Storage and Transcoding
In the Storage & Transcoding section in the Magine Pro Console, you can
Every file you upload is automatically checked by our probe. The probe indicates if the files match our specifications and if you can proceed with the transcoding. If a source is "Flagged", it means that some files or tracks did not meet our specifications but transcoding can still be initiated without them.
Probing
The probe programatically examines the submitted files and checks if it's possible to generate a valid transcoding request with those files. If it will be possible depends on if all files follow all of our specifications and requirements and if it's possible to programatically get all required information from those files. If all requirements are met, the system generates a transcoding request.
Task Monitor
After you initiated the transcoding you can monitor the progress in the task monitor tab. You can see
which sources are transcoded
how much of the asset has been transcoded
which sources are waiting in the queue
While the transcoding is ongoing you can continue working with the metadata file. It's also possible to abort a transcoding request.
Transcoding Queue
All assets are using the same transcoding queue. Our system can transcode two assets at the same time. How quickly the transcoding of your asset starts depends on how many assets are waiting in the queue. The queue is the shortest during weekends.
The transcoding will start latest 12h after entering the queue. Please keep this time limitation in mind when planning important releases.
If you have a lot of content that needs to be transcoded on a regular basis please talk to your account manager about a dedicated transcoding pipeline.
Api call
If our probing can't programmatically generate a transcoding request but you have thorough knowledge about and understand your submitted files, you might still be able to initiate transcoding. If you follow our API specifications of how to structure a transcoding request, you can then use that if you click on the "API call" button in the top right corner.