MPMoviePlayerController Not playing Local file

Question

 NSString *path = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"PTCL" ofType:@"mp4"];    
  NSURL *videoURL = [NSURL URLWithString:path];    
        MPMoviePlayerController *moviePlayerController = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL:videoURL];    
        [moviePlayerController.view setFrame:self.view.frame];
        [self.view addSubview:moviePlayerController.view]; 
        moviePlayerController.controlStyle=MPMediaTypeAnyVideo;
        moviePlayerController.fullscreen = YES;
        [moviePlayerController prepareToPlay];
        [moviePlayerController play];

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 NSString *path = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"PTCL" ofType:@"mp4"];   

path=[NSString stringWithFormat:@"file:/%@",path];   
NSURL *videoURL = [NSURL URLWithString:path];

MPMoviePlayerController *moviePlayerController = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL:videoURL];

[moviePlayerController.view setFrame:self.view.frame];
[self.view addSubview:moviePlayerController.view];

moviePlayerController.shouldAutoplay=YES;
moviePlayerController.controlStyle=MPMediaTypeAnyVideo;
moviePlayerController.fullscreen = YES;
[moviePlayerController prepareToPlay];
[moviePlayerController play];

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• file:///Users/utkal/Library/Application%20Support/iPhone%20Simulator/7.0.3/Applications/F0B3AD63-7E46-4069-8845-8B0C05425CD2/CosMos.app/PTCL.mp4

I am getting this videURL path for first code

• file:///Users/utkal/Library/Application%20Support/iPhone%20Simulator/7.0.3/Applications/F0B3AD63-7E46-4069-8845-8B0C05425CD2/CosMos.app/PTCL.mp4

I am getting this videURL path for second code.

I have alos use

NSURL *videoURL = [[NSURL alloc]init];
    videoURL = [[NSBundle mainBundle] URLForResource:@"PTCL" withExtension:@"mp4"];

But my video player always show that file is loading and nothing happen. I know some where I am doing mistake,but hard luck of mine. please correct my mistake or tell me if any another way to play local video file.Please.

Answer 1

maybe is too late but i would try something like:

MPMoviePlayerViewController *movieVC = [[MPMoviePlayerViewController alloc] initWithContentURL:file.location];
movieVC.moviePlayer.movieSourceType = MPMovieSourceTypeFile;
movieVC.moviePlayer.fullscreen = YES;
movieVC.moviePlayer.allowsAirPlay = YES;
movieVC.moviePlayer.controlStyle = MPMovieControlStyleFullscreen;
[self presentMoviePlayerViewControllerAnimated:movieVC];

notice the "movieVC.moviePlayer.movieSourceType = MPMovieSourceTypeFile;"

Answer 2

I used this simple solution instead:

NSURL *url = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:[[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"video" ofType:@"mp4"]];
MPMoviePlayerViewController* viewController = [[MPMoviePlayerViewController alloc] initWithContentURL:url];
[self presentMoviePlayerViewControllerAnimated:viewController];