Fields for contents of manifests - MediaLive

Fields for contents of manifests

The following fields in the HLS output group – Manifests and Segments section configure the information to include in the HLS child manifests:

  • Output selection

  • Mode

  • Stream inf resolution

  • Manifest duration format

  • Num segments

  • I-frame only playlists – This field is used to implement trick-play via I-frames. For more information, see Trick-play track via I-frames.

  • Program date time (PDT) – This field is used to include or exclude the EXT-X-PROGRAM-DATE-TIME tag in manifest files. The tag information helps downstream players to synchronize the stream to the source that's selected in the PDT clock field.

  • Program date time (PDT) period – This field is used to set the time interval for insertion of EXT-X-PROGRAM-DATE-TIME tags, in seconds.

  • Program date time (PDT) clock – This field is used to select the time source of the PDT. Output timecode or UTC time can be selected.

  • Client cache

  • Timestamp delta microseconds

  • Codec specification

  • Manifest compression

For details about a field, choose the Info link next to the field in the MediaLive console.