Creating a Packaging Task

Prerequisites

• An input video file has been uploaded to an OBS bucket. MPC is used in the same region as the OBS bucket. If the video file has not been uploaded, upload it by referring to Uploading Media Files.
• MPC has been authorized to access the buckets that store the input file and output file. If MPC has not been authorized, authorize MPC by referring to Authorizing Access to Cloud Resources.
• If you want to receive the task status updates, configure the event notifications function. For details, see Configuring Event Notifications.

Restrictions

• Supported input formats: MP3, MP4, FLV, and TS
• Supported output formats: HLS and MP4

Procedure

1. Log in to the MPC console.
2. In the navigation pane, choose Media Processing > Packaging.
3. On the displayed page, click Create Task.
   Figure 1 Packaging tasks
   

4. Configure task parameters by referring to Table 1.

   Table 1 Parameters

   Parameter	Description
   Where the source bucket is located	Region where the OBS bucket for storing the source video file is
   Bucket name	OBS bucket for storing the source video file
   Source File	Path for storing the source video file
   Output Region	Where the output bucket is located
   Output bucket name	OBS bucket for storing the packaged video file
   Output Path	Path for storing the output file
   File Name	Name of the packaged file
   Output Format	Format of the output file. Currently, only HLS and MP4 are supported.
   During	HLS segment length. This parameter is used only when Output Format is HLS. The value ranges from 2 to 10. Default value: 5

5. Click OK.
6. View the task status in the task list.

   When the task status changes to Completed, you can obtain the packaged file from the output path.