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: 
sunilpawar
Visitor

video Seek time not working

I am playing pre and mid roll ads in my video. i set mid roll ad interval of 5 min (300 seconds)
after playing the mid-roll ads, instead of showing video from 301 seconds onward, it shows from 0 seconds, i providing the time correctly, but do not know what going one

Explanation
i increment the variable "video_playback_time" and "ad_frequency_count" by each second. when "ad_frequency_count" i is greaten than equal to ad interval,
i play the mid-roll ads, then reset the "ad_frequency_count" to zero, once ads is complete, i am showing same video by providing "video_playback_time" in seconds.
In "get_video_object" function i am converting seek time into milliseconds.
video.Seek (seek_time * 1000) 'providing time in milliseconds

'**************************************************************
Function get_video_object (content_info, port, seek_time = 0)

video = CreateObject("roVideoScreen")
video.SetPositionNotificationPeriod (1)
video.SetContent (content_info)
video.SetCGMS (4)
video.SetMessagePort (port)
video.Seek (seek_time * 1000) 'providing time in miliseconds
video.Show ()
return video
End Function


Function displayVideo(mainMenu as integer,subMenu as integer,isFeatured as integer)
print "---displayVideo---"

m.adsEnabled = true
m.ad_interval_sec = 300

if (m.BitRate = Invalid) then
m.BitRate = 800
end if

if (m.BitRate.toInt() > 900) then
m.BitRate = 900
end if

url = m.url + "?roku_device_id=" + m.device_id

port = CreateObject("roMessagePort")
videoclip = CreateObject("roAssociativeArray")

if (m.download_url = "" or m.download_url = Invalid) then
url = m.url + "?roku_device_id=" + m.device_id
videoclip.StreamFormat = "hls"
urls = m.Url
videoclip.StreamUrls = [url]
else
url = m.download_url
videoclip.StreamFormat = "mp4"
videoclip.StreamUrls = [url]
end if

videoclip.SDBifUrl = m.bif_sd_url
videoclip.HDBifUrl = m.bif_hd_url
videoclip.StreamQualities = ["SD"]
videoclip.minBandwidth = 10
videoclip.StreamBitrates = [m.BitRate]
videoclip.SDBifUrl = m.bif_sd_url
videoclip.HDBifUrl = m.bif_hd_url

REM Show Preroll
if m.adsEnabled then
canvas = show_canvas (port)
show_ad (port)
ad_frequency_count = 0
end if

REM Show video
video_playback_time = 0
video = get_video_object (videoclip, port)

if m.url <> "NOURL" then
while true
msg = wait(0, port)
if type (msg) = "roVideoScreenEvent" then
if msg.isScreenClosed () then
print "screen closed"
exit while
else if msg.isStreamStarted () then
print msg.GetMessage ()
if m.adsEnabled then
canvas.SetLayer (1, {color: "#00000000", CompositionMode: "Source"})
end if
else if msg.isPlaybackPosition () then
video_playback_time = video_playback_time + 1
REM Play midroll every ad_interval_sec

if m.adsEnabled and ad_frequency_count >= m.ad_interval_sec then
ad_frequency_count = 0
video.Close ()
print "starting midroll ad"
show_ad (port)
print "after midroll ad"
canvas = show_canvas (port)
video = get_video_object (videoclip, port, video_playback_time )
video.SetDestinationRect (canvas.GetCanvasRect ())
end if
if m.adsEnabled
ad_frequency_count = ad_frequency_count + 1
end if
end if
end if
end while
end if
End Function


0 Kudos
2 REPLIES 2
RokuChris
Roku Employee
Roku Employee

Re: video Seek time not working

I don't remember for sure, but you may have to call Seek() after Show() or even after playback starts.

For mid-rolls, a better approach might be to use the playStart attribute of your content-meta-data instead of Seek().
0 Kudos
sunilpawar
Visitor

Re: video Seek time not working

Solved this seek time issue for providing time in
videoclip.PlayStart = seekTime 


where seekTime in seconds rather than in mili-seconds

Sunil
0 Kudos
Need Assistance?
Welcome to the Roku Community! Feel free to search our Community for answers or post your question to get help.

Become a Roku Streaming Expert!

Share your expertise, help fellow streamers, and unlock exclusive rewards as part of the Roku Community. Learn more.