Log in to the MPS console and click Template Settings on the left sidebar. Preset templates in the console include video transcoding, audio transcoding, Top Speed Codec, watermark, screenshot, animated image, moderation, content analysis, and content recognition. They can be added to a workflow for on-cloud transcoding and audio/video processing.
Note:
If a template added to a workflow is edited after the workflow is enabled, the template parameters after editing will be used.
If a template added to a workflow is deleted after the workflow is enabled, the task of the template will fail.
Video Transcoding Template
MPS provides preset video transcoding templates, which can be used in workflows. You can also click Create Template to customize your own video transcoding templates.
Item
Description
Template name
Max 64 characters; supports Chinese characters, letters, digits, spaces, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods
Container format
MP4, FLV, or HLS
Configuration items
Video and/or audio parameters
Video codec
H.264 or H.265
Video bitrate (Kbps)
0 or 128-35000.0 means to use the original bitrate.
Video resolution (px)
0 or 128-4096. 0 means to use the original resolution or resize the video proportionally.
Video frame rate (fps)
0-60
Audio codec
AAC or MP3
Audio sample rate (Hz)
32000, 44100, or 48000
Audio bitrate (Kbps)
0 or 26-256. 0 means to use the original bitrate.
Sound channels
Mono or stereo
Templates created are displayed in the template list. You can view, edit, or delete custom templates, but preset templates can be viewed only, not edited or deleted.
Note:
If the container format is set to MP4, FLV, or HLS, video parameters are required, and audio parameters optional.
List of preset templates
Clarity
Template ID
Format
Video Parameters
Audio Parameters
Resolution
Bitrate (Kbps)
Frame Rate (fps)
Codec
Bitrate (Kbps)
Sample Rate (Hz)
Sound Channels
Codec
Smooth
100010
MP4
Proportionally scaled × 360
400
25
H.264
64
44100
Stereo
AAC
100210
HLS
SD
100020
MP4
Proportionally scaled × 540
1000
100220
HLS
HD
100030
MP4
Proportionally scaled × 720
1800
128
100230
HLS
FHD
100040
MP4
Proportionally scaled × 1080
2500
100240
HLS
2K
100070
MP4
Proportionally scaled × 1440
3000
160
100270
HLS
4K
100080
MP4
Proportionally scaled × 2160
6000
100280
HLS
Top Speed Codec Template
MPS provides preset Top Speed Codec (formerly Tencent Extreme Speed High Definition) templates, which can be used in workflows. You can also click Create Template to customize your own Top Speed Codec templates.
Item
Description
Template name
Max 64 characters; supports Chinese characters, letters, digits, spaces, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods
Container format
MP4, FLV, or HLS
Configuration items
Video parameters (required); audio parameters (optional)
Video codec
H.264 or H.265
Average bitrate limit
If this parameter is left empty or set to 0, it means no upper limit is set for the bitrate.
Video resolution (px)
0 or 128-4096 for either dimension. 0 means to use the original resolution.
If the container format is set to MP4, FLV, or HLS, video parameters are required.
Templates created are displayed in the template list. You can filter, view, edit, or delete custom templates, but preset templates can be viewed only, not edited or deleted.
Audio Transcoding Template
MPS provides preset audio transcoding templates, which can be used in workflows. You can also click Create Template to customize your own audio transcoding templates.
Item
Description
Template name
Max 64 characters; supports Chinese characters, letters, digits, spaces, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods
Container format
MP3, FLAC, OGG, or M4A
Audio codec
The codec must be MP3 if the container format is MP3, FLAC if the container format is FLAC or OGG, and can be MP3, AAC, or AC3 if the container format is M4A.
Audio sample rate (Hz)
32000, 44100, or 48000
Audio bitrate (Kbps)
0 or 26-256. 0 means to use the original audio bitrate.
Sound channels
Mono or stereo
Templates created are displayed in the template list. You can view, edit, or delete custom templates, but preset templates can be viewed only, not edited or deleted.
List of preset templates
Template ID
Container Format
Audio Bitrate (Kbps)
Codec
Sound Channels
Audio Sample Rate (Hz)
1100
M4A
24
AAC
Stereo
44100
1110
M4A
48
AAC
Stereo
44100
1120
M4A
96
AAC
Stereo
44100
1130
M4A
192
AAC
Stereo
44100
1140
M4A
256
AAC
Stereo
44100
1010
MP3
128
MP3
Stereo
44100
1020
MP3
320
MP3
Stereo
44100
Watermark Template
MPS does not provide preset watermark templates. You can click Create Template to customize watermark templates.
Item
Description
Template Name
Max 64 characters; supports Chinese characters, letters, digits, underscores (\_), hyphens (-), and periods
Watermark type
Image watermark
Image
PNG or JPG images. For better visual experience, transparent images in PNG format are recommended. The image cannot exceed 200 KB in size or 200 × 200 px in dimensions.
Reference position
Upper left (default), upper right, lower left, or lower right, based on which you can change the position of the watermark image by adjusting the vertical and horizontal offset
Vertical offset
The percentage represents the ratio of the vertical distance between the watermark and reference position to the height of the video, which is used to specify the vertical position of the watermark.
Horizontal offset
The percentage represents the ratio of the horizontal distance between the watermark and reference position to the width of the video, which is used to specify the horizontal position of the watermark.
Image dimensions
You can choose to resize the watermark by percentage (%) or pixel (px).
The watermark templates created can be found in the template list, which displays watermark previews and information including template name, format, type, position, dimension, etc. You can view, edit, and delete a template.
