HLS & LL-HLS Functionality - Storm Streaming Server
Storm streaming server is fully compatible with latest Low Latency version of HLS (LL-HLS). This functionality is pre-configured and available right from the start. It's also possible to digest stream in a form of a mp4 file.
Codecs requirements
For the stream to work properly please make sure that your stream meets the following specification:
| Video codecs | H.265, H.264 |
| Video profile equal or lower than High Profile, Level 5.2. | |
| Format: Fragmented MP4 (MPEG is not supported) | |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AAC-LC, HE-AAC+ v1 & v2, (FLAC and Apple lossless are not supported) |
Table 1. Codecs requirements table
Please keep in mind that not all end-devices support H.265 codec. For the best compatibility we advise using H.264 instead.
Attaching a stream to a custom player
In order to HLS to work, a valid path to a manifest (m3u8) file must be provided. The path to a manifest file on Storm streaming server looks as follow:
https://yourdomain.com/hls/live/stream_name.m3u8
Realtime mp4 file
You can also digest a raw mp4 file made on fly from the stream using fmp4 format
https://yourdomain.com/live/stream_name.mp4
Where stream_name is a published name of your stream.
Popular HLS players
- Akamai Player - https://players.akamai.com/players/hlsjs
- Bitmovin - https://bitmovin.com/demos/stream-test
- JW Player - https://developer-tools.jwplayer.com/stream-tester