Creating Dolby Vision outputs with AWS Elemental MediaConvert

Dolby Vision video uses an extended color palette and contrast range with dynamic, per-frame metadata. With AWS Elemental MediaConvert, you can create Profile 5 or Profile 8.1 Dolby Vision outputs from supported sources.

Set up a Dolby Vision job

Use the following steps to set up a Dolby Vision job. For more information about jobs, see Configuring jobs in MediaConvert.

1. For your input file or files, choose from the following:

   1. MXF file with frame-interleaved Dolby Vision metadata or an XML file.

   2. IMF package (IMP) with frame-interleaved Dolby Vision metadata or an XML file. Also, specify a composition playlist (CPL) file for your input. If your CPL is from an incomplete IMP, choose Supplemental IMPs to specify the location of your supplemental IMPs.

   3. Apple ProRes QuickTime MOV with a Dolby Vision studio metadata XML file.

   4. Any input with an HDR10 color space. (HDR10 inputs limit your output Dolby Vision profile to Profile 5.)

   5. Any input with an SDR color space. (SDR inputs limit your output Dolby Vision profile to Profile 5.)

2. For each output that you want to process with Dolby Vision, do the following:

   • Make sure that your output settings conform to the limitations listed in Dolby Vision input format support and job setting requirements.

   • Enable the Dolby Vision preprocessor.

   • Specify a Dolby Vision Profile from one of the following choices:

     • Profile 5: Includes frame-interleaved Dolby Vision metadata in your output.

     • Profile 8.1: Includes both frame-interleaved Dolby Vision metadata and HDR10 metadata in your output.

3. Choose an on-demand queue. Your default queue is on-demand.

Dolby Vision input format support and job setting requirements

The tables in this section describe Dolby Vision input format support and job setting requirements for implementation with AWS Elemental MediaConvert.

The following table describes input format requirements for Dolby Vision Profile 5 or Profile 8.1 outputs.

Supported inputs with Dolby Vision metadata	Supported inputs without Dolby Vision metadata	Supported output Dolby Vision profile
IMF, MXF Video codec: JPEG 2000 Input Dolby Vision metadata: Frame-interleaved or XML file QuickTime (.mov) Video codec: Apple ProRes Input Dolby Vision metadata: XML file	HDR10 Video codec: Any capable of carrying HDR10 SDR Video codec: Any capable of carrying SDR	Profile 5
IMF, MXF Video codec: JPEG 2000 Dolby Vision metadata: Frame-interleaved or XML file QuickTime (.mov) Video codec: Apple ProRes Input Dolby Vision metadata: XML file	None	Profile 8.1

The following table describes feature limitations and job requirements for Dolby Vision outputs.

Feature	Job setting requirement
Output Dolby Vision Profile 8.1	Maximum one input video Maximum one input clip
Input Frame rate	All inputs must have the same frame rate. Frame rate conversion is not supported.
Input Image inserter	Supported. (The brightness of your image will vary along with your video content.)
Output Frame rate	Follow source
Output Image inserter	Disabled
Output Video codec	HEVC (H.265)
Output Color metadata	Insert
Output video Resolution (w x h)	Maximum width: 4096 Maximum height: 4096
Output video codec Profile	Main10/Main or Main10/High
Captions Destination type	Burn-in captions are not supported.
Respond to AFD	None
Color corrector preprocessor	Disabled
Timecode burn-in preprocessor	Disabled
Noise reducer preprocessor	Disabled
Motion image inserter	Disabled
Queue type	On-demand queue