"Movies" vs "Video" playback

[podworx]

In the DP-version of one of my channels, when a "video" was played, when it got to the end, a countdown timer would appear in the upper right of the screen and then the next "video" in line would auto play.

The version created with this tool, "videos" and "movies" behave the same; an in-between "about screen" appears before hitting the PLAY button to start the video.

I liked the auto-load and countdown time function of the original DP version. Is that something that could be done?

[rrirower]

Possibly. It would have to be an enhancement and not high on the list of things to do.

[podworx]

Well, let me vote for the enhancement! ;)

Otherwise, what's the reason behind a "movie" vs a "video"?

[rrirower]

The answer to that is found in the Roku JSON Feed Spec. Each one has different guidelines for their usage. Especially when it comes to ad breaks.

[ferdiworks]

@podworx The user of the channel can select to play one video or play all videos, that's how the SDK works! We get an extra screen that has additional information!

[podworx]

Where would the user find this? I'm not seeing that option in the interface.

[rrirower]

Play all is available for Series only.

[podworx]

Here's another quirk I found.

With one of my channels, one of the "categories" (top-level section on the main page) uses all "videos" (actually referred to in the feed as "shortFormVideos". All these videos are displayed twice. So, instead of 14 videos, I have 28.

The tag is "vvnweb". The URL for the feed is here:

https://pdwxroku.com/vvn/roku.json

There is one other "shortFormVideo" w/ a different tag. . .it doesn't duplicate like the others.

Any thoughts on why I'd be seeing double for the "vvnweb" tagged videos?

In another one of my channels, "shortFormVideos" in a "category" are triple displayed.

Here's the feed:

http://pdwxroku.com/theonev2/roku.json

The tag is "laughs".

[podworx]

Yes. Within the https://pdwxroku.com/vvn/roku.json feed, all the shortFormVideo with the tag "vvnweb" are being doubled.

In another one of my channels, "shortFormVideo" in a "category" are triple displayed.

Here's the feed:

http://pdwxroku.com/theonev2/roku.json

[rrirower]

@podworx I need to know the specific titles of your content that are shown in triples.

[podworx]

Let's start w/ the double issue since it's more prevalent.

In this feed:

https://pdwxroku.com/vvn/roku.json

These titles are duplicating:

The Just One Project with Andrea Martinez – The Maral Vegas Show #9
What the CLUCK with 2020 Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson – WTC #10
Raised to be in Showbiz – Shelby Jordan – HSP #90
Why We LOVE Living in Las Vegas – TEL #23
LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan – Trash Talkin’ with Legends #8
Embracing Transitions Within Your Business – N2P #52
Two Chicks, One (Painful) Loss – GCS #20
Talktails #73: Rock of Ages Star, Troy Burgess
The Odds Couple #81
Pub Crawl #112: Low to High – Casino Drink Prices
FSE LIVE #10: What To Do for St. Patrick’s Day
Top of the Food Chain #50: The Key to Perfect BBQ At Home
Vegas SportsDay #117 (04-02) NCAA Championship
Awkward Silence 2.1 #9: Comedian Andrew Dice Clay

For the triple issue, in this feed:

http://pdwxroku.com/theonev2/roku.json

The titles that are tripling are:

Two and a Half Canadians - the D Las Vegas
HNL Expansion Draft - the D Las Vegas
Manneken Pis - The D Las Vegas

[rrirower]

Thanks. I'll re-test and let you know. I'm confident that I've found the bug.

[rrirower]

The next code update will fix this.