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BRIGHTCOVE ZENCODER


VIDEO ENCODING SPEED YOU HAVE TO SEE TO BELIEVE

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Fast. Reliable. And ready for anything.

Zencoder is the cloud-based video encoding platform for anyone who wants to create and deliver content for audiences around the world. With extremely fast transcoding, industry-leading reliability, unmatched input file compatibility, and output support for all connected devices, Zencoder puts the power of on-demand video in your hands, whether you’re sharing to viewers on their phones, on the web – or in their living rooms.

  • Fast encoding in the cloud — including 4K, UHD, and HEVC files
  • Unmatched file compatibility — support for the broadest range of input and output formats
  • Quicker ROI — no upfront investment; pay only for what you use
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More quality for less money.

Our Context Aware Encoding capability, an Emmy® Award winning technology, delivers improved compression and adaptive bitrate streaming. You don’t have to think about it. Your viewers get a flawless performance, and you win with dramatically reduced bandwidth, storage, and encoding costs. Available with annual contract.

Integrate in hours, not weeks.

It’s true — you can start encoding immediately, and seamlessly integrate your application with our fast and scalable encoding platform in a matter of hours. A well-documented API, easy-to-use API request builder, integration libraries, and world-class support streamline your process and provide an elegant and extendable solution.
File transcoding for web, mobile and adaptive streaming

(H.264, HEVC/H.265, WMV, MPEG-4, MP4, HLS, MPEG-DASH, MSS, VP9 and many more).

TEST PAY-AS-YOU-GO LAUNCH Traction Growth Enterprise
FREE

TEST JOBS
$0

PER MONTH
$40

PER MONTH
$300

PER MONTH
$2000

PER MONTH
Contact us for volume pricing
Just taking it for a spin? Run as many test encoding jobs as you need.
Pay-as-you-go is a great option for sites that are just starting out and don't have much video usage yet. You can upgrade any time. 1,000 MINUTES OF OUTPUT VIDEO INCLUDED 10,000 MINUTES OF OUTPUT VIDEO INCLUDED 100,000 MINUTES OF OUTPUT VIDEO INCLUDED
Outputs are shortened to 5 seconds long.
and just and just and just
Limited to one concurrent encoding job.


PER MINUTE OF OUTPUT VIDEO


EACH ADDITIONAL MINUTE


EACH ADDITIONAL MINUTE


EACH ADDITIONAL MINUTE
Outputs are watermarked.

Test

FREE
TEST JOBS

Just taking it for a spin? Run as many test encoding jobs as you need.

Outputs are shortened to 5 seconds long.

Limited to one concurrent encoding job.

Outputs are watermarked.

Pay-as-you-go

$0
PER MONTH

Pay-as-you-go is a great option for sites that are just starting out and don't have much video usage yet. You can upgrade any time.


PER MINUTE OF OUTPUT VIDEO

Launch

$40
PER MONTH

1,000 MINUTES OF OUTPUT VIDEO INCLUDED

and just


PER MINUTE OF OUTPUT VIDEO

Traction

$300
PER MONTH

10,000 MINUTES OF OUTPUT VIDEO INCLUDED

and just


PER MINUTE OF OUTPUT VIDEO

Growth

$2000
PER MONTH

100,000 MINUTES OF OUTPUT VIDEO INCLUDED

and just


PER MINUTE OF OUTPUT VIDEO

Enterprise

Contact us for volume pricing

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Check mark iconFlawless viewer experience

Test jobs are free with outputs limited to 5 seconds. This allows you to test and integrate without being charged.

Check mark iconTRANSMUXING (SAVE 75%)

Transmuxing existing H.264 files for HLS or MPEG-DASH delivery counts as 1/4 regular minutes.

Check mark iconAUDIO-ONLY

Audio-only minutes (audio to audio, or video to audio) count as 1/4 regular minutes.

Check mark iconSTANDARD-DEFINITION (SD)

Each SD minute (output frame size under 1280x720) counts as 1 regular minute.

Check mark iconHIGH-DEFINITION (HD)

Each HD minute (output frame size of 1280x720 to 2048x1080) counts as 2 regular minutes.

Check mark iconULTRA HIGH-DEFINITION (UHD)

Each UHD minute (output frame size above 2048x1080 and up to 4096x2160) counts as 4 regular minutes.

Check mark iconCONTEXT AWARE ENCODING (CAE)

CAE automatically analyzes video complexity and applies dynamic encoding settings resulting in savings on storage and bandwidth costs, while improving the playback experience for viewers.

Check mark iconINSYNC FRAMEFORMER

InSync FrameFormer conversion filters can be optionally used for frame rate conversion, frame size conversion, aspect ratio conversion and de-interlacing. FrameFormer offers best-in-class software standards conversion, delivering InSync's world-leading image preservation when converting media between formats, frame rates and scan modes.

Additional information


HOW ARE FILE TRANSCODING MINUTES CALCULATED?
Minutes refers to the length in minutes of an output video. So if you encode the full length of a 10 minute video, your total minutes is 10. If you are using multiple outputs and encode your video into 2 different formats, your total minutes for that encoding job is 20.

ABOUT FRAMERATES
SD and HD outputs are limited to 240 fps (frames per second). UHD outputs are limited to 60 fps. Input frame rates are not limited, so you can have a 4K 1000 fps file as an input, but it will be limited to 240 fps as an SD or HD output, and 60 fps as a UHD output.

