Transcoding video for Topfield boxes

[Steve Anderson]

On 5 January 2011 10:31, Robin Bowes <robin.bowes at yo61.com> wrote:

> I guess I just want to make sure that I don't transcode more than once.
> If I grab the "flashvhigh" stream which is 1500kbps and 832x468, will
> get_iplayer just save it to disk as mp4, or does it do any transcoding?

The limit of get_iplayer's transcoding is changing the container
format, in this case from flv to mp4. No processing of the streams
inside the container takes place at all - that's why it's so quick at
the end of a download.

Steve

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