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:

• 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

• 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