AVPlayer Video Blank but Hear Sound

Question

I\'m switching from MPMoviePlayerController to AVPlayer as I need finer grained control over video swapping. The .mov file I was playi

Answer 1

Found out it was a result of using AutoLayout. In the viewDidLoad the self.playerContainer.bounds is a CGRectZero.

I had to assign the playerLayer frame in the viewDidAppear to match the playerContainer.

Answer 2

Since we use AVPlayerLayer (a subclass of CALayer), we need to set the frame

- (void)viewDidLayoutSubviews {
    [super viewDidLayoutSubviews];

    self.avPlayerLayer.frame = self.movieContainerView.bounds;
}

Answer 3

Make sure you the statement that plays the video:

[self.player play]

is invoked from main dispatch queue like this (Swift 3):

DispatchQueue.main.async {
    self.player.play()
}