Publish your first VOD asset
Follow the standard Video on Demand (VOD) workflow from source video to playback URL. Each stage links to the canonical guide that explains the portal fields and alternatives.
Prerequisites
Section titled “Prerequisites”You need:
- An MK.IO account and project.
- A connected cloud storage account.
- A source video file.
Add the source asset
Section titled “Add the source asset”Choose how MK.IO should access the source content:
- Upload files from your device.
- Reference existing cloud storage content.
- Import Azure Media Services assets.
After the asset appears in MK.IO, verify its files and tracks before processing it.
Configure the transform
Section titled “Configure the transform”A transform is a reusable processing configuration. Configure VOD transforms explains the transform types available in the portal and how to create one from a built-in preset.
For a first adaptive bitrate output, the existing guide uses an encoding transform with the H.264 Multiple Bitrate 1080p built-in preset.
Run the processing job
Section titled “Run the processing job”A job applies the transform to the source asset and writes the result to an output asset. Follow Run VOD processing jobs to select the transform, source asset, output storage, and priority.
Wait for the job to reach the Finished state, then open and verify the output asset.
Publish the output asset
Section titled “Publish the output asset”Publish content for streaming takes you through the two resources required for playback:
- A running streaming endpoint that supplies the delivery hostname.
- A streaming locator that publishes the output asset under a streaming policy.
After both resources are applied, MK.IO displays HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) and Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH) playback URLs on the asset.
Verify playback
Section titled “Verify playback”- Open the output asset.
- Confirm that the streaming endpoint is running and the locator is applied.
- Play the asset in the built-in MKPlayer.
- Open Show all URLs if you need the HLS, DASH, or download paths allowed by the streaming policy.
Automate the workflow
Section titled “Automate the workflow”Automate a VOD pipeline follows the same asset, transform, job, locator, and endpoint sequence through an application programming interface (API), using the Media API.