Video playback track requirements
Amazon Kinesis Video Streams supports media encoded in multiple formats. If your Kinesis video stream uses a format
not supported by one of the four APIs listed below, use GetMedia or GetMediaForFragmentList, as they don't have track-type
limitations.
Topics
GetClip requirements
For more information about this API, see GetClip.
| Track 1 description | Track 1 codec ID | Track 2 description | Track 2 codec ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.264 video | V_MPEG/ISO/AVC | N/A | N/A |
| H.264 video | V_MPEG/ISO/AVC | AAC audio | A_AAC |
| H.264 video | V_MPEG/ISO/AVC | G.711 audio (A-Law only) | A_MS/ACM |
| H.265 video | V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC | N/A | N/A |
| H.265 video | V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC | AAC audio | A_AAC |
Important
The codec private data (CPD) contained in each fragment contains codec-specific initialization information, such as frame rate, resolution, and encoding profile, which are necessary to properly decode the fragment. CPD changes aren't supported between the target fragments of the resulting clip. The CPD must remain consistent through the queried media, otherwise an error will be returned.
Important
Track changes aren't supported. Tracks must remain consistent throughout the queried media. An error is returned if the fragments in the stream change from having only video to having both audio and video, or if an AAC audio track is changed to an A-Law audio track.
GetDASHStreamingSessionURL requirements
For more information about this API, see GetDASHStreamingSessionURL.
| Track 1 description | Track 1 codec ID | Track 2 description | Track 2 codec ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.264 video | V_MPEG/ISO/AVC | N/A | N/A |
| H.264 video | V_MPEG/ISO/AVC | AAC audio | A_AAC |
| H.264 video | V_MPEG/ISO/AVC | G.711 audio (A-Law only) | A_MS/ACM |
| H.264 video | V_MPEG/ISO/AVC | G.711 audio (U-Law only) | A_MS/ACM |
| AAC audio | A_AAC | N/A | N/A |
| H.265 video | V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC | N/A | N/A |
| H.265 video | V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC | AAC audio | A_AAC |
Important
The codec private data (CPD) contained in each fragment contains codec-specific initialization information, such as frame rate, resolution, and encoding profile, which are necessary to properly decode the fragment. CPD changes aren't supported during a streaming session. The CPD must remain consistent through the queried media.
Important
Track changes aren't supported. Tracks must remain consistent throughout the queried media. Streaming will fail if the fragments in the stream change from having only video to having both audio and video, or if an AAC audio track is changed to an A-Law audio track.
GetHLSStreamingSessionURL requirements
For more information about this API, see GetHLSStreamingSessionURL.
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| H.264 video | V_MPEG/ISO/AVC | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H.264 video | V_MPEG/ISO/AVC | AAC audio | A_AAC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AAC audio | A_AAC | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H.265 video | V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H.265 video | V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC | AAC audio | A_AAC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Track 1 description | Track 1 codec ID | Track 2 description | Track 2 codec ID | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H.264 video | V_MPEG/ISO/AVC | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H.264 video | V_MPEG/ISO/AVC | AAC audio | A_AAC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AAC audio | A_AAC | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note
The codec private data (CPD) contained in each fragment contains codec-specific initialization information, such as frame rate, resolution, and encoding profile, which are necessary to properly decode the fragment. For both TS and MP4, CPD changes are supported during a streaming session. Therefore, the fragments in a session can have a different information in the CPD without interrupting playback. For each streaming session, only 500 CPD changes are allowed.
Important
Track changes aren't supported. Tracks must remain consistent throughout the queried media. Streaming will fail if the fragments in the stream change from having only video to having both audio and video, or if an AAC audio track is changed to an A-Law audio track.
GetImages requirements
For more information about this API, see GetImages.
Note
The GetImages media should contain a video track in track 1.
