General on UserVoice

Upload from Bit Torrent Suggestion [updated]

2013-02-04T23:56:16-08:00

Can you please add Upload from Bit Torrent URL (.torrent files) example torrent link: tracker.torrent.com/bt/sample.avi.torrent if its implemented, i can Upload Source Videos Directly to Encoding.com Server & start Encoding it will also save hours of time downloading Source Video on PC first.

akito said:

Request > Upload from Torrent
its annoying to Download Torrent on PC first, then Upload back to Encoding site.
i got slow as hell upload speed
if Encoding site can Download directly from torrents just like HTTP, it will ease things a lot.
majority of videos are on Torrent anyway

i hope you consider adding Upload from Torrent option
where you just need to provide .torrent or magnet link.
hope it becomes available on free account

Add DPI and ColorSpace to Image Conversion [is now completed]

2013-01-30T16:16:29-08:00

Add the ability to specify the output DPI and color space in the Image2Image conversion.

Add DPI and ColorSpace to Image Conversion [updated]

2013-01-30T16:16:29-08:00

Add the ability to specify the output DPI and color space in the Image2Image conversion.

Greggory Heil (admin) responded:

Helllo Image Conversion fans,

We've added this feature to our XML API. Please use the attached XML to create image requests. Please note 72 is the default for all requests.

<format>
<output>image</output>
<audio_codec>
</audio_codec>
<video_codec>
</video_codec>
<size>100x0</size>
<image_format>png</image_format>
<resize_method>resize</resize_method>
<dpi>72</dpi>
<destination/>
</format>

Happy Encoding!

Sub-user management via Web Interface [updated]

2013-01-30T16:02:55-08:00

Create a web interface to help manage sub-user accounts -- currently, can only be managed via API. Here are some possible features: 1. Create sub-users with accompanying metadata in the Web interface 2. List sub-users in the Web interface 3. Update/delete users 4. Get individual sub-user statistics 5. Tie sub-user activity to billing

Greggory Heil (admin) responded:

Hello Sub User fans!

We've recently added a feature that will allow the sub user accounts to log in via www.encoding.com/login.

You can view, add track jobs for each sub user via a seperate login for each account that you have created via the API.

Though we haven't completed the outlined wish list, we wanted to mention that you can use our online toolset with each individual account.

Thanks for voting!

closed captioning [is now completed]

2013-01-30T16:00:32-08:00

Add support for closed captions during the encoding process

closed captioning [updated]

2013-01-30T16:00:32-08:00

Add support for closed captions during the encoding process

Greggory Heil (admin) responded:

Hello Closed Caption fans,

We've recently completed an upgrade to the platform and added support for closed captions. For more information, please visit: www.encoding.com/blog/entry/universal_closed_captioning_solution_for_delivery_to_all_devices.

Thanks for voting!

Letterbox removal with auto-crop

2012-12-13T14:29:41-08:00

Markus suggested:
Handbrake already does this. From ffmpeg.org/libavfilter.html#cropdetect 8.6 cropdetect: Auto-detect crop size. Calculate necessary cropping parameters and prints the recommended parameters through the logging system. The detected dimensions correspond to the non-black area of the input video.

watch folder support for sub directories [updated]

2012-12-10T18:50:30-08:00

add the ability for a watch folder to "watch" or scan sub directories

Casey said:

This works currently with most formats I've tried except for HLS segments, they always end up at the root of the output folder instead of mirroring the source. So the functionality is there, it's just a matter of making HLS work as well. This would be a big help for users that don't have resources or time to tie into the API but still want to adopt a workflow that uses encoding.com

Support the Camtasia tsc2 codec

2012-11-07T15:38:47-08:00

Anonymous suggested:
Title says it all

UK Rackspace CloudFiles integration [updated]

2012-11-01T09:27:33-07:00

Give support not only to the US version but to the UK version as well.

Assettv said:

This is a must for us to move our video trans-coding to encoding.com

Upload from Bit Torrent Suggestion

2012-10-30T11:32:20-07:00

Anonymous suggested:
Can you please add Upload from Bit Torrent URL (.torrent files) example torrent link: tracker.torrent.com/bt/sample.avi.torrent if its implemented, i can Upload Source Videos Directly to Encoding.com Server & start Encoding it will also save hours of time downloading Source Video on PC first.

Add US-WEST region support for the PHP uploader tool

2012-10-24T02:14:17-07:00

Igor suggested:
Currently whenever a video file is uploaded using the PHP uploader tool the files get sent to the US-EAST region. Please add support for the US-West region also. Thanks!

