How to Change Video Source in Shaka Player Without Re-rendering?

Vega Open Beta Q&A
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I’m looking to improve Shaka Player’s performance, particularly within a React Native environment.

One approach I’m considering is to switch the media source within the existing Shaka Player component without forcing a re-render. I believe this could lead to smoother transitions between videos.

However, when I try to implement this—by calling the player.load() function with a new manifest after the first video has finished—the new video doesn’t load completely. It doesn’t throw an error, but the loading process stops partway through.

Do you have any suggestions or insights on this approach? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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Hi @jo.shinozaki ,

Our concerned team will check and get back on this.

Thanks,
Rohit

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@Amz_Rsk ,
Thanks for contacting the team.

I’m still currently testing the above idea, and I’ve found that if I stop the first video and then try to play a second one by calling the player.load() function, the video manifest loads correctly, but the app crashes partway through the process.

Is it a requirement to call a method like VideoPlayer.clearCaptionViewHandle every time I load a new video?