Deployment Considerations
Limits
Currently, the Media2Cloud solution has the following known limitations:
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Maximum media duration is limited to 4 hours
Amazon Transcribe can process files up to 4 hours in length. For more information,
see Amazon Transcribe Guidelines and Limits.
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Concurrent Amazon Rekognition video processes are limited to 20 processes
Amazon Rekognition supports up to 20 concurrent video processes. For more information,
see Limits in Amazon Rekognition. By default, the Media2Cloud AWS CloudFormation stack enables two Amazon Rekognition
video processes, one for celebrity recognition and one for label detections. Each
video analysis consumes two processes. Therefore, you can run at most 10 concurrent
analysis jobs with this solution.
You can use the web interface's Settings page to enable or disable the Amazon Rekognition video processes by turning off individual
detection.
Custom Sizing
Choose from three preset Amazon Elasticsearch Service (Amazon ES) cluster sizes to
support your anticipated metadata results:
Small:
Medium:
Large:
Integrated Partners
The Media2Cloud solution is designed to provide a standardized architecture to support
AWS Technology Partners to integrate with content from AWS customers. A standardized
architecture helps accelerate the migration and supply chain process, and helps Media
Asset Manager (MAM) partners provide solutions for their customers.
The Media2Cloud solution integrates with the following AWS Partners:
Cloudfirst.io
Cloudfirst.io is an AWS Partner that specializes in large-scale, unstructured, active
archive, and content storage management solutions for Media and Entertainment. They
actively assist clients with legacy archive migrations embracing various next-generation
technologies. Cloudfirst provides consulting and a product called Rapid Migrate that
address the challenges of moving content out of existing LTO archives, process and
move content into Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) storage in supported content
and metadata formats for Media2Cloud to initiate the ingest process.
Levels Beyond
Levels Beyond is an AWS Partner that provides a Media Asset Manager (MAM) service platform called
Reach Engine. Levels Beyond can be integrated with the Media2Cloud solution through
Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) and interface with the output to
consume the JSON formatted metadata to provide customers with a rich search, discovery
and management service to manage their content archives. Levels Beyond can support
customers further by configuring the services to add additional metadata faceting
as well as automating the processing of content for production, OTT, digital publishing
and other content related services.
Nomad CMS
Nomad CMS is an AWS Partner that
supports the ability to bring an OTT metadata enrichment and discovery system to existing
Amazon S3 assets. Nomad augments Amazon S3 asset storage without requiring any changes
to the existing
asset structure or files themselves. Nomad also automatically integrates with Media2Cloud
and other AWS AI/ML services. Confidence scores, labels, transcriptions, and other
AI
enrichment is used to tag each asset with appropriate discovery information. Searching
and
publishing activities are used to make the resulting metadata available to custom
solutions
or in support of other integration activities.
EditShare
EditShare is an AWS Partner that designs
and delivers high-performance, scalable, shared storage solutions that enable media
professionals to create outstanding content. EditShare’s EFSv with FLOW is a Media2Cloud
enabled, end-to-end cloud production solution. It supports tiered asset storage, media
management, intelligent archiving, and broad compatibility with creative tools such
as the
Adobe Creative Suite. Highlighting just one use case, EFSv and FLOW powered workflows
have
fast search and seamless switching between proxy and high-resolution editing right
in the
video editorial application. EditShare’s Professional Services team can offer AWS
customers seamless workflows designed around their business processes, leveraging
solutions
from EditShare and other providers.
eMAM
eMAM is an AWS Partner that powers
workflows for production, post-production, sharing, and distribution: the entire lifecycle
of a digital asset. eMAM provides a web interface designed to support non-technical
users,
providing a collaboration nexus for editors and designers using integrations into
Apple
Final Cut and Adobe Creative Cloud applications. eMAM is flexible, with easy configuration
and scalability for the entire range of use cases and verticals, to provide customers
with
choice and control. eMAM provides a range of options for deployment including AWS
cloud
and hybrid solutions. eMAM is available as a permanent license or as a subscription
in the
AWS Marketplace with SaaS/PaaS-Server options.
Evertz
Evertz is an AWS Partner that provides the Mediator-X, a cohesive, highly scalable, infrastructure
agnostic platform for Media Asset Management, Transmission Playout and Non Linear
delivery applications. Evertz Mediator-X allows customers to manage their Cloud Content
Factory at scale using a rich feature set of integrations and options under the functional
blocks of acquisition, processing, management, production, playout, and delivery.
Utilizing Media2Cloud and other AWS services, customers can gather and store both
metadata and content in highly durable cloud storage, use the intuitive user-interface
to visualize machine learning data alongside other customer-specific metadata or pull
data from API endpoints within the Mediator-X platform.
IMT
IMT is an AWS Partner that provides SoDA,
a new way to control data movement between storage tiers, on-site and in the cloud.
Since
its inception 13 years ago, IMT has grown to become a leading next-gen Systems Integrator
supporting over 800+ customers in Media & Entertainment, broadcast, sports, and
corporate video in North America. SoDA is IMT’s Intelligent Data Management Software
that
can be leveraged as a simple data migration tool to help customers move off from legacy
archives, as well as broker data movement to and from the cloud to various endpoints.
Designed to work with all types of storage—on-premises, hybrid, and AWS—users can
define
rich, flexible policies or manually transfer data. SoDA plugs into multiple MAM solutions
to
empower end users to control their own data movement.
Starchive
Starchive is an AWS Partner that offers
a command center for today’s content producers. Starchive brings the power of digital
asset
management to the entrepreneur and small/medium business with the elegance of a modern
consumer SaaS application and at a fraction of the cost of comparable solutions. Starchive
helps users find the signal in the noise of their digital chaos and get back to work
building their brand, business, and bottom line. In a world where every individual
has the
power to create and the opportunity to consume digital media 24/7—every business has
the
mandate to be a content powerhouse to thrive. Learn more about how Starchive used Media2Cloud to help Essence Magazine support their 50-year
anniversary by improving the accessibility to their historical archive.
TrackIt
TrackIt is an AWS Advanced Consulting Partner
with decades of experience in the Media & Entertainment industry and a wealth of cloud
technology design and deployment work performed for many media-centric companies.
TrackIt
has experience building advanced pipelines that include AI/ML tools and integration
with
asset management systems, along with transcoding, rendering, VOD, OTT, live streaming,
cloud-based editorial, and collaborative online tools. Learn more about how Trackit used Media2Cloud to help Jukin
Media improve the utility of their archive.
Regional Deployment
This solution uses the Amazon Rekognition, Amazon Comprehend, and Amazon Transcribe
services which are
currently available in specific AWS Regions only. Therefore, you must launch this
solution in
an AWS Region where these services are available. For the most current service
availability by region, refer to the AWS Regional Services List.
