Hello everyone, I was playing a livestream when I received the error -16831/START-TIME is too close to live returned from the AVPlayerItemNewErrorLogEntry function. I don't know why the error is returned, please help me explain. Similarly, I am also getting error: -12888/Playlist File unchanged for longer than 1.5 * target duration , I also read error -12888 in the documentation page 170: https://docs.huihoo.com/apple/wwdc/ 2018/502_measuring_and_optimizing_hls_performance.pdf but still don't understand the reason. Hope you can help!

Per FP Streaming programming guide, The SPC includes a specific TLLV to provide the state of the media content playback. And total value length of this is 16 in decimals. Here i'm trying to retrieve the Playback State. which is of 20-23 ByteRange. byte[] mediaPlaybackStateBlock = getBlock(MEDIA_PLAYBACK_STATE).getValueData(); playbackState = Arrays.copyOfRange(mediaPlaybackStateBlock, 20, 24); I'm endup in issue - arraycopy: length -4 is negative. I'm bit confused on how to retrieve the playback state from 20-23 ByteRange when its length jus 16.. Kindly clarify

Hello all, I am a completely new to iOS development, and I need to make an app that will be playing encrypted content using Fairplay. Right now I am using the Sample client in the latest FPS Server SDK (HLSCatalog), and from what I understand the default sources in Streams.plist are not protected. There's an entry with is_protected=YES and where I can replace the playlist_url, but I was wondering if I could use the .m3u8 files in the FPS Test Content found at https://developer.apple.com/streaming/fps/ ? If so, I don't really know how to. In one of the .m3u8 files of the Test Content, I could find the "content_key_id_list" example value that's also mentioned in the client's README (skd://twelve), which is why I'm asking. Thanks in advance!

