# roVideoPlayer does not like some m3u8 files **URL:** \ **Category:** Archived\ **Tags:** roku-developer-program\ **Created:** [October 21, 2015, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/rovideoplayer-does-not-like-some-m3u8-files/7551 "2015-10-21T20:53:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pyelagin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@pyelagin](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/pyelagin)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/rovideoplayer-does-not-like-some-m3u8-files/7551/1 "2015-10-21T20:53:21Z")
Hi Everyone, I’m trying to resolve particular issue where roVideoPlayer for some reason does not play some .m3u8 files… Here is to examples: This file works: [http://playertest.longtailvideo.com/ada … ylist.m3u8](http://playertest.longtailvideo.com/adaptive/captions/playlist.m3u8) This one does not: [http://d1musuutpb8y4q.cloudfront.net/Te … \_av-p.m3u8](http://d1musuutpb8y4q.cloudfront.net/Test/index_678_av-p.m3u8) Can it be video encoding issue? Thanks, Peter ---
**Author:** ![TheEndless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@TheEndless](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/TheEndless)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/rovideoplayer-does-not-like-some-m3u8-files/7551/2 "2015-10-21T21:05:08Z")
The second is an MP4, not an .m3u8, so your StreamFormat should be set to “mp4”. If it’s set to “hls” that could explain why it doesn’t play. ---
**Author:** ![pyelagin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@pyelagin](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/pyelagin)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/rovideoplayer-does-not-like-some-m3u8-files/7551/3 "2015-10-21T21:08:33Z")
Sorry made a mistake since I’ve been trying to figure it out all day… Edited my prev. post… Here are 2 files again works liveURL = "[http://playertest.longtailvideo.com/adaptive/captions/playlist.m3u8](http://playertest.longtailvideo.com/adaptive/captions/playlist.m3u8) does not work liveURL = "[http://d1musuutpb8y4q.cloudfront.net/Test/index\_678\_av-p.m3u8](http://d1musuutpb8y4q.cloudfront.net/Test/index_678_av-p.m3u8) Than you ---
**Author:** ![TheEndless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@TheEndless](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/TheEndless)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/rovideoplayer-does-not-like-some-m3u8-files/7551/4 "2015-10-21T21:13:17Z")
It looks like the second one requires some sort of authentication. I get 403 errors when requesting the individual segments. ---
**Author:** ![pyelagin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@pyelagin](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/pyelagin)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/rovideoplayer-does-not-like-some-m3u8-files/7551/5 "2015-10-21T21:31:55Z")
Ok this one plays in Safari… [http://livestream-f.akamaihd.net/i/4434 … \_av-p.m3u8](http://livestream-f.akamaihd.net/i/4434684_2677504_41ac0bac_1@172814/index_198_av-p.m3u8) does not play on Roku ---
**Author:** ![TheEndless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@TheEndless](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/TheEndless)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/rovideoplayer-does-not-like-some-m3u8-files/7551/6 "2015-10-21T21:39:37Z")
That one also gives me a 403. I’m guessing you’re logged in somewhere in Safari, which is allowing you to play it there. ---
**Author:** ![pyelagin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@pyelagin](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/pyelagin)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2015, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/rovideoplayer-does-not-like-some-m3u8-files/7551/7 "2015-10-22T14:59:39Z")
It was client’s video… They moved it off the server since they are very particular about they content… I will post another one once get new once from them since it’s only they m3u8s that do not work… ---
**Author:** ![matrixebiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8dc957/32.png) [@matrixebiz](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/matrixebiz)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/rovideoplayer-does-not-like-some-m3u8-files/7551/8 "2015-10-25T16:53:58Z")
where can I download roVideoPlayer? ---
**Author:** ![Komag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5fc32e/32.png) [@Komag](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/Komag)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/rovideoplayer-does-not-like-some-m3u8-files/7551/9 "2015-10-26T00:27:12Z")
[https://developer.roku.com/developer](https://developer.roku.com/developer), download SDK, it’s in there somewhere in examples (IIRC) ---
**Author:** ![matrixebiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8dc957/32.png) [@matrixebiz](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/matrixebiz)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/rovideoplayer-does-not-like-some-m3u8-files/7551/10 "2015-10-26T13:07:54Z")
Oh, you are referring to the Roku VideoPlayer folder package for making your own channel. I though “roVideoPlayer” is a specific channel to download already created in the Channel Store.