How are video views counted?

A Bit of a Deep Dive into SmartVideo's Video View Counting

Our system measures a video view based on a series of anonymized playback sessions created from raw events sent by users while watching your videos. These sessions include all the analytics you see in your SmartVideo Dashboard.

🎯 When is a view counted?

• The moment our predictive lazy-loading system detects potential intent to play, it counts a view.

• Playback optimization begins immediately - so even if the user watches just a few seconds (or none at all), bandwidth and resources are used, and a view is registered.

✅ Why we count views, not bandwidth

• Tracking by bandwidth would unfairly penalize users who deliver high-quality HD video, as it would consume more data.

• By charging based on views only, you can always deliver the best-quality video, without worrying about costs tied to file size.

• Because view events closely mirror page views, they align neatly with standard web analytics.