1. A method for dispersed storage of streaming multi-media data, the method comprises: determining dispersed storage preferences for the streaming multi-media data; transcoding the streaming multi-media data into transcoded data when the dispersed storage preferences include transcoding; encoding the transcoded data in accordance with an error coding dispersed storage function of the dispersed storage preferences to produce pluralities of error coded data slices; and outputting the pluralities of error coded data slices to a plurality of data storage units for storage therein.