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Player it is not working if i use a config file


IF i use

player.swf?config=http://example.com/embed/video.php?id=weILNyHEqmI

with the code:

bc.. <config>
<link>http://example.com/</link>
<file>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weILNyHEqmI</file>
<image>http://example.com/path-to-image.png</image>
<repeat>true</repeat>
<autostart>false</autostart>
</config>




it shows :

Video not found:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weILNyHEqmI

What is the problem? What can i do?

17 Community Answers

JW Player

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@m3tsys

IF I click on the you tube link there are no issues.

BUT the 1st link is useless gives only the hosting company.

Therefore provide a link where this is indicated.

What player version and type are you using?

What I suspect, and I could be wrong, is a cross-domain issue.
(I've been wrong before many times) ;-)

JW Player

User  
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it seems that the problem exists even in the latest version (5.6)

demo: http://bit.ly/ihX8q7

why is this happening?

JW Player

User  
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@m3tsys

This is happening since you are doing something that is not correct or right.

That link is nothing has nothing to look at.

Can you provide a link that as the html code that you are using in which you see this issue?

How you instantiate the player etc, is vital to look at.

I suspect that you are incorrectly using the player.

May I suggest that you have a look at the following documentation.

http://www.longtailvideo.com/support/jw-player/jw-player-for-flash-v5

JW Player

User  
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not correct or right? i don't understand what you're trying to say

i am tying to use it as a video_src meta tag:

bc.. <link rel="video_src" href="http://embed.tuzek.com/player.swf?config=video-14460" />



another demo:

http://www.tuzek.com/14460/nicole-scherzinger-right-there-ft-50-cent/

PS: the player used for the in page video (the video displayed on that page) is an older version and doesn't have nothing to do with this problem.


excuse me for my possibly bad english. i am not a native english speakere.

JW Player

User  
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@m3tsys

It happens at times when certain videos or songs cannot be seen in another country as in the case of your link above.

What I think you are trying to do is the directly embed your video on facebook, right?

If that uis the case I would first check with documentation that facebook may have on this subject.

Othererwise I can't be of any help to you.

JW Player

User  
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i really think this is not the problem.

videos or songs cannot be seen in another country? this is not what it happens here.

example:

bc.. http://embed.tuzek.com/player.swf?config=video-1601



this video is uploaded from my country, but it does not work.

if i use

bc.. http://embed.tuzek.com/player.swf?file=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NtPzyHvLc4



the video loads fine but i don't want to parse all the variables through the url.

yes, i want to use it for facebook and google, but up to facebook or google the video need to work for users (you, me and so on).

facebook does not does not impose special conditions but even so i don't have what to check if the video does not load.

JW Player

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@m3tsys

I get a message telling me that I am unable to view the video on the link you gave me.

bc.. videos or songs cannot be seen in another country? this is not what it happens here.


You may or not know that certain countries are excluded from viewing or listening content depending on their location.

Your country Romania, is different from the country I live in, Germany and as a Canadian living here experience this often.

Again, you are doing something wrong as all i get is a flash by which I d/l the player.

I have asked before, to show a link in which the issue happens

*You are incorrectly providing a link to look at to be helpful and at least provide or give you a solution.*

The link you give tells me nothing.

Again, look at the link that I provided above at the documentation



JW Player

User  
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You could be a victim of a cross domain policy issue.

Suggest you apply the RTMF principle

JW Player

User  
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could you be more exactly please?

i've tried to use it even on localhost but same story...

Ethan Feldman

JW Player Support Agent  
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File is not meant to be in the config.

That’s why.

http://www.tuzek.com/player.swf?file=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5-yKhDd64s

Works fine.

JW Player

User  
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Take a look at this :

bc.. http://www.youclubvideo.com/embedCfg.js?mid=111284


and

bc.. http://www.youclubvideo.com/req/swf/player.swf?config=http://www.youclubvideo.com/embedCfg.js?mid=111284

JW Player

User  
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@m3tsys

I wonder IF you have apples and oranges confused yes they are fruit but different.

Equally the You tube player and the JWPlayer will play video yet they are different.

The two links above are useless.

IF you cannot provide a link in which the JWPlayer is used utilized then perhaps you are confused.

No where have you mentioned that you are using the JWPlayer and provided a link.

I would seriously re-evaluate in what you wish to accomplished IF you are using the JWPlayer.

Your first link works in IE.

Have you read the documentation previously posted?
Have you downloaded and installed the JWPlayer and observed the problem that you apparently having?


JW Player

User  
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bc.. You are incorrectly providing a link to look at to be helpful and at least provide or give you a solution.

The link you give tells me nothing.


What is wrong to this link?

Open it. The image is displayed but the video does not load.

This a example to the problem:

http://embed.tuzek.com/player.swf?config=http://embed.tuzek.com/video-1601

i really don't kow why this link was not working for you

You need to understand that i tested this even with videos uploaded from my country or from us let's say

(the video from this link it is uploaded from my country)

Yes i downloaded jwplayer(5.6) and as you can see it don't want to play the data from http://embed.tuzek.com/video-1601

now that you have the links can you help me?


JW Player

User  
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@guys

i readed the docs and added

<provider>youtube</provider> to the config file and now it works.

JW Player

User  
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There ya go
following the RTMF principle is always the better

RTMF = Read The manual First

JW Player

User  
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Thank you for your time and sorry that i did not make my explanations very easy to understand

PS: it could also be RTFM :)

Or as a Murphy law: when all else fails read the instructions

Ethan Feldman

JW Player Support Agent  
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Glad you got it working! :)

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