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Category: Application Services

New – AWS Step Functions – Build Distributed Applications Using Visual Workflows

We want to make it even easier for you to build complex, distributed applications by connecting multiple web and microservices. Whether you are implementing a complex business process or setting up a processing pipeline for photo uploads, we want you to focus on the code instead of on the coordination. We want you to be […]

HAQM Elastic Transcoder Update – PlayReady DRM Support for Smooth Streaming and HLS

My colleague Omid Behzadian sent a guest post to introduce an important new feature for HAQM Elastic Transcoder. — Jeff;   You can now use HAQM Elastic Transcoder to apply Microsoft PlayReady DRM protection to your Smooth Streaming and HLS outputs. When creating your transcoding job, simply include the encryption key and license server URL […]

HAQM Elastic Transcoder Update – New Formats & Conversion Controls

HAQM Elastic Transcoder converts (transcodes) media (video and audio) files into renditions optimized for playback on desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and televisions. Today, we are making Elastic Transcoder even more useful! We’ve added support for generating NTSC outputs (the television standard used in the United States and Canada), and PAL outputs (the standard used in […]

HAQM Cloud Drive Using HAQM Elastic Transcoder

You can now upload videos to your HAQM Cloud Drive and view them on your Kindle or your Android device. With support for a multitude of file formats and video codecs, implementing this feature from scratch would have been a lengthy and technically challenging undertaking. Cloud Drive already uses multiple AWS service, so using  HAQM […]