Concatenating multiple input videos

This page explains how to combine multiple input videos into a single output video. You can also trim the timelines of the input videos.

For each input video, add an Input object to the inputs array. Each Input object defines the key and URI for the associated input video. You can add an optional PreprocessingConfig object to an Input to crop, pad, or perform other preprocessing on the input video. The inputs array is not ordered; you can add input videos in any order.

To add an input video to the output video timeline, add an EditAtom object to the editList array. The editList array is ordered. The first input designated in this array will be used first in the output video, the second input will be used next, and so on. You identify an input video by its key.

You can also designate a startTimeOffset and endTimeOffset to trim the input video. These fields are optional. If you don't specify these fields, the entire input video is used.

The following configuration concatenates two input videos into a single output video.

"inputs": [
  {
    "key": "input1",
    "uri": "gs://STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME/STORAGE_INPUT_VIDEO1"
  },
  {
    "key": "input2",
    "uri": "gs://STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME/STORAGE_INPUT_VIDEO2"
  }
],
"editList": [
  {
    "key": "atom1",
    "inputs": [
      "input1"
    ],
    "startTimeOffset": "START_TIME_OFFSET1s",
    "endTimeOffset": "END_TIME_OFFSET1s"
  },
  {
    "key": "atom2",
    "inputs": [
      "input2"
    ],
    "startTimeOffset": "START_TIME_OFFSET2s",
    "endTimeOffset": "END_TIME_OFFSET2s"
  }
],

You can add this configuration to a job template or include it in an ad-hoc job configuration:

REST

Before using any of the request data, make the following replacements:

• PROJECT_ID: Your Google Cloud project ID listed in the IAM Settings.
• LOCATION: The location where your job will run. Use one of the supported regions.
  Show locations
  • us-central1
  • us-west1
  • us-west2
  • us-east1
  • us-east4
  • southamerica-east1
  • northamerica-northeast1
  • asia-east1
  • asia-northeast1
  • asia-northeast3
  • asia-south1
  • asia-southeast1
  • australia-southeast1
  • europe-west1
  • europe-west2
  • europe-west4
• STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME: The name of the Cloud Storage bucket you created.
• STORAGE_INPUT_VIDEO1: The name of a video in your Cloud Storage bucket that you are transcoding, such as my-vid.mp4. This field should take into account any folders that you created in the bucket (for example, input/my-vid.mp4). This video will be used first in the output video timeline.
• START_TIME_OFFSET1: The start time, in fractional seconds (for example, 0.0), relative to the first input video timeline. Use this field to trim content from the beginning of the video.
• END_TIME_OFFSET1: The end time, in fractional seconds (for example, 8.1), relative to the first input video timeline. Use this field to trim content from the end of the video.
• STORAGE_INPUT_VIDEO2: The name of a video in your Cloud Storage bucket that you are transcoding, such as my-vid.mp4. This field should take into account any folders that you created in the bucket (for example, input/my-vid.mp4). This video will be used second in the output video timeline.
• START_TIME_OFFSET2: The start time, in fractional seconds (for example, 3.5), relative to the second input video timeline. Use this field to trim content from the beginning of the second video.
• END_TIME_OFFSET2: The end time, in fractional seconds (for example, 15), relative to the second input video timeline. Use this field to trim content from the end of the second video.
• STORAGE_OUTPUT_FOLDER: The Cloud Storage folder name where you want to save the encoded video outputs.
  Note: You don't need to create the output folder object before creating the job. When processing the job, the Transcoder API automatically prepends the folder name you specify as part of the names of the objects saved to Cloud Storage.

To send your request, expand one of these options:

curl (Linux, macOS, or Cloud Shell)

Note: The following command assumes that you have logged in to the gcloud CLI with your user account by running gcloud init or gcloud auth login , or by using Cloud Shell, which automatically logs you into the gcloud CLI . You can check the currently active account by running gcloud auth list.

