i want to record a window's snapshot to a mp4 file in a macOS app.
start the creater with function [aMp4CreaterEntity startRecordWithSize:CGSizeMake(2320, 1080) pixelType:kCVPixelFormatType_32ARGB]
run a timer 15 times per second, snapshotting the window, use the function CGWindowListCreateImage to get CGImageRef which width = 2320 and height = 1080,
call the creater function [aMp4CreaterEntity recordImage:theCGImageRef timeStamp:[[NSDate date] timeIntervalSince1970]] to send CGImageRef to my aMp4CreaterEntity
call [aMp4CreaterEntity stopRecord] function, and get the mp4 file at
everything runs alright, except the mp4 file's content contains only half of what was sent earlier, and the laster content was lost. and every CVPixelBufferRef was append by AVAssetWriterInputPixelBufferAdaptor when i debug.
At first I think the CMTime setting is wrong, but after modify it to half or double, the error is continue.
I'm new to audio and video, can someone help me solve this problem or explain it in detail?
BTW: i record the audio in an other file at the same time, but it has the same problem - earlier half content. and i can read the swift code direct.
this is my recorder sample code with Objective-C.
#import "Mp4Creater.h"
#import <AVFoundation/AVFoundation.h>
#interface Mp4Creater()
#property (nonatomic, strong) AVAssetWriter *videoWriter;
#property (nonatomic, strong) AVAssetWriterInput *videoInput;
#property (nonatomic, strong) AVAssetWriterInputPixelBufferAdaptor *videoAdaptor;
#property (nonatomic, strong) NSString *videoOutputPath;
#property (nonatomic, strong) NSDictionary *videoSettings;
#property (nonatomic, assign) NSTimeInterval startTs;
#property (nonatomic, assign) NSTimeInterval latestTs;
#property (nonatomic, strong) NSOperationQueue *opQueue;
#property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL isRecording;
#property (nonatomic, assign) NSUInteger frameRate; // 15
#property (nonatomic, assign) NSUInteger iFrameInterval; // 3s
#end
#implementation Mp4Creater
- (instancetype)init
{
self = [super init];
if (self) {
_videoWriter = nil;
_videoInput = nil;
_videoAdaptor = nil;
_videoOutputPath = nil;
_videoSettings = nil;
_startTs = -1;
_latestTs = -1;
_isRecording = NO;
_frameRate = 15;
_iFrameInterval = 3;
}
return self;
}
- (void)dealloc
{
[_opQueue cancelAllOperations];
}
- (BOOL)addVideoInputWithSize:(CGSize)size pixelType:(UInt32)pixelType {
NSString *codecKey = AVVideoCodecTypeH264;
_videoSettings = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:codecKey, AVVideoCodecKey,
[NSNumber numberWithInt: size.width], AVVideoWidthKey,
[NSNumber numberWithInt: size.height], AVVideoHeightKey,
[NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:AVVideoYCbCrMatrix_ITU_R_709_2, AVVideoYCbCrMatrixKey, AVVideoTransferFunction_ITU_R_709_2, AVVideoTransferFunctionKey, AVVideoColorPrimaries_ITU_R_709_2, AVVideoColorPrimariesKey, nil], AVVideoColorPropertiesKey,
[NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
[NSNumber numberWithInt: size.width * size.height * 2], AVVideoAverageBitRateKey,
[NSNumber numberWithInt: (int)(_frameRate*_iFrameInterval)], AVVideoMaxKeyFrameIntervalKey,
[NSNumber numberWithInt: (int)(_iFrameInterval)], AVVideoMaxKeyFrameIntervalDurationKey,
AVVideoProfileLevelH264BaselineAutoLevel, AVVideoProfileLevelKey,
nil], AVVideoCompressionPropertiesKey,
nil];
AVAssetWriterInput *videoInput = [AVAssetWriterInput assetWriterInputWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo outputSettings:_videoSettings];
videoInput.expectsMediaDataInRealTime = YES;
if ([_videoWriter canAddInput:videoInput]) {
[_videoWriter addInput:videoInput];
_videoInput = videoInput;
}
else {
return NO;
}
