I am trying to play a video that is stored in an NSData object. I save the file to my applications temp folder and then try to play it, but all I get is a black screen. I can later browse to that folder and play the file, so I know that the file gets written and is supported.
This is my code:
NSString *urlString = [NSTemporaryDirectory() stringByAppendingPathComponent:#"test.m4v"];
NSURL *url = [[NSURL alloc] initWithString:urlString];
moviePlayer = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL: url];
[moviePlayer prepareToPlay];
moviePlayer.view setFrame: self.view.bounds];
[self.view addSubview: moviePlayer.view];
[moviePlayer play];
The only thing I can think of is that it takes some time for the file to get written, and the player tries to access it before it is done. Is that possible, and if so, how do I fix it?
When working with files you should tell the NSURL that the URL should point to a
file:
NSString *urlString = [NSTemporaryDirectory() stringByAppendingPathComponent:#"test.m4v"];
NSURL *url = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:urlString];
moviePlayer = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL: url];
[moviePlayer prepareToPlay];
moviePlayer.view setFrame: self.view.bounds];
[self.view addSubview: moviePlayer.view];
[moviePlayer play];
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I'm trying to play an MP4 file with the MPMoviePlayerController (also tried two m4v files, same problem), and finally got the video player to come up, but it just stays loading. Here's my code, executed on a button press:
NSString *videoFile = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:#"attn8" ofType:#"mp4" inDirectory:#""];
NSURL *url = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:videoFile isDirectory:NO];
player = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL:url];
player.movieSourceType = MPMovieSourceTypeFile;
//put on a whim from another answer, made no difference
[self.view addSubview:[player view]];
player.fullscreen = true;
[player prepareToPlay];
[player play];
I am struggling to play a video which is a url of the video file on a server. I have a view in which I display url from the web service. When I click the url(contained in a table cell) I want that a new view should appear with movie player on it playing the video. I have tried MPMoviePlayerViewController and also MPMoviePlayerController and various combinations of the two but I could not play the video on simulator. Currently I don't have a device so please consider simulator as well as device while answering. Currently i am using:
NSURL *url = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:filePath];
self.player= [[ MPMoviePlayerViewController alloc] initWithContentURL:url];
//self.player.navigationController.navigationBar.hidden = YES;
[self.player.moviePlayer prepareToPlay];
//self.player.moviePlayer.scalingMode = MPMovieScalingModeAspectFit;
self.player.moviePlayer.controlStyle = MPMovieControlStyleNone;
self.player.moviePlayer.movieSourceType = MPMovieSourceTypeFile;
self.player.moviePlayer.fullscreen = NO;
[self presentModalViewController:self.player animated:NO];
[self.player.moviePlayer play];
filepath is a nsstring containing the video url.
Replace your this line : NSURL *url = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:filePath];
with this: NSURL *url=[NSURL URLWithString:filePath]; & then try.
My Code I am using MPMOVIEPLAYERVIEWCONTROLLER:
NSData *geturl = [[videoparsing objectAtIndex:btntag]objectForKey:#"iurl"];
myString = [[NSString alloc] initWithData:geturl encoding:NSASCIIStringEncoding];
NSLog(#"myString..%#",myString);
NSURL *fileURL=[NSURL URLWithString:myString];
NSLog(#"fileURL..%#",fileURL);
moviePlayerController = [[MPMoviePlayerViewController alloc] initWithContentURL:fileURL];
[self presentMoviePlayerViewControllerAnimated:moviePlayerController];
[moviePlayerController.moviePlayer prepareToPlay];
moviePlayerController.moviePlayer.shouldAutoplay=YES;
[moviePlayerController.moviePlayer play];
If video file is on server then
NSURL *url=[NSURL URLWithString:filePath];
other should be change movieSourceType to MPMovieSourceTypeStreaming :
self.player.moviePlayer.movieSourceType = MPMovieSourceTypeStreaming;
Also
self.player.moviePlayer.fullscreen = YES;
EDIT : Add :
self.player.moviePlayer.shouldAutoplay=YES;
remove :
[self.player.moviePlayer play];
I have been trying to play a mp4 file, I am receiving url from server, I have given that to MPMoviePlayerController, player is loading but file is not playing. Here is the code...
