How to detect touches on MPMoviePlayerController window and still having the standard playback controlling

Answer 1

You have to create your own UIView's subclass and add it as overlay.

In the method -(void) touchesEnded:(NSSet *)touches withEvent:(UIEvent *)event you can do everything you want to do when the screen is touched.

I have done this in my project. I have implemented design of the VideoOverlay( the UIView's subclass) in Interface Builder. It is much easier when you have to add other elements that user have to interact with.