Azure Media Services legacy components
Over time, we enhance Media Service components and retire legacy components. This article helps you migrate your application from a legacy component to a current component.
Retirement plans of legacy components and migration guidance
The Windows Azure Media Encoder (WAME) and Azure Media Encoder (AME) media processors are deprecated.
- Migrate from Windows Azure Media Encoder to Media Encoder Standard
- Migrate from Azure Media Encoder to Media Encoder Standard
The following Media Analytics media processors are either deprecated or soon to be deprecated:
| Media processor name | Retirement date | Additional notes |
|---|---|---|
| Azure Media Indexer | January 1st, 2020 | This media processor will be replaced by the Media Services v3 AudioAnalyzerPreset Basic mode. For more information, see Migrate from Azure Media Indexer 2 to Azure Video Analyzer for Media (formerly Video Indexer). |
| Azure Media Indexer 2 | March 1, 2023 | This media processor will be replaced by the Media Services v3 AudioAnalyzerPreset Basic mode. For more information, see Migrate from Azure Media Indexer 2 to Azure Video Analyzer for Media (formerly Video Indexer). |
| Motion Detection | June 1st, 2020 | No replacement plans at this time. |
| Video Summarization | June 1st, 2020 | No replacement plans at this time. |
| Video Optical Character Recognition | June 1st, 2020 | This media processor was replaced by Azure Video Analyzer for Media. Also, consider using Azure Media Services v3 API. See Compare Azure Media Services v3 presets and Video Analyzer for Media. |
| Face Detector | June 1st, 2020 | This media processor was replaced by Azure Video Analyzer for Media. Also, consider using Azure Media Services v3 API. See Compare Azure Media Services v3 presets and Video Analyzer for Media. |
| Content Moderator | June 1st, 2020 | This media processor was replaced by Azure Video Analyzer for Media. Also, consider using Azure Media Services v3 API. See Compare Azure Media Services v3 presets and Video Analyzer for Media. |
| Media Encoder Premium Workflow | February 29, 2024 | The AMS v2 API no longer supports the Premium Encoder. If you previously used the workflow-based Premium Encoder for HEVC encoding, you should migrate to the new v3 Standard Encoder with HEVC encoding support. If you require advanced workflow features of the Premium Encoder, you're encouraged to start using an Azure advanced encoding partner from Imagine Communications, Telestream, or Bitmovin. |