Why does browser consumption increase with short videos?

[PatricioPoncini]

What do you want to do with Hls.js?

I'm using this library to render videos. The issue is that in short videos like 1 or 2 minutes, browser consumption is much higher than in videos that last around 90 minutes. What could be the reason for this? I'm using the HLS protocol which fetches the videos from a bucket, but the fragments in short or long videos are the same

What have you tried so far?

No response

[robwalch]

How are you measuring browser consumption?

Can you share examples comparing metrics for a sample of the use-cases you've described?

[PatricioPoncini]

Yes, I take this screenshot

Started at 415K and has been increasing up to this point approximately. As the video progresses, the number gradually goes up

Could it be the buffer that stores past fragments infinitely? It's not storing seconds of fragments like the buffer for upcoming fragments

[robwalch]

The browser ejects media from the buffer as needed when new media is appended. You can configure backBufferLength to make HLS.js remove media proactively.