Movie Player shows Default.png image in background while loading (OS 3.1.2)

Question

Hi,

I'm using MPMoviePlayerController to stream audio/video files from a servrer. It works great on all other OS versions. However, on 3.1.2, it shows the Default.png image (used to display at app splash screen) in the background while the movie loads. It only happens for the first time and the player works fine (no image in background) on all subsequent plays.

I have used the following properties:

player.scalingMode = MPMovieScalingModeNone; 
player.backgroundColor = [UIColor blackColor];

I have gone through apple documentation and web in general but seems like no one has this problem. Is there any way I can get rid of this image (Default.png) shown as the player's background?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Sounds like an uninitialized GL texture is briefly being used by the movie player.

Not sure what you can do about that.

Maybe you can hide the player while it loads.

Answer 2

Have you resolved this problem? I have been having a similar issue with 3.1.2 on an iPod Touch. First I see the Default.png image, then a few frames of the home screen of the app (or whatever screen I was last using!), then the movie starts. I'm using openGL and it is not because of any leftover buffer in EAGLView. Any ideas?