NSDictionary *sourcePixelBufferAttributes = #{(NSString *)kCVPixelBufferPixelFormatTypeKey : #(pixelType)};
_videoAdaptor = [[AVAssetWriterInputPixelBufferAdaptor alloc] initWithAssetWriterInput:_videoInput sourcePixelBufferAttributes:sourcePixelBufferAttributes];
return YES;
}
- (BOOL)startRecordWithSize:(CGSize)size pixelType:(UInt32)pixelType {
if (self.isRecording) {
return YES;
}
self.startTs = -1;
NSString *outputFile;
NSString *guid = [[NSUUID new] UUIDString];
NSString *fileName = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"video_%#.mp4", guid];
outputFile = [NSTemporaryDirectory() stringByAppendingPathComponent:fileName];
self.videoOutputPath = outputFile;
NSError *error = nil;
//----initialize compression engine
self.videoWriter = [[AVAssetWriter alloc]initWithURL:[NSURL fileURLWithPath:self.videoOutputPath]
fileType:AVFileTypeMPEG4
error:&error];
self.videoWriter.shouldOptimizeForNetworkUse = YES;
if(error) {
return NO;
}
if (self.videoWriter == nil) {
return NO;
}
if (![self addVideoInputWithSize:size pixelType:pixelType ]) {
[self stopRecord];
return NO;
}
self->_isRecording = YES;
[self.videoWriter startWriting];
[self.videoWriter startSessionAtSourceTime:kCMTimeZero];
_opQueue = [[NSOperationQueue alloc] init];
_opQueue.maxConcurrentOperationCount = 1;
return YES;
}
- (void)stopRecord {
if (!self.isRecording) {
return;
}
[_opQueue cancelAllOperations];
NSOperationQueue *oldQueue = _opQueue;
_opQueue = nil;
[oldQueue waitUntilAllOperationsAreFinished];
if (self.videoInput != nil) {
[self.videoInput markAsFinished];
}
self.videoInput = nil;
self.videoAdaptor = nil;
if (self.videoWriter != nil) {
__block BOOL success = NO;
if (self.videoWriter.status == AVAssetWriterStatusWriting) {
success = YES;
}
[self.videoWriter finishWritingWithCompletionHandler:^{
if (self.videoWriter.status == AVAssetWriterStatusCompleted) {
if (success) {
return;
}
}
}];
}
self->_isRecording = NO;
}
- (void)recordImage:(CGImageRef)image timeStamp:(NSTimeInterval)ts {
CGImageRef retainImage = CGImageRetain(image);
__weak __typeof__(self) weak_self = self;
[_opQueue addOperationWithBlock:^{
__typeof__(self) self = weak_self;
if (!self.isRecording) {
return;
}
if (self.startTs < 0) {
self.startTs = ts;
}
self.latestTs = ts;
CMTime cmTime = CMTimeMake((ts - self.startTs) * 1000, 1000);
if (self.videoWriter != nil) {
if (self.videoWriter.status == AVAssetWriterStatusWriting) {
if (self.videoInput != nil && self.videoInput.isReadyForMoreMediaData) {
CVPixelBufferRef buffer = [self CVPixelBufferRefFromCGImage:retainImage];
if (buffer != NULL) {
[self.videoAdaptor appendPixelBuffer:buffer withPresentationTime:cmTime];
CVPixelBufferRelease(buffer);
}
}
}
}
CGImageRelease(retainImage);
}];
}
- (CVPixelBufferRef)CVPixelBufferRefFromCGImage:(CGImageRef)image {
size_t pixelsWide = CGImageGetWidth(image);
size_t pixelsHigh = CGImageGetHeight(image);
NSInteger bitmapBytesPerRow = (pixelsWide * 4);
NSDictionary *options = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
[NSNumber numberWithBool:YES], kCVPixelBufferCGImageCompatibilityKey,
[NSNumber numberWithBool:YES], kCVPixelBufferCGBitmapContextCompatibilityKey, nil];
CVPixelBufferRef pxbuffer = NULL;
CVReturn status = CVPixelBufferCreate(kCFAllocatorDefault, pixelsWide, pixelsHigh, kCVPixelFormatType_32ARGB, (__bridge CFDictionaryRef)options, &pxbuffer);
NSParameterAssert(status == kCVReturnSuccess && pxbuffer != NULL);
if (status == kCVReturnSuccess) {
CVPixelBufferLockBaseAddress(pxbuffer, 0);
void *pxdata = CVPixelBufferGetBaseAddress(pxbuffer);
NSParameterAssert(pxdata != NULL);
CGColorSpaceRef rgbColorSpace = CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB();
