Question

How do you create a transcoding job?

Answer 1

To create a transcoding job, you need to specify the pipeline ID, input file, and output configurations.

Example (Python code using Boto3):

import boto3

# Initialize the Elastic Transcoder client
transcoder = boto3.client('elastictranscoder', region_name='us-west-2')

# Create a new transcoding job
response = transcoder.create_job(
    PipelineId='1234567890abcdef',
    Input={
        'Key': 'input-video.mp4'
    },
    Outputs=[
        {
            'Key': 'output-video.mp4',
            'PresetId': '1351620000001-000010'  # System preset: Generic 720p
        }
    ]
)

print('Job ID:', response['Job']['Id'])