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Hello Juraj,
Thanks for your response. I have found the problem. It’s not in the video player but on Brave Browser when all trackers are blocked from the website.
The browser takes some time to buffer the data content on the video before playing. Otherwise, response time is instant when the Brave Browser shields are disabled.
The issue isn’t present in any other browser using third-party adblockers and trackers.
Regards
Hello guys,
@Juray ~ I’ll try have a look and see if I can do something.
@Martin ~ That will be great, especially if the plugin displays related videos or posts with FV Player as you say.
Hello,
Thanks for your reply. I did try to override it and the control bar showed up. However, it looks jumbled up but I will try to follow the CSS resources you’ve provided to see if I can fix it.
Thanks for your assistance.
Hello Martin,
I have asked if I should use it directly as it appears on Github or modify it a bit but you’ve not made mention of the side I should take.
That will help if I should use page inspect to troubleshoot.
Regards
However, I have tried to use it directly as it appears and their’s no change.
Hello Martin,
Thanks for your response. I know where to apply the CSS tweaks that you’ve given me and so far so good.
I’m not sure how to override that line of CSS that you’ve pointed out. That’s all the assistance I need. I won’t ask much of that from here.
Or maybe there’s a misunderstanding somewhere. Should I use that line of CSS directly as it appears on Github?
Hello Martin,
Thanks for your response. How do I override that line of CSS? Kindly provide me the CSS code of how it should appear, then I’ll transfer it to my website’s CSS.
Regards
Hello Martin,
Thanks for your response. In response to my query above, I need the control bar not to be parmanent but follow the rules of the large play button.
In this case, the control bar should appear alongside the large play button before video plays. Once the visitor clicks play button the control bar also disappears and only shows up if the visitor hovers over the playing video. The same should happen when the video comes to a stop. Is that possible?
Still waiting for help about this
Hello,
There’s a video converter called Pavtube. It does the conversion and all I do is uploaded the videos to my sever. Checked the HLS streams using validation tools and zero errors showed up.
I have managed to stream the HLS streams perfectly using FV Player. Currently, I working on how to make the streams available in the public. My server is blocking all requests for the HLS streams despite enabling CORS.
Let me refine it a bit for part 1
1. Display both Large play button and control bar before video is played or stops at the end of the video.
2. Display both Large play button and control bar when a video is paused.
Also,
Apart from having both the large play button and control bar display before playing a video, is it possible to have them both display when a video is paused? When a video is paused only the control bar shows. I would also want both of them to display when a video is paused.
In short,
1. Display both Large play button and control bar before video is played.
2. Display both Large play button and control bar when a video is paused.
Hello Juraj,
I want to show both “…the large play button and controlbar.”
For illustration, I want the player control panel to be visible before a visitor presses the large play button. Right now, it only shows up when the user presses play.
Hello Martin,
Thanks for your dedication. I have managed to sit down checked out how to create HLS streams and after trial and error in the past few hours, I have managed to nail it. I think I will use it. Let me continue refining it for now until I master how to use the feature effectively. Thank you so much.
By the way, if you can suggest easy Windows tools that I can use to create HLS streams, I’ll be glad to try it out. Otherwise, implementing it on the server side is technical for me at the moment.
Hello,
The first solution is great. The reason why this feature is great is because, the current quality switching requires files to be on the same directory and server and that is something I’d want to avoid at all costs.
Also, the advantage of using different servers available for free makes it easy for me to benefit from free bandwidth. However, these free servers limit you from creating directories.
I would have gone with HLS M3U8 but it’s a complex process, which I need to take time and learn and may be implement later at a later date. Therefore, having the first integration that you’ve described is great.
By having such an integration, I can load the MP4 links from different servers; hence, reduce the risk of being banned for taking advantage of such services.
Besides, it also makes it easy to reduce server loads. For example, I can have three different servers running on three different domains/subdomains to serve different video qualities just in case my bandwidth requirements exceeds the free video hosting services.
For example, Server 1 can be for hosting MOBILE QUALITY, Server 2 for SD quality, and Server 3 for HD quality.
If it can happen sooner then I’ll be so happy to upgrade and wait.
Hello Martin,
If I upgrade to FV Player Pro, how long will it take to implement video quality switching based on your suggeted approach?
Hello Juraj
Thanks for your assistance.
Adding !important property to the font size CSS works. Otherwise without it the default font size supersedes the custom ones.
Thanks once more.
Hello,
That’s great to hear. Does renewing the license for VAST before expiry qualify for the same discount (1/3 of the license price)?
Hello Martin,
Yes, you have captured the idea well. Actually, it’s not necessary to build the feature separately. As you say, the slots when creating new videos can serve that purpose.
That’s what I thought it’s the function of those slots in the first place. If you can adjust that to work that way, then it will be a great. HLS streams are great.
But for small publishers, developing or renting HLS servers is not cost-effective for a start. We have free video hosting platforms that can enable one to grab the MP4 links and use them.
I think it’s good to be clear. It’s not that you “Cannot guarantee it will work if you let your license and updates expire.” Just state that the VAST license is not permanent but renewable on an annual basis.
However, I feel it should be permanent and only renewable if one needs an update for the feature. May be new VAST technologies show up, which you keep updating.
Also, may be you’ve updated the product to a robust one and the user needs the new update. Hopefully, the FV Player pro does not need a renewable license too.
Hello Martin,
Thanks for your response. I have reduced it to the lowest value but still it does not take effect. However, editing the CSS works.
Thanks for the clarification. I read that line in FV Player VAST and it’s not present on FV Player Pro product purchase page. It got me wondering.
Hello,
Thanks for your response. The problem with Amazon Web Services is that it’s too expensive for video streaming. There are free hosting sites for videos and that come in handy.
Also, I can opt to host videos on my servers. There are cheaper hosting services out there for video streaming too. The challenge is the lack of a video link encryption feature can lead to spammers or people stealing content to skim through the MP4 links and end up stealing your bandwidth.
Hopefully, the quality switching feature and video source encryption feature can be added in the future. This plugin is great. Still setting up my site and I’ll buy it before the end of the month.
Upon further inquiry, I realized that the margins of FV Player’s Skin Dimensions was a bit off. I played around with the values and realized that changing the value from 2em to 0em fixes the error.
I copy pasted the margins as they appear after editing them to my theme’s CSS editor and now the problem is fixed. This might help someone out there.