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:obj->msg_url]; // obj->url is a html php url not a direct file url.
moviePlayer = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc]
initWithContentURL:url];
moviePlayer.controlStyle = MPMovieControlStyleDefault;
moviePlayer.shouldAutoplay = YES;
[self.view addSubview:moviePlayer.view];
[moviePlayer setFullscreen:YES animated:YES];
So in this case how can I use MPMoviePlayerController to play from html url. Any idea?
thanks
Try
[moviePlayer play];
It seems shouldAutoplay does not always have the desired effect.
I have downloaded first and played its working now.
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
NSString *filePath = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#/%#", documentsDirectory,#"sample.mp4"];
[urlData writeToFile:filePath atomically:YES];
NSURL *file_url = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:filePath];
moviePlayer = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc]
initWithContentURL:file_url];
moviePlayer.controlStyle = MPMovieControlStyleDefault;
moviePlayer.shouldAutoplay = YES;
[self.view addSubview:moviePlayer.view];
[moviePlayer setFullscreen:YES animated:YES];
I am using the following code to play the video using the MPMoviePlayerController , but the video is not played. Can anyone tell me why ?
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
NSString *filePath = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:#"/one.mp4"];
NSString *mediaPath = [[[NSBundle mainBundle]resourcePath] stringByAppendingPathComponent:filePath];
MPMoviePlayerController *moviePlayer = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL:[NSURL fileURLWithPath:mediaPath]];
[[moviePlayer view] setFrame:[[self view] bounds]];
[[self view] addSubview: [moviePlayer view]];
moviePlayer.scalingMode = MPMovieScalingModeAspectFit;
[moviePlayer play];
It's pretty weird, but it seems to work okay if you make your MPMoviePlayerController a property instead of a local variable. Seems something is going on behind the scenes. I'm thinking it's related to ARC. Are you using ARC?
It's also an issue that you've over-appended your path:
// You've already got the full path to the documents directory here.
NSString *filePath = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:#"/one.mp4"];
// Now you're appending the full path to the documents directory to your bundle path
NSString *mediaPath = [[[NSBundle mainBundle]resourcePath] stringByAppendingPathComponent:filePath];
When I run your code in the simulator, the path looks like this:
/Users/mlong/Library/Application Support/iPhone
Simulator/5.1/Applications/8CFB9B94-BD6A-442C-A525-573FE343506D/VidoePlayer.app/Users/mlong/Library/Application Support/iPhone
Simulator/5.1/Applications/8CFB9B94-BD6A-442C-A525-573FE343506D/Documents/one.mp4
It should just be this:
/Users/mlong/Library/Application Support/iPhone
Simulator/5.1/Applications/8CFB9B94-BD6A-442C-A525-573FE343506D/Documents/one.mp4
So just delete this line:
NSString *mediaPath = [[[NSBundle mainBundle]resourcePath] stringByAppendingPathComponent:filePath];
And then change your player instantiation to this:
_moviePlayer = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL:[NSURL fileURLWithPath:filePath]];
[[_moviePlayer view] setFrame:[[self view] bounds]];
[[self view] addSubview: [_moviePlayer view]];
_moviePlayer.scalingMode = MPMovieScalingModeAspectFit;
[_moviePlayer play];
So you should add the MPMoviePlayerController as a property of your containing view controller.
All right, there is a big difference between the app bundle and the documents directory. I suggest you take a look at that.
First of all, Where is the video stored?
If your video is in the documents directory, don't append the documents directory path to the bundle path.