CGContextRef context = CGBitmapContextCreate(pxdata, pixelsWide, pixelsHigh, 8, bitmapBytesPerRow, rgbColorSpace, (CGBitmapInfo)kCGImageAlphaPremultipliedFirst);
NSParameterAssert(context);
CGContextConcatCTM(context, CGAffineTransformIdentity);
CGContextDrawImage(context, CGRectMake(0, 0, pixelsWide, pixelsHigh), image);
CVPixelBufferUnlockBaseAddress(pxbuffer, 0);
CGColorSpaceRelease(rgbColorSpace);
CGContextRelease(context);
return pxbuffer;
}
else {
return nil;
}
}
#end
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I want to record Uiview in ios .. I have tried but not getting clear Video.. screenshot is here :
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/Gmwkr.png please suggest .. it looks like there is problem in frame i am passing..
#import "screerecorder.h"
#import <QuartzCore/QuartzCore.h>
#import <MobileCoreServices/UTCoreTypes.h>
#import <AssetsLibrary/AssetsLibrary.h>
#interface screerecorder(Private)
- (void) writeVideoFrameAtTime:(CMTime)time;
#end
#implementation screerecorder
#synthesize currentScreen, frameRate, delegate;
- (void) initialize {
// Initialization code
self.clearsContextBeforeDrawing = YES;
self.currentScreen = nil;
self.frameRate = 10.0f; //10 frames per seconds
_recording = false;
videoWriter = nil;
videoWriterInput = nil;
avAdaptor = nil;
startedAt = nil;
bitmapData = NULL;
}
- (id) initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder {
self = [super initWithCoder:aDecoder];
if (self) {
[self initialize];
}
return self;
}
- (id) init {
self = [super init];
if (self) {
[self initialize];
}
return self;
}
- (id)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame {
self = [super initWithFrame:frame];
if (self) {
[self initialize];
}
return self;
}
- (CGContextRef) createBitmapContextOfSize:(CGSize) size {
CGContextRef context = NULL;
CGColorSpaceRef colorSpace;
int bitmapByteCount;
int bitmapBytesPerRow;
bitmapBytesPerRow = (size.width * 4);
bitmapByteCount = (bitmapBytesPerRow * size.height);
colorSpace = CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB();
if (bitmapData != NULL) {
free(bitmapData);
}
bitmapData = malloc( bitmapByteCount );
if (bitmapData == NULL) {
fprintf (stderr, "Memory not allocated!");
return NULL;
}
context = CGBitmapContextCreate (bitmapData,
size.width,
size.height,
8, // bits per component
bitmapBytesPerRow,
colorSpace,
kCGImageAlphaNoneSkipFirst);
CGContextSetAllowsAntialiasing(context,NO);
if (context== NULL) {
free (bitmapData);
fprintf (stderr, "Context not created!");
return NULL;
}
CGColorSpaceRelease( colorSpace );
return context;
}
//static int frameCount = 0; //debugging
- (void) drawRect:(CGRect)rect {
NSDate* start = [NSDate date];
CGContextRef context = [self createBitmapContextOfSize:self.frame.size];
//not sure why this is necessary...image renders upside-down and mirrored
// CGAffineTransform flipVertical = CGAffineTransformMake(1, 0, 0, -1, 0, self.frame.size.height);
//CGContextConcatCTM(context, flipVertical);
[self.layer renderInContext:context];
CGImageRef cgImage = CGBitmapContextCreateImage(context);
UIImage* background = [UIImage imageWithCGImage: cgImage];
// CGImageRelease(cgImage);
self.currentScreen = background;
//debugging
//if (frameCount < 40) {
// NSString* filename = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"Documents/frame_%d.png", frameCount];
// NSString* pngPath = [NSHomeDirectory() stringByAppendingPathComponent:filename];
// [UIImagePNGRepresentation(self.currentScreen) writeToFile: pngPath atomically: YES];
// frameCount++;
//}
//NOTE: to record a scrollview while it is scrolling you need to implement your UIScrollViewDelegate such that it calls
// 'setNeedsDisplay' on the ScreenCaptureView.
