HLS streaming, and profile/level
Posted: 22 Feb 2014 19:13
Hello, I'm new to VLC but am trying to use it to stream HLS content. I'm currently using avcodec decoding because of issues with current builds on my device - that may be related to the issue that follows.
What I'm finding is that any H264 content at or above Baseline 4.1 profile/level will not display correctly when played via HLS. If I point VLC to the .ts file itself, playback works great. But if I wrap this same .ts file in an .m3u8 with a single segment referencing the file, I only see a handful of distorted frames. If I re-encode to Baseline 3.1 then playback works via HLS. This is on a Samsung Galaxy S4.
Any idea as to the differences in flow between the two cases that might cause this?
Thanks very much. I'm really enjoying the process of getting to know VLC.
Dave
What I'm finding is that any H264 content at or above Baseline 4.1 profile/level will not display correctly when played via HLS. If I point VLC to the .ts file itself, playback works great. But if I wrap this same .ts file in an .m3u8 with a single segment referencing the file, I only see a handful of distorted frames. If I re-encode to Baseline 3.1 then playback works via HLS. This is on a Samsung Galaxy S4.
Any idea as to the differences in flow between the two cases that might cause this?
Thanks very much. I'm really enjoying the process of getting to know VLC.
Dave