Create a job template

Create a transcoding job template to define the job configuration.

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Creating and managing job templates

Code sample

C#

Before trying this sample, follow the C# setup instructions in the Transcoder API quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Transcoder API C# API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Transcoder API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.


using Google.Api.Gax.ResourceNames;
using Google.Cloud.Video.Transcoder.V1;

public class CreateJobTemplateSample
{
    public JobTemplate CreateJobTemplate(
        string projectId, string location, string templateId)
    {
        // Create the client.
        TranscoderServiceClient client = TranscoderServiceClient.Create();

        // Build the parent location name.
        LocationName parentLocation = new LocationName(projectId, location);

        // Build the job template config.
        VideoStream videoStream0 = new VideoStream
        {
            H264 = new VideoStream.Types.H264CodecSettings
            {
                BitrateBps = 550000,
                FrameRate = 60,
                HeightPixels = 360,
                WidthPixels = 640
            }
        };

        VideoStream videoStream1 = new VideoStream
        {
            H264 = new VideoStream.Types.H264CodecSettings
            {
                BitrateBps = 2500000,
                FrameRate = 60,
                HeightPixels = 720,
                WidthPixels = 1280
            }
        };

        AudioStream audioStream0 = new AudioStream
        {
            Codec = "aac",
            BitrateBps = 64000
        };

        ElementaryStream elementaryStream0 = new ElementaryStream
        {
            Key = "video_stream0",
            VideoStream = videoStream0
        };

        ElementaryStream elementaryStream1 = new ElementaryStream
        {
            Key = "video_stream1",
            VideoStream = videoStream1
        };

        ElementaryStream elementaryStream2 = new ElementaryStream
        {
            Key = "audio_stream0",
            AudioStream = audioStream0
        };

        MuxStream muxStream0 = new MuxStream
        {
            Key = "sd",
            Container = "mp4",
            ElementaryStreams = { "video_stream0", "audio_stream0" }
        };

        MuxStream muxStream1 = new MuxStream
        {
            Key = "hd",
            Container = "mp4",
            ElementaryStreams = { "video_stream1", "audio_stream0" }
        };

        JobConfig jobConfig = new JobConfig
        {
            ElementaryStreams = { elementaryStream0, elementaryStream1, elementaryStream2 },
            MuxStreams = { muxStream0, muxStream1 }
        };

        JobTemplate newJobTemplate = new JobTemplate
        {
            Config = jobConfig
        };

        // Call the API.
        JobTemplate jobTemplate = client.CreateJobTemplate(parentLocation, newJobTemplate, templateId);
        return jobTemplate;
    }
}

Go

Before trying this sample, follow the Go setup instructions in the Transcoder API quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Transcoder API Go API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Transcoder API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	transcoder "cloud.google.com/go/video/transcoder/apiv1"
	"cloud.google.com/go/video/transcoder/apiv1/transcoderpb"
)

// createJobTemplate creates a template for a job. See
// https://cloud.google.com/transcoder/docs/how-to/job-templates#create_job_templates
// for more information.
func createJobTemplate(w io.Writer, projectID string, location string, templateID string) error {
	// projectID := "my-project-id"
	// location := "us-central1"
	// templateID := "my-job-template"
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := transcoder.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("NewClient: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	req := &transcoderpb.CreateJobTemplateRequest{
		Parent:        fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/%s", projectID, location),
		JobTemplateId: templateID,
		JobTemplate: &transcoderpb.JobTemplate{
			Config: &transcoderpb.JobConfig{
				ElementaryStreams: []*transcoderpb.ElementaryStream{
					{
						Key: "video_stream0",
						ElementaryStream: &transcoderpb.ElementaryStream_VideoStream{
							VideoStream: &transcoderpb.VideoStream{
								CodecSettings: &transcoderpb.VideoStream_H264{
									H264: &transcoderpb.VideoStream_H264CodecSettings{
										BitrateBps:   550000,
										FrameRate:    60,
										HeightPixels: 360,
										WidthPixels:  640,
									},
								},
							},
						},
					},
					{
						Key: "video_stream1",
						ElementaryStream: &transcoderpb.ElementaryStream_VideoStream{
							VideoStream: &transcoderpb.VideoStream{
								CodecSettings: &transcoderpb.VideoStream_H264{
									H264: &transcoderpb.VideoStream_H264CodecSettings{
										BitrateBps:   2500000,
										FrameRate:    60,
										HeightPixels: 720,
										WidthPixels:  1280,
									},
								},
							},
						},
					},
					{
						Key: "audio_stream0",
						ElementaryStream: &transcoderpb.ElementaryStream_AudioStream{
							AudioStream: &transcoderpb.AudioStream{
								Codec:      "aac",
								BitrateBps: 64000,
							},
						},
					},
				},
				MuxStreams: []*transcoderpb.MuxStream{
					{
						Key:               "sd",
						Container:         "mp4",
						ElementaryStreams: []string{"video_stream0", "audio_stream0"},
					},
					{
						Key:               "hd",
						Container:         "mp4",
						ElementaryStreams: []string{"video_stream1", "audio_stream0"},
					},
				},
			},
		},
	}

