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x9k3

HLS Segmenter with SCTE-35 baked in.

scte-35 by threefive.

• SCTE-35 Cues in Mpegts Streams are Translated into HLS tags.
• Segments are Split on SCTE-35 Cues as needed.
• M3U8 Manifests are created with SCTE-35 HLS tags.
• Supports h264 and h265 and mpeg2 video.
• Multi-protocol. Files, Http(s), Multicast, and Udp.
• Supports Live Streaming.
• Customizable Ad Break Criteria

This is not yet stable. Expect changes.

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• If you have a question, ask it.

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• If you have a patch or idea or suggestion, Open an issue, and tell me about it.

Requires

• python 3.6+ or pypy3
• threefive

pip3 install threefive

How to Use

$ pypy3  x9k3.py -h
usage: x9k3.py [-h] [-i INPUT] [-l]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -i INPUT, --input INPUT
                        Input source, like "/home/a/vid.ts" or "udp://@235.35.3.5:3535" or "https://futzu.com/xaa.ts"
  -l, --live            Flag for a live event.(enables sliding window m3u8)

• Example Usage

python3 x9k3.py -i video.mpegts

python3 x9k3.py --live -i udp://@235.35.3.5:3535

cat video.ts | python3 x9k3.py

Details

• Segments are cut on iframes.

• Segment size is 2 seconds or more, determined by GOP size.

• Segments are named seg1.ts seg2.ts etc...

• For SCTE-35, Video segments are cut at the the first iframe >= the splice point pts.

• If no pts time is present in the SCTE-35 cue, the segment is cut at the next iframe.

• SCTE-35 cues are added when received.

• All SCTE35 cue commands are added.

# Time Signal
#EXT-X-SCTE35:CUE="/DC+AAAAAAAAAP/wBQb+W+M4YgCoAiBDVUVJCW3YD3+fARFEcmF3aW5nRlJJMTE1V0FCQzUBAQIZQ1VFSQlONI9/nwEKVEtSUjE2MDY3QREBAQIxQ1VFSQlw1HB/nwEiUENSMV8xMjEwMjExNDU2V0FCQ0dFTkVSQUxIT1NQSVRBTBABAQI2Q1VFSQlw1HF/3wAAFJlwASJQQ1IxXzEyMTAyMTE0NTZXQUJDR0VORVJBTEhPU1BJVEFMIAEBhgjtJQ==" 
#EXTINF:2.085422,
seg1.ts

• SCTE-35 cues with a preroll are inserted again at the splice point.

# Splice Point @ 17129.086244
#EXT-X-SCTE35:CUE="/DC+AAAAAAAAAP/wBQb+W+M4YgCoAiBDVUVJCW3YD3+fARFEcmF3aW5nRlJJMTE1V0FCQzUBAQIZQ1VFSQlONI9/nwEKVEtSUjE2MDY3QREBAQIxQ1VFSQlw1HB/nwEiUENSMV8xMjEwMjExNDU2V0FCQ0dFTkVSQUxIT1NQSVRBTBABAQI2Q1VFSQlw1HF/3wAAFJlwASJQQ1IxXzEyMTAyMTE0NTZXQUJDR0VORVJBTEhPU1BJVEFMIAEBhgjtJQ==" 
#EXTINF:0.867544,
seg2.ts

• CUE-OUT ans CUE-IN are added at the splice point.

#EXT-X-SCTE35:CUE="/DAxAAAAAAAAAP/wFAUAAABdf+/+zHRtOn4Ae6DOAAAAAAAMAQpDVUVJsZ8xMjEqLYemJQ==" CUE-OUT=YES
#EXTINF:1.668334,
seg13.ts

VOD

• x9k3 defaults to VOD style playlist generation.
• All segment are listed in the m3u8 file.

Live

• Activated by the --live switch or by setting X9K3.live=True

• Like VOD except:

  • M3u8 manifests are regenerated every time a segment is written.
  • Sliding Window for 10 MEDIA_SLOTS
  • A cue out continue tag is added to first segment in manifest during an ad break.

#EXTM3U
#EXT-X-VERSION:3
#EXT-X-TARGETDURATION:3
#EXT-X-SCTE35:CUE="/DAxAAAAAAAAAP/wFAUAAABdf+/+zHRtOn4Ae6DOAAAAAAAMAQpDVUVJsZ8xMjEqLYemJQ==",CUE-OUT=CONT
#EXTINF:2.002,
seg43.ts
#EXTINF:2.002,
seg44.ts
#EXTINF:2.002,
seg45.ts
# Splice Insert
#EXT-X-SCTE35:CUE="/DAsAAAAAAAAAP/wDwUAAABef0/+zPACTQAAAAAADAEKQ1VFSbGfMTIxIxGolm0="
#EXTINF:2.168834,
seg46.ts
# Splice Point @ 38203.125478
#EXT-X-SCTE35:CUE="/DAsAAAAAAAAAP/wDwUAAABef0/+zPACTQAAAAAADAEKQ1VFSbGfMTIxIxGolm0=",CUE-IN=YES
#EXTINF:1.001,
seg47.ts
#EXTINF:2.836166,
seg48.ts
#EXTINF:2.002,
seg49.ts
#EXTINF:2.002,
....

FAQ

Q.

How do I Customize CUE-OUT and CUE-IN ad break events?

A.

Override the X9K3.is_cue_out and X9K3.is_cue_in static methods.

The X9K3 class has three static methods you can override and customize.

Example

• Override the static method X9K3.is_cue_out(cue)
• Require
  • a Splice Command of type 6, Time Signal
  • a Splice Descriptor tag of type 2, Segmentation Descriptor
  • a Segmentation Type Id of 0x22, "Break Start"

def my_cue_out(cue):
    """
    my_cue_out returns True 
    if the splice command is a time signal
    """
    if cue.command.command_type == 6: # time signal
        for d in cue.descriptors:      # cue.descriptors is always list
            if d.tag ==2:              # Segmentation Descriptor tag
                if d.segmentation_type_id == 0x22:  # Break Start
                    return True
    return False

• Create an X9K3 instance

from x9k3 import X9K3
 x9 = X9K3("vid.ts")

• set is_cue_out to your custom function

x9.is_cue_out = my_cue_out
x9.decode()