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How to download and decrypt HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) videos in iOS?

I want to download M3U8 file chunks (HLS) and store that video (after decrypting it) for later viewing. I have made a demo to play M3U8 file but I want to download video data for later view.

Solution

  • You can use ffmpeg to download and decode the HTTP-LS stream:

    ffmpeg -i http://example.org/playlist.m3u8 -c copy -bsf:a aac_adtstoasc output.mp4

    There is an iOS version of ffmpeg available.