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diff --git a/sdk-ios-tutorial-a-complete-media-player.md b/sdk-ios-tutorial-a-complete-media-player.md index 5ad28a7..721b0f3 100644 --- a/sdk-ios-tutorial-a-complete-media-player.md +++ b/sdk-ios-tutorial-a-complete-media-player.md @@ -1,20 +1,22 @@ # iOS tutorial 5: A Complete media player -# Goal +## Goal + +![screenshot0] +![screenshot1] This tutorial wants to be the “demo application” that showcases what can be done with GStreamer on the iOS platform. It is intended to be built and run, rather than analyzed for its pedagogical value, since it adds very little GStreamer knowledge over -what has already been shown in [iOS tutorial 4: A basic media -player](iOS%2Btutorial%2B4%253A%2BA%2Bbasic%2Bmedia%2Bplayer.html). +what has already been shown in [](sdk-ios-tutorial-a-basic-media-player.md). It demonstrates the main functionality that a conventional media player has, but it is not a complete application yet, therefore it has not been uploaded to the AppStore. -# Introduction +## Introduction The previous tutorial already implemented a basic media player. This one simply adds a few finishing touches. In particular, it adds the @@ -25,12 +27,11 @@ These are not features directly related to GStreamer, and are therefore outside the scope of these tutorials. Only a few implementation pointers are given here. -# Selecting the media to play +## Selecting the media to play A new `UIView` has been added, derived from `UITableViewController` which shows a list of clips. When one is selected, the -`VideoViewController` from [Tutorial -4](iOS%2Btutorial%2B4%253A%2BA%2Bbasic%2Bmedia%2Bplayer.html) appears +`VideoViewController` from [](sdk-ios-tutorial-a-basic-media-player.md) appears and its URI property is set to the URI of the selected clip. The list of clips is populated from three sources: Media from the @@ -39,17 +40,17 @@ device’s Photo library, Media from the application’s Documents folder Internet addresses, selected to showcase different container and codec formats, and a couple of bogus ones, to illustrate error reporting. -# Preventing the screen from turning off +## Preventing the screen from turning off While watching a movie, there is typically no user activity. After a short period of such inactivity, iOS will dim the screen, and then turn -it off completely. To prevent this, the `idleTimerDisabled` property of -the `UIApplication` class is used. The application sets it to YES +it off completely. To prevent this, the `idleTimerDisabled` property of +the `UIApplication` class is used. The application sets it to YES (screen locking disabled) when the Play button is pressed, so the screen is never turned off, and sets it back to NO when the Pause button is pressed. -# Conclusion +## Conclusion This finishes the series of iOS tutorials. Each one of the preceding tutorials has evolved on top of the previous one, showing how to @@ -57,16 +58,7 @@ implement a particular set of features, and concluding in this Tutorial 5. The goal of Tutorial 5 is to build a complete media player which can already be used to showcase the integration of GStreamer and iOS. -It has been a pleasure having you here, and see you soon\! - -## Attachments: +It has been a pleasure having you here, and see you soon! - -[ios-tutorial5-screenshot0.png](attachments/3571769/3539071.png) -(image/png) - -[ios-tutorial5-screenshot1.png](attachments/3571769/3539046.png) -(image/png) - -[ios-tutorial5-screenshot0.png](attachments/3571769/3539045.png) -(image/png) + [screenshot0]: images/sdk-ios-tutorial-a-complete-media-player-screenshot-0.png + [screenshot1]: images/sdk-ios-tutorial-a-complete-media-player-screenshot-1.png |