Save the request body in a file named request.json. Run the following command in the terminal to create or overwrite this file in the current directory:

cat > request.json << 'EOF'
{
  "config": {
    "inputs": [
      {
        "key": "input1",
        "uri": "gs://STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME/STORAGE_INPUT_VIDEO1"
      },
      {
        "key": "input2",
        "uri": "gs://STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME/STORAGE_INPUT_VIDEO2"
      }
    ],
    "editList": [
      {
        "key": "atom1",
        "inputs": [
          "input1"
        ],
        "startTimeOffset": "START_TIME_OFFSET1s",
        "endTimeOffset": "END_TIME_OFFSET1s"
      },
      {
        "key": "atom2",
        "inputs": [
          "input2"
        ],
        "startTimeOffset": "START_TIME_OFFSET2s",
        "endTimeOffset": "END_TIME_OFFSET2s"
      }
    ],
    "elementaryStreams": [
      {
        "key": "video-stream0",
        "videoStream": {
          "h264": {
            "heightPixels": 360,
            "widthPixels": 640,
            "bitrateBps": 550000,
            "frameRate": 60
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "key": "audio-stream0",
        "audioStream": {
          "codec": "aac",
          "bitrateBps": 64000
        }
      }
    ],
    "muxStreams": [
      {
        "key": "sd",
        "container": "mp4",
        "elementaryStreams": [
          "video-stream0",
          "audio-stream0"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "output": {
      "uri": "gs://STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME/STORAGE_OUTPUT_FOLDER/"
    }
  }
}
EOF

Then execute the following command to send your REST request:

curl -X POST \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8" \
     -d @request.json \
     "https://transcoder.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/jobs"

PowerShell (Windows)

Note: The following command assumes that you have logged in to the gcloud CLI with your user account by running gcloud init or gcloud auth login . You can check the currently active account by running gcloud auth list.

Save the request body in a file named request.json. Run the following command in the terminal to create or overwrite this file in the current directory:

@'
{
  "config": {
    "inputs": [
      {
        "key": "input1",
        "uri": "gs://STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME/STORAGE_INPUT_VIDEO1"
      },
      {
        "key": "input2",
        "uri": "gs://STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME/STORAGE_INPUT_VIDEO2"
      }
    ],
    "editList": [
      {
        "key": "atom1",
        "inputs": [
          "input1"
        ],
        "startTimeOffset": "START_TIME_OFFSET1s",
        "endTimeOffset": "END_TIME_OFFSET1s"
      },
      {
        "key": "atom2",
        "inputs": [
          "input2"
        ],
        "startTimeOffset": "START_TIME_OFFSET2s",
        "endTimeOffset": "END_TIME_OFFSET2s"
      }
    ],
    "elementaryStreams": [
      {
        "key": "video-stream0",
        "videoStream": {
          "h264": {
            "heightPixels": 360,
            "widthPixels": 640,
            "bitrateBps": 550000,
            "frameRate": 60
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "key": "audio-stream0",
        "audioStream": {
          "codec": "aac",
          "bitrateBps": 64000
        }
      }
    ],
    "muxStreams": [
      {
        "key": "sd",
        "container": "mp4",
        "elementaryStreams": [
          "video-stream0",
          "audio-stream0"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "output": {
      "uri": "gs://STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME/STORAGE_OUTPUT_FOLDER/"
    }
  }
}
'@  | Out-File -FilePath request.json -Encoding utf8

Then execute the following command to send your REST request:

$cred = gcloud auth print-access-token
$headers = @{ "Authorization" = "Bearer $cred" }

Invoke-WebRequest `
    -Method POST `
    -Headers $headers `
    -ContentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8" `
    -InFile request.json `
    -Uri "https://transcoder.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/jobs" | Select-Object -Expand Content

You should receive a JSON response similar to the following:

{
  "name": "projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/jobs/JOB_ID",
  "config": {
   ...
  },
  "state": "PENDING",
  "createTime": CREATE_TIME,
  "ttlAfterCompletionDays": 30
}

