iOS Video Not Playing

Question

First attempt to integrate video into an app. I've followed a couple of tutorials and also code from a book that I have, but I'm just getting a blank screen with no video (or anything else for that matter). I should also mention that I am attempting to run this in the simulator, if that matters.

I have MediaPlayer.framework linked as a binary library in my Build Phases. This is my code:

I can't understand what I am overlooking. Can anyone see it? Thanks!

MoviePlayerViewController.h

#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#import <MediaPlayer/MediaPlayer.h>

@interface MoviePlayerViewController : UIViewController

@end

MoviePlayerViewController.m

#import "MoviePlayerViewController.h"

@interface MoviePlayerViewController ()

@end

@implementation MoviePlayerViewController

- (id)initWithNibName:(NSString *)nibNameOrNil bundle:(NSBundle *)nibBundleOrNil
{
    self = [super initWithNibName:nibNameOrNil bundle:nibBundleOrNil];
    if (self) {
        // Custom initialization
    }
    return self;
}

- (void)viewDidLoad
{
    [super viewDidLoad];

    NSURL *url=[[NSURL alloc] initWithString:@"http://www.ebookfrenzy.com/ios_book/movie/movie.mov"];

    MPMoviePlayerController *moviePlayer = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL:url];

    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
                                             selector:@selector(moviePlayBackDidFinish:)
                                                 name:MPMoviePlayerPlaybackDidFinishNotification
                                               object:moviePlayer];

    moviePlayer.controlStyle = MPMovieControlStyleDefault;
    moviePlayer.shouldAutoplay = YES;
    [self.view addSubview:moviePlayer.view];
    [moviePlayer setFullscreen:YES animated:YES];
}

- (void) moviePlayBackDidFinish:(NSNotification*)notification
{

//    MPMoviePlayerController *player = [notification object];
//    
//    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver:self
//                                                    name:MPMoviePlayerPlaybackDidFinishNotification
//                                                  object:player];
//    
//    if ([player respondsToSelector:@selector(setFullscreen:animated:)])
//    {
//        [player.view removeFromSuperview];
//    }
}

- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning
{
    [super didReceiveMemoryWarning];
    // Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}

@end

Answer 1

Try this with moviePlayer variable is iVar

NSURL *movieURL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://www.ebookfrenzy.com/ios_book/movie/movie.mov"];
self.moviePlayer = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] init];
[self.moviePlayer setShouldAutoplay:YES];
[self.moviePlayer setContentURL:movieURL.absoluteURL];
[self.moviePlayer setMovieSourceType:MPMovieSourceTypeFile];
[self.moviePlayer setControlStyle:MPMovieControlModeDefault];
[self.moviePlayer setFullscreen:NO];

[self.moviePlayer setScalingMode:MPMovieScalingModeNone];
self.moviePlayer.view.frame = CGRectMake(40, 40, 240, 350);
[self.view addSubview:self.moviePlayer.view];
[self.moviePlayer prepareToPlay];
[self.moviePlayer play];

Answer 2

(1) Try specifying the movie source type as streaming:

moviePlayer.movieSourceType = MPMovieSourceTypeStreaming;

(2) Even though it's in fullscreen mode, I think you have to set an initial frame for your player, for example if you want it to take up the fullscreen:

[moviePlayer.view setFrame:self.view.bounds];