if (_recording) {
float millisElapsed = [[NSDate date] timeIntervalSinceDate:startedAt] * 1000.0;
[self writeVideoFrameAtTime:CMTimeMake((int)millisElapsed, 1000)];
}
float processingSeconds = [[NSDate date] timeIntervalSinceDate:start];
float delayRemaining = (1.0 / self.frameRate) - processingSeconds;
CGContextRelease(context);
//redraw at the specified framerate
[self performSelector:#selector(setNeedsDisplay) withObject:nil afterDelay:delayRemaining > 0.0 ? delayRemaining : 0.01];
}
- (void) cleanupWriter {
avAdaptor = nil;
videoWriterInput = nil;
videoWriter = nil;
startedAt = nil;
if (bitmapData != NULL) {
free(bitmapData);
bitmapData = NULL;
}
}
- (void)dealloc {
[self cleanupWriter];
}
- (NSURL*) tempFileURL {
NSString* outputPath = [[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:#"%#/%#", [NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES) objectAtIndex:0], #"output.mp4"];
NSURL* outputURL = [[NSURL alloc] initFileURLWithPath:outputPath];
NSFileManager* fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
if ([fileManager fileExistsAtPath:outputPath]) {
NSError* error;
if ([fileManager removeItemAtPath:outputPath error:&error] == NO) {
NSLog(#"Could not delete old recording file at path: %#", outputPath);
}
}
return outputURL;
}
-(BOOL) setUpWriter {
NSError* error = nil;
videoWriter = [[AVAssetWriter alloc] initWithURL:[self tempFileURL] fileType:AVFileTypeQuickTimeMovie error:&error];
NSParameterAssert(videoWriter);
//Configure video
NSDictionary* videoCompressionProps = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
[NSNumber numberWithDouble:1024.0*1024.0], AVVideoAverageBitRateKey,
nil ];
NSDictionary* videoSettings = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
AVVideoCodecH264, AVVideoCodecKey,
[NSNumber numberWithInt:self.frame.size.width], AVVideoWidthKey,
[NSNumber numberWithInt:self.frame.size.height], AVVideoHeightKey,
videoCompressionProps, AVVideoCompressionPropertiesKey,
nil];
videoWriterInput = [AVAssetWriterInput assetWriterInputWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo outputSettings:videoSettings] ;
NSParameterAssert(videoWriterInput);
videoWriterInput.expectsMediaDataInRealTime = YES;
NSDictionary* bufferAttributes = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
[NSNumber numberWithInt:kCVPixelFormatType_32ARGB], kCVPixelBufferPixelFormatTypeKey, nil];
avAdaptor = [AVAssetWriterInputPixelBufferAdaptor assetWriterInputPixelBufferAdaptorWithAssetWriterInput:videoWriterInput sourcePixelBufferAttributes:bufferAttributes] ;
//add input
[videoWriter addInput:videoWriterInput];
[videoWriter startWriting];
[videoWriter startSessionAtSourceTime:CMTimeMake(0, 1000)];
return YES;
}
- (void) completeRecordingSession {
[videoWriterInput markAsFinished];
// Wait for the video
int status = videoWriter.status;
while (status == AVAssetWriterStatusUnknown) {
NSLog(#"Waiting...");
[NSThread sleepForTimeInterval:0.5f];
status = videoWriter.status;
}
#synchronized(self) {
BOOL success = [videoWriter finishWriting];
if (!success) {
NSLog(#"finishWriting returned NO");
}
[self cleanupWriter];
id delegateObj = self.delegate;
NSString *outputPath = [[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:#"%#/%#", [NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES) objectAtIndex:0], #"output.mp4"];
NSURL *outputURL = [[NSURL alloc] initFileURLWithPath:outputPath];
NSLog(#"Completed recording, file is stored at: %#", outputURL);
obj = [[ViewController alloc]init];
[obj mergeAudioandvideo:outputURL];