gcloud

1. Create a request.json file that defines the job fields. Make the following replacements for the gcloud command:
   • LOCATION: The location where your job will run. Use one of the supported regions.
     Show locations
     • us-central1
     • us-west1
     • us-west2
     • us-east1
     • us-east4
     • southamerica-east1
     • northamerica-northeast1
     • asia-east1
     • asia-northeast1
     • asia-northeast3
     • asia-south1
     • asia-southeast1
     • australia-southeast1
     • europe-west1
     • europe-west2
     • europe-west4
   • STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME: The name of the Cloud Storage bucket you created.
   • STORAGE_INPUT_VIDEO1: The name of a video in your Cloud Storage bucket that you are transcoding, such as my-vid.mp4. This field should take into account any folders that you created in the bucket (for example, input/my-vid.mp4). This video will be used first in the output video timeline.
   • START_TIME_OFFSET1: The start time, in fractional seconds (for example, 0.0), relative to the first input video timeline. Use this field to trim content from the beginning of the video.
   • END_TIME_OFFSET1: The end time, in fractional seconds (for example, 8.1), relative to the first input video timeline. Use this field to trim content from the end of the video.
   • STORAGE_INPUT_VIDEO2: The name of a video in your Cloud Storage bucket that you are transcoding, such as my-vid.mp4. This field should take into account any folders that you created in the bucket (for example, input/my-vid.mp4). This video will be used second in the output video timeline.
   • START_TIME_OFFSET2: The start time, in fractional seconds (for example, 3.5), relative to the second input video timeline. Use this field to trim content from the beginning of the second video.
   • END_TIME_OFFSET2: The end time, in fractional seconds (for example, 15), relative to the second input video timeline. Use this field to trim content from the end of the second video.
   • STORAGE_OUTPUT_FOLDER: The Cloud Storage folder name where you want to save the encoded video outputs.
     Note: You don't need to create the output folder object before creating the job. When processing the job, the Transcoder API automatically prepends the folder name you specify as part of the names of the objects saved to Cloud Storage.

   {
     "config": {
       "inputs": [
         {
           "key": "input1",
           "uri": "gs://STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME/STORAGE_INPUT_VIDEO1"
         },
         {
           "key": "input2",
           "uri": "gs://STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME/STORAGE_INPUT_VIDEO2"
         }
       ],
       "editList": [
         {
           "key": "atom1",
           "inputs": [
             "input1"
           ],
           "startTimeOffset": "START_TIME_OFFSET1s",
           "endTimeOffset": "END_TIME_OFFSET1s"
         },
         {
           "key": "atom2",
           "inputs": [
             "input2"
           ],
           "startTimeOffset": "START_TIME_OFFSET2s",
           "endTimeOffset": "END_TIME_OFFSET2s"
         }
       ],
       "elementaryStreams": [
         {
           "key": "video-stream0",
           "videoStream": {
             "h264": {
               "heightPixels": 360,
               "widthPixels": 640,
               "bitrateBps": 550000,
               "frameRate": 60
             }
           }
         },
         {
           "key": "audio-stream0",
           "audioStream": {
             "codec": "aac",
             "bitrateBps": 64000
           }
         }
       ],
       "muxStreams": [
         {
           "key": "sd",
           "container": "mp4",
           "elementaryStreams": [
             "video-stream0",
             "audio-stream0"
           ]
         }
       ],
       "output": {
         "uri": "gs://STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME/STORAGE_OUTPUT_FOLDER/"
       }
     }
   }

2. Run the following command:

   gcloud transcoder jobs create --location=LOCATION --file="request.json"

   You should see a response similar to the following:

   {
     "name": "projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/jobs/JOB_ID",
     "config": {
      ...
     },
     "state": "PENDING",
     "createTime": CREATE_TIME,
     "ttlAfterCompletionDays": 30
   }
   

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;
using Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes;
using System;

public class CreateJobWithConcatenatedInputsSample
{
    public Job CreateJobWithConcatenatedInputs(
        string projectId, string location, string inputUri1, TimeSpan startTimeInput1, TimeSpan endTimeInput1, string inputUri2, TimeSpan startTimeInput2, TimeSpan endTimeInput2, string outputUri)
    {

        // Create the client.
        TranscoderServiceClient client = TranscoderServiceClient.Create();

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

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

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

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

        ElementaryStream elementaryStream1 = new ElementaryStream
        {
            Key = "audio_stream0",
            AudioStream = audioStream0
        };

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

        Input input1 = new Input
        {
            Key = "input1",
            Uri = inputUri1
        };

