With release 5.10, the old transcode system is replaced with a new transcode system. In this page, media format refers to the concept of a format in the old transcode system, and format refers to the concept of a format in the new transcode system.

The new transcode system has been written from scratch and is much easier to configure than the old transcode system. The main capabilities of the new transcode system are described here.

When upgrading existing environments to 5.10, the new transcode system is automatically used as much as possible. The old transcode system can still be used in 5.10 but will be deprecated in later releases. Thus, it is highly advised to fully use the new transcode system instead of the old transcode system.

This page describes the main things to be aware of when migrating to the new transcode system.

Automatic migration

When upgrading to 5.10, as many old media formats as possible are automatically migrated to new formats. In particular, a new format is automatically created for each old media format. The old media format is then mapped to the new format.

Things to be aware of

• After updating to 5.10, at most 200 new old media formats can be created. If you need to create an old media format after upgrading to 5.10, please reach out to RnD to share your use case. Ideally, the new transcode system should be able to accommodate your use case.