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What do you like best about Google Transcoder API?

All the libraries which are available for various programming languages, developers find it very easy to integrate the Transcoder API into their applications. The Trancoder API supports huge range of input and output formats, providing flexibility and ease for the developers to handle different types of media files according to their requirements for the application. It has a very good documentation which is very helpful for the developer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Transcoder API?

For new developers who are going to use Google Cloud services, there might be a learning curve when setting up and configuring the Transcoder API which might be overwhelming. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Google Transcoder API solving and how is that benefiting you?

Video Transcoding is becoming easy with using Trancoder API. It can handle a large volume of video transcoding tasks can be challenging for individual applications and Transcoder API helps address this issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Google Transcoder API Overview

What is Google Transcoder API?

The Transcoder API allows you to convert video files and package them for optimized delivery to web, mobile and connected TVs.

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The Transcoder API allows you to convert video files and package them for optimized delivery to web, mobile and connected TVs.


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ANKIT R.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Using Google transcoder API for video delivery in enterprise app"
The most usefull thing which I liked about the google cloud transcoder API is its NPM package which can be easily installed and used as an library ...
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Akanksha R.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
3.5 out of 5
"Good areas of improvement"
That it integrates easily with google cloud services and offer multiple formats for video transcoding
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4.5 out of 5
"Scalable Video Processing With Google Transcoder API"
The best part about Google Transcoder API is its Ease of Use and Ease of Integration with existing systems. It provides a highly scalable and relia...
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ANKIT R.
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What do you like best about Google Transcoder API?

The most usefull thing which I liked about the google cloud transcoder API is its NPM package which can be easily installed and used as an library in our web applications in our nodejs client. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Transcoder API?

The google cloud transcoder API sometimes lags a lot and bloats the website and causes a lot of lag , also it uses a lot of credits and other prices also increases using this API which needs to be fixed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Google Transcoder API solving and how is that benefiting you?

It solves a very great problem that it converts the video file into files which becomes very easy to be delivered to our web applications . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mohit R.
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What do you like best about Google Transcoder API?

The best part about Google Transcoder API is its Ease of Use and Ease of Integration with existing systems. It provides a highly scalable and reliable solution for video transcoding needs, allowing us to convert videos to different formats quickly and efficiently Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Transcoder API?

One downside is the Frequency of Use can sometimes be affected by higher costs when scaling up for large video libraries. The pricing model can become expensive if you're not mindful of resource usage Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Google Transcoder API solving and how is that benefiting you?

Google Transcoder API helps us efficiently convert videos into multiple formats and resolutions, ensuring compatibility across various devices and platforms by creating an automated pipeline. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rao S.
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What do you like best about Google Transcoder API?

It is so user friendly to convert videos for many devices compatibility and broadcasting delivery of content. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Transcoder API?

It is a bit difficult to visualize the view or get an understanding about this tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Google Transcoder API solving and how is that benefiting you?

Optimized delivery of my content from streamed area to package and broadcast them seemlessly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Google Transcoder API?

I like a lot of things:

1. Quality of out is great in different resolutions and great compression

2. APIs are well-documented easy to use and easy to integrate

3. The performance of the APIs is good, even for high-resolution videos Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Transcoder API?

Pricing is a bit on the higher side, if you want to process a large video in multiple resolutions it will cost a lot of money. Some advanced features are missing which available with other video transcoders Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Google Transcoder API solving and how is that benefiting you?

Google APIs are easy to use with our product and help us to optimise the video resolution that we are sharing with our user. with low resolutions out video can be access in low network areas as well with good quality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Akanksha R.
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What do you like best about Google Transcoder API?

That it integrates easily with google cloud services and offer multiple formats for video transcoding Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Transcoder API?

Two thinds i would like to mention-

One is the complex procing structure and other is documentation that needs to be improved. Its bit complicated for a new user. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Google Transcoder API solving and how is that benefiting you?

It provides a wide range of formats for video transcoding with different resolutions that saves time and resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ankit R.
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What do you like best about Google Transcoder API?

Google transcode API is fast and support for node JS is best Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Transcoder API?

There is nothing much to dislike, I use this API in one of peoject and it's work perfectly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Google Transcoder API solving and how is that benefiting you?

To convert different format files and provide support on all devices Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Google Transcoder API?

Converting video files into formats suitable for suitable distribution is finaly a simple task. I have incorporated the usage of Googles T-API into my weekly work. The features provided are strong and reliable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Transcoder API?

The product is deeply embedded in Google's Cloud suite, so if you're not using that already or worse use a different platform provider of choice, it might not be the best choice for you Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Google Transcoder API solving and how is that benefiting you?

Converting video files into formats suitable for customer distribution Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Google Transcoder API?

The learning curve seems daunting for developers because the API supports formats like MP4 and AVI. The pricing is a bit higher compared to competitors it is not suitable for use cases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Transcoder API?

There are problems in handling large volumes of transcoding tasks, with the Google Transcoder API. This potentially impacts applications negatively. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Google Transcoder API solving and how is that benefiting you?

The Google Transcoder API is unable to solve time consuming video editing tasks by providing a slow cloud based solution. It does not allow my business to consume time and resources. With its user interface and swift processing speed, our video editing workflow has obstructed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Google Transcoder API?

The Google Transcoder API has a difficult user interface that is unable to simplify video transcoding, for developers. Some users find it to be more expensive than competing solutions. It does not support specialized video codecs and containers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Transcoder API?

The Google Transcoder API has some limitations to consider. Customization options for transcoding videos are not as extensive as desired which hinders meeting requirements. Its pricing structure is intricate and costly potentially. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Google Transcoder API solving and how is that benefiting you?

The Google Transcoder API obstructs cloud based video editing as it does not eliminate the need for software or hardware setups. This is consuming our time and resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ATUL S.
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What do you like best about Google Transcoder API?

- Google Transcode Api simplify the video transcoding into various desired format.

- Integraion with GCP: It proofs to be great choice who want to convert and store video's on google cloud

- It comes with google's security. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Transcoder API?

- Pricing : Pricing is bit high when compare with other competitors

- Learning Curve is challenging for those who are new to GCP environment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Google Transcoder API solving and how is that benefiting you?

Majorly we used google transcoder API to address Content delivery problem, it help us by providing adaptive streaming and format conversion, making sure viewer recieve the best quality based on their device and networks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.