Azure-Media-Services-Explorer

Azure Media Services Explorer is a test tool for Windows that does upload, download, process, encode, package, and stream assets and live channels with Azure Media Services using the AMS .NET SDK and the REST API. Source code is also provided.

This tool can help you migrate to MediaKind MK.IO.

To learn more on AMS to MK.IO migration, watch the video I made.

Use the MSI to install the tool, or run the following commands in a command prompt to install the prerequisites and AMSE :

winget install Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime.7
winget install Microsoft.EdgeWebView2Runtime
winget install Microsoft.AzureMediaServicesExplorer

Please report bugs or crashes here (preferred) or contact [email protected].

Version 5.8.3.0 (June 14th, 2024) brings the following features and improvements

• Support for AMS account expiration date display. User can request a one month extension
• Updates to MK.IO (SDK, endpoint, name, logo...)
• Nugget packages and documentation update

Replaced by 5.8.3.0 release

Azure Media Services Explorer is a test tool for Windows that does upload, download, process, encode, package, and stream assets and live channels with Azure Media Services using the AMS .Net SDK and the REST API. Source code is also provided.

This tool can help you migrate to MediaKind MK/IO.

Use the MSI to install the tool, or run the following commands in a command prompt to install the prerequisites and AMSE :

winget install Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime.7
winget install Microsoft.EdgeWebView2Runtime
winget install Microsoft.AzureMediaServicesExplorer

Please report bugs or crashes here (preferred) or contact [email protected].

Version 5.8.1.0 (December 8th, 2023) brings the following features and improvements

• Bug fixes
• Nugget packages and documentation update

Azure Media Services Explorer is a test tool for Windows that does upload, download, process, encode, package, and stream assets and live channels with Azure Media Services using the AMS .Net SDK and the REST API. Source code is also provided.

This tool can help you migrate to MediaKind MK/IO.

Use the MSI to install the tool, or run the following commands in a command prompt to install the prerequisites and AMSE :

winget install Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime.7
winget install Microsoft.EdgeWebView2Runtime
winget install Microsoft.AzureMediaServicesExplorer

Please report bugs or crashes here (preferred) or contact [email protected].

Version 5.8.0.0 (November 23rd, 2023) brings the following features and improvements

• Support for MediaKind MK/IO
  • UI to connect to MK/IO instance
  • Provide Storage access to MK/IO (using add/remove commands)
  • Content Key Policies migration to MK/IO (create/delete commands)
  • Assets migration to MK/IO (create/delete commands) with migration of locators
  • Display MK/IO info and streaming URLs in asset information
• Nugget packages and documentation update

Azure Media Services Explorer is a test tool for Windows that does upload, download, process, encode, package, and stream assets and live channels with Azure Media Services using the AMS .Net SDK and the REST API. Source code is also provided.

Use the MSI to install the tool, or run the following commands in a command prompt to install the prerequisites and AMSE :

winget install Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime.7
winget install Microsoft.EdgeWebView2Runtime
winget install Microsoft.AzureMediaServicesExplorer

Please report bugs or crashes here (preferred) or contact [email protected].

Version 5.7.2.0 (July 25th, 2023) brings the following features and improvements

• Displays the AMS Retirement notice and a link to the retirement guide
• Nugget packages and documentation update

Azure Media Services Explorer is a test tool for Windows that does upload, download, process, encode, package, and stream assets and live channels with Azure Media Services using the AMS .Net SDK and the REST API. Source code is also provided.

Use the MSI to install the tool, or run the following commands in a command prompt to install the prerequisites and AMSE :

winget install Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime.7
winget install Microsoft.EdgeWebView2Runtime
winget install Microsoft.AzureMediaServicesExplorer

Please report bugs or crashes here (preferred) or contact [email protected].

Version 5.7.1.0 (April 4th, 2023) brings the following features and improvements

• Adds Rewind window setting for live output
• Fixes a few bugs
• Nugget packages and documentation update

Azure Media Services Explorer is a test tool for Windows that does upload, download, process, encode, package, and stream assets and live channels with Azure Media Services using the AMS .Net SDK and the REST API. Source code is also provided.

Use the MSI to install the tool, or run the following commands in a command prompt to install the prerequisites and AMSE :

winget install Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime.7
winget install Microsoft.EdgeWebView2Runtime
winget install Microsoft.AzureMediaServicesExplorer

Please report bugs or crashes here (preferred) or contact [email protected].

