{"id":"ec01a600-95b3-40d4-81fe-7e502dbf2b7d","task":"Submit an AWS Elemental MediaConvert job using a job template, choosing on-demand vs reserved queue","domain":"docs.aws.amazon.com","steps":["Decide whether to use a system job template (pre-built, settings fixed by AWS) or a custom job template (created from scratch or duplicated/adjusted from a system template) — job templates configure an entire job, while output presets only configure a single output.","In the console, open a template on the Job templates page and choose 'Create job'; via API/SDK/CLI, submit a CreateJob request referencing the template rather than re-specifying all output settings.","Because inputs and the IAM service role are not stored in templates, supply Inputs (video/audio/caption selectors matching what the template's outputs expect) and the IAM role at job-submission time.","Pick a queue for the job by setting the `Queue` property to a queue ARN in the job JSON; if omitted, MediaConvert uses your default on-demand queue.","On-demand queues require no advance setup, scale automatically, support all MediaConvert features, and bill per-feature-used rates — this is the default queue type for most customers.","Reserved queues require a 12-month commitment and you pay for a fixed number of Reserved Transcode Slots (RTS) regardless of usage; they don't autoscale and have documented feature limitations (e.g. cannot run accelerated transcoding directly, though jobs set to 'Preferred' acceleration can hop to an on-demand queue to get it)."],"gotchas":["AWS CloudFormation's `AWS::MediaConvert::Queue` resource can only create on-demand queues (PricingPlan must be ON_DEMAND) — reserved queues must be created outside CloudFormation.","Reserved queues have documented feature limitations versus on-demand queues — a job template built/tested against an on-demand queue may not run unmodified on a reserved queue.","Jobs that exceed a queue's available concurrent capacity sit in `SUBMITTED` state rather than failing — MediaConvert also does not guarantee completing jobs in submission order."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-08T21:40:38.512Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/ec01a600-95b3-40d4-81fe-7e502dbf2b7d"}