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Create Preset
Description
To create a preset, send a POST request to the /2012-09-25/presets resource.
Important
Elastic Transcoder checks the settings that you specify to ensure that they meet Elastic Transcoder requirements and to determine
whether they comply with the applicable standard. If your settings are not valid for Elastic Transcoder, Elastic Transcoder returns an HTTP 400 response
(ValidationException) and does not create the preset. If the settings are valid for Elastic Transcoder but aren't
strictly compliant with the standard, Elastic Transcoder creates the preset and returns a warning message in the response.
This helps you determine whether your settings comply with the standard while giving you greater flexibility
with respect to the file that Elastic Transcoder produces.
Note
Elastic Transcoder includes several system presets for common output formats. For more information, see PresetId in the topic Create Job.
Requests
Syntax
POST /2012-09-25/presets HTTP/1.1 Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8 Accept: */* Host: elastictranscoder.Elastic Transcoder endpoint.amazonaws.com:443 x-amz-date: 20130114T174952Z Authorization: AWS4-HMAC-SHA256 Credential=AccessKeyID/request-date/Elastic Transcoder endpoint/elastictranscoder/aws4_request, SignedHeaders=host;x-amz-date;x-amz-target, Signature=calculated-signatureContent-Length:number of characters in the JSON string{ "Name":"preset name", "Description":"preset description", "Container":"flac|flv|fmp4|gif|mp2|mp3|mp4|mpg|mxf|oga|ogg|ts|wav|webm", "Audio":{ "Codec":"AAC|flac|mp2|mp3|pcm|vorbis", "CodecOptions":{ "Profile":"auto|AAC-LC|HE-AAC|HE-AACv2", "BitDepth":"8|16|24|32", "Signed":"Signed|Unsigned", "BitOrder":"LittleEndian" }, "SampleRate":"auto|22050|32000|44100|48000|96000", "BitRate":"audio bit rate of output file in kilobits/second", "Channels":"auto|0|1|2", "AudioPackingMode":"SingleTrack|OneChannelPerTrack| OneChannelPerTrackWithMosTo8Tracks" }, "Video":{ "Codec":"gif|H.264|mpeg2|vp8|vp9", "CodecOptions":{ "Profile":"baseline|main|high|0|1|2|3", "Level":"1|1b|1.1|1.2|1.3|2|2.1|2.2|3|3.1|3.2|4|4.1", "MaxReferenceFrames":"maximum number of reference frames", "MaxBitRate":"maximum bit rate", "BufferSize":"maximum buffer size", "InterlacedMode":"Progressive|TopFirst|BottomFirst|Auto", "ColorSpaceConversion":"None|Bt709ToBt601|Bt601ToBt709|Auto", "ChromaSubsampling":"yuv420p|yuv422p", "LoopCount":"Infinite|[0,100]" }, "KeyframesMaxDist":"maximum frames between key frames", "FixedGOP":"true|false", "BitRate":"auto|video bit rate of output file in kilobits/second", "FrameRate":"auto|10|15|23.97|24|25|29.97|30|50|60", "MaxFrameRate":"10|15|23.97|24|25|29.97|30|50|60", "MaxWidth":"auto|[128,4096]", "MaxHeight":"auto|[96,3072]", "SizingPolicy":"Fit|Fill|Stretch|Keep|ShrinkToFit|ShrinkToFill", "PaddingPolicy":"Pad|NoPad", "DisplayAspectRatio":"auto|1:1|4:3|3:2|16:9", "Resolution":"auto|width in pixelsxheight in pixels"<not recommended>, "AspectRatio":"auto|1:1|4:3|3:2|16:9"<not recommended>, "Watermarks":[ { "Id":"unique identifier up to 40 characters", "MaxWidth":"[16,Video:MaxWidth]px|[0,100]%", "MaxHeight":"[16,Video:MaxHeight]px|[0,100]%", "SizingPolicy":"Fit|Stretch|ShrinkToFit", "HorizontalAlign":"Left|Right|Center", "HorizontalOffset":"[0,100]%|[0,Video:MaxWidth]px", "VerticalAlign":"Top|Bottom|Center", "VerticalOffset":"[0,100]%|[0,Video:MaxHeight]px", "Opacity":"[0,100]", "Target":"Content|Frame" }, {...} ] }, "Thumbnails":{ "Format":"jpg|png", "Interval":"number of seconds between thumbnails", "MaxWidth":"auto|[32,4096]", "MaxHeight":"auto|[32,3072]", "SizingPolicy":"Fit|Fill|Stretch|Keep|ShrinkToFit|ShrinkToFill", "PaddingPolicy":"Pad|NoPad", "Resolution":"width in pixelsxheight in pixels"<not recommended>, "AspectRatio":"auto|1:1|4:3|3:2|16:9"<not recommended>} }
Request Parameters
This operation does not use request parameters.
