How to stop Video download in MPMoviePlayerController

Question

Hi,

I have a requirement where I have to play a video file which is available in remote location.

I am passing the URL to MPMoviePlayerController instance and called the method play.

Now, the movie is downloading. I have clicked on the "Done" button before the movie loads completely and came back to the rootview.

MPMoviePlayerPlaybackDidFinishNotification notification got called. I have stopped the video and released the player. Here is the code

• (void)movieDidFinish:(NSNotification *)aNotifciation {

  [self.moviePlayer stop];

  [self removeActivityIndicatorView];

  [self.tableView reloadData];

  [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver:self name:MPMoviePlayerPlaybackDidFinishNotification object:nil];

  [moviePlayer release];

  moviePlayer = nil;

}

But, still the video is loading in the background and iam able to hear the audio also.

This must not happen.

Can anyone give the solution for this?

Thanks in Advance.

Answer 1

[movieplayer stop];
movieplayer.initialPlaybackTime = -1.0;
[movieplayer release]; 

Setting initial playbacktime to -1 should solve your problem.