WHAT HAPPENS IF I USE MORE MINUTES THAN ARE INCLUDED IN MY PLAN?
Minutes beyond those included in the plan will be charged at the rates listed above. For your protection, each package also has a monthly maximum. If you exceed this value in a given month, the account will be suspended until you upgrade to a higher plan or contact support.

Zencoder supported formats
INPUT FORMATS
Container format Audio codecs Video codecs Audio formats Video formats Closed captions
  • TS
  • ISOBMFF MP4 (mp4, m4a, m4v, f4v, f4a, m4b, m4r, f4b, mov, 3gp)
  • MXF
  • ASF
  • AVI
  • WEBM
  • ISOBMFF MOV
  • FLV
  • AC3
  • MPEG-4 AAC
  • MPEG-4 HE-AAC
  • MPEG-4 HE-AAC v2
  • MPEG-1 Layer III (MP3)
  • WEBM
  • ISOBMFF MOV
  • MPEG-1 Layer I,II
  • AMR - WB
  • AMR
  • QCELP
  • Uncompressed (PCM, WAV)
  • Lossless audio(ALAC, FLAC)
  • Windows Media
  • Audio(WMA 1-3)
  • Vorbis
  • MPEG-2
  • H.264/AVC
  • H.265/HEVC
  • JPEG 2000
  • VC-1
  • VC-3/DNxHD
  • H.263
  • MPEG-4 Visual
  • CINEPAK
  • MPEG-1
  • DV/DVCPRO
  • ProRes
  • VP6
  • VP8
  • VP9
  • stereo
  • multi-channel
  • 96kHz+
  • Interlaced
  • HD
  • HDR
  • Dolby Vision (only passthrough)
  • CEA-608 (separated track)
  • a/53 (embedded)
  • SCTE-128 (embedded)

Container Format

  • TS
  • ISOBMFF MP4 (mp4, m4a, m4v, f4v, f4a, m4b, m4r, f4b, mov, 3gp)
  • MXF
  • ASF
  • AVI
  • WEBM
  • ISOBMFF MOV
  • FLV

Audio codecs

  • AC3
  • MPEG-4 AAC
  • MPEG-4 HE-AAC
  • MPEG-4 HE-AAC v2
  • MPEG-1 Layer III (MP3)
  • WEBM
  • ISOBMFF MOV
  • MPEG-1 Layer I,II
  • AMR - WB
  • AMR
  • QCELP
  • Uncompressed (PCM, WAV)
  • Lossless audio(ALAC, FLAC)
  • Windows Media
  • Audio(WMA 1-3)
  • Vorbis

Video codecs

  • MPEG-2
  • H.264/AVC
  • H.265/HEVC
  • JPEG 2000
  • VC-1
  • VC-3/DNxHD
  • H.263
  • MPEG-4 Visual
  • CINEPAK
  • MPEG-1
  • DV/DVCPRO
  • ProRes
  • VP6
  • VP8
  • VP9

Audio Formats

  • stereo
  • multi-channel
  • 96kHz+

Video Formats

  • Interlaced
  • HD
  • HDR
  • Dolby Vision (only passthrough)

Closed captions

  • CEA-608 (separated track)
  • a/53 (embedded)
  • SCTE-128 (embedded)
OUTPUT FORMATS
Container format Audio codecs Video codecs Audio formats Streaming formats Closed captions Encryption and drm
(Only encryption service)
  • TS
  • ISOBMFF (MP4)
  • FLASH
  • MOV
  • WebM
  • AAC
  • ARM
  • MPEG-1 Layer III (MP3)
  • Vorbis
  • Opus
  • H.264/AVC
  • H.265/HEVC
  • VP9
  • VP8
  • AV1
  • stereo
  • multi-channel (up to 8.1)
  • 96kHz+
  • HLS
  • DASH
  • Smooth
  • CEA-608/708
  • WebVTT
  • SCC
  • Playready
  • Widevine
  • Modular
  • Fairplay
  • CENC
  • AES-128

Container Format

  • TS
  • ISOBMFF (MP4)
  • FLASH
  • MOV
  • WebM

Audio codecs

  • AAC
  • ARM
  • MPEG-1 Layer III (MP3)
  • Vorbis
  • Opus

Video codecs

  • H.264/AVC
  • H.265/HEVC
  • VP9
  • VP8
  • AV1

Audio Formats

  • stereo
  • multi-channel (up to 8.1)
  • 96kHz+

Streaming Formats

  • HLS
  • DASH
  • Smooth

Closed Captions

  • CEA-608/708
  • WebVTT
  • SCC

Encryption and drm
(only encryption service)

  • Playready
  • Widevine
  • Modular
  • Fairplay
  • CENC
  • AES-128

Features and benefits

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Free test jobs
Test jobs are free with outputs limited to 5 seconds. That way, you can test and integrate without being charged.
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Auto captioning
Captions are generated by automatically transcribing speech in the audio track to a VTT, SCC, or DFXP file.
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No file size limits
Simply pay by minutes of output.
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Little to no queue times
And no limit on the number of concurrent jobs.
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Upgrade or downgrade anytime
You can always pick the plan that works for you.

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