LC desktop player cannot play m3u8 files?
Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 12:16 am
After investigating a question which was posed in this forum here http://forums.runrev.com/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=16963…I've discovered that m3u8 files play back on the IOS native player on a mobile stack without problems but they cannot play back these same files on the LC desktop player on a desktop stack.
Disclaimer: I've only tested this on OSX 10.8.4.
and yes, I know that the conventional wisdom and general implementation of the Apple HLS technology is handled mostly through HTML5 on the web browser.
But what if we want to play these m3u8 files with the desktop player from inside an LC desktop app (stack) just as we are able to do with an LC mobile app?
I've tried to play a m3u8 playlist through the Quicktime player on OSX and when I go to "file-->open location" and then enter the url containing my m3u8, it plays the file.
But I also tried "file-->open url" in Quicktime player 7 and QT7 cannot read nor play these files.
So, is there a bug in the actual LC desktop player code or could it be still using an obsolete QT code which needs to be updated?
Or am I the only one with this issue?
Any input you have would be greatly appreciated,
Camster.
Disclaimer: I've only tested this on OSX 10.8.4.
and yes, I know that the conventional wisdom and general implementation of the Apple HLS technology is handled mostly through HTML5 on the web browser.
But what if we want to play these m3u8 files with the desktop player from inside an LC desktop app (stack) just as we are able to do with an LC mobile app?
I've tried to play a m3u8 playlist through the Quicktime player on OSX and when I go to "file-->open location" and then enter the url containing my m3u8, it plays the file.
But I also tried "file-->open url" in Quicktime player 7 and QT7 cannot read nor play these files.
So, is there a bug in the actual LC desktop player code or could it be still using an obsolete QT code which needs to be updated?
Or am I the only one with this issue?
Any input you have would be greatly appreciated,
Camster.