        Input input2 = new Input
        {
            Key = "input2",
            Uri = inputUri2
        };

        EditAtom atom1 = new EditAtom
        {
            Key = "atom1",
            StartTimeOffset = Duration.FromTimeSpan(startTimeInput1),
            EndTimeOffset = Duration.FromTimeSpan(endTimeInput1),
            Inputs = { input1.Key }
        };

        EditAtom atom2 = new EditAtom
        {
            Key = "atom2",
            StartTimeOffset = Duration.FromTimeSpan(startTimeInput2),
            EndTimeOffset = Duration.FromTimeSpan(endTimeInput2),
            Inputs = { input2.Key }
        };

        Output output = new Output
        {
            Uri = outputUri
        };

        JobConfig jobConfig = new JobConfig
        {
            Inputs = { input1, input2 },
            EditList = { atom1, atom2 },
            Output = output,
            ElementaryStreams = { elementaryStream0, elementaryStream1 },
            MuxStreams = { muxStream0 }
        };

        // Build the job.
        Job newJob = new Job
        {
            OutputUri = outputUri,
            Config = jobConfig
        };

        // Call the API.
        Job job = client.CreateJob(parent, newJob);

        // Return the result.
        return job;
    }
}

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"
	"time"

	transcoder "cloud.google.com/go/video/transcoder/apiv1"
	"cloud.google.com/go/video/transcoder/apiv1/transcoderpb"
	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/durationpb"
)

// createJobWithConcatenatedInputs creates a job that concatenates two input
// videos. See https://cloud.google.com/transcoder/docs/how-to/concatenate-videos
// for more information.
func createJobWithConcatenatedInputs(w io.Writer, projectID string, location string, input1URI string, startTimeInput1 time.Duration, endTimeInput1 time.Duration, input2URI string, startTimeInput2 time.Duration, endTimeInput2 time.Duration, outputURI string) error {
	// projectID := "my-project-id"
	// location := "us-central1"
	//
	// input1URI := "gs://my-bucket/my-video-file1"
	// startTimeInput1 := 0*time.Second
	// endTimeInput1 := 8*time.Second + 100*time.Millisecond
	//
	// input2URI := "gs://my-bucket/my-video-file2"
	// startTimeInput2 := 3*time.Second + 500*time.Millisecond
	// endTimeInput2 := 15*time.Second
	//
	// outputURI := "gs://my-bucket/my-output-folder/"

	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := transcoder.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("NewClient: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	req := &transcoderpb.CreateJobRequest{
		Parent: fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/%s", projectID, location),
		Job: &transcoderpb.Job{
			OutputUri: outputURI,
			JobConfig: &transcoderpb.Job_Config{
				Config: &transcoderpb.JobConfig{
					Inputs: []*transcoderpb.Input{
						{
							Key: "input1",
							Uri: input1URI,
						},
						{
							Key: "input2",
							Uri: input2URI,
						},
					},
					EditList: []*transcoderpb.EditAtom{
						{
							Key:             "atom1",
							Inputs:          []string{"input1"},
							StartTimeOffset: durationpb.New(startTimeInput1),
							EndTimeOffset:   durationpb.New(endTimeInput1),
						},
						{
							Key:             "atom2",
							Inputs:          []string{"input2"},
							StartTimeOffset: durationpb.New(startTimeInput2),
							EndTimeOffset:   durationpb.New(endTimeInput2),
						},
					},
					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: "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"},
						},
					},
				},
			},
		},
	}
	// Creates the job. Jobs take a variable amount of time to run.
	// You can query for the job state; see getJob() in get_job.go.
	response, err := client.CreateJob(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("CreateJob: %w", err)
	}

