MPMoviePlayerController video not playing

Question

I used MPMoviePlayerController in my application.
I got the right URL but MPMoviePlayer does not play video it shows only black screen.
My code is as below:

[video setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"video_active.png"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
 NSString *filename=[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@.mp4",[appdel.TempVideoUrl valueForKey:tag]];
 NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
 NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
 NSString *filePath = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:filename];
 NSURL *movieURL = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:filePath] ;
 theMovie = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL:movieURL];
 theMovie.view.frame = CGRectMake(106, 18, 216, 235);
 [uploadview addSubview:theMovie.view];

  // Play the movie.
 [theMovie pause];

I got the URL like this: file://localhost/var/mobile/Applications/6E1D4CB7-A08D-438B-9FE7-E2FD9B7B5EEC/Documents/136_1355227629.mp4

Answer 1

Add [theMovie prepareToPlay]; before calling [theMovie play];.

prepareToPlay

Prepares a movie player for playback. (required)

- (void)prepareToPlay

Discussion

If a movie player is not already prepared to play when you call the play method, that method automatically calls this method. However, to minimize playback delay, call this method before you call play.

Calling this method may interrupt the movie player’s audio session. For information on interruptions and how to resond to them, see Audio Session Programming Guide. Availability

Available in iOS 3.2 and later.

Declared In MPMediaPlayback.h

Also you can use isPreparedToPlay for checking whether a movie player is ready to play.

Please refer this link for more.