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Ankoder - Video Encoding in the Cloud

Written by Angus Lau December 23rd, 2009 . Tags: Ankoder, cloud, Hong Kong, RoRCraft, video, Web 2.0.

Ankoder brings video transcoding to users and business everywhere. Ankoder uses Amazon’s S3 and Elastic Cloud to provide a proven and scalable solution to anyone or any business working with video. With video becoming a big part of many businesses, any business looking to incorporate their own video site, cloud encoding is something they could consider since these type of services are easy to use and does not require excessive budget that’s needed for video encoding.

With an encoding service, you not only reach those devices that can connect online, you’re also able to reach the vast number of existing multimedia/desktop/mobile devices that are already in the marketplace. In addition to encoding and downloading videos, Ankoder can also encode and segment files for iPhone HTTP streaming.

Here are some features Ankoder offers:

a flexible API with multiple steps notifications.
Encode into theora - the open source video codec for HTML5
Auto scale with maximum 10 minutes queue time.
Handle direct upload (minimize file transfer)

Signing up for Ankoder is free but it’s a pay-per-use service. That means you are charged for the bandwidth used for uploading of source video and the download of the transcoded video.

Despite their recent entry into this space, they are already helping others run large scale outdoor video shows.

Ankoder is a service by RoRCraft based in Hong Kong and Australia. You can learn more details about Ankoder on their blog.

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Hi, I am the Marketing Director at HeyWatch.
Thanks for this good article.
That is true, Ankoder is a promising service.

But, you should also have a look at HeyWatch who has been the leader in Online Professional Video Encoding since 2006 - http://bit.ly/5BT30B

Affordable, with exclusive features such as Watermarking, 2-pass, trendiest video formats (h264, Theora for HTML5), HD Ready, and even more. You can use HeyWatch through a graphical smart and complete interface. But for professional use, you can integrate HeyWatch in white label to externalize your encoding tasks and focus on your core business via a REST API.