change size of MPMoviePlayerController view

Question

Hi,

How to change size of MPMoviePlayerController views. Now it is covering full screen in landscape mode. Can we resize to half size or other size? I want display only half screen and other video related info display in remaining screen? Is it possible?

Answer 1

I don't think so--it wants to take over the entire screen.

Answer 2

MPMoviePlayerController take the entire screen. The only option for is to use a 3rd party video viewer library.

Answer 3

Acctually,you can change the size of the player. before you create the movie object, attach a selector, like this:

[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(keyWindowChanged:) name:UIWindowDidBecomeKeyNotification object:nil];

This way, when the new window of the player appears, you can grab it and change its size to fit your needs. You can also add the Overlay:

- (void) keyWindowChanged: (NSNotification *) aNot {

if([[[UIApplication sharedApplication] windows] count] > 1)
{
    NSArray *windows = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] windows];
    UIWindow * tmp = [windows objectAtIndex:1];//[aNot object];
    movOverlay = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(10, 40, 30, 40)];
    movOverlay.backgroundColor = [UIColor purpleColor];
    [tmp addSubview:movOverlay];
    ...
} 

}

all the best, RonB

Answer 4

i tried the above code. But its not working. Can anyone tell me whats the prob. i need to change the size of the screen to customise.. plz help me

Answer 5

what's name 3rd party video viewer library??

"MPMoviePlayerController take the entire screen. The only option for is to use a 3rd party video viewer library."