iOS - Specific MP4 video fails to play using flutter_vlc_player, works on Android

[Dinith-k]

Describe the bug A specific video (https://media.w3.org/2010/05/sintel/trailer.mp4) does not play on iOS using flutter_vlc_player, while:

It plays fine on Android

It also plays correctly in a browser

Another MP4 video with dual audio/subs (e.g., 1Video_2Audio_2SUBs_timed_text_streams_.mp4) works correctly on both iOS and Android

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Add flutter_vlc_player to a Flutter project.

Use the following controller setup:

final _controller = VlcPlayerController.network(
  'https://media.w3.org/2010/05/sintel/trailer.mp4',
  hwAcc: HwAcc.FULL, // also tried DISABLED
  autoPlay: true,
);

Run the app on an iOS device. tested on IOS 18.1.1

Observe that the video does not play. The player shows a black screen.