Using Player to play video

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Created Sep ’15

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I have a simple function that will launch the `player` that handles video playback for the Apple TV

    function launchPlayer() {
      var player = new Player();
      var playlist = new Playlist();
      var mediaItem = new MediaItem("video", "http://localhost:9001/videos/nsoperations.mp4");
      player.playlist = playlist;
      player.playlist.push(mediaItem);
      player.present();
    }

I'm calling this function this way:

//in application.js
App.onLaunch = function(options) {
   launchPlayer();
}

For testing purposes, I want to launch the player right away. However, I'm met with dozens of `NSLayoutConstraint` errors, `unsatisfiable constraints`. Is this the wrong way to present the player?

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Answer 1

dbireta-mf OP

Sep ’15

I get the same behavior, even when launching in response to a button click. :/

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Answer 2

OP

Apple

Sep ’15

Push a template e.g. alertTemplate onto the stack using navigationDocument.pushDocument() prior to presenting the player. Please file bug report if it's not working per your expectations.

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Answer 3

AlexHedley OP

Sep ’15

Looks like you need to point to a URL on a different web server and not a local python one.

Try this url "http://trailers.apple.com/movies/focus_features/9/9-clip_480p.mov"

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/32518673/setting-up-apple-tv-video-javascript

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Answer 4

OP

Apple

Sep ’15

Try using player.play() to start playback, rather then player.present().

Please note that TVMLKit playback crashes the simulator.

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