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iOS Build a Self-Destructing Message iPhone App Retrieving and Viewing Data from Parse.com Viewing Videos Using MPMoviePlayerController

Ravin Kohli
Ravin Kohli
3,367 Points
Posted by Ravin Kohli
Ravin Kohli
3,367 Points

MPMoviePLayerController deprecated

MPMoviePlayerController has been deprecated in ios 9 we have to use the av player and i am having trouble using that i am getting an error this is my didSelectRowAtIndexPath declaration

<InboxTableViewController.m>

if ([fileType isEqual: @"Image"]) { [self performSegueWithIdentifier:@"showImage" sender:self]; }else{ PFFile *videoFile = [self.selectedMessage objectForKey:@"file"];

    NSURL *videoURL = [NSURL URLWithString:videoFile.url];

    AVURLAsset *avasset = [[AVURLAsset alloc] initWithURL:videoURL options:nil];

    AVPlayerItem *item = [[AVPlayerItem alloc] initWithAsset:avasset];
    self.moviePlayer.player = [AVPlayer playerWithPlayerItem:item];

    [self.view addSubview:self.moviePlayer.view];
    [self.moviePlayer.player play];
}

<InboxTableViewController.h> @property (strong, nonatomic) AVPlayerViewController *moviePlayer;

Wilson Muñoz
Wilson Muñoz
16,913 Points
Wilson Muñoz
Wilson Muñoz
16,913 Points

I tried your solution and seek a little more info and..

I tried this and works a little:

PFFile *urlVideo = [self.selectedMessage objectForKey:@"file"];
        NSURL *fileURL = [NSURL URLWithString:urlVideo.url];

        self.moviePlayer = [AVPlayer playerWithURL:fileURL];
        AVPlayerItem *playerItem = [AVPlayerItem playerItemWithURL:fileURL];
        self.moviePlayer = [AVPlayer playerWithPlayerItem:playerItem];
        AVPlayerLayer *layer = [AVPlayerLayer playerLayerWithPlayer:self.moviePlayer];
        layer.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, 320 , 480);
        [self.view.layer addSublayer: layer];
        [self.moviePlayer play];
        self.moviePlayer.actionAtItemEnd = AVPlayerActionAtItemEndNone;

You need to import AVKit/AVKit.h AVFoundation/AVFoundation.h

And change your property: @property(nonatomic, strong) AVPlayer *moviePlayer;

Let me know if you get a better result.

1 Answer

landonferrier
landonferrier
25,097 Points

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