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Why I Built Transcodely
After a decade of fighting overpriced transcoding services, misleading pricing, and manual VMAF calculations, I built the encoding API I always wanted.
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H.264 vs HEVC vs VP9 vs AV1: The Developer's Codec Guide
A practical comparison of the four major video codecs — compression efficiency, encoding speed, device support, licensing costs, and when to use each.
Video Transcoding Pricing Compared: AWS, Mux, Coconut, Google, Bitmovin, and Transcodely
An honest comparison of video encoding costs across AWS MediaConvert, Mux, Coconut, Bitmovin, Google Cloud, and Transcodely — with real numbers.
VMAF Explained: The Perceptual Quality Metric Your Encoding Pipeline Needs
VMAF is the perceptual quality metric Netflix uses to measure video quality. Here's how it works, what scores mean, and why your encoding pipeline needs it.
Per-Title Encoding Explained: Content-Aware Compression That Saves 20-50% on Bandwidth
Per-title encoding analyzes each video's complexity to generate optimal bitrate ladders — saving 20-50% on bandwidth without sacrificing quality.
Building an HLS Adaptive Streaming Pipeline: A Complete Guide
A step-by-step guide to building an HLS adaptive streaming pipeline — from encoding multi-bitrate variants to CDN delivery.
AV1 in 2026: Adoption, Hardware Support, and What It Means for Your Pipeline
AV1 now powers 30% of Netflix and 75% of YouTube. Here's the current state of adoption, hardware support, and what it means for your video pipeline.
6 Ways to Reduce Your Video Encoding and Delivery Costs by Up to 60%
Encoding is only 10-20% of total video cost. Here are 6 practical strategies to cut your overall video bill by up to 60%.
CMAF Explained: One Encode, Both HLS and DASH
CMAF lets you encode video once and serve both HLS and DASH from the same segments — cutting storage costs and encoding time in half.