Youtube in JavaFX WebView

Question

I'm trying to play a Youtube video in a JavaFX WebView. Like other people, I keep getting the "An error occurred, please try again later." error. (Also Soundcloud doesn't work either, that can use HTML 5 only)

My code is simply:

public static void main(String[] args){
    launch(args);
}

@Override
public void start(Stage primaryStage) throws Exception {

    primaryStage.setTitle(TITLE);

    WebView wbv = new WebView();
    wbv.getEngine().load("http://www.youtube.com/");
    wbv.setPrefSize(854, 480);

    primaryStage.setScene(new Scene(wbv));

    primaryStage.show();
}

I have already tried:

Using the embed link e.g. https://www.youtube.com/embed/puAuDt6aNsw
Using the regular youtube link
Wrapping the embed link in an iframe
Installing DivX codecs (and the software)

If I try a different website with an HTML 5 player (http://www.videojs.com), it works.

So I'm guessing it must be something to do with Youtube and Soundcloud.

Is there anyway I can make this work? Thanks

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 04 '15 at 18:35

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You need 8u72 version. Some versions just prior to that have an issue with https. I had the same problem and just fixed it this way.

answered Dec 04 '15 at 18:35

Milan Novkovic

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Thanks. This fixed it! I used version `8u76` since that was the latest one and at this time, anything above `8u66` is a snapshot release anyway. – user2513924 Jan 16 '16 at 13:05

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 01 '15 at 07:15

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I think you can't read youtube video or (soundcloud music), because it's only a link whereas on videojs it's a video link ( with mp4 extension). I don't know if there is a solution.

answered Jun 01 '15 at 07:15

Thomas

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WebView is supposed to be able to play HTML 5 video players. Also it has worked before. Thanks for the answer though. – user2513924 Jun 01 '15 at 17:44
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@user2513924 I found two topics on this subject ([play youtube videos](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16532161/javafx-project-play-youtube-videos) and [youtube video](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18758041/play-a-video-using-javafx)), I tested the code but it doesn't work anymore. – Thomas Jun 02 '15 at 11:48
I guess it just doesn't work anymore and there's nothing I can do then :( Thanks for looking though. – user2513924 Jun 03 '15 at 21:26

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