Video quality and audio quality adjustment

摘要

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a system having a controller that receives an indication of a resolution preference for presenting first media content received in a digital stream, wherein the digital stream comprises the first media content and second media content, and wherein the digital stream has a bandwidth limit. The controller, responsive to receiving the first media content adjusts a first resolution of the first media content to achieve an adjusted resolution. The controller also adjusts a second resolution of the second media content to offset, at least in part, the adjusted resolution, wherein the first resolution and the second resolution are adjusted without exceeding the bandwidth limit of the digital stream. Other embodiments are disclosed.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a system comprising a processor, an indication of a preference for increasing a video quality, an audio quality or a combination thereof for select media content; receiving, by the system, media content, wherein the media content comprises the select media content with other media content, and wherein the media content has a total bandwidth; and responsive to receiving the media content:
increasing, by the system, the video quality, the audio quality or a combination thereof of the select media content by increasing a number of a first plurality of encoded video portions, a first plurality of encoded audio portions or both allocated to a presentation of first video and first audio of the select media content, wherein each additional encoded video portion, encoded audio portion or both, increases a video quality, an audio quality or both, of the presentation of the first video and the first audio of the select media content; anddecreasing, by the system, a video quality, an audio quality or a combination thereof of the other media content by decreasing a number of a second plurality of encoded video portions, a second plurality of encoded audio portions or both allocated to a presentation of second video and second audio of the other media content, while maintaining the total bandwidth of the media content unchanged, wherein each removal of an encoded video portion, an encoded audio portion or both, decreases a video quality, an audio quality or both, of the presentation of the second video and the second audio of the other media content.