Capture first frame of video for thumbnail output [updated]

2012-10-18T09:09:27-07:00

Allow a parameter of <time>0</time> to indicate the first frame of the video. Example: <format> <output>thumbnail</output> <time>0</time> <video_codec>mjpeg</video_codec> <keep_aspect_ratio>yes</keep_aspect_ratio> <file_extension>jpg</file_extension> </format>

Greg Gordon said:

I would be very grateful to have this feature implemented - has there been any consideration of doing so?

I occasionally have problems getting the first frame of a video, event when I specify 0.02, which *should* safely hit the first frame of a video encoded at 29.97 fps, and I would think allowing '0' would help in these situations.

Thanks.

Add support for providing logo x and y [Watermark] offsets as generic values like bottom, center, right, top, left, etc

2012-10-10T21:38:22-07:00

Sakthikkumaran Vijayaraghavan suggested:
While placing the watermarks on the fly, its not possible to place our watermark at the desired location like bottom center or middle of the video, etc since logo x and logo y is accepting integers at the moment. We may not know the video dimensions at the fly. So if you can give options to enter the align options for watermark as bottom, center, top, left, etc, it would be greatly appreciated.

Strip audio feature.

2012-10-03T10:08:23-07:00

Andrés González suggested:
It'd be great if you could add a strip audio feature in the task templates. In several cases, I want my encoded file to has just video track and no audio at all. Thanks! Andrés

Image Sequencing [updated]

2012-09-28T14:30:53-07:00

Add the ability to encode a directory of sequentially named images into a video.

Markus Peek said:

stackoverflow.com/questions/2829113/ffmpeg-create-a-video-from-images

Image Sequencing [updated]

2012-09-28T14:28:53-07:00

Add the ability to encode a directory of sequentially named images into a video.

Markus Peek said:

Use mencoder "mf://html/*.png" -ovc x264 -mf fps=1.16666667 -o output.avi

add the WMA3 audio codec for the .wmv video files [updated]

2012-09-16T14:37:20-07:00

murali said:

i am having subject videos .there is one problem how can we play wmv video files can you help me which software i have install in my PC to play this videos and send software addres also ,i am using windows 7 os

After Testing Encoding.com, few updates/fixes i must Recommend

2012-09-16T01:48:41-07:00

Anonymous suggested:
Implement: Tune > Cartoon, Movie, Film (Will help Encoder to notice whether Video is Animation or Live Action) Preset > Very Slow, Slow, Fast, Fastest (if necessary) High10 Profile > (for paid users) Subtitles Support > Demuxing Subtitles & Fonts from Source MKV & Muxing into Encoded Output during Processing. either Automatically or Manually by Enabling "Mux Subtitles: Yes" Option. needed support for Subtitle formats .ass, .srt, .idx/sub, etc. Matroska > MKV Output Support. Fix: Enable libx264 psy=1 & psy_rd=0.40:0.00 > (To Eliminate any Black Border Lines Breaking Issues) Enable libx264 mbtree=1 > (Macroblock Tree Ratecontrol) To improve Compression & Quality at Low Bitrates Videos. It will allow libx264 to attain Higher Video Quality at Low Bitrates such as 400kbps. Enable libx264 rc-lookahead= 40 default > (needed by mbtree) Fix libx264 chromaoffset > chroma-qp-offset not working. Setting is "0" even when set to "2" in Output Video's Media Info Update: libx264 b-adapt=2 > currently used, b-adapt=1. (b-adapt=2 will allow use of lower values of bframes=5) b-adapt=1 needs you always use bframes=16. b-adapt=2 will increase Encoding Speed as using bframes=5 default will be enough. Thanks for Awesome Service. I hope above will help Encoding.com to Improve Quality & Performance.

Problem with Referral Signup & Earn Free GB

2012-09-12T09:10:15-07:00

Anonymous suggested:
I posted my Referral Link on some Forums & was able to get some Users to Signup but I didn't get any 1GB free Bandwidth :( just because "Used Service" is not Green lit yet :( Shouldn't users Registering on Encoding.com via my Referral link enough for me to to Earn free GB? Please remove that "Used Service" < what it got to do with me whether my Invites use Service or not? - Point is that me posting my Referral Link & others Signing Up through my Referral link should be enough for me to Earn free GB! - also was wondering, Why is Activation via Phone Call? It will drive away most people as they don't like to have their Phone/Mobile Number stored anywhere on Internet for privacy reasons. I think its one of reasons why "Used Service" is not Green lit yet :( I think you should change it to Activation via Email. Thanks.

