# Release notes (/en/realtime-media/transcoding/reference/release-notes)

> For AI agents: see the complete documentation index at [llms.txt](/llms.txt).

This document tracks important changes and improvements to the Cloud Transcoding.

## Releases [#releases]

### 2025.10.1 Public Beta [#2025101-public-beta]

Released on October 1, 2025.

This is the first release of Agora Cloud Transcoding, a cloud-based service that transcodes, mixes, and composites real-time audio and video streams on the server side before publishing them back to RTC channels.

#### Main features [#main-features]

* **Low energy consumption for client devices**\
  Offload stream processing to the server before publishing to the RTC channel. This reduces CPU/GPU load on audience devices, especially those with limited performance.

* **Low bitrate streaming for poor network conditions**\
  Improve video fluency and reliability under weak downlink conditions by mixing audio, combining images, and transcoding into low-bitrate streams. Ideal for audiences subscribing to multiple hosts or single HD streams.

* **Cross-platform compatibility**\
  Support for standard H.264 and VP8 encoding ensures consistent playback across platforms. Host source streams from Native platforms can be converted to VP8 for optimized Web viewing.

* **Automated stream processing workflow**\
  Automatically subscribe to specified user streams in RTC channels based on UID configuration. The service handles transcoding, audio mixing, and video compositing, then republishes processed streams back to the channel.

* **Reduced bandwidth and simplified integration**\
  Viewers no longer need to subscribe to multiple host streams individually. This reduces downstream bandwidth usage and lowers development complexity with fewer API calls and streamlined workflows.