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Powerful Quality Control in the Cloud
Automated Validation of Premium Content

QC Service Description


 

Quality Control as a Service in the cloud is finally here. No need to purchase and manage expensive on premise QC infrastructure. Using Encoding.com’s API, you can automate your QC job management and reporting needs via our highly scalable, extremely efficient cloud service. Choose to run any number of our 40+ individual QC validations at the time of transcoding and packaging or use as a standalone QC service on assets that are already transcoded and packaged.

All QC checks requested are performed on the same compute node as transcoding and packaging to save time, friction and money when compared to manual transfers of media to a separate QC system. Generate complete QC reports in the time it takes to transfer content to your destination. In other words, no increase in total job time.

QC Feature Overview


 

  • General Validations available including output size, duration, bitrate and captions and file size.
  • Video Validations available including Frame rates, codecs, aspect ratio, level. etc.
  • Audio Validations available including Bitrate, Codec, Channels, Channel layout etc.
  • Manifest Validations available including version numbers, Declarations, Encryption, Discontinuity tags etc.
  • API web service for complete integration into your CMS/MAM/DAM platforms for production and broadcast workflows.
  • Future-proof your QC workflow as we continually add new validations each quarter.

 

Formats

HLS

DASH

MP4

*Standalone (without transcoding) QC checks available.

See QC API Docs for more details : https://api.encoding.com/#qc

Pricing

Contact us for more information on pricing.
 

Complete Available Tests


Tests AvailableAPI Param NameFormats Available
General Validation Tests
Durationqc_durationadvanced_hls, mp4, advanced_dash
File sizeqc_file_sizeadvanced_hls, mp4, advanced_dash
Bitrateqc_bitrateadvanced_hls, mp4, advanced_dash
Bitrate modeqc_bitrate_modeadvanced_hls, mp4
Closed Captions(608/708) are present and maintainedqc_captions_presentedadvanced_hls, mp4, advanced_dash
Video Validation Tests
Video format(codec)qc_video_codecadvanced_hls, mp4, advanced_dash
Video Bitrateqc_video_bitrateadvanced_hls, mp4, advanced_dash
Frame rateqc_frame_rateadvanced_hls, mp4, advanced_dash
Video Durationqc_video_durationadvanced_hls, mp4, advanced_dash
Video codec profileqc_video_codec_profileadvanced_hls, mp4, advanced_dash
Video levelqc_video_leveladvanced_hls, mp4, advanced_dash
Frame sizeqc_frame_sizeadvanced_hls, mp4, advanced_dash
Aspect ratioqc_aspect_ratioadvanced_hls, mp4, advanced_dash
Video streams numberqc_video_streams_numberadvanced_hls, mp4, advanced_dash
Validate DTSqc_validate_dtsadvanced_hls, mp4, advanced_dash
Validate PTSqc_validate_ptsadvanced_hls, mp4, advanced_dash
PCR interval is maintainedqc_pcr_intervaladvanced_hls
PID interval is maintainedqc_pid_intervaladvanced_hls
Check B-Frames Presentqc_b_frames_presentadvanced_hls, mp4, advanced_dash
Check B-Frames DTS growqc_bframe_dts_growadvanced_hls, mp4, advanced_dash
IDR interval is maintainedqc_idr_intervaladvanced_hls, mp4, advanced_dash
Each segment starts with IDRqc_segments_start_with_idradvanced_hls, advanced_dash
No short segmentsqc_short_segmentadvanced_hls
Audio Validation Tests
Audio Codecqc_audio_codecadvanced_hls, mp4, advanced_dash
Audio Bitrateqc_audio_bitrateadvanced_hls, mp4, advanced_dash
Audio Durationqc_audio_durationadvanced_hls, mp4, advanced_dash
Audio bit depthqc_audio_bit_depthadvanced_hls, mp4, advanced_dash
Audio sample rateqc_audio_sample_rateadvanced_hls, mp4, advanced_dash
Audio channelsqc_audio_channelsadvanced_hls, mp4, advanced_dash
Audio channel layoutqc_audio_channel_layoutadvanced_hls, mp4, advanced_dash
Audio streams numberqc_audio_streams_numberadvanced_hls, mp4, advanced_dash
Manifest Validation Tests
Master manifest has proper bitrateqc_bitrate_declarationadvanced_hls, advanced_dash
Master manifest has proper codecqc_codec_declarationadvanced_hls, advanced_dash
Discontinuity tags are proper placementqc_discontinuity_tagsadvanced_hls
Proper DRM URIqc_drm_uriadvanced_hls, advanced_dash
HLS version numberqc_hls_version_numberadvanced_hls
CUE-OUT:0 proper placementqc_match_breakpointsadvanced_hls
Check Sample AES Proper encryptionqc_proper_sample_aes_encryption_declaredadvanced_hls
Target segment durationqc_target_segment_durationadvanced_hls
Declared segment duration is correctqc_validate_segment_durationadvanced_hls, advanced_dash

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