Can i merge multiple m3u8 files into one m3u8 file?

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I have multiple m3u8 files which I want to play one after another in the same video player. Is there a way to include all of them in one m3u8 file? For example, let's say that I have these files: zebra.m3u8, giraffe.m3u8 and lion.m3u8, how can I play all of them one after another in the same player?

I was thinking about an m3u8 file which will work like this:

zebra.m3u8 -> master playlist -> media playlist
giraffe.m3u8 ...

Some kind of file which will contain the manifests' urls for the m3u8 clips.

Edit: An idea which came to mind was to list the .ts urls of all clips in the correct order and create sort of a merged m3u8 playlist but it doesn't work, any ideas?

score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 07 '21 at 07:24

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Solved by using the EXT-X-DISCONTINUITY tag https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-pantos-http-live-streaming-23#section-4.3.2.3

edited Oct 07 '21 at 07:24

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answered Nov 17 '20 at 15:10

Alon Yeager

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You are awesome ! – Minh Vũ Hoàng Jan 08 '21 at 08:47
Is it also possible to combine them in a way that a player treats it a single video? With the EXT-X-DISCONTINUITY tag players seem to play each segment as a separate video. – manews Sep 14 '22 at 15:03

Can i merge multiple m3u8 files into one m3u8 file?

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