[FFmpeg-user] For HLS, playlist.m3u8 file skips last segment entry

[ajay parashar]

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On Tue 30 Sep, 2014 6:59 PM IST Claudiu Rad wrote:

>
>On 9/30/2014 4:11 PM, ajay parashar wrote:
>>> #EXTM3U
>>> #EXT-X-VERSION:3
>>> #EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:0
>>> #EXT-X-ALLOW-CACHE:YES
>>> #EXT-X-TARGETDURATION:17
>>> #EXTINF:15.015000,
>>> out000.ts
>>> #EXTINF:8.341667,
>>> out001.ts
>>> #EXTINF:8.341667,
>>> out002.ts
>>> #EXTINF:8.341667,
>>> out003.ts
>>> #EXTINF:16.683333,
>>> out004.ts
>>> 
>>> 
>> You should add "#EXT-X-ENDLIST" for a VOD hls.
>> ***********************************
>> Should I add ENDLIST tag manually or ffmpeg should do this for user while generating playlist.m3u8 file.
>> 
>
>Actually, "#EXT-X-ENDLIST" is not added because you have specified "-segment_list_flags +live" in your ffmpeg command.
>If you want to generate a live HLS stream, use +live flag and the tag will not be added (like in your example), if you want to generate a VOD stream, remove the flag and the tag will be added.
>
>However this won't fix the issue you are reporting that "out005.ts" isn't added to the playlist and I can't help you with that, sorry.
>Just wondering: are you sure that out005.ts contains useful data?
>
>-- Claudiu
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Yes, out005.ts contains useful data.
Ajay
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