if ([delegateObj respondsToSelector:#selector(recordingFinished:)]) {
[delegateObj performSelectorOnMainThread:#selector(recordingFinished:) withObject:(success ? outputURL : nil) waitUntilDone:YES];
}
}
}
- (bool) startRecording {
bool result = NO;
#synchronized(self) {
if (! _recording) {
result = [self setUpWriter];
startedAt = [NSDate date];
_recording = true;
}
}
return result;
}
- (void) stopRecording {
#synchronized(self) {
if (_recording) {
_recording = false;
[self completeRecordingSession];
}
}
}
-(void) writeVideoFrameAtTime:(CMTime)time {
if (![videoWriterInput isReadyForMoreMediaData]) {
NSLog(#"Not ready for video data");
}
else {
#synchronized (self) {
UIImage* newFrame = self.currentScreen;
CVPixelBufferRef pixelBuffer = NULL;
CGImageRef cgImage = CGImageCreateCopy([newFrame CGImage]);
CFDataRef image = CGDataProviderCopyData(CGImageGetDataProvider(cgImage));
int status = CVPixelBufferPoolCreatePixelBuffer(kCFAllocatorDefault, avAdaptor.pixelBufferPool, &pixelBuffer);
if(status != 0){
//could not get a buffer from the pool
NSLog(#"Error creating pixel buffer: status=%d", status);
}
// set image data into pixel buffer
CVPixelBufferLockBaseAddress( pixelBuffer, 0 );
uint8_t* destPixels = CVPixelBufferGetBaseAddress(pixelBuffer);
CFDataGetBytes(image, CFRangeMake(0, CFDataGetLength(image)), destPixels); //XXX: will work if the pixel buffer is contiguous and has the same bytesPerRow as the input data
if(status == 0){
BOOL success = [avAdaptor appendPixelBuffer:pixelBuffer withPresentationTime:time];
if (!success)
NSLog(#"Warning: Unable to write buffer to video");
}
//clean up
CVPixelBufferUnlockBaseAddress( pixelBuffer, 0 );
CVPixelBufferRelease( pixelBuffer );
CFRelease(image);
CGImageRelease(cgImage);
}
}
}
#end
You can try this library - Glimpse. It can record any UIView.
In my project I have to add a book page flip animation, and in this book on the right side page a video will play. Once the first video will complete the page will turn like as book page and the second video will play on the next right side page and so on. Now I have to save all this things as a a video which can be downloaded, so that When the downloaded video get played from gallery it looks same as i am playing in my app. Right now I am recording the device's screen and saving it in server for download. All the things is ok except the video player. In the video that is I am recording, the portion where all the video is playing(on the right side page of the book) is not getting recorded.
I am using the bellow code to record the screen. If any one of you have other idea to do the same thing, please share with me or if need to change my code please suggest that. Thanks is advance.
// ASScreenRecorder.h
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
typedef void (^VideoCompletionBlock)(void);
#protocol ASScreenRecorderDelegate;
#interface ASScreenRecorder : NSObject
#property (nonatomic, readonly) BOOL isRecording;
#property (nonatomic, weak) id <ASScreenRecorderDelegate> delegate;
// if saveURL is nil, video will be saved into camera roll
// this property can not be changed whilst recording is in progress
#property (strong, nonatomic) NSURL *videoURL;
+ (instancetype)sharedInstance;
- (BOOL)startRecording;
- (void)stopRecordingWithCompletion:(VideoCompletionBlock)completionBlock;
#end
// If your view contains an AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer or an openGL view
// you'll need to write that data into the CGContextRef yourself.
