A method includes obtaining video data for a first set of video files, generating processing job data for a first video processing job based on the video data, identifying a first processing server having a capacity for handling the first video processing job, sending, to the first processing server, the processing job data for the first video processing job and a first request to validate the video data, receiving, from the first processing server, validation testing results in connection with the first set of video files, determining first transcoding parameters for the first set of video files based on the validation testing results and output requirements data for the first video processing job, and sending, to the first processing server, a second request to generate an output video based on the first set of video files, the second request including an indication of the first transcoding parameters.