A dumb question, wondering whether transcoding is needed for all formats of video uploaded? I have this question because for some video, I download from other video hosting web site, and it should already be fit for online video hosting format.
A general answer for why we need transcoding is highly appreciated, and what underlying for transcoding.
Hi Lin,
Transcoding enables you to play the clip on different platforms (each platform has different specs)
If you go to the kmc in the menu on the right side of each flavor there is an option to upload, so yes you can upload an external file that matches this transcoding flavor
Hi Lin,
There is a default profile which contain certain flavors (it can be see under the settings tab), and yes all the transcoding flavors in this profile will be created when you upload a new clip.
But how could end user know which flavor will be used in runtime when playing a video? Kaltura decides it? Or the client end user could setup? Not sure which flavor being used is at Kaltura player side or server side.