Method and apparatus for content-driven transcoder coordination

A method comprising:

• receiving data associated with a first plurality of frames encoded by one or more transcoders, wherein the data indicates, for each frame of the first plurality of frames, a frame type and timing information;
• determining, based on the data and during encoding of a second plurality of frames, a degree of similarity between the first plurality of frames and the second plurality of frames, wherein the degree of similarity indicates one or more matching content features;
• synchronizing, based on the one or more matching content features and the timing information, the second plurality of frames with the first plurality of frames;
• and
• encoding, based on the synchronizing, the second plurality of frames to contain the timing information.

A method comprising:

• receiving data associated with a first plurality of frames encoded by one or more transcoders, wherein the data indicates, for each frame of the first plurality of frames, a frame type and timing information;
• determining, based on the data and during encoding of a second plurality of frames, a degree of similarity between the first plurality of frames and the second plurality of frames, wherein the degree of similarity indicates one or more matching content features;
• synchronizing, based on the matching and the timing information, a timestamp for each frame of the second plurality of frames to correspond with a timestamp in a frame of the first plurality of frames;
• and
• encoding, based on the synchronizing, the second plurality of frames.