Load YouTube Video with MPMoviePlayerController

[MSP4444]

Hello all,

I've just attempted to load a YouTube with the MPMoviePlayerController and failed miserably. Here's the code I used...

-(IBAction)playVideo {
    
    NSURL  *movieURL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jguhs6GxRvo"];
    MPMoviePlayerController *theMovie = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL:movieURL];
    theMovie.scalingMode = MPMovieScalingModeAspectFit;
    [theMovie play];
    MPMoviePlayerViewController *moviePlayer = [[MPMoviePlayerViewController alloc] initWithContentURL:movieURL];
    [self presentMoviePlayerViewControllerAnimated:moviePlayer];
    
}

The movie player loads but then quits as if it doesn't have anything to play.

Can anyone tell me whether what I'm trying to do is possible. If so, what am I doing wrong?

Cheers

[baja_yu]

The URL should point to a valid and supported media file, not to a web page.

[MSP4444]

Originally Posted by baja_yu

The URL should point to a valid and supported media file, not to a web page.

So you're saying it's not possible?

[dany_dev]

NSURL *movieURL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jguhs6GxRvo"];

lol.....


Basically you can't use MPMoviePlayerController to play a youtube video in this mode.

I advice you to use a UIWebView

How To Play YouTube Videos Within an Application

[MSP4444]

Originally Posted by dany_dev

lol.....


Basically you can't use MPMoviePlayerController to play a youtube video in this mode.

I advice you to use a UIWebView

How To Play YouTube Videos Within an Application

Yes...thanks, helpful :/

I'm very aware of this method. I've only been playing around with to see if it was possible, but seeing as I'm finding it increasingly difficult to obtain a straight answer, I'll assume it's a no.

[iisword]

Youtube uses a php script to get the video's link from a database. Unless you know how to access the php script to obtain the url for the movie, you can't use MPMoviePlayerController.

[MSP4444]

Originally Posted by iisword

Youtube uses a php script to get the video's link from a database. Unless you know how to access the php script to obtain the url for the movie, you can't use MPMoviePlayerController.

Thanks, appreciate it. Was only a little experiment, so I think I'll abandon it.