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destruk's avatar
destruk
Streaming Star
13 years ago

Roku2 - msg.isStatusMessage() video player

Has the "start of play" message been removed from the video player in current firmware?


If msg.isStatusMessage()
If msg.GetMessage()="start of play" Print "Beginning playback"
End If


That doesn't print anything when it is playing a video file.
On another note, we are seeing strange issues when playing back video ❤️ minutes in length with roVideoPlayer. Most of the content is 1-2 minutes long. Rebooting the roku box corrects the issue so it plays a video again, but it usually gets to loading 33% and rolls back to 26% and then 33% on buffering repeatedly. Any ideas?
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  • destruk's avatar
    destruk
    Streaming Star
    13 years ago
    Could network congestion cause this issue for Roku? Because right now, with no changes to the code or anything it's working as designed, but earlier yesterday it was failing to buffer or getting stuck.
  • RokuJoel's avatar
    RokuJoel
    Binge Watcher
    13 years ago
    "destruk" wrote:
    That doesn't print anything when it is playing a video file. On another note, we are seeing strange issues when playing back video ❤️ minutes in length with roVideoPlayer. Most of the content is 1-2 minutes long. Rebooting the roku box corrects the issue so it plays a video again, but it usually gets to loading 33% and rolls back to 26% and then 33% on buffering repeatedly. Any ideas?


    PM me some URLs to test. Also make sure you are using a stream URL and not a download URL.

    As to your first question, on what hardware and firmware are you encountering this problem? Ideally, if you can assemble a test app that demonstrates the issue (and email me the package) it will be easier for me to look into it quickly.

    - Joel
  • destruk's avatar
    destruk
    Streaming Star
    13 years ago
    The problem appears to have fixed itself now (with no coding changes)... if it happens again then I'll get you anything you need for it. Thanks Joel.