diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0d8899e..677fda2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -[Live link](https://ipfsvideo.cc/) +# HLS over IPFS video player -## How to use +## How to use: Accepts three query parameters: @@ -8,23 +8,28 @@ Accepts three query parameters: - `source`: optional, defaults to `master.m3u8`. - `title`: optional, allows overriding the browser tab title. -Here is a script you can use to encode a video into a HLS folder with a playlist: +## Usage Examples: -``` -#!/usr/bin/env bash -outdir=${1%.*} -mkdir "$outdir" -pushd "$outdir" -ffmpeg -i "../$1" -profile:v baseline -level 3.0 -start_number 0 -hls_time 5 -hls_list_size 0 -f hls master.m3u8 -popd -``` +- [Big Buck Bunny](https://ipfsvideo.cc/?hash=QmdpAidwAsBGptFB3b6A9Pyi5coEbgjHrL3K2Qrsutmj9K&title=Big%20Buck%20Bunny) +- [What is the Royal Path? - Royal Path 001](https://ipfsvideo.cc/?hash=QmYzdc44xBkVgp8aWJW57KprjDs5j2hmN8g7eDqm5pvY8L&title=What+is+the+Royal+Path%3F+-+Royal+Path+001) + +## How to make compatible videos: + +Here is a Bash script you can use to encode a video into a HLS folder with a playlist: + + #!/usr/bin/env bash + outdir=${1%.*} + mkdir "$outdir" + pushd "$outdir" + ffmpeg -i "../$1" -profile:v baseline -level 3.0 -start_number 0 -hls_time 5 -hls_list_size 0 -f hls master.m3u8 + popd (If you add that to your path as `recode-to-hls` you can convert a folder of MP4 files with the command `ls *.mp4 -1 | xargs -d "\n" -n1 recode-to-hls`.) A folder produced this way can be posted to IPFS, and that hash is used in this page URL. Here are two hashes created following this format: -`QmdpAidwAsBGptFB3b6A9Pyi5coEbgjHrL3K2Qrsutmj9K` - Big Buck Bunny -`QmYzdc44xBkVgp8aWJW57KprjDs5j2hmN8g7eDqm5pvY8L` - Royal Path episode 001 +- `QmdpAidwAsBGptFB3b6A9Pyi5coEbgjHrL3K2Qrsutmj9K` - Big Buck Bunny +- `QmYzdc44xBkVgp8aWJW57KprjDs5j2hmN8g7eDqm5pvY8L` - Royal Path episode 001 The output from the `ipfs` command is the hash to use with this page. @@ -34,7 +39,7 @@ https://ipfsvideo.cc/?hash=QmdpAidwAsBGptFB3b6A9Pyi5coEbgjHrL3K2Qrsutmj9K&title= https://ipfsvideo.cc/?hash=QmYzdc44xBkVgp8aWJW57KprjDs5j2hmN8g7eDqm5pvY8L&title=Royal+Path+001+-+What+is+the+Royal+Path%3F -## How to build from source +## Development ### NPM commands @@ -42,6 +47,7 @@ https://ipfsvideo.cc/?hash=QmYzdc44xBkVgp8aWJW57KprjDs5j2hmN8g7eDqm5pvY8L&title= - serve: run & navigate to a live-build server on localhost port 8888 - build: build & output to output folder dist (overwrites, doesn't delete) - clean: remove caches and dist folder +- deploy: publish dist to GitHub Pages branch --- diff --git a/index.html b/index.html index cc9b618..3c6fa98 100644 --- a/index.html +++ b/index.html @@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
- - - + + +This is a tool for viewing videos encoded as HLS. The folder containing this playlist and all its files is uploaded to IPFS, and the hash is provided in the URL as a parameter.
-?hash=QmYzdc44xBkVgp8aWJW57KprjDs5j2hmN8g7eDqm5pvY8L-
It also accepts parameters for source
filename (default is master.m3u8
) and title
.
+
Accepts three query parameters:
+hash
: required. The IPFS hash of a folder containing an
+ HLS playlist and its files.
+ source
: optional, defaults to master.m3u8
.
+ title
: optional, allows overriding the browser tab title.
+ + Here is a Bash script you can use to encode a video into a HLS folder + with a playlist:
-Given at least a valid hash, it should play a video in the browser using JS-IPFS to connect directly to the IPFS network.
+#!/usr/bin/env bash +outdir=${1%.*} +mkdir "$outdir" +pushd "$outdir" +ffmpeg -i "../$1" -profile:v baseline -level 3.0 -start_number 0 -hls_time 5 -hls_list_size 0 -f hls master.m3u8 +popd+
+ (If you add that to your path as recode-to-hls
you can
+ convert a folder of MP4 files with the command
+ ls *.mp4 -1 | xargs -d "\n" -n1 recode-to-hls
.)
+
+ A folder produced this way can be posted to IPFS, and that hash is used + in this page URL. Here are two hashes created following this format: +
+QmdpAidwAsBGptFB3b6A9Pyi5coEbgjHrL3K2Qrsutmj9K
- Big Buck
+ Bunny
+ QmYzdc44xBkVgp8aWJW57KprjDs5j2hmN8g7eDqm5pvY8L
- Royal
+ Path episode 001
+