Blip changed default web file type to *.mov causing errors [#949826]

It appears that blip.tv is no longer providing an *.flv file by default when uploading a video nor does there appear to be any way to create one. New videos are now displaying the error message:
FAIL (the browser should render some flash content, not this) as seen here:
http://www.eorthopod.com/videos/anterior-shoulder-instability

Should the code be modified to be able to use a different extension than *.flv? Or does someone know if Blip.TV is going to allow the generation of *.flv files again?

Comment	File	Size	Author
#7	949826-bliptv.patch	1.13 KB	agentrickard
#3	949826-blip-m4v.patch	1.18 KB	agentrickard

Comments

Comment #1

mmlr38 commented 26 October 2010 at 19:32

Update: It seems like the parameter needed to play the file isn't being captured correctly. Below is the HTML output from a non-working page. Notice that there is no string after the http://blip.tv/play/:

<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" width="615" height="506">
      <param name="movie" value="http://blip.tv/play/" />
      <param name="quality" value="high" />
      <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" />
      <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
      <!--[if !IE]> <-->

      <object data="http://blip.tv/play/" width="615" height="506" type="application/x-shockwave-flash">
      <param name="quality" value="high" />
      <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" />
      <param name="pluginurl" value="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer" />
      FAIL (the browser should render some flash content, not this).
      </object>
      <!--> <![endif]-->
      </object>

Here's what a working page looks like:

<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" width="615" height="506">
      <param name="movie" value="http://blip.tv/play/guNcgoasDwI" />
      <param name="quality" value="high" />
      <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" />
      <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
      <!--[if !IE]> <-->

      <object data="http://blip.tv/play/guNcgoasDwI" width="615" height="506" type="application/x-shockwave-flash">
      <param name="quality" value="high" />
      <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" />
      <param name="pluginurl" value="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer" />
      FAIL (the browser should render some flash content, not this).
      </object>
      <!--> <![endif]-->
      </object>

Any idea why the string isn't being saved off correctly?

Comment #2

jodym commented 26 October 2010 at 21:40

I had the same problem in the bliptv.inc file
line 265 (for me) $embed_code = $item['data']['flv']['embed_code']['0']; (change flv to mp4)

and I added %2Em4v to $embed_code . '" />

just after the single quote

Comment #3

agentrickard

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commented 29 October 2010 at 14:57

Category:	support	» bug
Priority:	Normal	» Critical
Status:	Active	» Needs review

Status	File	Size
new	949826-blip-m4v.patch	1.18 KB

Proper patch.

Comment #4

edumdq commented 30 October 2010 at 15:40

Thanks for the patch agentrickard! After applying it I had to do some manual patching because the website of my client artefisico.com.ar has a lot of weekly shows and with the patch only the newest one showed (the only one since blip.tv made the change).
Anyway the patch changes media_bliptv/providers/emvideo/bliptv.inc modifying line 265: $embed_code = $item['data']['flv']['embed_code']['0'];
for: $embed_code = $item['data']['m4v']['embed_code']['0'];

But for the site to display both new and old shows I replaced the line with this one:
if ($post_id < 4313921){
$embed_code = $item['data']['flv']['embed_code']['0'];}
else{
$embed_code = $item['data']['m4v']['embed_code']['0'];}

using the $post_id for their latest show.

Hope this helps.
Eduardo
www.eduardoamaral.com.ar