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AWS Elemental MediaTailor transcode logs description and event types

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AWS Elemental MediaTailor transcode logs description and event types - AWS Elemental MediaTailor
TranscodeService eventsTranscode logs properties

The following sections describe the logs that MediaTailor emits to describe events with the transcode service when preparing creatives for ad stitching. These are TranscodeService logs.

TranscodeService events

The following events are emitted during MediaTailor interactions while transcoding ads.

Log Description
IMPORT_ERROR MediaTailor encountered an internal error during an import job (for preconditioned ads). Using an empty set of ads.
INITIALIZED MediaTailor initialized either a transcode job or an import job (for preconditioned ads).
INTERNAL_ERROR MediaTailor encountered an internal error. Using an empty set of ads.
MISSING_VARIANTS MediaTailor could not transcode the ad because of missing variants. Using an empty set of ads.
PROFILE_NOT_FOUND MediaTailor could not transcode the ad because of a missing profile to transcode. Using an empty set of ads.
TRANSCODE_COMPLETED Video transcoding is complete. The ad can be used for ad insertion.
TRANSCODE_ERROR MediaTailor encountered an internal error during a transcode job. Using an empty set of ads.
TRANSCODE_IN_PROGRESS Video transcoding is in progress. The transcoded video is not ready. Using an empty set of ads.

Transcode logs properties

This section describes the properties of the transcode logs.

Property Type Required Description
awsAccountId string true The AWS account ID for the MediaTailor configuration that was used for the session.
eventTimestamp string true The date and time of the event.
originId string true The configuration name from the MediaTailor configuration. This is different from the video content source, which is also part of the configuration.
eventType string false The code for the event that triggered this log message. Example: TRANSCODE_ERROR.
eventDescription string false A short description of the event that triggered this log message, provided by the MediaTailor service. By default, this is empty.
sessionId string false The unique numeric identifier that MediaTailor assigned to the player session. All requests that a player makes for a session have the same session ID. Example: e039fd39-09f0-46b2-aca9-9871cc116cde.
creativeUniqueId string false The unique identifier for the ad creative that's being transcoded.
profileName string false
adUri string false The URI for the ad creative.
transcodeRequestId string false The unique identifier for this transcode request.
cacheStatus string false Indicates if MediaTailor cached the transcoded ad.

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