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FFMPEG Command to Convert MP4 to HLS Streaming Format with .m3u8 Playlist and .ts Video Segments
Jun 3, 2025
ffmpeg -i filename.mp4 -codec: copy -start_number 0 -hls_time 10 -hls_list_size 0 -f hls filename.m3u8
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uh hello guys welcome to this video so
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in this video I will show you how to
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convert a MP4 file into a live streaming
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file HLS format so we have a very simple
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MP4 file here you can see that 2 minute
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10-second long video uh so I will show
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you a very popular ffmpg command which
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will actually convert this video file
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and split it into different parts for
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live streaming it so if you want to live
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stream any MP4 video this command will
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be very much helpful so I have given
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this command in the description of this
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video so what this command does it
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actually converts the file into this
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format which is
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MME3008 playlist and then it converts it
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to the HLS format which is useful if you
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want to do HTTP live streaming so first
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of all this command actually takes the
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MP4 file and then it applies the codec
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here by this dash codec colon and then
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we copy the encoding settings and then
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dash start number zero hls time so here
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we are cutting and splitting the video
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by 10 seconds so we are providing this
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number right here which is 10 you can
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change this number accordingly so at
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after 10 seconds a new video will be
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created and then hls list zero so this
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is actually the command so if I just
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enter
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it so just make sure that you provide
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the input file name so in this case the
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file name is name is 1.mpp4 so let me
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replace it so as soon as you do this you
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will see it will actually split the
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entire video into different chunks or se
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segments which is TS file you will see
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that
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so this is file name zero file name
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one so it has splitted the entire video
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each video is taking 10 seconds so you
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can
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see the extension is TS if I go to the
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properties you will see this is a TS
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file
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so if you want to live stream any kind
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of MP4 video uh this is really helpful
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because these chunks or segments can be
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easily live streamed hello so this is
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you can see exactly the length of this
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video is 10 second the next part is this
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one you can see this will contain the
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next 10
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seconds so if you are trying to live
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stream a particular MP4 video then this
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will be very helpful so it actually
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converts your file into this playlist
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M3 08 which is a very popular format
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here which is used to HLS player you
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will see it's a HLS stands for HTTP live
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streaming so it converts
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this MP4 video to this protocol which
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allows you to deliver this video over
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HTTP live streaming so you can actually
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use this inside OBS Studio as well so
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once you convert this video so this
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command is really useful uh I've given
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this command in the description of this
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video you can do this with any kind of
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video and also check out my website
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freemediattools.com
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uh which contains thousands of tools
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