HTTP Live Streaming
| Filename extension | .m3u8 |
|---|---|
| Internet media type | application/vnd.apple.mpegurl[1] |
| Developed by | Apple Inc. |
| Initial release | May 2009 |
| Extended from | extended M3U |
HTTP Live Streaming (also known as HLS) is an HTTP-based adaptive bitrate streaming communications protocol implemented by Apple Inc. as part of its QuickTime, Safari, OS X, and iOS software. Client implementations are also available in Microsoft Edge, Firefox and some versions of Google Chrome. Support is widespread in streaming media servers.
HLS resembles MPEG-DASH in that it works by breaking the overall stream into a sequence of small HTTP-based file downloads, each download loading one short chunk of an overall potentially unbounded transport stream. A list of available streams, encoded at different bit rates, is sent to the client using an extended M3U playlist.[2]
Based on standard HTTP transactions, HTTP Live Streaming can traverse any firewall or proxy server that lets through standard HTTP traffic, unlike UDP-based protocols such as RTP. This also allows content to be offered from conventional HTTP servers and delivered over widely available HTTP-based content delivery networks.[3] The standard also includes a standard encryption mechanism[4] and secure-key distribution using HTTPS, which together provide a simple DRM system. Later versions of the protocol also provide for trick-mode fast-forward and rewind and for integration of subtitles.
Apple has documented HTTP Live Streaming as an Internet Draft (Individual Submission), the first stage in the process of publishing it as a Request for Comments (RFC). As of December 2015, the authors of that document have requested the RFC Independent Stream Editor (ISE) to publish the document as an informational (non-standard) RFC outside of the IETF consensus process.[5]
In August 2017, RFC8216 was published to describe version 7 of the protocol.[6]
Contents
1 Architecture
2 Features
2.1 Adaptability
2.2 Availability
2.3 Using fragmented MP4
3 Server implementations
4 Usage
5 Supported players and servers
5.1 Clients
5.2 Servers
5.3 Live Encoders
5.4 VOD encoders
6 See also
7 References
Architecture
HTTP Live Streaming uses a conventional web server to distribute audiovisual content and requires specific software to fit into the proper format transmission in real time. The service architecture comprises:
- Server
- Codify and encapsulate the input video flow in a proper format for the delivery. Then it is prepared for distribution by segmenting it into different files. In the process of intake, the video is encoded and segmented to generate video fragments and index file.
- Encoder: codify video files in H.264 format and audio in AAC, MP3, AC-3 or EC-3.[7] This is encapsulated by MPEG-2 Transport Stream to carry it.
- Segmenter: divides the MPEG-2 TS file into fragments of equal length, kept as .ts files. It also creates an index file that contains references of the fragmented files, saved as .m3u8.
- Distributor
- Formed by a standard web server, accepts requests from clients and delivers all the resources (.m3u8 playlist file and .ts segment files) needed for streaming.
- Client
- Request and download all the files and resources, assembling them so that they can be presented to the user as a continuous flow video. The client software downloads first the index file through a URL and then the several media files available. The playback software assembles the sequence to allow continued display to the user.
Features
HTTP Live Streaming provides mechanisms for players to adapt to unreliable network conditions without causing user-visible playback stalling. For example, on an unreliable wireless network, HLS allows the player to use a lower quality video, thus reducing bandwidth usage. HLS videos can be made highly available by providing multiple servers for the same video, allowing the player to swap seamlessly if one of the servers fails.
Adaptability
To enable a player to adapt to the bandwidth of the network, the original video is encoded in several distinct quality levels. The server serves an index, called a "master playlist", of these encodings, called "variant streams". The player can then choose between the variant streams during playback, changing back and forth seamlessly as network conditions change.
Availability
The master playlist can list duplicate variant streams that have the same level of quality but are hosted by different servers. This enables the player to swap to a different server for a given bitrate if one of the servers fails. This grants a degree of high availability to serving streams.
This can be combined with adaptability by listing multiple variant streams for each distinct quality level.
Using fragmented MP4
On WWDC2016 Apple announced[8] the inclusion of byte-range addressing for fragmented MP4 files, or fMP4, allowing content to be played in HLS without the need to multiplex it into MPEG-2 Transport Stream. The industry considered this as a step towards compatibility between HLS and MPEG-DASH.[9][10]
Server implementations
Adobe Media Server supports HLS for iOS devices (HLS) and Protected HTTP Live Streaming (PHLS).
Akamai supports HLS for live and on-demand streams.
Amazon CloudFront supports HLS for on-demand streams.
Bitmovin supports HLS for on-demand and live streaming.
