Awesome Tool - Awesome Developer

Just like others here, I very rarely take the time to leave reviews. If I pay for an app, it should do what it’s supposed to do without any fanfare from me. However, this app, and developer have gone far beyond just doing what they’re supposed to do.

This little app makes it a breeze to output video files for adaptive streaming. It automatically generates incredibly useable default streams, along with all required playlist files, tucked neatly into folders. You can easily tweak all the associated settings, omit streams you don’t need, adjust the target duration, and more…all in one place. The amount of work I saved on my first project using this app was more than well worth the cost.

As for the developer, Anand - I ran into a very slight issue with the playback via JW Player’s Flash based HLS streaming emulation for non-iOS browsers. Most developers would have blamed JW Player, or Flash, and left it at that until more people, if any, complained. I sent a message via the Contact form on his website, got a response later that evening, and he went straight to work trying to find the issue. Through this process, he Skyped with me to see what was happening on my end, worked with my video files, and made himself completely available until the problem was located and fixed.

I highly recommend this app to anyone who wants to host their own Adaptive Streaming Video, without any of the headache or expense that is usually involved!

Tracy Hare about HLS Video Creator