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December 14, 2012
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HDS to HTML5 Video Object Problem

  • December 14, 2012
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I'm currently using FMS 4.5 to stream live webcam video via HLS to the HTML5 Video object with no problem. However, when I try streaming via HDS, it doesn't work - the video never loads. I can see the video in the sample player included with the server so I know that the fragments are being created and can be played. I just don't understand why it is not playable in the HTML5 Video object.

This works for iOS devices:

<source src="http://myserver/hls-live/myapp/myinstance/myevent/mystreamname.m3u8" >

This does not work in Chrome on my desktop:

<source src="http://myserver/hds-live/myapp/myinstance/myevent/mystreamname.f4m" >

Any help is appreciated!

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    Petro_O__Bochan
    Petro_O__Bochan
    Inspiring
    December 15, 2012

    Hello, chances are, if you are on win machine, Chrome doesn’t support html5. Better try this, it has always worked for me:















    Let us know if it worked.

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    ImAStreamerAuthor
    Known Participant
    December 15, 2012

    Chrome on Windows will play a recorded clip using the HTML5 Video Object playing an MP4 (which is a recorded video made from the live stream).  It's the live stream that doesn't work. It that still a limitation of the HTML5 Video object?

    Also, I'm not sure what you were trying to display in the post above. All I see is an empty box. Was something else supposed to be there?

    Thanks!

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    SE_0208
    Participating Frequently
    December 17, 2012

    Yes - as I said in the original post, the stream can be seen in the Strobe player which is included in the server. However, that is a Flash based solution (I'm already delivering the live stream via my own Flash based video player). I'm trying to deliver the stream via HTTP to non-iOS clients that don't have Flash such as newer Android devices that now don't include the Flash Player.


    Its a limitation from Chrome HTML5 Video tag - i don't thinkt they support HLS (HTTP Live Streaming Protocol from Apple) or HDS( HTTP Dyanamic Streaming from Adobe) in thier video tag capability. I am not sure whether they can support HDS as its more of Flash based but if they can support HLS like how Safari does - AMS would be able to stream to Chrome on non-iOS devices too.

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