tag:google.com,2016:transcode-release-notes Transcoder API - Release notes Google Cloud Platform 2025-08-21T00:00:00-07:00 August 21, 2025 tag:google.com,2016:transcode-release-notes#August_21_2025 2025-08-21T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Feature

You can automatically generate subtitle from your input video. For more information, see Configure automatically generated subtitles.

Feature

You can process videos with significant number of missing frame by using the fill_content_gaps field. For more information, see troubleshooting guide

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May 22, 2025 tag:google.com,2016:transcode-release-notes#May_22_2025 2025-05-22T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Feature

Standalone VTT outputs are now supported.

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February 04, 2025 tag:google.com,2016:transcode-release-notes#February_04_2025 2025-02-04T00:00:00-08:00 <![CDATA[

Feature

Standalone MP3 audio-only outputs are now supported.

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October 07, 2024 tag:google.com,2016:transcode-release-notes#October_07_2024 2024-10-07T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Feature

Standalone OGG Vorbis audio-only outputs are now supported.

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February 23, 2024 tag:google.com,2016:transcode-release-notes#February_23_2024 2024-02-23T00:00:00-08:00 <![CDATA[

Feature

You can now set an exact frame rate on the output video. For more information, see Frame rate conversion strategies.

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February 05, 2024 tag:google.com,2016:transcode-release-notes#February_05_2024 2024-02-05T00:00:00-08:00 <![CDATA[

Feature

You can now convert the input video in a transcoding job to a supported high dynamic range (HDR) format.

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July 10, 2023 tag:google.com,2016:transcode-release-notes#July_10_2023 2023-07-10T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Feature

Content encryption (DRM) is now supported.

Feature

Job processing optimizations can now be disabled.

Feature

You can now set the priority of individual jobs in batch mode.

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April 06, 2023 tag:google.com,2016:transcode-release-notes#April_06_2023 2023-04-06T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Feature

Overlays can now be created using PNG images (with or without transparency).

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April 03, 2023 tag:google.com,2016:transcode-release-notes#April_03_2023 2023-04-03T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Feature

Batch mode is now supported. You can use it to create thousands of jobs that will be processed on a first in, first out basis.

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March 02, 2023 tag:google.com,2016:transcode-release-notes#March_02_2023 2023-03-02T00:00:00-08:00 <![CDATA[

Feature

You can now set the language code and display name for text and audio streams.

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February 15, 2023 tag:google.com,2016:transcode-release-notes#February_15_2023 2023-02-15T00:00:00-08:00 <![CDATA[

Change

Validation checks added for segmentDuration and gopDuration for all video codecs as outlined in the documentation. This change was released earlier this month.

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November 17, 2022 tag:google.com,2016:transcode-release-notes#November_17_2022 2022-11-17T00:00:00-08:00 <![CDATA[

Fixed

The output color space of transcoded videos matches the input color space.

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August 25, 2022 tag:google.com,2016:transcode-release-notes#August_25_2022 2022-08-25T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Feature

Deinterlace configurations are now supported.

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August 23, 2022 tag:google.com,2016:transcode-release-notes#August_23_2022 2022-08-23T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Feature

Audio-only outputs are now supported. For more information, see the Pricing page and the sample configuration.

Feature

Labels are now supported. Labels are key-value pairs you can use to organize resources.

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March 01, 2022 tag:google.com,2016:transcode-release-notes#March_01_2022 2022-03-01T00:00:00-08:00 <![CDATA[

Issue

The following preprocessing configurations are not supported: Color, Denoise, Deblock, and Boost.

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February 01, 2022 tag:google.com,2016:transcode-release-notes#February_01_2022 2022-02-01T00:00:00-08:00 <![CDATA[

Breaking

The v1beta1 API is no longer available. As previously announced, the v1beta1 API was deprecated in July 2021.

Issue

VP9 codec settings do not support a rateControlMode set to crf (constant rate factor).

Feature

Added v1 gcloud commands.

Feature

Added a guide on how to concatenate multiple input videos into a single output video.

Feature

Added a guide on how to include captions and subtitles in an output video.

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November 01, 2021 tag:google.com,2016:transcode-release-notes#November_01_2021 2021-11-01T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Feature

Added PHP code samples.

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September 30, 2021 tag:google.com,2016:transcode-release-notes#September_30_2021 2021-09-30T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Announcement

Transcoder API is GA: The Transcoder API has graduated out of beta and has reached v1. All API endpoints are updated to use https://transcoder.googleapis.com/v1/.

Feature

Added Troubleshooting guide.

Feature

Added guidance on job limits.

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August 31, 2021 tag:google.com,2016:transcode-release-notes#August_31_2021 2021-08-31T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Feature

All client library code samples updated to v1 of the API.

Issue

Encryption support (and its associated documentation) is temporarily unavailable.

Change

Delete operations for jobs and job templates now return a 404 resource not found error if the specified resource name does not exist. Previously, these delete operations failed silently in this case. To enable the previous behavior, set the allowMissing query parameter to true when sending a request to delete a job or job template.

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August 02, 2021 tag:google.com,2016:transcode-release-notes#August_02_2021 2021-08-02T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Change

Added new quotas in order to group requests into 3 buckets: mutation, get, and list. More information can be found at Quotas and limits.

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July 13, 2021 tag:google.com,2016:transcode-release-notes#July_13_2021 2021-07-13T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[v1beta1

Feature

Transcoder v1 API is now available. See the migration guide for information on how to update your job templates to the new version.

Deprecated

The Transcoder v1beta1 API is deprecated and will be turned down. It is replaced by the Transcoder v1 API.

Issue

The API outputs CEA-608 captions instead of CEA-708.

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March 31, 2021 tag:google.com,2016:transcode-release-notes#March_31_2021 2021-03-31T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[v1beta1

Feature

Beta stage support for VPC Service Controls.

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February 26, 2021 tag:google.com,2016:transcode-release-notes#February_26_2021 2021-02-26T00:00:00-08:00 <![CDATA[v1beta1

Feature

Sprite sheets now preserve the source aspect ratio. Set the sprite width or height field, but not both (the API will automatically calculate the missing field).

Feature

Sprite sheets now support different image compression levels with the new quality setting.

Feature

The API now supports video padding with black.

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November 16, 2020 tag:google.com,2016:transcode-release-notes#November_16_2020 2020-11-16T00:00:00-08:00 <![CDATA[v1beta1

Feature

The Transcoder API supports overlays.

Feature

The Transcoder API preserves the aspect ratio of the source video.

Feature

Added Shaka player compatibility for Dash and HLS CEA608/CEA708. Shaka player version 3.0 is used for validation testing.

Feature

Content encryption is supported for the following containers:

Type Technology Format Video Codecs Audio Codecs
H.264 H.265 AAC
DRM FairPlay HLS TS (SAMPLE-AES) fMP4 (SAMPLE-AES) TS (SAMPLE-AES)
fMP4 (SAMPLE-AES) fMP4 (SAMPLE-AES)
DRM Widevine, PlayReady DASH fMP4 (MPEG-CENC) fMP4 (MPEG-CENC)
DRM Widevine, PlayReady HLS fMP4 (MPEG-CENC) fMP4 (MPEG-CENC)
Content protection AES-128 HLS, DASH fMP4, TS (AES-128) fMP4, TS (AES-128) fMP4, TS (AES-128)

Fixed

Improved performance for short input files.

Feature

Client libraries released.

Feature

The Transcoder API supports cropping.

Feature

The Cloud SDK now supports the Transcoder API.

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