Optimizing Media Processing Costs with Tiered Pricing in AWS Elemental MediaConvert

Thursday, Aug 7, 2025 2:05 pm ET1min read

AWS Elemental MediaConvert now offers volume-based discounts for video on demand transcoding, with costs per minute decreasing as usage increases. The new pricing model is based on normalized minutes, taking into account factors like frame rate, resolution, codec, and encoding passes. Discounts apply automatically as usage increases, with no up-front commitments required. Customer scenarios include using MediaConvert for one-time large transcode projects or managing transcoding needs with custom in-house solutions using open-source tools like FFmpeg.

Optimizing Media Processing Costs with Tiered Pricing in AWS Elemental MediaConvert

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