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Category: Media Services

MasterClass enhances video quality and reduces costs with AWS Media Services

For many, cooking alongside Gordon Ramsay or writing with Shonda Rhimes may seem like pure fantasy, but streaming platform MasterClass makes these experiences a reality. The streaming platform offers more than 200 classes, delivered by the world’s best instructors. With video at the core of the MasterClass experience, the company looked to Amazon Web Services […]

How to render a Blender scene on AWS Deadline Cloud

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Deadline Cloud is a fully managed service that streamlines render management for teams creating computer-generated 2D/3D graphics and visual effects for films, TV shows, games, industrial design, and architecture. Deadline Cloud comes with a fully supported integration for Blender. It is the quickest way to render Blender scenes on AWS while […]

Using Open Job Description to Customize Submitter Workflows

Are you an Artist or Technical Director (TD) who’d like to streamline the process of defining and submitting jobs to your render farm? This blog describes how to use Open Job Description (OpenJD) to customize the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Deadline Cloud integrated submitters, and concludes with a code sample of a custom submitter written […]

Troubleshooting SRT and Zixi with AWS Elemental MediaConnect

Sending video long distances can be challenging without a clear understanding of how your packets get from point A to point B. It also requires robust networking, sufficient bandwidth, and efficient encoding and delivery hardware. We will outline the best practices and troubleshooting techniques required to operate reliable transport using secure reliable transport (SRT) and […]

Migrating workflows from Amazon Elastic Transcoder to AWS Elemental MediaConvert

As media content continues to grow in complexity and volume, many organizations find themselves seeking more scalable and cost-effective transcoding solutions. To combat these challenges consider Amazon Web Services (AWS) Elemental MediaConvert (MediaConvert), a powerful service that addresses the evolving needs of video processing professionals. If you’re currently using Amazon Elastic Transcoder (Elastic Transcoder), you’ll […]

Virtual production on the cloud: Grup Mediapro unleashes creativity with AWS

This blog was coauthored by Emili Planas, CTO and Operations Manager at Grup Mediapro and Isaac Bergadà, Virtual Production Lead Manager at Grup Mediapro. The Media & Entertainment industry is undergoing a significant shift. Within this landscape, virtual production has gained significant traction. Mediapro Virtual Production embarked on a challenging journey to harness the power […]

Grabyo optimizes live cloud production with Amazon CloudFront Origin Shield

This blog was coauthored by Mun Wai Kong, CTO, Grabyo and Isaac Martin, VP Engineering, Grabyo. Live cloud production requires the lowest latency possible to deliver a smooth experience for content producers. Receiving a high quality, jitter-free reference stream is crucial to providing timely edits and ensuring a high-quality end-viewer experience in sports event, live […]

Dynamically configuring job settings with AWS Elemental MediaConvert

Businesses in the media industry often have supply chain systems where their upstream vendors (such as content creators or production companies) receive and ingest large media files. These media files come in a variety of file formats, and the individual file sizes often reach hundreds of gigabytes in size. After the media files are ingested […]

Live to tape video workflows on the cloud with Grass Valley AMPP and AWS

Traditional multi-camera production is performed with on-premises recorders and editing systems, requiring fixed cost equipment investment, and lacking the flexibility of the cloud. Grass Valley AMPP, together with Amazon FSx for Windows File Server, lets you carry out efficient “live to tape” multi-camera workflows where your editors can perform their job from any location using […]

Astro launches FAST channels across Over-the-Top and Direct-to-Home platforms with AWS Elemental MediaTailor

As Malaysia’s biggest content creator, Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad (Astro) reaches more than 5.4 million homes regionally, as well as more than 20 million unique users across digital platforms. The company’s distinct video services include NJOI, delivered via satellite direct-to-home (DTH), Astro Ultra connected TV boxes, and sooka, made available over-the-top (OTT), with each featuring […]