System and method for multiple video playback

A system for playing back a plurality of video feeds, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• a computer-readable storage device storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
• determining from the plurality of video feeds a subset of currently available video feeds;
• determining a playback layout based on the number of the subset of currently available video feeds;
• playing back the subset of currently available video feeds within the playback layout;
• determining, based at least in part on information in metadata that indicates beginning or ending of a recorded video data segment, at least one change in availability in a given video feed of the plurality of video feeds;
• updating the subset of currently available video feeds based on the at least one change, wherein the number of the updated subset of currently available video feeds is different than the number of the subset of currently available video feeds before the updating;
• automatically updating the playback layout based on the number of the updated subset of currently available video feeds;
• and
• playing back the updated subset of currently available video feeds within the updated playback layout.