Lessons learned from streaming the World Cup in UHD with HDR

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Launches a live UHD HDR10 workflow in 36 days using HEVC input from Fox (270 Mbps transport), encoder/packager Titan Live on AWS c5.18xlarge, fragmented MP4 / CMAF for HLS/DASH, S3 origin fronted by Fastly CDN, and clients Shaka, AVF, Exo and Roku. Top video ladder uses 16 Mbps top profile and settles on 5-second fragments. HDR→SDR conversion is not implemented, Apple/audio/profile quirks appear, and surprisingly mobile adoption >50%, with the system broadly successful.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 1:53Network Setup for Acquisition
3. 3:37Encoding Specs
4. 5:59Origin and Delivery
5. 7:35High Level Flow
6. 8:47Client and Player Considerations
7. 12:09UHD/HDR End-user Experience Strategy
8. 13:59Working through platform-specific issues
9. 16:58Monitoring
10. 19:41Stats, usage (to date)
11. 21:46Conclusion

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