Video on Demand on AWS
Process video-on-demand content on AWS
Overview
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Video on Demand on AWS Foundation
This solution is designed to help you start encoding video files with AWS Elemental MediaConvert. It can be easily customized and used as the starting point to create a more complex workflow.
Out of the box, this solution helps you to accomplish the following:
Automatically transcode videos uploaded to HAQM Simple Storage Service (HAQM S3) into formats suitable for playback on a wide range of devices.
Customize AWS Elemental MediaConvert job settings by uploading your own file and using different job settings for different inputs.
Store transcoded files in a destination bucket and use HAQM CloudFront to deliver to end viewers.
Manage costs, view logs, implement patching, and run automation runbooks for this solution from a central location.
In addition to the transcoded video, the outputs include input file metadata, job settings, and output details. These outputs are stored in a separate JSON file that can be used for further processing.
How it works
You can automatically deploy this architecture using each solution's implementation guide and the accompanying AWS CloudFormation template.
About this deployment
Version: 1.3.8
Released: 3/2025
Author: AWS
Est. deployment time: 10 mins
Estimated cost: See details
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Video on Demand on AWS
This solution extends the Video on Demand on AWS Foundation solution with additional features and several options that can be customized.
This solution provides the following features:
AWS Step Functions orchestration of the ingest, transcoding (including pre-and post-processing steps), and publishing steps of the workflow.
Choice of video file or metadata file trigger.
Delivery of videos to viewers with HAQM CloudFront, formatted for playback on a wide range of devices.
Input file metadata, job settings, and output details storage in an HAQM DynamoDB table for easy access by downstream consumers.
Optional automated archive of video inputs to help reduce storage costs.
With this solution, you can also choose to use AWS Elemental MediaPackage for packaging content into different formats and to apply digital rights management (DRM). MediaPackage can reduce storage costs for the outputs; however, there is a trade-off between packaging costs and storage costs.
How it works
You can automatically deploy this architecture using each solution's implementation guide and the accompanying AWS CloudFormation template.
About this deployment
Version: 6.1.11
Released: 3/2025
Author: AWS
Est. deployment time: 20 mins
Estimated cost: See details
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