Summary

In this chapter, we learned how to build an intelligent solution for media content monetization using the AWS AI services Amazon Transcribe and Amazon Comprehend, the Amazon CloudFront content delivery network, and the AWS media services Elemental MediaConvert and Elemental MediaTailor by taking a sample MP4 video file. We covered all this by first transcoding it into Apple HLS output files using MediaConvert, then creating atranscription from the MP4 file using Amazon Transcribe, analyzing the transcript, and detecting topics using Amazon Comprehend Topic Modeling, creating a VAST ad decision server URL. We also covered creating a distribution for the transcoded video content using Amazon CloudFront and using this distribution and the ad decision server URL to insert ads into the transcoded video using MediaTailor.

For our solution, we started by introducing the content monetization use case for LiveRight, the requirement for a cost-effective expansion resulting in using...