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Transcoder API: allows you to transcode videos into a variety of formats. The Transcoder API benefits broadcasters, production companies, businesses, and individuals looking to transform their video content for use across a variety of user devices.

• Client Library Documentation
• Product Documentation

In order to use this library, you first need to go through the following steps:

1. Select or create a Cloud Platform project.
2. Enable billing for your project.
3. Enable the Transcoder API.
4. Setup Authentication.

Install this library in a virtual environment usingvenv.venv is a tool thatcreates isolated Python environments. These isolated environments can have separateversions of Python packages, which allows you to isolate one project's dependenciesfrom the dependencies of other projects.

Withvenv, it's possible to install this library without needing systeminstall permissions, and without clashing with the installed systemdependencies.

Code samples and snippets live in thesamples/ folder.

Our client libraries are compatible with all currentactive andmaintenance versions ofPython.

Python >= 3.7

Python <= 3.6

If you are using anend-of-lifeversion of Python, we recommend that you update as soon as possible to an actively supported version.

python3 -m venv <your-env>source <your-env>/bin/activatepip install google-cloud-video-transcoder

py -m venv <your-env>.\<your-env>\Scripts\activatepip install google-cloud-video-transcoder

• Read theClient Library Documentation for Transcoder APIto see other available methods on the client.
• Read theTranscoder API Product documentation to learnmore about the product and see How-to Guides.
• View thisREADME to see the full list of CloudAPIs that we cover.