[FFmpeg-user] Tracking video viewing progress

Jamey Kirby jkirby at whupfm.org
Thu May 15 14:49:29 EEST 2025


I use HLS in 2-second chunks (audio). I parse my Nginx logs to determine
how much a user has listened to, down to a 2-second resolution. Video HLS
segments are usually 10 seconds, but the idea is the same.

On Thu, May 15, 2025 at 5:38 AM Simon Bradley via ffmpeg-user <
ffmpeg-user at ffmpeg.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Is it realistically possible to track how much of a video has been viewed
> by a user? I know I can track if it's been accessed at all (that's easy)
> and by whom, but can I see how much of the video has been watched at each
> time?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Simon
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