The DASH Industry Forum (DASH-IF) is the leading industry body driving the adoption of MPEG-DASH through open standards and interoperable specifications. It provides the widely-used dash.js reference player, which serves as both a development tool and production player for adaptive streaming. DASH-IF also develops conformance and test tools, content authoring tools, and implementation guidelines that ensure seamless multi-vendor interoperability. In 2024, it became part of the Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), further solidifying its influence in shaping the future of streaming standards.
The latest version of DASH-IF Interoperability Guidelines.
Earlier versions of DASH-IF Interoperability Guidelines.
IPR declarations related to DASH-IF guidelines.
Specifications related to DASH-IF guidelines.
Other publications and position papers from DASH-IF.
Introduction to reference tools provided by DASH-IF.
A reference player implementation for DASH.
A tool to validate conformance to DASH-IF guidelines.
Test vectors corresponding to the latest DASH-IF guidelines.
Sample segmenters, packagers and validators.
Additional validators for DASH content.
Commercial DASH clients.
Introduction to DASH-IF identifiers.
Identifier for audio source metadata.
Identifier for authentication and authorization.
Identifier for content protection.
Identifier for content rating.
Identifier for event schemes.
Identifier for functionality.
Identifier for output protection.
Identifier for profiles.
Identifier for references.
Identifier for reporting schemes.
Identifier for SAND (Server and Network Assisted DASH).
Identifier for subtitle and closed captioning.
Identifier for video source metadata.
Identifier for watermarking vendors.
Registration for identifiers.
Introduction to codecs.
Registration for codecs.
Video codecs.
Audio codecs.
Text codecs.
Academic resources related to DASH.
Information about DASH-IF members.
Summary of DASH-IF events.
Social events organized by DASH-IF.
Face-to-face member meetings.
Special sessions organized by DASH-IF.
Workshops organized by DASH-IF.
Conferences supported by DASH-IF.
News and announcements from DASH-IF.
Contact information for DASH-IF.
Information on DASH-IF membership and how to join.
