METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING VIDEO STREAMS

摘要

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an encoder having a controller adapted to receive a digital video stream with metadata, retrieve from at least a portion of the metadata a native video format, configure encoding of at least a portion of the digital video stream according to the retrieved native video format, generate from at least the portion of the digital video stream an encoded video stream conforming to a moving picture experts group format and the native video format, and submit the encoded video stream to an acquisition server for multicast distribution. Other embodiments are disclosed.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
retrieving, by a system comprising at least one processor, a native video format from an active format descriptor field of a digital video stream as a retrieved native video format; encoding, by the system, a portion of the digital video stream according to the retrieved native video format to generate an encoded video stream conforming to a moving picture experts group format and the native video format; and inserting, by the system, an indication of the native video format in an active format descriptor of the encoded video stream.