how to generate the mp4 extension url for video hosted in Azure Media Services

Question

I want to play video hosted to Azure Media Services in Xamarin.Forms (iOS/ Android) application using MediaElement.

For e.g.
<MediaElement Source="https://sec.ch9.ms/ch9/5d93/a1eab4bf-3288-4faf-81c4-294402a85d93/XamarinShow_mid.mp4"
ShowsPlaybackControls="True" />

Can anyone help by summarising steps to follow to get .mp4 url from Azure media services video?

Answer 1

Hi, there are lots of examples of how to encode and get a streaming URL - for example look at the .NET samples here
https://github.com/Azure-Samples/media-services-v3-dotnet

But there is a difference between just progressive downloading an .MP4 file vs. streaming using DASH or HLS protocols. Which is it that you are interested in exactly?

You might want to check this example video showing how to use WebView with HLS for streaming.
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/videos/media-streaming-apps-with-azure-and-xamarin/

Also check out this stack thread showing how to use the AvPlayer with AMS manifests for HLS in Xamarin
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44146616/how-to-play-ism-manifest-file

Make sure to use the v3 API and examples above though to get the content streams.