Transcoding service

Blue Droplet Video transcodes video into H.264 Flash format so that it can be viewed in-browser. This transcoding can either occur on your own server using FFmpeg, or using our paid remote transcoding service.

It works by transferring source video to the service, transcoding it and then sending back the H.264 video, along with grabbed preview images, to your site.

It has several advantages over using FFmpeg on your own server:

• It is typically not possible to install FFmpeg on shared hosting.
• Installing FFmpeg with all the required codecs can be a difficult task.
• FFmpeg can take a lot of processing power on your server, slowing down your site.
• It can be challenging to scale your transcoding capability.

Our service costs $6 (USD) per hour of video transcoded. Your credit balance is maintained to an accuracy of one second - so if you have one hour of credit and transcode a 40 second video, you would be left with 59 minutes and 20 seconds.

Your credit balance can be topped up at any time.

Instructions

• Create a bluedroplet.com account using the link on the left side of this page.
• Go to 'My account' and then click on the 'Credit' tab.
• Purchase some credit using PayPal.
• Setup your site as described in the Simple setup tutorial.
• On your Drupal site, go to Administer › Site configuration › Blue Droplet Video.
• Select bluedroplet.com transcoder, and enter your bluedroplet.com credentials in the fieldset at the bottom.
• Test your setup as described in the Simple setup tutorial.
• You can view transcoding progress under the 'Transcodings' tab on your account page on this site.

If you have any problems, don't hesitate to contact me.