Q: What is Amazon Elastic Transcoder?
Amazon Elastic Transcoder is a highly scalable, easy to use and cost effective way for developers and businesses to convert (or “transcode”) video files from their source format into versions that will playback on devices like smartphones, tablets and PCs.
Q: What can I do with Amazon Elastic Transcoder?
You can use Amazon Elastic Transcoder to convert files from different media formats into H.264/AAC/MP4 files at different resolutions, bitrates, and frame rates; create thumbnails; and set up transcoding pipelines to transcode files in parallel.
Q: Who is Amazon Elastic Transcoder for?
Amazon Elastic Transcoder is for any customer with media assets stored in Amazon S3. Some examples are developers creating apps or websites that publish user-generated content, enterprises and educational establishments converting training and communication videos, and content owners and broadcasters needing to convert media assets into web-friendly formats.
