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Creating a Channel from Scratch

A channel contains the details that instruct AWS Elemental MediaLive how to transcode (decode and encode) and package your input into specific outputs.

Before you start the process of creating a channel, you should plan your channel to identify the following elements:

• Inputs that the channel will use

• Output groups for the channel

• Outputs (within each output group)

• Video, audio, and captions encodes (in each output) that the channel will produce

There are three ways to create a channel:

• Create from scratch. See the topics (steps 1-9) in this chapter.

• Use a built-in or custom template. See Creating a Channel from a Template or by Cloning.

• Clone an existing channel. See Creating a Channel from a Template or by Cloning.

Note

For information about additional steps for setting up a channel for use in a multiplex program, see Step 5: Create the Channels.

Topics

• Step 1: Complete the Channel and Input Details
• Step 2: Attach Inputs to the Channel
• Step 3: Complete the Settings for Each Input
• Step 4: Complete the General Settings
• Step 5: Create Output Groups
• Step 6: Create Outputs
• Step 7: Set Up the Video Encode
• Step 8: Set Up the Audio Encodes
• Step 9: Set up the Captions Encodes
• Step 10: Save the Channel