[ OSX Video Texture Pro ] - Improved QTKit/Quicktime video player for MacOSX

Tom: i should probably add that at some point. right now, it supports:
if([path hasPrefix"http://"] || [path hasPrefix"rtsp://"] || [path hasPrefix"assets-library://"])

Synapz: alpha is supported on OSX desktop if you somewhere via code write VTP.useFastPathTextureCopying = false;
no idea re: vuforia.

I'm aware of the issues with both Syphon and VTP2 with the oculus plugin. I haven't gotten around to fixing either of them. ( I also don't own an oculus rift currently for testing, which makes it more difficult )

 

Is there any way to play video files on iOS that are NOT in the streaming assets path ?
I've tried all sorts of paths, but couldn't get any of them to play.

 

Brian: Ah okay, I suspected as much. My temporary solution for now was to enable filesharing with the app and use the FileManager to get a list of videos in the apps documents folder.

Invadererik: Like Brian mentioned above you can use the assets library address prefix, so you can use something like a UIImagePickerController to get the user to select a video from their photo gallery, which is the simplest solution but it doesn't include video from iTunes and the UIImagePickerController will always open in portrait.

I'm currently using a mixture of the ALAssetsLibrary and FileManager to get a list of all videos available to the app and letting the user select from one of them.

 

Thanks for the reply TomHaygarth! I'll look into doing something like that.

Although, Would be nice if VTP supported the file:// prefix since you can do that directly in unity with out having to mess around with iOS native.

 

invadererik: it basically supports the file:// prefix, but currently you'd have to strip the file:// before you pass the url, if i remember correctly. Maybe I can poke at making that easier, if it doesn't work right currently...

Code (csharp):

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3.        if([path hasPrefix:@"http://"] || [path hasPrefix:@"rtsp://"] || [path hasPrefix:@"assets-library://"])
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5.         {
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7.             pathURL =  [NSURL URLWithString:path];
8.  
9.         }
10.  
11.         else
12.  
13.         {
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15.             path = [path stringByStandardizingPath];
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17.             pathURL = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:path];
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19.         }
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Can you email me a sample project which utilizes the ipod-library:// prefix? I want to test here but don't want to write a bunch of testbed code.

 

@lobsterhill @TomHaygarth

edit:submitted new version to asset store...expect it soon.

 

Hey! I'm trying to play ogv file on that plugin and the screen goes black.
The goal is to run the same video on ipad and on pc so i won't have to hold two copies of it in different formats.
Is ogv even supported ?

 

I would use m4v if I was you. Good compression, imports into Unity fast and works on all platforms.

 

The thing is that i need it to be ogv so i can use the same assetbundle for ipad and pc, pc will accept only ogv.

 

I assume thats because of the default MovieTexture you are using?

VTP will play any native files that the OS supports, I believe, but we only use MP4 and M4V formats on iOS and OSX. Sorry I cant be of more help, hopefully Brian can help out.

 

I've checked and IOS can play this format, i've played it via chrome over there.
In PC i use the default movieTexture ( which is the only option for PC and it accept only ogv ).
I hope brian can add the support for it, i wonder when he will be able to reply on this thread because i need it really soon :\

 

Support for PC wont come from this package im afraid. Its an OSX/iOS only pack. You will need to find another player for Windows on the asset store, I believe there are a couple.

 

I don't have a problem to use the native movieTexture for PC, all i need is for this plugin to be able to run ogv, and then i will use the same file as source for both systems.

 

If it doesn't playback ogv, I unfortunately can't magically add support for it. This an AVFoundation-based player and does not use or support 3rd party decoding mechanisms. I would recommend using h264 as it supports hardware-based decoding on iOS, which is what makes it so efficient.

 

1.I need a video with alpha for iOS. Can I do something like this
http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/how-to-make-a-movie-with-alpha-channel-work.173106/#post-1184348
2. Do you support 64bit for iOS
http://blogs.unity3d.com/2014/11/20/apple-ios-64-bit-support-in-unity/

 

1: yes, that's a super clever trick to get alpha on ios, I recommend it heartily.
2: I think it already has a 64 bit slice in it. Once unity supports 64 bit, I intend on supporting it officially as well.

 

Can you help me with shader for this?
thanks.

