{"id":2272,"date":"2011-04-27T09:54:17","date_gmt":"2011-04-27T13:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webvideouniversity.com\/blog\/?p=2272"},"modified":"2015-10-28T16:10:50","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T20:10:50","slug":"the-3-best-video-encoding-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webvideouniversity.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/27\/the-3-best-video-encoding-services\/","title":{"rendered":"The 3 Best Video Encoding Services"},"content":{"rendered":"

It used to be when you converted your videos into a web-ready format, you would use a desktop solution; software that ran on your computer. \u00a0But these days cloud based solutions have become more popular than desktop apps. \u00a0Why? \u00a0Because cloud based solutions free up your computer, save your hard drive from being chewed up , are often much faster and can drop your converted video files wherever you want. \u00a0So here’s a look at the 3 best, cloud based, video encoding solutions.<\/p>\n

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\nZencoder<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

I’ll try not to be partial here, but Zencoder is the service I use for all of my own videos. \u00a0They charge on a per minute basis. \u00a0For example, if you convert a 10 minute video, they’ll charge you 40 cents, or 4 cents per minute. \u00a0If you have that video converted to an HD size of 1280×720 or higher, they’ll charge you 8 cents per minute. \u00a0Why double the cost for HD sizes? \u00a0Because HD video requires 8 to 10 times the processing power\/resources to convert. \u00a0With Zencoder you can pay only for what you use or you can pay a set monthly fee in exchange for pricing discounts.<\/p>\n

Pros:<\/strong> Very fast video encoding. \u00a0Excellent video quality. \u00a0Total control over how your videos are converted. \u00a0Batch convert many videos at once.<\/p>\n

Cons:<\/strong> Zencoder is designed for developers to access the system via API. \u00a0They do offer a basic user interface for single video uploads, but the array of encoding options will confuse novice users.<\/p>\n

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Encoding.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Encoding.com is the largest and oldest cloud based video encoding service. \u00a0They charge based on bandwidth used, for both video in and video out. \u00a0That means if you upload a 500GB file and have it converted to a file that is 80MB, you will have consumed 580GB of bandwidth. \u00a0They offer both monthly and pay-as-you-go pricing starting at $2.50 per GB of video bandwidth.<\/p>\n

Pros:<\/strong> Multiple options for uploading your videos, from API to browser based interface to desktop uploader to WordPress plugins. \u00a0Lots of output options.<\/p>\n

Cons:<\/strong> Even though they provide lots of ways to upload your videos, the user-interfaces for these options can be a bit confusing and the variety of options for converting your videos can confuse people.<\/p>\n

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HeyWatch<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m including HeyWatch here primarily for the simplicity they offer. \u00a0Like Encoding.com, they charge based on the bandwidth used and the cost starts at $2.00 per GB. \u00a0You can upload videos via API or through a browser based interface. \u00a0And it’s the simplicity of this interface that has landed them in my 3 best. \u00a0There are no confusing screens or dizzying list of options. \u00a0You click upload and you click convert. \u00a0Though there are lots of output options available and you can create your own custom encoding settings if you want.<\/p>\n

Pros:<\/strong> Ease of use<\/p>\n

Cons: <\/strong>Not as well funded as Zencoder and Encoding.com and may not produce the same high quality, at the same settings, as them either.<\/p>\n

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It used to be when you converted your videos into a web-ready format, you would use a desktop solution; software that ran on your computer. \u00a0But these days cloud based solutions have become more popular than desktop apps. \u00a0Why? \u00a0Because cloud based solutions free up your computer, save your hard drive from being chewed up […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[19],"tags":[830,828,829,827],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webvideouniversity.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webvideouniversity.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webvideouniversity.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webvideouniversity.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webvideouniversity.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2272"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/webvideouniversity.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2290,"href":"https:\/\/webvideouniversity.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272\/revisions\/2290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webvideouniversity.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webvideouniversity.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webvideouniversity.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}