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Discussion on: How we reduced costs by switching from AWS MediaConvert to a Golang service

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luan vu

I think some is confusing here. The main progress is not your Go lang code but FFmpeg. You are also running on Lambda, so concurrent could be a dangerous thing. Furthermore, if your Lambda instances need several minutes, could be a huge impact on the cost.
Beware: You are using Ultrafast preset, that means the data loss is highest.

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Mustafa Balila

No, I've deployed the service on a compute optimized EC2 - costs around $250 a month.
Isn't ultrafast for faster compression but bigger sizes? I did it because the size does't difference is't relevant compared to the speed

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luan vu

My mistake. That's correct. Preset relevant to compression, not quality.
Use EC2 is good choice.