Hybrid video encoder including real-time and off-line video encoders

At least one computer-readable medium encoded with instructions which, when executed by a processor, performs a method including:

• receiving a video signal stream having a plurality of video segments;
• encoding the video signal stream in real-time;
• and
• substituting frequently recurring video segments encoded using real-time encoding with corresponding pre-encoded video segments.

A video encoder arrangement, comprising:

• a video segmentation module for segmenting an input video stream into a plurality of video segments;
• a real-time video encoder for encoding the input video stream;
• a processor configured to identify recurring video segments in the input video stream that recur with at least a first frequency;
• an off-line video encoder for encoding the recurring video segments;
• and
• wherein the processor is further configured to replace segments in the input video stream encoded by the real-time encoder with corresponding ones of the encoded recurring segments.