The KVS Conversion Cloud allows you to convert your videos, generate video trailers, and receive screenshots right in the KVS Cloud.

In addition, the cloud can download source files on its own and upload the finished results directly to your destination storage servers. This makes task processing faster, reduces load and traffic on the main server, and removes delays related to file transfers.

The main advantages are as follows:

1. Available on demand — you pay only for the actual amount of work done and do not pay for idle time;
2. Lower costs compared to traditional servers;
3. Ability to quickly process large volumes of data;
4. Cost control through daily limits;
5. Fast and affordable H.265 (HEVC) and AV1 transcoding, which allows you to save up to 45% on storage and traffic for high-resolution formats;
6. Fully integrated into all KVS packages.

Reduce Traffic and Storage Costs with AV1 and H.265

A typical video setup without cloud transcoding uses either a single H.264 file per video or multiple H.264 files in different resolutions.

By combining modern codecs such as AV1 and H.265 with H.264 fallback formats, you can significantly reduce bandwidth usage and, in many cases, storage requirements as well.

Option 1 — AV1 + H.264

1. AV1, 1080p or higher — for devices with AV1 support.
2. H.264, 720p or lower — fallback for devices that do not support AV1.

If your current setup uses only one H.264 file per video, storing both AV1 and H.264 versions requires approximately 4% more storage, while reducing video traffic by around 35% on average.

If your current setup uses multiple H.264 files in different resolutions, switching to AV1 + H.264 can reduce traffic by approximately 35% while also reducing storage requirements by around 30–40%.

Option 2 — AV1 + H.265 + H.264

1. AV1, 1080p or higher — for devices with AV1 support.
2. H.265 (HEVC), 720p — for devices that support HEVC but not AV1.
3. H.264, 720p or lower — fallback for devices that support neither AV1 nor H.265.

If your current setup uses only one H.264 file per video, storing all three formats requires approximately 16% more storage, while reducing video traffic by around 45% on average.

If your current setup uses multiple H.264 files in different resolutions, switching to AV1 + H.265 + H.264 can reduce traffic by approximately 45% while reducing storage requirements by around 30–40%.

The Main Benefit

If you currently store only one H.264 file per video, modern codecs can dramatically reduce bandwidth usage with only a small increase in storage.

If you currently store several H.264 resolutions for each video, you can reduce both bandwidth and storage costs at the same time.

Actual savings may vary depending on video content, encoding settings, resolutions, bitrate profiles, and playback device distribution.

Smart NSFW Detection & Safe Previews for Age Verification

KVS includes an NSFW / SFW detector designed to support safer age-verification flows. It can automatically identify NSFW videos and detect a suitable SFW thumbnail and safe video fragment that may be shown before the visitor completes age verification.

The KVS player can also restrict playback to this predefined safe fragment until verification is passed, allowing you to provide a limited preview without exposing the full NSFW content. This helps create a more controlled and compliance-friendly user experience while still keeping the page informative and engaging.

This is also especially useful for SEO, as it allows video pages to keep meaningful, safe preview content visible instead of hiding the entire video experience behind an age-verification screen. This can help make pages more accessible to search engines while maintaining appropriate content restrictions for visitors.

Currently, the exact playback behavior and safe-fragment presentation can be configured through template customization.

Get a Recommendation for Your Project

Not sure which configuration is best for your project? Contact our support team and we will help analyze your current video formats and usage patterns, estimate the potential traffic and storage savings, and recommend the most efficient configuration for your specific project.