Solving the Multiview Problem

As streaming services evolve, viewer demand for new and innovative ways to consume content is making multiview an essential feature. There are several ways to provide multiview experiences on end-user devices including encoding composite feeds in desired permutations (“Many Encodes”), spawning multiple independent players on the user device (“Many Players”), or using cloud encoding. These approaches that are currently used in the market all have downsides.

Single-Player Multiview, an alternative to these approaches, is flexible, responsive and scalable. With full knowledge of everything that is happening on the screen and the network combined in a single player, that player can adapt its adaptive bitrate (ABR) decisions and segment retrieval strategy accordingly. Single-Player Multiview is also the only approach that can ensure reliable sync between multiple feeds.

Rob Koenen, Ray van Brandenburg | Tilemedia | Rotterdam, The Netherlands