// In the viewcontroller responsible for the AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer / openGL view
// set yourself as the delegate for ASScreenRecorder.
// [ASScreenRecorder sharedInstance].delegate = self
// Then implement 'writeBackgroundFrameInContext:(CGContextRef*)contextRef'
// use 'CGContextDrawImage' to draw your view into the provided CGContextRef
#protocol ASScreenRecorderDelegate <NSObject>
- (void)writeBackgroundFrameInContext:(CGContextRef*)contextRef;
#end
// ASScreenRecorder.m
// ScreenRecorder
//
// Created by Alan Skipp on 23/04/2014.
// Copyright (c) 2014 Alan Skipp. All rights reserved.
//
#import "ASScreenRecorder.h"
#import <AVFoundation/AVFoundation.h>
#import <QuartzCore/QuartzCore.h>
#import <AssetsLibrary/AssetsLibrary.h>
#interface ASScreenRecorder()
#property (strong, nonatomic) AVAssetWriter *videoWriter;
#property (strong, nonatomic) AVAssetWriterInput *videoWriterInput;
#property (strong, nonatomic) AVAssetWriterInputPixelBufferAdaptor *avAdaptor;
#property (strong, nonatomic) CADisplayLink *displayLink;
#property (strong, nonatomic) NSDictionary *outputBufferPoolAuxAttributes;
#property (nonatomic) CFTimeInterval firstTimeStamp;
#property (nonatomic) BOOL isRecording;
#end
#implementation ASScreenRecorder
{
dispatch_queue_t _render_queue;
dispatch_queue_t _append_pixelBuffer_queue;
dispatch_semaphore_t _frameRenderingSemaphore;
dispatch_semaphore_t _pixelAppendSemaphore;
CGSize _viewSize;
CGFloat _scale;
CGColorSpaceRef _rgbColorSpace;
CVPixelBufferPoolRef _outputBufferPool;
}
#pragma mark - initializers
+ (instancetype)sharedInstance {
static dispatch_once_t once;
static ASScreenRecorder *sharedInstance;
dispatch_once(&once, ^{
sharedInstance = [[self alloc] init];
});
return sharedInstance;
}
- (instancetype)init
{
self = [super init];
if (self) {
_viewSize = [UIApplication sharedApplication].delegate.window.bounds.size;
_scale = [UIScreen mainScreen].scale;
// record half size resolution for retina iPads
if ((UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad) && _scale > 1) {
_scale = 1.0;
}
_isRecording = NO;
_append_pixelBuffer_queue = dispatch_queue_create("ASScreenRecorder.append_queue", DISPATCH_QUEUE_SERIAL);
_render_queue = dispatch_queue_create("ASScreenRecorder.render_queue", DISPATCH_QUEUE_SERIAL);
dispatch_set_target_queue(_render_queue, dispatch_get_global_queue( DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_HIGH, 0));
_frameRenderingSemaphore = dispatch_semaphore_create(1);
_pixelAppendSemaphore = dispatch_semaphore_create(1);
}
return self;
}
#pragma mark - public
- (void)setVideoURL:(NSURL *)videoURL
{
NSAssert(!_isRecording, #"videoURL can not be changed whilst recording is in progress");
_videoURL = videoURL;
}
- (BOOL)startRecording
{
if (!_isRecording) {
[self setUpWriter];
_isRecording = (_videoWriter.status == AVAssetWriterStatusWriting);
_displayLink = [CADisplayLink displayLinkWithTarget:self selector:#selector(writeVideoFrame)];
[_displayLink addToRunLoop:[NSRunLoop mainRunLoop] forMode:NSRunLoopCommonModes];
}
return _isRecording;
}
- (void)stopRecordingWithCompletion:(VideoCompletionBlock)completionBlock;
{
if (_isRecording) {
_isRecording = NO;
