KamasamaK

This is especially bad for shows like PAX East 2019, which is actually broken for streaming too, but the feed item wouldn't be broken for so long (or at all) if it was only added when the download was ready.

There have been postings lately that are a result of this issue, but this topic is just for this generally recurring issue.

When a video goes live, it is immediately added to the RSS feeds even though it is incomplete. An example of this is today's This is the Run 16. Below is what was immediately added to the feeds. Sorry for the formatting, but I'm not sure how to do this in the WYSIWYG.

<item>

<enclosure url="?api_key=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" type="video/mp4" length="0"/>

<title>This Is the Run: Part 16</title>

<link>https://www.giantbomb.com/shows/part-16/2970-18898/premium-video</link>

<description>There are no more runs because THIS IS THE RUN. It will be. I demand that THIS IS THE RUN.</description>

<guid isPermaLink="false"/>

<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2019 07:52:00 PDT</pubDate>

<comments>https://www.giantbomb.com/shows/part-16/2970-18898/premium-video</comments>

<itunes:subtitle>There are no more runs because THIS IS THE RUN. It will be. I demand that THIS IS THE RUN.</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>00:00:00</itunes:duration>

<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>

</item>

It was later corrected when the download was available.

<item>

<enclosure url="https://giantbomb-pdl.akamaized.net/2019/03/15/mc_thisistherun_03152019_nbmdfg_4000.mp4?api_key=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" type="video/mp4" length="1246"/>

<title>This Is the Run: Part 16</title>

<link>https://www.giantbomb.com/shows/part-16/2970-18898/premium-video</link>

<description>There are no more runs because THIS IS THE RUN. It will be. I demand that THIS IS THE RUN.</description>

<guid isPermaLink="false">https://giantbomb-pdl.akamaized.net/2019/03/15/mc_thisistherun_03152019_nbmdfg_4000.mp4</guid>

<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2019 07:52:00 PDT</pubDate>

<comments>https://www.giantbomb.com/shows/part-16/2970-18898/premium-video</comments>

<itunes:subtitle>There are no more runs because THIS IS THE RUN. It will be. I demand that THIS IS THE RUN.</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>00:20:46</itunes:duration>

<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>

</item>

It doesn't make sense to add it until the download is available.

Playdate: 03/13/2019 has downloads available now, so let's say about 20 hours. Perhaps they're still working out some issues, because that seems longer than it used to take.

The RSS feed and API links for HD are 4000kbps, but the HD downloads on the website are 8000kbps. I don't see any way to get the higher bitrate HD video from the feeds/API or vice versa. Is this intentional?

@elk: The missing UPF is being discussed in other bug threads. This one was specifically about the Quick Looks feed, which actually looks fine right now. The RE2 Playdate videos have all been in the Premium and All feeds, though there was a slight hiccup for a couple days on the latest one.

Same issue as https://www.giantbomb.com/forums/bug-reporting-33/i-cant-change-volume-in-live-video-1862869/

There seems to be more than one issue reported here, though possibly related.

1. Die Another Friday 12 and Altered Beast 10 are not under Latest or Premium on the website, but are under their respective show pages. These are the same videos that also do not appear for the API endpoint.
2. As @hansgr00ber mentioned, they're also not in the Premium RSS feed. But there's a bigger issue there, because Playdate: Some RPGs and UPF 03/01/2019 also do not show up even though those are fine on the website and API endpoint.

Also reported at https://www.giantbomb.com/forums/bug-reporting-33/stream-archives-not-on-videos-api-endpoint-1862876/

Is there any way to view/click on video tags? For example, I can see that the Spyro Reignited Trilogy Quick Look is tagged on the Spyro Reignited Trilogy page, but that does not seem to be apparent from the video page.

It's strange. Both VinnyStainia videos appear to be tied to the VinnyVania show somehow, but they are not listed under any of the seasons.