Per-Title Encoding
Compress video 60% smaller without losing quality using ML-driven per-title encoding. Reduce storage and delivery costs by 40–60%.
Expand your video workflow with the features you need
Qencode offers a wide range of video processing features to simplify your workflow and add powerful optimizations to your videos.
AI & Intelligence
Automate video workflows with machine learning — from smart encoding and content analysis to AI-powered dubbing, subtitles, and editing.
Content-Aware Encoding
Intelligent encoding that analyzes each scene and optimizes bitrates automatically. Reduce bandwidth costs with adaptive per-scene compression.
Video Intelligence
Extract actionable insights from video with AI detection, scene analysis, and content metadata. Understand your content at scale.
Auto-Generated Subtitles (Speech-to-Text)
Generate subtitles in 70+ languages from any video or audio file. Improve accessibility and engagement with automatic transcription.
Translations
Translate video subtitles to any language automatically. Reach global audiences with AI-powered multilingual subtitle generation.
Dubbing
Auto-dub videos with AI-generated voiceovers in any language. Scale global content distribution without hiring voice actors.
Smart Thumbnails
Auto-select the best video frame for thumbnails using AI. Increase clicks and engagement with intelligent frame extraction.
Smart Cropping
Automatically crop videos to any aspect ratio while keeping subjects in frame. Optimize for mobile, social, and displays instantly.
Smart Editing
Automatically cut and trim videos to key moments. Highlight scenes, extract clips, and edit content at scale with AI.
AI Detection
Detect AI-generated and synthetic video content. Identify deepfakes and manipulated videos at scale with forensic analysis.
AI Upscaling
Enhance video resolution and clarity with intelligent AI upscaling. Upscale SD, HD, and 4K content while preserving detail and reducing artifacts.
Video Transcoding
Convert, manipulate, and enhance video at any scale — thumbnails, subtitles, stitching, clipping, and more through one API.
Thumbnails
Extract single frames or timed intervals from any video automatically. Generate poster images for catalogs, galleries, and previews.
Subtitles & Captions
Add, modify, and extract subtitles in SRT, VTT, and TTML formats. Burn-in or sidecar delivery for accessibility compliance.
Watermarks
Burn brand logos and text directly into video during transcoding. Position, size, and opacity controls for every output.
Video Clips
Extract segments from longer videos and create highlight clips automatically. Define start and end timestamps via the API.
Video Stitching
Combine multiple video clips into one output. Concatenate intros, content, and outros into a single continuous stream.
GIF Creation
Convert video segments into animated GIFs for instant social sharing. Control frame rate, resolution, and duration.
Bulk Encoding
Transcode thousands of videos in parallel without managing infrastructure. Submit batch jobs via API and scale automatically.
Refresh HLS/DASH Playlists
Keep HLS and DASH playlists synchronized with live updates and new content automatically. Re-generate manifests on demand.
Smart Adaptive Bitrate
Generate an individual bitrate ladder for each HLS, DASH, and CMAF video based on machine learning-driven suggestions.
Audio Normalization
Normalize audio levels across all videos for consistent, broadcast-quality playback. Meet EBU R128 and ATSC A/85 loudness standards.
HTTP Callbacks (Webhooks)
Automatically receive event updates on each part of the transcoding process to any URL you specify.
Video Metadata
Extract and manage comprehensive video metadata during transcoding for cataloging and personalization at scale.
High Resolution Content (4K–16K)
Create UHD resolutions from 4K to 16K, and everything in between for display in standardized and custom aspect ratios.
VR Content
Transcode immersive 360-degree and VR video for optimal playback across all devices and platforms.
Upscaling
Enhance video resolution and clarity with intelligent AI upscaling. Upscale SD, HD, and 4K content while preserving detail and reducing artifacts.
Pull Source URL
If your video is already stored somewhere, we can pull it down for transcoding from any web-addressable location.
Direct Uploads
Upload files directly to the transcoding system without having to store source videos in the interim.
Live Streaming
Ingest, process, and deliver live video in real time — simulcast to multiple platforms, record streams, and manage playback access.
Simulcast
Stream to YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, and LinkedIn from one ingest. Broadcast to multiple platforms simultaneously.
