AWS Elemental MediaPackage

2023/11/16 - 4 updated api methods

Changes   DRM_TOP_LEVEL_COMPACT allows placing content protection elements at the MPD level and referenced at the AdaptationSet level

2023/03/08 - 11 updated api methods

Changes   This release provides the date and time live resources were created.

2022/09/02 - 4 updated api methods

Changes   Added support for AES_CTR encryption to CMAF origin endpoints

2022/08/26 - 4 updated api methods

Changes   This release adds Ads AdTriggers and AdsOnDeliveryRestrictions to describe calls for CMAF endpoints on MediaPackage.

2022/07/18 - 4 updated api methods

Changes   This release adds "IncludeIframeOnlyStream" for Dash endpoints and increases the number of supported video and audio encryption presets for Speke v2

2022/05/06 - 4 updated api methods

Changes   This release adds Dvb Dash 2014 as an available profile option for Dash Origin Endpoints.

2022/03/01 - 4 updated api methods

Changes   This release adds Hybridcast as an available profile option for Dash Origin Endpoints.

2021/10/20 - 4 updated api methods

Changes   When enabled, MediaPackage passes through digital video broadcasting (DVB) subtitles into the output.

2021/04/23 - 4 updated api methods

Changes   Add support for Widevine DRM on CMAF origin endpoints. Both Widevine and FairPlay DRMs can now be used simultaneously, with CBCS encryption.

2021/04/02 - 4 updated api methods

Changes   SPEKE v2 is an upgrade to the existing SPEKE API to support multiple encryption keys, based on an encryption contract selected by the customer.

2020/10/07 - 1 new 6 updated api methods

Changes   AWS Elemental MediaPackage provides access logs that capture detailed information about requests sent to a customer's MediaPackage channel.

2020/09/03 - 4 updated api methods

Changes   Enables inserting a UTCTiming XML tag in the output manifest of a DASH endpoint which a media player will use to help with time synchronization.

2020/07/24 - 4 updated api methods

Changes   The release adds daterange as a new ad marker option. This option enables MediaPackage to insert EXT-X-DATERANGE tags in HLS and CMAF manifests. The EXT-X-DATERANGE tag is used to signal ad and program transition events.

2020/01/06 - 4 updated api methods

Changes   You can now restrict direct access to AWS Elemental MediaPackage by securing requests for live content using CDN authorization. With CDN authorization, content requests require a specific HTTP header and authorization code.

2019/10/04 - 3 new 4 updated api methods

Changes   New Harvest Job APIs to export segment-accurate content windows from MediaPackage Origin Endpoints to S3. See https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediapackage/latest/ug/harvest-jobs.html for more info

2019/06/21 - 4 updated api methods

Changes   Added two new origin endpoint fields for configuring which SCTE-35 messages are treated as advertisements.

2019/05/15 - 4 updated api methods

Changes   Adds optional configuration for DASH SegmentTemplateFormat to refer to segments by Number with Duration, rather than Number or Time with SegmentTimeline.

2019/03/04 - 3 new 10 updated api methods

Changes   This release adds support for user-defined tagging of MediaPackage resources. Users may now call operations to list, add and remove tags from channels and origin-endpoints. Users can also specify tags to be attached to these resources during their creation. Describe and list operations on these resources will now additionally return any tags associated with them.

2019/02/11 - 4 updated api methods

Changes   Adds optional configuration for DASH to compact the manifest by combining duplicate SegmentTemplate tags. Adds optional configuration for DASH SegmentTemplate format to refer to segments by "Number" (default) or by "Time".

2018/11/09 - 4 updated api methods

Changes   As a part of SPEKE DRM encryption, MediaPackage now supports encrypted content keys. You can enable this enhanced content protection in an OriginEndpoint's encryption settings. When this is enabled, MediaPackage indicates to the key server that it requires an encrypted response. To use this, your DRM key provider must support content key encryption. For details on this feature, see the AWS MediaPackage User Guide at https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediapackage/latest/ug/what-is.html.

2018/08/29 - 1 new 5 updated api methods

Changes   MediaPackage now provides input redundancy. Channels have two ingest endpoints that can receive input from encoders. OriginEndpoints pick one of the inputs receiving content for playback and automatically switch to the other input if the active input stops receiving content. Refer to the User Guide (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediapackage/latest/ug/what-is.html) for more details on this feature.

2018/07/19 - 4 updated api methods

Changes   Adds support for DASH OriginEnpoints with multiple media presentation description periods triggered by presence of SCTE-35 ad markers in Channel input streams.

2018/04/10 - 4 updated api methods

Changes   Adds a new OriginEndpoint package type CmafPackage in MediaPackage. Origin endpoints can now be configured to use the Common Media Application Format (CMAF) media streaming format. This version of CmafPackage only supports HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) manifests with fragmented MP4.

2017/11/27 - 11 new api methods

Changes   AWS Elemental MediaPackage is a just-in-time video packaging and origination service that lets you format highly secure and reliable live outputs for a variety of devices.