Roku Developer Program

Join our online forum to talk to Roku developers and fellow channel creators. Ask questions, share tips with the community, and find helpful resources.
cancel
Showing results for 
Show  only  | Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Video not playing roku

Hi Everyone,

I am playing some movies from server. Some movies are playing well and some of them not. I can't able to find the solution.

This is the sample movie url that is not playing.

I am using roVideoScreen and the code as follows.

Function PlayVideo() as Dynamic

print "Displaying video: "
p = CreateObject("roMessagePort")
video = CreateObject("roVideoScreen")
video.setMessagePort(p)
videoclip = CreateObject("roAssociativeArray")

videoclip.StreamFormat = "mp4"
di = CreateObject("roDeviceInfo")
if di.GetDisplayType() = "HDTV" then
videoclip.streamqualities=["HD"]
else
videoclip.streamqualities=["SD"]
end if
videoclip.StreamBitrates = [0]
video_url = "my url"
print "URL " ; video_url

videoclip.StreamUrls = [video_url]
videoclip.Title = "Kubera Rasi"
video.SetContent(videoclip)
video.show()

while true
msg = wait(1,p)
if type(msg) = "roVideoScreenEvent"
print "seconds" ; timer.TotalSeconds()

if msg.isScreenClosed() then 'ScreenClosed event
print "Closing video screen"
return -1
exit while
else if msg.GetMessage() = "Stream started."
print "stream started"
else if msg.isRequestFailed()
print "play failed: "; msg.GetMessage()
else
print "Unknown event: "; msg.GetType(); " msg: "; msg.GetMessage()
endif
end if
end while
end function


This movie stream format mp4, Video/Audio - H.264/AAC. Everything was roku supported formats. The movie is not even started streaming and it hangs the roku and restarts it.

So, Please anyone help me on these issue to play the movies.

Thank you in advance.

- Dinesh
I am using Roku 4 - 4400X Model.
0 Kudos
10 REPLIES 10
adamkaz
Channel Surfer

Re: Video not playing roku

I can't even load that video url through my computer using VLC or a web browser. Is it public?
0 Kudos

Re: Video not playing roku

Hi adamkaz,

Yes. It is public. In normal browsers I can able to play it.

Thank you,
Dinesh
I am using Roku 4 - 4400X Model.
0 Kudos
adamkaz
Channel Surfer

Re: Video not playing roku

Still not loading for me.
0 Kudos
belltown
Roku Guru

Re: Video not playing roku

innsys.ca does not appear to exist.
0 Kudos
RokuMarkn
Visitor

Re: Video not playing roku

Hm, well I can access the URL but it seems to be an empty file. It also has a HTTP header that says "Content-Type: text/html" which doesn't make sense for an MP4 file.

--Mark
0 Kudos

Re: Video not playing roku

Hi Everyone,

Please check this same kind of url. This movie is playing in roku.

This also same kind of Video/Audio codec formats. This url plays well in roku and in browsers.

Check the screenshot. This two movies are in server.

So, please give your suggestions.

Thank you,
Dinesh
I am using Roku 4 - 4400X Model.
0 Kudos
RokuShawnS
Channel Surfer

Re: Video not playing roku

Are you uploading the file in binary format? Whenever I click on the link, it stalls out. When I save it to my local hard-drive, it errors out as not a valid format (which leads me to believe there's an error during the upload process).

if it's not uploaded via Binary, that could explain what Mark is seeing regarding the text/HTML content type.

C. Shawn Smith
C. Shawn Smith
Community Liaison

------------
The Cosmos is all that is, and all that was, and ever will be. -- Carl Sagan
0 Kudos
belltown
Roku Guru

Re: Video not playing roku

"pdineshkumar55" wrote:
Hi Everyone,

Please check this same kind of url. This movie is playing in roku.

http://xxx:8080/yyy/zzz.mp4


The url doesn't return anything at all in my browser, in VLC, or using curl. When I go to http://xxx:8080/, it asks for a username, password and captcha.
0 Kudos

Re: Video not playing roku

Hi Shawn Smith,

While load the url in the browser, this url leads to another url. Like this. The server guys said, the movies are progressive.

Is this the problem? This may be the reason for content-type "text/html"?

I don't know whether it uploaded as binary format or something.

Please give your suggestions.

Thank you,
Dinesh
I am using Roku 4 - 4400X Model.
0 Kudos