SVT Encore
Open-source, FFmpeg-based media transcode and workflow engine with a REST API.
SVT Encore is an open-source, scalable media transcode and workflow engine built on FFmpeg and developed by Sveriges Television (SVT). Submit transcode jobs to a REST API and Encore renders your configured output profiles - video, audio, thumbnails and more - queuing and distributing the work across encode workers.
Key features
- REST transcode-workflow API: POST a job, poll it, and collect the outputs
- FFmpeg-based encoding with reusable, YAML-defined transcode profiles
- Redis-backed job queue with a co-located worker for extra encode capacity
- Segmented/parallel encoding model designed to scale horizontally
- Spring Boot Actuator health endpoint for easy monitoring
- FFmpeg and FFprobe bundled in the images - nothing else to install
Use cases
- Programmatic, profile-driven transcoding for VOD and media pipelines
- A self-hosted, API-first alternative to hosted transcode services
- Batch re-encoding and format normalization behind your own automation
Why run it on the NetActuate edge Running Encore in a PoP close to your media storage shortens the path for the large reads and writes transcoding demands, and keeps your media, profiles and job data on infrastructure you control.
Important: this is a headless REST API. Encore has NO web UI and NO login by default. Do not expose it directly to the public internet: firewall it to trusted clients or put an authenticating reverse proxy in front. The appliance boots ready to use with a set of real starter transcode profiles baked in (program, archive, audio-streams); the API answers on HTTP port 8080 and its health at /actuator/health.
Frequently asked questions
How do I deploy SVT Encore on NetActuate?
Use the Deploy on NetActuate button to talk to our team. We provision SVT Encore on a NetActuate virtual machine in the point of presence you choose, close to your audience. Each deployment runs in the single location you select.
What does it cost to run SVT Encore?
SVT Encore is open-source software and free to run on the marketplace - you pay only for the NetActuate compute (virtual-machine size and location) it runs on, at standard rates. There are no usage-based software fees.
Where can SVT Encore run?
SVT Encore can be deployed in any of NetActuate's 45+ points of presence across every continent, so you can place ingest, transcode, delivery and caching close to your contributors and viewers.
Who supports SVT Encore?
NetActuate operates and supports the underlying infrastructure - the virtual machine, network and edge platform. The application itself is supported by its upstream open-source project.
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