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Youtube Playlist (RSS Feed) and JW Player 6 (How?)

Hi guys, having some issues with getting V6 to run videos from a youtube feed. Is it not still possible?

bc.. <div id="myElement">Loading the player...</div>

<script type="text/javascript">
jwplayer("myElement").setup({
height: 360,
playlist: "http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/playlists/lRSJJzp8RYU01F3C1s7d0tXl_ACwExBd",
primary: "flash",
width: 640
});
</script>



Error message is "Failed to load Playlist etc..."

Any support would be most welcome!!

(BTW: Wizard Link not working? http://www.longtailvideo.com/support/jw-player-setup-wizard/)

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JW Player

User  
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I'm running in to the same problem...

I'm getting a player window that says: Error loading playlist. Not a valid RSS feed.

But http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/playlists/BD57861AEF436283 is certainly a valid feed.

Any ideas?

Script below...

Test page at: http://www.wwiifoundation.org/test2.html

bc.. <script type="text/javascript">
jwplayer('mediaplayer').setup({
'flashplayer': '/jw-player/jwplayer.flash.swf',
'id': 'playerID',
'width': '650',
'height': '240',
'playlistfile': 'http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/playlists/BD57861AEF436283',
'playlist.position': 'right',
'playlist.size': '250',
'controlbar': 'over',
'repeat': 'list'
});
</script>



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Ethan Feldman

JW Player Support Agent  
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@KaKoRoT – Do you have a link? Wizard link works fine.

@Patrick – You are using V5 variables here. See this guide – http://www.longtailvideo.com/support/jw-player/28834/migrating-from-jw5-to-jw6

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JW Player

User  
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Thanks, Ethan. Was just about to post an update.

I'm still having trouble, though. Getting the message that it is not a valid RSS feed.

Please see page at: http://www.wwiifoundation.org/test4.html

bc.. <html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript" src="/jwplayer/jwplayer.js" ></script>
<div id="myElement">Loading the player...</div>

<script type="text/javascript">
jwplayer("myElement").setup({
playlist: "http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/playlists/BD57861AEF436283?v=2",
primary: "flash",
volume: 80,
width: 465,
stretching: 'fill'
});
</script>
</body>
</html>

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Ethan Feldman

JW Player Support Agent  
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Use this as the file – http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/playlists/BD57861AEF436283?v=2&alt=rss

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JW Player

User  
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Thanks, Ethan. Much appreciated...

I didn't notice documentation anywhere to add the &alt=rss to the URL.

Works just fine now. Thanks!

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JW Player

User  
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aha!!! fantastic!!!!

Sidenote:
Please add this to your manual/documentation as I have to admit this is not something thats easy to figure out!

nevertheless THANKS!!!

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Ethan Feldman

JW Player Support Agent  
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Np guys!

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JW Player

User  
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Ok, one more update.

Good news is that I now have my site pulling a youtube playlist via JSON in script, and it appears to work on both Desktop and Android/iOS...

...but... the playlist listbar is not visible on mobile devices. Any ideas?

http://www.wwiifoundation.org/test8.html

bc.. <div id="myElement">Loading the player...</div>
<script type="text/javascript">

function jsonConverter(data) {
var feed = data.feed;
var entries = feed.entry || [];
var listout = [];
for (var i = 0; i < entries.length; i++) {
var entry = entries[i];
var title = entry.title.$t;
var source = entry.content.src;
listout.push({file: source, title: title});
}

jwplayer("myElement").setup({
playlist: listout,
listbar: {
position: 'right',
size: 360
},
volume: 80,
width: 920,
height: 420,
stretching: 'fill'
});

};

</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src ="http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/playlists/BD57861AEF436283?v=2&alt=json-in-script&callback=jsonConverter"></script>

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Ethan Feldman

JW Player Support Agent  
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I’m afraid that this is an issue with the player + YouTube content + playlists on mobile devices at the moment. The entire player is just replaced by the default YouTube embedded player.

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JW Player

User  
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Bummer. Do you know if this is slated to be fixed in a future release?

It's just playlists with youtube content?



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Ethan Feldman

JW Player Support Agent  
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Yes, we are planning on fixing this.

Yes.

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JW Player

User  
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Has this been fixed?

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Ethan Feldman

JW Player Support Agent  
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Not yet…we still fail back to the YouTube embedded player on these devices (no playlist).

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JW Player

User  
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Just tried it out and it seems this has not been fixed yet. In fact, on my iPod touch there is no way to watch past the first video either. The skip forward and back buttons that appear when watching the video don't work for me.

Youtube's embedded player doesn't handle playlists well on iOS either, so I guess I'll have to write my own javascript playlist.

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Ethan Feldman

JW Player Support Agent  
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Yes, this is what I said above. It isn’t fixed yet.

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JW Player

User  
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Am I correct that it shouldn't be a problem to generate my own internal playlist in RSS form of youtube content?

Also, is it possible to encrypt the playlist?

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Ethan Feldman

JW Player Support Agent  
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That should be fine. What do you mean by encrypt it though?

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JW Player

User  
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I am having some serious issues as well
http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/playlists/19A17A4FF0FEB5E9?v=2&alt=rss is a valid feed, yet I get the "Not valid rss feed message"
Am I missing something?
jwplayer("myElement").setup({
playlist: "http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/playlists/AL94UKMTqg-9Ats4KNgoFhH0jSTlxnnlqK?v=2&alt=rss",
primary: "flash",
volume: 80,
width: 465,
stretching: 'fill'
});
I am using jwplayer 6

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Ethan Feldman

JW Player Support Agent  
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Link?

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JW Player

User  
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It is on a local development, but I will make a temporary page for that
http://www.block-solutions.net/component/content/article/240
ps: love your avatar :) that cat is so cool

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Ethan Feldman

JW Player Support Agent  
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:) Thanks

Change:

http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/playlists/AL94UKMTqg-9Ats4KNgoFhH0jSTlxnnlqK?v=2&alt=rss

To:

http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/playlists/AL94UKMTqg-9Ats4KNgoFhH0jSTlxnnlqK?alt=rss

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JW Player

User  
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awesome, does it for me. I tried all sorts of variations to v2, v2 & rss but I don't think i tried only alt=rss
Perhaps it should be in the doc, will save you a lot of hassle I think. Or perhaps I just didn't find it in the doc. either way, thank you :)

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Ethan Feldman

JW Player Support Agent  
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NP! :)

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JW Player

User  
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how can i make use of multtiple playlists on a player?

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Ethan Feldman

JW Player Support Agent  
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We only support one playlist at a time.

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