Playing videos after another, or after showing an image

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#1

There seems to be a bug in Corona when playing one video right after the other using media.playVideo(). I’ve tried on the iPad 2, and the simulator. First of all, it doesn’t work when the successive call is done right away; I needed to intrude a timer.performWithDelay(1, …) to have it play. Secondly, the screen for a split second goes black when there previously was an image. Now, even with the performWithDelay workaround – which works in the simulator – on the iPad itself I’m actually only hearing the sound of the second video, but can’t see it play.

Any help, bug fix? Thanks! [import]uid: 10284 topic_id: 18528 reply_id: 318528[/import]

#2

Could you please file a bug with a project demonstrating this and some more details, please?

http://developer.anscamobile.com/content/bug-submission

Thank you,

Peach :slight_smile: [import]uid: 52491 topic_id: 18528 reply_id: 71207[/import]

#3

Thanks. Out of curiosity, what is this forum for, if the real place to submit bugs is at http://developer.anscamobile.com/content/bug-submission ? [import]uid: 10284 topic_id: 18528 reply_id: 71242[/import]

#4

Well I suppose it’s kind of multipurpose.

Firstly, it lets developers keep up to date with bugs that other users have noticed. (A good way to share info and not have people submit the same bug 100 times ;))

Secondly, although we get a good number of bug reports that are in fact bugs we also get a fair few that are user errors. We can then let the user know that and often where to look for the mistake in the code, which helps other users in the future as well.

Lastly, it is a good way to update a lot of people on the status of certain bugs. (A good example being the iOS5 audio bug, now remedied.)

(This is what I gather and not an official answer, as this forum existed before I joined the team.)

Peach :slight_smile: [import]uid: 52491 topic_id: 18528 reply_id: 71254[/import]

#5

> Firstly, it lets developers keep up to date with bugs that other users have noticed.

Does that mean the bug database isn’t publicly viewable? If that’s the case, why not make it public? (Or if it’s already public, then why not use that place to keep up with bugs others have noticed?)

> Secondly, although we get a good number of bug reports that
> are in fact bugs we also get a fair few that are user errors.
> We can then let the user know that and often where to look for
> the mistake in the code, which helps other users in the future as well.

A public bug system with the option to close a bug (if determined to be a user error) while still keeping the thread active seems like it would solve that.

I’m still confused as to what the official way to file a bug is. Do I first go here to the bug forum, then wait for a moderator reply, then file the bug again in the bug submission form? [import]uid: 10284 topic_id: 18528 reply_id: 71256[/import]

#6

As I stated previously, I was not here when the forum was created and this is just what I’ve gathered :wink:

You can simply submit a bug using the form - you do not have to post here. (Posting here is useful if you are trying to establish whether or not it is a bug before filing, or to see if other users might have suggests workarounds to use in the meantime.)

Peach :slight_smile: [import]uid: 52491 topic_id: 18528 reply_id: 71339[/import]

#7

> You can simply submit a bug using the form - you do not have to post here.

Ok thanks. Is there a way to search the submitted bugs so that I don’t submit twice? [import]uid: 10284 topic_id: 18528 reply_id: 71404[/import]

#8

At present I do not believe there is; although there should be. I’ll bring this up in our next meeting and get confirmation. (I don’t normally handle that side of things.)

For submitting in the mean time, better to submit twice than not at all.

I’ll get back to you if I can get some more info RE the bug base.

Peach :slight_smile: [import]uid: 52491 topic_id: 18528 reply_id: 71502[/import]

#9

Excellent thanks Peach! [import]uid: 10284 topic_id: 18528 reply_id: 71548[/import]