CDNetworks supports HLS for live and on-demand streams.
Cisco Systems: Supports full end to end delivery for Live/TSTV/VOD/HLS and Cloud DVR services.
Cloudflare supports HLS for live and on-demand streams.
EdgeCast Networks supports cross-device streaming using HLS.
Edgeware: Supports full end to end delivery for Live/TSTV/VOD/HLS.
Helix Universal Server from RealNetworks supports iPhone OS 3.0 and later for live and on-demand HTTP Live or On-Demand streaming of H.264 and AAC content to iPhone, iPad and iPod.
IIS Media Services from Microsoft supports live and on-demand Smooth Streaming and HTTP Live Streaming.
Level 3 supports HLS live and on-demand streams.
Limelight Networks supports HLS for some accounts.[11]
Nginx with the nginx-rtmp-module supports HLS in live mode. Commercial version Nginx Plus also supports HLS/HDS VOD.
Nimble Streamer supports HLS in live and VOD mode.
Node.js with the hls-server package supports hls encoding to live mode and local files conversion.[12]
Tata Communications CDN supports HLS for live and on-demand streams.
TVersity supports HLS in conjunction with on-the-fly transcoding for playback of any video content on iOS devices.
Unreal Media Server supports low latency HLS as of version 9.5.
Ustream supports HLS delivery of live broadcasts. The ingested stream is re-transcoded if the original audio and video codec falls outside HLS requirements.
VLC Media Player supports HLS for serving live and on-demand streams as of version 2.0.
Wowza Streaming Engine from Wowza Media Systems supports HLS and encrypted HLS for live (with DVR) and on-demand streaming.
Usage
Google added HTTP Live Streaming support in Android 3.0 (Honeycomb).[13]
HP added HTTP Live Streaming support in webOS 3.0.5.[14]
- Microsoft added support for HTTP Live Streaming in EdgeHTML rendering engine in Windows 10 in 2015.[15]
- Microsoft added support for HTTP Live Streaming in IIS Media Services 4.0.[16]
Yospace added HTTP Live Streaming support in Yospace HLS Player and SDK for flash version 1.0.[citation needed]
Sling Media added HTTP Live Streaming support to its Slingboxes and its SlingPlayer apps.[17]
- In 2014/15, the BBC introduced HLS-AAC streams for its live internet radio and on-demand audio services, and supports those streams with its iPlayer Radio clients.[18]
Supported players and servers
HTTP Live Streaming is natively supported in the following operating systems:
Windows 10 (Microsoft Edge)
macOS 10.6+ (Safari and QuickTime)
iOS 3.0+ (Safari)
Android 4.1+[19] (Google Chrome)
Clients
| Product | Platform | Live Streaming | DRM | As of Version | Editor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safari (web browser) | macOS, iOS | Yes | Yes | 6.0+ Has full HLS support. | Apple |
Microsoft Edge (web browser) | Windows 10 | Yes | Yes | Microsoft | |
Google Chrome (web browser) | Windows, macOS, Android, iOS | Native support on Android/iOS. Support via Media Source Extensions on other OS. | Yes | 30+ Android and iOS have native OS support. Other platforms require Media Source Extensions. | Google |
Firefox (web browser) | Windows, macOS, Android, iOS | Native support on Android/iOS. Support via Media Source Extensions on other OS. | Yes | 50.0+ for Android[20] and 57.0 for others,[21] 59.0 has enhanced support for Android[22] | Mozilla |
QuickTime Player (media player) | macOS | Yes | Yes | 10.0+ Has full HLS support. | Apple |
iTunes (music player) | Windows, macOS | Yes | Yes | 10.1+[23] Has full HLS support. To play a HLS stream, go to File > Open Stream and replace "http://" with "itls://" (for video streams) or "itals://" (for audio streams) in the stream URL. | Apple |
VLC media player (media player) | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Windows Phone | Yes | Unknown | VLC 2.x[24] has partial support up to HLS version 3 (otherwise will load as M3U playlist, individual chunks sequence).[25] VLC 3.0 has full HLS support. | VideoLAN |
