# VOD HLS Streaming

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-hls-streaming/37505>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [October 26, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-hls-streaming/37505 "2011-10-26T17:00:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 18\
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**Author:** ![Wiaam\_Sliman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Wiaam\_Sliman](https://community.wowza.com/u/Wiaam_Sliman)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-hls-streaming/37505/1 "2011-10-26T17:00:51Z")

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Hi,

I read the article [How to play a video on demand file](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-set-up-video-on-demand-streaming), and with Wowza Server 2.2 I succeeded in streaming VoD (Multi-bitrate).

After I upgraded to version 3 (clean install), it stopped working.

When I try to stream the sample provided in the article, I get the following

error:

```auto
INFO stream create bigbuckbunny.smil -
ERROR server comment - onApplicationInstanceCreate: javax.management.MalformedObjectNameException: Invalid character ':' in value part of pr
operty
INFO application app-start smil:bigbuckbunny.smil vod/smil:bigbuckbunny.smil
WARN server comment - HTTPStreamerAdapterCupertinoStreamer.onPlaylist[vod/smil:bigbuckbunny.smil//vod/_definst_/mp4:bigbuckbunny_450.mp4/pla
ylist.m3u8?wowzasessionid=2051756171]: Not valid stream name [2051756171][_defaultVHost_:vod/smil:bigbuckbunny.smil/vod/_definst_/mp4:bigbuc
kbunny_450.mp4]: _defaultVHost_:vod/_definst_/mp4:bigbuckbunny_1100.mp4,_defaultVHost_:vod/_definst_/mp4:bigbuckbunny_750.mp4,_defaultVHost_
:vod/_definst_/mp4:bigbuckbunny_1500.mp4,_defaultVHost_:vod/_definst_/smil:bigbuckbunny.smil,_defaultVHost_:vod/_definst_/mp4:bigbuckbunny_4
50.mp4

```

I’d appreciate any help.

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-hls-streaming/37505/2 "2011-10-26T15:37:18Z")

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If you installed Wowza from current installer (3.0.2), then grab in new /conf/Application.xml for this application and reconfigure.

If this is an early Preview release, there was one or two releases in that time frame where the /conf/Application.xml was misconfigured and created this error. In that case, re-install using the current production installer:

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/wowza-streaming-engine-software-updates](https://www.wowza.com/docs/wowza-streaming-engine-software-updates)

Don’t copy old files from past installs of Wowza to new, always remake configuration with new files.

Richard

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 9:53am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-hls-streaming/37505/3 "2011-10-27T09:53:06Z")

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Wiaam,

Zip up and send conf and logs from this server with recent test.

Include a link to this thread.

Richard

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-hls-streaming/37505/4 "2011-10-28T15:31:08Z")

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I downloaded and used the /conf/Application.xml in a new vod application and didn’t get that error.

I also used /conf/vod/Application.xml, and it was okay.

I tested with SimpleVideoStreaming example:

Server: rtmp://localhost:1935/Wiaam

Stream: mp4:sample.mp4

Richard

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-hls-streaming/37505/5 "2011-10-28T17:09:13Z")

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I can’t reach the server:

[http://lab001.dyndns.org:1935](http://lab001.dyndns.org:1935)

You might just have to allow TCP port 1935 in your server firewall, or mapped to server running Wowza in your router (port forwarding)

Richard

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-hls-streaming/37505/6 "2011-11-16T14:51:26Z")

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Wiaam,

This works in my IPhone 3gs with iOS 5:

[http://lab001.dyndns.org:1935/vod/smil:bigbuckbunny.smil/playlist.m3u8](http://lab001.dyndns.org:1935/vod/smil:bigbuckbunny.smil/playlist.m3u8)

This is a little peculiar tho, it is one of the items in the first playlist, the session for one of the items.

```auto
/vod/_definst_/mp4:bigbuckbunny_750.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wowzasessionid=745768364

```

What does the smil file look like, and where are the files relative to the .smil file? It is easiest to have them in the same location and refer to files with relative URL. That will probably fix your problem.

```auto
<video src="mp4:bigbuckbunny_750.mp4" system-bitrate="7500000"/>

```

Richard

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-hls-streaming/37505/7 "2011-11-16T15:19:23Z")

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Try adding this Property set to “false”

Richard

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-hls-streaming/37505/8 "2011-11-16T15:33:12Z")

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The one in the article I forgot to link:

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-switch-between-absolute-and-relative-urls-in-apple-http-live-streaming-playlists](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-switch-between-absolute-and-relative-urls-in-apple-http-live-streaming-playlists)

Sorry,

Richard

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-hls-streaming/37505/9 "2011-11-16T16:03:40Z")

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Cool, thanks for the update. Glad it’s working

Richard

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**Author:** ![Wiaam\_Sliman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Wiaam\_Sliman](https://community.wowza.com/u/Wiaam_Sliman)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 10:49am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-hls-streaming/37505/10 "2011-10-27T10:49:48Z")

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Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

I did a clean install of version 3.0.2 on a fresh Windows 7 and I got the same result.