Hi Team, We see an issue with this version if CoreMedia requesting multiple qualities at all times for a stream. We don't see this issue on 1.0.0.21C62. We are unsure what would be causing this. [2024-01-05 16:53:51] "GET /live/cinecanal/live/cinecanal_720p/video.m3u8?_HLS_msn=630&_HLS_part=0 HTTP/1.0" 200 1145 2529 1090199 "-" "AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.21B101 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 17_1_2 like Mac OS X; en_us)" [2024-01-05 16:53:52] "GET /live/cinecanal/live/cinecanal_1080p/audio.m3u8?_HLS_msn=630&_HLS_part=0 HTTP/1.0" 200 1146 2396 1013356 "-" "AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.21B101 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 17_1_2 like Mac OS X; en_us)" [2024-01-05 16:53:52] "GET /live/cinecanal/live/cinecanal_1080p/a_1459_2452140264_630_0.fmp4 HTTP/1.0" 200 1139 24975 1013385 "-" "AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.21B101 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 17_1_2 like Mac OS X; en_us)" [2024-01-05 16:53:52] "GET /live/cinecanal/live/cinecanal_720p/video.m3u8?_HLS_msn=630&_HLS_part=1 HTTP/1.0" 200 1145 2603 998670 "-" "AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.21B101 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 17_1_2 like Mac OS X; en_us)" [2024-01-05 16:53:52] "GET /live/cinecanal/live/cinecanal_720p/v_1058_2452140000_630_1.fmp4 HTTP/1.0" 200 1138 40534 998739 "-" "AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.21B101 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 17_1_2 like Mac OS X; en_us)" [2024-01-05 16:53:53] "GET /live/cinecanal/live/cinecanal_720p/video.m3u8?_HLS_msn=630&_HLS_part=2 HTTP/1.0" 200 1145 2677 835327 "-" "AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.21B101 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 17_1_2 like Mac OS X; en_us)" [2024-01-05 16:53:53] "GET /live/cinecanal/live/cinecanal_720p/v_1058_2452140000_630_2.fmp4 HTTP/1.0" 200 1138 57656 835207 "-" "AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.21B101 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 17_1_2 like Mac OS X; en_us)" [2024-01-05 16:53:53] "GET /live/cinecanal/live/cinecanal_1080p/audio.m3u8?_HLS_msn=630&_HLS_part=1 HTTP/1.0" 200 1146 2458 986038 "-" "AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.21B101 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 17_1_2 like Mac OS X; en_us)" [2024-01-05 16:53:53] "GET /live/cinecanal/live/cinecanal_1080p/a_1459_2452140264_630_1.fmp4 HTTP/1.0" 200 1139 24700 986032 "-" "AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.21B101 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 17_1_2 like Mac OS X; en_us)" [2024-01-05 16:53:54] "GET /live/cinecanal/live/cinecanal_720p/video.m3u8?_HLS_msn=630&_HLS_part=3 HTTP/1.0" 200 1145 2751 1013257 "-" "AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.21B101 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 17_1_2 like Mac OS X; en_us)" [2024-01-05 16:53:54] "GET /live/cinecanal/live/cinecanal_720p/v_1058_2452140000_630_3.fmp4 HTTP/1.0" 200 1138 55900 1013324 "-" "AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.21B101 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 17_1_2 like Mac OS X; en_us)" [2024-01-05 16:53:54] "GET /live/cinecanal/live/cinecanal_1080p/audio.m3u8?_HLS_msn=630&_HLS_part=2 HTTP/1.0" 200 1146 2520 1016693 "-" "AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.21B101 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 17_1_2 like Mac OS X; en_us)" [2024-01-05 16:53:54] "GET /live/cinecanal/live/cinecanal_1080p/a_1459_2452140264_630_2.fmp4 HTTP/1.0" 200 1139 25014 1016717 "-" "AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.21B101 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 17_1_2 like Mac OS X; en_us)" [2024-01-05 16:53:55] "GET /live/cinecanal/live/cinecanal_720p/video.m3u8?_HLS_msn=630&_HLS_part=4 HTTP/1.0" 200 1145 2825 917753 "-" "AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.21B101 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 17_1_2 like Mac OS X; en_us)" [2024-01-05 16:53:55] "GET /live/cinecanal/live/cinecanal_720p/v_1058_2452140000_630_4.fmp4 HTTP/1.0" 200 1138 103745 917903 "-" "AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.21B101 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 17_1_2 like Mac OS X; en_us)" [2024-01-05 16:53:55] "GET /live/cinecanal/live/cinecanal_1080p/audio.m3u8?_HLS_msn=630&_HLS_part=3 HTTP/1.0" 200 1146 2582 958102 "-" "AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.21B101 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 17_1_2 like Mac OS X; en_us)" [2024-01-05 16:53:55] "GET /live/cinecanal/live/cinecanal_1080p/a_1459_2452140264_630_3.fmp4 HTTP/1.0" 200 1139 24782 958195 "-" "AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.21B101 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 17_1_2 like Mac OS X; en_us)" [2024-01-05 16:53:56] "GET /live/cinecanal/live/cinecanal_720p/video.m3u8?_HLS_msn=630&_HLS_part=5 HTTP/1.0" 200 1145 2899 931101 "-" "AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.21B101 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 17_1_2 like Mac OS X; en_us)" [2024-01-05 16:53:56] "GET /live/cinecanal/live/cinecanal_720p/v_1058_2452140000_630_5.fmp4 HTTP/1.0" 200 1138 112113 931228 "-" "AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.21B101 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 17_1_2 like Mac OS X; en_us)" [2024-01-05 16:53:56] "GET /live/cinecanal/live/cinecanal_1080p/audio.m3u8?_HLS_msn=630&_HLS_part=4 HTTP/1.0" 200 1146 2644 935550 "-" "AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.21B101 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 17_1_2 like Mac OS X; en_us)" [2024-01-05 16:53:56] "GET /live/cinecanal/live/cinecanal_1080p/a_1459_2452140264_630_4.fmp4 HTTP/1.0" 200 1139 24824 937720 "-" "AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.21B101 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 17_1_2 like Mac OS X; en_us)" [2024-01-05 16:53:57] "GET /live/cinecanal/live/cinecanal_1080p/audio.m3u8?_HLS_msn=630&_HLS_part=5 HTTP/1.0" 200 1146 2706 895680 "-" "AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.21B101 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 17_1_2 like Mac OS X; en_us)" [2024-01-05 16:53:57] "GET /live/cinecanal/live/cinecanal_1080p/a_1459_2452140264_630_5.fmp4 HTTP/1.0" 200 1139 24843 895734 "-" "AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.21B101 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 17_1_2 like Mac OS X; en_us)" [2024-01-05 16:53:57] "GET /live/cinecanal/live/cinecanal_720p/video.m3u8?_HLS_msn=631&_HLS_part=0 HTTP/1.0" 200 1145 2529 907045 "-" "AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.21B101 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 17_1_2 like Mac OS X; en_us)"

