Amazon has announced the availability of Amazon Interactive Video Service or Amazon IVS.
What is Amazon IVS?
Amazon IVS is a fully managed service that you can use to set up interactive and live video streams for mobile and web applications in only a few minutes.
Most people nowadays prefer web and mobile applications for live video regardless of whether it is sports, education or even work. Thus, the need for smooth and high-resolution video streaming minus the buffering has acquired prominence.
The online audience also love an interactive experience so that they can participate in the event when live streaming is on, rather than after the event is over.
Setting up such an infrastructure is time-consuming and expensive, apart from being extremely complex.
Amazon IVS helps to get rid of such complexities as well as the expense, making high quality videos available to audience across the world in little time.
Well, Amazon IVS is not just a solution that allows you to manage live streaming, but you can set them up very fast.
Easy to set up,Amazon IVS is perfect for creating an ideal interactive video experience.
Let us take a look at the prime advantages of this service.
Easy to Use
Just a few clicks can create the live streams and you are all set to start streaming within a few seconds.
Builds Engaging Experience
Low-latency live videos allow you to build an interactive and engaging experience alongwith the live video.
Did you know?
When you create low latency live videos, the audience can see the video in two to three seconds of actually broadcasting it.
This time span is around twenty to thirty seconds for most online streaming videos.
Low latency is crucial.
Why?
You can build interactive and realtime experience, which is possible only if minimal delay remains ensured.
Can Include TimedMetadata
How does that help?
It allows you to include events amidst the live streaming.
For example, while a singing competition is on, you can ask your viewers to vote in a poll for their favorite singer. You can also start a question and answer session.
This has a significant role to play in making an interactive and engaging experience and helps to build a valuable relation with your viewers.
Easy to Integrate
You can integrate the live streams in your web applications, iOS and Android.
How?
The service comes with a player SDK. This will help you to integrate the live video into your iOS, web or Android project.
Your audiences around the globe remains ensured of a consistent experience across different platforms.
How does Amazon IVS Work?
You need to send the live streams simply using the streaming software and then focus on building an interactive experience. The service will create the low latency live video, allowingpeople around the world to access this video.
The management console and APIs for Amazon IVS are available in US (East), US(West) and Europe (Ireland). You need to use one of the above-mentioned regions to create your channels. Video ingestion as well as delivery is available around the world.
