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Clone M3U8 Stream

entrailzentrailz Member, Host Rep
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Hey,

Does anyone know if its possible to "clone" an m3u8 stream, essentially to get a direct copy of the input stream?

For example, I have an M3U8 stream that contains 3 different qualities, is there a way I can clone these into my own m3u8 file that will work exactly the same?

Thanks.

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  • mkshmksh Member

    https://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Matrix:Module-aloop

  • mrclownmrclown Member

    Are you checking to download or relay?

  • entrailzentrailz Member, Host Rep

    @mrclown said:
    Are you checking to download or relay?

    A little bit of both, I want to essentially download it and then stream it from my own server.

  • FHRFHR Member, Host Rep

    IceCast is a streaming solution, which supports relaying. Not sure exactly how it works, but check it out.

  • JanevskiJanevski Member

    Wasn't m3u just text pointing where the actual stream bytes are?

  • DennisdeWitDennisdeWit Member

    @FHR said:
    IceCast is a streaming solution, which supports relaying. Not sure exactly how it works, but check it out.

    This is not going to happen. IceCast mostly works with audio and in SOME situations with video too. However, Wowza was developed for this. Icecast mostly is for radiostations. I use it myself :)

  • FHRFHR Member, Host Rep

    @DennisdeWit said:

    @FHR said:
    IceCast is a streaming solution, which supports relaying. Not sure exactly how it works, but check it out.

    This is not going to happen. IceCast mostly works with audio and in SOME situations with video too. However, Wowza was developed for this. Icecast mostly is for radiostations. I use it myself :)

    Nobody mentioned video, and m3u is an audio playlist.

  • DennisdeWitDennisdeWit Member

    @FHR I know, but the TS is talking about m3u8, which is HLS, mostly used for video.

    So:
    If TS wants to clone m3u8 video, choose Wowza
    If it’s about audio and m3u, Icecast will relay it.

  • mrclownmrclown Member

    there're a few m3u8 download tools which does the job, otherwise just write the script to download which won't be so difficult even if that's live.

    For streaming back, much simpler than downloading. Doesn't matter video or audio or both.

  • entrailzentrailz Member, Host Rep

    @mrclown said:
    there're a few m3u8 download tools which does the job, otherwise just write the script to download which won't be so difficult even if that's live.

    For streaming back, much simpler than downloading. Doesn't matter video or audio or both.

    Yep that's what I was thinking I would have to do, just didn't want to re-invent the wheel.

  • inklightinklight Member
    edited June 2018

    cvlc --loop --live-caching 9000 "http://stream/some.m3u8" --sout "#transcode:http{mux=ts,dst=:8080/1.ts}" &

    if you ant save to hdd use
    ffmpeg -i "http://stream/some.m3u8" -c copy file.mp4
    use -t 0:0:0 to save specified period of time .
    or use nginx-rtmp pull command to rebroadcast it as live m3u8 stream "embed it to web browser html5 app etc "

    Thanked by 1dahartigan
  • mkshmksh Member

    Not sure what's the problem with aloop. It seems to do exactly what OP wants (load aloop module, play stream to the input side of a loop device, record or restream from the output side). Don't think it'll get much easier but yeah i am not going to post a complete howto, sorry.

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