Relevant News - AWS Elemental MediaConvert

Link: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/02/elemental-Malaysia/

AWS Elemental Media Services are now available in the Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region, expanding your ability to build cloud-based video workflows closer to your audiences in Southeast Asia. AWS Elemental MediaConnect, MediaLive, MediaPackage, MediaConvert, and MediaTailor form a comprehensive suite of services that enable you to ingest, transport, transcode, package, and deliver high-quality video content with lower latency and improved performance for viewers across Malaysia and the broader Southeast Asia region.

With this regional expansion, broadcasters, content providers, and streaming platforms in the region can now process video workloads closer to the edge reducing latency and improving video quality for regional audiences. For example, you can use MediaLive or MediaConvert to encode live sports events or VOD assets, respectively, in Kuala Lumpur, package the streams with MediaPackage for multi-device delivery, and monetize content using MediaTailor's server-side ad insertion, all while keeping your video processing infrastructure within the Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region.

AWS Elemental Media Services are a family of services that form the foundation of cloud-based workflows to transport, transcode, package, and deliver video.

Visit the AWS region table for a full list of AWS Regions where Elemental Media Services are available. 

Published: 2026-02-23 18:49:00+00:00

Link: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/02/aws-mediaconvert-introduces-video-probe/

Introducing Probe API, a powerful and free metadata analysis tool for AWS Elemental MediaConvert. Optimized for efficiency, Probe API reads header metadata to quickly return essential information about your media files, including codec specifications, pixel formats, color space details, and container information - all without waiting to process the actual video content. This analysis capability makes it an invaluable tool for content creators, developers, and media professionals who need to quickly validate files, automate workflows, or utilize Elementals' Step Functions to make encoding decisions based on source material characteristics.

For complete implementation details and usage examples, please visit the MediaConvert API Reference documentation. The Probe API can be utilized in any region where AWS Elemental MediaConvert is available, making it a versatile tool for streamlining your media workflow analysis.

To get started with Probe API and explore its capabilities, visit the AWS Elemental MediaConvert product page or consult the User Guide for comprehensive documentation.

Published: 2026-02-24 00:01:00+00:00