Setting Slider Value to Set SeekToTime in AVPlayer

Question

I am using Player library, that is using AVPlayer & AVFoundation, which is quiet convenient for my case. I successfully managed to play the video and add a slider. I set the

Answer 1

It is preferable from an UX point of view to call the seek() method on your Player after a touchUp on your slider, rather than whenever the value changes.

As you noticed, you had poor experience with the sliderValueDidChange.

Instead, try by adding a target/action on UIControlEvents.TouchUpInside (for instance) on your slider, then only seek. The experience should be better.

    var slider : UISlider! {
        didSet {
          slider.addTarget(self, action: Selector("touchUp:"), forControlEvents: [UIControlEvents.TouchUpInside])
        }
    }

    func touchUp(sender:AnyObject?) {
        // player.seek(slider.currentValue)
    }