Rate control for content transcoding

A device, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
• determining a re-encoding quantization parameter facilitating re-encoding of decoded content that is decoded from a previously encoded content stream, wherein the previously encoded content stream is encoded according to a group of encoding quantization parameters;
• and
• generating transcoding control parameters enabling the re-encoding of the decoded content based on the re-encoding quantization parameter and a bit usage of the previously encoded content stream, wherein the re-encoding quantization parameter is variable as a function of a closed loop feedback value for a window of frames re-encoded from a portion of the decoded content.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a device comprising a processor, an input content stream comprising a previously encoded content stream previously encoded according to a first encoding quantization parameter;
• determining, by the device, a second quantization parameter facilitating re-encoding of decoded content that is decoded from the previously encoded content stream;
• and
• generating, by the device, an output stream comprising the re-encoding of the decoded content based on the second quantization parameter and a bit usage of the previously encoded content stream, wherein the second quantization parameter is adapted based on at least one closed loop feedback value determined for a window of frames re-encoded from at least a portion of the decoded content.