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authorSpeenah <speenah@pm.me>2026-10-13 13:43:53 -0400
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2026-10-13 19:43:53 +0200
commite53a6d3e6ae29cb05c55c7b8edf2d237a1f75c16 (patch)
treedbb20b5519d0ba5954dfc02b03473c849d0eff1e
parent34768404f7df0bd881ec853c8e5eb4489891688d (diff)
Merge pull request #17299 from Speenah/fix/hls-subtitle-timingHEADmaster
Fix fMP4 HLS subtitle timestamp map offset
-rw-r--r--CONTRIBUTORS.md1
-rw-r--r--Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/SubtitleController.cs58
-rw-r--r--Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/DynamicHlsHelper.cs20
-rw-r--r--tests/Jellyfin.Api.Tests/Controllers/SubtitleControllerTests.cs40
-rw-r--r--tests/Jellyfin.Api.Tests/Helpers/DynamicHlsHelperTests.cs26
5 files changed, 134 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index ac10184a09..a01162a3b4 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@
- [Soumyadip Auddy](https://github.com/SoumyadipAuddy)
- [st7105](https://github.com/st7105)
- [sparky8251](https://github.com/sparky8251)
+ - [Speenah](https://github.com/Speenah)
- [spookbits](https://github.com/spookbits)
- [ssenart](https://github.com/ssenart)
- [stanionascu](https://github.com/stanionascu)
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/SubtitleController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/SubtitleController.cs
index 6721cd6c7e..3c20bda6a6 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/SubtitleController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/SubtitleController.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ public class SubtitleController : BaseJellyfinApiController
private readonly ILogger<SubtitleController> _logger;
/// <summary>
+ /// The default MPEGTS value used in the WebVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP header, matching the legacy MPEG-TS
+ /// segment container's 10 second PTS offset.
+ /// </summary>
+ internal const long DefaultVttTimestampMapMpegts = 900000;
+
+ /// <summary>
/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="SubtitleController"/> class.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="serverConfigurationManager">Instance of <see cref="IServerConfigurationManager"/> interface.</param>
@@ -202,6 +208,7 @@ public class SubtitleController : BaseJellyfinApiController
/// <param name="endPositionTicks">Optional. The end position of the subtitle in ticks.</param>
/// <param name="copyTimestamps">Optional. Whether to copy the timestamps.</param>
/// <param name="addVttTimeMap">Optional. Whether to add a VTT time map.</param>
+ /// <param name="vttTimestampMapMpegts">Optional. The VTT timestamp map MPEGTS value.</param>
/// <param name="startPositionTicks">The start position of the subtitle in ticks.</param>
/// <response code="200">File returned.</response>
/// <returns>A <see cref="FileContentResult"/> with the subtitle file.</returns>
@@ -220,6 +227,7 @@ public class SubtitleController : BaseJellyfinApiController
[FromQuery] long? endPositionTicks,
[FromQuery] bool copyTimestamps = false,
[FromQuery] bool addVttTimeMap = false,
+ [FromQuery][Range(typeof(long), "0", "9223372036854775807")] long vttTimestampMapMpegts = DefaultVttTimestampMapMpegts,
[FromQuery] long startPositionTicks = 0)
{
// Set parameters to route value if not provided via query.
@@ -255,7 +263,7 @@ public class SubtitleController : BaseJellyfinApiController
var text = await reader.ReadToEndAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
- text = text.Replace("WEBVTT", "WEBVTT\nX-TIMESTAMP-MAP=MPEGTS:900000,LOCAL:00:00:00.000", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+ text = text.Replace("WEBVTT", "WEBVTT\n" + GetVttTimestampMap(vttTimestampMapMpegts), StringComparison.Ordinal);
return File(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(text), MimeTypes.GetMimeType("file." + format));
}
@@ -289,6 +297,7 @@ public class SubtitleController : BaseJellyfinApiController
/// <param name="endPositionTicks">Optional. The end position of the subtitle in ticks.</param>
/// <param name="copyTimestamps">Optional. Whether to copy the timestamps.</param>
/// <param name="addVttTimeMap">Optional. Whether to add a VTT time map.</param>
+ /// <param name="vttTimestampMapMpegts">Optional. The VTT timestamp map MPEGTS value.</param>
/// <response code="200">File returned.</response>
/// <returns>A <see cref="FileContentResult"/> with the subtitle file.</returns>
[HttpGet("Videos/{routeItemId}/{routeMediaSourceId}/Subtitles/{routeIndex}/{routeStartPositionTicks}/Stream.{routeFormat}")]
@@ -307,7 +316,8 @@ public class SubtitleController : BaseJellyfinApiController
[FromQuery, ParameterObsolete] string? format,
[FromQuery] long? endPositionTicks,
[FromQuery] bool copyTimestamps = false,
- [FromQuery] bool addVttTimeMap = false)
+ [FromQuery] bool addVttTimeMap = false,
+ [FromQuery][Range(typeof(long), "0", "9223372036854775807")] long vttTimestampMapMpegts = DefaultVttTimestampMapMpegts)
{
return GetSubtitle(
routeItemId,
@@ -321,6 +331,7 @@ public class SubtitleController : BaseJellyfinApiController
endPositionTicks,
copyTimestamps,
addVttTimeMap,
+ vttTimestampMapMpegts,
