Simultaneous Encoding and Sending of a Video Data File

Abstract

A method of encoding and communicating video data comprises encoding a video data file ( 22 ) to create an encoded video data file ( 24 ) and sending the encoded video data the ( 24 ) to a destination ( 30 ). A portion of the encoded video data file ( 24 ) is sent to the destination ( 30 ) at the same time as the video data file ( 22 ) is being encoded. New header information for the encoded video data file ( 44 ) is sent to the destination ( 30 ) when sending the encoded video data file to the destination is complete. The destination ( 30 ) can then modify a header ( 46 ) of the encoded video data file ( 44 ) to include the new header information. This reduces the overall time taken for the video data file to be encoded and sent to the destination ( 30 ).

1 . A method of encoding and communicating video data, comprising:
 encoding a video data tile to create an encoded video data file, wherein encoding comprises
 generating an original header, 
 writing the original header to the encoded video data file, 
 writing encoded video data to the encoded video data file, 
 generating a new header, and 
 replacing the original header of the encoded video data file with the new header; 
   sending the encoded video data file to a destination, wherein a portion of the encoded video data file is sent to the destination at the same time as the video data file is being encoded, wherein the portion of the encoded video data file includes the original header; and   sending the new header to the destination when sending the encoded video data file to the destination is complete, wherein sending the new header causes the destination to modify a copy of the encoded video data file stored at the destination by replacing the original header with the new header.