Abstract: Techniques for content-adaptive video sampling for automated video quality monitoring are described.

Abstract: An adaptive video compression system may receive video data to be compressed, such as for delivery to a user device by a video streaming service. For example the video data may be an entire video file or a segment of a video file. The adaptive video compression system determines a suitable encoding scheme for compressing the video data. In order to determine the encoding scheme, the video data may be analyzed to extract a plurality of features interests of the video data, which may represent one or more characteristics of the video data. The features may be concatenated and collectively expressed as a feature vector. The feature vector is then used to determine a classification for the video data. Accordingly, an encoding scheme is determined for the video data based on the classification of the video data, and applied to video data to compress the video data.

Abstract: The disclosure is related to allocation of bits in a media stream. In an example, a video stream is segmented into groups of pixels. A determination of a class type is made for individual ones of the groups of pixels. The determination can be based at least in part on semantic similarity of the class type and of a scene represented in the groups of pixels. A further determination occurs for sets of classified data associated with regions of interest (ROIs) according to the determined class type. Masking data associated with the sets of classified data is provided and confidence measures associated with the sets of classified data and the ROIs are determined. Bits are then allocated for groups of pixels based on the masking data and the confidence measures. Thereafter, a bit stream with the bits can be transmitted for playback on a computing device.

Abstract: A facility for displaying a product definition is described. The facility retrieves a body of product information in a first form that is compatible with a first software package. The facility transforms the product information in the first form into product information in a second form that is distinct from the first form. The facility then transforms the product information in the second form into product information in a third form that is compatible with the second software package and distinct from the first and second forms. Using the product information in the third form, the facility generates a product display using the second software package.