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AlexB
AlexB

Reputation: 4538

How can I prepare video for Azure Media Services myself (on-premises) in variable bitrate?

I usually use Media Encoder Standard to encode 4k videos in H264 Multiple bitrate format. But it's just becoming expensive (for me) because of source 4k file size, so it take up to 20 hours when encoding in Azure.

So I wonder is there a way to prepare it myself for this format https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/media-services/media-services-mes-preset-h264-multiple-bitrate-4k ? I do video editing and color grading anyway.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 169

Answers (1)

johndeu
johndeu

Reputation: 2512

Ok, so the answer to this, as can be seen in the comment thread above is to do several changes to your workflow to reduce the time and the costs:

  1. Change your source content to be 4k 30p instead of 60p. There really is no need to have 60p for the type of content that you are filming. It's not really high action content.
  2. This should cut your upload source data size in half...
  3. Download the JSON for the 4K preset that you are using "H264 Multi Bitrate 4k" and customize it. Don't trust that we have given you the right settings for your cost demands or scenario. :-)
  4. Change the frame rates in the preset, drop some of the bitrate layers, remove some layers as Anil suggested above. This should seriously reduce the encoding time, and your overall output costs. Just cut it down to the bare minimum and give it another shot.

If that does not work out for you, ping us again at [email protected] and we can help figure out other scenarios to assist.

Thanks for using Azure Media Services! And also thanks for contributing to the community.

John D.

Upvotes: 1

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