Missing audio options for live feeds?

[fredva]

Is it something on my end, or did most of the options for listening from the Broadcastify site disappear? For example, I no longer see Windows Media Player in the dropdown list when picking a format to use.

 

[belvdr]

Looks like they're gone. My hunch is HTML5 is the preferred method and eliminates code.

 

[fredva]

Thanks for the confirmation. But the embedded browser players don't work for everyone.

 

[belvdr]

Thanks for the confirmation. But the embedded browser players don't work for everyone.

Out of curiosity, what browser doesn't support the HTML5 player?

 

[GTR8000]

Thanks for the confirmation. But the embedded browser players don't work for everyone.

So use the static URL instead.

 

[belvdr]

So use the static URL instead.

A note on that. Even though I'm logged in, when I clicked play, it asked for a login. My creds do work, but I would have expected the login to pass through. @blantonl

 

[fredva]

Out of curiosity, what browser doesn't support the HTML5 player?

Without getting into the nitty-gritty details, the problem isn't the browsers themselves but rather workplace security settings that do not allow audio to be played within a browser without frequent interruptions.

So use the static URL instead.

The static URL plays in the browser as well, so it has problems too.

 

[belvdr]

Without getting into the nitty-gritty details, the problem isn't the browsers themselves but rather workplace security settings that do not allow audio to be played within a browser without frequent interruptions.


The static URL plays in the browser as well, so it has problems too.

Can you use the static URL in WMP?

 

[belvdr]

@fredva See here:

Only HTML5 Web Player and Static URL Showing On Broadcastify Audio Feed Web Pages

Options for other players (Windows Media Player, Real Player, iTunes, and Winamp) aren't showing up in the Player Selection drop down lists on Broadcastify audio feed web pages. I use the Winamp player file in VLC media player to monitor my feed. The file I downloaded a couple days ago still...

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[GTR8000]

Can you use the static URL in WMP?

Yes, that was the point I was making. Copy static URL, open in media player of your choice.

 

[fredva]

I will try the static URL in WMP tomorrow. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[belvdr]

Yes, that was the point I was making. Copy static URL, open in media player of your choice.

My question was more of can you point WMP at a URL manually. I know VLC has the option of "Open Network Stream", but have no idea if WMP has a similar option, since I haven't used it in a long time.

 

[fredva]

Putting the static URL in WMP worked for me. @belvdr, if you right-click near the top of Windows Media Player to reveal the various menu options, and go into the File menu, you can choose "Open URL..." and enter the URL.