AWS Elemental MediaLive

User Guide

What Is MediaLive?
- Related Services
- Pricing
Setting Up AWS Elemental MediaLive
- Required Permissions in MediaLive
- Sign Up for AWS Elemental MediaLive
- Create an IAM User
- Access to Amazon EC2 Systems Manager Parameter Store
- Access to Amazon S3
- Access to MediaStore
- Setting Up a Trusted Entity
- Setting Up Permissions for MediaLive
- Data Retention
Getting Started Tutorial
Components of AWS Elemental MediaLive
- Inputs
- Channels
- Input Security Groups
- How Components Are Associated
Planning Your Workflow for MediaLive
- Assessing the Video Source
- Setting Up the Upstream System
  - RTP Push
  - RTMP Push
  - RTMP Pull
  - HLS Pull
- Planning the Input
- Planning the Channel
  - Rules for Encodes in an Output
- Examples of Channel Designs
- Setting Up the Downstream System
Working with Input Security Groups
- Purpose of an Input Security Group
- Creating an Input Security Group
- Editing an Input Security Group
- Deleting an Input Security Group
Working with Inputs
- Creating an Input
- Editing an Input
- Deleting an Input
Creating a Channel from Scratch
- Step 1: Complete the Channel and Input Details
- Step 2: Complete the Input Settings
- Step 3: Complete the General Settings
- Step 4: Create Output Groups
- Step 5: Create 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
Creating a Channel from a Template or by Cloning
- Creating a Channel from a Template
- Creating a Channel by Cloning
- Creating a Custom Template
Viewing and Monitoring Channels
- Viewing a Channel Configuration
- Monitoring a Channel Using the AWS Elemental MediaLive Console
- Monitoring a Channel Using Amazon CloudWatch Events
  - Option 1: Send all MediaLive Events to an Email Address
  - Option 2: Send Events for Specific Channels to an Email Address
- Monitoring Using Amazon CloudWatch Logs
  - Enabling Channel Logs
  - Working with Logs
Editing and Deleting a Channel
Working with Captions
- Supported Features
- Typical Scenarios
- Setting Up for Captions
- Examples
SCTE-35 Message Processing
- About Message Processing
- Getting Ready: Set the Ad Avail Mode
- Enabling Manifest Decoration
- Enabling Ad Avail Blanking
- Enabling Blackout
- Enabling SCTE-35 Passthrough or Removal
- Sample Manifests - HLS
Working with Image Overlays
Starting and Stopping a Channel
Working with the Schedule
- About the Schedule
- Working with the Schedule in the Console
- Working with the Schedule in the AWS CLI, API, and SDK
- Creating Actions in the Schedule
  - Creating Image Overlay Actions in the Schedule
  - Creating SCTE-35 Messages Actions in the Schedule
- Deleting Actions from the Schedule
- Batching Actions
- Modifying Actions in the Schedule
- Viewing the Actions in the Schedule
Reference: Supported Captions
- How to Read the Supported Captions Information
- General Information on Supported Formats
- Formats Supported in an HLS Output
- Formats Supported in an RTMP Output
- Formats Supported in an MPEG2-TS File Output or MPEG2-UDP Streaming Output
- Formats Supported in a Microsoft Smooth Output
Reference: Supported Containers and Codecs
- Supported Input Types
  - Ways of Ingesting: Push and Pull
- Supported Codecs for Inputs
- Supported Codecs for Outputs
Reference: Identifiers for Variable Data
Working with Reservations
- Input and Output Reservations
- Add-on Reservations
- Purchasing a Reservation
- Viewing Purchased Reservations
- Deleting a Reservation
Limits
Document History
AWS Glossary

Viewing and Monitoring Channels

You can view the configuration of an idle or running channel at any time.

You can monitor activity on channels from the AWS Elemental MediaLive console, from Amazon CloudWatch Events, or from Amazon CloudWatch Logs.

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