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You can get similar functionality very cheaply on AWS from the vt1 instance type. They're a PITA to work with, which is probably why they're still around $160/m
by dmw_ng 4y ago
You can get similar functionality very cheaply on AWS from the vt1 instance type. They're a PITA to work with, which is probably why they're still around $160/mo. for enough transcode to power a small city on spot. These cards can transcode a full ladder (5 resolutions) of a 60 minute 1080p video in around 4 minutes, or the full ladder for 8 60 minute videos in parallel in about 30 minutes. Those instances are based on off-the-shelf cards that cost somewhere around $2000 each.
Guessing Google went the custom route for wider codec support, but standard hardware for this stuff is readily available in the professional broadcast industry
- hot_gril 4y agoWould be funny if Google did custom hardware entirely for VP8/9, since VT1 on the face of it doesn't seem to support that. But more likely, Google didn't want to rely on a competitor, and in general with datacenters that have a reputation for doing things their own more-optimized way even if it's a hassle.