HLS/DASH Video Streaming Implementation for Website

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HLS and DASH Video Streaming Implementation

HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) and DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP) are adaptive streaming protocols. Video is cut into 2–10 second segments; player automatically switches between qualities based on user connection speed.

HLS vs DASH

Feature HLS DASH
Support All browsers (hls.js for non-Safari) All browsers (dash.js)
Container MPEG-TS or fMP4 fMP4
DRM FairPlay (Apple), Widevine Widevine, PlayReady
Latency 6–30 sec (LL-HLS: <2 sec) 2–10 sec
CDN compatibility Excellent Excellent

HLS is standard choice. DASH used for services with multiple DRM.

FFmpeg: Create HLS playlist

ffmpeg -i "$INPUT" \
  -filter_complex \
    "[0:v]split=3[v1][v2][v3]; \
     [v1]scale=1920:1080[v1080]; \
     [v2]scale=1280:720[v720]; \
     [v3]scale=640:360[v360]" \
  -map "[v1080]" -map 0:a -c:v:0 libx264 -b:v:0 5000k -c:a:0 aac -b:a:0 192k \
  -map "[v720]" -map 0:a -c:v:1 libx264 -b:v:1 2500k -c:a:1 aac -b:a:1 128k \
  -map "[v360]" -map 0:a -c:v:2 libx264 -b:v:2 800k -c:a:2 aac -b:a:2 96k \
  -f hls -hls_time 6 -hls_playlist_type vod \
  -hls_segment_type fmp4 \
  -master_pl_name master.m3u8 \
  "$OUTPUT_DIR/v%v/index.m3u8"

PHP: Queue integration

HLS transcoding in background queue, upload to S3 or CDN. Player loads master.m3u8, adapts quality to bandwidth.

Implementation timeline

HLS setup with FFmpeg and S3: 3–4 days. With DRM (Widevine) and analytics: 5–7 days.