mpv-player / mpv-player/mpv

Adaptive playback (hls/dash)

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Description

Expected behavior of the wanted feature

One of the main selling point of hls/dash is adaptive playback: having the player automatically switch between variants/renditions as the network bandwidth changes. It would be great to have optional support for this in mpv.

First discussed in #7033

Alternative behavior of the wanted feature

Write a lua script to manually toggle renditions but i don't think we can currently change renditions without clearing the playback cache (which is a requirement for seamless adaptive playback)

Log File

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Sample Files

https://playertest.longtailvideo.com/adaptive/elephants_dream_v4/index.m3u8

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the prior discussion in #7033 and the supplied adaptive HLS sample. The issue does not name files, tests, or an entry point, so locating the playback and rendition-handling code will require project research. Done means optional switching between variants as bandwidth changes, without clearing the playback cache.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
audio-video-rtc
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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