Live streaming Azure framework,is url issue?

Question

• Working on ios app.

  • For live streaming.

  • Using Azure framework.

I am receiving the bytes at run time. But could not play them in Azure Media Player.

In Demo app we are able to play the static url from the server.

http://nimbuspartnerorigin.cloudapp.net/8260c015-abfb-4c8d-8c3a-689b1448e279/Contoso_93d705de-fe6b-4430-b0ab-4c291665b610-m3u8-aapl.ism/Manifest(format=m3u8-aapl)

But when we are streaming live we have to create the url like from server.

http://nimbuspartnerorigin.cloudapp.net/8260c015-abfb-4c8d-8c3a-689b1448e279/Contoso_93d705de-fe6b-4430-b0ab-4c291665b610-m3u8-aapl.isml/Manifest

1. Should I convert the Manifest file to .m3u8 format ? Any body knows how to convert that manifest file to m3u8 file format ? Please.

Answer 1

**For live streaming using Azure framework I was getting 'SmoothStreaming' url.

Which I could not play on iOS device directly.As told by Mingfei Yan in above answer**

So, We searched another way then Azure

• We followed this link to set up the IIS server. http://www.hanselman.com/blog/CommentView.aspx?guid=86968cd5-feeb-47f2-b02e-1eb4fa556379#commentstart

• And we got the Apple HLS stream to play in Safari or WebView(iOS).

Still I am waiting to use Azure Frameork If I configure it properly.

Answer 2

http://nimbuspartnerorigin.cloudapp.net/8260c015-abfb-4c8d-8c3a-689b1448e279/Contoso_93d705de-fe6b-4430-b0ab-4c291665b610-m3u8-aapl.isml/Manifest is a Smooth Streaming Manifest that can't be played back using Azure framework. You will need to create HLS live stream.