Creating a job - MediaConvert
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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
  1. Open the Jobs page in the MediaConvert console.

  2. Choose Create job.

  3. 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.

  4. Choose Create.

You can also create a job using a Template, Preset, duplicated job, or job settings JSON.