Why Restrict Free Registered Users to 1GB Bandwidth? Use this Idea instead

2012-09-08T07:28:49-07:00

Anonymous suggested:
Currently all Users get 1GB Bandwidth after Registering on Site Sure there is Referal Link to increase Bandwidth but it totally depends on others want to Register at Encoding.com or not :( & after 1GB Bandwidth used up Account is Suspended for 1 Month T_T this is very annoying heavy Restriction :( 1GB Bandwidth = Not Enough Bandwidth at all :( 100GB free Storage is way too much Space given for Free Users no one will able to make that 100GB Space full with given 1GB Bandwidth anyway :( Use this Idea Instead: 1. Allow Unlimited Encoding or give 50 or 100GB Bandwidth instead. 2. Shrink that 100GB Storage to 10 or 15 GB. Thanks.

Add Support for Subtitles Extract/Mux during Encoding & Matroska Format Container Output Support [updated]

2012-09-06T23:49:35-07:00

I was Encoding original MKV file that had Subtitles Muxed (merged) into MKV Container. (last month) but when i Completed Re-Encoding that orignal MKV on Encoding.com Subtitles were not present inside re-encoded MP4 :( I want all Subtitles & its Fonts (if present) inside original MKV to be muxed (merged) as Softsubs into re-encoded MP4 :) Basically i simply mean to say is Subtitles/Fonts present inside MKV Container should copy (mux) into re-encoded MP4 Container during Encoding Process. Please Add an Option to Encode Settings > "Mux Subtitles: Yes/No" Need Subtitles Support: .ASS/SSA (Advance Substation Alfa) with Font copy (mux) Support. .SRT (Subrip) .idx/SUB (Vob Subtitles) ------------------- Please add Output Support for Matroska Format MKV Container. Thanks.

Anonymous said:

Please Add Support for .ASS/SSA Subtitles (Advance Substation Alpha)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SubStation_Alpha

.ASS/SSA Subtitles are always present as Softsubs in Japanese MKV Videos such as JDrama, Anime, etc.

also add SubStation Alpha Fonts (if available in original in original MKV)
to be Muxed during Encoding Process.

.ASS/SSA Subtitles usually has its own fonts used by
Subtitle Subbers to make Subtitles Stylish (custom).

If Fonts aren't Muxed in to Output MKV/MP4 during Encoding Process,
It will cause Japanese/Kanji Text & KFX look Square Boxes

Add Support for Subtitles Extract/Mux during Encoding & Matroska Format Container Output Support

2012-09-06T23:36:51-07:00

Anonymous suggested:
I was Encoding original MKV file that had Subtitles Muxed (merged) into MKV Container. (last month) but when i Completed Re-Encoding that orignal MKV on Encoding.com Subtitles were not present inside re-encoded MP4 :( I want all Subtitles & its Fonts (if present) inside original MKV to be muxed (merged) as Softsubs into re-encoded MP4 :) Basically i simply mean to say is Subtitles/Fonts present inside MKV Container should copy (mux) into re-encoded MP4 Container during Encoding Process. Please Add an Option to Encode Settings > "Mux Subtitles: Yes/No" Need Subtitles Support: .ASS/SSA (Advance Substation Alfa) with Font copy (mux) Support. .SRT (Subrip) .idx/SUB (Vob Subtitles) ------------------- Please add Output Support for Matroska Format MKV Container. Thanks.

Fix Watch Folder so Source and Destination folder can be same [is now declined]

2012-08-28T13:44:36-07:00

When you create a watch folder with the source folder and destination folder are the same (but differenct file names or extensions) the system will repeat itself all day and night.

Fix Watch Folder so Source and Destination folder can be same [updated]

2012-08-28T13:44:36-07:00

When you create a watch folder with the source folder and destination folder are the same (but differenct file names or extensions) the system will repeat itself all day and night.

Greggory Heil (admin) responded:

Hi there,

Apologies, but we will not be implementing this Feature Request on the forum.

Cheers,
Karalyn

Allow to set custom id's on media and formats which will also be returned in statuses.

2012-08-24T10:04:12-07:00

Martin Lindsay suggested:
Allow users to set an id of their own on Media and Formats which would be returned in their XML for status requests, so that we don't have to pick through the format fields to figure out which format is which on the first status request. This way we can just label them with information that we can differentiate them by on each status request.