The error shown in the picture appears when I try to link the StartScene.sks file to the code Attached are pictures of the code Please help me🙏🏻

The error shown in the picture appears when I try to link the StartScene.sks file to the code Attached are pictures of the code Please help me🙏🏻

We have to play some encrypted videos from server. In AVAssetResourceLoaderDelegate we got the ckc data correctly and responded with that. Then video just starts playing and stops immdediately. When we check the playerItem error description we got Error Domain=AVFoundationErrorDomain Code=-11819 "Cannot Complete Action" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Cannot Complete Action, NSLocalizedRecoverySuggestion=Try again later.}. Any one encountered this?

Hi Apple Team, we are observing following error intermittently when trying to playback FairPlay protected HLS streams. The error happens immediately after loading the certificate. Playback with same certificate on same device(Mac, iPhone) works most of time but intermittently this error is observed with following codes. The code=6 means MEDIA_KEYERR_DOMAIN but I did not find any information on what does systemCode=4294955417 mean? Is there a way to check what does this system code mean and what could be causing this intermittent behaviour? { "code": 6, "systemCode": 4294955417 }

Hello, I'm having an issue where my app is in TestFlight, and some of my testers are reporting that FairPlay protected videos are not playing back in iOS 17. It's been working fine in iOS 16 (my app's initial target). I can see from the debug logs that for an online stream request - contentKeySession(_ session: AVContentKeySession, didProvide keyRequest: AVContentKeyRequest) is never called. Whereas, a download for offline playback request, the function is called. I've used much of the sample code in "HLS Catalog With FPS" as part of the FPS developer package. All of my m3u8 files are version 5 and contain encryption instructions like below: #EXT-X-KEY:METHOD=SAMPLE-AES,URI="skd://some-uuid",KEYFORMAT="com.apple.streamingkeydelivery",KEYFORMATVERSIONS="1" Here's a short excerpt of the code being run: let values = HTTPCookie.requestHeaderFields(with: cookies) let cookieOptions = ["AVURLAssetHTTPHeaderFieldsKey": values] assetUrl = "del\(assetUrl)" clip!.assetUrl = AVURLAsset(url: URL(string: assetUrl)!, options: cookieOptions) clip!.assetUrl!.resourceLoader.setDelegate(self, queue: DispatchQueue.global(qos: .default)) ContentKeyManager.shared.contentKeySession.addContentKeyRecipient(clip!.assetUrl!) urlAssetObserver = self.observe(\.isPlayable, options: [.new, .initial]) { [weak self] (assetUrl, _) in guard let strongSelf = self else { return } strongSelf.playerItem = AVPlayerItem(asset: (self!.clip!.assetUrl)!) strongSelf.player.replaceCurrentItem(with: strongSelf.playerItem) } The error thrown is: Task .<8> finished with error [18,446,744,073,709,550,614] Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1002 "unsupported URL" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=unsupported URL, NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=skd://some-uuid, NSErrorFailingURLKey=skd://some-uuid, _NSURLErrorRelatedURLSessionTaskErrorKey=( "LocalDataTask .<8>" ), _NSURLErrorFailingURLSessionTaskErrorKey=LocalDataTask .<8>, NSUnderlyingError=0x2839a7450 {Error Domain=kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork Code=-1002 "(null)"}} Which I believe is being thrown from AVPlayerItem. Without the delegate, it appears to playback fine. However, I need the delegate (I think), since I'm appending some query params to each request for the segments. I have an observer on the playerItem, per the example project which is changing the status to .failed once he -1002 error is thrown. Please let me know if anything rings to mind to try, or if I can provide any additional info. Thanks in advance!

