AVPlayer invalid file

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Is there a way to check if a .mp4 file is in correct format to be played by the AVPlayer?

I got a "broken" .mp4 file which i received from our backend. When i load this up in the AVPlayer, the "status" KVO always returns readyToPlay true, while this .mp4 is in incorrect format.

 if (object as? AVPlayer == self.player) && (keyPath! == "status") {
        if self.player?.status == AVPlayerStatus.readyToPlay {
          //Always ready to play
        }
    }

How can i check if a .mp4 is in correct format to be played by the AVPlayer?

The file is first downloaded and saved locally and played locally . — Emre Akman, Feb 24 '17 at 10:23
so you play file locally are you sure your file download successfully ? — Himanshu Moradiya, Feb 24 '17 at 10:25
if you play video locally then refer my this answer http://stackoverflow.com/a/41635332/6656894 — Himanshu Moradiya, Feb 24 '17 at 10:25
Yes the file gets downloaded successfully and stored locally. But the mp4 is broken by itself and wont play because its broken. — Emre Akman, Feb 24 '17 at 10:39

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 24 '17 at 12:46

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Here is how I determine whether or not a .mp4 is playable in my ObjC code:

    NSURL *url = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:item.playable.filename];
    AVAsset *asset = [AVAsset assetWithURL:url];
    if (asset.isPlayable) {

answered Feb 24 '17 at 12:46

Chris Edgington

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