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Video behaviour on OS4 as with iOS<3.2 ?

For two apps of mine, I really prefer the videoplayer behaviour of iOS 3.1 over the one currently with iOS4. Currently I'm compiling with the older Xcode I have installed, but I would prefer to do compile to OS4 (eg to have fast app switching).
Is there any way to have the 'old' behaviour while compiling with OS4?
Or does anybody have working example code for a good-working fullscreen videoplayer on OS4?

Answer 1

Here's what i used for iphone app, worked for iOS 4, 3.1.3, ipad/3.2

Ti.App.addEventListener('openVIDEO', function(e) {
       activewebMovie = Titanium.Media.createVideoPlayer({
           contentURL:some_remote_url_link,
       backgroundColor:'#111' 
      });

if (parseFloat(Titanium.Platform.version) >= 3.2){
   var wvideo= Ti.UI.createWindow({backgroundColor:'#000',barColor:'#111'});
   wvideo.orientationModes = [Titanium.UI.LANDSCAPE_LEFT];
   wvideo.add(activewebMovie);
 }
            activewebMovie.play();  
            activewebMovie.addEventListener('complete',function(){
            activewebMovie.stop();activewebMovie.release();
              if (parseFloat(Titanium.Platform.version) >= 3.2){
              wvideo.orientationModes = [Titanium.UI.PORTRAIT]; 
              wvideo.close();
              }
       });    

if (parseFloat(Titanium.Platform.version) >= 3.2){
    var closew = Titanium.UI.createButton({title:'Back',style:Titanium.UI.iPhone.SystemButtonStyle.PLAIN});
        wvideo.setLeftNavButton(closew);
        activewebMovie.fullscreen=true;
      closew.addEventListener('click',function(){
            activewebMovie.stop();activewebMovie.release();
             wvideo.orientationModes = [Titanium.UI.PORTRAIT];
            wvideo.close();
     });
     activewebMovie.addEventListener('fullscreen', function(e){
    if (!e.entering){
              activewebMovie.stop();activewebMovie.release();
             wvideo.orientationModes = [Titanium.UI.PORTRAIT];
            wvideo.close();
    }
});
     wvideo.open({modal:true,modalTransitionStyle:Ti.UI.iPhone.MODAL_TRANSITION_STYLE_CROSS_DISSOLVE});
}
});

Answer 2

Awesome Daniel, thanks!

I modified your code a bit, to work with the fullscreen player from the start (I set movieControlStyle:Titanium.Media.VIDEO_CONTROL_FULLSCREEN and navBarHidden to true), as I find the 'almost fullscreen but not totally fullscreen' a bit confusing.
I have a related question: Why do you use an eventlistener? I 'just' use a function, but I'm willing to learn if events have any advantages :).

Thanks again, great help!
Kind Regards,

Martijn.

Answer 3

Sort of generalized it to a global function, i have webview component and tableview triggering the videoplayer.

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Video behaviour on OS4 as with iOS<3.2 ?

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