Live supported codecs and input types

The following sections describe supported input types and codecs for live streaming content.

Supported input types

These are the input types that MediaPackage supports for live content.

MediaPackage input type

Use case

HLS

Push an HLS stream from an external source or encoder (such as AWS Elemental MediaLive) using the HTTPS protocol. Additional requirements: You must define a channel policy to enable content to flow into your channel from sources outside of your account. Media segments must not be encrypted. Streams can contain either muxed video and audio tracks, or unmuxed tracks. The input must contain at least one video track. MediaPackage doesn't support inputs that contain no video track.

Supported input codecs

These are the video, audio, and subtitles codecs that MediaPackage supports for source content streams.

Media container	Video codecs	Audio codecs	Subtitles/captions format
Video: TS Audio: TS, AAC, AC3, or EC3	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) with HDR-10 support	AAC Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus	WebVTT CEA-608 and CEA-708 closed captions

Supported output codecs

These are the video, audio, and subtitles codecs that MediaPackage supports when delivering live content.

Endpoint type	Manifest format	Media container	Video codecs	Audio codecs	Subtitles/captions format
TS	HLS	Video: TS Audio: TS or AAC	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) with HDR-10 support	AAC Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus	WebVTT CEA-608 and CEA-708 closed captions
CMAF	HLS, DASH	CMAF	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) with HDR-10 support	AAC Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus	WebVTT CEA-608 and CEA-708 closed captions