A method for processing a multimedia content previously digitally encoded into an audio-video stream and transmitted from a distribution platform for the purposes of on-demand transmission to a plurality of receiving terminals includes the following steps: applying a demultiplexing function to the audio-video stream, said function being arranged to generate at least one group of data streams; applying a transformation to each data stream; segmenting each data stream; storing the at least one group of segmented data streams in a memory; carrying out, only in response to a request issued by a receiving terminal among the plurality of receiving terminals, the following steps: selecting, on the basis of the request, at least one data stream of at least one group of stored data streams; and transmitting the at least one selected data stream to the receiving terminal that issued the request.

A method for distributing an audiovisual content to a terminal is disclosed. The content is received by the terminal in the form of a succession of consecutive segments, each segment being distributed to the terminal following a transmission of a request by the terminal and being obtained by an application of a workflow to a portion of the content. The method executed by the terminal comprises, for each segment: obtaining a list of processing operations representing the workflow; running through the list and, for each processing operation, choosing a module in a set of modules able to execute the processing operation and adding an identifier composed of an address and a port number of a module chosen in a request; the identifier appearing first in the request corresponding to a first module for which the request is intended; for each processing operation, adding to the request information representing the portion of the content and information representing configuration parameters of the corresponding module; and transmitting the request to the first destination module in order to launch the execution of the workflow.

A communication apparatus for transmitting a virtual viewpoint video receives an acquisition request for a virtual viewpoint video, acquires viewpoint position information indicating a viewpoint position for the virtual viewpoint video from an apparatus that made the acquisition request, and transmits a virtual viewpoint video segment corresponding to the viewpoint position information to the apparatus that made the acquisition request. The virtual viewpoint video is video data in a format in which a video from any viewpoint position in a three-dimensional space can be rendered, and the virtual viewpoint video segment is generated by encoding the virtual viewpoint video as a two-dimensional video based on the viewpoint position information.

A method and apparatus for publishing multimedia data, and a device and a medium are provided. The method includes: acquiring multimedia data to be published; in response to acquiring a multimedia synchronous publishing request, sending the multimedia synchronous publishing request to a second multimedia platform indicated by the multimedia synchronous publishing request, such that the second multimedia platform publishes synchronous multimedia data that is generated on the basis of the multimedia data to be published, wherein the synchronous multimedia data includes identification information of a first multimedia platform. Thus, a user can synchronously publish multimedia data at another multimedia platform by means of an original multimedia platform, and add an identifier of the original multimedia platform to the multimedia data that is published at the other multimedia platform, so as to enable a user at the other multimedia platform to be aware of the original multimedia platform.

The present application provides techniques of controlling playing videos. The techniques comprise sending a live streaming request to a server according to a user instruction; receiving live streaming data pushed by the server based on the live streaming request and a configuration parameter configured to a live streaming status; playing a video based on the live streaming data; and controlling a speed of playing the video based on the configuration parameter and unplayed live streaming data in the live streaming data.

The present disclosure relates to a method for displaying a live clip. The method includes: receiving first request information sent by a client, the first request information including an identifier of the live clip; acquiring the live clip corresponding to the identifier of the live clip, the live clip including an identifier of a live stream and a timestamp of the live clip; acquiring an interactive message corresponding to the identifier of the live clip, the interactive message including the identifier of the live stream and a timestamp of the interactive message; and sending the live clip and the interactive message to the client, to enable the client to display the live clip and the interactive message based on the identifier of the live stream, the timestamp of the live clip and the timestamp of the interactive message.

A system for remote editing of a file includes a database including a plurality of source media content files and a content host configured to generate a first proxy for at least a portion of a first one of the source media content files, the first proxy including data sufficient to enable a remote user device to identify a portion of content of the first source media content file to be included in a generated clip, the content host configured to receive from the remote user device a request to create the generated clip from the first source media content file, the request indicating parameters defining, based on the data in the first proxy, the portion of the first source media content file to be included in the generated clip, the content host configured to create the generated clip based on the parameters indicated in the request.

A method and apparatus for performing an integrated search is provided. An interface is provided that allows users to search and select any data related to a searchable term. Searchable terms may comprise titles of content, actors, and tags. Upon receiving results from the initial search, the user progresses through the initial search by selecting a result from the initial search and conducting a further search of that selection. The search may progress through many layers of searching in order to find information useful to the user and the user may perform actions based upon results of the search. The search implements a display with two columns, the first column displaying selectable data, and the second column displaying results to the selected data. The search is further customizable based upon a privacy level selected by the user.

A method for managing zapping from a first digital content to a second digital content is disclosed. The first and second digital contents are obtained by HTTP adaptive streaming by a multimedia stream reader terminal and are each associated with a description file comprising a list of time segments of the content, each time segment being associated with multiple encoding rates of the content. The zapping management method involves: receiving a request to zap from the first digital content to the second digital content; obtaining the description file of the second digital content; selecting a rate for encoding a first time segment of the second digital content to be downloaded, on the basis of a resource constraint obtained by the multimedia stream reader terminal and on the basis of a target zapping time; and downloading the first time segment of the second digital content at the selected rate.

A system includes a computer that is programmed to receive one or more media streams, each from a respective one of a one or more media capture devices, and to receive, from a client device, for each of the one or more media streams, state data including at least one of an active and a potential state of the media stream. The computer is further programmed to disconnect from the client device, and then, upon reconnecting to the client device, to provide at least one of the media streams and the state data to the client device.