Apple HTTP Streaming using Wowza 2

[vivekg]

I setup Apple HTTP Streaming using instructions at http://www.wowzamedia.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6469 .

However, when I plug in the url (http://[wowza-address]:443/rtplive/m.../playlist.m3u8), in my Safari browser (on Mac), it downloades a file, instead of playing the video. My port is 443 and not 1935. The downloaded file contains the following

#EXTM3U
#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:PROGRAM-ID=1,BANDWIDTH=64000
http://[wowza-address]:443/rtplive/m...onid=394549218

I have verified mySteam.sdp exists in the content folder.

Any suggestions on what might be wrong?

[Dobrushin]

What version of Safari are you using? Only Safari 4.0 or later on a Mac can play these streams natively. On any other browser you'll get the result you are describing.

[vivekg]

I am using Version 4.0.4 (6531.21.10) of Safari.

[charlie]

It only works if running on snow leopard.

C

[vivekg]

I am trying it on Snow Leopard (10.6.2 Build 10C540), using Version 4.0.4 (6531.21.10) of Safari. Below is my application.xml file. Can you take a look and tell me what I might be doing wrong?

<Root>
<Application>
<!-- Uncomment to set application level timeout values
<ApplicationTimeout>60000</ApplicationTimeout>
<PingTimeout>12000</PingTimeout>
<ValidationFrequency>8000</ValidationFrequency>
<MaximumPendingWriteBytes>0</MaximumPendingWriteBytes>
<MaximumSetBufferTime>60000</MaximumSetBufferTime>
<MaximumStorageDirDepth>25</MaximumStorageDirDepth>
-->
<Connections>
<AutoAccept>true</AutoAccept>
<AllowDomains></AllowDomains>
</Connections>
<!--
StorageDir path variables

${com.wowza.wms.AppHome} - Application home directory
${com.wowza.wms.ConfigHome} - Configuration home directory
${com.wowza.wms.context.VHost} - Virtual host name
${com.wowza.wms.context.VHostConfigHome} - Virtual host config directory
${com.wowza.wms.context.Application} - Application name
${com.wowza.wms.context.ApplicationInstance} - Application instance name

-->
<Streams>
<StreamType>rtp-live</StreamType>
<StorageDir>${com.wowza.wms.context.VHostConfigHom e}/content</StorageDir>
<KeyDir>${com.wowza.wms.context.VHostConfigHome}/keys</KeyDir>
<!-- LiveStreamPacketizers (separate with commas): cupertinostreamingpacketizer, smoothstreamingpacketizer, cupertinostreamingrepeater, smoothstreamingrepeater -->
<LiveStreamPacketizers>cupertinostreamingpacketize r,smoothstreamingpacketizer</LiveStreamPacketizers>
<!-- Properties defined here will override any properties defined in conf/Streams.xml for any streams types loaded by this application -->
<Properties>
</Properties>
</Streams>
<!-- HTTPStreamers (separate with commas): cupertinostreaming, smoothstreaming -->
<HTTPStreamers>cupertinostreaming,smoothstreamin g</HTTPStreamers>
<SharedObjects>
<StorageDir></StorageDir>
</SharedObjects>
<Client>
<IdleFrequency>-1</IdleFrequency>
<Access>

