Questions tagged [m3u8]

The Unicode version of "m3u" is "m3u8", which uses UTF-8 Unicode characters.

"m3u" and "m3u8" files are the basis for the HTTP Live Streaming format used by Apple to stream video to iOS devices. More can be found on WiKi.

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How to create byte-range m3u8 playlist for HLS?

Apple gives an example of support for byte-range segments in m3u8 files for…
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Extract/Record Audio from HLS stream (video) while playing iOS

I am playing HLS streams using AVPlayer. And I also need to record these streams as user presses record button. The approach I am using is to record audio and video separately then at the end merge these file to make the final video. And It is…
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HLS Streaming using node JS

I'm trying to stream HLS content using node.js. And somehow it is not working. It'll be of great help if someone helps me out. Problem:- Trying to serve HLS content from node.js (not live stream, but a set of .ts files and .m3u8 playlist, or in…
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Play a local m3u8 file on android showing setDataSourceFD failed.: status=0x80000000

I am trying to play a local m3u8 file that is stored in my sdcard using android mediaplayer class .The m3u8 file and the .ts files are in the same directory. Third party players like MXPlayer joins the ts files and plays the video when I open the…
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How to download m3u8 format media file in Android

I need to parse an m3u8 media file, which is a playlist, and download the actual media content. As per my understanding, the following are the process involved: Parse the m3u8 file and get the '.TS' chunks Once all the chunks has been retrieved,…
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How to detect video bitrate from HLS/M3U8 file using ffprobe

We need to detect the video bitrate of a HLS stream with ffprobe by using the m3u8 file of the .ts. If I use the m3u8, I can get the duration, dimensions, codecs used, audio bitrate, but no video bitrate is available in the response provided by…
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How to decrypt AES-128 encrypted m3u8 video files?

I trying to decrypt AES-128 encrypted m3u8 video files such as this one : the m3u8 file : #EXTM3U #EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:0 #EXT-X-ALLOW-CACHE:NO #EXT-X-VERSION:2 #EXT-X-FAXS-CM:MII6lAYJKoZIhvcNAQcCoII6hTCCOoECAQExCzAJBgUrDgMCGgUAM... very long…
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How FFmpeg multi-threaded download ts segment in m3u8 file?

I am using ffmpeg to download the ts in the m3u8 file and merge them into an mp4 file,Use the following command line: ffmpeg -i -c copy target.mp4 Although it can work, but I found the download speed is very slow, bandwidth…
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Decode audio samples from hls stream on ios?

I am trying to decode audio samples from a remote HLS (m3u8) stream on an iOS device for further processing of the data, e.g. record to a file. As reference stream http://devimages.apple.com/iphone/samples/bipbop/bipbopall.m3u8 is used. By using an…
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How to download HLS/M3U8 chunks in ios device?

How to store locally m3u8 file with all chunks (.ts) from url in ios device. If possible so how to do it? I have developing functionality like.. Download .m3u8 file with chunks(.ts) in ios local storage then after modify .m3u8 and will play…
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How do i embed this m3u8 into jw player

Total novice here so if you can be patient with me id really appreciate it. Now i have this url http://213.202.73.8:1234/data/channels/ARENA1. m3u8 I want to embed this into my JW Player, I have both Jw Player 5 & 6 So whatever is easiest, Can…
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Create m3u8 file from list of ts files

I want to create 'm3u8' file from the list of ts files. How can I do it? I did search in google & read documentation of ffmpeg but I didn't find anything.
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How to play multiple(max four in my case) .m3u8 video streaming in single activity in android?

I've been facing these issues since very long, and I'm really disapointed with android support of HLS as it behaves too randomly. Requirement : 1) Play multiple .m3u8 video streaming 2) Should work on different devices and api levels. What I've…
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How to generate multiple resolutions HLS using FFmpeg for live streaming

Note that SRS supports generating individual m3u8 file for a specific resolution. Does SRS also support generating an additional master m3u8 file for the multiple resolutions and bitrate scenario? Desired master m3u8…
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How to convert m3u8 URL to mp4 downloadable file in browser?

I am writing an extension to download videos from a website. That web site has mp4 files and m3u8 files. I have already implemented the part to download direct mp4 files. I stuck at converting the m3u8 file to mp4. I tried lot of js packages but…
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