Use DASH instead of hls

docker/rootfs/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf

@@ -62,11 +62,18 @@ http {
         vod_max_mapping_response_size 1m;
         vod_upstream_location /api;
         vod_ignore_edit_list on;
+        vod_segment_duration 4000;
+		vod_align_segments_to_key_frames on;
+		vod_manifest_duration_policy min;
+		vod_dash_manifest_format segmenttemplate;
+        vod_dash_profiles urn:mpeg:dash:profile:isoff-live:2011;
 
-        # vod performance https://github.com/kaltura/nginx-vod-module#performance-recommendations
-        vod_hls_mpegts_align_frames off;
-        vod_hls_mpegts_interleave_frames on;
-        aio on;
+		# file handle caching / aio
+		open_file_cache          max=1000 inactive=5m;
+		open_file_cache_valid    2m;
+		open_file_cache_min_uses 1;
+		open_file_cache_errors   on;
+		aio on;
 
         # https://github.com/kaltura/nginx-vod-module#vod_open_file_thread_pool
         vod_open_file_thread_pool default;
@@ -77,14 +84,14 @@ http {
 
         # gzip manifests
         gzip on;
-        gzip_types application/vnd.apple.mpegurl;
+        gzip_types application/vnd.apple.mpegurl video/f4m application/dash+xml text/xml;
 
         location /vod/ {
             aio threads;
-            vod hls;
+            vod dash;
 
             secure_token $args;
-			secure_token_types application/vnd.apple.mpegurl;
+			secure_token_types application/dash+xml;
 
             add_header Access-Control-Allow-Headers '*';
             add_header Access-Control-Expose-Headers 'Server,range,Content-Length,Content-Range';

frigate/http.py

@@ -1056,12 +1056,7 @@ def vod_ts(camera_name, start_ts, end_ts):
         clip = {"type": "source", "path": recording.path}
         duration = int(recording.duration * 1000)
 
-        # Determine if we need to end the last clip early
-        if recording.end_time > end_ts:
-            duration -= int((recording.end_time - end_ts) * 1000)
-
         if duration > 0:
-            clip["keyFrameDurations"] = [duration]
             clips.append(clip)
             durations.append(duration)
         else:
@@ -1076,6 +1071,7 @@ def vod_ts(camera_name, start_ts, end_ts):
         {
             "cache": hour_ago.timestamp() > start_ts,
             "discontinuity": False,
+            "consistentSequenceMediaInfo": True,
             "durations": durations,
             "segment_duration": max(durations),
             "sequences": [{"clips": clips}],

web/src/routes/Events.jsx

@@ -561,8 +561,8 @@ export default function Events({ path, ...props }) {
                                 autoplay: true,
                                 sources: [
                                   {
-                                    src: `${apiHost}/vod/event/${event.id}/master.m3u8`,
-                                    type: 'application/vnd.apple.mpegurl',
+                                    src: `${apiHost}/vod/event/${event.id}/manifest.mpd`,
+                                    type: 'application/dash+xml',
                                   },
                                 ],
                               }}

web/src/routes/Recording.jsx

@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ export default function Recording({ camera, date, hour = '00', minute = '00', se
               src: `${apiHost}/vod/${year}-${month}/${day}/${h.hour}/${camera}/${timezone.replaceAll(
                 '/',
                 '_'
-              )}/master.m3u8`,
-              type: 'application/vnd.apple.mpegurl',
+              )}/manifest.mpd`,
+              type: 'application/dash+xml',
             },
           ],
         };