There are a lot of instances where the raw video file after camera recording is quite large in size. If it is not on a server or url, it becomes quite difficult to upload it to online sites like VdoCipher. To solve this problem there are offline encoder or converters or transcoders which convert the huge video files into decent size without any visible lose in quality. This video compression is key to video processing system. Some of these tools can also be used to convert files into different formats for video and audio. Here are the details of top…
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Setting desired bitrate for video playback for multiple devices
This method is applicable for videos playing on Flash player. Our HTML5 video player by default selects the best video stream based on user's network conditions (adaptive streaming). This blog references our API version v2. For details on using this feature with our API v3 please visit the Server API Docs Different devices and internet speeds require different video bitrate to be served. Based on device type and your viewer connection, some of you may opt to initiate video streaming at a particular bitrate. You may want to provide playback at a certain quality or constrain network data for users. Video…
Video Management details on VdoCipher dashboard
Detailed tutorial videos are included below - Upload/Import + Embed overview Dashboard features & video setting details Multi-User addition to account & permission levels Adding more accounts/projects to same dashboard Get all videos data in csv (title, id, status, time added) Generating video page url to share directly to user (not embedding) Video settings overview (Thumbnail, title, tags, subtitles, replace video) Thumbnail & title change: Tutorial Subtitle addition (Multiple Language supported) Replace/Swap/Update Videos Video Files & Thumbnails Generated data & total storage for a video Api key generation (Client Secret key for your account) Webhooks to fetch video status via…
Load video files from public ftp server
Videos upload from local computer can be a tedious job unless you have a very good upload speed. Often our customers have to upload TBs of content from their public servers. Here we list two methods of load videos directly from your servers to your VdoCipher account. Option 1: FTP upload This option requires your server to expose ftp access from public servers. Go to your dashboard and choose import from FTP. Enter the server ip, username and password to login to your server. You shall see a list of files on your home account of ftp server. Navigate to the…
Adding videos from URL
You can easily add videos saved in your server to your vdocipher account. All you need is a publicly accessible link to the media file. This videos will be ready to use in your vdocipher dashboard. Import URL API call: POST https://api.vdocipher.com/v2/importURL?url=<url_encoded_link> PostData: clientSecretKey=CLIENT_SECRET_KEY Replace the CLIENT_SECRET_KEY with the API key provided on sign-up. Returns: { id: "---------------", status: "Queued" } The returned data can be either XML or JSON. This will tell you the id of the newly created video. Note that after adding, it can take up to five to fifteen minutes for the video to…
WordPress video hosting plugin : Add Secure Videos to your WP site
Detailed Wordpress Tutorial Video Explaining configuration, watermark, player customization. More details and text explanation after the video. WordPress is one of the fastest ways to build a working website. WordPress and its themes and plugins are used by developers to create truly awesome websites with minimal effort. Many users combine our secure video streaming service with their video membership sites built on WordPress. Here we explain how to add the VdoCipher video player to your site using the VdoCipher WordPress plugin. With the VdoCipher WordPress video hosting plugin, you can stream videos on your WordPress site with the best content protection…
