MPMoviePlayerController re-orientation portrait to landscape and back to portrait (iOS 4.1)

Question

Since iOS 3.2 the MPMoviePlayerController class allows to embed a movie in the view hierarchy. Now I\'m facing this issue: I create my portrait view by placing an instance

Answer 1

Check this out: MPMoviewPlayerController fullscreen playback rotation with underlying UIViewController with portrait mode only (rotation disallowed)

Maybe a little different problem, but solution may be the same.

Answer 2

You can use a separate view controller for MPMovieplayer. You don't have to override the

(BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation

in the original view controller.

if you are using MPMoviePlayerViewController, everything is already set nicely for you, as the method shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation: will return YES by default. You can use it as a subview or present it modally by calling
presentMoviePlayerViewControllerAnimated: