A web-based media synchronization framework for MPEG-DASH

The increasing amount of browser-enabled connected devices per household opens up new opportunities for multi-screen media consumption. As HTML5 is maturing, Web technology offers tools that enable features such as video synchronization across different stationary and portable devices. In this paper the Fraunhofer FOKUS Web-based media synchronization framework is presented in two scenarios: “Video Wall” and “Silent TV”. Both scenarios leverage MPEG-DASH, an HTTP adaptive streaming technology, for more advanced scenarios.