Table of Contents

1. Challenge

   Upload the Source Video for Transcoding

   1. Download one of the sample videos here.
   2. In the AWS Management Console, navigate to S3.
   3. Select the existing bucket with source in the name.
   4. Select Upload.
   5. Select Add files.
   6. Upload a sample video file.
   7. Verify the bucket contains your sample video file.
2. Challenge

   Create a Pipeline Using Elastic Transcoder

   1. In the AWS Management Console, navigate to Elastic Transcoder.
   2. Under Pipelines, select Create a new Pipeline.
   3. Pipeline Name: Enter any name you would like to use.
   4. Input Bucket: Select the existing bucket with source in the name.
   5. Allow the IAM role to be created automatically.
   6. Transcoded Files: Select the existing bucket with transcoded in the name.
   7. Storage Class: Choose either Standard or Reduced Redundancy.
   8. Thumbnails: Select the existing bucket with thumbnails in the name.
   9. Storage Class: Choose either Standard or Reduced Redundancy.
   10. Click Create Pipeline.
3. Challenge

   Create a Job

   1. Pipeline: Select the previously created pipeline.
   2. Output Key Prefix: Leave blank.
   3. Input Key: Select the sample video file.
   4. Under Output Details, select System preset: Generic 720p.
   5. Output Key: Provide a name for your output file (for example, "transcodedvideo.mp4").
   6. Create Thumbnails: Set to Yes.
   7. Thumbnail Filename Pattern: Provide a naming scheme for your thumbnails (for example, "LakeThumbnail{count}").
   8. Click Create New Job.
4. Challenge

   Verify Transcoded Files Exist

   1. In the AWS Management Console, navigate to S3.
   2. Navigate to the bucket with the name containing "transcoded".
   3. Verify transcoded video files exist in the "transcoded" bucket.
   4. Navigate to the bucket with the name containing "thumbnails".
   5. Verify thumbnail files exist in the "thumbnails" bucket.