DVR Recording
Let viewers rewind, pause, and catch up on your live streams. Automatically archive live sessions for on-demand replay.
Multiple Playback IDs
Serve the same stream with different URLs and access rules for each viewer segment. Control who sees what.
Security
Protect your video content at every layer — from DRM and encryption to signed delivery and forensic tracking.
Digital Rights Management
Protect your content with Widevine, FairPlay, and PlayReady. Video DRM API for content protection across all devices with a single API call.
AES Encryption
Encrypt HLS streams with AES-128 for industry-standard video protection. Secure content delivery without the complexity of full DRM.
Signed URLs
Control exactly who watches your content with token-based video URLs. Time-limited, IP-restricted access per individual link.
Signed Cookies
Authenticate viewers through persistent session tokens instead of URL parameters. Ideal for multi-video sessions and subscription platforms.
Forensic Watermarking
Embed invisible forensic watermarks to trace pirated content back to the original account. Detect and deter unauthorized redistribution.
Formats & Codecs
Choose how your video and audio are packaged, encoded, and delivered — across every format, codec, and streaming protocol.
Video Formats & Codecs
Choose how your video is packaged and delivered to viewers.
Video Formats
HLS
HTTP Live Streaming — the most widely supported adaptive format for live and on-demand video.
MP4
The universal video container for progressive download and offline playback.
MPEG-DASH
The open ISO standard for adaptive bitrate streaming with native Widevine and PlayReady DRM.
WebM
Open, royalty-free container optimized for web delivery with VP8, VP9, and AV1 codecs.
CMAF
Common Media Application Format — single segments for both HLS and DASH, eliminating duplicate storage.
Video Codecs
H.264
The universal baseline codec with 99%+ device support. Fast encoding, maximum compatibility.
H.265
40% better compression than H.264 with broad and growing device support.
AV1
Open, royalty-free codec delivering 50% better compression than H.264. The future of efficient delivery.
VP9
Google’s royalty-free codec with 35% better compression. The standard for YouTube and WebM.
VP8
Legacy WebRTC and WebM codec. Still used in older real-time communication implementations.
LCEVC
Enhancement layer codec that boosts quality of any base codec without full re-encoding.
Audio Codecs
Choose the right audio compression for your delivery format and quality requirements.
AAC
Advanced Audio Coding — the default audio codec for HLS streaming and Apple ecosystem delivery.
MP3
The legacy audio standard with universal support. Less efficient but compatible with everything.
Opus
The most efficient audio codec available. Royalty-free, low-latency, and optimized for WebRTC.
Vorbis
Open-source audio codec for WebM and OGG containers. Predecessor to Opus.
Streaming Protocols
Compare RTMP, WebRTC, and SRT for live video ingest and delivery.
Integrations
Connect Qencode to your cloud storage, DRM provider, and content management system.
Cloud Providers
Store and deliver video with the object storage platforms Qencode supports out of the box.
AWS
Pull from and write to S3 buckets. Pair with CloudFront for global CDN delivery.
Google Cloud
Integrate with Google Cloud Storage for source and destination with S3-compatible API access.
Azure
Connect to Azure Blob containers for enterprise video workflows in the Microsoft ecosystem.
DigitalOcean
S3-compatible object storage with built-in CDN at a predictable price point.
Backblaze
75% less than AWS S3 Standard. Free egress to Cloudflare via the Bandwidth Alliance.
Cloudflare
S3-compatible storage with zero egress fees. Pair with Cloudflare CDN for global delivery.
Wasabi
Hot cloud storage at 1/5th the price of AWS S3. No egress fees, no API call fees.
DRM Partners
Protect streams and downloads with leading multi-DRM and watermarking platforms.
DoveRunner
Full content protection stack with forensic watermarking and multi-DRM support.
BuyDRM
KeyOS multi-DRM platform — the most common Qencode DRM partner for enterprise content protection.
EZDRM
Universal DRM platform with simple per-license pricing and broad platform support.
ExpressPlay
Intertrust’s multi-DRM service for content protection across all major platforms.
Content Management
Automate transcoding from the CMS and headless content workflows you already use.
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