AWS Media Optimization Cheat Sheet

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A single-page index of quick back-links to every page in the AWS Media Optimization sub-section, grouped the same way as the sub-section index.

The downloadable PDF is a separate, single A4 page meant for printing. It states the baseline date (2026-10-07) and covers:

  • a service picker, and the retirements and restrictions (Elastic Transcoder, S3 Object Lambda);

  • MediaConvert concepts, QVBR and Automated ABR, and a job skeleton with the HLS and frame capture outputs;

  • the CLI commands, the EventBridge job state pattern and the Step Functions integration;

  • image processing with S3 and Lambda, including the layer and sharp install commands and the bucket loop warning;

  • private video with CloudFront signed cookies and key groups;

  • the Video on Demand pipeline steps; and

  • operations notes (least privilege, lifecycle, dead-letter handling, concurrency).

Video — MediaConvert: Video Transcoding, Frame Capture, Covers and BlurHash and Video on Demand Pipeline.

Images and delivery — Image Processing with S3, Lambda and CloudFront and Streaming and Delivery.

Overview — Media Optimization on AWS.

Download the AWS Media Optimization Cheat Sheet (PDF)