Video stream synchronization based on break indicators

A computer system, comprising:

• one or more computing devices operable to:
• access, by a first video stream packager executing on one of the one or more computing devices, a first encoded video stream comprising a first plurality of encoded frames in a first encoded format generated by a first encoder from a source video stream, the first encoded video stream comprising a plurality of original presentation timestamps that identify times that corresponding encoded frames of the first plurality of encoded frames are to be presented on a display device;
• detect, by the first video stream packager, a break indicator signal that identifies a future time that the presentation of encoded frames from the first encoded video stream is to be halted for a period of time;
• identify, by the first video stream packager, a first encoded frame that corresponds to the future time;
• and
• store, by the first video stream packager, the first encoded frame and a predetermined value as a new presentation timestamp in place of the corresponding original presentation timestamp of the first encoded frame in a first segment file that has a name that includes the predetermined value.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that includes executable instructions operable to cause one or more computing devices to:

• access, by a first video stream packager executing on one of the one or more computing devices, a first encoded video stream comprising a first plurality of encoded frames in a first encoded format generated by a first encoder from a source video stream, the first encoded video stream comprising a plurality of original presentation timestamps that identify times that corresponding encoded frames of the first plurality of encoded frames are to be presented on a display device;
• detect, by the first video stream packager, a break indicator signal that identifies a future time that the presentation of encoded frames from the first encoded video stream is to be halted for a period of time;
• identify, by the first video stream packager, a first encoded frame that corresponds to the future time;
• and
• store, by the first video stream packager, the first encoded frame and a predetermined value as a new presentation timestamp in place of the corresponding original presentation timestamp of the first encoded frame in a first segment file that has a name that includes the predetermined value.