How to insert an RTMP CloudFront Url into JW Player

Do you have a link?

Yes, I have a CloudFront Streamer link for the CloudFront Distribution which is rtmp://xxxxxxxxxxxxx.cloudfront.net/cfx/st and then I have the name of the mp4 video file that’s in the S3 bucket.

So According to the CloudFront Documentation you can put it together to look like this: rtmp://xxxxxxxxxxxxx.cloudfront.net/cfx/st/video.mp4. But when I put this on the external media line, the video does not play.

I mean a link to where you tried to embed the player on your site.

The website is not live yet, so here is a link to a test page I created and published.

https://www.themusiciantrainingcenter.com/articles/test/

Here is the link
https://www.themusiciantrainingcenter.com/articles/test/

Here is the link

[jwplayer file=”GratefulRickyDillardBasic.mp4″ streamer=”rtmp://s1u3au9nyhr0hg.cloudfront.net/cfx/st” provider=”rtmp”

I’m sorry I left off the last bracket

[jwplayer file=”GratefulRickyDillardBasic.mp4″ streamer=”rtmp://s1u3au9nyhr0hg.cloudfront.net/cfx/st” provider=”rtmp”]

I get the error: Error Loading Stream. Could Not Connect to Server

This shortcode is for JW5, not JW6, and you are using JW6.

The shortcode you should be using is:

[jwplayer file=”rtmp://s1u3au9nyhr0hg.cloudfront.net/cfx/st/GratefulRickyDillardBasic.mp4″]

The short code you just gave me worked!

Do you have a documentation page for short codes for JWPlayer 6. I’ve been looking them the support files at longtailvideo.com in the WordPress QuickStart Guide and did not see this.

Please provide a link for JW Player 6 documentation

https://support.jwplayer.com/customer/portal/articles/1430358-using-rtmp-streaming

https://support.jwplayer.com/customer/portal/articles/search?q=wordpress

Thanks for the URL. My question is, when you upgraded the player from JW 5 to JW 6, Where is the page or documentation that shows the changed in the Short Code?

The URLs above don’t show the short codes to be used. I spent a week trying to figure out if the short code was correct.

I want to make notes so when you upgrade the player from JW 6 to JW 7 and the short code changes again, how will I know what to change in the short code?

There really isn’t a list of shortcodes for 5 or 6, they are essentially whatever player variables are supported in the particular version, will be shortcode as well, if that makes sense.