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Create a Serverless Transcoding Trigger in AWS Lambda

Build out the function logic to support a video processing pipeline with AWS Lambda, Amazon EventBridge, and AWS Media Convert. In this lab, you will create a Lambda-backed function that triggers a Media Convert job to process videos uploaded to a provided S3 bucket, and output to a provided destination bucket. You will then review and update EventBridge targets, ensuring the appropriate function is triggered when a video is uploaded.

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Level
Intermediate
Last updated
Dec 12, 2025
Duration
30m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Learn to extend an event-driven workflow by adding function logic

    Review the partially-created video processing pipeline, and begin to build out the supporting Lambda function.

  2. Challenge

    Discover how to use AWS Lambda to call an AWS Elemental MediaConvert job

    Leverage AWS Lambda and Node.js to create a function that calls AWS Elemental MediaConvert, triggering a video processing job with the appropriate parameters and destination.

  3. Challenge

    Run tests to ensure the workflow functions as expected

    Use the provided files to test the video processing pipeline, ensuring all elements are triggered in the proper order and a resulting processed video appears in the destination bucket.

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