i am using DRM content in my player. facing this error frequently . we used both licenseUrl ,certificateUrl and DRM token .Content is not playing getting this error .

I've been encountering a substantial increase in the following error log and am eager to find its root cause. The pattern of these logs emerge predominantly when attempting to play downloaded FPS DRM files(MOVPKG files). Except for a few rare instances, most occurrences are associated with content downloaded in previous OS versions, leading to playback issues following recent OS updates. The error log I've been encountering is as follows: Error Domain=CoreMediaErrorDomain Code=-16845 "HTTP 400: (unhandled)" Even after searching, there are hardly any cases available, and the only thing I found is these issues https://github.com/jhomlala/betterplayer/issues?q=is%3Aissue+16845+is%3Aclosed I've been advising users to delete and re-download the affected content, which, in all cases, results in successful playback. I'm seeking advice from anyone who might have experienced similar issues. If you've encountered a comparable situation or have any suggestions, I would greatly appreciate your input.

My project is a TV player app for HLS streams with fairplay encryption. It is made on swiftUI for iPhone and iPad, it is in production. I have enabled the target "Mac (Designed for iPad)" in the project settings, and It is working perfectly on Mac M1 chips when running the app from the Mac AppStore. The Mac version has never been main main focus, but it is nice to have it working so easily. However when I run the app from Xcode, by selecting "My Mac (Designed for iPad)", everytime AVPlayer wants to start playback I am ejected from the app and the only thing I get from the logcat is: Message from debugger: Terminated due to signal 9 Why? And Why does it work when running the app published on the appstore? I was able to debug a bit and identify which line of code triggers the issue but I am still stuck: I am using an AVAssetResourceLoaderDelegate to load the Fairplay Keys instead of the default one (because I need some authentication parameters in the HTTP headers to communicate with the DRM Proxy). So, in the process I am able to request SPC data and CKC (I have verified the data), and then when the loadingRequest.finishLoading() is called.. BOOM the app is terminated and it triggers the log Message from debugger: Terminated due to signal 9. I am sharing the delegate method from the AVAssetResourceLoaderDelegate where it happens. This has been written a while ago and is running fine on all devices. If you are not used to this delegate, it is used by AVPlayer whenever a new mediaItem is set with the method: AVPlayer.replaceCurrentItem(with: mediaItem) func resourceLoader(_ resourceLoader: AVAssetResourceLoader, shouldWaitForLoadingOfRequestedResource loadingRequest: AVAssetResourceLoadingRequest) -> Bool { guard let dataRequest = loadingRequest.dataRequest else { return false } getFairplaycertificate { data, _ in // Request Server Playback Context (SPC) data guard let certificate = data, let contentIdData = (loadingRequest.request.url?.host ?? "").data(using: String.Encoding.utf8), let spcData = try? loadingRequest.streamingContentKeyRequestData( forApp: certificate, contentIdentifier: contentIdData, options: [AVContentKeyRequestProtocolVersionsKey: [1]] ) else { loadingRequest.finishLoading(with: NSError(domain: "tvplayer", code: -1, userInfo: nil)) print("⚠️", #function, "Unable to get SPC data.") return false } // Now the CKC can be requested let networkId = loadingRequest.request.url?.host ?? "" self.requestCKC(spcData: spcData, contentId: networkId) { ckc, error in if error == nil && ckc != nil { // The CKC is correctly returned and is sent to AVPlayer. Stream is decrypted dataRequest.respond(with: ckc!) loadingRequest.contentInformationRequest?.contentType = AVStreamingKeyDeliveryContentKeyType loadingRequest.finishLoading() // <--- THIS LINE IS GUILTY!!! } else { print("⚠️", #function, "Unable to get CKC.") loadingRequest.finishLoading(with: error) } } return true } return true } If I comment loadingRequest.finishLoading() or if I replace it by: loadingRequest.finishLoading(with: error), the app is not terminated but my decryption keys are not loaded. That's the only clue I have so far. Any help would be appreciated. What should I look for? Is there a way to get a detailed error stacktrace? Thanks.

