# Wowza Player

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## [Autoplay does not work with audio-only live streams in browser](https://community.wowza.com/t/autoplay-does-not-work-with-audio-only-live-streams-in-browser/183)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.wowza.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/autoplay-does-not-work-with-audio-only-live-streams-in-browser/183 "2017-01-13T23:58:58Z")

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Hi, This probably should be listed under bug-report, but I don’t see one. I have some audio-only streams - however they do not autoplay, even though autoplay works properly with live video streams. The autoplay does w…

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## [Live streaming not working with wowza player in latest Firefox 50.1.0](https://community.wowza.com/t/live-streaming-not-working-with-wowza-player-in-latest-firefox-50-1-0/184)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.wowza.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/live-streaming-not-working-with-wowza-player-in-latest-firefox-50-1-0/184 "2017-01-12T14:44:42Z")

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I get an “Unable to play audio codec…video codec…” error with live streams in Firefox - the same streams play fine in Chrome. Youtube live streams also do not play in the same Firefox browser - and further information s…

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## [\[Bug Reporting\] autoPlay not working on "audioOnly=true" state....](https://community.wowza.com/t/bug-reporting-autoplay-not-working-on-audioonly-true-state/38664)

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**Author:** [@Jehun\_koa](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jehun_koa)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/bug-reporting-autoplay-not-working-on-audioonly-true-state/38664 "2017-01-07T20:08:18Z")

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autoPlay not working on “audioOnly=true” state… Check this please…

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## [Wowzaplayer buffering on Chrome on PC - but no problems if force flash](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowzaplayer-buffering-on-chrome-on-pc-but-no-problems-if-force-flash/182)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.wowza.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 9:26am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowzaplayer-buffering-on-chrome-on-pc-but-no-problems-if-force-flash/182 "2017-01-04T09:26:01Z")

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Wowza player using HTML player on most live streams (except for the buffering problem and others) but attached is a profile from wirecast that buffers repeatedly 8 seconds after starting - and never re-starts. This pr…

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## [Wowza Player cache ?](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-player-cache/47799)

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**Author:** [@Can\_Aktepe](https://community.wowza.com/u/Can_Aktepe)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-player-cache/47799 "2017-01-01T18:54:25Z")

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The wowza player is caching live broadcasts. But jwplayer is not doing this. Is it possible to close the cache on the wowza player?

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## [Do .flv's need to have aac audio to play in Wowza Player flash?](https://community.wowza.com/t/do-flvs-need-to-have-aac-audio-to-play-in-wowza-player-flash/177)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.wowza.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2016, 8:49am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/do-flvs-need-to-have-aac-audio-to-play-in-wowza-player-flash/177 "2016-12-31T08:49:26Z")

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I think I am using the correct syntax: http://\[my wowza address\]:1935/vod/definst/flv:Kripamoya/Kripamoyadas\_\_20070518.flv/playlist.m3u8 I also set “useFlash”:true, However I cannot get it to play. This file plays in…

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## [Maunally switching between "HD-Sources" takes very very long ...](https://community.wowza.com/t/maunally-switching-between-hd-sources-takes-very-very-long/42655)

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**Author:** [@Ilja\_Kaleck](https://community.wowza.com/u/Ilja_Kaleck)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2016, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/maunally-switching-between-hd-sources-takes-very-very-long/42655 "2016-12-30T19:50:27Z")

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Actually we are using the HD-Selection option in the Wowza Player for selecting different stream sources (… instead of different bitrate versions from the same source), since we are recording lectures here at our Univer…

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## [Live Streaming does not allow to select "HD Source" using a SMIL file ?](https://community.wowza.com/t/live-streaming-does-not-allow-to-select-hd-source-using-a-smil-file/42658)

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**Author:** [@Ilja\_Kaleck](https://community.wowza.com/u/Ilja_Kaleck)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2016, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/live-streaming-does-not-allow-to-select-hd-source-using-a-smil-file/42658 "2016-12-30T19:49:53Z")

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Actually I am evaluating to switch from the JWPlayer to the new Wowza Player, but it seems, there is some to do … Currently a lecture recording is going on and the view should be able to Switch between 3 different sou…

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## [DRM/Encryption in Wowza Player](https://community.wowza.com/t/drm-encryption-in-wowza-player/47631)

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**Author:** [@Joseph\_Borkowski](https://community.wowza.com/u/Joseph_Borkowski)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2016, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/drm-encryption-in-wowza-player/47631 "2016-12-22T16:15:38Z")

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Hi all, It doesn’t appear from the documentation that Wowza Player supports AES-128 or any other type of HLS DRM/encryption. Am I wrong about that? Is it in the roadmap? Thanks!

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## [Is there a way to disable console.log messages from Wowza Player?](https://community.wowza.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-disable-console-log-messages-from-wowza-player/179)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.wowza.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2016, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-disable-console-log-messages-from-wowza-player/179 "2016-12-09T22:20:29Z")

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There are so many messages, if one is debugging a different part of one’s program, it becomes difficult. ys

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## [How do we "Force the Flash Player" to overcome media decode errors??](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-do-we-force-the-flash-player-to-overcome-media-decode-errors/176)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.wowza.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-do-we-force-the-flash-player-to-overcome-media-decode-errors/176 "2016-12-06T16:59:30Z")

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In the FAQ it mentions: If the Media decode error happens in the beginning of playback, then Browser doesn’t support a particular encoding. Check the video and audio formats supported by your browser. Solutions: Use t…

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## [Media error](https://community.wowza.com/t/media-error/47624)

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**Author:** [@Yutaka\_Haneishi](https://community.wowza.com/u/Yutaka_Haneishi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2016, 10:41am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/media-error/47624 "2016-10-24T10:41:44Z")

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I tryed wowza player in http://bmy-web.sakura.ne.jp/wowza/wp.html Then error below occured and stop playing. chrome 53.0.2785.143 (64-bit) firefox 49.0.1 00:00:33.411 ERROR: PlayerStreamer: mediaElement error: Media…

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## [Autostart doesnt play on android devices](https://community.wowza.com/t/autostart-doesnt-play-on-android-devices/33725)

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**Author:** [@eduardo\_espinoza\_sua](https://community.wowza.com/u/eduardo_espinoza_sua)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2016, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/autostart-doesnt-play-on-android-devices/33725 "2016-10-02T22:45:41Z")

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Hi I have been testing wowza player for some hours, and my first impression is that works good. I noticed that on android, if player is set “autostart=true” android devices doesnt play live video streaming. IN the oth…

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## [Future paid versions?](https://community.wowza.com/t/future-paid-versions/43024)

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**Author:** [@Andreas\_Fiebig](https://community.wowza.com/u/Andreas_Fiebig)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2016, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/future-paid-versions/43024 "2016-09-28T20:26:10Z")

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Hello, glad to see that Wowza now also offers a HTML5 based webplayer and that it is included with Streaming Engine and Streaming Cloud subscriptions! One question to the FAQ: Does “Future paid versions will include…

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## [First Thread on Wowza Player](https://community.wowza.com/t/first-thread-on-wowza-player/47491)

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**Author:** [@Tom\_Olson](https://community.wowza.com/u/Tom_Olson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2016, 6:22am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/first-thread-on-wowza-player/47491 "2016-09-13T06:22:51Z")

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I read through the documents about setting up the embed code, went to the Wowza Player Builder, filled out the info, saw the video play and copied the embed code. I created an html doc with the embedded code inside. I’m …

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