Full screen hosted conflicts

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#1

Hi all,

We’re trying to play a video hosted on Vimeo Pro using two different actions:

  • action > On Tap > Launch Weblink > URL = working
  • action > On Tap > Play Fullscreen Video = doesn’t work - we get the error “Can’t play this video”.

When I add the scripts suggested in the documentation video file formats the URL one works, but the fullscreen video does not. Why is this? Is there a bug?

Also, when are we meant to use a hosting such as AWS and when can we use Vimeo, and why is there a difference?

We can’t embed videos in the app because they’ll be too big for it with the other assets we have.

Any suggestions welcomed! Thanks!

#2

Unless things have changed last I knew you had to host the video at a globally accessible URL. IE… https://ddg67ecygv8rc.cloudfront.net/ZapBoxTutorial/ZapBox1200.mp4

The Weblink works because it’s just opening the website and it’s player. The Fullscreen is trying to open the devices video player and telling it to pull the video you want to play. If your address isn’t a Global URL it can’t play. IE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2IYzj6zCwc doesn’t tell the player video info.

We host videos because most of the time you want to use and control the videos. Using Vimeo will only open it in a weblink.

I know the Doc makes it sound like you can but it’s more like you can only this way not both.
You can get a free AWS host for a year to play with it. Or use your own web site. I have done both.

Steve

#3

Thanks very much for clearing that up, @stevesanerd! We’ll look into the hosting option in that case.

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