How to recognize #EXT-OATCLS-SCTE35 tag in live HLS playlist and also manifest has other custom tags. I have tried using timedMetadata property of AVPlayerItem , KVO approach. But it's not notifying the presence of this tag. Can someone help me in implementing this?

Our initial understanding was that this event is fired only when the DRM blocks the video playback. However, in the present case we see that it is called even when playback is successful(playback with external screen connected). To assess whether playback remains functional when the 'outputObscuredDueToInsufficientExternalProtection' event is triggered, we conducted two specific scenario tests: 1) playing an asset without any DRM restrictions, and 2) playing an asset with DRM restrictions. Result: In our analysis, we have identified that the 'outputObscuredDueToInsufficientExternalProtection' flag always remains set to one, even when playback is successful. However, it is expected to be set to zero when the playback is successful. working case log when playback is successful: default 13:23:19.096682+0530 AMC ||| observeValueForKeyPath = "outputObscuredDueToInsufficientExternalProtection" object = <AVPlayer: 0x281284930> change kind = { kind = 1; new = 1; old = 0; } non working case log when playback came as black screen: default 13:45:21.356857+0530 AMC ||| observeValueForKeyPath = "outputObscuredDueToInsufficientExternalProtection" object = <AVPlayer: 0x281c071e0> change kind = {kind = 1; new = 1; old = 0; } We searched through related documents and conducted a Google search, but we couldn't find any information or references related to this behavior of the 'outputObscuredDueToInsufficientExternalProtection' event. It would be really appreciated if any one can help us with this!

We have a logic in the SDK which stops playback when the outputObscuredDueToInsufficientExternalProtection event is fired by the player. Our initial understanding was that this event is fired only when the DRM blocks the video playback. However, in the present case we see that it is called even when playback is successful(playback with external screen connected). To determine whether playback still functions when the 'outputObscuredDueToInsufficientExternalProtection' event is triggered, we temporarily disabled the playback stop implementation that occurs after the event is triggered. code snippet - Observations - After this event was triggered during mirroring playback using a Lightning to HDMI connector, our expectation was that the playback would result in a black screen. However, to our surprise, the playback worked perfectly, indicating that this event is being triggered even when there are no DRM restrictions for that asset's playback. Another scenario we tested involved using a VGA connector. In this case, we observed that the 'outputObscuredDueToInsufficientExternalProtection' event was triggered. Initially, playback started as expected when we commented out the playback stop implementation. However, after a few seconds of playback, the screen went black. In the first scenario, it was unexpected for the 'outputObscuredDueToInsufficientExternalProtection' event to trigger, as the playback worked without issues even after the event was triggered. However, in the second scenario, the event was triggered as expected. The issue we identified is that this event is being triggered irrespective of the presence of DRM restrictions for the asset. In another scenario, we attempted to differentiate between the VGA and HDMI connectors to determine if such distinction was possible. However, we found that the VGA cable was also recognized as an HDMI port in the case of iOS. We also tested the issue on an older iOS version (iOS 14.6.1) to see if the problem persisted. Surprisingly, we found that the 'outputObscuredDueToInsufficientExternalProtection' event was triggered even in the older OS version. Conclusion: In our analysis, we have identified that the 'outputObscuredDueToInsufficientExternalProtection' flag always remains true even though output is not obsecured. working case log: default 13:23:19.096682+0530 AMC ||| observeValueForKeyPath = "outputObscuredDueToInsufficientExternalProtection" object = <AVPlayer: 0x281284930> change kind = { kind = 1; new = 1; old = 0; } non working case log: default 13:45:21.356857+0530 AMC ||| observeValueForKeyPath = "outputObscuredDueToInsufficientExternalProtection" object = <AVPlayer: 0x281c071e0> change kind = {kind = 1; new = 1; old = 0; } We searched through related documents and conducted a Google search, but we couldn't find any information or references related to this behavior of the 'outputObscuredDueToInsufficientExternalProtection' event. It would be really appreciated if any one can help us with this!