Media Player Classic Home Cinema (media player) | Windows | Yes | Yes | Gabest, Doom9 forum users | |
PotPlayer (media player) | Windows | Yes | Yes | Daum Communications | |
MPlayer / SMPlayer / mpv (media player) | Windows, macOS, Linux | Yes | Yes | Ricardo Villalba | |
GOM Player (media player) | Windows | Yes | Yes | Gretech | |
Cameleon (live video streaming software) | Windows, macOS | Yes | Unknown | Yatko | |
Audacious (software) (music player) | Windows, Linux | Yes | Yes | Audacious | |
| Radio Tray (radio player) | Linux | Yes | Yes | Carlos Ribeiro | |
Kodi (software) (home entertainment application) | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS | Yes | Partial | 12.0 Alpha 5 and later DRM support requires a monthly/nightly build | XBMC Foundation |
MythTV (home entertainment application) | Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD | Yes | Yes | 0.26 | MythTV |
JRiver Media Center (home entertainment application) | Windows, macOS | Yes | Yes | JRiver | |
| XiiaLive (radio player) | Android, iOS | Yes | Yes | 3.0+ Plays internet radio streams (audio only). | Visual Blasters LLC |
Tunein radio (radio player) | Android, iOS | Yes | Yes | 3.3+ Plays internet radio streams (audio only). | TuneIn |
myTuner Radio (radio player) | Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Windows 8, macOS | Yes | Yes | Plays internet radio streams (audio only). | AppGeneration Software |
| Internet Radio Player (radio player) | Android | Yes | Yes | Plays internet radio streams (audio only). | MuserTech |
| GuguRadio (radio player) | iOS | Yes | Yes | Plays internet radio streams (audio only). | Leon Fan |
AIMP (media player) | Windows, Android | Yes | Unknown | 4.10+ (build 1827) Plays internet radio streams (audio only). | Artem Izmaylov |
| Mini Stream Player (media player) | Android | Yes | Yes | JogiApp | |
| MX Player (media player) | Android | Yes | Yes | J2 Interactive | |
| TV Streams (media player) | macOS, iOS, tvOS | Yes | Yes | v7.1 | Tiago Martinho |
| HP Touchpad | WebOS | Yes | Yes | 3.0.5 | HP |
| Amino x4x STB | Amino set-top boxes | Yes | Yes | 2.5.2 Aminet | Aminocom.com |
| Dune HD TV | Dune HD set-top boxes | Yes | Yes | TV Series | dunehd.com |
| CTU Systems Ltd | CTU Systems Ltd Eludo Play Out System | Yes | Yes | TV Series | ctusystems.com |
| nangu.TV | Motorola set-top boxes | Yes | Yes | 2.0 | nangu.TV |
| Roku Digital Video Player | Roku set-top boxes | Yes | Yes | Roku OS / SDK 2.6 | Roku |
| Telebreeze Player | HTML, Android, iOS, Windows, MacOS, Roku, MAG Infomir, Samsung Tizen, LG WebOS, Google Chromecast, tvOS, Amazon Fire TV, AndroidTV | Yes | Yes | Telebreeze | |
| bitdash (SDK) | HTML5 or Flash, Web and Mobile | Yes | Yes | Version 3.0+ | bitmovin |
| 3ivx (SDK) | Windows 8, Windows Phone 8[26] & Xbox One[27] | Yes | Yes | 2.0 | 3ivx |
| THEOplayer [28] | HTML5, SDK (Android, iOS, Android TV, tvOS, Chromecast) | Yes | Yes | THEO Technologies N.V. | |
| Viblast Player (SDK) | HTML5, iOS, Android | Yes | Partial | Viblast Ltd | |
| Flowplayer (SDK) | Adobe Flash, iOS, Android, HTML5 (hlsjs plugin) | Yes | Yes | The Flash HLS plugin is available from GitHub. | Flowplayer Ltd |
JW Player (SDK) | Adobe Flash, iOS, Android, HTML5 | Yes | Yes | HLS is provided in all JW Player versions as of JW8 (latest) | JW Player |
| Radiant Media Player (SDK) | Adobe Flash, HTML5 | Yes | Yes | 1.5.0[29] | Radiant Media Player |
| Yospace (SDK) | Adobe Flash | Yes | Yes | 2.1 | Yospace |
| Onlinelib (SDK) | Adobe Flash | Yes | Yes | 2.0 | Onlinelib.de |
| VODOBOX HLS Player (online service) | Adobe Flash, HTML5, iOS, Android | Yes | Yes | Vodobox | |
| NexPlayer (SDK) | HTML5 (MSE Browsers), Android (mobile, TV, STB), iOS, Chromecast, Windows, Mac, Linux, Tizen, WebOS | Yes | Yes | NexStreaming | |
| ffplay/avplay (multimedia framework) | Yes | Partial | FFmpeg/Libav | ||
GPAC (multimedia framework) | Yes | No | 0.5.0 | Telecom ParisTech inc. | |
