Are Apple mov files compatible with HLS media files?

Question

I record a series of small (10 sec) mov files from an iDevice. Are these files compatible with HLS media file format?

Answer 1

The HLS media format is MPEG2 TS, which is different from the MOV file that you create from the recording.

It's easy to convert an MOV to M2TS with a tool like ffmpeg:

ffmpeg -i input.mov -vcodec copy -acodec copy output.ts