MPEGDASHHLS
MPEGDASHHLS is a term used to describe an interoperability approach intended to serve video content to both MPEG-DASH and Apple HLS clients using a unified delivery format. It is not an official standard, but rather a practical strategy employed by streaming providers to maximize compatibility across devices and platforms while sharing a common encoding and packaging workflow.
The core idea relies on the Common Media Application Format (CMAF) and fragmented MP4 (fMP4) segments. By
Advantages include reduced storage and encoding effort, faster turnaround for multi-platform releases, and simpler content pipelines.