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Hi,
In the event that someone uses an old browser I tried to include YouTube videos as alternative sources, but this doesn’t seem to work. Both YT and our HLS videos work fine as the default video, but if I include a broken URL as the default then src1 never loads.
Here’s the shortcode I used:
[fvplayer src="https://streaming.media.azure.net/nonexistant/video.ism/manifest(format=m3u8-aapl)" src1="https://youtu.be/TbQm5doF_Uc"]What am I doing wrong?
Thanks!
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Hello Ab,
thank you for reaching out to us!
The shortcode is correct. However, this is a functionality of the Alternative sources add-on. This add-on is paid: https://foliovision.com/downloads/player-alternative-sources
I cannot see any licence connected to your account. Do you have this add-on licence purchased on a different account?
Thanks,
Maria
Hi Maria,
Not yet and I’d be happy to buy the Alternative sources add-on, but only if it can be set to load src1 right away, as soon as src is not found! 10 seconds are awfully long to stare at a “video not found” message. I mean – who would wait even a second after being told that a video won’t load these days? Is that possible?
Thanks, Ab
Is it possible to set automatically load src1?
Hello Ab,
I apologize for my unclear former reply. The loading of second source in fact should, and in most cases does, happen immediately.
The longer waiting time only happens with some hosting solutions, mainly YouTube.
Our development team will investigate and we will keep you posted.
As for automatic loading, the way Alternative Sources works is that it always loads the first source in the shortcode and then tries the second in line, etc. So, the best solution is to just switch the order of the links. Is there a reason why you couldn’t do this?
Thanks,
Maria