I uninstalled version 3.0.2, deleted all files and installed version 3.0.3 - However, I got the same result.

I also copied a new /conf/Application.xml to /conf/vod, but got the same result.

What am I missing? 😊

Thanks again,

Wiaam.

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**Author:** ![Wiaam\_Sliman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Wiaam\_Sliman](https://community.wowza.com/u/Wiaam_Sliman)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-hls-streaming/37505/11 "2011-10-27T12:14:15Z")

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Hi,

You can access everything through this ftp link.

Wiaam.

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**Author:** ![Wiaam\_Sliman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Wiaam\_Sliman](https://community.wowza.com/u/Wiaam_Sliman)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-hls-streaming/37505/12 "2011-10-28T19:03:45Z")

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I’m trying multi-bitrate with HLS (step by step according to the article).

I get the error when I try to connect to:

[http://lab001.dyndns.org:1935/vod/smil:bigbuckbunny.smil/playlist.m3u8](http://lab001.dyndns.org:1935/vod/smil:bigbuckbunny.smil/playlist.m3u8)

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**Author:** ![Wiaam\_Sliman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Wiaam\_Sliman](https://community.wowza.com/u/Wiaam_Sliman)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-hls-streaming/37505/13 "2011-11-16T14:39:53Z")

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Hi,

I’m very sorry for the late reply, I’ve been working on many projects lately.

Anyhow, unfortunately port forwarding is not the problem… At the time I had a slight resolving problem, so you couldn’t reach the server.

The resolving issue is resolved and you should be able to reach the server.

What do you propose?

Thanks a lot.

Wiaam.

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**Author:** ![Wiaam\_Sliman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Wiaam\_Sliman](https://community.wowza.com/u/Wiaam_Sliman)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-hls-streaming/37505/14 "2011-11-16T17:11:11Z")

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Everything’s in the ‘content’ dir.

You can access everything through the FTP link above, by the way.

Please forgive me I failed to mention that I’m doing my test using a STB (AirTies), which should run HLS the same as iOS.

I ran some more tests as well, and got some peculiar results:

- I can stream single files via HLS with no problem.

- I can’t stream at multiple bitrates (using smil file) on the STB (while I could in Wowza v2.2.4).

- I can stream at multiple bitrates using iOS (with the same smil file).

What’s driving me nuts is that with version 2.2 it worked with the very same STB.

Wiaam

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**Author:** ![Wiaam\_Sliman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Wiaam\_Sliman](https://community.wowza.com/u/Wiaam_Sliman)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-hls-streaming/37505/15 "2011-11-16T17:23:54Z")

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Excuse my ignorance, but which Property?

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**Author:** ![Wiaam\_Sliman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Wiaam\_Sliman](https://community.wowza.com/u/Wiaam_Sliman)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-hls-streaming/37505/16 "2011-11-16T17:39:35Z")

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AWESOME! It’s working beautifully now.

Thanks a lot, I really appreciate it!

Wiaam.

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**Author:** ![sal\_jefferson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@sal\_jefferson](https://community.wowza.com/u/sal_jefferson)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 9:34am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-hls-streaming/37505/17 "2015-08-11T09:34:01Z")

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Hello Richard.

Can you provide codec details for your stream? iOS supports h264 video and AAC audio, or mp3 audio using 128kbs, 44100hz stereo.

Regards,

Salvadore

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Chang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@Richard\_Chang](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Chang)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-hls-streaming/37505/18 "2015-05-15T16:25:04Z")

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I’m trying to test the video by ios 8.x. when i play [http://myurl:1935/vod/mp4:sample.mp4/playlist.m3u8](http://myurl:1935/vod/mp4:sample.mp4/playlist.m3u8), it worked. But when I play [http://myurl:1935/vod/mp4:myvideo.mp4/playlist.m3u8](http://myurl:1935/vod/mp4:myvideo.mp4/playlist.m3u8), it didn’t work. “myvideo.mp4” can play on RTMP (test player from management web page). Did I miss something or which article should I read?