Service Rules Mediaconvert

• Role MUST trust mediaconvert.amazonaws.com.
• Role MUST have s3:GetObject on source bucket and s3:PutObject on destination bucket.
• If using DRM/SPEKE, role MUST also have access to the key provider.

Job configuration

• For ABR output, output group type MUST be one of: HLS_GROUP_SETTINGS, DASH_ISO_GROUP_SETTINGS, or CMAF_GROUP_SETTINGS.
• Accelerated transcoding (AccelerationSettings.Mode: PREFERRED or ENABLED) is only available for certain codecs and resolutions.
• TimecodeConfig.Source MUST be set at job level when using accelerated transcoding. The job-wide setting MUST NOT be EMBEDDED (use SPECIFIEDSTART or ZEROBASED). The per-input TimecodeSource MAY be set to EMBEDDED, but the job-level TimecodeConfig.Source MUST NOT.

Output paths

• MediaConvert appends the output group name and name modifier to the destination path. Agents MUST NOT assume exact output file paths; they SHOULD check OutputGroupDetails in the job result.

Job queue

• A default on-demand queue exists in every account (no setup REQUIRED).
• Reserved queues MAY be used for lower per-minute cost with upfront commitment.