- Release Notes and Announcements
- Release Notes
- Announcements
- Announcement about the addition of mobile player SDK premium features authorization verification
- Announcement about the addition of web player SDK license authorization verification
- Announcement on the Official Launch of the Video on Demand Real-Time Log Analysis Feature
- Notice about the adjustment of the VOD adding domain feature
- Announcement on official commercial billing of Video on Demand STANDARD_IA data retrieval and Application Management functions
- Announcement on the Official Launch of the Media Quality Inspection and Play Channel Features
- Announcement on the official launch of the Video-on-Demand QUIC Acceleration feature
- VOD Launched Remaster Feature
- Prepaid Packages Supported for Monthly Billed Accounts
- Cost Allocation by Tag Supported
- Content Moderation Upgraded
- VOD Player Signature Upgrade
- Live Clipping to Become Paid Feature
- Content Recognition to Become Paid Feature
- The “startPlay” API of the Player SDK Renamed
- TESHD Renamed as TSC
- Announcement on VOD Video Acceleration Price Change
- Launching Video on Demand (VOD) Features for Regions Outside the Chinese Mainland
- About Changing the Billing Rule of Transcoding Service for VOD/MPS
- Product Introduction
- Purchase Guide
- Getting Started
- Console Guide
- Console Overview
- Service Overview
- Application Management
- Media Management
- Package Management
- License Management
- Real-Time Log Analysis
- Best Practice
- Media Upload
- Smart Cold Storage of VOD Media Asset Files
- Video Processing
- Distribution and Playback
- How to Receive Event Notification
- How to Migrate Files from Origin Server to VOD
- Live Recording
- How to Make VOD Videos Live Streaming-Like
- Using VOD and WordPress to Build a Website
- How to Pull from Custom Origin Servers
- Development Guide
- Player SDK
- Server APIs
- History
- Introduction
- API Category
- Other APIs
- Media processing related API
- No longer recommended APIs
- Task Management APIs
- Media Upload APIs
- Media Management APIs
- Media Categorization APIs
- Distribution APIs
- AI-based Sample Management APIs
- Region Management APIs
- Statistics APIs
- Just In Time Transcode APIs
- Making API Requests
- AI-based image processing APIs
- Parameter Template APIs
- CreateWatermarkTemplate
- CreateSnapshotByTimeOffsetTemplate
- CreateSampleSnapshotTemplate
- CreateImageSpriteTemplate
- CreateAnimatedGraphicsTemplate
- CreateAdaptiveDynamicStreamingTemplate
- CreateAIAnalysisTemplate
- ModifyWatermarkTemplate
- ModifySnapshotByTimeOffsetTemplate
- ModifySampleSnapshotTemplate
- ModifyImageSpriteTemplate
- ModifyAnimatedGraphicsTemplate
- ModifyAdaptiveDynamicStreamingTemplate
- ModifyAIRecognitionTemplate
- ModifyAIAnalysisTemplate
- DescribeTranscodeTemplates
- DescribeWatermarkTemplates
- DescribeSnapshotByTimeOffsetTemplates
- DescribeSampleSnapshotTemplates
- DescribeImageSpriteTemplates
- DescribeAnimatedGraphicsTemplates
- DescribeAdaptiveDynamicStreamingTemplates
- DescribeAIRecognitionTemplates
- DescribeAIAnalysisTemplates
- DeleteTranscodeTemplate
- DeleteWatermarkTemplate
- DeleteSnapshotByTimeOffsetTemplate
- DeleteSampleSnapshotTemplate
- DeleteImageSpriteTemplate
- DeleteAnimatedGraphicsTemplate
- DeleteAdaptiveDynamicStreamingTemplate
- DeleteReviewTemplate
- DeleteAIRecognitionTemplate
- DeleteAIAnalysisTemplate
- DeleteHeadTailTemplate
- DeleteImageProcessingTemplate
- DescribeReviewTemplates
- CreateReviewTemplate
- CreateTranscodeTemplate
- ModifyReviewTemplate
- ModifyTranscodeTemplate
- CreateAIRecognitionTemplate
- CreateHeadTailTemplate
- CreateImageProcessingTemplate
- DescribeHeadTailTemplates
- DescribeImageProcessingTemplates
- ModifyHeadTailTemplate
- CreateQualityInspectTemplate
- DeleteQualityInspectTemplate
- DescribeQualityInspectTemplates
- ModifyQualityInspectTemplate
- CreateEnhanceMediaTemplate
- DeleteEnhanceMediaTemplate
- ModifyEnhanceMediaTemplate
- DescribeEnhanceMediaTemplates
- Task Flow APIs
- Event Notification Relevant API
- Domain Name Management APIs
- Playlist APIs
- Data Types
- Error Codes
- FAQs
- Agreements
- VOD Policy
- Contact Us
- Glossary
- Release Notes and Announcements
- Release Notes
- Announcements
- Announcement about the addition of mobile player SDK premium features authorization verification
- Announcement about the addition of web player SDK license authorization verification
- Announcement on the Official Launch of the Video on Demand Real-Time Log Analysis Feature
- Notice about the adjustment of the VOD adding domain feature
- Announcement on official commercial billing of Video on Demand STANDARD_IA data retrieval and Application Management functions
- Announcement on the Official Launch of the Media Quality Inspection and Play Channel Features
- Announcement on the official launch of the Video-on-Demand QUIC Acceleration feature
- VOD Launched Remaster Feature
- Prepaid Packages Supported for Monthly Billed Accounts
- Cost Allocation by Tag Supported
- Content Moderation Upgraded
- VOD Player Signature Upgrade
- Live Clipping to Become Paid Feature
- Content Recognition to Become Paid Feature
- The “startPlay” API of the Player SDK Renamed
