Creating a job
To create a job, you specify your input settings, output settings, and any job-wide settings. For a detailed step-by-step procedure, see Tutorial: Configuring job settings. The following procedure is a high level overview of how to create a job using the Amazon Web Services Management Console.
When you create a job, you submit it to a queue for processing. Processing begins automatically from your queues as resources allow. For information about resource allocation, see Managing multiple queues to optimize performance.
To create a job using the MediaConvert console
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Open the Jobs
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Choose Create job.
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On the Create job page, provide transcode instructions and job settings. For more information, see Tutorial: Configuring job settings.
Make sure that you select the same Region for your job and your file storage.
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Choose Create.
You can also create a job using a Template, Preset, duplicated job, or job settings JSON.