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Flutter - Fit a video within a SizedBox

I am using Chewie to display videos in my Flutter app. I have a full screen videos that looks like the image below:

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I want to display the videos in the following format with a 1:1 aspect ratio.

Is it possible to achieve this automatically using Chewie without stretching or compressing the video or is there another way to achieve this. I tried various solutions I found online using AspectRatio, FittedBox and SizedBox.expanded widgets without any success.

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Solution

  • Here's a combined approach that incorporates the best aspects of previous suggestions and addresses potential issues:

    1. Manually Initialize VideoPlayerController:

    Chewie's autoInitialize property might not always wait for the video's actual aspect ratio. To ensure control, manually initialize the VideoPlayerController:

    final videoPlayerController = VideoPlayerController.network(yourVideoUrl);

Future<void> initializePlayer() async {
  await videoPlayerController.initialize();
  setState(() {});} // Rebuild the widget with the aspect ratio

    Call initializePlayer() in your initState or a similar lifecycle method.

    1. Use AspectRatio with videoPlayerController.value.aspectRatio:

    Wrap the Chewie widget with an AspectRatio widget:

    AspectRatio(
aspectRatio: videoPlayerController.value.aspectRatio,
child: Chewie(...),),// Your Chewie configuration

    This ensures the Chewie widget respects the video's natural aspect ratio within the AspectRatio container. 3. Optional: Constrain Within a Container (if needed):

    If you need further control over the video's placement, wrap the AspectRatio widget with a Container:

    Container(
width: double.infinity,
height: double.infinity,
 child: AspectRatio(
aspectRatio: videoPlayerController.value.aspectRatio,
child: Chewie(...),),),

    This ensures the video fills the available space while maintaining its aspect ratio within the container.