Azure-Media-Services-Explorer

Azure Media Services Explorer is a tool for Windows that does upload, download, encode, package, and stream assets and live channels with Azure Media Services. Source code is also provided.

Full description is available on http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/10/08/managing-media-workflows-with-the-new-azure-media-services-explorer-tool
Contact: [email protected]

This update brings the following features and bug fixes:

• Update to the encoding unit management UI
• Added a way to edit the value "HLS fragments per segment" for an existing channel
• Additional checks at startup

Azure Media Services Explorer is a tool for Windows that does upload, download, encode, package, and stream assets and live channels with Azure Media Services. Source code is also provided.

Full description is available on http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/10/08/managing-media-workflows-with-the-new-azure-media-services-explorer-tool
Contact: [email protected]

This update brings the following features and bug fixes:

• Project updated to use Azure Media Services Client SDK v3.1.0.0
• Encoding Reserved Unit number and size can now be managed in the Processors tab
• It is possible to remove (and delete) an asset key and a delivery policy in the asset info dialog box
• Update for live streaming: option to start a program from the creation dialog box, better management of channel deletion
• Bug fixes (Azure Dash player, getdelivery url, ...)

Azure Media Services Explorer is a tool for Windows that does upload, download, encode, package, and stream assets and live channels with Azure Media Services. Source code is also provided.

Full description is available on http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/10/08/managing-media-workflows-with-the-new-azure-media-services-explorer-tool
Contact: [email protected]

This update brings the following features and bug fixes:

• Upload of assets can be done through the Drag and Drop of files or folders to the asset grid (very convenient :-) )
• Added two players that supports token authentication: AES (with Flash), PlayReady (with Silverlight)
• Task and Job price estimation in job report
• Added support for column ordering in several dialog boxes
• updated reset channel feature/code
• fixes a crash with the test token button
• bug fixes

Azure Media Services Explorer is a tool for Windows that does upload, download, encode, package, and stream assets and live channels with Azure Media Services. Source code is also provided.

Full description is available on http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/10/08/managing-media-workflows-with-the-new-azure-media-services-explorer-tool
Contact: [email protected]

This update brings the following features and bug fixes:

• Job templates: you can save a submitted job as a new job template and use this template to submit a new job with another asset (this will create a job with the same tasks and settings. The number of input assets must match). Job Templates are also supported with the Watch folder.
• Job re-submission: a job with a single task can be "resubmitted". In that case, a dialog box opens, user can modify the processor or the configuration string before resubmitting the job
• Dynamic encryption can now be configured when a live program is created
• Updated jobs chart. Time period can be selected.
• It's now possible to provide the PlayReady seed or Content key, and the AES key with Dynamic Encryption
• A locator GUID can be forced when creating a streaming Locator. It's also possible to create two live programs in two datacenters with the same path.
• Program reset now restores dynamic encryption
• Display secured live ingest URL
• In Asset information box, Locator URLs are displayed with color information (URL is grayed if the streaming endpoint is stopped or has not reserved unit). Displays HTTPS streaming locators too.
• When an asset is played, Explorer tries to find the best streaming unit.
• Live channel, program and streaming endpoint code has been revisited.
• Metadata of Encoded asset files can be displayed (codec, bitrate, etc)
• Bug fixes

Azure Media Services Explorer is a tool for Windows that does upload, download, encode, package, and stream assets and live channels with Azure Media Services. Source code is also provided.

Full description available on http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/10/08/managing-media-workflows-with-the-new-azure-media-services-explorer-tool
Contact: [email protected]

This update brings the following features and bug fixes:

• Add support for PlayReady Dynamic Encryption with licenses delivered by an external PlayReady server (new dialog box to specifiy the key seed or content key)
• fixes an issue with video stitching
• AME v4 preset updates
• fixes an issue with Silverlight cross domain policy sample file
• by default, display the first 50 assets/jobs/programs
• new sorting options for assets & jobs
• new icon for Explorer
• support for attached storage account for Live programs and batch upload
• more extensions supported for Zenium blueprints
• uses AME v4 for thumbnails generation

Azure Media Services Explorer is a tool for Windows that does upload, download, encode, package, and stream assets with Azure Media Services. Source code is also provided.

Full description on http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/10/08/managing-media-workflows-with-the-new-azure-media-services-explorer-tool
Contact: [email protected]

This update brings the following features and bug fixes:
• Bug fixes for Dynamic encryption
• Live Program reset command: recreate the program with the same Locator GUID and Manifest name
• Live program creation: possibility to create a program with the same Locator GUID and manifest name than a program in another datacenter
• Storage account attachment to Media Service account (via REST API, a certificate is needed).
• Ability to select the storage account for some processes (encoding, indexing, thumbnails... For other jobs, the storage account used is the same than the input asset). Storage account can be displayed in the grid.
• Scaling of RU management (via REST API, a certificate is needed)
• Existing locators can be extended
• reduce the files size by referencing the application icon
• it is possible to search in asset/job/program names and ID.

Azure Media Services Explorer is a tool for Windows that does upload, download, encode, package, and stream assets with Azure Media Services. Source code is also provided.

Full description on http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/10/08/managing-media-workflows-with-the-new-azure-media-services-explorer-tool
Contact: [email protected]

This update brings the following features and bug fixes:

• Bug fix for Dynamic encryption with PlayReady and Tokens
• New button to get a test token in Asset information
• Azure Media Encoder Advanced mode: asset files or multiple assets can be reordered
• Streaming Endpoint: new "add sample" buttons in info. SE Ordering in grid, SE status in asset info/locators
• Processors grid is now refreshed. New refresh commands in context menus
• Version check of Explorer at start
• File name checking and warning for Content Indexer
• A way to get error information on transfers
• Asset info/locators: added Dash live player

Azure Media Services Explorer is a tool for Windows that does upload, download, encode, package, and stream assets with Azure Media Services. Source code is also provided.

Full description on http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/10/08/managing-media-workflows-with-the-new-azure-media-services-explorer-tool
Contact: [email protected]

This update prevents from creating multiple content keys (in dynamic encryption mode) and set the default job priority to 10. This can be changed in options.

Azure Media Services Explorer is a tool for Windows that does upload, download, encode, package, and stream assets with Azure Media Services. Source code is also provided.

Contact: [email protected]

This version is the first public release on GitHub.