Video-On-Demand content on AWS solution

Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers two media solutions to cost-effectively bring video-on-demand (VOD) content to global audiences using the AWS Cloud. Both Video on Demand on AWS solution and  AWS Foundation solution need to build scalable, distributed VOD processing and delivery workflows. This blog provides guidelines to choose the streaming solution that best fits your needs.

Video on Demand on AWS Foundation

This solution is built to assist you in rapidly getting started encoding video files with AWS Elemental MediaConvert. It can be simply customized and used as the starting point to build a more complex workflow.

Out of the box, this solution permits you to perform the following:

• Automatically transcode videos uploaded to S3 into formats fit for playback on a huge range of devices.
• Simply customize MediaConvert job settings by uploading your own file and using different job settings for different inputs.
• Store transcoded files within a destination bucket and practice Amazon CloudFront to deliver to finish viewers.

Besides to the transcoded video, the outputs include input file metadata, job settings, and output details. These outputs are stored over a separate JSON file that can be implemented for further processing.

Video on Demand on AWS

This solution enhances the Video on Demand on AWS Foundation solution with additional features and various options that can be customized.

This solution offers the following features:

• Amazon Step Functions orchestration of the ingest, transcoding (containing pre-and post-processing steps), and producing steps of the workflow.
• Alternative of video file or metadata file trigger.
• Delivery of videos to viewers with Amazon CloudFront arranged for playback on a huge range of devices.
• Input file metadata, job settings, and output details are stored in a DynamoDB table for simple access by downstream consumers.
• permissive automated archive of video inputs to assist decrease storage costs.

With this solution, you can also select to use AWS Elemental MediaPackage for packaging content into different formats and to use encryption. MediaPackage can decrease storage costs for the outputs; although, there’s a trade-off between packaging costs and storage costs.

Frequently Asked Questions

• What is the primary purpose of the Video on Demand on AWS Foundation solution? The Video on Demand on AWS Foundation solution is designed to help users quickly get started with encoding video files using AWS Elemental MediaConvert and build a scalable VOD processing and delivery workflow.
• How does the Video on Demand on AWS solution differ from the Video on Demand on AWS Foundation solution? The Video on Demand on AWS solution enhances the Video on Demand on AWS Foundation solution with additional features and customization options, including Amazon Step Functions orchestration and automated archive of video inputs.
• What is the role of Amazon CloudFront in the Video on Demand on AWS solutions? Amazon CloudFront is used to deliver videos to viewers and is arranged for playback on a wide range of devices.
• How are input file metadata, job settings, and output details stored in the Video on Demand on AWS solution? Input file metadata, job settings, and output details are stored in a DynamoDB table for easy access by downstream consumers.
• What is the benefit of using AWS Elemental MediaPackage in the Video on Demand on AWS solution? AWS Elemental MediaPackage can decrease storage costs for outputs, although there is a trade-off between packaging costs and storage costs.
• What is the purpose of the automated archive of video inputs in the Video on Demand on AWS solution? The automated archive of video inputs is designed to help decrease storage costs.

Webnexs builds white-label OTT and video streaming platforms with native apps for web, mobile and smart TVs.

For background, see video on demand models.