Change the Format of Images

The ImageFormat transformation task transforms images in a track into another format. The new output track is named taskName.Output, where taskName is the name of the transformation task (the input track is not modified).

Tip: You can use the ImageFormat transformation engine to change the format of images before sending them to an output engine. When writing image files to disk through the image encoder, use the image encoder Format configuration parameter to specify the image format.

To change the format of images

  1. Create a new configuration or open an existing configuration to send to Media Server with the process action. Alternatively, you can modify the Media Server configuration file (mediaserver.cfg).

  2. In the [Transform] section, add a new transformation task by setting the TransformEngineN parameter. You can give the task any name, for example:

    [Transform]
    TransformEngine0=KeyframesFormat
  3. Create a new configuration section to contain the task settings and set the following parameters:

    Type The transformation engine to use. Set this parameter to ImageFormat.
    Input The name of the image track to process.
    Format The output format for the images in the new track.

    For example:

    [KeyframesFormat]
    Type=ImageFormat
    Input=Keyframe.ResultWithSource
    Format=jpg

    For more information about the parameters that you can use to configure this task, refer to the Media Server Reference.

  4. Save and close the configuration file. If you modified the Media Server configuration file, you must restart Media Server for your changes to take effect.


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