Standalone OSM Player Playlist Functionality

[ChrisCotter]

Having an issue that seems to be a common one, but can't find any guidance anywhere.

Installed the OSM Player components as a standalone player, player and content loads an plays back unless there are 3 or more video elements in the playlist.

Seems that I've missed something basic in setting up playlist functionality.

Any advice is much appreciated! Not a web designer by any stretch!

http://integrantsightsandsounds.com/osmplaylistbare.html

[travist]

Hello Chris,

I went to that website and could not see any page there. If you would verify your link, let me know and I will check it out.

Thanks,

Travis.

On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 7:53 PM, ChrisCotter notifications@github.com wrote:

Having an issue that seems to be a common one, but can't find any guidance anywhere.

Installed the OSM Player components as a standalone player, player and content loads an plays back unless there are 3 or more video elements in the playlist.

Seems that I've missed something basic in setting up playlist functionality.

Any advice is much appreciated! Not a web designer by any stretch!

http://integrantsightsandsounds.com/osmplaylistbare.html

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/mediafront/osmplayer/issues/68.

[ChrisCotter]

Travis,

Thanks for a super fast response!

Apologies, I didn't realize I'd removed that page.

I've been working on solving this issue for a few days, and just managed to figure it out a short time ago. The playlist scrolling is functioning fine, but I've since uncovered another issue. Maybe something you will readily understand, or maybe it's my complete lack of web design skills, and something aside for the OSM Player is set up wrong

The original link is back up:

http://integrantsightsandsounds.com/osmplaylistbare.html

Along with another page I just finished:

http://integrantsightsandsounds.com/profilesamples.html

I'm experiencing playback problems in Safari and Firefox. Content is loading and playing, but hanging at anywhere from 10% to 30%.

Any info is appreciated, and huge thanks for a direct response and an awesome player!!

Best,

Chris Cotter

Integrant Sights and Sounds

916.723.6881 www.integrant.tv

On Jun 16, 2014, at 8:43 PM, Travis Tidwell wrote:

Hello Chris,

I went to that website and could not see any page there. If you would verify your link, let me know and I will check it out.

Thanks,

Travis.

On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 7:53 PM, ChrisCotter notifications@github.com wrote:

Having an issue that seems to be a common one, but can't find any guidance anywhere.

Installed the OSM Player components as a standalone player, player and content loads an plays back unless there are 3 or more video elements in the playlist.

Seems that I've missed something basic in setting up playlist functionality.

Any advice is much appreciated! Not a web designer by any stretch!

http://integrantsightsandsounds.com/osmplaylistbare.html

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/mediafront/osmplayer/issues/68.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub.

[ChrisCotter]

Travis,

A quick update to the previous post, was a bit fatigued writing that e.mail and wasn't entirely clear on the issue I'm trying to solve.

Please forgive, I'm knowledgeable on only the basics of HTML and web design.

I've been working with a standalone OSM Playlist Player while updating my website, but running into the same problem with playback. Judging by the download progress indicator in the scrub controls of the OSM Playlist Player, video content isn't downloading/loading properly, and playback is hanging at 10% to 30% with all of the content in the playlists I've tested.

Examples:

OSM Playlist http://integrantsightsandsounds.com/broadcast1.html

Older Flowplayer Playlist with the same content http://integrantsightsandsounds.com/broadcast.html

I've tested a bunch of content in the OSM Player single player and it all seems to function fine.

Any advice is much appreciated, and again, thanks for an awesome player!

CC

[travist]

Hey Chris,

I just watched both of these links in both FireFox and Safari and am not experiencing any hangs in the video. I am also on a Mac so maybe that has something to do with it?

On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 12:10 AM, ChrisCotter notifications@github.com wrote:

Travis,

Thanks for a super fast response!

Apologies, I didn't realize I'd removed that page.

I've been working on solving this issue for a few days, and just managed to figure it out a short time ago. The playlist scrolling is functioning fine, but I've since uncovered another issue. Maybe something you will readily understand, or maybe it's my complete lack of web design skills, and something aside for the OSM Player is set up wrong

The original link is back up:

http://integrantsightsandsounds.com/osmplaylistbare.html

Along with another page I just finished:

http://integrantsightsandsounds.com/profilesamples.html

I'm experiencing playback problems in Safari and Firefox. Content is loading and playing, but hanging at anywhere from 10% to 30%.

Any info is appreciated, and huge thanks for a direct response and an awesome player!!

Best,

Chris Cotter

Integrant Sights and Sounds

916.723.6881 www.integrant.tv

On Jun 16, 2014, at 8:43 PM, Travis Tidwell wrote:

Hello Chris,

I went to that website and could not see any page there. If you would verify your link, let me know and I will check it out.

Thanks,

Travis.

On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 7:53 PM, ChrisCotter notifications@github.com wrote:

Having an issue that seems to be a common one, but can't find any guidance anywhere.

Installed the OSM Player components as a standalone player, player and content loads an plays back unless there are 3 or more video elements in the playlist.

Seems that I've missed something basic in setting up playlist functionality.

Any advice is much appreciated! Not a web designer by any stretch!

http://integrantsightsandsounds.com/osmplaylistbare.html

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/mediafront/osmplayer/issues/68.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/mediafront/osmplayer/issues/68#issuecomment-46267890.

[kenmcd]

No problems here. Tested on Firefox 30.0 on Win7x64. Appears the issue is with your system and/or connection.

[ChrisCotter]

Guys,

Thanks for your time and for the input.

I've experienced the same performance issue in the different locations I've tested at, across the spectrum of browsers within Windows and OSX.

Realizing that my problem is likely in the video content itself. Single bitrate video resources with relatively high bitrates. The content that I've been testing tends to be on the larger side, so I'll be putting up some revised content with smaller file sizes, and trying to work out a buffer/preload solution as well.

Still a bit perplexed on why the content I've been working with loads and plays more efficiently in the single player vs. a playlist. Assuming that client system performance and connection speeds are the key factors there.

Thanks again!!!

CC

[ChrisCotter]

Travis and Ken,

A quick follow up on this issue...

Still experiencing the same problem with playback.

I've since cleaned up most of my website, and re-rendered the video elements to a lower bitrate, but still seeing playlist playback problems in multiple locations with OSX, Windows, FireFox, Safari and Chrome.

Player and playlist functionality works great, but content in the playlists will play up to a point (anywhere from 10% to 90%) then either hang, or stop and skip to the next playlist element.

Tried re-ordering the Githubissues.

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