As the new AMS SDK is used, you may have to reimport your AMS account into the list of accounts in AMSE. Internal format has changed.

Version 5.7.0.0 (March 14th, 2023) brings the following features and improvements

• Code refactoring - now uses the new Azure.ResourceManager.Media nugget package (AMS SDK)
• Authentication now uses Web Account Manager (WAM)
• Added Saas presets for Media Encoder Standard
• Support for audio track creation and edit, support for text track edit
• Displays live event quota
• Nugget packages and documentation update

Azure Media Services Explorer is a test tool for Windows that does upload, download, process, encode, package, and stream assets and live channels with Azure Media Services using the AMS .Net SDK and the REST API. Source code is also provided.

Use the MSI to install the tool, or run the following commands in a command prompt to install the prerequisites and AMSE :

winget install Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime.7
winget install Microsoft.EdgeWebView2Runtime
winget install Microsoft.AzureMediaServicesExplorer

Please report bugs or crashes here (preferred) or contact [email protected].

As the .NET runtime changed to v7, you will loose the list of your favorite media services accounts if you update from v5.5.2.0 or earlier version. To avoid this, export the list using the "Export" button before the upgrade, and reimport the list after the upgrade.

Version 5.6.1.0 (January 4th, 2023) brings the following features and improvements

• Application has been upgraded to .NET 7.0
• Code refactoring to use new Azure.ResourceManager nugget
• Bug fixes, REST version update
• Nugget packages and documentation update

Azure Media Services Explorer is a test tool for Windows that does upload, download, process, encode, package, and stream assets and live channels with Azure Media Services using the AMS .Net SDK and the REST API. Source code is also provided.

Use the MSI to install the tool, or run the following commands in a command prompt to install the prerequisites and AMSE :

winget install Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime.6
winget install Microsoft.EdgeWebView2Runtime
winget install Microsoft.AzureMediaServicesExplorer

Please report bugs or crashes here (preferred) or contact [email protected].

Version 5.5.2.0 (September 7th, 2022) brings the following features and improvements

• Support for the new API for asset tracks management in the asset information UI
  • List the tracks of the asset
  • Create a text track from a .vtt blob
  • Text track player visibility management and deletion
• Live transcription is GA, support for more languages
• Using default SystemAware mode for High DPI, as there are issues with PerMonitor and PerMonitorV2 modes
• Bug fixes
• Nugget packages and documentation update

Azure Media Services Explorer is a test tool for Windows that does upload, download, process, encode, package, and stream assets and live channels with Azure Media Services using the AMS .Net SDK and the REST API. Source code is also provided.

This application requires the installation of

• .NET Desktop Runtime 6.0
• Microsoft Edge Webview2 runtime

Please report bugs or crashes here (preferred) or contact [email protected].

Version 5.5.0.0 (June 03, 2022) brings the following features and improvements

• Support for low latency v2 parameter (LL-HLS) for live events
• It is now possible to select an existing content key policy when creating a protected locator (AES/DRM)
• Moved project to .Net 6
• Bug fixes
• Nugget packages and documentation update

Azure Media Services Explorer is a test tool for Windows that does upload, download, process, encode, package, and stream assets and live channels with Azure Media Services using the AMS .Net SDK and the REST API. Source code is also provided.

This application requires .NET Desktop Runtime 5.0. Please install it.
Please report bugs or crashes here (preferred) or contact [email protected].

Version 5.4.7.0 (January 28, 2022) brings the following features and improvements

• Better management of settings for stopped and running live events
• Media Services account creation display only locations where Media Services is present
• Bug fixes
• Nugget packages and documentation update

Azure Media Services Explorer is a test tool for Windows that does upload, download, process, encode, package, and stream assets and live channels with Azure Media Services using the AMS .Net SDK and the REST API. Source code is also provided.

This application requires .NET Desktop Runtime 5.0. Please install it.
Please report bugs or crashes here (preferred) or contact [email protected].

As the .Net runtime changed with v5.4.2.1, you will loose the list of your favorite media services accounts if you update from v5.3.0.1 or earlier version. To avoid this, export the list using the "Export" button before the upgrade, and reimport the list after the upgrade.

