
AWS Elemental MediaConvert now publishes Media Metrics integrated with CloudWatch and EventBridge, enabling customers to monitor video quality, encoding performance, and transcoding warnings through detailed metrics like QVBR scores, black frame detection, and bitrate statistics.


<div><p>This article explains how to monitor video content and encoding quality in AWS Elemental MediaConvert using Media Metrics, CloudWatch, and EventBridge.</p><ul><li>MediaConvert now publishes Media Metrics for enhanced observability in CloudWatch and EventBridge</li><li>EventBridge emits warning codes for transcoding issues like audio/video sync and missing captions</li><li>Job COMPLETE events include bitrate, duration, resolution, black frames, padding, and QVBR quality statistics</li><li>CloudWatch metrics track video padding, QVBR quality scores, black video detection, and bitrate</li><li>CloudWatch Alarms enable proactive notifications and automated actions on metric thresholds</li><li>EventBridge rules can trigger SNS notifications and Lambda functions for remediation</li><li>Dashboards provide unified visibility into transcoding job performance and video quality</li></ul><p>Media Metrics enable early issue detection and optimization of video quality through comprehensive monitoring of transcoding pipelines.</p></div>


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