[SOLVED] Convert VOB/BUP files to .mp4 and store them in S3 bucket

Convert VOB/BUP files to .mp4 and store them in S3 bucket

So as the title says, I have a couple of files in the VOB/BUP format that I need to convert first to .mp4 (I also have .IFO files and I don't know what that is) and then check for a public url to display them (S3 Bucket) But I don't know which one is the correct service.

I have read about MediaConvert, but I'm not quite sure this is the right service for my need.

Thanks in advance for any tips.

Solution

VOB/BUP/IFO files are typically found on a DVD where:

IFO files are an index and hold information about the disc contents
BUP files are backup versions of the IFO files
VOB files hold the video and audio content

AWS Elemental MediaConvert does not support these as an input (1). To convert these, you can consider leveraging a different tool that is capable, for example FFMPeg. Here is an example batch script you can reference that does this: https://gist.github.com/andreasbotsikas/8bad3df5309dd0383f2e2c450b22481c

You can also potentially have this workflow run on AWS by using AWS Lambda to run FFMPeg (2).

References:

Supported input codecs and containers : https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediaconvert/latest/ug/reference-codecs-containers-input.html
Processing user-generated content using AWS Lambda and FFmpeg : https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/media/processing-user-generated-content-using-aws-lambda-and-ffmpeg/