Tag: Media Solutions

Media processing applications often need information about what’s in audio and video files before they can do anything with those files. MediaInfo, a unified display of the most relevant video and audio file data, is a popular tool for doing just that. Video providers use it to get technical metadata about video codecs, frame rates, […]

There are lots of things to consider when moving your VOD (Video On-Demand) content library to a new provider like Amazon Web Services (AWS). In this post, we cover the top things to keep in mind when migrating media files to AWS. 1. Should I migrate my currently encoded files or should I re-encode my […]

When The Digital Dilemma was published in 2007, Amazon had just started Amazon Web Services with the release of its AWS Simple Storage Service (S3) in the cloud. The industry was struggling with the short lifespan of digital tape formats, affordable disaster recovery, and technology refresh standards. Since that time, AWS has established itself as […]

Originally published on the AWS Japan Blog. “Ultra-low latency distribution will bring a major change to internet video delivery for multiscreen devices and an improved user experience for user-generated content,” says Mr. Ito, Deputy General Manager, Technology Development Department, Fuji Television Engineering Bureau. “For the 2019 FIVB Volleyball World Cup (FIVB2019), we set up an […]

Authored by Wouter Slot, Chief Operating Officer of Divitel. The content and opinions in this post are those of the third-party author and AWS is not responsible for the content or accuracy of this post. Divitel hosted a Media Cloud Transformation Summit in the Netherlands on 7 November, 2019, and we heard a lot of […]

re:Invent Chalk Talks are a highly interactive content format, beginning with a short lecture delivered by an AWS expert, followed by a 45- or 50-minute Q&A session with the audience. While these sessions are not recorded, we wanted to share the decks with you as they contain valuable technical details. If there are any topics […]

MEDIA2CLOUD VERSION 2.0 RELEASED I’m happy to announce that Media2Cloud 2.0 has been officially released to help AWS customers simplify and expedite their ingest workflow into AWS.   The following blog post was published when we demonstrated the new version at IBC in September of this year. Now that the new version has officially launched, I […]

September 8, 2021: Amazon Elasticsearch Service has been renamed to Amazon OpenSearch Service. See details. Please double-check the AWS re:Invent event catalog to confirm the date/time/venue for your session! 11:30am – 12:30pm MDS307-R1 Streaming media workloads within the AWS Well-Architected Framework at Aria, Level 2 East, Mariposa 1 (Chalk Talk) 12:15 – 1:15pm STG349 Optimize video processing using […]

Please double-check the AWS re:Invent event catalog to confirm the date/time/venue for your session! 10:00 – 11:00am ALX201-R How developers can build natural, extensible voice conversations at MGM, Level 3, Premier Ballroom 309 (Session) 10:00am – 12:15pm MDS402-R Media Analysis Evolved at MGM, Level 1, Grand Ballroom 118 (Workshop) 10:45 – 11:45am STG234 Data archiving and digital preservation solutions with […]

Casual and ardent fans of Keirin, a Japanese motor-paced cycling sport, can spend countless hours voting for their favorite riders, catching up on match results, and reviewing upcoming race schedules using online-betting service WinTicket. Working together with AbemaTV, a CyberAgent Group Internet TV station, WinTicket offers a “Keirin Channel” with 24/7 online voting, race information, […]