Screenshot Template
MPS provides preset screenshot templates, which can be used in workflows. Three types of screenshots are supported: time point screenshot, sampled screenshot, and image sprite screenshot. You can also click Create Template to customize your own screenshot templates.
Time point screenshot
To create a time point screenshot, select time point screenshot for screenshot type. You can set the template name and screenshot dimensions when creating a template, but the time point must be set in workflows. For detailed instructions, please see Workflows.
Item
Description
Template name
Max 64 characters; supports Chinese characters, letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens, and periods (.)
Image format
JPG
Image dimensions
The width and height of the image must be in the range of 128-4096 px.
List of preset templates
Template ID
Format
Width
Height
Fill Mode
10
JPG
Same as source
Same as source
Scale to fill
Sampled screenshot
Select sampled screenshot for screenshot type.
Item
Description
Template name
Max 64 characters; supports Chinese characters, letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods
Image format
JPG
Image dimensions
The width and height of the image must be in the range of 128-4096 px.
Sampling interval
The interval can be a percent value (%) or a time value (s). If % is selected, the value entered cannot exceed 100.
List of preset templates
Template ID
Format
Width
Height
Interval Measurement
Interval
Fill Mode
10
JPG
Same as source
Same as source
By percent
10%
Scale to fill
Image sprite screenshot
Select image sprite screenshot for screenshot type.
Item
Description
Template name
Max 64 characters; supports Chinese characters, letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens, and periods (.)
Image format
JPG
Image dimensions
The width and height of the image must be in the range of 128-4096 px.
Sampling interval
The interval can be a percent value (%) or a time value (s). If % is selected, the value entered cannot exceed 100.
Rows
A positive integer. The number of subimage rows multiplied by subimage columns must not exceed 100.
Columns
A positive integer. The number of subimage rows multiplied by subimage columns must not exceed 100.
The screenshot templates created can be found in the template list, which displays information including template name, screenshot type, image dimensions, and template type. You can view, edit, and delete a template.
List of preset templates
Template ID
Format
Subimage Width
Subimage Height
Subimage Rows
Subimage Columns
Interval Measurement
Interval (s)
10
JPG
142
80
10
10
By time
10
Animated Image Generating Template
MPS provides preset animated image generating templates, which can be used in workflows. You can also click Create Template to customize your own animated image generating templates.
You can set the image format, frame rate, image dimensions and image quality when creating a template, and the time period for generating animated images in workflows. For detailed instructions, see Workflows.
Item
Description
Template name
Max 64 characters; supports Chinese characters, letters, digits, and underscores (_)
Image format
WEBP or GIF
Frame rate (fps)
1-30
Image quality
0-100. The larger the value, the higher the quality and the larger the image size.
Image dimensions (px)
0 or 128-4096 for either dimension
The templates created can be found in the template list, which displays information including template name, image type, frame rate, image quality, image dimensions, and template type. You can view, edit, or delete a custom template, but preset templates can be viewed only, not edited or deleted.
List of preset templates
Template ID
Format
Resolution
Frame Rate (fps)
20000
GIF
Same as source
2
20001
WebP
320 × Proportionally scaled
2
Moderation Template
MPS provides preset moderation templates, which can be used in workflows. You can also click Create Template to customize your own moderation templates.
Template name: max 64 characters; supports Chinese characters, letters, digits, spaces, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods (.)
Moderation items: image recognition, speech recognition, or text recognition. The subitems of the selected moderation items will appear in the column on the right.
Moderation Item
Subitem
Description
Image recognition
Eroticism
Porn, vulgarity, intimacy, and sexiness
Terrorism
Bloodiness, explosion, fire, etc.
Politically sensitive
Banned icons, celebrities in sports and the entertainment industry, etc.
Speech recognition
Eroticism
Porn, vulgarity, intimacy, and sexiness
Politically sensitive
Politically sensitive figures, banned icons, and celebrities (sports and entertainment)
Text recognition
Eroticism
Porn, vulgarity, intimacy, and sexiness
Politically sensitive
Politically sensitive figures, banned icons, and celebrities (sports and entertainment)
For each subitem, you can set a Confirm Threshold and a Suspicion Threshold, which determine the degree of moderation. If they are left empty, the default values will be used.
Confirm threshold: MPS analyzes the videos uploaded and gives them scores. If the score of a video exceeds the confirm threshold, the video will be marked confirmed. The value range of the threshold is 0-100. The default value is recommended.
Suspicion threshold: MPS analyzes the videos uploaded and gives them scores. If the score of a video exceeds the suspicion threshold, the video will be marked suspicious. You can initiate human moderation tasks for suspicious videos on the video moderation page. The value range of the threshold is 0-100. The default value is recommended.
The templates created are displayed in the template list, where you can view, edit, or delete a template.
Content Analysis Template
MPS provides preset content analysis templates, which can be used in workflows. You can also click Create Template to customize your own content analysis templates.
Item
Description
Template name
Max 64 characters; supports Chinese characters, letters, digits, spaces, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods
Content Analysis Items
Smart Tag, Intelligent Classification, Intelligent Thumbnail, Tag by Frame
The templates created are displayed in the template list, where you can view, edit, or delete a template.
Content Recognition Template
MPS provides preset content recognition templates, which can be used in workflows. You can also click Create Template to customize your own content recognition templates.
Item
Description
Template name
Max 64 characters; supports Chinese characters, letters, digits, spaces, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods
Content Recognition Items
Face Recognition, Text Recognition, Speech Recognition
