HDS/HLS at vHost

Hello, I've searched over internet and found couple sources that claim that livepkgr is working only on a main (default) vHost and cannot be extended (or namespaced) to other vhosts. In other words, the webroot dir is a singleton service living in a global namespace and to namespace HDS/HLS streams you'd need to namespace them by name inside FMLE. Is that all correct? Thanks.

I really dont know why that should be the case. If you can create vhosts and can connect to any of signed applications which you are allowed to like "live" and "vod" - livepkgr is not different. Petro if you can explain me your use case may be i can help you better.

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External HDS/HLS storage: Invoking files stored on an external drive.

Followed the following article to add an external drive to store our vod streams (article is no longer available):
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flashmediaserver/devguide/WS0432746db30523c21e63e3d12eea2a8fc0 -8000.html#WS0432746db30523c21e63e3d12eea2a8fc0-7ffd
FMS 4.5 Streaming HDS from non default location
Connected an external hard drive to the server with the following folders on it (vod2 > media), so the path is: G:\vod2\media. New video files are inside the last folder (media).
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2. Modified: rootinstall/applications/vod/Application.xml: Added <StreamManager><VirtualDirectory><Streams>/vod2;${VOD_COMMON_DIR_2}</Streams>
3. Modified HLS and HDS content storage in httpd.conf (copied and pasted under original settings): The location names are /hls-vod2 and /hds-vod2, correct?
<Location /hls-vod2>
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If all of the above modifications are correct, what is the correct url to invoke the hds streams stored on this external drive through rtmp? The original instructions were not consistently clear about this. I have a file called 1.Test.mov in that folder. I've tried:
rtmp://localhost/hds-vod2/mp4:1.Test.mov
rtmp://localhost/hds-vod2/1.Test.mov
rtmp://localhost/hds-vod2/1.Test.mov.f4m
etc.
http://localhost/hls-vod2/1.Test.mov.m3u8 Works for HLS
http://localhost/hds-vod2/1.Test.mov.f4m Works too.
I need the rtmp url so that I can make a .smil file for rtmp fallback, such as:
smil>
<head>
<meta base="rtmp://localhost/hls-vod2/"/>
</head>
<body>
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</smil>
Thanks

All of Adobe's documentation says that files specified in the vod_common_dir can be streamed from both http and rtmp, but there is no specific mention of what the correct rtmp URL is for files stored on an additional hard drive. Here's what I did to get around this: FMS 3.5 can't connect to media on other drive
1. HLS streaming:
    a. Modified: rootinstall/conf/fms.ini: added a new parameter for HTTP and RTMP streaming: VOD_COMMON_DIR_2 = G:\vod2\media
    b. Modified: rootinstall/applications/vod/Application.xml: Added <StreamManager><VirtualDirectory><Streams>/vod2;${VOD_COMMON_DIR_2}</Streams>
2. RTMP streaming: Added the file path of the external storage in the virtual directory of the Application.xml file without specifying or naming the application.
    a. <Streams>/;G:\vod2\media</Streams>
    b. The rtmp for this follows the starndard URL convention: URL Syntax: [protocol]://[servername]/[application]/[codecID:][streamname][.extension]
    c. In my case, this would be: rtmp://localhost/vod/mp4:1.Test.mov
It would be nice if this worked according to Adobe's documentation, and hopefully someone can chime in with the correct answer to the original question. If not, this gets rtmp and http streaming to work from the same external location (what vod_common_dir is supposed to be able to do).
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Deliver HTTP ABR HDS+HLS Streams via Player Object to All Devices

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I have both the HDS and HLS streaming working separately--the AMS5 sample videoPlayer.html file will accept and play video content when fed the URL: http://csitsfms.sys.oakland.edu/mbrBlack.f4m; however, I have not had success in getting any .f4m streams initiated in any other fashion.
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take a look at this links
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/adobe-media-server/articles/beginning-fms45-pt01.html
i think you are not calling the video properly in the HTTP URL.
http://csitsfms.sys.oakland.edu/mbrBlack.f4m willnot work. If you are using the AMS videoplayer.html use the embeded code and paste it in a html file.
http://domain.com/hds-vod/filename.f4m WILL NOT WORK . This will only display the content of the f4m file.

