# Autogenerate smil file after video stream ends (VOD)

**URL:** https://community.wowza.com/t/autogenerate-smil-file-after-video-stream-ends-vod/47530
**Category:** Wowza Developer Dojo
**Tags:** wowza-streaming-server-java-api
**Created:** [September 29, 2016, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/autogenerate-smil-file-after-video-stream-ends-vod/47530 "2016-09-29T16:55:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![Jonatan\_Nunez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea5d25/32.png) [@Jonatan\_Nunez](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jonatan_Nunez)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2016, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/autogenerate-smil-file-after-video-stream-ends-vod/47530/1 "2016-09-29T16:55:42Z")

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Why Wowza can generate and serve smil file for live application and not for vod application?

```auto
http://[server]:8086/medialist?streamname=ngrp:[stream_name]&application=live&format=smil

```

This works, but when the streaming (record) ends and we have to use vod application, the server sends a 404 Not Found

```auto
http://[server]:8086/medialist?streamname=ngrp:[stream_name]&application=vod&format=smil

```

I don’t want to create the smil file manually

- [https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-create-and-play-smil-files-with-streams-created-by-wowza-transcoder](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-create-and-play-smil-files-with-streams-created-by-wowza-transcoder)

- [https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-generate-a-smil-file-with-an-http-provider](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-generate-a-smil-file-with-an-http-provider)

- [https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-use-java-api-calls-to-resolve-smil-file-requests](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-use-java-api-calls-to-resolve-smil-file-requests)

- [Dyamically generate SMIL file for VOD videos.](http://community.wowza.com/t/-/45923)

- [Dynamic SMIL File](http://community.wowza.com/t/-/39150)

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### Author: ![Jason\_Hilton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/jason_hilton/32/437_2.png) [@Jason\_Hilton](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jason_Hilton)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2016, 11:23am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/autogenerate-smil-file-after-video-stream-ends-vod/47530/2 "2016-10-07T11:23:31Z")

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Hi,

This question is being answered in a Support ticket (195483).

Regards,

Jason

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### Author: ![kashp\_chawla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ee59a6/32.png) [@kashp\_chawla](https://community.wowza.com/u/kashp_chawla)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2017, 6:52am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/autogenerate-smil-file-after-video-stream-ends-vod/47530/3 "2017-06-23T06:52:49Z")

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is there is any option available so that we can dynamically create SMIL file for vods3 and live application??

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### Author: ![kashp\_chawla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ee59a6/32.png) [@kashp\_chawla](https://community.wowza.com/u/kashp_chawla)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2017, 6:54am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/autogenerate-smil-file-after-video-stream-ends-vod/47530/4 "2017-06-23T06:54:05Z")

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is there is any option available so that we can dynamically create SMIL file for vods3 and live application??