video layout

Video layout arranges the display of users when multiple users are mixed into one stream, such as in Media Push or a composite recording. Video layout sets the relative size and position of each user on the canvas. It is sometimes referred to as picture-in-picture layout.

In the following image, the background of the video is the canvas, and each user occupies a region on the canvas.

Developers may have to set video layout when using Cloud Recording, On-premise Recording, or pushing streams to CDN.

• Recording: When using On-premise Recording or Cloud Recording to record in the composite recording mode, developers can choose from three predefined video layouts: floating, best fit, and vertical. Developers can also customize the video layout by setting the size and position of each user's region on the canvas.

• Media Push: When multiple hosts are in a Media Push channel, transcoding combines the streams of all hosts into a single stream. Use TranscodingUser to set the video layout for each user.

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