<p>FFMPEG is what you're looking for.  You can use it to transcode most anything, it can easily be integrated via STDIO, and there are a handful of library versions of it you can use as well.</p>

<p>I'd recommend hopping over to <a href="http://www.stackoverflow.com">StackOverflow.com</a>, where this topic has been heavily discussed.</p>

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2012-05-12T02:41:15.250Z
2012-05-12T02:41:15.250Z
Brad
<p>You could look into MediaTomb it runs on linux. I use it for real time transcoding to my direcTv box and PS3</p>

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2012-05-12T17:19:26.950Z
2012-05-12T17:19:26.950Z
Garrett Fogerlie
<p>Encoding.com offers cloud-based high-speed conversion. Their standard plans aren't instant (up to 30 minute queue time), but they do offer encode-as-you-upload (meaning that they start encoding during the upload process, which is awesome).</p>

<p>You'll need to contact them for more info and pricing on that.</p>

<p>Be aware: What you're wanting to do is both complex and expensive unless you hire someone, in which case it's just expensive (assuming your website becomes anywhere near popular).</p>

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2012-02-07T19:45:17.510Z
2012-02-07T19:45:17.510Z
Mike Riess
<p>I am guessing that mplayer and vlc are where you want to start lookIng. </p>

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2012-02-04T14:53:36.300Z
2012-02-04T14:53:36.300Z
Bill Gribble
<p>Can anyone help me find a software stack for doing near real time video encoding/transcoding?</p>

<p>I want to allow users to upload videos(wmv, avi, mov, flash video, other formats) to my website. As soon as the file is uploaded, I want to encode/transcode it into h.264 (preferably with an API so I can get progress percentage etc) so that I can then play it back via html5 or a flash player.</p>

<p>Anyone have any guidance for me on this?</p>

<p>Oh, and the server platform can be either windows or linux.</p>

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What type of media server software do I need to transcode in near real time?
TehOne
# What type of media server software do I need to transcode in near real time?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-02-02)

Can anyone help me find a software stack for doing near real time video encoding/transcoding?

I want to allow users to upload videos(wmv, avi, mov, flash video, other formats) to my website. As soon as the file is uploaded, I want to encode/transcode it into h.264 (preferably with an API so I can get progress percentage etc) so that I can then play it back via html5 or a flash player.

Anyone have any guidance for me on this?

Oh, and the server platform can be either windows or linux.

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2012-05-12. Score: 1

FFMPEG is what you're looking for. You can use it to transcode most anything, it can easily be integrated via STDIO, and there are a handful of library versions of it you can use as well.

I'd recommend hopping over to [StackOverflow.com](http://www.stackoverflow.com), where this topic has been heavily discussed.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2012-05-12. Score: 0

You could look into MediaTomb it runs on linux. I use it for real time transcoding to my direcTv box and PS3


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### Answer by username_3 on 2012-02-07. Score: 0

Encoding.com offers cloud-based high-speed conversion. Their standard plans aren't instant (up to 30 minute queue time), but they do offer encode-as-you-upload (meaning that they start encoding during the upload process, which is awesome).

You'll need to contact them for more info and pricing on that.

Be aware: What you're wanting to do is both complex and expensive unless you hire someone, in which case it's just expensive (assuming your website becomes anywhere near popular).


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### Answer by username_4 on 2012-02-04. Score: 0

I am guessing that mplayer and vlc are where you want to start lookIng.


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