Default automatic selection of MXF profiles

When you choose MXF as your output video container and keep MXF profile out of your job settings, MediaConvert automatically chooses your MXF profile for you and creates your output accordingly. How MediaConvert makes the MXF profile selection depends on your output video codec.

Note

MediaConvert supports more MXF profiles through automatic profile selection than it does with manual selection.

AVC (H.264), AVC Intra, and VC3

For AVC (H.264), AVC Intra, and VC3, MediaConvert selects the Generic OP1a profile, without regard for your output encoding settings.

XAVC

For XAVC, MediaConvert selects the XAVC profile, without regard for your output encode settings.

MPEG-2

For MPEG-2, MediaConvert chooses SMPTE-386 D10 when your output encoding characteristics conform to the D10 specification. Otherwise, MediaConvert selects the XDCAM RDD9 profile. The following table details the relevant encoding settings and the values that you must set to have MediaConvert automatically select the D10 profile.

Note

For your output resolution and frame rate, you can specify an allowed value explicitly with the settings Resolution and Frame rate, or you can choose the value Follow source and use an input that has an allowed value.

Setting	Allowed values for D10 profile
Combination of: Resolution (wxh), Frame rate, Interlace mode	Allowed combinations: 720x512, 29.97, interlaced 720x486, 29.97, interlaced 720x486, 29.97, interlaced 720x608, 25, interlaced 720x576, 25, interlaced
GOP size	1 frame
Profile, for your video codec	4:2:2
Syntax This setting is visible on the MediaConvert console when you choose MXF for your container, MPEG-2 for your video codec, and 4:2:2 for your codec profile.	D10
Number of audio tracks Each output track is represented on the MediaConvert console as one Audio tab and in your JSON job specification as a direct child of AudioDescriptions.	0 (no audio) 1
Captions type You specify this on the MediaConvert console with the setting Destination type.	Burn in Embedded

This excerpt from a JSON job specification shows the same settings as you would submit them programmatically:

{
  "height": 512,
  "width": 720,
  "codecSettings": {
    "codec": "MPEG2",
    "mpeg2Settings": {
      "bitrate": 30000000,
      "syntax": "D_10",
      "framerateDenominator": 1001,
      "framerateControl": "SPECIFIED",
      "framerateNumerator": 30000,
      "numberBFramesBetweenReferenceFrames": 0,
      "gopSize": 1.0,
      "gopSizeUnits": "FRAMES",
      "codecLevel": "MAIN",
      "codecProfile": "PROFILE_422",
      "rateControlMode": "CBR",
      "interlaceMode": "TOP_FIELD"
    }
  }
}