Broadcast Settings

Overview

Zencoder provides support for advanced encoding formats and codecs for broadcast and professional workflows.

video_codec_preset

API Versions: V2

Parent: outputs

Valid Values: avci_50, avci_100

Compatible Job Types: VOD

Example: avci_100

Description:

Video encoding preset to allow compatibility with specific industry standards.

Standards:

• avci_50 is AVC 10-bit intra-frame only compression. 50 Mbit/s, High 10 Intra Profile, Level 3.2, 4. See SMTP RP 2027:2007.
• avci_100 is AVC 10-bit intra-frame only compression. 100 Mbit/s, High 4:2:2 Intra Profile, Level 4.1. See SMTP RP 2027:2007.

{
  "input": "s3://zencodertesting/test.mov",
  "outputs": [
    {
      "video_codec_preset": "avci_100",
      "video_bit_depth": 10
    }
  ]
}

format_preset

API Versions: V2

Parent: outputs

Valid Values: ts_dvb, ts_cablelabs, ts_broadcast, as11_hd

Compatible Job Types: VOD

Example: ts_broadcast

Description:

Format preset to allow compatibility with specific industry standards. Note that only 2 audio channels are supported.

Standards:

• ts_broadcast produces standard MPEG-TS broadcast compliant streams.
• ts_dvb produces Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) compliant streams.
• ts_cablelabs produces CableLabs compliant MPEG-TS streams.
• as11_hd is AVC-Intra 100 video, 4 or 16 channels of PCM audio in an MXF-OP1A container.

{
  "input": "s3://zencodertesting/test.mov",
  "outputs": [
    {
      "format_preset": "ts_broadcast"
    }
  ]
}

See Also: format

ts_muxrate

API Versions: V2

Parent: outputs

Valid Values: A positive integer. 1000000 max.

Compatible Job Types: VOD

Example: 2600

Description:

The maximum rate in kbps that the transport stream can be muxed. Used with the ts format only.

{
  "input": "s3://zencodertesting/test.mov",
  "outputs": [
    {
      "format_preset": "ts_broadcast",
      "ts_muxrate": 2600,
      "video_bitrate": 2000,
      "audio_bitrate": 128,
      "audio_sample_rate": 48000,
      "audio_constant_bitrate": true
    }
  ]
}

See Also: format_preset

ts_pmt_pid

API Versions: V2

Parent: outputs

Valid Values: 1-8191

Compatible Job Types: VOD

Example: 16

Description:

Override the packet id of the Program Map Table. Only for use with broadcast ts.

{
  "input": "s3://zencodertesting/test.mov",
  "outputs": [
    {
      "format_preset": "ts_broadcast",
      "ts_pmt_pid": 16,
      "video_bitrate": 2000,
      "audio_bitrate": 128,
      "audio_sample_rate": 48000,
      "audio_constant_bitrate": true
    }
  ]
}

See Also: format_preset

ts_video_pid

API Versions: V2

Parent: outputs

Valid Values: 1-8191

Compatible Job Types: VOD

Example: 32

Description:

Override the packet id of video data. Only for use with broadcast ts.

{
  "input": "s3://zencodertesting/test.mov",
  "outputs": [
    {
      "format_preset": "ts_broadcast",
      "format_preset": 32,
      "ts_video_pid": 18,
      "video_bitrate": 2000,
      "audio_bitrate": 128,
      "audio_sample_rate": 48,
      "audio_constant_bitrate": true
    }
  ]
}

See Also: format_preset

{
  "input": "s3://zencodertesting/test.mov",
  "outputs": [
    {
      "format_preset": "ts_broadcast",
      "ts_audio_pid": 33,
      "video_bitrate": 2000,
      "audio_bitrate": 128,
      "audio_sample_rate": 48000,
      "audio_constant_bitrate": true
    }
  ]
}

{
  "input": "s3://zencodertesting/test.mov",
  "outputs": [
    {
      "format_preset": "ts_broadcast",
      "ts_pcr_pid": 34,
      "video_bitrate": 2000,
      "audio_bitrate": 128,
      "audio_sample_rate": 48000,
      "audio_constant_bitrate": true
    }
  ]
}

{
  "input": "s3://zencodertesting/test.mov",
  "outputs": [
    {
      "format_preset": "ts_broadcast",
      "ts_cbr": true,
      "video_bitrate": 2000,
      "audio_bitrate": 128,
      "audio_sample_rate": 48000,
      "audio_constant_bitrate": true
    }
  ]
}

{
  "input": "s3://zencodertesting/test.mov",
  "outputs": [
    {
      "video_codec": "jp2",
      "lossless_video": true
    }
  ]
}