	response, err := client.CreateJobTemplate(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("CreateJobTemplate: %w", err)
	}

	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Job template: %v", response.GetName())
	return nil
}

Java

Before trying this sample, follow the Java setup instructions in the Transcoder API quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Transcoder API Java API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Transcoder API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.


import com.google.cloud.video.transcoder.v1.AudioStream;
import com.google.cloud.video.transcoder.v1.CreateJobTemplateRequest;
import com.google.cloud.video.transcoder.v1.ElementaryStream;
import com.google.cloud.video.transcoder.v1.JobConfig;
import com.google.cloud.video.transcoder.v1.JobTemplate;
import com.google.cloud.video.transcoder.v1.LocationName;
import com.google.cloud.video.transcoder.v1.MuxStream;
import com.google.cloud.video.transcoder.v1.TranscoderServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.video.transcoder.v1.VideoStream;
import java.io.IOException;

public class CreateJobTemplate {

  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "my-project-id";
    String location = "us-central1";
    String templateId = "my-job-template";

    createJobTemplate(projectId, location, templateId);
  }

  // Creates a job template.
  public static void createJobTemplate(String projectId, String location, String templateId)
      throws IOException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created
    // once, and can be reused for multiple requests.
    try (TranscoderServiceClient transcoderServiceClient = TranscoderServiceClient.create()) {

      VideoStream videoStream0 =
          VideoStream.newBuilder()
              .setH264(
                  VideoStream.H264CodecSettings.newBuilder()
                      .setBitrateBps(550000)
                      .setFrameRate(60)
                      .setHeightPixels(360)
                      .setWidthPixels(640))
              .build();

      VideoStream videoStream1 =
          VideoStream.newBuilder()
              .setH264(
                  VideoStream.H264CodecSettings.newBuilder()
                      .setBitrateBps(2500000)
                      .setFrameRate(60)
                      .setHeightPixels(720)
                      .setWidthPixels(1280))
              .build();

      AudioStream audioStream0 =
          AudioStream.newBuilder().setCodec("aac").setBitrateBps(64000).build();

      JobConfig config =
          JobConfig.newBuilder()
              .addElementaryStreams(
                  ElementaryStream.newBuilder()
                      .setKey("video_stream0")
                      .setVideoStream(videoStream0))
              .addElementaryStreams(
                  ElementaryStream.newBuilder()
                      .setKey("video_stream1")
                      .setVideoStream(videoStream1))
              .addElementaryStreams(
                  ElementaryStream.newBuilder()
                      .setKey("audio_stream0")
                      .setAudioStream(audioStream0))
              .addMuxStreams(
                  MuxStream.newBuilder()
                      .setKey("sd")
                      .setContainer("mp4")
                      .addElementaryStreams("video_stream0")
                      .addElementaryStreams("audio_stream0")
                      .build())
              .addMuxStreams(
                  MuxStream.newBuilder()
                      .setKey("hd")
                      .setContainer("mp4")
                      .addElementaryStreams("video_stream1")
                      .addElementaryStreams("audio_stream0")
                      .build())
              .build();

      CreateJobTemplateRequest createJobTemplateRequest =
          CreateJobTemplateRequest.newBuilder()
              .setParent(LocationName.of(projectId, location).toString())
              .setJobTemplateId(templateId)
              .setJobTemplate(JobTemplate.newBuilder().setConfig(config).build())
              .build();

      // Send the job template creation request and process the response.
      JobTemplate jobTemplate = transcoderServiceClient.createJobTemplate(createJobTemplateRequest);
      System.out.println("Job template: " + jobTemplate.getName());
    }
  }
}

