Running FFmpeg on AWS Lambda for 1.9% the cost of AWS Elastic Transcoder
Description
A guide to building a transcoder using Exodus, FFmpeg, and AWS Lambda.
Resource details
- Category path
- Encoding & Codecs›Cloud-Based Encoding Solutions
- Classification
- Not yet classified
Running FFmpeg on AWS Lambda for 1.9% the cost of AWS Elastic Transcoder is cataloged in Encoding & Codecs and Cloud-Based Encoding Solutions.
URL
Related resources
- AV1 Encoding with libsvtav1 on QencodeThe libsvtav1 encoder (SVT-AV1) is an AV1 implementation tuned for both compression efficiency and parallel performance. This guide covers…
- auto-transcode-watcherPython+watchdog+FFmpeg folder watcher with file stabilization, retry queue, rename templates, and YAML config.
- distributed-transcoderDistributed video transcoding system using RabbitMQ job distribution, GStreamer transcoding, and MinIO storage with FastAPI/React interface.
- VoltageFFmpeg-based encoding API supporting concurrent instances with a priority/retry job queue and webhook notifications.
- Comparing H.265/HEVC and VP9: Impact of High Frame Rates on Perceptual QualityAcademic comparison of HEVC and VP9 codecs under high frame-rate conditions, including ffmpeg/libvpx tuning parameters used.
- Differentiable VMAF Re-implementation on PyTorchDifferentiable PyTorch reimplementation of VMAF metric enabling gradient-based codec/RDO optimization, with companion code.
- Performance Comparison of AV1, JEM, VP9, and HEVC EncodersFraunhofer HHI SPIE 2017 paper comparing codec internals, BD-BR, and complexity across AV1, JEM, VP9, and HEVC.
- nano-hevcMinimal educational HEVC encoder written in pure Python, readable-over-fast, for teaching codec internals.
- Opus (xiph/opus)Reference implementation of the Opus audio codec, recently adding deep-learning-based packet loss concealment.
- dav1d.wasmWASM port of the dav1d AV1 decoder, SIMD-optimized with TypeScript interfaces, aimed at production use in browsers.