 

I am having a problem trying to build the .ipa from xCode, it works fine running into device, but it fails when code signing.
It seems to be an issue that happens with OSX 10.10, the error is " unsealed contents present in the bundle root" I looked for some fix but couldn't find any, at least one that I can do. In stackoverflow they suggest to change the bundle structure, but I'm not sure it is something I can do: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25950544/codesign-what-are-unsealed-contents

 

Thanks matias- will look into it this weekend.
Brian

 

matias and anyone else having trouble building to device : i do believe it's been fixed...i submitted an update to the asset store, but if you need it to build before VTP 2.2.0 is published on the store, overwrite your Assets/Plugins/iOS/libVTPAVFMobile.a with this one: http://www.chasalow.com/libVTPAVFMobile.a

 

is anyone would make it work on Adnroid? that gonna be really awesome!!!

 

can you please add support https:// ?

 

Hi Brian,

great plugin! Been a real life saver for me.
I just ran into a problem which I hope you can help me with.

I have a couple of simple videos which all work nicely, but on iOS their color seems off, all the yellow tints are greenish.
While in the OSX editor they seem just fine.

Any idea?

 

I confirm color issue on iOS for 2.2.3 and confirm 64 bit support.

 

there is a color issue.
color of movie is so weird.
I coudn't see blue channel of movie.
only red and green. how can I fix this?
I'm using unity 4.6.1p3 , ios8 iphone6 and ipad mini retina
thank you

 

same issue!!

 

i think y'all are probably using the old backing type. the new backingTypes use no-texture-copy texture updating which should make your game more efficient.

for now, until i officially deprecate the old types and handle it in code in an update, do this.
I would recommend using IOSONLY_FASTPATH_RGBA, and set it either from script like so:
VideoTexture vt = GetComponent<VideoTexture>();
vt.backingType = VideoTextureBackingType.IOSONLY_FASTPATH_RGBA;

or simply select the gameObject in the project hierarchy, and set its backingType from the Debug Menu. See enclosed screenshot.

 

I can confirm that setting the backingType to IOSONLY_FASTPATH_RGBA fixes the color issue, but leaves a coding task to flip the video on iOS (but not on OSX/Editor). Is there an easier way to get this to work like it used to (works 'the same' in Editor and iOS device)?

 

I add to the vertex part of my simple vertex fragment shader this code

Code (CSharp):

1. #ifdef SHADER_API_MOBILE
2. v.texcoord.y = 1.0 - v.texcoord.y;
3. #endif

and it's works 'the same'.

 

Hi Brian,

First off, this plug-in is a life-saver, so thank you so much for making this and putting it out for free!

Right now, I'm having the same issue SeTHBeaRzz reported back in October, where the Unity Editor crashes every time I stop editor game playback. I'm using Unity 4.6.1 and VTP 2.2.3.

In my scene, I have a bunch of different planes with the Video Texture component on them, all with one video in their queue and set to PLAY_VIDEO_AND_STOP. When I activate one of the planes, I enable the object, tell it vt.load() and vt.IsPaused = false. I'm not sure if this way of using the plugin is what's causing the crash, but it happens 100% of the time I deactivate the Play button in editor.

Thanks for any help!

 

Hi Brian,

I am getting this error:
DllNotFoundException: VTPAVF
VideoTexture.destroyVideoObject () (at Assets/Plugins/VTP/Scripts/VideoTexture.cs:727)
VideoTexture.OnDestroy () (at Assets/Plugins/VTP/Scripts/VideoTexture.cs:720)

I am using unity pro 4.6.1

 

ERROR in Video Texture Pro 2.0. Could not find plugin: System.DllNotFoundException: VTPAVF
at (wrapper managed-to-native) VTP:getCurrentPlatformEnum ()
at VTP.get_IsVTPSupported () [0x00010] in C:\work\AR\projects\videos\VTP2.1.6beta\VTP\Assets\Plugins\VTP\Scripts\VTP.cs:113
UnityEngine.Debug:LogError(Object)
VTP:get_IsVTPSupported() (at Assets/Plugins/VTP/Scripts/VTP.cs:139)
VTP:checkIfVTPSupported() (at Assets/Plugins/VTP/Scripts/VTP.cs:99)
VTP:init() (at Assets/Plugins/VTP/Scripts/VTP.cs:155)
VideoTexture:Awake() (at Assets/Plugins/VTP/Scripts/VideoTexture.cs:513)

 

you're doing something wrong, if it can't find your plugin. Is this in the editor? is your platform set to iOS or OSX?

