What is Amazon Kinesis Video Streams?
Amazon Kinesis Video Streams is a fully managed service that enables secure capture, processing, and storage of video data from connected devices for analytics and machine learning. The service supports millions of concurrent video streams and handles all infrastructure for ingestion, storage, and delivery.
The service solves the complex challenge of video infrastructure: developers do not need to manage media servers, storage systems, or scaling. Instead, they focus on processing and analyzing the video data. Kinesis Video Streams provides SDKs for common devices and platforms.
The integration with AWS ML services is particularly valuable: video streams can be routed directly to Amazon Rekognition for facial recognition, Amazon SageMaker for custom models, or custom processing pipelines.
Core Features
- WebRTC Support: Bidirectional real-time communication with ultra-low latency for interactive applications
- Auto Scaling: Processing millions of concurrent video streams without capacity planning
- HLS Playback: Built-in HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) output for playback in standard players
- ML Integration: Direct connection to Rekognition Video, SageMaker, and custom processing pipelines
- Encryption: Automatic encryption of video data in transit and at rest
Typical Use Cases
Video Surveillance and Analysis: Organizations use Kinesis Video Streams to capture camera feeds from buildings, production facilities, or public areas and evaluate them with AI-powered analysis for anomaly detection or people counting.
Computer Vision Applications: Developers build computer vision pipelines on Kinesis Video Streams that detect objects, classify activities, or perform quality inspections in manufacturing.
Live Video Streaming: WebRTC support enables real-time video communication for applications such as telemedicine, remote inspections, or smart home monitoring with minimal latency.
Benefits
- Fully managed video infrastructure without server management
- Automatically scales from individual streams to millions of concurrent sources
- Seamless integration with AWS ML services for intelligent video analysis
- WebRTC support for real-time communication scenarios
Integration with innFactory
As an AWS Reseller, innFactory supports you with Amazon Kinesis Video Streams: from video pipeline architecture and ML service integration to developing real-time analysis applications and WebRTC solutions.
Typical Use Cases
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Amazon Kinesis Video Streams?
Amazon Kinesis Video Streams is a managed service for securely capturing, processing, and storing video streams from millions of devices for analytics, machine learning, and playback.
What video formats are supported?
Kinesis Video Streams supports H.264 and H.265 video codecs, WebRTC for real-time communication, and audio streams. The service accepts data from cameras, smartphones, and other video devices.
How long are videos stored?
Retention duration is configurable and can range from a few hours to several years. Storage is encrypted within AWS infrastructure.