| QuickPlayer (SDK) | Android, iOS, Windows 7, 8, 8,1 and 10 | Yes | Yes | Squadeo | |
| hls.js (MSE) | MSE Browsers | Yes | Unknown | Daily Motion open source[30][31] | |
| hasplayer.js (MSE) | MSE Browsers | Yes | Unknown | open source[32] | |
| Hola Player (video player) | HTML5, Adobe Flash, iOS, Android | Yes | Yes | All versions | Hola Ltd open source[33] |
| Shaka Player (SDK) | HTML5 (MSE Browsers) | Coming soon | Partial | 2.1 | Open Source[34][35] |
| Fluid Player (Video Player) | HTML5 (MSE Browsers) | Yes | Yes | 2.2.0+ | Fluid Player OSS[36][37][38] |
| Video.js | MSE Browsers. Flash with flashls source handler fallback. | Yes | Yes | Open source |
Servers
| Product | Technology | As Of Version | Editor | Free | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANEVIA Genova Live | Bundled software for transcoding to H.264 & HEVC, and packaging to HLS, MPEG-DASH, MS Smooth Streaming | Anevia | No | ||
| AvProxy | Light software for live streaming Input and output streams : HTTP(S), HLS(S)/AES-128, UDP, RTP, MPTS demux | 2.19[39] | Yes | Proprietary but free for use | |
| bitcodin | SaaS | bitmovin | No | [40] | |
| VLC | 1.2 | Yes | |||
| Video Cloud | SaaS | Brightcove | No | [41] | |
| IIS Media Services | 4.0[16] | Microsoft | No | ||
| Antik Media Streamer | Ingest Module (UDP/HTTP Transport Stream, Backup Stream with auto-switching, stream status monitoring and logging), Stream replication UDP/HTTP, HLS streaming, Video archive with snapshots, Server-side Timeshift, Timezone Shifting with multi-timezones, Stream Encryption using AES and key-rotation (with Antik Key Server) | 3.0 | Antik technology | No | |
| Adobe Media Server | Live and VOD streaming as origin and edge server | 5.0 | Adobe | No | |
| Evostream Media Server | Cross-platform including embedded systems such as encoders, IP cameras, DVRs, and more. Supports: Adobe Flash RTMP, RTMPS, LiveFLV, full transcoder for creating lower bitrate streams, HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) for streaming to iPhones, iPads and Androids, HTTP Dynamic Streaming (HDS) for Adobe Air, Microsoft Smooth Streaming (MSS) for Microsoft devices, RTSP with RTP or MPEG-TS, MPEG-TS (unicast/multicast), compatible Live Encoding, strong security for your content ( Verimatrix DRM, HLS AES encryption, Stream Aliasing, Watermarking), built-in clustering mechanism and more. | 1.6.5 | EvoStream | No | |
| MythTV | 0.25 | MythTV | Yes | ||
| MACNETIX VOD-Server | 3.0 | MACNETIX | No | ||
| Anevia NEA Live Servers | Transcapsulation: from one input, several outputs (HLS, MS Smooth Streaming, ADS Flash, MPEG DASH) | Anevia | No | ||
| Packet Ship OverView:Origin Server | Capture from IPTV multicast and chunking to HLS for multi-bandwidth live streams, with AES encryption | 2.1 | Packet Ship | No | |
| nangu.TV Streamers | on-the-fly adaptation: content is stored once enabling several outputs (HLS, MS Smooth Streaming, ADS Flash, MPEG DASH) | nangu.TV | No | ||
| TVersity Media Server | 1.9 | TVersity | No | Pro Edition only | |
| Helix Universal Server | Live + VOD HLS with Verimatrix DRM integration, ABR, Multi-Resolution, AES encryption | 15.0+ | RealNetworks | No | High performance HLS (12,000+ concurrent devices) |
| Wowza Streaming Engine | Live and VOD streaming as origin and edge server with DVR, DRM Integration and Transcoding for adaptive delivery. Outputs to MPEG-DASH, HLS, HDS, Smooth Streaming, RTMP, and RTSP | 2.0+ | Wowza Media Systems | No | |
| Unified Streaming Platform | Muxes media content from one unified source to multiple outputs (Smooth Streaming, HDS, HLS and MPEG DASH) | Unified Streaming | No | ||