Node.js

Before trying this sample, follow the Node.js setup instructions in the Transcoder API quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Transcoder API Node.js API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Transcoder API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

/**
 * TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
 */
// projectId = 'my-project-id';
// location = 'us-central1';
// templateId = 'my-job-template';

// Imports the Transcoder library
const {TranscoderServiceClient} =
  require('@google-cloud/video-transcoder').v1;

// Instantiates a client
const transcoderServiceClient = new TranscoderServiceClient();

async function createJobTemplate() {
  // Construct request
  const request = {
    parent: transcoderServiceClient.locationPath(projectId, location),
    jobTemplateId: templateId,
    jobTemplate: {
      config: {
        elementaryStreams: [
          {
            key: 'video-stream0',
            videoStream: {
              h264: {
                heightPixels: 360,
                widthPixels: 640,
                bitrateBps: 550000,
                frameRate: 60,
              },
            },
          },
          {
            key: 'video-stream1',
            videoStream: {
              h264: {
                heightPixels: 720,
                widthPixels: 1280,
                bitrateBps: 2500000,
                frameRate: 60,
              },
            },
          },
          {
            key: 'audio-stream0',
            audioStream: {
              codec: 'aac',
              bitrateBps: 64000,
            },
          },
        ],
        muxStreams: [
          {
            key: 'sd',
            container: 'mp4',
            elementaryStreams: ['video-stream0', 'audio-stream0'],
          },
          {
            key: 'hd',
            container: 'mp4',
            elementaryStreams: ['video-stream1', 'audio-stream0'],
          },
        ],
      },
    },
  };

  // Run request
  const [jobTemplate] =
    await transcoderServiceClient.createJobTemplate(request);
  console.log(`Job template: ${jobTemplate.name}`);
}

createJobTemplate();

PHP

Before trying this sample, follow the PHP setup instructions in the Transcoder API quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Transcoder API PHP API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Transcoder API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

use Google\Cloud\Video\Transcoder\V1\AudioStream;
use Google\Cloud\Video\Transcoder\V1\Client\TranscoderServiceClient;
use Google\Cloud\Video\Transcoder\V1\CreateJobTemplateRequest;
use Google\Cloud\Video\Transcoder\V1\ElementaryStream;
use Google\Cloud\Video\Transcoder\V1\JobConfig;
use Google\Cloud\Video\Transcoder\V1\JobTemplate;
use Google\Cloud\Video\Transcoder\V1\MuxStream;
use Google\Cloud\Video\Transcoder\V1\VideoStream;

/**
 * Creates a job template.
 *
 * @param string $projectId The ID of your Google Cloud Platform project.
 * @param string $location The location of the job template.
 * @param string $templateId The user-defined template ID.
 */
function create_job_template($projectId, $location, $templateId)
{
    // Instantiate a client.
    $transcoderServiceClient = new TranscoderServiceClient();

    $formattedParent = $transcoderServiceClient->locationName($projectId, $location);

    $jobTemplate = (new JobTemplate())->setConfig(
        (new JobConfig())->setElementaryStreams([
            (new ElementaryStream())
                ->setKey('video-stream0')
                ->setVideoStream(
                    (new VideoStream())->setH264(
                        (new VideoStream\H264CodecSettings())
                            ->setBitrateBps(550000)
                            ->setFrameRate(60)
                            ->setHeightPixels(360)
                            ->setWidthPixels(640)
                    )
                ),
            (new ElementaryStream())
                ->setKey('video-stream1')
                ->setVideoStream(
                    (new VideoStream())->setH264(
                        (new VideoStream\H264CodecSettings())
                            ->setBitrateBps(2500000)
                            ->setFrameRate(60)
                            ->setHeightPixels(720)
                            ->setWidthPixels(1280)
                    )
                ),
            (new ElementaryStream())
                ->setKey('audio-stream0')
                ->setAudioStream(
                    (new AudioStream())
                        ->setCodec('aac')
                        ->setBitrateBps(64000)
                )
        ])->setMuxStreams([
            (new MuxStream())
                ->setKey('sd')
                ->setContainer('mp4')
                ->setElementaryStreams(['video-stream0', 'audio-stream0']),
            (new MuxStream())
                ->setKey('hd')
                ->setContainer('mp4')
                ->setElementaryStreams(['video-stream1', 'audio-stream0'])
        ])
    );
    $request = (new CreateJobTemplateRequest())
        ->setParent($formattedParent)
        ->setJobTemplate($jobTemplate)
        ->setJobTemplateId($templateId);

    $response = $transcoderServiceClient->createJobTemplate($request);

    // Print job template name.
    printf('Job template: %s' . PHP_EOL, $response->getName());
}

Python

Before trying this sample, follow the Python setup instructions in the Transcoder API quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Transcoder API Python API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Transcoder API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.


import argparse

from google.cloud.video import transcoder_v1
from google.cloud.video.transcoder_v1.services.transcoder_service import (
    TranscoderServiceClient,
)


def create_job_template(
    project_id: str,
    location: str,
    template_id: str,
) -> transcoder_v1.types.resources.JobTemplate:
    """Creates a job template.

