Overview

You can manage Background Transcoding and On-the-Fly Transcoding tasks from the Overview tab on the Transcoding screen.

Note:

Transcoding is only available for certain NAS models. Go to https://www.qnap.com/en/compatibility to view specifications for your NAS and verify that it is compatible.
Transcoding uses additional NAS storage space to store transcoded files.

Type	Description
Background Transcoding	Background Transcoding converts videos asynchronously to minimize consumption of system resources if the video is accessed by multiple users simultaneously. You can manually add videos to background transcoding folders using File Station, Photo Station, or Video Station. For details on managing background transcoding folders, see Configuring Background Transcoding Folders.
On-the-Fly Transcoding	On-the-Fly Transcoding converts videos in real time as you watch them. Note: You cannot specify the output format for On-the-Fly Transcoding. On-the-Fly Transcoding uses more system resources than Background Transcoding and may affect the performance of your NAS. Tip: You can install CodexPack to increase transcoding speed and reduce system resource consumption. You can check whether your NAS supports GPU-acclerated transcoding on the Transcoding Settings screen. For details, see Configuring Transcoding Resources.

Type

Description

Background Transcoding

Background Transcoding converts videos asynchronously to minimize consumption of system resources if the video is accessed by multiple users simultaneously.

You can manually add videos to background transcoding folders using File Station, Photo Station, or Video Station.

For details on managing background transcoding folders, see Configuring Background Transcoding Folders.

On-the-Fly Transcoding

On-the-Fly Transcoding converts videos in real time as you watch them.

Note:

You cannot specify the output format for On-the-Fly Transcoding.
On-the-Fly Transcoding uses more system resources than Background Transcoding and may affect the performance of your NAS.

Tip:

You can install CodexPack to increase transcoding speed and reduce system resource consumption.

You can check whether your NAS supports GPU-acclerated transcoding on the Transcoding Settings screen. For details, see Configuring Transcoding Resources.