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Transcoding Settings and Processing
Transcoding and Processing When a video is uploaded to the KMC, the video is associated with a conversion profile, also known as a Transcoding Profile. A Transcoding Profile may be comprised of a single flavor or multiple flavors. For each upl...
What is Transcoding?
When a video is uploaded to the KMC, the video is associated with a conversion profile, also known as a Transcoding Profile. A Transcoding Profile may be comprised of a single flavor or multiple flavors. For each upload session, you can select the ...
How to work with transcoding profiles?
How to work with transcoding profiles.
How to Edit a Transcoding Profile?
To edit a Transcoding Profile Select the Settings tab and then select Transcoding Settings. The Default Transcoding Flavors window is displayed showing the flavors you selected for the Default Transcoding profi...
When is it possible to cancel a transcoding or distribution job that is in progress?
You can cancel a transcoding or distribution job that is in progress only before a batch worker starts the job. After a batch worker starts a transcoding or distribution job, the job runs to completion. For more information on canceling jobs, use ...
Transcoding Usage
Kaltura offers pre-defined packages of BW, Storage and Transcoding. How is Transcoding Usage Measured? Transcoding usage is defined as the volume in MB of transcoded assets, that are the output of transcoding. Transcoding usage is measured and b...
How to display the default flavors for transcoding your content?
Select the Settings tab and then select Transcoding Settings. The Default Transcoding Profiles window is displayed which contains list of the Transcoding Profiles and Live Transcoding profiles. Each file uploaded to the system is transcoded into the...
How to assign a transcoding profile to a bulk upload?
A default transcoding profile is included with the KMC. After you create a Transcoding Profile, an ID is created and listed in the Transcoding Profiles page. To assign a transcoding profile other than the default profile, to a bulk upload Set the...
What are the best practices for Multi-Device Transcoding?
The challenge of streaming video is to find the right balance between bitrate and resolution as it relates to an end user’s connection speed and system ability. There are far too many variables that could interrupt playback for us to account f...
How do I ingest content recorded from webcam?
To upload media files recorded from a webcam Select the Upload tab. Click Record from Webcam. Select the Transcoding Profile and click Next. See Configuring Transcoding Profiles . Select a webcam from the drop down list and click Allow....
How is transcoding usage measured?
Transcoding usage is defined as the volume in MB of transcoded assets, that are the output of transcoding. Transcoding usage is measured and billed one time per transcode, unlike Storage for example, which is measured...
What are the editing profiles for flavors in a transcoding profile?
The following options may be edited for each transcoding flavor selected in a Transcoding Profile: Impact on Entry Readiness –Determines the impact of each specific transcoding flavor on entry readiness for publishing. The options a...
What are failed Transcoding jobs?
Failed transcoded jobs are not counted, even if the failure was due to a corrupted source file (which may have been uploaded by the user) or due to a Kaltura transcoding malfunction. For example: A partner is up...
What are the supported transcoding formats for the Kaltura SaaS edition?
Commonly used video formats and codecs The following lists commonly used media formats and codecs that were tested and optimized for transcoding and delivery by Kaltura. Additional codecs and formats are supported by the underlying encod...
Kaltura Media Transcoding Services and Technology
Kaltura Media Transcoding Services provides robust production grade cloud transcoding microservices and tools to manage seamless encoding workflows at any scale and quality requirements, for the web, broadcast, studio, or secure internal enterpris...
What are the editing options for flavors in a transcoding profile?
The following options may be edited for each transcoding flavor selected in a Transcoding Profile: Impact on Entry Readiness –Determines the impact of each specific transcoding flavor on entry readiness for publishing. The options...
Useful Tips for Working with Transcoding Profiles
If you want to configure your KMC account to support automated content ingestion workflows, you can optionally add default metadata settings from an existing entry. The default entry metadata setting automatically will populate the new content when ...
Is it possible to stream 3D content (Side By Side format) and provide a transcoding profile to use with the Kaltura platform?
Kaltura can host your transcoded files. You can simply upload each transcoded rendition (either via the UI or the API) and then play it back in the Kaltura Player. A sample of extending the player to support special experiences, such as spherical v...
Best Practices for Multi-Device Transcoding (2018 Edition)
by David P. Kronmiller Introduction Streaming video has become the way of everyday life. People now have grown accustomed to being able to consume video regardless of where they are, who they are or how busy they might be. It is an on-demand wo...
How Does Kaltura Generate Asset Flavors?
Entry source flavors are not always generated into all the flavors chosen to be generated. The reasons may be due to a low bitrate for the source flavor , a small frame size or other reason. Ingestion Logic Kaltura’s ingestion’s logic has se...
Multi-track audio files for VOD / Simulive
Kaltura Player supports the playback of multi-track audio files, as long as it’s prepared, ingested, and delivered correctly. Prerequisites For the files to be ingested and displayed (heard) correctly in the player, a matching transcoding...
