Transcoder

• Contributors: [rtcamp] (http://profiles.wordpress.org/rtcamp), [mangeshp] (http://profiles.wordpress.org/mangeshp), [chandrapatel] (http://profiles.wordpress.org/chandrapatel), [manishsongirkar36] (http://profiles.wordpress.org/manishsongirkar36),

• License: [GPL v2 or later] ( http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)

Transcoding services for ANY WordPress website. Convert audio/video files of any format to a web-friendly format (mp3/mp4).

Description

Transcoder easily converts all audio and video files uploaded to your website to a web-friendly format.

Transcoder eliminates the need for a dedicated media node- no fiddling with installation, managing dependancies or renting servers! Transcoder also works on shared hosting- just install, subscribe and go!

All transcoding services are available via a subscription plan through this plugin. Subscribe to our free plan from the plugin's settings or from our product page. Note that Transcoder will not provide any services without a subscription plan.

Supported input media types:

• Audio: mp3, m4a, wav, ogg, wma
• Video: 3g2, 3gp, avi, flv, m4v, mp4, mpg, ogv, webm, wmv

Supported output media types:

• Audio: mp3
• Video: mp4

Create the ultimate niche community by combining Transcoder with our rtMedia plugin. Transcoder works perfectly with rtMedia to create a social experience that is accessible across all desktop and mobile devices.

Transcoder Features

1. Works with ANY WordPress website - Transcoder plugs into your current website seamlessly, instantly improving user audio/video experience.
2. rtMedia integration - Works perfectly with our own rtMedia, for a complete social media platform.
3. Thumbnail generation - Automatically generate up to 10 thumbnails for every video, from which your users can choose one.
4. [rt_media] shortcode - Use our shortcode to display transcoded audio/video file on any post or page. For example, [rt_media attachment_id####xx] the attachment_id parameter specifies the file to be displayed.

Future Roadmap

• Additional output formats for video- ogg, webm
• Downsampling capabilities for output video resolution
• RESTful API

Important Links

• [Project Homepage](https://rtmedia.io/transcoder/?utm_source####readme&utm_medium####plugin&utm_campaign####transcoder "Visit Transcoder's Homepage")
• [Documentation](https://rtmedia.io/docs/transcoder/?utm_source####readme&utm_medium####plugin&utm_campaign####transcoder "Visit Transcoder's Documentation page")
• [FAQ](https://rtmedia.io/transcoder/?utm_source####readme&utm_medium####plugin&utm_campaign####transcoder#frequently-asked-questions "Visit FAQ page")
• GitHub - Please mention your wordpress.org username when sending pull requests.

Installation

• Install the plugin from the 'Plugins' section in your dashboard (Go to Plugins > Add New > Search and search for "Transcoder").
• Alternatively, you can download the plugin from this [plugin directory](http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/transcoder.zip "Download Transcoder"). After downloading, unzip and upload it to the plugins folder of your WordPress installation (wp-content/plugins/ directory of your WordPress installation).
• Activate it through the 'Plugins' section.

Frequently Asked Questions

Please visit [FAQ page](https://rtmedia.io/transcoder/?utm_source####readme&utm_medium####plugin&utm_campaign####transcoder#frequently-asked-questions "Visit FAQ page"). Read [Documentation](https://rtmedia.io/docs/transcoder/?utm_source####readme&utm_medium####plugin&utm_campaign####transcoder "Visit Transcoder's Documentation page")

Screenshots

1. Transcoder Settings

Changelog

1.0.3 [Aug 30, 2016]

• Remove warnings and notices related to the activity and media related pages
• Show default media thumbnail when poster attribute is empty

1.0.2 [Aug 25, 2016]

• Show message in rtMedia buddypress activity when media is sent to the transcoder
• Remove notices and warnings
• Update transcoded audio file URL in rtMedia activity

1.0.1 [Aug 24, 2016]

• Add backward compatibility

1.0.0

Initial release

Show default media thumbnail when poster attribute of video tag is empty