How to do it...

To place videos manually with a VideoPlayer component, follow these steps:

1. Create a new Unity 3D project.
2. Import the provided 54321TestVideo.mov file.
3. Add a 3D Cube to the scene by going to GameObject | 3D Object | Cube.
4. Select the Main Camera GameObject and, in the Inspector window, add a VideoPlayer component by clicking Add Component and choosing Video | Video Player. Unity will have noticed that we are adding the VideoPlayer component to a camera, so it will have set up the default properties correctly for us:
   • Play On Awake (Checked)
   • Wait For First Frame (Checked)
   • Render Mode: Camera Far Plane
   • Camera: Main Camera (Camera)

5. Drag the video clip asset file called videoTexture from the Project window into the Video Clip property slot in the Inspector window, like so:

Figure 12.2 – The Inspector window of Main Camera showing the source Video Clip

6. Test your scene.

You should be able to see the movie being played behind the scene...