Method and apparatus for encoding or decoding interlaced blocks of video

A method comprising:

• sending a request for video content;
• receiving, based on the request, a plurality of blocks of the video content, wherein each block, of the plurality of blocks, comprises a portion of each frame of a plurality of frames of the video content, and wherein the plurality of blocks are interlaced in a same order as the plurality of frames;
• and
• decoding at least a same quantity of the plurality of blocks as a quantity of the plurality of frames to cause output of a full-length fragment of the video content.

A method comprising:

• determining, based on a request for video content, a quantity of a plurality of frames of the video content;
• encoding a plurality of blocks of the video content, wherein each block, of the plurality of blocks, comprises a portion of each frame of the plurality of frames, and wherein the plurality of blocks are interlaced in a same order as the plurality of frames;
• determining that bandwidth associated with a connection to a computing device is insufficient to send the plurality of blocks;
• and
• sending, based on the bandwidth and to the computing device, a same quantity of a portion of the plurality of blocks as the quantity of the plurality of frames to cause decoding, by the computing device, of a full-length fragment of the video content at a reduced bit rate.