Video Streaming Essentials for AWS Media Services

COURSE OUTLINE

Day 1

Module 1: Important Video Concepts

• Resolution, bitrate, frame rate, latency, and compression
• Codecs and containers
• Group of pictures (GOP) encoding
• ABR, packaging and distribution
• Internet protocols used in video streaming

Module 2: Anatomy of Streaming Workflows

• Four stages of video streaming
• Variables that affect design decisions

Module 3: Using AWS Services in Video-on-Demand (VOD) Workflows

• Converting a film or tape library for internet streaming
• Increasing reach and accessibility using multiple languages and captions
• Streaming edited highlights from a live event
• Analyzing and tagging VOD files for media content analysis using machine learning and data analytics

Day 2

Module 4: Optimizing Workflows

• Security
• Migrating to the cloud
• Cloud financial management

Module 5: Using AWS Services in Live Workflows

• Challenges of live streaming
• Live streaming a simple interview show
• Live streaming a major sporting event to a global audience
• Live switching between multiple inputs
• Saving segments from a live show to create VOD segments

Module 6: Recap and Review

Module 7: Next Steps