 

BrodyB: wait for the next plugin on the asset store. alternatively, add the VideoInstance = createVideoTexture(); from Start() to Awake(), and it might solve some of your issues.

 

Is it possible to use this script on a part of the new 4.6+ GUI? I'm using RawImage on PC with the standard video player, would love to be able to do something similar using VTP.

 

Thanks for the response, Brian. Sorry for the late response.

I moved the line VideoInstance = createVideoTexture() from Start into the end of the Awake function in VideoTexture.cs like you said, and BOOM! Editor's not crashing every time I stop game playback anymore. Thanks for the tip!

 

Sure, assign the .RenderTex or the .NativeTexture (depending on which backingType you're using) to the rawImage.texture after VideoTextureLoaded() gets fired.

 

I'm having an issue with an app that i'm using VTP heavily in right now.

I'm using Parse.com to access ~500 mp4's (H264 codec) that stream into the app. The videos stream in perfectly, and everything seems to work just fine. However, on device there seems to be an issue with the video itself sometimes just abruptly stopping, without any external input. The app works great 95% of the time, until one of these videos suddenly stops. The odd part as well, is when i refresh that same video, it often works just fine, and continues to loop.

I've turned Debugging on so i can watch for any errant signals that may be causing this, but so far, nothing comes up.

I would love some help, if i can get this fixed, i may need to strip out VTP for something else, which i really don't want to do.

 

if you're doing progressive streaming, you probably want to monitor playbackLikelyToKeepUp, which VTP doesn't support yet.
https://developer.apple.com/library...occ/instp/AVPlayerItem/playbackLikelyToKeepUp
Brian

 

This typically only happens after the video has played through at least once. Wouldn't the buffer also catch up eventually and start playing again? These videos just stop, and never start again. Does streaming video content ever get saved to disk?

-Nathaniel

 

@SuperTalesNat: hmmm. what is the loopType set to? and no, streaming content doesn't technically get saved anywhere besides memory.

 

They're currently set to PLAY_VIDEO_AND_STOP, but i've also tried playing it with LOOP_VIDEO. Both have the same issue, where the video will sometimes, randomly stop at some point while playing it (and not at the start/end handles).

So when streaming it, its constantly streaming that data, and not caching locally to make for quicker/smoother playback once its fully loaded??

 

Not sure what it's doing behind the scenes, whether caching after downloaded or otherwise. I'm literally just passing the http URL on to the AVFoundation decoder. If it's not likely to keep up, that bool should tell you. I don't expose that bool yet. So, yeah.

 

How would i get at that bool, through some Obj-C call?

I'm going to try one last thing, which is running in update to make sure the video hasn't stop, and if it has, restart it from that frame. Just need to see if when it freezes its sending a stop play msg to VTP or not.

 

So I have implemented this on iOS, using IOSONLY_FASTPATH_RGBA backing type, and rotating my transform so the video isn't playing upside down. My issue is that the video is... backwards. most obviously when the video displays text, the text is all backwards, like you used to see on youtube videos trying to avoid the copyright hounds. Has anyone else experienced this? It plays properly in editor, only on iOS does the video appear backwards. Rotation can't have any effect on this, as far as I can tell?

 

use something like:
i.uv.x = 1.0 - i.uv.x;
in a vertex shader

 

Ahhh, I saw that mentioned elsewhere in this thread, but couldn't figure out how to implement it for the life of me... The default Unlit/Transparent shader doesn't look like something I could add that line to... Does anyone have a vertex shader specifically made for VTP on iOS? Maybe it could be included in the plugin?

 

Didn't I include Unlit-Flipped.shader in the Resources folder?

 

It doesn't appear to be included. I just checked for your latest on the asset store as well. I found an Unlit-YUVBiplanarFlipped shader, but there's no RGB equivalent. googling for unlit-flipped shaders isn't returning anything other than a shader that is named unlit-flipped but is decidedly NOT flipped. Thanks for the help though, i'll keep trying to track something down!