iPad Video with Transparency

Question

is it possible to have a QuickTime video with alpha layer (transparency) play on top of a static dynamic background UIView (i.e. a view that changes occasionall

Answer 1

MPMoviePlayerController has a backgroundView property. The docs state:

This view provides the backing content, on top of which the movie content is displayed. You can add subviews to the background view if you want to display custom background content.

I haven't tried it, but if the video content itself has alpha, it sounds like this view should show up. If you set that view to clear, it may just work...