The strategy for aligning HLS discontinuities, represented by a value from the following list:
- 'playlist': The first segment after a discontinuity is aligned with the segment's start time according to the HLS playlist,
i.e. the sum of the #EXTINF durations preceding the segment.
This ensures that the media time is synchronized with the playlist time, allowing for frame-accurate seeking across
discontinuities. However, if the #EXTINF durations from the playlist do not closely match the actual durations
from the media segments, then this might lead to overlap or gaps at a discontinuity, which can result in glitches or skips
during playback.
- 'media': The first segment after a discontinuity is aligned with the last media frame of the previous discontinuity.
This ensures that there is no overlap or gap at a discontinuity, resulting in smooth playback.
However, this may lead to drift between the playlist time and the actual media time, which can result in less accurate seeking.
- 'auto': The player aligns discontinuities using the 'playlist' strategy for VOD and event streams,
and using the 'media' strategy for live and DVR streams.
This is the default.
The strategy for aligning HLS discontinuities, represented by a value from the following list:
-
'playlist': The first segment after a discontinuity is aligned with the segment's start time according to the HLS playlist, i.e. the sum of the#EXTINFdurations preceding the segment. This ensures that the media time is synchronized with the playlist time, allowing for frame-accurate seeking across discontinuities. However, if the#EXTINFdurations from the playlist do not closely match the actual durations from the media segments, then this might lead to overlap or gaps at a discontinuity, which can result in glitches or skips during playback.-
'media': The first segment after a discontinuity is aligned with the last media frame of the previous discontinuity. This ensures that there is no overlap or gap at a discontinuity, resulting in smooth playback. However, this may lead to drift between the playlist time and the actual media time, which can result in less accurate seeking.-
'auto': The player aligns discontinuities using the'playlist'strategy for VOD and event streams, and using the'media'strategy for live and DVR streams. This is the default.