From CPU to GPU to ASIC: Our Transcoding Journey

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Charged with supporting very high-volume live transcoding, Ilya moved from libx264 software (high power, low density) through GPUs to an ASIC-based solution with much lower power and much higher stream density per server. He details the costs, power, and density of all options and offers an evaluation framework.

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From CPU to GPU to ASIC: Our Transcoding Journey

Watch on YouTube

Charged with supporting very high-volume live transcoding, Ilya moved from libx264 software (high power, low density) through GPUs to an ASIC-based solution with much lower power and much higher stream density per server. He details the costs, power, and density of all options and offers an evaluation framework.