Creating a channel from scratch
A channel contains the details that instruct AWS Elemental MediaLive about 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 upstream and downstream systems and plan your channel to identify the following elements:
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Inputs that the channel will use
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Output groups for the channel
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Outputs (within each output group)
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Video, audio, and captions encodes (in each output) that the channel will produce
There are three ways to create a channel:
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Create from scratch. See the topics (steps 1-9) in this chapter.
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Use a built-in or custom template. See Creating a channel from a template or by cloning.
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Clone an existing channel. See Creating a channel from a template or by cloning.
For information about additional steps for setting up a channel for use in a multiplex program, see Step 5: Create the channels.
Topics
- Getting ready
- Step 1: Complete the channel 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 and outputs
- Step 6: Set up the video encode
- Step 7: Set up the audio encodes
- Step 8: Set up the captions encodes
- Step 9: Save the channel