<StreamReadAccess>*</StreamReadAccess>
<StreamWriteAccess>*</StreamWriteAccess>
<StreamAudioSampleAccess> </StreamAudioSampleAccess>
<StreamVideoSampleAccess></StreamVideoSampleAccess>
<SharedObjectReadAccess>*</SharedObjectReadAccess>
<SharedObjectWriteAccess>*</SharedObjectWriteAccess>
</Access>
</Client>
<RTP>
<!-- RTP/Authentication/[type]Methods defined in Authentication.xml. Default setup includes; none, basic, digest -->
<Authentication>
<PublishMethod>none</PublishMethod>
<PlayMethod>none</PlayMethod>
</Authentication>
<!-- RTP/AVSyncMethod. Valid values are: senderreport, systemclock, rtptimecode -->
<AVSyncMethod>senderreport</AVSyncMethod>
<MaxRTCPWaitTime>12000</MaxRTCPWaitTime>
<IdleFrequency>25</IdleFrequency>
<IncomingDatagramPortRanges>*</IncomingDatagramPortRanges>
<!-- Properties defined here will override any properties defined in conf/RTP.xml for any depacketizers loaded by this application -->
<Properties>
</Properties>
</RTP>
<MediaCaster>
<!-- Properties defined here will override any properties defined in conf/MediaCasters.xml for any MediaCasters loaded by this applications -->
<Properties>
</Properties>
</MediaCaster>
<MediaReader>
<!-- Properties defined here will override any properties defined in conf/MediaReaders.xml for any MediaReaders loaded by this applications -->
<Properties>
</Properties>
</MediaReader>
<MediaWriter>
<!-- Properties defined here will override any properties defined in conf/MediaWriter.xml for any MediaWriter loaded by this applications -->
<Properties>
</Properties>
</MediaWriter>
<LiveStreamPacketizer>

<!-- Properties defined here will override any properties defined in conf/LiveStreamPacketizers.xml for any LiveStreamPacketizers loaded by this applications -->
<Properties>
</Properties>
</LiveStreamPacketizer>
<HTTPStreamer>
<!-- Properties defined here will override any properties defined in conf/HTTPStreamers.xml for any HTTPStreamer loaded by this applications -->
<Properties>
</Properties>
</HTTPStreamer>
<Repeater>
<OriginURL></OriginURL>
<QueryString><![CDATA[]]></QueryString>
</Repeater>
<Modules>
<Module>
<Name>base</Name>
<Description>Base</Description>
<Class>com.wowza.wms.module.ModuleCore</Class>
</Module>
<Module>
<Name>properties</Name>
<Description>Properties</Description>
<Class>com.wowza.wms.module.ModuleProperties</Class>
</Module>
<Module>
<Name>logging</Name>
<Description>Client Logging</Description>
<Class>com.wowza.wms.module.ModuleClientLogging</Class>
</Module>
<Module>
<Name>flvplayback</Name>
<Description>FLVPlayback</Description>
<Class>com.wowza.wms.module.ModuleFLVPlayback</Class>
</Module>
</Modules>
<!-- Properties defined here will be added to the IApplication.getProperties() and IApplicationInstance.getProperties() collections -->
<Properties>
<Property>
<Name>smoothStreamingMediaMajorVersion</Name>
<Value>2</Value>
<Type>Integer</Type>
</Property>
</Properties>
</Application>
</Root>

[vivekg]

Charlie/Dobrushin/Richard, Any suggestions?

[charlie]

The instructions are here:

http://www.wowzamedia.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6469

Follow them carefully. Be sure yoiu use the stream manager to start the stream.

Charlie

[vivekg]

So I was able to get this to work after I used the stream manager. Couple of questions

1. How can I avoid using Stream Manager? I dont want to have to manually start each stream using a web interface. Need to be able to automate that part
2. I am able to play the stream both in Quick Time and using video tag of HTML5. However, when I plugin the url in Safari's address bar, it downloads the file. I am using Safari version 4.0.4

Thanks,
Vivek

[rrlanham]

The easiest way is to use /conf/StartUpStreams.xml to startup multiple streams automatically when the server starts.

Or you can write a Module or HTTProvider around this code:
http://www.wowzamedia.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7694

Richard

[vivekg]

Richard,

A newbie question: I have wowza streaming to flash working w/o having to use the stream manager. Why do I need that for Apple HTTP streaming? What exactly is the stream manager doing?

I can't really use StartupStreams.xml, since my streams are on-demand. So starting a few on server startup is not really an option.

Vivek