startPositionTicks ?? routeStartPositionTicks);
}
@@ -331,6 +342,7 @@ public class SubtitleController : BaseJellyfinApiController
/// <param name="index">The subtitle stream index.</param>
/// <param name="mediaSourceId">The media source id.</param>
/// <param name="segmentLength">The subtitle segment length.</param>
+ /// <param name="vttTimestampMapMpegts">Optional. The VTT timestamp map MPEGTS value.</param>
/// <response code="200">Subtitle playlist retrieved.</response>
/// <response code="404">Item not found.</response>
/// <returns>A <see cref="FileContentResult"/> with the HLS subtitle playlist.</returns>
@@ -344,7 +356,8 @@ public class SubtitleController : BaseJellyfinApiController
[FromRoute, Required] Guid itemId,
[FromRoute, Required] int index,
[FromRoute, Required] string mediaSourceId,
- [FromQuery, Required] int segmentLength)
+ [FromQuery, Required] int segmentLength,
+ [FromQuery][Range(typeof(long), "0", "9223372036854775807")] long vttTimestampMapMpegts = DefaultVttTimestampMapMpegts)
{
var item = _libraryManager.GetItemById<Video>(itemId, User.GetUserId());
if (item is null)
@@ -392,12 +405,7 @@ public class SubtitleController : BaseJellyfinApiController
var endPositionTicks = Math.Min(runtime, positionTicks + segmentLengthTicks);
- var url = string.Format(
- CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
- "stream.vtt?CopyTimestamps=true&AddVttTimeMap=true&StartPositionTicks={0}&EndPositionTicks={1}&ApiKey={2}",
- positionTicks.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture),
- endPositionTicks.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture),
- accessToken);
+ var url = GetSubtitleSegmentUrl(positionTicks, endPositionTicks, accessToken, vttTimestampMapMpegts);
builder.AppendLine(url);
@@ -409,6 +417,38 @@ public class SubtitleController : BaseJellyfinApiController
}
/// <summary>
+ /// Builds the WebVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP header for the given MPEGTS offset.
+ /// </summary>
+ /// <param name="mpegTimestamp">The MPEGTS offset to embed.</param>
+ /// <returns>The X-TIMESTAMP-MAP header line.</returns>
+ internal static string GetVttTimestampMap(long mpegTimestamp)
+ {
+ return string.Format(
+ CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
+ "X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=MPEGTS:{0},LOCAL:00:00:00.000",
+ mpegTimestamp);
+ }
+
+ /// <summary>
+ /// Builds the relative URL for a single WebVTT subtitle segment referenced from a subtitle HLS playlist.
+ /// </summary>
+ /// <param name="positionTicks">The segment start position, in ticks.</param>
+ /// <param name="endPositionTicks">The segment end position, in ticks.</param>
+ /// <param name="accessToken">The access token to include on the segment request.</param>
+ /// <param name="vttTimestampMapMpegts">The MPEGTS offset to request for this segment.</param>
+ /// <returns>The relative stream.vtt segment URL.</returns>
+ internal static string GetSubtitleSegmentUrl(long positionTicks, long endPositionTicks, string? accessToken, long vttTimestampMapMpegts)
+ {
+ return string.Format(
+ CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
+ "stream.vtt?CopyTimestamps=true&AddVttTimeMap=true&StartPositionTicks={0}&EndPositionTicks={1}&ApiKey={2}&VttTimestampMapMpegts={3}",
+ positionTicks.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture),
+ endPositionTicks.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture),
+ accessToken,
+ vttTimestampMapMpegts.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
+ }
+
+ /// <summary>
/// Upload an external subtitle file.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="itemId">The item the subtitle belongs to.</param>
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/DynamicHlsHelper.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/DynamicHlsHelper.cs
index 4995d37f4b..f6b6c98c0c 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/DynamicHlsHelper.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/DynamicHlsHelper.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.Security.Claims;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Jellyfin.Api.Controllers;
using Jellyfin.Api.Extensions;
using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
using Jellyfin.Database.Implementations.Entities;
@@ -691,11 +692,12 @@ public class DynamicHlsHelper
var url = string.Format(
CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
- "{0}/Subtitles/{1}/subtitles.m3u8?SegmentLength={2}&ApiKey={3}",
+ "{0}/Subtitles/{1}/subtitles.m3u8?SegmentLength={2}&ApiKey={3}&VttTimestampMapMpegts={4}",
state.Request.MediaSourceId,
stream.Index.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture),
30.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture),
- user.GetToken());
+ user.GetToken(),
+ GetVttTimestampMapMpegts(state.Request.SegmentContainer).ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
var line = string.Format(
CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
@@ -711,6 +713,20 @@ public class DynamicHlsHelper
}
/// <summary>
+ /// Gets the WebVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP MPEGTS offset appropriate for the given HLS segment container.