    Args:
        project_id: The GCP project ID.
        location: The location to store this template in.
        template_id: The user-defined template ID.

    Returns:
        The job template resource.
    """

    client = TranscoderServiceClient()

    parent = f"projects/{project_id}/locations/{location}"

    job_template = transcoder_v1.types.JobTemplate()
    job_template.name = (
        f"projects/{project_id}/locations/{location}/jobTemplates/{template_id}"
    )
    job_template.config = transcoder_v1.types.JobConfig(
        elementary_streams=[
            transcoder_v1.types.ElementaryStream(
                key="video-stream0",
                video_stream=transcoder_v1.types.VideoStream(
                    h264=transcoder_v1.types.VideoStream.H264CodecSettings(
                        height_pixels=360,
                        width_pixels=640,
                        bitrate_bps=550000,
                        frame_rate=60,
                    ),
                ),
            ),
            transcoder_v1.types.ElementaryStream(
                key="video-stream1",
                video_stream=transcoder_v1.types.VideoStream(
                    h264=transcoder_v1.types.VideoStream.H264CodecSettings(
                        height_pixels=720,
                        width_pixels=1280,
                        bitrate_bps=2500000,
                        frame_rate=60,
                    ),
                ),
            ),
            transcoder_v1.types.ElementaryStream(
                key="audio-stream0",
                audio_stream=transcoder_v1.types.AudioStream(
                    codec="aac", bitrate_bps=64000
                ),
            ),
        ],
        mux_streams=[
            transcoder_v1.types.MuxStream(
                key="sd",
                container="mp4",
                elementary_streams=["video-stream0", "audio-stream0"],
            ),
            transcoder_v1.types.MuxStream(
                key="hd",
                container="mp4",
                elementary_streams=["video-stream1", "audio-stream0"],
            ),
        ],
    )

    response = client.create_job_template(
        parent=parent, job_template=job_template, job_template_id=template_id
    )
    print(f"Job template: {response.name}")
    return response

Ruby

Before trying this sample, follow the Ruby setup instructions in the Transcoder API quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Transcoder API Ruby API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Transcoder API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

# project_id  = "YOUR-GOOGLE-CLOUD-PROJECT"  # (e.g. "my-project")
# location    = "YOUR-JOB-TEMPLATE-LOCATION"  # (e.g. "us-central1")
# template_id = "YOUR-JOB-TEMPLATE"  # (e.g. "my-job-template")

# Require the Transcoder client library.
require "google/cloud/video/transcoder"

# Create a Transcoder client.
client = Google::Cloud::Video::Transcoder.transcoder_service

# Build the resource name of the parent.
parent = client.location_path project: project_id, location: location

# Build the job template.
new_job_template = {
  config: {
    elementary_streams: [
      {
        key: "video-stream0",
        video_stream: {
          h264: {
            height_pixels: 360,
            width_pixels: 640,
            bitrate_bps: 550_000,
            frame_rate: 60
          }
        }
      },
      {
        key: "video-stream1",
        video_stream: {
          h264: {
            height_pixels: 720,
            width_pixels: 1280,
            bitrate_bps: 2_500_000,
            frame_rate: 60
          }
        }
      },
      {
        key: "audio-stream0",
        audio_stream: {
          codec: "aac",
          bitrate_bps: 64_000
        }
      }
    ],
    mux_streams: [
      {
        key: "sd",
        container: "mp4",
        elementary_streams: [
          "video-stream0",
          "audio-stream0"
        ]
      },
      {
        key: "hd",
        container: "mp4",
        elementary_streams: [
          "video-stream1",
          "audio-stream0"
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

job_template = client.create_job_template parent: parent, job_template: new_job_template, job_template_id: template_id

# Print the job template name.
puts "Job template: #{job_template.name}"

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