1 files changed, 9 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/src/plugins/avfoundation/mediaplayer/avfmediaplayersession.mm b/src/plugins/avfoundation/mediaplayer/avfmediaplayersession.mm
index ea54fe6be..ae2234764 100644
--- a/src/plugins/avfoundation/mediaplayer/avfmediaplayersession.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/avfoundation/mediaplayer/avfmediaplayersession.mm
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ static void *AVFMediaPlayerSessionObserverCurrentItemDurationObservationContext
 
     self->m_session = session;
     self->m_bufferIsLikelyToKeepUp = FALSE;
+
+    m_playerLayer = [AVPlayerLayer playerLayerWithPlayer:nil];
+    [m_playerLayer retain];
+    m_playerLayer.videoGravity = AVLayerVideoGravityResizeAspectFill;
+    m_playerLayer.anchorPoint = CGPointMake(0.0f, 0.0f);
+
     return self;
 }
 
@@ -172,10 +178,6 @@ static void *AVFMediaPlayerSessionObserverCurrentItemDurationObservationContext
         [m_player release];
         m_player = 0;
     }
-    if (m_playerLayer) {
-        [m_playerLayer release];
-        m_playerLayer = 0;
-    }
 }
 
 - (void) prepareToPlayAsset:(AVURLAsset *)asset
@@ -260,14 +262,8 @@ static void *AVFMediaPlayerSessionObserverCurrentItemDurationObservationContext
         [m_player setMuted:m_session->isMuted()];
     }
 
-    //Create a new player layer if we don't have one already
-    if (!m_playerLayer)
-    {
-        m_playerLayer = [AVPlayerLayer playerLayerWithPlayer:m_player];
-        [m_playerLayer retain];
-        m_playerLayer.videoGravity = AVLayerVideoGravityResizeAspectFill;
-        m_playerLayer.anchorPoint = CGPointMake(0.0f, 0.0f);
-    }
+    //Assign the output layer to the new player
+    m_playerLayer.player = m_player;
 
     //Observe the AVPlayer "currentItem" property to find out when any
     //AVPlayer replaceCurrentItemWithPlayerItem: replacement will/did
@@ -413,6 +409,7 @@ static void *AVFMediaPlayerSessionObserverCurrentItemDurationObservationContext
     }
 
     [m_mimeType release];
+    [m_playerLayer release];
     [super dealloc];
 }