Working with Vimeo Pro?
Hi! I am new to creating a Roku channel and I am wondering if someone can help me understand how to use Vimeo in my JSON. It seems that this should work, but I keep getting a Required video url is un...
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Vimeo provides dynamic links in the address bar, so you can't copy those. You need to use their static links, which are available to Pro users.
In Vimeo (Pro only), go to the file you want to link to, go to Settings, go to Video File. At the bottom are permanent links. Use "Get Direct Links to use with your own player" and you can link to an SD or HD link directly, or, probably your preference, use the HLS link. If you do that, your "videoType" needs to be converted to "HLS" and you need to remove the bitrate.
See: https://github.com/rokudev/feed-specifications/blob/master/direct-publisher-feed-specification.md#video
In Vimeo (Pro only), go to the file you want to link to, go to Settings, go to Video File. At the bottom are permanent links. Use "Get Direct Links to use with your own player" and you can link to an SD or HD link directly, or, probably your preference, use the HLS link. If you do that, your "videoType" needs to be converted to "HLS" and you need to remove the bitrate.
See: https://github.com/rokudev/feed-specifications/blob/master/direct-publisher-feed-specification.md#video