- TESHD Renamed as TSC
- Announcement on VOD Video Acceleration Price Change
- Launching Video on Demand (VOD) Features for Regions Outside the Chinese Mainland
- About Changing the Billing Rule of Transcoding Service for VOD/MPS
- Product Introduction
- Purchase Guide
- Getting Started
- Console Guide
- Console Overview
- Service Overview
- Application Management
- Media Management
- Package Management
- License Management
- Real-Time Log Analysis
- Best Practice
- Media Upload
- Smart Cold Storage of VOD Media Asset Files
- Video Processing
- Distribution and Playback
- How to Receive Event Notification
- How to Migrate Files from Origin Server to VOD
- Live Recording
- How to Make VOD Videos Live Streaming-Like
- Using VOD and WordPress to Build a Website
- How to Pull from Custom Origin Servers
- Development Guide
- Player SDK
- Server APIs
- History
- Introduction
- API Category
- Other APIs
- Media processing related API
- No longer recommended APIs
- Task Management APIs
- Media Upload APIs
- Media Management APIs
- Media Categorization APIs
- Distribution APIs
- AI-based Sample Management APIs
- Region Management APIs
- Statistics APIs
- Just In Time Transcode APIs
- Making API Requests
- AI-based image processing APIs
- Parameter Template APIs
- CreateWatermarkTemplate
- CreateSnapshotByTimeOffsetTemplate
- CreateSampleSnapshotTemplate
- CreateImageSpriteTemplate
- CreateAnimatedGraphicsTemplate
- CreateAdaptiveDynamicStreamingTemplate
- CreateAIAnalysisTemplate
- ModifyWatermarkTemplate
- ModifySnapshotByTimeOffsetTemplate
- ModifySampleSnapshotTemplate
- ModifyImageSpriteTemplate
- ModifyAnimatedGraphicsTemplate
- ModifyAdaptiveDynamicStreamingTemplate
- ModifyAIRecognitionTemplate
- ModifyAIAnalysisTemplate
- DescribeTranscodeTemplates
- DescribeWatermarkTemplates
- DescribeSnapshotByTimeOffsetTemplates
- DescribeSampleSnapshotTemplates
- DescribeImageSpriteTemplates
- DescribeAnimatedGraphicsTemplates
- DescribeAdaptiveDynamicStreamingTemplates
- DescribeAIRecognitionTemplates
- DescribeAIAnalysisTemplates
- DeleteTranscodeTemplate
- DeleteWatermarkTemplate
- DeleteSnapshotByTimeOffsetTemplate
- DeleteSampleSnapshotTemplate
- DeleteImageSpriteTemplate
- DeleteAnimatedGraphicsTemplate
- DeleteAdaptiveDynamicStreamingTemplate
- DeleteReviewTemplate
- DeleteAIRecognitionTemplate
- DeleteAIAnalysisTemplate
- DeleteHeadTailTemplate
- DeleteImageProcessingTemplate
- DescribeReviewTemplates
- CreateReviewTemplate
- CreateTranscodeTemplate
- ModifyReviewTemplate
- ModifyTranscodeTemplate
- CreateAIRecognitionTemplate
- CreateHeadTailTemplate
- CreateImageProcessingTemplate
- DescribeHeadTailTemplates
- DescribeImageProcessingTemplates
- ModifyHeadTailTemplate
- CreateQualityInspectTemplate
- DeleteQualityInspectTemplate
- DescribeQualityInspectTemplates
- ModifyQualityInspectTemplate
- CreateEnhanceMediaTemplate
- DeleteEnhanceMediaTemplate
- ModifyEnhanceMediaTemplate
- DescribeEnhanceMediaTemplates
- Task Flow APIs
- Event Notification Relevant API
- Domain Name Management APIs
- Playlist APIs
- Data Types
- Error Codes
- FAQs
- Agreements
- VOD Policy
- Contact Us
- Glossary
Overview
Just-in-time (JIT) transcoding is a transcoding method that packages content only when it is requested. The process happens quickly enough (much faster than offline processing) not to cause a noticeable delay in distribution. What's more, the transcoding outputs are cached in VOD's CDN nodes rather than being saved in your VOD storage, helping you save storage costs.
Advantages | Description | |
Fast | Unlike offline transcoding, which has a waiting time, JIT transcoding allows playback of transcoded videos only a few seconds or even a few milliseconds after they are requested, regardless of the video duration. | |
Lower storage costs | With offline transcoding, you have to save the transcoding outputs in your own storage. JIT transcoding does not take up your storage space and therefore can significantly reduce your storage costs. | |
Easy to use | You can configure JIT transcoding with no coding required. | |
Use Cases
Scenario | Description |
Long-form videos | Generating and saving transcoding outputs for long-form videos drives up your storage usage notably. For example, if you transcode an MP4 video to 720p, 1080p, and 2K in HLS format, you will need to store three more files in addition to the original file. However, with JIT transcoding, you only need to save the original file. This greatly cuts down your storage costs. |
TV stations and OTT | TV stations and OTT services may need to edit their content constantly. By using JIT transcoding, you only need to keep an MP4 copy of your content's latest version while still being able to deliver transcoded and packaged content immediately after it is requested. |
UGC | UGC platforms host a large number of videos, over 90% of which are infrequently accessed. JIT transcoding allows you to transcode your videos only when they are requested, helping you save storage costs. |
Free Trial
JIT transcoding is currently in beta testing. If you are interested in trying them out for free, please join our Telegram or WhatsApp group.
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