---
title: "init(avPlayer:)"
framework: realitykit
role: symbol
role_heading: Initializer
path: "realitykit/videomaterial/init(avplayer:)"
---

# init(avPlayer:)

Creates a new video material.

## Declaration

```swift
@MainActor @preconcurrency init(avPlayer: AVPlayer)
```

## Parameters

- `avPlayer`: An doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/AVFoundation/AVPlayer instance.

## Discussion

Discussion To create a video material, first create an AVPlayer instance initialized with a URL that points to the movie file you want the video material to play, then pass that to this initializer. The following code demonstrates this process. // Create a URL that points to the movie file. if let url = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "MyMovie", withExtension: "mp4") {

// Create an AVPlayer instance to control playback of that movie.     let player = AVPlayer(url: url)

// Instantiate and configure the video material.     let material = VideoMaterial(avPlayer: player)

// Configure audio playback mode. This is optional for movie     // files that contain sound.     material.controller.audioInputMode = .spatial

// Create a new model entity using the video material.     let modelEntity = ModelEntity(mesh: cube, materials: [material])

// Start playing the video.     player.play() }