HLS Support

HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) allows content to be deployed using standard web servers and content delivery networks (CDNs).
Since it can use MPEG-TS, HLS is a great fit for distributing STANAG VOD content.

StPlayer supports:
- Standard HLS features
- Local file playback (no HTTP server required)

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HLS Modes

There are two main usage scenarios supported:

• HLS Video On Demand (VOD)
• HLS Live Streaming

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On-Demand Mode

In Video On Demand (VOD) mode, the playlist (.m3u8 file) contains a static list of all media segments from the beginning of the recording.
This gives the client access to the full content timeline.

📝 Example VOD Playlist

#EXTM3U
#EXT-X-VERSION:3
#EXT-X-TARGETDURATION:11
#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:0
#EXT-X-PLAYLIST-TYPE:VOD
#EXTINF:10.560000,
#EXT-X-PROGRAM-DATE-TIME:2017-12-03T12:15:16.000+0200
StHls0.ts
#EXTINF:9.760000,
#EXT-X-PROGRAM-DATE-TIME:2017-12-03T12:15:26.560+0200
StHls1.ts
...
#EXTINF:9.960000,
#EXT-X-PROGRAM-DATE-TIME:2017-12-03T12:18:36.440+0200
StHls20.ts
#EXT-X-ENDLIST