video_player wont play local videos in release mode (--release)

[bensurquhart]

I'm using the latest version of the flutter video_player plugin, and I cant play videos locally using either VideoPlayerController.asset() or VideoPlayerController.file() in release mode?

I also tried using the example code written here https://pub.dev/packages/video_player/example and the same issue purists.

FYI it works perfectly fine in normal debug mode without --release.

flutter doctor -v
[✓] Flutter (Channel beta, 2.4.0-4.2.pre, on Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS
    5.11.0-25-generic, locale en_NZ.UTF-8)
    • Flutter version 2.4.0-4.2.pre at /home/ben/snap/flutter/common/flutter
    • Upstream repository https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
    • Framework revision f18b9281c2 (3 weeks ago), 2021-07-22 14:08:30 -0700
    • Engine revision 844c29f42a
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[✗] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices
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      components.
      (or visit https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/install/linux#android-setup
      for detailed instructions).
      If the Android SDK has been installed to a custom location, please use
      `flutter config --android-sdk` to update to that location.


[✓] Chrome - develop for the web
    • Chrome at google-chrome

[✓] Linux toolchain - develop for Linux desktop
    • clang version 6.0.0-1ubuntu2 (tags/RELEASE_600/final)
    • cmake version 3.10.2
    • ninja version 1.8.2
    • pkg-config version 0.29.1

[!] Android Studio (not installed)
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      https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html
      (or visit https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/install/linux#android-setup
      for detailed instructions).

[✓] VS Code (version 1.58.0)
    • VS Code at /usr/share/code
    • Flutter extension version 3.25.0

[✓] Connected device (2 available)
    • Linux (desktop) • linux  • linux-x64      • Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS
      5.11.0-25-generic
    • Chrome (web)    • chrome • web-javascript • Google Chrome 91.0.4472.114

! Doctor found issues in 2 categories.

[TahaTesser]

Hi @bensurquhart
I can't reproduce the issue using an official sample in release mode on Android devices (K20 Pro Android 11) on stable or beta channel

Preview

Code sample

https://pub.dev/packages/video_player/example

flutter doctor -v

[✓] Flutter (Channel beta, 2.5.0-5.1.pre, on Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22000.120], locale en-US)
    • Flutter version 2.5.0-5.1.pre at C:\Users\Taha\Code\flutter_beta
    • Upstream repository https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
    • Framework revision 65cf7de5f4 (15 hours ago), 2021-08-11 15:48:01 -0700
    • Engine revision fbeb7e22bd
    • Dart version 2.14.0 (build 2.14.0-377.4.beta)

[✓] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 31.0.0)
    • Android SDK at C:\Users\Taha\Code\android-sdk
    • Platform android-31, build-tools 31.0.0
    • ANDROID_SDK_ROOT = C:\Users\Taha\Code\android-sdk
    • Java binary at: C:\Users\Taha\Code\android-studio\jre\bin\java
    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.10+0-b96-7249189)
    • All Android licenses accepted.

[✓] Chrome - develop for the web
    • Chrome at C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe

[✓] Visual Studio - develop for Windows (Visual Studio Community 2019 16.10.4)
    • Visual Studio at C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community
    • Visual Studio Community 2019 version 16.10.31515.178
    • Windows 10 SDK version 10.0.19041.0

[✓] Android Studio (version 2020.3)
    • Android Studio at C:\Users\Taha\Code\android-studio
    • Flutter plugin can be installed from:
      🔨 https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9212-flutter
    • Dart plugin can be installed from:
      🔨 https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/6351-dart
    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.10+0-b96-7249189)

[✓] VS Code (version 1.59.0)
    • VS Code at C:\Users\Taha\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code
    • Flutter extension version 3.25.0

[✓] Connected device (5 available)
    • Redmi K20 Pro (mobile)             • def0ad20      • android-arm64  • Android 11 (API 30)
    • Android SDK built for x86 (mobile) • emulator-5554 • android-x86    • Android 4.4.2 (API 19) (emulator)
    • Windows (desktop)                  • windows       • windows-x64    • Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22000.120]
    • Chrome (web)                       • chrome        • web-javascript • Google Chrome 92.0.4515.131
    • Edge (web)                         • edge          • web-javascript • Microsoft Edge 92.0.902.67

• No issues found!

Can you please provide device details? If possible try another device

[bensurquhart]

Hi @TahaTesser

I haven't tried Android, I'm using the web version at the moment, my colleague also has the same issue on his machine.

[TahaTesser]

Hi @bensurquhart
Thanks for the details.

I'm using the latest version of the flutter video_player plugin, and I cant play videos locally using either VideoPlayerController.asset() or VideoPlayerController.file() in release mode?

Which renderer are you using to run the app? Does the page even load?
Currently on stable to master, canvaskit doesn't load the page, it would be blank and I tried HTML renderer on all channels, video loads fine in offline on desktop

[bensurquhart]

Hi @TahaTesser

I'm just using chrome with the default renderer no additional parameters, the page loads as normal I just can't play videos locally.

However iv found a work around using a local http server to host the videos and VideoPlayerController.network() to play them in release mode. which is sufficient for what I need right now.

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