Recently, I’ve needed to figure out a way how to play a movie on the iPhone in a non-fullscreen mode. So I have a video file and I need to play it on just a part of the screen, just as if it was any other view. I’ve searched the Internet but couldn’t find anything that would do all I needed. Most of the answers to this question simply stated it’s not possible with the current SDK. I’ve found a method using private APIs which is not an option because we need to have this approved on the AppStore. Another idea suggested rolling our own software decoder to play the video. That was also not an option because it would be too CPU-intensive, require too much work and be too hard on the battery.
I was about to give up when I found the answer in a place where I expected it the least – an official Apple example.
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After.. uhm.. months of waiting for approval, iBailout!! is finally available in the AppStore! Make sure to check it out and let us know what you think – and if you like it (which we’re sure you will) please write a review.
Imagine you have a design for an iPhone game and have decided to find a contract developer to create it for you. You want top quality and price is secondary. For this reason, you select a company which has developed dozens of applications and seems trustworthy; they’re expensive but you believe in your idea and decide to take the chance. You agree on the terms, sign the contract and development begins.
Suburban-Detroit by way of Zagreb, Mich. – December 8th, 2009 –Marroni Electronic Entertainment (MEE) and NightIrion today announced the less-than-epic sales figures for the first three days of just released iPhone and iTouch entertainment app, iLikeCereal!!
I was kidding. Really. Well, maybe you can, but I don’t have the recipe – and if I did, I’d probably be too busy applying it. I do, however, have some information to share, even if it’s not a recipe for getting rich; it may just help you make the next step towards riches.
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[UPDATE: The giveaway has now ended.] In cooperation with Marroni Electronic Entertainment, the guys we’ve developed iLikeCereal!! and iBailout!! with, we’re organizing a small promo code giveaway for iLikeCereal!!. You can participate either through Twitter or by joining our newsletter.
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While we’re waiting for iBailout!! to be approved, we’ve released an application we’ve developed a few months ago together with Marroni Electronic Entertainment.
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While we’re waiting for iBailout!! to get approved, Kid-D has been released. It’s a game we have worked on for Pixel Factory Design, so congratulations to them for getting it released! Here is what they say about the game:
“In the first episode of Kid D, we join our hero while infiltrating the facade of The Syndicate, an evil corporation known for their arms dealing and medical experiments. Kid needs your help to navigate him through the 25 different levels, kill lots of bad guys, buy new weapons and then kill more bad guys in this side scrollin’ adventure of good versus evil.”
Scaling a movie on the iPhone
Recently, I’ve needed to figure out a way how to play a movie on the iPhone in a non-fullscreen mode. So I have a video file and I need to play it on just a part of the screen, just as if it was any other view. I’ve searched the Internet but couldn’t find anything that would do all I needed. Most of the answers to this question simply stated it’s not possible with the current SDK. I’ve found a method using private APIs which is not an option because we need to have this approved on the AppStore. Another idea suggested rolling our own software decoder to play the video. That was also not an option because it would be too CPU-intensive, require too much work and be too hard on the battery.
[UPDATE: The giveaway has now ended.] In cooperation with 
While we’re waiting for iBailout!! to get approved, Kid-D has been released. It’s a game we have worked on for Pixel Factory Design, so congratulations to them for getting it released! Here is what they say about the game:
