i have a problem with MPMoviePlayerController [iPhone SDK] - iphone

Question

i want create an app with movie intro just like gameloft games . so when application has lunched , movie plays fine but before the move plays .. my FirstViewController xib file show first then movie start to play ! why ? here is my code :
- (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(UIApplication *)application {
NSBundle *bundle = [NSBundle mainBundle];
NSString *moviePath = [bundle pathForResource:#"movie" ofType:#"m4v"];
NSURL *movieURL = [[NSURL fileURLWithPath:moviePath] retain];
MPMoviePlayerController *IntroMovie = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL:movieURL];
IntroMovie.movieControlMode = MPMovieControlModeHidden;
[IntroMovie play];
}

Answer 1

You need to wait for the movie to finish playing before adding your first view as a subview to window.
This should do the trick. Change your code to:
- (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(UIApplication *)application {
NSBundle *bundle = [NSBundle mainBundle];
NSString *moviePath = [bundle pathForResource:#"Hafez-2" ofType:#"mov"];
NSURL *movieURL = [[NSURL fileURLWithPath:moviePath] retain];
MPMoviePlayerController *IntroMovie = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL:movieURL];
[IntroMovie setOrientation:UIDeviceOrientationPortrait animated:NO];
[IntroMovie play];
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
selector:#selector(moviePlaybackDidFinish:)
name:MPMoviePlayerPlaybackDidFinishNotification
object:nil];
}
- (void) moviePlaybackDidFinish:(NSNotification*)notification
{
[window addSubview:viewController.view];
[window makeKeyAndVisible];
}

Answer 2

An alternative is to add a different view (e.g. simple black background) and then replace it when the video has finished playing:
- (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(UIApplication *)application {
NSBundle *bundle = [NSBundle mainBundle];
NSString *moviePath = [bundle pathForResource:#"Hafez-2" ofType:#"mov"];
NSURL *movieURL = [[NSURL fileURLWithPath:moviePath] retain];
MPMoviePlayerController *IntroMovie = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL:movieURL];
[IntroMovie setOrientation:UIDeviceOrientationPortrait animated:NO];
[IntroMovie play];
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
selector:#selector(moviePlaybackDidFinish:)
name:MPMoviePlayerPlaybackDidFinishNotification
object:nil];
// Create an initial pure black view
UIView* blackView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, 480)];
blackView.backgroundColor = [UIColor blackColor];
[window addSubview:blackView]; // sends [blackView retain]
[blackView release];
[window makeKeyAndVisible];
}
- (void) moviePlaybackDidFinish:(NSNotification*)notification
{
UIView* blackView = [[window subviews] objectAtIndex:0];
[blackView removeFromSuperview]; // sends [blackView release]
[window addSubview:viewController.view];
}
Let me know if you need modified source from your example and I can post it somewhere