December 2023
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2023-12-11 | The SearchMedia operation is discontinued. | N/A |
November 2023
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2023-11-15 | New feature: The price calculator feature is released. You can use this feature to estimate your budget based on the resource usage. | |
2023-11-07 | Optimized feature: ApsaraVideo Media Processing (MPS) allows you to query more usage details of resources. | |
2023-11-07 | New region: MPS is available in the SAU (Riyadh) region. | N/A |
August 2023
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2023-08-10 | Optimized feature: For the transcoding feature of MPS, the download policy for objects that are stored in Object Storage Service (OSS) buckets of the Archive storage class is optimized. This can reduce request traffic. | N/A |
2023-08-02 | Updated feature: The H.265 codec is supported when you configure transcoding templates and submit transcoding jobs in regions outside China. |
July 2023
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2023-07-18 | Optimized console: A new version of the MPS console homepage, navigation pane, and template configuration page is provided. |
May 2023
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2023-05-11 2023-05-25 | Updated bills: The displayed information of MPS bills is optimized to improve the efficiency of cost allocation and reconciliation. | |
2023-05-09 | Updated API operations: From June 10, 2023, the historical data of jobs created within the previous three months can be queried. |
March 2023
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2023-03-30 | Commercial release: After the public preview of high-speed transcoding ends, high-speed transcoding is available for commercial use. | Official release of high-speed transcoding after public preview |
2023-03-16 | Updated feature: Watermarks can be added when you submit transcoding jobs that support super-resolution or high dynamic range (HDR). | |
2023-03-09 | Updated feature: The input file of a snapshot job in synchronous mode can be in the TechSmith Screen Capture Codec (TSCC) format. | |
2023-03-02 | Updated feature: The transcoding speed can be boosted 30 times by high-speed transcoding. This feature is in public preview. |
February 2023
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2023-02-28 | New feature: The H.266 video codec is supported. This feature is in invitational preview in the China (Hangzhou) region. |
January 2023
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2023-01-31 | New feature: Videos can be packaged in the Common Media Application Format (CMAF) format. |
December 2022
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2022-12-28 | Updated API operation: The SubmitJobs operation is optimized. When you call the SubmitJobs operation, you can retain all source sound channels by specifying the Channels parameter and set the container format to AAC by specifying the Container parameter. |
February 2022
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2022-02-26 | New API operation: The QueryMediaCensorJobList operation that is used to query content moderation jobs is added. |
January 2022
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2022-01-24 | Updated feature: A referer whitelist can be configured for an input media bucket in the MPS console. |
November 2021
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2021-11-01 | Optimized feature: A new version of the developer guide is released. | |
2021-11-19 | Optimized API operations: The queries per second (QPS) limits of API calls in MPS for each account and usage notes are provided. | |
2021-11-24 | Billing adjustment: For video AI fees, the total length of the video files is measured in seconds and billed in minutes. Excess length in seconds is proportionally charged. |
October 2021
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2021-10-25 | Optimized API operations:
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2021-10-15 | Optimized API operation: The ExternalUrl parameter is added to the SubmitMediaCensorJob operation. |
September 2021
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2021-09-12 | New API operations: API operations related to media fingerprints are added. |
June 2021
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2021-06-02 | Updated API operations: From September 1, 2021, the historical data of jobs created 12 months ago cannot be queried. |
October 2018
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2018-08-10 | Optimized feature: The topic about automated media review is optimized, and relevant topics of the API reference are updated. |
April 2018
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2018-04-30 | New site: Virtual network operators (VNOs) are supported by MPS on the international site (alibabacloud.com). | N/A |
2018-04-27 | Optimized feature: The high-speed transcoding feature is supported in all regions. | |
2018-04-24 | Billing adjustment: Narrowband HDTM 2.0 is available for commercial use. | |
2018-04-04 | Optimized feature: An Analyze node can be configured for a workflow. |
March 2018
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2018-03-22 | New region: MPS is released on the Japanese site. | |
2018-03-21 | New feature: The output files can be videos that have different bitrates, subtitles, and audio tracks. | |
2018-03-09 | Optimized feature: Preset templates with enhanced resolutions are provided. |
January 2018
