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Updated on 2024-02-05 GMT+08:00
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Video Transcoding Fee

MPC provides standard transcoding and low-bitrate HD transcoding. Select a transcoding method based on your needs.

  • Prices
    • The following table lists the pricing details of video transcoding. You can also see Product Pricing Details.
    • The transcoding fee is charged by MPC.
    Table 1 Prices

    Codec

    Output Resolution

    Unit Price of Standard Transcoding

    (USD/min)

    Unit Price of Low-Bitrate HD Transcoding

    (USD/min)

    H.264

    4K (3840 x 2160) or lower

    0.05

    0.15

    2K (2560 x 1440) or lower

    0.0375

    0.1125

    FHD (1920 x 1080) or lower

    0.025

    0.075

    HD (1280 x 720) or lower

    0.0125

    0.0375

    SD (640 x 480) or lower

    0.0094

    0.0282

    H.265

    4K (3840 x 2160) or lower

    0.25

    0.75

    2K (2560 x 1440) or lower

    0.1875

    0.5625

    FHD (1920 x 1080) or lower

    0.125

    0.375

    HD (1280 x 720) or lower

    0.0625

    0.1875

    SD (640 x 480) or lower

    0.0469

    0.1407
  • Billing rules
    Table 2 Billing

    Rule Item

    Description

    Billing rule

    You are charged based on the encoding standard, output file resolution, and output file duration. The duration is precise down to two decimal places, and the second digit is rounded off based on the third digit. If a one-in multi-out template is used, you are charged for multiple outputs.

    Billing cycle

    Fees are deducted by hour.

    Billing mode

    Pay-per-use

    Bill run time

    After the current billing cycle (hours) ends, the specific bill run time is subject to the system.

    Settlement time

    Fees are automatically deducted after bill run.

    Billing formula

    Transcoding fee per hour = Output file duration per hour x Unit price

    Billing specifications

    The output specifications are determined based on whether the width or height of an output video is within the specified range.

    For example, if the output resolution is SD (1280 x 720), as long as the width is not greater than 1280 or the height is not greater than 720, you are charged based on SD (1280 x 720). If the width of an output video is greater than 1280 and its height is greater than 720, you are charged based on higher specifications.
  • Billing examples

    If you output a 60-minute video with the resolution of 1720 x 1440 (using the H.265 codec and low-bitrate HD transcoding), a 100-minute video with the resolution of 1280 x 960 (using the H.264 codec and low-bitrate HD transcoding), and a 120-minute video with the resolution of 480 x 480 (using the H.264 codec only), the transcoding fees are calculated as follows:

    Transcoding fees = $0.375 USD x 60 + $0.0375 USD x 100 + $0.0094 USD x 120 = $27.3 USD