Techniques for generating encoding ladders for streaming live events

One or more non-transitory computer readable media including instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to generate encoding ladders that are subsequently used to stream live events by performing the steps of:

• generating a plurality of convex hulls representing encoding tradeoffs between quality and bitrate when encoding a representative video at a plurality of resolutions;
• computing a first plurality of bitrate-resolution points to use as fallback bitrate-resolution points using the plurality of convex hulls and a set of fallback criteria;
• generating an encoding ladder that includes the fallback bitrate-resolution points;
• and
• encoding at least a first portion of a first live video stream based on a first fallback bitrate-resolution point included in the fallback bitrate-resolution points to produce a first segment of a first downloadable.

A system comprising:

• one or more memories storing instructions;
• and
• one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories that, when executing the instructions, perform the steps of:
• generating a plurality of convex hulls representing encoding tradeoffs between quality and bitrate when encoding a representative video at a plurality of resolutions;
• computing a first plurality of bitrate-resolution points to use as fallback bitrate-resolution points using the plurality of convex hulls and a set of fallback criteria;
• generating an encoding ladder that includes the fallback bitrate-resolution points;
• and
• encoding at least a first portion of a first live video stream based on a first fallback bitrate-resolution point included in the fallback bitrate-resolution points to produce a first segment of a first downloadable.