[FFmpeg-user] cloud encoding

[Kosta Vlotis]

On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 7:52 PM, James O. <houndeyex at gmail.com> wrote:
> If you are looking for something totally headache free, I have heard good
> things about Panda from a start-up in my area. http://www.pandastream.com
>
> On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 5:53 PM, Kosta Vlotis <kosta.brazzers at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 5:31 PM, David Overcash <funnylookinhat at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Kosta Vlotis <kosta.brazzers at gmail.com
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 4:02 PM, Phil Rhodes <phil_rhodes at rocketmail.com
>> >
>> >> wrote:
>> >> >> i'd like to have a server rack set up locally and have a script that
>> >> >> sends tasks to my "cloud". this solution seems idea for my needs but
>> >> >> for the amount of videos that we encode, paying someone for computer
>> >> >> time and bandwidth might mean the cost will be too high.
>> >>
>> >
>> > Have you considered simply using an external service or writing your own
>> > setup?  I've created ( and currently manage ) two video encoding
>> platforms
>> > that scale per the necessary requirements of my current encoding queue,
>> but
>> > it was a lot of work, etc.  I think you're looking for a silver bullet
>> that
>> > will magically turn a bunch of computers into an encoding farm for you
>> with
>> > little or no effort on your end, and you might as well just use
>> > encoding.comor a similar service if that's the case.
>> >
>> > Realistically though, if you end up going this alone, you might as well
>> > follow the instructions of the earlier post by using a CRON script to
>> invoke
>> > the encoding job, and then simply manage your queue by sending files via
>> NFS
>> > to your various boxes, etc.
>> >
>> > If you're beginning to think an external service is your best bet, send
>> me
>> > an email (not to the list) and I can make a suggestion or two.
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> > David
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>>
>> im definately not looking for a magic solution. but this looks ideal.
>> i just need to figure out the monthly cost of this:
>> http://blog.picloud.com/tag/ffmpeg/. the advantage of an external
>> service is i don't need to worry about buying/setting up/maintaining
>> the servers. the down side is obviously cost..
>> building a solution is also on the table (probably what my employer
>> would prefer). but i have very little knowledge of programming and
>> scripting outside of a windows batch environment. but i am not opposed
>> to learning as i go (i'm quite good at that :D ). i just need a place
>> to start.
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hmmm.. thanks for the suggestion.. this panda site doesn't say if they
use ffmpeg though.. so far every service\product i've tested has given
me inferior results to ffmpeg