Version 5.4.6.0 (October 19, 2021) brings the following features and improvements

• Support for the new basic pass-through live event
• Support for constrained Content Aware Encoding presets when creating a transform. It enables the user to constrain the encoding with the CAE presets, like the maximum resolution or the minimum or maximum bitrate.
• Microsoft.Azure.Management.Media SDK updated to v5.0.0
• Nugget packages and documentation update

Azure Media Services Explorer is a test tool for Windows that does upload, download, process, encode, package, and stream assets and live channels with Azure Media Services using the AMS .Net SDK and the REST API. Source code is also provided.

This application requires .NET Desktop Runtime 5.0. Please install it.
Please report bugs or crashes here (preferred) or contact [email protected].

As the .Net runtime changed with v5.4.2.1, you will loose the list of your favorite media services accounts if you update from v5.3.0.1 or earlier version. To avoid this, export the list using the "Export" button before the upgrade, and reimport the list after the upgrade.

Version 5.4.4.0 (July 12, 2021) brings the following features and improvements

• It's now possible to create an AMS Account (using the account pickup button) in interactive authentication mode
  • if location supports Availability Zones then more redundancy options are presented for the storage account creation
• Program Output URLs are now displayed even if live event is not started or no live data reached the asset yet
• Storage attachment UI update that lists the existing storage accounts in the same location
• By default, when uploading a file, the file name is stored in alternate Id field. As this field is indexed, it makes the assets search easier
• New "Open in portal" option in Account Management menu
• Nugget packages and documentation update
• Code optimization, bugs and crashes fixes

Azure Media Services Explorer is a test tool for Windows that does upload, download, process, encode, package, and stream assets and live channels with Azure Media Services using the AMS .Net SDK and the REST API. Source code is also provided.

This application requires .NET Desktop Runtime 5.0. Please install it.
Please report bugs or crashes here (preferred) or contact [email protected].

As the .Net runtime changed with v5.4.2.1, you will loose the list of your favorite media services accounts if you update from v5.3.0.1 or earlier. To avoid this, export the list using the "Export" button before the upgrade, and reimport the list after the upgrade.

Version 5.4.3.0 (June 23, 2021) brings the following features and improvements

• Support for archiving all bitrates in subclipping UI, using the new CopyAllBitrateNonInterleaved preset. This preset is also exposed in Media Encoder Standard UI
• Support for IP addresses allow list for AES & DRM key delivery
• Upload and download transfers can now be resumed
• Job and Transform reports
• Fixes an issue when downloading a live archive, and when copying asset between two storage accounts
• Azure Media Services SDK update to version 4.0.0
• Nugget packages and documentation update
• Code optimization, bugs and crashes fixes

Azure Media Services Explorer is a test tool for Windows that does upload, download, process, encode, package, and stream assets and live channels with Azure Media Services using the AMS .Net SDK and the REST API. Source code is also provided.

This application requires .NET Desktop Runtime 5.0. Please install it.
Please report bugs or crashes here (preferred) or contact [email protected].

As the .Net runtime changed, you will loose the list of your favorite media services accounts. To avoid this, export the list using the "Export" button before the upgrade, and reimport the list after the upgrade.

Version 5.4.2.1 (June 4, 2021) brings the following features and improvements

• Project has been migrated to Window Forms .Net v5
  • Code is now based on .Net v5. Improvements should be a better management of high DPI display and better performances. AMSE needs the .NET Desktop Runtime 5.0.6 or later
  • Authentication has been moved from ADAL to MSAL (as the ADAL library has been deprecated and does not work with .Net 5).
• Other platform changes
  • Setup project is now using the Microsoft Visual Studio Installer Projects. InstallShield has been dropped. 64 bits version of AMSE tool is now shipped
  • Export to Excel feature has been redeveloped using the Open XML SDK for no more dependancy to Excel software to generate the xlsx file
  • Webview moved to Webview2 runtime. Component installation is proposed when the app is launched
• Widevine DRM schema update for correct serialization
• Support for Multiple Input File stitching
• Added HEVC encoding preset for Media Encoder Standard UI
• New language support for AudioAnalyzer preset
• Japanese translation fixes from @m-otoguro
• Telemetry added to the tool through the use of Application Insights to report exceptions and anonymized usage statistics
• Media unit management feature using REST v2 has been removed
• Nugget packages and documentation update
• Code refactoring
• Bugs fixes

Azure Media Services Explorer is a test tool for Windows that does upload, download, process, encode, package, and stream assets and live channels with Azure Media Services using the AMS .Net SDK and the REST API. Source code is also provided.

