Transcoding video for Topfield boxes

[Andy Bircumshaw]

On 5/1/2011, at 10:31am, Robin Bowes 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?


All the resolutions / codecs are listed at:
http://beebhack.wikia.com/wiki/IPlayer_TV

I may have seen differing bitrates in some HD videos, but the rest seems reliable.

You'll see that all the flash* modes are h264 & AAC, which is "the same as" the typical MP4.

aB.