HLS_types
HLS Playlist Types
VOD
Video on Demand (VOD)
Representing the entire duration of the stream | video asset.
This allows the client full access to the entire video asset fragments.
the EXT-X-PLAYLIST-TYPE tag with a value of VOD
#EXT-X-PLAYLIST-TYPE:VOD
#EXT-X-ENDLIST
Linear | Live
Live Playlist (sliding window)
It doesn't have EXT-X-PLAYLIST-TYPE and EXT-X-ENDLIST in the HLS file.
#EXT-X-TARGETDURATION:10
#EXT-X-VERSION:4
#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:1
Event Playlist
the EXT-X-PLAYLIST-TYPE tag with a value of EVENT
Event playlists are typically used when you want to allow the user to seek to any point in the event, such as for a concert or sports event.
It doesn't have EXT-X-ENDLIST in the initial HLS file.
#EXT-X-PLAYLIST-TYPE:EVENT
#EXTINF:10.0,
fileSequence0.ts
.
..
...
#EXTINF:10.0,
fileSequence4.ts
It doesn’t initially have an EXT-X-ENDLIST tag, indicating that new media files will be added to the playlist as they become available.
#EXT-X-PLAYLIST-TYPE:EVENT
#EXTINF:10.0,
fileSequence65.ts
#EXTINF:10.0,
fileSequence69.ts
#EXT-X-ENDLIST
Multi Variant
It doesn't have EXT-X-PLAYLIST-TYPE in the .m3u8 ? playlist file.
#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=150000,RESOLUTION=416x234,CODECS="avc1.42e00a,mp4a.40.2"
http://example.com/low/index.m3u8
#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=640000,RESOLUTION=640x360,CODECS="avc1.42e00a,mp4a.40.2"
http://example.com/high/index.m3u8)