Capture first frame of video for thumbnail output

2012-08-22T10:54:14-07:00

Markus Peek suggested:
Allow a parameter of <time>0</time> to indicate the first frame of the video. Example: <format> <output>thumbnail</output> <time>0</time> <video_codec>mjpeg</video_codec> <keep_aspect_ratio>yes</keep_aspect_ratio> <file_extension>jpg</file_extension> </format>

Split Videos without Re-encoding

2012-07-20T09:00:06-07:00

Dan Liebster suggested:
Currently, you can split a video by specifying start/duration in the format element. It would be useful if this split could occur without the need to re-encode each segment.

api to accessing encoding bandwidth

2012-07-11T00:12:53-07:00

Anonymous suggested:
I would like to have api to acess the encoding bandwidth, so I can keep a known cost per month

Have a GETINFO ADVANCED API call which returns all the media metadata

2012-06-21T10:12:14-07:00

Adrian Sevitz suggested:
GETINFO only returns a limited amount of metadata. It would be useful to be able to request an advanced version of this that returns all the metadata for the media file

www.encoding.com/plugins/ add magento

2012-06-18T15:54:25-07:00

Enable fade-in and fade-out on audio encodings

2012-06-16T01:12:30-07:00

Multi-Fade in/Fade out

2012-06-06T18:40:59-07:00

james suggested:
Fade in/out is not Concatenation, by design. Would like to encode mass Fade in/outs, not one at a time.

GoToMeeting Codec [is now completed]

2012-06-05T07:47:39-07:00

We have a platform that allows people to upload webinar recordings, and we haven't found an encoding service that supports the g2m3/g2m4 codecs that GoToMeeting uses in their videos. If you have support that those it would be wonderful

Azure [is now completed]

2012-06-05T07:45:38-07:00

Please, add support to Microsoft Cloud Azure.

Add HE-AAC+ Codec support [is now completed]

2012-06-05T07:44:52-07:00

Could you add please audio transcoding support for HE-AAC+ ? More details about this codec here: tipok.org.ua/node/17

Add support for media encryption for http live streaming [is now completed]

2012-06-05T07:39:31-07:00

Use source framerate if below a specifiable threshold [is now completed]

2012-06-05T07:38:36-07:00

We want the ability to specify an upper threshold for the framerate. Below the threshold the encoder will use the source files framerate and above it the framerate will be capped to the threshold value.

Use source framerate if below a specifiable threshold [updated]

2012-06-05T07:38:36-07:00

Greggory Heil (admin) responded:

This was done in the last release.

Add audio normalization filter [is now completed]

2012-06-05T07:35:37-07:00

Add an option to normalize audio levels (i.e. peak audio levels)

Add audio normalization filter [updated]

2012-06-05T07:35:37-07:00

Add an option to normalize audio levels (i.e. peak audio levels)

Greggory Heil (admin) responded:

Audio normalization has been added in the last release.

Support encoding a mute/zero volume video. Currently setting volume to zero does not work. [is now completed]

2012-06-05T07:32:18-07:00

Allow video "start from" or "duration" in sub-second intervals. [is now completed]

2012-06-05T07:29:41-07:00

Currently you can specify the start time and duration off a source video in seconds. It'd be great if you could specify those values in times less than a second such as decimals or frames.

Add support for Speex codec [is now completed]

2012-06-05T07:29:27-07:00

Recording with flash (Red5) result an flv with speex audio codec. at the moment it fails in the system. i guess there are people who uses flash for recording users it could be nice to have support.

Add DPI and ColorSpace to Image Conversion [updated]

2012-06-01T08:01:17-07:00

Add the ability to specify the output DPI and color space in the Image2Image conversion.

Sean Smith said:

Yes, this absolutely is a feature that should have been included from day one.

Add DPI and ColorSpace to Image Conversion [updated]

2012-06-01T08:00:24-07:00

Add the ability to specify the output DPI and color space in the Image2Image conversion.

Neil Patterson said:

This seems crucial. at least having the option to output screen resolution would be nice.

Add file size in bytes to GetMediaInfo

2012-05-31T02:26:26-07:00

Ed James suggested:
It would be very useful to know the exact file size as part of the GetMediaInfo response.

Add audio_bitrate to GetMediaInfo response

2012-05-17T05:43:18-07:00

Ed James suggested:
It would be very useful to have audio_bitrate added to the GetMediaInfo response. Currently only bitrate and video_bitrate are provided, and while audio_bitrate can be "almost" derived, it would be much mor euseful to have the exact value.

Allow overwrite of existing files in destination folder

2012-05-16T04:03:51-07:00

anthonygerrard suggested:
Currently encoding fails if the file name it tries to save already exists. It'd be great if you could optionally choose to overwrite existing files in your watch folder configuration.

Allow username change

2012-05-10T11:15:32-07:00

Karalyn suggested:
Let me change the username on my account