use of file Transcoding notification? If you enable this option, The notification will send every minute after the file get transcoded. The notification are send to the URL that you provided in console as a json raw post data format. How to enable File Transcoding notification? Login to 5centsCDN console. Move to Zones and select HTTP or VoD push zone. Click the manage button nearest to your Push zone ID. On the redirected page, Click the CDN resource option. ScrFew readers

• How to view current file transcoding job details?

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• How many transcoding jobs can work at a time?

  This article explains how many transcoding jobs can work at a time, “You can do 2 parallel transcodings at a time”.  If you wish to increase the limit of transcoding jobs, you can contact our sales team through live chat or ticket.Few readers

• What is video upscaling?

  Video upscaling is used to upscale the video resolution if the resolutions are lower than the preset profiles. This feature is used in File Transcoding. If your source resolution is 720p, if you want to convert it to 1080p then you can enable the video upscaling option in your preset profile. How can i enable video upscaling option? Login to 5centsCDN console. Move to “Transcoding” on the left side of the console. Click Global preset profiles/filters under File Transcoding. SelectFew readers

• How to set job priority in file transcoding?

  This feature is used to set the priority to your file while transcoding. Please follow the below steps to set the priority. Log in to your 5centsCDN account. Move to zones and select HTTP/VoD push. Select your push zone. Click File manager & Transcoding. Click the file name that you want to transcode. Click the transcode icon. Select the profile that you want to transcode. In the redirected page, you can set the priority by scrolling the line 0 to 100 (100 = High priority). ClFew readers

• Is there any limit on parallel encoding or transcoding?

  We limit to TWO parallel encodings or transcoding per account, this limit can be increased based on the user to the user on the use case. Contact sales for more information, use live chat or email at buy@5centscdn.com!Few readers