This version is Azure Media Services Explorer v5 for the AMS v3 API(recommended version).

You can run AMSE for v2 and AMSE for v3 side by side on the same PC.
For more information regarding the changes between AMS v2 and v3, read this article.
This application requires .Net Framework v4.8 (included in the Windows 10 May 2019 Update).
Please report bugs or crashes here (preferred) or contact [email protected].

Version 5.3.0.1 (January 11, 2021) brings the following features and improvements:

• Live event
  • Adds support for new custom static hostname prefix
  • Adds support for live encoding key frame interval
• Thumbnails and sprite thumbnails can be generated by AMSE as a custom Standard Encoder preset
• Adds support for new Basic Audio Analysis
• Removed 'v3' from AMSE application name
• Microsoft.Azure.Management.Media package updated to v3.0.3
  • Live transcript setup now uses the SDK. Feature is better managed when editing live events
• Nugget packages and documentation update
• Bugs fixes

Azure Media Services Explorer is a test tool for Windows that does upload, download, process, encode, package, and stream assets and live channels with Azure Media Services using the AMS .Net SDK and the REST API. Source code is also provided.

This version is for AMS v2 (old API).
We recommend the use of AMSE for the latest AMS v3 API which can be found here.

A general description is available here, and there is a blog post on live encoding and Explorer.

Contact: [email protected]

Version 4.3.15.0 (November 16, 2020) brings the following features and improvements :

• Makes the program operations sequential
• Removed unavailable processors
• Updated documentation
• MSI installation file is now signed

Azure Media Services Explorer is a test tool for Windows that does upload, download, process, encode, package, and stream assets and live channels with Azure Media Services using the AMS .Net SDK and the REST API. Source code is also provided.

This version is Azure Media Services Explorer v5 for the AMS v3 API.

You can run AMSE for v2 and AMSE for v3 side by side on the same PC.
For more information regarding the changes between AMS v2 and v3, read this article.
This application requires .Net Framework v4.8 (included in the Windows 10 May 2019 Update).
Please report bugs or crashes here (preferred) or contact [email protected].

Version 5.2.1.0 (October 26, 2020) brings the following features and improvements:

• Blob upload, copy and download processes now use the Azure Data Movement Library for better performance
  • Related settings can be set in a new tab in Options/Options : number of parallel operations, MD5 check on/off and blob block size
  • Progress bar is correctly updated for upload and download
• New feature added : export assets information to Excel or CSV
• Nugget packages and documentation update
• No more exe for the installer, but a signed MSI file

Azure Media Services Explorer is a test tool for Windows that does upload, download, process, encode, package, and stream assets and live channels with Azure Media Services using the AMS .Net SDK and the REST API. Source code is also provided.

This version is Azure Media Services Explorer v5 for the AMS v3 API.

You can run AMSE for v2 and AMSE for v3 side by side on the same PC.
For more information regarding the changes between AMS v2 and v3, read this article.
This application requires .Net Framework v4.8 (included in the Windows 10 May 2019 Update).
Please report bugs or crashes here (preferred) or contact [email protected].

Version 5.2.0.8 (September 18, 2020) brings the following features and improvements:

• Bug fix : storage account selection when creating a new asset now works properly
• Bug fix : live event status is refreshed when using REST
• Setup and AMSExplorer.exe files are now code signed to remove the strong security warnings when downloading the tool from GitHub
• Nugget packages and documentation update

Azure Media Services Explorer is a test tool for Windows that does upload, download, process, encode, package, and stream assets and live channels with Azure Media Services using the AMS .Net SDK and the REST API. Source code is also provided.

This version is Azure Media Services Explorer v5 for the AMS v3 API.

You can run AMSE for v2 and AMSE for v3 side by side on the same PC.
For more information regarding the changes between AMS v2 and v3, read this article.
This application requires .Net Framework v4.8 (included in the Windows 10 May 2019 Update).
Please report bugs or crashes here (preferred) or contact [email protected].

Version 5.2.0.7 (September 8, 2020) brings the following features and improvements:

• A custom encoding JSON preset can now be pasted when creating a new transform, or when adding an output to an existing transform (code uses the REST API)
  • It is also possible to see the JSON preset of an existing transform output
• Fixes an issue regarding the duration calculation of a live/archive asset. Issue #138
• Nugget packages and documentation update, code cleanup