VOD via HDS/HLS

Hi,
I just want be sure:
Does installing Apachie + File Packager and HTTP Origin Module is enought for vod hls/hds, or do I have to install FMS also ?
Thanks,
Alon

For HDS-VOD yes.. But as rejemy said- installing apache 4.5 new modules "mod_hlshttp" "mod_jithttp" saves you on prepackaing the content respectively for HLS VOD and HDS VOD delivery. But these modules are not separtely available. You may get them installed under apache only after installing FMS and use them with full functionality only with valid FMS license.
In case you have FMS license, and your own apache installation you may follow this article for installing these and using these module
http://knowfms.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/how-to-set-up-your-external-apache-for-hds-and-hls /

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I am running into issues trying to get this to work as outlined here. http://forums.adobe.com/message/4013821#4013821
TIA,
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Thanks to everyone who replied.
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1. Progressive download
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FMS 4.5 H.264 Streaming test matrix
RTMP
HDS
HLS
HTTP Progressive Download
AIR for Android
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
AIR on Windows (Desktop)
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
AIR on IOS
No
No
Yes
Yes
Safari Browser on IOS
No
No
Yes
No

Not Found RTMP streams and Buffering Message

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When it's a live stream, we can control the return a response with FCSubscribe; so if it's not there, we can send back a response. HTTP (HDS/HLS) do return a file not found when requesting a missing file.
I tried this from a stock version of FMS using the /vod directory and any time that I place in a vod rtmp location that doesn't exist I get a buffering message.
I know that I could add a timeout to the client side - but I'm trying to stick to stock OSMF and make it work from the server side with multiple players.
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How/where would I exactly add that? Seems realitively simple, but not seeing any reference or information about how to set it up.
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Thank you for the response.
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This is using an OVP player base - the strobe player just spins as well.
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The FMS server does not the livepkgr application as its default. There is no default application as such.
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What query string you want to make work on Linux ? Can you please clairfy.
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I do not know much about captivate...But i will let you k now AMS perspective( I hope it adds value)
if your end users are on PC/desktop they can use Flash player and hence rtmp streaming for AMS would suffice the needs...
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Is it possible to get vod content from a http adress ?

Thank you for your answer. But neither rtmp nor hds/hls worked.
for rtmp I edited the fms.ini and added the second substitution
VOD_DIR2 = \\172.16.40.142\vod_ortak
then edited the application.xml of applications/vod and added the custom stream tags;
<Streams>/;${VOD_DIR2}</Streams>
but I got the following error;
Invalid substitution variable : VOD_DIR2
for hds/hls I edited the apache2.2/conf/httpd.conf and did the following changes
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however I see from logs that path is not the way I desire.
mod_jithttp [404]: [err=1] C:/172.16.40.142/vod_ortak/n_HOBBIT_720p.mp4 does not exist
besides these, my main question is if fms can refer to files from http adress instead of an network folder. For example
my file location will be http:\\172.16.40.142\mediafiles not "\\172.16.40.142\vod_ortak" and if fms can cache these remote materials.
I can send you logs and config files
best regards

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Here's what I got from the error log:
[Thu Dec 20 14:41:01 2012] [error] mod_f4fhttp [400]: Mjc5NTUwMDY2NA=.stream is an invalid file.Bootstrap path incorrect in stream file.
[Thu Dec 20 14:41:01 2012] [error] [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX] File does not exist: C:/Program Files/Adobe/Flash Media Server 4.5/webroot/hds-live, referer: http://www.osmf.org/configurator/fmp/
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