▶ [Paid] OVIDPlayer Pro The Ultimate Video player Extension for MIT App Inventor

Black_Knight · June 1, 2025, 5:35pm

OVIDPlayer Pro is a powerful, feature-rich video player extension that elevates your MIT App Inventor projects with professional-grade video playback capabilities. Built on Google's ExoPlayer technology, this extension delivers a seamless streaming experience with intuitive controls, beautiful visual feedback, and extensive customization options.

Why Choose OVIDPlayer Pro?

OVIDPlayer Pro goes beyond basic video playback by offering sophisticated features previously available only in professional applications. With comprehensive gesture controls, adaptive streaming support, and YouTube integration, your users will enjoy a video experience that rivals commercial video platforms.

Key Features:

Adaptive Streaming: Support for HLS and DASH protocols with automatic quality switching
Intuitive Gesture Controls: Volume and brightness adjustment with elegant visual indicators
YouTube Integration: play YouTube videos with view and like count information
Modern UI: Material Design interface with customizable controls and timeline
Rich Interactivity: Double-tap seeking, swipe controls, and lock functionality
Full Customization: Adjust colors, sizes, and behaviors to match your app's design

Whether you're creating an educational platform, entertainment app, or content delivery system, OVIDPlayer Pro provides the professional video capabilities your users expect. Compatible with both App Inventor Companion and APK builds, this extension ensures your video content looks and performs great across all Android devices.

Blocks

All features

Basic Playback Controls

Play, pause, and stop media playback
Seek to specific positions (forward and backward)
Playlist support with next/previous track navigation
Media source loading (URLs, files, YouTube)
Playback speed control

Streaming Capabilities

HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) support
DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP) support
Progressive streaming with buffer management
Adaptive bitrate streaming with automatic quality switching
Live streaming support with real-time playback
Stream position tracking and synchronization
Bandwidth monitoring and adaptation
Low-latency streaming options
Seamless stream switching without interruption
Efficient network usage with configurable buffer sizes

YouTube Integration

YouTube video source extraction
Automatic handling of YouTube playback
View count and like count extraction
Support for multiple quality options (dash, MP4)

Volume Control

Volume adjustment via UI or gestures
Mute/unmute functionality
Volume indicator overlay showing current level
Visual feedback with appropriate volume icons

Video Display Options

Multiple resize modes (fit, fill, zoom, fixed width, fixed height, fullscreen)
Surface type selection (SurfaceView or TextureView)
Video dimensions and aspect ratio management

Player UI Controls

Show/hide player controls
Auto-hide timeout customization
Controls lock functionality
Custom UI for modern appearance
Material Icons integration for UI elements

Timeline/Progress Controls

Customizable timeline colors
Adjustable scrubber sizes
Track height customization
Double-click seek functionality

Subtitle/Caption Support

Enable/disable subtitles
Customizable text size and typeface
Foreground and background color customization
Edge type and color settings

Gesture Controls

Vertical swipe on right side for volume adjustment
Vertical swipe on left side for brightness adjustment
Horizontal swipe for seeking
Double-tap for quick seeking
Single tap to show/hide controls

Visual Feedback

Brightness indicator display
Volume level indicator with percentage
Buffering indicators with customizable display options
Lock/unlock state indicators

Advanced Settings

Repeat mode options (off, one, all, one & all)
Buffering configuration
Player resource management

Event Callbacks

Playback state changes (ready, started, paused, stopped, completed)
Error notifications
Position updates
Buffering updates
Track changes
Video size changes
Volume and brightness change events
Controls lock state changes

Performance and Resource Management

Automatic resource release
Lifecycle management with activity events
Memory optimization for mobile devices

How to use this Extension

Example 1 (load video from local path)

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Example 2 (load video from URL)

Example 3 (load video from HLS source)

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Example 4 (load video from DASH source)

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Example 5 (load video from YouTube video id)

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Video preview

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AIX + AIA demo files

This package costs 5.50 $ , you can pay here using you credit card or PayPal account, after successful payment, you will automatically be redirected tothe download URL of the package

Black_Knight · July 12, 2025, 2:36pm

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Ghica · August 16, 2025, 3:23pm

Hi, I paid for your extension and installed it. Then I tried to run a video I have on my phone.
But: It says that I can only select photo's when I click "pick file" and then it start playing some built-in video.
How do I play my owm video on my phone???

Black_Knight · August 16, 2025, 3:38pm

Hello @Ghica I am sorry for this.
This is my fault; I forgot to update the AIA file while updating the Ovid extension.

Here is how to fix the issue: just find this block and update it to be like the second image below

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to

blocks2032×404 52.4 KB

And thanks for buying my extension I hope the extension helps you alot with your projects

Ghica · August 17, 2025, 3:05pm

It works. Thanks!

Ghica · August 19, 2025, 8:15pm

@Black_Knight
Now I am trying the first of your examples in the documentation, but I am stuck. The example .aia has a few extra extensions except OVIDCore, and I think I need some of this, like FileUtilities and a thing called PlayerView. Where can I find these?

Black_Knight · August 19, 2025, 9:18pm

This is the file Utilities is a beta extension under development
com.mrkoder.file.util.dev.fileutilities.aix (79.2 KB)

But I don't remember using an extension called PlayerView

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Ghica · August 20, 2025, 11:43am

PlayerView is used in example1 in the add_video procedure. What should be there then?
I added the FileUtilities, and now running the example gives: Error 602 No Action information in ActivityStarter was found.
What to do now?
I think your extension would be immenely more useful if you added working .aia's for your examples.

Black_Knight · August 20, 2025, 12:00pm

Could you show me your blocks please .

Ghica · August 20, 2025, 3:18pm

It should be the same as your blocks for example 1, except that I could not fill in the layout argument in add_video and I renamed the button.
Here is the .aia too:
oefOef02_20250820.aia (2.1 MB)

Black_Knight · August 20, 2025, 4:05pm

this:

should be like this :

Also, here :

set the layout of the videp player

Ghica · August 20, 2025, 7:47pm

I asked you twice before: where can I find PlayerView??
Ok. I changed the other things, but I still get the same error message.

My advice to you:
Before you sell your extension to someone else, update the documentation aand make sure the examples work!

It looks like a nice package and I hope you will succeed, but you should consider that your customers may be beginners or ignorant about the subject, which is why they buy your package.

Black_Knight · August 20, 2025, 10:05pm

Player view is just a layout, may be vertical or horizontal

Black_Knight · August 20, 2025, 10:07pm

But the demo Aia is already working and has all functions that explain how to use the video player extension,

Black_Knight · August 20, 2025, 10:08pm

Thanks @Ghica I really appreciate your advice and I will put these advices in my consideration

Ghica · August 22, 2025, 3:39pm

Usually, when you start making some software or app, you start small and then grow your project. That did not work in this case. So finally I started from the extensive example and now I seem on my way to make what I wanted:

Collect a list of videos that are stored on my phone and save the list for later.
Later, choose a video and play it. Really simple.
When that works, I will add some more stuff for my app, not really video related.

For the majority of the blocks I have no idea what they are for and how they function. Still work for you to do I think, but thanks for the extension!

sol_roll · September 22, 2025, 1:59pm

where is this property in your extension, i can't find??

Black_Knight · September 22, 2025, 2:09pm

you can also use it like this way

sol_roll · September 22, 2025, 2:11pm

Yeah but it is event triggered after...May be itself fullscreen btn...

sol_roll · September 28, 2025, 11:21am

Again, as you see on image, all controls buttons are not visible, try many time to make it visible but i can't. Also it did not auto play unless play btn clicked.