	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Job: %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.CreateJobRequest;
import com.google.cloud.video.transcoder.v1.EditAtom;
import com.google.cloud.video.transcoder.v1.ElementaryStream;
import com.google.cloud.video.transcoder.v1.Input;
import com.google.cloud.video.transcoder.v1.Job;
import com.google.cloud.video.transcoder.v1.JobConfig;
import com.google.cloud.video.transcoder.v1.LocationName;
import com.google.cloud.video.transcoder.v1.MuxStream;
import com.google.cloud.video.transcoder.v1.Output;
import com.google.cloud.video.transcoder.v1.TranscoderServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.video.transcoder.v1.VideoStream;
import com.google.protobuf.Duration;
import java.io.IOException;

public class CreateJobWithConcatenatedInputs {

  public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "my-project-id";
    String location = "us-central1";
    String inputUri1 = "gs://my-bucket/my-video-file1";
    Duration startTimeInput1 = Duration.newBuilder().setSeconds(0).setNanos(0).build();
    Duration endTimeInput1 = Duration.newBuilder().setSeconds(8).setNanos(100000000).build();
    String inputUri2 = "gs://my-bucket/my-video-file2";
    Duration startTimeInput2 = Duration.newBuilder().setSeconds(3).setNanos(500000000).build();
    Duration endTimeInput2 = Duration.newBuilder().setSeconds(15).setNanos(0).build();
    String outputUri = "gs://my-bucket/my-output-folder/";

    createJobWithConcatenatedInputs(
        projectId,
        location,
        inputUri1,
        startTimeInput1,
        endTimeInput1,
        inputUri2,
        startTimeInput2,
        endTimeInput2,
        outputUri);
  }

  // Creates a job from an ad-hoc configuration that concatenates two input videos.
  public static void createJobWithConcatenatedInputs(
      String projectId,
      String location,
      String inputUri1,
      Duration startTimeInput1,
      Duration endTimeInput1,
      String inputUri2,
      Duration startTimeInput2,
      Duration endTimeInput2,
      String outputUri)
      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();

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

      JobConfig config =
          JobConfig.newBuilder()
              .addInputs(Input.newBuilder().setKey("input1").setUri(inputUri1))
              .addInputs(Input.newBuilder().setKey("input2").setUri(inputUri2))
              .setOutput(Output.newBuilder().setUri(outputUri))
              .addElementaryStreams(
                  ElementaryStream.newBuilder()
                      .setKey("video_stream0")
                      .setVideoStream(videoStream0))
              .addElementaryStreams(
                  ElementaryStream.newBuilder()
                      .setKey("audio_stream0")
                      .setAudioStream(audioStream0))
              .addMuxStreams(
                  MuxStream.newBuilder()
                      .setKey("sd")
                      .setContainer("mp4")
                      .addElementaryStreams("video_stream0")
                      .addElementaryStreams("audio_stream0")
                      .build())
              .addEditList(
                  0, // Index in the edit list
                  EditAtom.newBuilder()
                      .setKey("atom1")
                      .addInputs("input1")
                      .setStartTimeOffset(startTimeInput1)
                      .setEndTimeOffset(endTimeInput1)
                      .build())
              .addEditList(
                  1, // Index in the edit list
                  EditAtom.newBuilder()
                      .setKey("atom2")
                      .addInputs("input2")
                      .setStartTimeOffset(startTimeInput2)
                      .setEndTimeOffset(endTimeInput2)
                      .build())
              .build();

      CreateJobRequest createJobRequest =
          CreateJobRequest.newBuilder()
              .setJob(Job.newBuilder().setOutputUri(outputUri).setConfig(config).build())
              .setParent(LocationName.of(projectId, location).toString())
              .build();

      // Send the job creation request and process the response.
      Job job = transcoderServiceClient.createJob(createJobRequest);
      System.out.println("Job: " + job.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';
// inputUri1 = 'gs://my-bucket/my-video-file1';
// startTimeOffset1 = 0;
// endTimeOffset1 = 8.1;
// inputUri2 = 'gs://my-bucket/my-video-file2';
// startTimeOffset2 = 3.5;
// endTimeOffset2 = 15;
// outputUri = 'gs://my-bucket/my-output-folder/';

function calcOffsetNanoSec(offsetValueFractionalSecs) {
  if (offsetValueFractionalSecs.toString().indexOf('.') !== -1) {
    return (
      1000000000 *
      Number('.' + offsetValueFractionalSecs.toString().split('.')[1])
    );
  }
  return 0;
}
const startTimeOffset1Sec = Math.trunc(startTimeOffset1);
const startTimeOffset1NanoSec = calcOffsetNanoSec(startTimeOffset1);
const endTimeOffset1Sec = Math.trunc(endTimeOffset1);
const endTimeOffset1NanoSec = calcOffsetNanoSec(endTimeOffset1);

const startTimeOffset2Sec = Math.trunc(startTimeOffset2);
const startTimeOffset2NanoSec = calcOffsetNanoSec(startTimeOffset2);
const endTimeOffset2Sec = Math.trunc(endTimeOffset2);
const endTimeOffset2NanoSec = calcOffsetNanoSec(endTimeOffset2);

