streaming-video

Pros and cons of MPMoviePlayerController versus launching UIWebView to stream movie

I have a client who has video content for the web in Flash format. My task is to help them show the videos in an iPhone app. I realize that step one is to get these videos into the appropriate Quicktime format for the iPhone. Then I'm going to have to help the client figure out how or where to host these files. If that's tricky I assum...

Is there an online sample movie to test MPMoviePlayerController?

I have the iPhone successfully trying to open a movie online. (It fails because I don't have a real URL.) Does anyone know of a working URL I could use as a baseline test to make sure my code is working? I know the iPhone is a bit picky about formats and MIME types and the server, so I want to start with a known working stream. ...

WMV live stream in Quartz Composer

Is there any way to use a WMV stream in Quartz Composer? I have tried providing the URL of the stream to a Movie Importer patch and enabling asynchronous playback, but nothing happens. I have WMV components (Flip4Mac) for QuickTime installed. Just wondering if this is possible. Thanks! ...