This training covers some of the advanced features and functions of AWS Elemental Live, focusing on key operational aspects of a live video event. Building on the foundational knowledge from AWS Elemental Live Foundations, it provides an explanation of key terms and concepts and a video demonstration of the user interface (UI) configuration, where applicable. These advanced skills provide you with additional options and configuration details to enable more complex video use cases, including adding language tracks and captions, enabling monetization workflows, and understanding digital rights management.

Level: Intermediate

Duration: 120 minutes

Activities

This training includes presentations, videos, knowledge checks, and assessments.

Learning objectives

In this training, you will learn to:

• Describe the featured input and output types in AWS Elemental Live and their use cases.
• Create events using the various input and output types.
• Implement resilience and redundancy features in live streaming workflows.
• Implement dynamic input switching in a workflow.
• Implement image insertion (graphic overlay) in a workflow.
• Describe the three main aspects of working with audio: track mapping, language codes, and licensing options.
• Describe caption types and formats and the considerations when working with captions in AWS Elemental Live.
• Explain how AWS Elemental Live works in ad-insertion workflows.
• Configure video quality settings according to recommended practice.
• Explain digital rights management (DRM), including the key components and how they work together.

Intended audience

This training is intended for:

• Video operators / video technicians
• System engineers
• Anyone that wants to learn the advanced features and functions of AWS Elemental Live.

Prerequisites

We recommend that learners have completed the AWS Elemental Live Foundations digital training.

Content outline

Module 1: Getting Content into AWS Elemental Live

• Introduction
• Content Input Types
• File Inputs
• Network Inputs: UDP and RTP with FEC
• Network Inputs: RTMP
• HLS File and Network Inputs
• SDI Inputs
• SMPTE 2022-6 Input
• SMPTE 2110 Input
• SMPTE 2022-7 Network Input
• Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) Input
• AWS Elemental MediaConnect Input
• Recap and Review
• Test Your Understanding
• Next Steps

Module 2: Outputting Content from AWS Elemental Live

• Introduction
• Content Output Types
• Archive Output
• HLS Output
• DASH Output
• Microsoft Smooth Output
• Reliable Transport Stream Outputs
• RTMP Output
• SMPTE 2110 Outputs
• UDP and RTP with FEC Outputs
• Recap and Review
• Test Your Understanding
• Next Steps

Module 3: AWS Elemental Live: Advanced Features and Applications

• Introduction
• Resilience and Redundancy
• Dynamic Content Switching
• Graphic Overlay
• Working with Audio
• Working with Captions
• Working with Ad Insertion
• Recap and Review
• Test Your Understanding
• Next Steps

Module 4: Optimizing and Protecting Content in AWS Elemental Live

• Introduction
• Video Quality Tuning Best Practices
• Protecting Content with Digital Rights Management
• Recap and Review
• Test Your Understanding
• Next Steps