The Mux Transcoding Process is comprised of a series of steps:
- Receive the incoming video file either by push (upload) or pull (download from URL link)
- Analyze and detect the media type, including codec, size, bitrate and more
- Convert the video file into a common MPEG-4-based format
- Convert the intermediate file into the request output format, be it video, just the audio track or a thumbnail image
- Place the output video file onto a protected Amazon S3 bucket, ready for you to transfer back to your server, or serve directly to your user
This entire process takes place within the Amazing Web Services computing cloud, utilizing a combination of on-demand processing, infinite storage and powerful, scalable message queues and database storage systems.
Mux uses straight mime-types for determining output formats. We have also created a few extension types such as “video/mp4-ipod” for optimizing around a specific device.
Supported Mime-Types
| Name | Mime Type | File Ext | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3G Mobile Video | video/3gpp | *.3gp | mobile phone video |
| 3G2 Mobile Video | video/3g2 | *.3g2 | 3GPP2 (for CDMA-based Phones, may have filename extension .3g2) |
| Apple iTunes Video | video/m4v | *.m4v | This media file can be played using Apple Quicktime, which can be downloaded at http://www.apple.com/quicktime. If you have an iPod or iTunes installed, you have Quicktime. |
| Apple Quicktime | video/quicktime | *.mov | This media file can be played using Apple Quicktime, which can be downloaded at http://www.apple.com/quicktime. If you have an iPod or iTunes installed, you have Quicktime. |
| DIVX Encoded Video | video/divx | *.divx | This a DIVX encoded video file that can be played using software from http://divx.com |
| Flash Video | video/x-flv | *.flv | Flash video |
| JPEG Image | image/jpg | *.jpg | This image file can be viewed using a compatible image viewer. |
| Mobile Phone Audio | audio/amr | *.amr | mobile phone ringtone audio |
| MP3 Audio | audio/mp3 | *.mp3 | This is a standard MP3 file. It can be played back using a variety of software, including Apple Quicktime. |
| MPEG Video | video/mpeg | *.mpg | This is a standard MPEG file. It can be played back using a variety of software, including Apple Quicktime. |
| OGG Video | application/ogg | *.ogg | Ogg is a patent-free, fully open and standardised multimedia bitstream container format designed for efficient streaming and file compression (storage) by the Xiph.Org Foundation. Download codecs and players for OGG at http://www.vorbis.com/ |
| Windows AVI | video/avi | *.avi | This media file can be played using Microsoft’s Windows Media Player available at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmedia |
| Windows Media Video | audio/x-ms-wmv | *.wmv | This media file can be played using Microsoft’s Windows Media Player available at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmedia |
| MPEG-4 (H.264) | video/mp4-h264 | *.mp4 | H.264/AAC |
| iPod (H.264/AAC) | video/mp4-ipod | *.m4v | iPod optimized video |
| PSP MPEG-4 | video/mp4-psp | *.m4v | PSP optimized video |
| MP4 Mobile | video/mp4-mobile | *.mp4 | MPEG-4 optimized for mobile phones |
At the core of the Mux services are an open API that you can use to perform transcoding operations on media files of all types. Everything that’s available through the various MUX services is available through the API. Our goal is to make this API as simple as possible, and to support as many different users as possible, so we’ll spare you the complex explanations of the internals. Assuming you have your programming language of choice, and it supports XML and HTTP, you will be able to get up and running pretty quickly.
Open Network Television is excited to announce that we’ve released the 2.0 version of Mux.am - the free, public interface to the Mux Cloud. This new release features a redesigned user interface, the ability to upload files directly for conversion, and an improved set of mobile video options. Behind the beta is the new version of the Mux Cloud, as well, which offers more power and fidelity for online video conversion needs.
Mux powers the video encoding on the Cruxy Digital Marketplace. Here is a sample set of videos generated on Cruxy.
Typical “Medium” Quality ~700bkps - 600×350 Flash 7
More sample video coming soon…