Hi there, I want to play a stream of audio immediately after the first chunk of the audio arrives. The data stream looks like this Audio_data, Delimiter, Json_data. currently I am handling all chunks before the delimiter and adds it in the queue of the AVQueuePlayer. However, when playing this audio during the stream there are many glitches and does not work well. Waiting until all chunks arrived and then play the audio works well. So I assume there is no problem with the audio data, but with the handling of the chunks as they come and play immediately. Happy about any advice you have! I am pretty lost right now. Thank you so much. import SwiftUI import AVFoundation struct AudioStreamView: View { @State private var players: [AVAudioPlayer] = [] @State private var jsonString: String = "" @State private var queuePlayer = AVQueuePlayer() var streamDelegate = AudioStreamDelegate() var body: some View { VStack(spacing: 20) { Button("Fetch Stream") { fetchDataFromServer() } .padding() TextEditor(text: $jsonString) .disabled(true) .border(Color.gray) .padding() .frame(minHeight: 200, maxHeight: .infinity) } } func fetchDataFromServer() { guard let url = URL(string: "https://dev-sonia.riks0trv4c6ns.us-east-1.cs.amazonlightsail.com/voiceMessage") else { return } var request = URLRequest(url: url) request.httpMethod = "POST" // Specify the request type as POST let parameters: [String: Any] = [ "message_uuid": "value1", "user_uuid": "68953DFC-B9EA-4391-9F32-0B36A34ECF56", "session_uuid": "value3", "timestamp": "value4", "voice_message": "Whats up?" ] request.httpBody = try? JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: .fragmentsAllowed) request.addValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type") let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) { [weak self] (data, response, error) in guard let strongSelf = self else { return } if let error = error { print("Error occurred: \(error)") return } // You might want to handle the server's response more effectively based on the API's design. // For now, I'll make an assumption that the server returns the audio URL in the response JSON. if let data = data { do { if let jsonResponse = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data, options: []) as? [String: Any], let audioURLString = jsonResponse["audioURL"] as? String, let audioURL = URL(string: audioURLString) { DispatchQueue.main.async { strongSelf.playAudioFrom(url: audioURL) strongSelf.jsonString = String(data: data, encoding: .utf8) ?? "Invalid JSON" } } else { print("Invalid JSON structure.") } } catch { print("JSON decoding error: \(error)") } } } task.resume() } func playAudioFrom(url: URL) { let playerItem = AVPlayerItem.init(url: url) queuePlayer.replaceCurrentItem(with: playerItem) queuePlayer.play() } }

On the FairPlay main page it states: The FPS Deployment Package is not available to third parties acting on behalf of licensed content owners. Could someone please provide more details around this statement? If I were to build a subscription based platform where users can upload & monetize their videos, and used FairPlay to prevent unauthorized access to the creator's content, what would Apple's response be?

It's been over a month since I requested an FPS Deployment Package, and the only response I've gotten is a case number and an email stating that a representative will check in and get back to me, usually on Wednesday. I'm wondering if I need to do anything further or if cases like mine are common.

In our application, we play video-on-demand (VOD) content and display subtitles in different languages.

Case-ID: 3834798 Any response please. Thank you.