19. Media Services

 Amazon Elastic Transcoder

Amazon
Elastic Transcoder is media transcoding in the cloud. It is designed to be a
highly scalable, easy- to-use, and cost-effective way for developers and
businesses to convert (or transcode) media files from
their source format into versions that will play back
on devices like smartphones,
tablets, and PCs.

AWS Elemental MediaConnect

AWS
Elemental MediaConnect is a high-quality transport
service for live video
. Today, broadcasters and content owners rely on
satellite networks or fiber connections to send their high-value content into
the cloud or to transmit it to partners for distribution. Both satellite and
fiber approaches are expensive, require long lead times to set up, and lack the
flexibility to adapt to changing requirements. To be more nimble, some
customers have tried to use solutions that transmit live video on top of IP
infrastructure, but have struggled with reliability and security.

Now you can
get the reliability and security of satellite and fiber combined with the
flexibility, agility, and economics of IP-based networks using AWS Elemental
MediaConnect. MediaConnect enables you to build mission-critical live video
workflows in a fraction of the time and cost of satellite or fiber services.
You can use MediaConnect to ingest live video from a remote event site (like a
stadium), share video with a partner (like a cable TV distributor), or
replicate a video stream for processing (like an over-the-top service).
MediaConnect combines reliable video transport, highly secure stream sharing,
and real-time network traffic and video monitoring that allow you to focus on
your content, not your transport infrastructure.

 

AWS Elemental MediaConvert

AWS
Elemental MediaConvert is a file-based video transcoding service with broadcast-grade features. It allows you to
easily create video-on-demand (VOD) content for broadcast and multiscreen
delivery at scale. The service combines advanced video and audio capabilities
with a simple web services interface and pay-as-you-go pricing. With AWS
Elemental MediaConvert, you can focus on delivering compelling media
experiences without having to worry about the complexity of building and
operating your own video processing infrastructure.

 

 AWS Elemental MediaLive

AWS
Elemental MediaLive is a broadcast-grade live video processing service. It lets
you create high-quality video streams for delivery to broadcast televisions and
internet-connected multiscreen devices, like connected TVs, tablets, smart
phones, and set-top boxes. The service works by encoding your live video
streams in real-time, taking a larger-sized live video source and compressing
it into smaller versions for distribution to your viewers. With AWS Elemental
MediaLive, you can easily set up streams for both live events and 24×7 channels
with advanced broadcasting features, high availability, and pay-as-you-go
pricing. AWS Elemental MediaLive lets you focus on creating compelling live
video experiences for your viewers without the complexity of building and
operating broadcast-grade video processing infrastructure.

 

AWS Elemental MediaPackage

AWS
Elemental MediaPackage reliably prepares and protects your video for delivery over
the Internet. From a single video input, AWS Elemental MediaPackage creates
video streams formatted to play on connected TVs, mobile phones, computers,
tablets, and game consoles. It makes it easy to implement popular video
features for viewers (start-over, pause, rewind, etc.), like those commonly
found on DVRs. AWS Elemental MediaPackage can also protect your content using
Digital Rights Management (DRM). AWS Elemental MediaPackage scales
automatically in response to load, so your viewers will always get a great
experience without you having to accurately predict in advance the capacity
you’ll need.

 

AWS Elemental MediaStore

AWS
Elemental MediaStore is an AWS storage service optimized for media. It gives
you the performance, consistency, and low latency required to deliver live
streaming video content. AWS Elemental MediaStore acts as the origin store in
your video workflow. Its high performance capabilities meet the needs of the
most demanding media delivery workloads, combined with long-term, cost-effective
storage.

 

AWS Elemental MediaTailor

AWS
Elemental MediaTailor lets video providers insert individually targeted
advertising into their video streams without sacrificing broadcast-level
quality-of-service. With AWS Elemental MediaTailor, viewers of your live or
on-demand video each receive a stream that combines your content with ads
personalized to them. But unlike other personalized ad solutions, with AWS
Elemental MediaTailor your entire stream – video and ads – is delivered with
broadcast-grade video quality to improve the experience for your viewers. AWS
Elemental MediaTailor delivers automated reporting based on both client and
server-side ad delivery metrics, making it easy to accurately measure ad
impressions and viewer behavior. You can easily monetize unexpected high-demand
viewing events with no up-front costs using AWS Elemental MediaTailor. It also
improves ad delivery rates, helping you make more money from every video, and
it works with a wider variety of content delivery networks, ad decision
servers, and client devices.