Reduce AWS Elemental MediaConvert costs with these tips
Convert file-based video content
AWS Elemental MediaConvert cost saving tips
Optimize your AWS Elemental MediaConvert costs with these tips
Use Reserved Pricing
Reserved pricing allows a significant discount on MediaConvert usage by making a low, one-time payment, saving up to 72% compared to on-demand pricing.
Optimize Job Templates
Only include necessary outputs in your job templates. By doing this, you can minimize costs by reducing the number of files MediaConvert processes.
Accelerate Transcoding
Accelerated transcoding completes high-priority jobs 25 times faster than normal, allowing more parallel job processing and potentially reducing the number of reserved units needed.
Service information & pricing
About AWS Elemental MediaConvert
- About AWS Elemental MediaConvert
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AWS Elemental MediaConvert is a cloud service that transcodes video files for on-demand distribution. It offers high-quality video output with broadcast-grade features, enables users to customize video processing settings without managing transcoding infrastructures. Users are charged based on the video duration processed and features utilized. The service swiftly transcodes file-based content into live streams, and permits video highlight clips creation, 4K HDR media delivery, etc.
- AWS Elemental MediaConvert pricing
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AWS Elemental MediaConvert has two price models: on-demand and reserved. On-demand pricing, with no minimum fees, calculates costs per minute of each video output in Basic and Professional tiers. Charges vary according to features used. Reserved pricing requires buying one or more transcode slots for a fixed monthly rate with a 12-month minimum commitment. Each slot can run one job continuously and allows access to all encoding features.