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

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

async function createJobWithConcatenatedInputs() {
  // Construct request
  const request = {
    parent: transcoderServiceClient.locationPath(projectId, location),
    job: {
      outputUri: outputUri,
      config: {
        inputs: [
          {
            key: 'input1',
            uri: inputUri1,
          },
          {
            key: 'input2',
            uri: inputUri2,
          },
        ],
        editList: [
          {
            key: 'atom1',
            inputs: ['input1'],
            startTimeOffset: {
              seconds: startTimeOffset1Sec,
              nanos: startTimeOffset1NanoSec,
            },
            endTimeOffset: {
              seconds: endTimeOffset1Sec,
              nanos: endTimeOffset1NanoSec,
            },
          },
          {
            key: 'atom2',
            inputs: ['input2'],
            startTimeOffset: {
              seconds: startTimeOffset2Sec,
              nanos: startTimeOffset2NanoSec,
            },
            endTimeOffset: {
              seconds: endTimeOffset2Sec,
              nanos: endTimeOffset2NanoSec,
            },
          },
        ],

        elementaryStreams: [
          {
            key: 'video-stream0',
            videoStream: {
              h264: {
                heightPixels: 360,
                widthPixels: 640,
                bitrateBps: 550000,
                frameRate: 60,
              },
            },
          },
          {
            key: 'audio-stream0',
            audioStream: {
              codec: 'aac',
              bitrateBps: 64000,
            },
          },
        ],
        muxStreams: [
          {
            key: 'sd',
            container: 'mp4',
            elementaryStreams: ['video-stream0', 'audio-stream0'],
          },
        ],
      },
    },
  };

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

createJobWithConcatenatedInputs();

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\CreateJobRequest;
use Google\Cloud\Video\Transcoder\V1\EditAtom;
use Google\Cloud\Video\Transcoder\V1\ElementaryStream;
use Google\Cloud\Video\Transcoder\V1\Input;
use Google\Cloud\Video\Transcoder\V1\Job;
use Google\Cloud\Video\Transcoder\V1\JobConfig;
use Google\Cloud\Video\Transcoder\V1\MuxStream;
use Google\Cloud\Video\Transcoder\V1\VideoStream;
use Google\Protobuf\Duration;

/**
 * Creates a job based on a supplied job config that concatenates two input videos.
 *
 * @param string $projectId The ID of your Google Cloud Platform project.
 * @param string $location The location of the job.
 * @param string $input1Uri Uri of the first video in the Cloud Storage bucket.
 * @param float  $startTimeInput1 Start time, in fractional seconds, relative to the first input video timeline.
 * @param float  $endTimeInput1 End time, in fractional seconds, relative to the first input video timeline.
 * @param string $input2Uri Uri of the second video in the Cloud Storage bucket.
 * @param float  $startTimeInput2 Start time, in fractional seconds, relative to the second input video timeline.
 * @param float  $endTimeInput2 End time, in fractional seconds, relative to the second input video timeline.
 * @param string $outputUri Uri of the video output folder in the Cloud Storage bucket.
 */
function create_job_with_concatenated_inputs($projectId, $location, $input1Uri, $startTimeInput1, $endTimeInput1, $input2Uri, $startTimeInput2, $endTimeInput2, $outputUri)
{
    $startTimeInput1Sec = (int) floor(abs($startTimeInput1));
    $startTimeInput1Nanos = (int) (1000000000 * bcsub((string) abs($startTimeInput1), (string) floor(abs($startTimeInput1)), 4));
    $endTimeInput1Sec = (int) floor(abs($endTimeInput1));
    $endTimeInput1Nanos = (int) (1000000000 * bcsub((string) abs($endTimeInput1), (string) floor(abs($endTimeInput1)), 4));