Request Headers
This operation uses only request headers that are common to all operations. For information about common request headers, see HTTP Header Contents.
Request Body
The JSON string in the request body contains the input objects for the
CreatePreset operation. For more information about the input objects,
see Settings that You Specify When You Create an Elastic Transcoder Preset.
Responses
Syntax
Status: 201 Created x-amzn-RequestId: c321ec43-378e-11e2-8e4c-4d5b971203e9 Content-Type: application/json Content-Length:number of characters in the responseDate: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:01:47 GMT { "Preset":{ "Id":"Id for the new preset", "Type":"Custom|System", "Name":"preset name", "Description":"preset description", "Container":"flac|flv|fmp4|gif|mp2|mp3|mp4|mpg|mxf|oga|ogg|ts|wav|webm", "Audio":{ "Codec":"AAC|flac|mp2|mp3|pcm|vorbis", "CodecOptions":{ "Profile":"auto|AAC-LC|HE-AAC|HE-AACv2", "BitDepth":"8|16|24|32", "Signed":"Signed|Unsigned", "BitOrder":"LittleEndian" }, "SampleRate":"auto|22050|32000|44100|48000|96000", "BitRate":"audio bit rate of output file in kilobits/second", "Channels":"auto|0|1|2", "AudioPackingMode":"SingleTrack|OneChannelPerTrack| OneChannelPerTrackWithMosTo8Tracks" }, "Video":{ "Codec":"gif|H.264|mpeg2|vp8|vp9", "CodecOptions":{ "Profile":"baseline|main|high|0|1|2|3", "Level":"1|1b|1.1|1.2|1.3|2|2.1|2.2|3|3.1|3.2|4|4.1", "MaxReferenceFrames":maximum number of reference frames, "MaxBitRate":"maximum bit rate", "BufferSize":"maximum buffer size", "InterlacedMode":"Progressive|TopFirst|BottomFirst|Auto", "ColorSpaceConversionMode":"None|Bt709ToBt601|Bt601ToBt709|Auto", "ChromaSubsampling":"yuv420p|yuv422p", "LoopCount":"Infinite|[0,100]" }, "KeyframesMaxDist":maximum frames between key frames, "FixedGOP":"true|false", "BitRate":"auto|video bit rate of output file in kilobits/second", "FrameRate":"auto|10|15|23.97|24|25|29.97|30|50|60", "MaxFrameRate":"10|15|23.97|24|25|29.97|30|50|60", "MaxWidth":"auto|[128,4096]", "MaxHeight":"auto|[96,3072]", "SizingPolicy":"Fit|Fill|Stretch|Keep|ShrinkToFit|ShrinkToFill", "PaddingPolicy":"Pad|NoPad", "DisplayAspectRatio":"auto|1:1|4:3|3:2|16:9", "Resolution":"width in pixelsxheight in pixels"<not recommended>, "AspectRatio":"auto|1:1|4:3|3:2|16:9"<not recommended>"Watermarks":[ { "Id":"unique identifier up to 40 characters", "MaxWidth":"[16,Video:MaxWidth]px|[0,100]%", "MaxHeight":"[16,Video:MaxHeight]px|[0,100]%", "SizingPolicy":"Fit|Stretch|ShrinkToFit", "HorizontalAlign":"Left|Right|Center", "HorizontalOffset":"[0,100]%|[0,Video:MaxWidth]px", "VerticalAlign":"Top|Bottom|Center", "VerticalOffset":"[0,100]%|[0,Video:MaxHeight]px", "Opacity":"[0,100]", "Target":"Content|Frame" } ] }, "Thumbnails":{ "Format":"jpg|png", "Interval":"number of seconds between thumbnails", "MaxWidth":"auto|[32,4096]", "MaxHeight":"auto|[32,3072]", "SizingPolicy":"Fit|Fill|Stretch|Keep|ShrinkToFit|ShrinkToFill", "PaddingPolicy":"Pad|NoPad", "Resolution":"width in pixelsxheight in pixels", "AspectRatio":"auto|1:1|4:3|3:2|16:9" } }, "Warning":"message about codec compatibility" }
Response Headers
This operation uses only response headers that are common to most responses. For information about common response headers, see HTTP Responses.
