Question

I currently have a mp4 video converted from a gif playing at app launch, but using a video stops playing music and has problems with airplay devices connected.

Anyways what i really want is showing my gif on app launch. But i can’t seem to get the gif to “play” it only shows one frame, how do i make it play the whole gif ?

My current code:

- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
// Show Animation;
NSURL *url = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:[[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"Launch" ofType:@"mp4"]];
LaunchPlayer = [[MPMoviePlayerViewController alloc] 
                                                 initWithContentURL:url];
LaunchPlayer.view.frame = self.view.bounds;
LaunchPlayer.moviePlayer.movieSourceType = MPMovieSourceTypeFile;
LaunchPlayer.moviePlayer.controlStyle = MPMovieControlStyleNone;
LaunchPlayer.view.tag = 1;
[self.view addSubview:LaunchPlayer.view];
[LaunchPlayer.moviePlayer play];
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
                                         selector:@selector(LaunchFinish) 
                                             name:@"MPMoviePlayerPlaybackDidFinishNotification"
                                           object:nil];
}

Answer 1

Although I don’t see how the code you posted has anything to do with using a .gif, you its sticking to the first frame because iOS will not run an animated .gif. However, you can export each frame of your animation as a separate image and animate them like this.

-(void) viewDidLoad
{

imageView.animationImages = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:    
                                    [UIImage imageNamed:@"myImageFrame1.gif"],
                                    [UIImage imageNamed:@"myImageFrame2.gif"],
                                    [UIImage imageNamed:@"myImageFrame3.gif"],
                                    [UIImage imageNamed:@"myImageFrame4.gif"], nil];


    imageView.animationDuration = 2.0; 
    imageView.animationRepeatCount = 0; 
    [imageView startAnimating]; 

}