Roku Developer Program

[Ishan]

Currently roku supports httplive streaming(HLS) , and plays video over HLS , is their any way to make a support for http dynamic streaming(HLS) on roku.

[Anonymous]

No, we have no plans to support HTTP Dynamic Streaming and further, we don't support Flash/AIR.

[Ishan]

Thank for the reply .......
1 more thing , if i have my own server which streams over HLS(HTTP live streaming) , how will i test it on Roku that it is working fine with roku ??

[RokuJoel]

use the simplevideoplayer example in the SDK, you can just plug in the URL of your .m3u8 file in place of the Apple bip-bop example and add srt="" after that line, and you should be good to go. For multibitrate streaming you will want to experiment with the SwitchingStrategy setting, which is documented in the SDK.

- Joel

[Ishan]

Thanks joel ,
so after that when i make the changes in channel as you specified ,
I would be needing a roku box to upload that channel and view on stream on the tv ,
or their is some provision in SDK whereby i can load that channel on SDK and can see how my stream works on SDK ??

[RokuJoel]

No, you need a box, the compilation and execution takes place on the Roku hardware.

- Joel