    $startTimeInput2Sec = (int) floor(abs($startTimeInput2));
    $startTimeInput2Nanos = (int) (1000000000 * bcsub((string) abs($startTimeInput2), (string) floor(abs($startTimeInput2)), 4));
    $endTimeInput2Sec = (int) floor(abs($endTimeInput2));
    $endTimeInput2Nanos = (int) (1000000000 * bcsub((string) abs($endTimeInput2), (string) floor(abs($endTimeInput2)), 4));

    // Instantiate a client.
    $transcoderServiceClient = new TranscoderServiceClient();

    $formattedParent = $transcoderServiceClient->locationName($projectId, $location);
    $jobConfig =
        (new JobConfig())->setInputs([
            (new Input())
                ->setKey('input1')
                ->setUri($input1Uri),
            (new Input())
                ->setKey('input2')
                ->setUri($input2Uri)
        ])->setEditList([
            (new EditAtom())
                ->setKey('atom1')
                ->setInputs(['input1'])
                ->setStartTimeOffset(new Duration(['seconds' => $startTimeInput1Sec, 'nanos' => $startTimeInput1Nanos]))
                ->setEndTimeOffset(new Duration(['seconds' => $endTimeInput1Sec, 'nanos' => $endTimeInput1Nanos])),
            (new EditAtom())
                ->setKey('atom2')
                ->setInputs(['input2'])
                ->setStartTimeOffset(new Duration(['seconds' => $startTimeInput2Sec, 'nanos' => $startTimeInput2Nanos]))
                ->setEndTimeOffset(new Duration(['seconds' => $endTimeInput2Sec, 'nanos' => $endTimeInput2Nanos])),
        ])->setElementaryStreams([
            (new ElementaryStream())
                ->setKey('video-stream0')
                ->setVideoStream(
                    (new VideoStream())->setH264(
                        (new VideoStream\H264CodecSettings())
                            ->setBitrateBps(550000)
                            ->setFrameRate(60)
                            ->setHeightPixels(360)
                            ->setWidthPixels(640)
                    )
                ),
            (new ElementaryStream())
                ->setKey('audio-stream0')
                ->setAudioStream(
                    (new AudioStream())
                        ->setCodec('aac')
                        ->setBitrateBps(64000)
                )
        ])->setMuxStreams([
            (new MuxStream())
                ->setKey('sd')
                ->setContainer('mp4')
                ->setElementaryStreams(['video-stream0', 'audio-stream0'])
        ]);

    $job = (new Job())
        ->setOutputUri($outputUri)
        ->setConfig($jobConfig);
    $request = (new CreateJobRequest())
        ->setParent($formattedParent)
        ->setJob($job);

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

    // Print job name.
    printf('Job: %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,
)
from google.protobuf import duration_pb2 as duration


def create_job_with_concatenated_inputs(
    project_id: str,
    location: str,
    input1_uri: str,
    start_time_input1: str,
    end_time_input1: str,
    input2_uri: str,
    start_time_input2: str,
    end_time_input2: str,
    output_uri: str,
) -> transcoder_v1.types.resources.Job:
    """Creates a job based on an ad-hoc job configuration that concatenates two input videos.

    Args:
        project_id (str): The GCP project ID.
        location (str): The location to start the job in.
        input1_uri (str): Uri of the first video in the Cloud Storage bucket.
        start_time_input1 (str): Start time, in fractional seconds ending in 's'
          (e.g., '0s'), relative to the first input video timeline.
        end_time_input1 (str): End time, in fractional seconds ending in 's'
          (e.g., '8.1s'), relative to the first input video timeline.
        input2_uri (str): Uri of the second video in the Cloud Storage bucket.
        start_time_input2 (str): Start time, in fractional seconds ending in 's'
          (e.g., '3.5s'), relative to the second input video timeline.
        end_time_input2 (str): End time, in fractional seconds ending in 's'
          (e.g., '15s'), relative to the second input video timeline.
        output_uri (str): Uri of the video output folder in the Cloud Storage
          bucket.