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2018-01-25 | Name modification: The service name is changed from Media Transcoding Service (MTS) to MPS. | |
2018-01-18 | New feature: The transcoding output format can be WebP. | |
2018-01-10 | New regions: MPS is released on the international site (alibabacloud.com) and is available in the Germany (Frankfurt) and Japan (Tokyo) regions. |
November 2017
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2017-11-17 | Billing adjustment: The fees for MPS are reduced by 30% in the Chinese mainland. |
October 2017
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2017-10-30 | New feature: Videos can be played while they are being transcoded. This feature is applicable to users who use online storage. | |
2017-10-26 | Optimized feature: The China (Hangzhou) region is unitized. The proprietary cryptography, playback authentication, and cache management features are supported in this region. |
September 2017
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2017-09-27 | Optimized features:
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2017-09-21 | Optimized feature: The HTTP-Live-Streaming (HLS) encryption feature is released. |
August 2017
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2017-08-23 |
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2017-08-03 | Optimized feature: Narrowband HDTM 1.0 is service-based. The Narrowband HDTM transcoding template is available in the MPS console. |
July 2017
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2017-07-27 | Activity: High-speed transcoding is provided. | |
2017-07-13 | Optimized features:
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2017-07-06 | New feature: External subtitles are supported for transcoding. | |
2017-07-04 | New feature: M3U8 videos can be encrypted based on AES-128. |
June 2017
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2017-06-27 | New feature: Animated watermarks are supported when you call the AddWaterMarkTemplate operation to create a watermark template. When you create a watermark template, you can specify the start time and end time of the watermark display. This delivers an animated watermark effect. | |
2017-06-23 | Optimized console:
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2017-06-06 | New feature: Images can be merged when you call the SubmitJobs operation to submit a transcoding job. You can merge multiple snapshots into one single image. |
May 2017
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2017-05-16 | MPS is available in the China (Hong Kong), US (Silicon Valley), and Singapore regions. | |
2017-05-09 | MPS Player SDK: Encrypted playback is supported by the SDK for mobile devices. | |
2017-05-04 | MPS console:
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March 2017
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2017-03-30 | MPS console:
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2017-03-16 | New features: Features related to ApsaraVideo VOD are migrated to MPS. | N/A |
November 2016
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2016-11-15 | New features: The conditional transcoding, image cropping, and black bar features are released. |
August 2016
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2016-08-11 | New region: MPS is available in the China (Shanghai) region. | |
2016-08-08 | New regions: MPS is available in the China (Beijing) and China (Shenzhen) regions. |
April 2016
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2016-06-28 | New features: The width and height of an output snapshot can be specified. Keyframes can be captured. | |
2016-06-03 | New feature: MPS Player SDKs for iOS and Android are provided. |
May 2016
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2016-05-04 | Updated feature: H.265 video transcoding and audio transcoding are available for commercial use, and service prices are updated. |
April 2016
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2016-04-25 | Updated feature: The watermark template parameters can be proportionally configured. | |
2016-04-21 | New feature: Snapshots can be captured at specific intervals. |
March 2016
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2016-03-31 | New API operation: The ListJob operation is released. |
February 2016
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2016-02-28 | Updated API operation: The SubmitSnapshotJob operation can be called in synchronous mode. | |
2016-02-02 | New feature: The audio and video merging feature is supported. |
January 2016
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2016-01-11 | New feature: An input file can be in the M3U8 format. |
September 2015
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2015-09-24 | Transcoding:
MPS console:
Bug fixes: The issue that the transcoding fails because the resolution of an input video is set to a specific value is fixed. |
August 2015
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2015-08-31 | Transcoding:
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Billing: The billing module is released. From September 1, 2015, you are charged for H.264 video transcoding. Bug fixes:
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2015-08-18 | API operations:
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Billing: After the billing module is released, MPS bills are generated in the User Center, but no fees are deducted. Fees are charged for the bills from September 1, 2015. Bug fixes: The issue that the resolution is incorrectly specified for the H.265 codec is fixed. |