MBR transcoding¶

To play on Smart TV, STB, and mobile phones, a TV channel should be transcoded into multiple qualities, i.e. MBR (multi-bitrate).

To avoid mistakes when sizing hardware, we recommend purchasing a pre-built transcoder from us. You can always experiment and choose your own hardware.

The steps are:

• Create a new stream
• Open the transcoder section
• Add three qualities: 1080, 720 and 360
• Save
• Wait for the player
• Check that the player can switch between qualities

1. Create a new stream¶

Go to the Channels section, enter the channel name (e.g. mbr-demo) and create the channel.

After creation, the channel page opens. Add a source (e.g. fake://) and save.

2. Open the transcoder section¶

Open the Transcoder tab on the channel page.

3. Add qualities 1080, 720 and 360¶

In the transcoder settings, add three profiles (e.g. 1080p, 720p and 360p).

4. Save¶

Click Save and wait for the settings to apply.

5. Wait for the player and check quality switching¶

Switch to the Basic tab and confirm that the built-in player shows the stream. Check that you can switch between qualities (1080, 720, 360).