Encoding category

Available in Classic and VPC

At Media Connect Center's Encoding category, you can perform encoding tasks to convert source media files uploaded to NAVER Cloud Platform's Object Storage bucket so they can be watched at various video resolutions from different devices including mobile and PC, or set encoding categories to manage the encoded media files. The Encoding category menu is a feature only available by linking with NAVER Cloud Platform's VOD Station. Previously, managing media files had to be done at Object Storage, and encoding media files and managing categories had to be done at VOD Station. Now you can perform those tasks at once in Media Connect Center's Encoding category easily and conveniently through the linkage.

Link VOD Station

When you link VOD Station, Object Storage buckets used by VOD Station will be managed after importing them to Media Connect Center. The following describes how to set up linkage with VOD Station.

1. Click the VOD Station > Link VOD Station menu at the left side of the screen.
   
2. When the Link VOD Station pop-up window appears, check the details, and then click the [Link now] button.
3. When the Link VOD Station pop-up window appears, check the list of buckets to be linked, and then click the [Confirm] button.
4. After linking, check the Encoding category and Streaming channel menus created.

Encoding category screen

The basics of using Encoding category are as follows.

Category list

You can view the list of encoding categories and details of each category in Category list. It's linked to VOD Station, so you can edit or delete categories as you could using VOD Station from the NAVER Cloud Platform console, as well as create a new category.
Please note that Media Connect Center's category list page and guide (usage instruction) correspond to VOD Station as below.

View the list of categories and their details

You can view the list of encoding categories or their details, or set encoding-related information. The information that can be seen from the Category list tab menu is linked data from VOD Station, and the setting result from the Category list tab menu is reflected to VOD Station as well.
The following describes how to view the list of encoding categories or their details, or to set encoding-related information.

1. Click the VOD Station > Encoding category menu at the left side of the screen.
2. Click the Category list tab menu.
3. When the list of encoding categories appears, check the required information.
   
   • Description of each item and how to use them: Refer to VOD Station (New) Guide
   • [Set] button: Click to set encoding type
   • [Input file] button: Click to add input files
4. Click the category whose details you want to view.
5. Check or set the details which appear on the right side of the screen.
   • General tab menu: View and set the encoding category's properties
     • Description of each item and how to use them: Refer to VOD Station (New) Guide
     • [Change] button: Click to set encoding type
     • [Input file] button: Click to add input files
   • Advanced tab menu: View and set the content of advanced settings
     • Description of each item and how to use them: Refer to VOD Station (New) Guide
     • [Change advanced settings] button: Click to change advanced settings
6. If you would like to only view the categories you want by searching, then set the category name and encoding type at the top of the screen and click the [Search] button.

Create category

You can create new encoding categories and add them. The creation result will be reflected to the linked VOD Station as well.
The following shows how to create an encoding category.

1. Click the VOD Station > Encoding category menu at the left side of the screen.
2. Click the Category list tab menu.
3. Click the [Create] button.
4. Enter the required information, click the [Create] button.
   • Description of each item and how to use them: Refer to VOD Station (New) Guide

Edit category

You can edit encoding categories. The result of the edit will be reflected to the linked VOD Station as well. The following shows how to edit a category.

1. Click the VOD Station > Encoding category menu at the left side of the screen.
2. Click the Category list tab menu.
3. Select the encoding category to edit, and then click the [Edit] button.
4. Enter the required information, click the [Create] button.
   • Description of each item and how to use them: Refer to VOD Station (New) Guide

Delete category

You can delete encoding categories. The result of the deletion will be reflected to the linked VOD Station as well. The following shows how to delete a category.

1. Click the VOD Station > Encoding category menu at the left side of the screen.
2. Click the Category list tab menu.
3. Select the encoding category to delete, and then click the [Delete] button.
4. When the Delete pop-up window appears, click the [Delete] button.

Encoding progress

You can check the progress of the conversion and related information.

You can check the progress status of the encoding and related information while the encoding is in progress. It's linked to VOD Station, so you can view the status and set related information as you could using VOD Station from the NAVER Cloud Platform console.
Please note that Media Connect Center's encoding progress status page and guide (usage instruction) correspond to VOD Station as below.

View encoding progress

You can view the encoding progress or add input files. The information that can be seen from the Encoding progress tab menu is linked data from VOD Station, and the setting result from the Encoding progress tab menu is reflected to VOD Station as well.
The following describes how to view the encoding progress or add input files.

1. Click the VOD Station > Encoding category menu at the left side of the screen.
2. Click the Encoding progress tab menu.
3. When the list of encoding progress appears, check the required information.
   
   • Description of each item and how to use them: Refer to VOD Station (New) Guide
   • [Input file] button: Click to add input files
4. If you would like to only view the encoding progress you want by searching, then set the category name, encoding type, and encoding status at the top of the screen and click the [Search] button.