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user2824790
user2824790

Reputation: 151

How do I find the URL of a mp4 resource file?

Why can't I find a resource when it's an ".mp4"?

My code is:

- (IBAction)babelFishButton:(id)sender {
    NSURL *url =  [[NSBundle mainBundle] URLForResource:@"BabelFish" withExtension:@"mp4"];
    MPMoviePlayerController *player =[[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL: url];
    [player prepareToPlay];
    [player.view setFrame: self.imageView.bounds];  // player's frame must match parent's
    [self.imageView addSubview: player.view];
    [player play];
}

BabelFish.mp4 exists in the project navigator, and finder tells me it's in the app root folder, along with main.m, etc.

But the video does not play because url is nil (the file is not being found). I can paste in a copy of the file and rename it "BabelFish.txt", change the extension in the code and it finds the file.

Why won't it find "mp4" files? How do I get the URL of an mp4 file?

Jeff

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1533

Answers (1)

Antonio Netto
Antonio Netto

Reputation: 564

Try this:

NSString *myUrlSTR = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"BabelFish" ofType:@"mp4"];

Another thing make sure that your file is not only listed in your Project Explorer, but also included in your Copy Bundle Resources list.

Upvotes: 1

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