Posted On: May 18, 2021
Today, we are excited to announce support for AWS Cloud Digital Interface (AWS CDI) flows in AWS Elemental MediaConnect. A MediaConnect CDI flow allows you to build uncompressed video workflows in the AWS Cloud, using MediaConnect to link different products and services together into a virtualized live video production system. With MediaConnect CDI flows, you can build additional on-demand live video production capacity at a fraction of the cost of traditional on-premises capital investment, paying for transport only when you use it. MediaConnect CDI flows support uncompressed video transport up to UHD 2160p60 at a latency between nodes of only 1 frame.
In addition, MediaConnect CDI flows also support JPEG XS video input and output. This means that you can efficiently use AWS Direct Connect to bridge your on-premises SDI and SMPTE 2110 video networks to your Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) VPC live video networks. Using JPEG XS can reduce your cloud video bandwidth by up to 90% without sacrificing quality or latency.
We are also excited to announce that the AWS Elemental Live on-premises encoder now supports JPEG XS encoding and decoding in the 2.21.3 GA software release. This product is the perfect complement to MediaConnect to bridge your on-premises and cloud uncompressed video networks.
For information on how to use MediaConnect flows with AWS CDI, visit the MediaConnect documentation. To learn more about AWS Elemental Live JPEG XS connectivity, please visit the AWS Elemental Live documentation. For details on AWS CDI/JPEG XS pricing, please visit the MediaConnect pricing page.
AWS Elemental MediaConnect is a reliable, secure, and flexible transport service for live video that enables broadcasters and content owners to build live video workflows and securely share live content with partners and customers. MediaConnect helps customers who run 24x7 TV channels or stream live events transport high-bitrate live video streams into, through, and out of the AWS Cloud in a fraction of the time and cost of satellite or fiber services. MediaConnect can function as a standalone service or within a larger video workflow that includes other AWS services, including AWS Elemental Media Services.
Visit the AWS Region Table for a full list of AWS Regions where MediaConnect is available. To learn more, visit the MediaConnect overview page.
AWS Elemental Live is a reliable, feature rich, on-premises appliance and software media transcoder serving a variety of IP video workloads. To learn more, visit the AWS Elemental Live overview page.