Amazon Elastic Transcoder | Pricing Flashcards
Can I generate NTSC or PAL outputs?
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Amazon Elastic Transcoder | Media Services
Yes, you can generate both NTSC and PAL compliant outputs. The easiest way to generate NTSC and PAL compliant outputs is to specify the NTSC or PAL system preset when creating a transcoding job. Via the console, this is done by the preset drop down for each output of your transcoding job.
How much does Amazon Elastic Transcoder cost to use?
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Amazon Elastic Transcoder | Media Services
Pricing for Amazon Elastic Transcoder is described here. Our pricing does not require any commitment or minimum volume of jobs. We also offer a free tier that enables you to explore the service and transcode up to up to 20 minutes of audio-only output, 20 minutes of SD video output and 10 minutes of HD video output a month free of charge. To see terms and additional information on the free tier program, please visit the AWS Free Usage Tier page.
How are jobs charged?
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Transcoding jobs are charged according to the duration of the content. For example, media that lasts 60 minutes costs twice as much as media that lasts 30 minutes. High definition (HD) content costs twice as much as standard definition (SD). Audio-only output is priced lower than standard definition (SD) output. The minimum charge for a job is one minute. We do not charge for thumbnail generation, for API calls, or for Amazon S3 transfer within the same region. For more information, please refer to the Amazon Elastic Transcoder pricing page.
How are fractional minutes charged?
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Amazon Elastic Transcoder | Media Services
Fractional minutes are rounded up. For example, if your output duration is less than a minute, you are charged for one minute. If your output duration is 1 minutes and 10 seconds, you are charged for 2 minutes.
Do you charge for failed jobs?
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Amazon Elastic Transcoder | Media Services
Our policy is to forgive customers for failed jobs unless the number of failed jobs becomes excessive.
Is it cheaper to use multiple outputs per job than to use separate jobs?
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Amazon Elastic Transcoder | Media Services
When you use multiple outputs per job, transcoding costs remain the same as if you had submitted multiple jobs for each output. However, the processing time will be quicker for larger jobs since the source file is only being transferred from your S3 bucket to Amazon Elastic Transcoder once.
