Video processor operable to produce motion picture expert group (MPEG) standard compliant video stream(s) from video data and metadata

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention are operable to produce MPEG or like video streams from video data that is accompanied by metadata. This greatly reduces the processing requirements associated with encoding an MPEG or other like standard video stream. This is achieved by decoding formatted video data received from a computer system with a video processor. A frame or series of frames may be produced from the formatted video data by the video processor. In the instance where a series of frames are produced, these may be supplied to a display driver and presented on an operatively coupled display. The image frame or series of image frames may be supplied to a video stream encoder along with the metadata wherein the video stream encoder is operable to apply the metadata to the image or series of images in order to produce a set of instructions that allow subsequent images to be generated from the image or images produced by the video processor. This second video stream can then be distributed within a video display network.