Concepts and definitions

This section describes key concepts and defines terminology specific to this solution: 

application

A logical group of AWS resources that you want to operate as a unit.

Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH)

An HTTP-based streaming protocol (also known as MPEG-DASH) to deliver media over the internet and developed under Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG).

HTTP Live Streaming (HLS)

An HTTP-based streaming protocol to deliver media over the internet and developed by Apple Inc.

Quality-Defined Variable Bitrate (QVBR)

A video encoding technology that uses fewer bits in low-complexitiy periods of content, and more bits during high-completely periods (up to the maximum bitrate), delivering consistently high video quality. For more information, see What is Quality-Defined Variable Bitrate (QVBR)?

workflow

Generated state machines that run a number of operations in sequence.