    Returns:
        The job resource.
    """

    s1 = duration.Duration()
    s1.FromJsonString(start_time_input1)
    e1 = duration.Duration()
    e1.FromJsonString(end_time_input1)

    s2 = duration.Duration()
    s2.FromJsonString(start_time_input2)
    e2 = duration.Duration()
    e2.FromJsonString(end_time_input2)

    client = TranscoderServiceClient()

    parent = f"projects/{project_id}/locations/{location}"
    job = transcoder_v1.types.Job()
    job.output_uri = output_uri
    job.config = transcoder_v1.types.JobConfig(
        inputs=[
            transcoder_v1.types.Input(
                key="input1",
                uri=input1_uri,
            ),
            transcoder_v1.types.Input(
                key="input2",
                uri=input2_uri,
            ),
        ],
        edit_list=[
            transcoder_v1.types.EditAtom(
                key="atom1",
                inputs=["input1"],
                start_time_offset=s1,
                end_time_offset=e1,
            ),
            transcoder_v1.types.EditAtom(
                key="atom2",
                inputs=["input2"],
                start_time_offset=s2,
                end_time_offset=e2,
            ),
        ],
        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="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"],
            ),
        ],
    )
    response = client.create_job(parent=parent, job=job)
    print(f"Job: {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 project ID, e.g. "my-project"
# location          = # Data location, e.g. "us-central1"
# input1_uri        = # First video, e.g. "gs://my-bucket/my-video-file1"
# start_time_input1 = # Start time in fractional seconds relative to the
#                     # first input video timeline, e.g. 0.0
# end_time_input1   = # End time in fractional seconds relative to the
#                     # first input video timeline, e.g. 8.125
# input2_uri        = # Second video, e.g. "gs://my-bucket/my-video-file2"
# start_time_input2 = # Start time in fractional seconds relative to the
#                     # second input video timeline, e.g. 3.5
# end_time_input2   = # End time in fractional seconds relative to the
#                     # second input video timeline, e.g. 15
# output_uri        = # Output folder, e.g. "gs://my-bucket/my-output-folder/"

s1_sec = start_time_input1.to_i
s1_nanos = (start_time_input1.to_f.remainder(1) * 1_000_000_000).round
e1_sec = end_time_input1.to_i
e1_nanos = (end_time_input1.to_f.remainder(1) * 1_000_000_000).round

s2_sec = start_time_input2.to_i
s2_nanos = (start_time_input2.to_f.remainder(1) * 1_000_000_000).round
e2_sec = end_time_input2.to_i
e2_nanos = (end_time_input2.to_f.remainder(1) * 1_000_000_000).round

# 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 config.
new_job = {
  output_uri: output_uri,
  config: {
    inputs: [
      {
        key: "input1",
        uri: input1_uri
      },
      {
        key: "input2",
        uri: input2_uri
      }
    ],
    edit_list: [
      {
        key: "atom1",
        inputs: ["input1"],
        start_time_offset: {
          seconds: s1_sec,
          nanos: s1_nanos
        },
        end_time_offset: {
          seconds: e1_sec,
          nanos: e1_nanos
        }
      },
      {
        key: "atom2",
        inputs: ["input2"],
        start_time_offset: {
          seconds: s2_sec,
          nanos: s2_nanos
        },
        end_time_offset: {
          seconds: e2_sec,
          nanos: e2_nanos
        }
      }
    ],
    elementary_streams: [
      {
        key: "video-stream0",
        video_stream: {
          h264: {
            height_pixels: 360,
            width_pixels: 640,
            bitrate_bps: 550_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"
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

job = client.create_job parent: parent, job: new_job

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

Example

Consider the following sample videos:

• ForBiggerEscapes.mp4
• ForBiggerJoyrides.mp4

Both videos are similar in that they contain three parts:

1. Watching a movie or game on a mobile device
2. Watching the same content on a big screen
3. Show brief ad copy for the product

As an example, you can concatenate these two videos together such that the output video shows parts one and two from the first video, and then parts two and three from the second video. You can accomplish this concatenation using the following time offsets:

• ForBiggerEscapes.mp4
  • startTimeOffset: 0s
  • endTimeOffset: 8.1s
• ForBiggerJoyrides.mp4
  • startTimeOffset: 3.5s
  • endTimeOffset: 15s

Use the preceding code along with these two videos and their time offsets to see an action-packed result video.