Can I have a video as a display object?

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

Say I want to play/loop a short video as a display object in my app. So the video doesnt open in a native player but plays in a small screen in my app.

I know I could just use sprite sheets but im curious why this isn’t possible. What are the restrictions? Advantages/Disadvantages of playing video vs sprites?

Being able to play html5 videos would also be great.

#2

This would be the use of a native.newVideo. It’s still not a display object, but it can be inserted into a group and doesn’t have to be full screen.

Rob

#3

This would be the use of a native.newVideo. It’s still not a display object, but it can be inserted into a group and doesn’t have to be full screen.

Rob