Breakdown (video analytics)
A breakdown is one metric viewed across every value of one dimension, such as video startup time by country or error rate by browser. It is the standard way to find where a problem lives: the overall number looks fine, but the breakdown shows one device or region far worse than the rest.
Why it matters
Breakdowns turn a vague complaint into a specific fix. Instead of hearing that playback got worse, a team sees it got worse on one browser after one release, or in one city on one ISP. That cuts investigation time and makes the right team accountable. Teams can run these breakdowns in FastPix Video Data even if their video is delivered elsewhere, since it works with any supported player, with or without FastPix delivery.
How it works
- Choose a metric, such as video startup time or error rate.
- Choose a dimension to split it by, such as country, browser or player version.
- The tool calculates the metric separately for every value of that dimension.
- Values are sorted, with view counts, so the worst groups with enough views stand out.
Breakdown vs filter: what is the difference?
A filter narrows analysis to one group, such as only Android views. A breakdown shows a metric for every group side by side, such as error rate for each browser. Teams often combine them, for example filtering to one country and then breaking down by ISP.
How do I find the root cause of a video playback problem?
Start with the metric that moved, then break it down by one dimension at a time: device, browser, player version, country, ISP and CDN. The dimension where one value stands out is usually the cause. Check view counts so a tiny group with odd numbers does not mislead you.
Where it's used
Video platforms and OTT services run breakdowns of errors by player version after each release, so a bug on one browser is caught before it reaches everyone.
Where it usually goes wrong, and how FastPix handles it
Overall averages make problems look small, and building breakdowns by hand from raw logs takes too long to catch issues while they are happening.
FastPix Video Data offers a breakdown of every metric by any dimension, in the dashboard and through the Data API, so teams can see which device, region, CDN or player version is behind a change. That gets the issue to the right team while it is still happening.