+ /// fMP4 segments start at PTS 0, unlike legacy MPEG-TS segments which start at the historical 10 second offset.
+ /// </summary>
+ /// <param name="segmentContainer">The HLS segment container, e.g. "ts" or "mp4".</param>
+ /// <returns>The MPEGTS offset to embed in the WebVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP header.</returns>
+ internal static long GetVttTimestampMapMpegts(string? segmentContainer)
+ {
+ var segmentExtension = EncodingHelper.GetSegmentFileExtension(segmentContainer);
+ return string.Equals(segmentExtension, ".mp4", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+ ? 0
+ : SubtitleController.DefaultVttTimestampMapMpegts;
+ }
+
+ /// <summary>
/// Appends EXT-X-IMAGE-STREAM-INF playlists for each available trickplay resolution.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="state">StreamState of the current stream.</param>
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Api.Tests/Controllers/SubtitleControllerTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Api.Tests/Controllers/SubtitleControllerTests.cs
index 77321f0b05..36b4e7156e 100644
--- a/tests/Jellyfin.Api.Tests/Controllers/SubtitleControllerTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Api.Tests/Controllers/SubtitleControllerTests.cs
@@ -134,4 +134,44 @@ public class SubtitleControllerTests
fileSystem.Object,
NullLogger<SubtitleController>.Instance);
}
+
+ [Theory]
+ [MemberData(nameof(GetVttTimestampMap_Success_TestData))]
+ public static void GetVttTimestampMap_Success(long mpegTimestamp, string expected)
+ {
+ Assert.Equal(expected, SubtitleController.GetVttTimestampMap(mpegTimestamp));
+ }
+
+ public static TheoryData<long, string> GetVttTimestampMap_Success_TestData()
+ {
+ var data = new TheoryData<long, string>();
+ data.Add(900000, "X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=MPEGTS:900000,LOCAL:00:00:00.000");
+ data.Add(0, "X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=MPEGTS:0,LOCAL:00:00:00.000");
+ return data;
+ }
+
+ [Theory]
+ [MemberData(nameof(GetSubtitleSegmentUrl_Success_TestData))]
+ public static void GetSubtitleSegmentUrl_Success(long positionTicks, long endPositionTicks, string accessToken, long vttTimestampMapMpegts, string expected)
+ {
+ Assert.Equal(expected, SubtitleController.GetSubtitleSegmentUrl(positionTicks, endPositionTicks, accessToken, vttTimestampMapMpegts));
+ }
+
+ public static TheoryData<long, long, string, long, string> GetSubtitleSegmentUrl_Success_TestData()
+ {
+ var data = new TheoryData<long, long, string, long, string>();
+ data.Add(
+ 0,
+ 300000000,
+ "abc123",
+ 0,
+ "stream.vtt?CopyTimestamps=true&AddVttTimeMap=true&StartPositionTicks=0&EndPositionTicks=300000000&ApiKey=abc123&VttTimestampMapMpegts=0");
+ data.Add(
+ 300000000,
+ 600000000,
+ "abc123",
+ 900000,
+ "stream.vtt?CopyTimestamps=true&AddVttTimeMap=true&StartPositionTicks=300000000&EndPositionTicks=600000000&ApiKey=abc123&VttTimestampMapMpegts=900000");
+ return data;
+ }
}
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Api.Tests/Helpers/DynamicHlsHelperTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Api.Tests/Helpers/DynamicHlsHelperTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d17ce0f896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Api.Tests/Helpers/DynamicHlsHelperTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using Jellyfin.Api.Helpers;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Jellyfin.Api.Tests.Helpers
+{
+ public static class DynamicHlsHelperTests
+ {
+ [Theory]
+ [MemberData(nameof(GetVttTimestampMapMpegts_Success_TestData))]
+ public static void GetVttTimestampMapMpegts_Success(string? segmentContainer, long expected)
+ {
+ Assert.Equal(expected, DynamicHlsHelper.GetVttTimestampMapMpegts(segmentContainer));
+ }
+
+ public static TheoryData<string?, long> GetVttTimestampMapMpegts_Success_TestData()
+ {
+ var data = new TheoryData<string?, long>();
+ data.Add(null, 900000);
+ data.Add(string.Empty, 900000);
+ data.Add("ts", 900000);
+ data.Add("mp4", 0);
+ data.Add("MP4", 0);
+ return data;
+ }
+ }
+}