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An Amazon CloudWatch dashboard is a customizable home page in the CloudWatch console that monitors multiple resources in a single view. It can consist of a number of widgets, with each widget providing operational information about different resources monitored by the dashboard. For media workflows, CloudWatch dashboards can make it easy to view and monitor […]

If you develop video applications, you probably need to create poster frames (a highlight image that is representative of a video) and thumbnail images (periodic frame grabs over the duration of the entire video) as a part of your workflow. Have you ever wondered how to create a poster frame for a specific frame in […]

Back in May, AWS launched the Media Analysis Solution. Our Machine Learning team has created a step-by-step guide for how to start using this Solution. Click here to read Start Building: Make Content Archives Searchable by On-camera Talent, Dialog, Activity, and More With This New Solution from AWS .  You can learn about media use cases […]

From November 26 through November 30, over 50,000 attendees will spread out across seven venues on the Las Vegas Strip, which promises to make re:Invent 2018 the biggest re:Invent yet. For M&E attendees looking to get the most of their experience, you can follow the below steps: Register for re:Invent Learn more about event logistics You […]

Please join the AWS Media & Entertainment team at the AWS Summit Anaheim, Thursday, August 23 at Anaheim Convention Center North. The AWS Summit is a free-of-charge event designed to bring together the cloud computing community to connect, collaborate, and learn about AWS. Learn about building intelligent media workflows using AWS by attending the breakout […]

If you missed our M&E Cloud Symposium on July 31, 2018, session recordings are now available for viewing. PRESENTATIONS Opening: State of Media and What’s New from AWS Ben Masek (Global M&E BD Lead, AWS) Usman Shakeel (Global M&E Tech Lead, AWS) Chris Kuthan (M&E Solutions BD, AWS) AWS M&E subject matter experts present AWS’s […]

Guest post by Steeve Huin | Irdeto VP Strategic Partnerships 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. Part 1: CPIX, Your New Favorite 4-letter Word If you offer an OTT video service or are launching one, you […]

21st Century Fox extended its strategic relationship with AWS, selecting the world’s leading cloud provider for the vast majority of its workloads. Read the full release: AWS Chosen to Provide the Vast Majority of Cloud Infrastructure for 21st Century Fox | Business Wire You can learn more from 21st Century Fox CTO Paul Cheesbrough as […]

Presentations have now been published for download. Details and agenda below: Date: July 31 Time: 10:30am-5pm Location: Skirball Cultural Center (parking is limited. Recommend ride sharing) Registration now closed AGENDA Keynote: Enhancing the Viewer Experience with Machine Learning: GrayMeta and the Sky News “Royal Wedding: Who’s Who App” Josh Wiggins (Chief Commercial Officer, GrayMeta) With the […]

March 2025: The contents of this post are outdated. Please refer to this post for updated info: Migrating workflows from Amazon Elastic Transcoder to AWS Elemental MediaConvert Introduction At re:Invent 2017, AWS Elemental released five new media processing and delivery services. One of these services, AWS Elemental MediaConvert, shares functionality with another file-based video transcoding service on […]