> so that you could independently choose/optimize each channel's compression and thus make the whole stream more efficient? In general the compression algorith

> so that you could independently choose/optimize each channel's compression and thus make the whole stream more efficient? In general the compression algorithm will make an intelligent decision on where to spend bits. However you may gain a bit more accuracy here. The better win may be to set priorities (maybe make the scrolling text crisp right away because it doesn't move often anyways) but I am still skeptical that you would see much benefit. > enable stream viewers's to activate/deactivate channels when needed On the other hand this would be very cool. I can also see moving away from fixed aspect ratios to moving the bits around the screen. Maybe the webcam can be above the (non-video) chat rather than over top of the video. Or even just mapping the different streams (that I have selected) into my aspect ratio better (like Google Meet and other video conferencing tools do).