Just try with the filePath variable:
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory,NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
NSString *filePath = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:#"/one.mp4"];
MPMoviePlayerController *moviePlayer = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL:[NSURL filePath]];
However, if the file is in the app bundle (you added it to your project in XCode), you should use what is in jinx response.
moviePlayer = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL:url];
[moviePlayer.view setFrame:CGRectMake(//set rect frame)];
moviePlayer.controlStyle = MPMovieControlStyleDefault;
moviePlayer.shouldAutoplay=YES;
moviePlayer.repeatMode = NO;
[moviePlayer setFullscreen:YES animated:NO];
[moviePlayer prepareToPlay];
[self.view addsubview:movieplayer.view];
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:#selector(MPMoviePlayerLoadStateDidChange:) name:MPMoviePlayerLoadStateDidChangeNotification object:nil];
- (void)MPMoviePlayerLoadStateDidChange:(NSNotification *)notification {
if ((moviePlayer.loadState & MPMovieLoadStatePlaythroughOK) == MPMovieLoadStatePlaythroughOK) {
//add your code
}
}
Try asking your bundle directly and not setting up the file path manually
NSString *path = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:#"name" ofType:#"mov"];
Player is initialized with the URL of the video which we want to be played (It can be either a path of local file of a device or a live URL.) after that player is added as a sub view of current view.
Supported video formats by MPMoviePlayerController class are following
.mov .mpv .3gp .mp4
I am not sure how much you this article would help you out. I am new to this. I worked on the step by step instructions provided in this article
MPMoviePlayerController *moviePlayer = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL:[NSURL fileURLWithPath:mediaPath]];
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:#selector(movieFinishedCallback:) name:MPMoviePlayerPlaybackDidFinishNotification object:moviePlayer];
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It took me few mins to debug the problem but the answer is quite simple. Here is the deal:
If you want to MPMoviePlayerViewController to play from a web URL use this:
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:#"https://www.test.com/anyMovie.mp4"];
And if you want MPMoviePlayerViewController to play it from App Bundle use this:
NSString *moviePath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:#"anyMovie" ofType:#"m4v"];
NSURL *url = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:moviePath];
The Rest of it goes the same, except you have to set this property "movieSourceType" as follows:
MPMoviePlayerViewController *moviePlayerView = [[MPMoviePlayerViewController alloc] initWithContentURL:url];
moviePlayerView.moviePlayer.movieSourceType = MPMovieSourceTypeFile;
[self presentViewController:moviePlayerView animated:YES completion:^{}];
I am trying to play an mp4 video under iPhone Simulator 5.1 using some sample code from Xcode. I created both MPMovieViewController and MPMovieController, supply a local path which contains the mp4 and add it as subview to my root controller.
When I run it under iPhone Simulator, only back screen shown. I've tried a couple of suggestions of the same problem in SO but still it doesn't work.
Here's the code:
NSURL *myURL = [[NSURL alloc] initFileURLWithPath:[[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:#"VIDEO_CX75_01" ofType:#"mp4"]];
MPMoviePlayerViewController *moviePlayerViewController = [[MPMoviePlayerViewController alloc] initWithContentURL:myURL];
MPMoviePlayerController *player = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL: myURL];
[self presentMoviePlayerViewControllerAnimated:moviePlayerViewController];
[player.view setFrame: self.view.bounds]; // player's frame must match parent's
[self.view addSubview: player.view];
player.view.frame = self.view.frame;
player.initialPlaybackTime = -1.0;
[player prepareToPlay];
[player play];
Where I am doing it wrong?
PS: I am on Xcode 4.3.2
I had the same problem, and I what I did was made player a strong property and synthesize it. It worked.
Should work in your case as well.!
Decide and use either MPMoviePlayerViewController or MPMoviePlayerController but not both.
NSURL *myURL = [[NSURL alloc] initFileURLWithPath:[[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:#"VIDEO_CX75_01" ofType:#"mp4"]];
MPMoviePlayerViewController *moviePlayerViewController = [[MPMoviePlayerViewController alloc] initWithContentURL:myURL];
[self presentMoviePlayerViewControllerAnimated:moviePlayerViewController];
or
NSURL *myURL = [[NSURL alloc] initFileURLWithPath:[[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:#"VIDEO_CX75_01" ofType:#"mp4"]];
MPMoviePlayerController *player = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL: myURL];
player.view.frame = self.view.bounds;
[self.view addSubview:player.view];
player.initialPlaybackTime = -1.0;
[player prepareToPlay];
[player play];