HLS #EXT-X-VERSION:6 tag breaks streaming

Stream created with the gstreamer v1.4.x trunk hlssink plugin contains the version keyword as follows:

#EXT-X-VERSION:6

The presence of this keyword causes VLC to interpret the live stream as a single playlist of 5 videos, which are downloaded separately and played one after the other, the screen closing and opening between the end of each video and the start of the next.

Removing the #EXT-X-VERSION:6 keyword from the live stream causes the video to play normally.

Works:

#EXTM3U #EXT-X-ALLOW-CACHE:NO #EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:173 #EXT-X-TARGETDURATION:4

#EXTINF:4.0002455711364746,ciao http://192.168.225.3/stream/segment200172.ts #EXTINF:4.0002031326293945,ciao http://192.168.225.3/stream/segment200173.ts #EXTINF:4.0000090599060059,ciao http://192.168.225.3/stream/segment200174.ts #EXTINF:2.0001132488250732,ciao http://192.168.225.3/stream/segment200175.ts #EXTINF:2.0002508163452148,ciao http://192.168.225.3/stream/segment200176.ts

Doesn't work:

#EXTM3U #EXT-X-VERSION:6 #EXT-X-ALLOW-CACHE:NO #EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:173 #EXT-X-TARGETDURATION:4

#EXTINF:4.0002455711364746,ciao http://192.168.225.3/stream/segment200172.ts #EXTINF:4.0002031326293945,ciao http://192.168.225.3/stream/segment200173.ts #EXTINF:4.0000090599060059,ciao http://192.168.225.3/stream/segment200174.ts #EXTINF:2.0001132488250732,ciao http://192.168.225.3/stream/segment200175.ts #EXTINF:2.0002508163452148,ciao http://192.168.225.3/stream/segment200176.ts

assigned to @fcartegnie

added Version::master git label

removed Version::master git label

Why 2.2.x git?

only related to httplive peek size

Samples?

Fixed for 2.2.2

added Status::fixed label

changed milestone to %2.2.2

closed

Experienced this issue in 2.2.4, and the latest 2.2.5 nightly (20161122-0453) on OSX 10.11.6. Have two copies of a playlist, one with EXT-X-VERSION:6 and one with EXT-X-VERSION:3.

When version is set to 6, the playlist is seen as a series of individual video files. Causing stutters in the video as the player transitioned between video files.

removed Status::fixed label

reopened

Still does not change from previous comment:

only related to httplive peek size

Sorry I haven't come across 'httplive peek size' what is that?

None of

#EXT-X- within

        "TARGETDURATION",
        "MEDIA-SEQUENCE",
        "KEY",
        "ALLOW-CACHE",
        "ENDLIST",
        "STREAM-INF",
        "DISCONTINUITY",
        "VERSION"

in the first 2K data and after the EXTM3U has been found

changed milestone to %2.2.x maintenance branch

added Status::needs more info label

closed

There's no support for > version 3 in httplive.

The error message are not even correct.

static int parse_Version(stream_t *s, hls_stream_t *hls, char *p_read)
{
    assert(hls);

    int version;
    int ret = sscanf(p_read, "#EXT-X-VERSION:%d", &version);
    if (ret != 1)
    {
        msg_Err(s, "#EXT-X-VERSION: no protocol version found, should be version 1.");
        return VLC_EGENERIC;
    }

    /* Check version */
    hls->version = version;
    if (hls->version <= 0 || hls->version > 3)
    {
        msg_Err(s, "#EXT-X-VERSION should be version 1, 2 or 3 iso %d", version);
        return VLC_EGENERIC;
    }
    return VLC_SUCCESS;
}