iOS Tutorial VideoPlayer - Replaces VideoView

iUI8 library v1.50 includes a new VideoPlayer view. It replaces VideoView from iMedia library.

Apple has deprecated the API that VideoView was based on. VideoPlayer is based on the newer AVPlayerViewController.

It is implemented as a custom view. Using it is simple.

1. Add a reference to iUI8.
2. Set #MinVersion: 8
3. Add VideoPlayer with the designer.
4. Load a video.
5. Wait for the Ready event.
6. Optionally call Play to start playing automatically.

Private Sub Application_Start (Nav As NavigationController)
   NavControl = Nav
   Page1.Initialize("Page1")
   Page1.RootPanel.LoadLayout("1")
   NavControl.ShowPage(Page1)
   VideoPlayer1.LoadVideo(File.DirAssets, "big_buck_bunny.mp4")
   Wait For VideoPlayer1_Ready (Success As Boolean)
   If Success Then
     VideoPlayer1.Play 'to start playing automatically
   End If
End Sub

Replace link in the attached example with: https://bestvpn.org/html5demos/assets/dizzy.mp4

 

[Christian García S.]

Hello, thanks for the library.

I tested with B4i 5.00 and iUI8 and works fine, but I don't have sound, I do not know if this only happens with debug mode or also when I will publish the APP. I am using hosted builder and Iphone 6S plus.

I tested with my own video and with bunny and both doesn't have sound.

Thanks

 

[Erel]

It is not related to debug mode. Make sure that the phone is not in silent mode.

 

[Christian García S.]

Thanks @Erel, I did tests with google chrome, putting the link in the browser, there if you can hear the sound in the application still does not sound.

 

[Christian García S.]

Hello @Erel, can you help me or do you have an idea of how to solve the problem, I still can not publish the APP, the video still does not have audio.

Thanks

 

[Erel]

1. Start a new thread in the questions forum.
2. Upload a small example that demonstrates it.

 

[Alberto Iglesias]

It's possible to put visible true/false?

I've try like this but do not work:

   VideoPlayer1.BaseView.Visible = False

or change the size/position on runtime

 

[Erel]

It is a bug in iUI8. It is fixed for the next update of B4i.

You can use this code instead to get the base view:

Private Sub GetBaseView(vp As VideoPlayer) As Panel
   Dim no As NativeObject = vp
   return no.GetField("controller").GetField("view").GetField("superview")
End Sub

 

[Alberto Iglesias]

ohh ok.. I can live with this until next version with no problem... Super thanks