When I click to pause button, it freezes the HLS video (m3u8), but when I click again the button in order to continue from the same point, it jumps to the "direct" point.
Whats the utility for the Pause button then? how to configure it as "time-shifting"? (continue from the same point of pause)
Hi, there!
I assume you are referring to a live HLS stream. If that is the case, we do support DVR Live Streams that offer the ability for users to pause and rewind live streams. The encoding server would have to support this, such as Wowza does with their nDVR feature.
Please let me know if you need any more help or have any other questions.
Thank you!
Hi Alex,
Could you give me a hand? I have this code:
<script type="text/javascript">
jwplayer(" ").setup({
file: "http://www.url.com/index.m3u8",
autostart: "true",
});
</script>
What code I need to enable HLS live stream? I'm using JW Player 6.12.
Thank you for your support.
Hi, there.
DVR functionality is enabled with whoever supplies you with your HLS stream. There is nothing you have to do with the player to get it working. You’d have to contact whomever provides your HLS stream to get it working.
Please let me know if you need any more help or have any other questions.
Thank you!
Hi Alex,
- I'm a bit confused, because I tried other HLS player (trial) and I can pause/resume without problems.
- With JW Player 6.12 (using the same .m3u8) I can't pause/resume, it works like PLAY/STOP.
Hi, there.
It is expected behavior in our player that it stops buffering the live stream when the player enters a “pause” state, so pressing Play again will begin playback at the current, live point in the stream, not when the player was paused.
Again, if the HLS stream has DVR functionality built in to it, our player will work as you want it to, much like a DVR would for cable TV. When the viewer pauses the playback, resuming playback will start from where the player was paused.
Please let me know if you need any more help or have any other questions.
Thank you!
Try this with JW Player. Resume not working.
http://f24hls-i.akamaihd.net/hls/live/221193/F24_EN_LO_HLS/master.m3u8
Try the same URL with GrindPlayer. Resume working.
http://videoplayer.vodobox.com/vodobox_player.php?vid=http://f24hls-i.akamaihd.net/hls/live/221193/F24_EN_LO_HLS/master.m3u8&play=auto
I can’t speak to how other players present content. I can only speak to JW Player and our player is designed to resume playback at the live position when a customer clicks “Play” on a paused video, unless the HLS stream supplied has built-in DVR functionality.
The question is how other player can pause a HLS stream without DVR functionality...it's interesting.