Response Body
When you create a job, Elastic Transcoder returns the values that you specified in the request. For more information, see Request Body.
In addition, Elastic Transcoder returns the following values.
- (Automatic) Id
-
Identifier for the new preset. You use this value to get settings for the preset or to delete it.
- (Automatic) Type
-
Whether the preset is a default preset provided by Elastic Transcoder (
System) or a preset that you have defined (Custom). - (Automatic) Warning
-
When the settings for a preset are not compliant with the standards for the Codec but the settings might produce acceptable output, Elastic Transcoder creates the preset and includes a warning explaining how the preset settings are not compliant.
Errors
For information about Elastic Transcoder exceptions and error messages, see Handling Errors in Elastic Transcoder.
Examples
The following example request creates a preset named DefaultPreset.
Sample Request
POST /2012-09-25/presets HTTP/1.1 Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8 Accept: */* Host: elastictranscoder.Elastic Transcoder endpoint.amazonaws.com:443 x-amz-date: 20130114T174952Z Authorization: AWS4-HMAC-SHA256 Credential=AccessKeyID/request-date/Elastic Transcoder endpoint/elastictranscoder/aws4_request, SignedHeaders=host;x-amz-date;x-amz-target, Signature=calculated-signatureContent-Length:number of characters in the JSON string{ "Name":"DefaultPreset", "Description":"Use for published videos", "Container":"mp4", "Audio":{ "Codec":"AAC", "CodecOptions":{ "Profile":"AAC-LC" }, "SampleRate":"44100", "BitRate":"96", "Channels":"2" }, "Video":{ "Codec":"H.264", "CodecOptions":{ "Profile":"main", "Level":"2.2", "MaxReferenceFrames":"3", "MaxBitRate":"", "BufferSize":"", "InterlacedMode":"Progressive", "ColorSpaceConversionMode":"None" }, "KeyframesMaxDist":"240", "FixedGOP":"false", "BitRate":"1600", "FrameRate":"auto", "MaxFrameRate":"30", "MaxWidth":"auto", "MaxHeight":"auto", "SizingPolicy":"Fit", "PaddingPolicy":"Pad", "DisplayAspectRatio":"auto", "Watermarks":[ { "Id":"company logo", "MaxWidth":"20%", "MaxHeight":"20%", "SizingPolicy":"ShrinkToFit", "HorizontalAlign":"Right", "HorizontalOffset":"10px", "VerticalAlign":"Bottom", "VerticalOffset":"10px", "Opacity":"55.5", "Target":"Content" } ] }, "Thumbnails":{ "Format":"png", "Interval":"120", "MaxWidth":"auto", "MaxHeight":"auto", "SizingPolicy":"Fit", "PaddingPolicy":"Pad" } }
Sample Response
Status: 201 Created x-amzn-RequestId: c321ec43-378e-11e2-8e4c-4d5b971203e9 Content-Type: application/json Content-Length:number of characters in the responseDate: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:01:47 GMT { "Preset":{ "Id":"5555555555555-abcde5", "Type":"Custom", "Name":"DefaultPreset", "Description":"Use for published videos", "Container":"mp4", "Audio":{ "Codec":"AAC", "CodecOptions":{ "Profile":"AAC-LC" }, "SampleRate":"44100", "BitRate":"96", "Channels":"2" }, "Video":{ "Codec":"H.264", "CodecOptions":{ "Profile":"main", "Level":"2.2", "MaxReferenceFrames":"3", "MaxBitRate":"", "BufferSize":"", "InterlacedMode":"Progressive", "ColorSpaceConversionMode":"None|Bt709ToBt601|Bt601ToBt709|Auto" }, "KeyframesMaxDist":"240", "FixedGOP":"false", "BitRate":"1600", "FrameRate":"auto", "MaxFrameRate":"30", "MaxWidth":"auto", "MaxHeight":"auto", "SizingPolicy":"Fit", "PaddingPolicy":"Pad", "DisplayAspectRatio":"auto", "Watermarks":[ { "Id":"company logo", "MaxWidth":"20%", "MaxHeight":"20%", "SizingPolicy":"ShrinkToFit", "HorizontalAlign":"Right", "HorizontalOffset":"10px", "VerticalAlign":"Bottom", "VerticalOffset":"10px", "Opacity":"55.5", "Target":"Content" } ] }, "Thumbnails":{ "Format":"png", "Interval":"120", "MaxWidth":"auto", "MaxHeight":"auto", "SizingPolicy":"Fit", "PaddingPolicy":"Pad" } }, "Warning":"" }
