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