creating a media player app

Getting Started Newbie Questions
#1

Hey guys
Any ideas how can i make an app that plays videos from our phone gallery ???
Thank you

#2

Corona is not an ideal SDK to accomplish this goal. I would suggest evaluating other options from a development standpoint.

#3

To expand on this, Corona SDK isn’t ideal for the following reasons:

  1. No native access to device filesystem
  2. iTunes plugin does not return time length of audio object
  3. iTunes plugin does not support video files

That’s just a few of the limitations. One can certainly implement workarounds to the above, but it’s really not worth it. Corona is fantastic for development of a lot of different app types, but you would be much better served going with another SDK if you’re trying to make a media player.

#4

Corona is not an ideal SDK to accomplish this goal. I would suggest evaluating other options from a development standpoint.

#5

To expand on this, Corona SDK isn’t ideal for the following reasons:

  1. No native access to device filesystem
  2. iTunes plugin does not return time length of audio object
  3. iTunes plugin does not support video files

That’s just a few of the limitations. One can certainly implement workarounds to the above, but it’s really not worth it. Corona is fantastic for development of a lot of different app types, but you would be much better served going with another SDK if you’re trying to make a media player.