Viewing Your Transcode Settings

Applies to Roles
Publisher
Version
Brightcove 4
Modules
Studio Home
Edition
Pro, Enterprise

The Brightcove Studio displays information about the multi-bitrate streaming renditions that are available for your account. This information is viewable only by users with the Admin role. To view this information:

  1. Sign in to the Brightcove Studio.
  2. On the Studio Home page, click Account Settings > Transcode Settings.

The Transcode Settings page lists the default transcode settings for your account.

  • Under Single Rendition, it lists the video encoding rate, width, height, encoding method, and bit rate type that Brightcove uses by default for your videos when you specify that you want a single rendition of a video you create.
  • Under Multiple Renditions, it lists the same information that applies when you specify that you want multiple renditions of a video you create.

Transcode settings in Studio home

These transcode settings apply by default, no matter what method you use to upload a video (Media module, Media API, or FTP batch provisioning). Note that the maximum bit rate is limited by the quality of the file you upload; the source file's average bit rate must be at least 75% of the requested rendition's bit rate, or the rendition will not be created. See Using multi-bitrate streaming.

Transcode Setting Description
encoding The codec to use (VP6 or H.264), and whether to use one pass or two. Two-pass encoding can reduce the incidence of video artifacts, but increases (approximately doubles) the time it takes for transcoding to complete.

Note that you can override the default encoding choice when you upload a video using any of Brightcove's supported upload methods (Media module, Batch (FTP) or Media API), and select either VP6 two-pass or H.264 one-pass encoding.
bitrate type VBR (variable bit rate) or CBR (constant bit rate). Brightcove recommends VBR for most applications.
video encoding rate The average encoding rate for the video, in kilobits per second (kbps). For VBR-encoded videos, the encoding rate at any point may vary considerably from the average rate.
width and height The dimensions of the video, in pixels. These are the dimensions for videos with 4:3 aspect ratio. Videos with 16:9 aspect ratio will preserve that aspect ratio.

 

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