| VODOBOX Live Server | Outputs HTTP Live Streaming with Adaptive bitrate streaming (up to 6 simultaneous qualities). Video codecs : AVC H.264 / HEVC H.265 Audio codecs : MP3 / AAC Transport layers : HTTP / FTP / Amazon AWS S3 / Microsoft Azure Web Storage / writing to disk (NetBios / Samba) Hostings : internal HTTP Web server and/or external Web servers (ex: Apache HTTP server, Microsoft IIS, Nginx, etc.) | 1.0 | Vodobox | Yes | Supports input live streams from DVB-T devices, satellite receivers (Dreambox), IP streams (RTSP, RTMP, MMS, HTTP), Microsoft DirectShow drivers (video capture cards, live production software, camera). Encoder is compliant with Intel Quick Sync Video and Nvidia NVENC hardware acceleration. |
| Flixwagon Platform Video Server | Flixwagon | No | |||
| StreamCoder Live Encoder | Realtime video encoder (inputs : DVB/IP stream or video signal). Supports multi-bitrates and multi-languages | Ektacom | No | ||
| Apache HTTP Server | Apache Software Foundation | Yes | |||
| Unreal Media Server | 9.5 | Unreal Streaming Technologies | No | Latency of live streams can be as low as 2.5 seconds over the Internet | |
| Nimble Streamer | RTMP / RTSP / Icecast / MPEG-TS to ABR HLS. MP4 / MP3 to VOD HLS | 1.0.0-x | WMSPanel | No | |
| Nginx-rtmp-module | Free module for nginx server with support of HLS live streaming. Compliant with iOS and Android. | 0.9.x | Roman Arutyunyan | Yes | |
| Nginx Plus | VOD HLS as origin | NGINX, Inc. | No | ||
| Flussonic Media Server | Multi-platform support for HTTP, RTSP, RTMP, DASH, Time Shifting, DVR Functions with Unlimited Rewind Capabilities HLS streaming specific to iOS platform support. | 3.0+ | Flussonic, LLC. | No | Supporting a magnitude of features with full HTTP support. |
| VBrick Distributed Media Engine ("DME") | 2.0 | VBrick Systems, Inc. | No | Live and stored HLS. Live can be transmuxed from several input mux including RTP, RTMP, and MPEG-TS using H.264 encoding | |
| Telebreeze Coder / Media Server | Input streams / interfaces: UDP, TCP, RTP, HLS, HTTP, RTMP (MPEG-TS) Output Streams: HLS, HTTP, UDP Preprocessing: Resize, Deinterlace, Frame Rate Conversion, Audio Resampling, Logo Rendering | Telebreeze | No | ||
| LEADTOOLS Media Streaming Server SDK | Converts files on the fly to Adobe HDS, Apple HLS, MPEG-DASH, Microsoft Smooth Streaming, RTSP. | 19.0 | LEAD Technologies | No | |
| MC-ROUTE | Multifunctional software for live stream routing and protocol conversion | 4.4 | Teracue | No | Supported protocols: TS over UDP, RTP, TCP, HLS, HTTP, RTSP/RTP |
| Direkt router | Live hardware decoder with SDI, NDI out and transcoding | 4.1 | Intinor | No | Supported protocols in: TS over UDP, RTP, TCP, HLS, HTTP, RTMP out: UDP, RTP, TCP, RTMP |
Live Encoders
| Product | Technology | As Of Version | Editor | Free | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENC-400 Series | Live hardware encoder with SDI or HDMI | 1.0 | Teracue | No | Supported protocols: TS over UDP,RTP, TCP, RTP/RTSP, RTMP push, HLS |
| WELLAV NB100 | Live Streamcast with SDI or HDMI, CVBS | 1.0 | Wellav Technologies | No | Supported protocols: TS UDP,RTP, RTP/RTSP, RTMP, HLS; |
| ZyPerMX4 | Live hardware encoder with 4 HDMI inputs | 1.0 | ZeeVee | No | Supported protocols: TS over UDP,RTP, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, HLS |
VOD encoders
| Product | Technology | As Of Version | Editor | Free | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VODOBOX HLS Encoder | Converts video files into pre-encoded HLS Adaptive bitrate streaming, ready to be hosted and broadcast through Apache HTTP server / Microsoft IIS / Nginx Web servers. Supports AVC H.264 / HEVC H.265 / MPEG-TS / Fragmented MP4 / Alternate Audio / Alternate Subtitles. | 1.0 | Vodobox | Yes | Transcodes classic video files (avi, mp4, m2ts, mkv, ...) into HLS streams with multi-qualities for VOD or replay usage. Hardware encoding can be accelerated by Intel Quick Sync Video and Nvidia NVENC technologies. |
| MediaGoom HLS Packager[42] | Convert mp4 files encoded with multibitrate to HLS chunks. | 0.1 | Mediagoom | Yes | Support both Linux and Windows. |
See also
- Adaptive bitrate streaming
- Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP
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