Media Assets, Playback, and Editing

Follow these guidelines when developing for Apple TV 4K.

Create a simple video playback app with built-in controls.

Create a simple video playback app with built-in controls.

Understand how assets are used as the building blocks for media players.

The abstract class used to model timed audiovisual media such as videos and sounds.

An object that provides the track-level inspection interface for an asset’s media tracks.

Retrieve assets for playback or to gather information about an asset.

Import and export media samples to and from the file system.

Respond to changes in a player's playback state.

Observe the playback time for an asset in order to update the player's state.

Seek or scrub across a media item to quickly access a specific time point.

Play audio and video assets modeled by a player item.

Play audio and video sample buffers using a custom player.

Create, play, and modify QuickTime and ISO-related media assets.

Retrieve and filter all of the metadata associated with an asset.

Understand the JSON chapter formatting required for HTTP Live Streaming.

A metadata item associated with an audiovisual asset or one of its tracks.

A collection of metadata items associated with a timeline segment.

An object that filters selected information from a metadata item.

An object used to respond to a request to load the value of a metadata item.

A mutable metadata item associated with an audiovisual asset or with one of its tracks.

A collection of metadata items that are valid for use within a specific date range.

A mutable collection of metadata items that are valid for use within a specific range of dates.

A collection of metadata items that are valid for use during a specific time range.

A mutable collection of metadata items that are valid for use during a specific time range.

A value that defines a metadata format.

The abstract class that defines the common interface for moving samples from an asset to a player.

Methods you can implement to respond to changes in the media data sequence.

An object that can vend media with a legible characteristic as an attributed string.

An object used to vend collections of metadata items carried in metadata tracks.

An object that coordinates the output of content associated with a Core Video pixel buffer.

The abstract base for media data collectors.

Understand the Common Media Application Format as it applies to HTTP Live Streaming

Play HTTP Live Streams and preserve streams on disk for offline play back.

An object that describes a sample buffer creation request.

An object that provides information about the current media sample at its current position.

An object used to create sample buffer opaque objects.

Methods you can implement to enqueue sample buffers for presentation.

Combine, edit, and remix audio and video tracks from multiple sources in a single composition.

An object that represents text styling rules applied to text in a media item.

Extend your app's appeal to users by adding subtitles and alternative audio tracks in their native language.

An object that represents a complete rendition of media selection options on an asset.

An object that represents a collection of mutually exclusive options for the presentation of media within an asset.

An object that represents a specific option for the presentation of media within a group of options.

A mutable object that represents a complete rendition of media selection options on an asset.

An object that encapsulates information about a content decryption key request issued from a content key session object.

An object that encapsulates information about a response to a content decryption key request.

An object used to create and track decryption keys for media data.

An object that encapsulates information about a persistable content decryption key request issued from a content key session.

Define output image and video formats by using the key and value constants.

Dictionary keys for configuring video compression and compression settings for video assets.

A uniform type identifier for various file formats.

An identifier for various media types.

The options for specifying media type characteristics.

With AirPlay 2, you can wirelessly send your content from any Apple device to a device enabled with AirPlay.