Hi,
I'm currently experiencing issues with HLS streams created by FFmpeg running on Safari.
When I pass the stream to the mediastreamvalidator tool and then run hlsreport on the output, I get a critical error reported:
Media Entry discontinuity value does not match previous playlist for MEDIA-SEQUENCE 1
If I let the stream finish (it's a live stream from an IoT device) and then perform the stream validation again I no longer receive the critical error. My assumption is that this critical error is contributing to the HLS stall on iOS.
I have also noticed that if I let the stream continue and then re-load the video control in Safari the stream starts
Is there a resource with explanations or remediation paths relevant to the possible output of the hlsreport?
My m3u8 output looks like this (I have redacted the server host)
#EXTM3U
#EXT-X-VERSION:6
#EXT-X-TARGETDURATION:2
#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:1
#EXT-X-PLAYLIST-TYPE:EVENT
#EXT-X-INDEPENDENT-SEGMENTS
#EXT-X-DISCONTINUITY
#EXTINF:2.000000,
https://redacted.com/segment-00001.ts
#EXTINF:2.000011,
https://redacted.com/segment-00002.ts
#EXTINF:2.000011,
https://redacted.com/segment-00003.ts
#EXTINF:2.000011,
https://redacted.com/segment-00004.ts
#EXTINF:2.000011,
#EXT-X-ENDLIST
Thanks for any advice or guidance possible - if I can provide isolated code snippets I will do.
Andy