Streaming to Windows Phone 7.5 -> manifest is shown on device

Wowza Streaming Engine
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Hi,

I’ve just installed a test wowza 3 server (Linux, centos 5) to stream to mobile phones

I can stream vod with HLS and RTSP on iPhones and Blackberries

but I can’t stream to a Nokia Lumia (windows mobile 7.5): manifest file (XML text) is appearing on the device screen instead of video

This device uses silverlight to stream video

I configured the server as in quick start and user manual (using ports 1935 and 554)

I’m using an url like this one:

http://[wowza-address]:1935/vod/mp4:sample.mp4/Manifest

What could be wrong?

Thank you

Guido

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It looks like you are typing the URI in the browser bar, which probably will not work. It needs to be played from a Smooth player.

Try accessing the Wowza Smooth Streaming example (VOD) player via your device’s web browser.

The Smooth player can be found here:

\examples\SimpleVideoStreaming\clientOSMF\bin-release\

One way is to copy it to your web browser.

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hi guidobras,

I know this post is quite old. but i am having the same issue while streaming to windows phone. please let me know how did u resolve this issue.

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You might be able to do RTSP streaming to Windows mobile. And there is a mobile Silverlight SDK, but we don’t have examples built with it.

Richard

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As far as I know, Silverlight only supports Smooth Streaming

Richard

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Jaymin,

I think Silverlight/smooth should work, but I don’t have Windows Phone to test. Have you tried the Wowza example smooth player?

Richard

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Jaymin,

You need a Silverlight player. Test with one of the Wowza example Silverlight players in the /examples folder where Wowza is installed. Or these:

Expression 4 Encoder templates

https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-use-the-microsoft-expression-encoder4-player-templates-with-wowza-media-server

SMF Framework

http://smf.codeplex.com/releases/view/63434

Richard

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You have to use a Silverlight player, for example: http://smf.codeplex.com/releases/view/88970

I’m not sure if that is the latest/greatest, but it’s a place to start.

Richard

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“why is this URL working when I type it in the browser bar of my WM 7.5 Phone:”

That is just a normal file download from a web server. Perhaps your device is downloading the file, then opening it?

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Is there any application, SDK or an AddOn to silverlight that one can use on windows phone 7 to play HLS or RTSP?

thanks!

NN

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Windows Phone 7 devices support Microsoft Smooth Streaming through an application. An application is available on the Microsoft Media Platform Player Framework page.

-Lisa

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Hi

Yes, its been known to happen. I have a friend that can’t install Silverlight on his laptop running Windows XP even through everything else installs and works fine.

I think its a Silverlight problem not anything that you are doing wrong.

If I find a solution or a work around I’ll post in here to let you and others know.

Jason

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You’re right: that link probably points to an http (progressive) download.

So I tried copying:

\examples\SimpleVideoStreaming\clientOSMF\bin-release\

to my web server and accessing it with Windows Mobile 7.5 smartphone: no luck, it’s flash stuff not supported by WM.

then I copied to my web server:

\examples\SimpleVideoStreaming\clientSilverlight

when I access Default.html a “silverlight is required, click here to install it” page appears: when I click I’m redirected to a microsoft page stating that I cannot install silverlight on my device (Nokia Lumia 710).

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated…

Thank you in advance

Guido

Hi guidobras,

did you able to play vod file using http on Windows Mobile 7.5 ? If yes then let me know how can i play it.

Warm Regards,

Jaymin Thakkar.

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Jaymin,

I think Silverlight/smooth should work, but I don’t have Windows Phone to test. Have you tried the Wowza example smooth player?

Richard

Hi rrlanham,

yes i have created “http://[wowza-ip-address]:1935/vod/mp4:sample.mp4/Manifest” and tried to play on Nokia Lumia but it’ll display an xml on screen rather streaming :frowning:

Warm Regards,

Jaymin Thakkar.

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Thank you randall, I’ll try soon.

Anyway, why is this URL working when I type it in the browser bar of my WM 7.5 Phone:

https://www.wowza.com/_h264/BigBuckBunny_175k.mov

?

It’s from the wowza mobile testing page https://www.wowza.com/html/mobile.html

That is the perfect solution for me.

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“why is this URL working when I type it in the browser bar of my WM 7.5 Phone:”

That is just a normal file download from a web server. Perhaps your device is downloading the file, then opening it?

You’re right: that link probably points to an http (progressive) download.

So I tried copying:

\examples\SimpleVideoStreaming\clientOSMF\bin-release\

to my web server and accessing it with Windows Mobile 7.5 smartphone: no luck, it’s flash stuff not supported by WM.

then I copied to my web server:

\examples\SimpleVideoStreaming\clientSilverlight

when I access Default.html a “silverlight is required, click here to install it” page appears: when I click I’m redirected to a microsoft page stating that I cannot install silverlight on my device (Nokia Lumia 710).

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated…

Thank you in advance

Guido

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This is auful… I have also tried to publish a video through wowza to lumia 800 but no…

Video file itself plays in the device…

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As far as I know, Silverlight only supports Smooth Streaming

Richard

hi rrlanham ,

i windows phone if i provide url as menifest file it open menifest file in xml file. what kind of url windows phone supports please let me know.