PlaygroundでAVPlayerLayer

AVPlayerLayer.swift

// Require "Run in Full Simulator" in Playground Settings.
// On first execution, iOS Simulator will show request authorization for Photo Library.
// Only a video without audio track can be played.

import UIKit
import AVFoundation
import Photos
import XCPlayground

class PLayerView: UIView {
    override class func layerClass() -> AnyClass {
        return AVPlayerLayer.self
    }
    
    var player: AVPlayer {
        let playerLayer = layer as AVPlayerLayer
        if playerLayer.player == nil {
            playerLayer.player = AVPlayer()
        }
        return playerLayer.player
    }
}

let frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 480, height: 320)
let view = PLayerView(frame: frame)
XCPShowView("view", view)

PHPhotoLibrary.requestAuthorization {
    (status) in
    let videos = PHAsset.fetchAssetsWithMediaType(.Video, options: nil)
    if let asset = videos.firstObject as? PHAsset {
        let manager = PHImageManager.defaultManager()
        manager.requestPlayerItemForVideo(asset, options: nil) {
            (item, info) in
            view.player.replaceCurrentItemWithPlayerItem(item)
            view.player.play()
        }
    }
}