Turn any video into a stream for every screen

Add a video from a file or a link. Media Convert encodes it into MP4 renditions and packages them as HLS and DASH streams, ready to play on a phone, a laptop or a TV. It runs on SVT Encore, the open-source encoder from Sweden’s public broadcaster. Everything is hosted for you on Open Source Cloud, all in Sweden. To verify

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How it works

  1. 1 Add a video from a file or a link
  2. 2 Choose a profile, or write your own in YAML
  3. 3 Watch it in Activity, then play or download

Why Media Convert

HLS and DASH streams

Adaptive streams for any player and any CDN, plus MP4 for direct playback.

Encoders on demand

They start when you convert and stop when idle.

Your own profiles

Build one in a form, or write plain Encore YAML.

Built on open source

SVT Encore and Open VideoCore, both public.

To verify

Hosted in the EU

Servers in Sweden.

To verify

AV1, VP9 and ProRes

Through your own YAML profile.

Pricing

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Free demo

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  • 3 minutes of your own video
  • No account
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Usage-based

€ — / unit
  • Pay for what you convert
  • Rates on osaas.io
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Dedicated capacity

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  • Reserved encoders

Drive it from your AI assistant

Connect your assistant to the Open Source Cloud MCP server and let it set up your transcoding stack.

You Set up Media Convert for my video app.

Done. I created a workspace and checked everything is running:

  • Open VideoCore, storage, queue and parameter store
  • Encoders start on demand and stop when idle

Set up in three steps

1. Connect your assistant to Open Source Cloud. 2. Ask it to set up Media Convert. 3. Open the app.

Connect your assistant
To verify

Add videos and pick profiles by asking

Needs MCP tools that do not exist yet.

Perfect for AI-generated video apps

Your assistant built the app. Give it a transcoding layer it can set up on its own.

Standard outputs

HLS and DASH streams, plus MP4. Nothing proprietary to integrate.

Set up in a conversation

Your assistant creates the workspace through the MCP.

To verify

Call it from your app’s code

One request to start an encode.

Built on open source

SVT Encore

The encoder, from Sweden’s public broadcaster. Public on GitHub, EUPL-1.2.

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FFmpeg underneath

Any codec FFmpeg can write is within reach of a profile.

Open VideoCore

The engine that stores, encodes and packages. Public on GitHub.

View the code ↗

Guides

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Video guides on how to use Media Convert

Coming soon.

Frequently Asked Questions

It accepts common input formats such as MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV and WebM, and produces HLS and DASH streams plus MP4 at the sizes you choose. Encoding is FFmpeg through SVT Encore.
A profile describes the renditions to make: sizes, codecs and audio. Build one in a form, or write Encore YAML yourself.
SVT Encore is an open-source transcoding system from Sveriges Television (SVT), Sweden’s public broadcaster, built on FFmpeg. Its code is public on GitHub under the EUPL-1.2 licence, so the encoder is not a black box.
Pricing is usage-based, and you can try a free 3-minute demo first. See osaas.io/pricing for current rates.
Yes. The outputs are standard HLS and DASH streams plus MP4, with no proprietary wrapper, so they work with any CDN or your own infrastructure.
Media Convert is built on open-source SVT Encore rather than proprietary technology, and encoders start on demand and stop when idle.
Billing is usage-based and draws from your Open Source Cloud plan. Details are on the pricing page.
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