[Request] "Play All" button

mindovermiles262 commented 2 years ago

As a fan, I would like to watch all of the videos back-to-back. If I click on a filter button ("Recaps", "Condensed" etc) I would love to see a "Play All" button somewhere on the page that just plays all of the videos.

jakelauer commented 2 years ago

Same here! BBT used to have the option of watching videos right in the page, but MLB took issue with that via a C&D letter they sent. Unfortunately, due to browser limitations, it isn't currently possible to create a playlist or play multiple videos from another website in succession. Sorry! :(

mindovermiles262 commented 2 years ago

Bummer - Thanks for this information and quick response 👍

mindovermiles262 commented 2 years ago

@jakelauer would an acceptable workaround here be to be able to create and host a .m3u8 playlist? I've done a POC locally with a few videos. You'd just need to grab the .mp4 links from the MLB API and add them to a file.

#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:500, Royals vs. D-backs Highlights 2022-05-23
https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2022/2022-05/23/3e660679-fffd7967-9da6a25a-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_16000K.mp4
#EXTINF:500, Tigers vs. Twins Highlights 2022-05-23
https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2022/2022-05/23/c903ce8c-46c9ce2d-9fd760e7-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_16000K.mp4
#EXTINF:500, Braves vs. Phillies Highlights
https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2022/2022-05/23/badf348b-c8c3c074-10c220b0-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_16000K.mp4

Then, when opened in VLC or similar it's a playlist of all the video hightlights that play one after another:

Screen Shot 2022-05-25 at 1 18 14 PM

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[Request] "Play All" button #81