[mash2k3]

i created a plugin that plays national geographic content. all the videos stop exactly at 1 min and 1 sec. the length of the videos don't matter, they can be 45 min or 2min but all videos stop at 1:01. happens in xbmc and vlc.
is there a solution for this

[Bstrdsmkr]

There's probably a "keep alive" running somewhere on the page. The server disconnects the session if it doesn't hear from the keep alive every minute.

Once you find the keep alive, start emulating it at the OnPlaybackStarted() event and stop at the OnPlaybackEnded() event

[artrafael]

Another possibility is that the Nat Geo site is doing something to make it difficult to play their videos outside of using a web browser. The existing National Geographic add-on and the National Geographic "channel" on the Free Cable add-on have been broken for some time and a solution seems to be elusive.

[mash2k3]

you are absolutely correct BS. i start url snooper and sniffed the network while the video is playing and you can see something called livefyre pinging every 20 second or so. you mentioned emulating it using OnPlaybackStarted() event and stop at the OnPlaybackEnded() event. can you write up a quick example on how to emulate this every 20 sec.
thanks for your help