[_displayLink removeFromRunLoop:[NSRunLoop mainRunLoop] forMode:NSRunLoopCommonModes];
[self completeRecordingSession:completionBlock];
}
}
#pragma mark - private
-(void)setUpWriter
{
_rgbColorSpace = CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB();
NSDictionary *bufferAttributes = #{(id)kCVPixelBufferPixelFormatTypeKey : #(kCVPixelFormatType_32BGRA),
(id)kCVPixelBufferCGBitmapContextCompatibilityKey : #YES,
(id)kCVPixelBufferWidthKey : #(_viewSize.width * _scale),
(id)kCVPixelBufferHeightKey : #(_viewSize.height * _scale),
(id)kCVPixelBufferBytesPerRowAlignmentKey : #(_viewSize.width * _scale * 4)
};
_outputBufferPool = NULL;
CVPixelBufferPoolCreate(NULL, NULL, (__bridge CFDictionaryRef)(bufferAttributes), &_outputBufferPool);
NSError* error = nil;
_videoWriter = [[AVAssetWriter alloc] initWithURL:self.videoURL ?: [self tempFileURL]
fileType:AVFileTypeQuickTimeMovie
error:&error];
NSParameterAssert(_videoWriter);
NSInteger pixelNumber = _viewSize.width * _viewSize.height * _scale;
NSDictionary* videoCompression = #{AVVideoAverageBitRateKey: #(pixelNumber * 11.4)};
NSDictionary* videoSettings = #{AVVideoCodecKey: AVVideoCodecH264,
AVVideoWidthKey: [NSNumber numberWithInt:_viewSize.width*_scale],
AVVideoHeightKey: [NSNumber numberWithInt:_viewSize.height*_scale],
AVVideoCompressionPropertiesKey: videoCompression};
_videoWriterInput = [AVAssetWriterInput assetWriterInputWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo outputSettings:videoSettings];
NSParameterAssert(_videoWriterInput);
_videoWriterInput.expectsMediaDataInRealTime = YES;
_videoWriterInput.transform = [self videoTransformForDeviceOrientation];
_avAdaptor = [AVAssetWriterInputPixelBufferAdaptor assetWriterInputPixelBufferAdaptorWithAssetWriterInput:_videoWriterInput sourcePixelBufferAttributes:nil];
[_videoWriter addInput:_videoWriterInput];
[_videoWriter startWriting];
[_videoWriter startSessionAtSourceTime:CMTimeMake(0, 1000)];
}
- (CGAffineTransform)videoTransformForDeviceOrientation
{
CGAffineTransform videoTransform;
switch ([UIDevice currentDevice].orientation) {
case UIDeviceOrientationLandscapeLeft:
videoTransform = CGAffineTransformMakeRotation(-M_PI_2);
break;
case UIDeviceOrientationLandscapeRight:
videoTransform = CGAffineTransformMakeRotation(M_PI_2);
break;
case UIDeviceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown:
videoTransform = CGAffineTransformMakeRotation(M_PI);
break;
default:
videoTransform = CGAffineTransformIdentity;
}
return videoTransform;
}
- (NSURL*)tempFileURL
{
NSString *outputPath = [NSHomeDirectory() stringByAppendingPathComponent:#"tmp/screenCapture.mp4"];
[self removeTempFilePath:outputPath];
return [NSURL fileURLWithPath:outputPath];
}
- (void)removeTempFilePath:(NSString*)filePath
{
NSFileManager* fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
if ([fileManager fileExistsAtPath:filePath]) {
NSError* error;
if ([fileManager removeItemAtPath:filePath error:&error] == NO) {
NSLog(#"Could not delete old recording:%#", [error localizedDescription]);
}
}
}
- (void)completeRecordingSession:(VideoCompletionBlock)completionBlock;
{
dispatch_async(_render_queue, ^{
dispatch_sync(_append_pixelBuffer_queue, ^{
[_videoWriterInput markAsFinished];
[_videoWriter finishWritingWithCompletionHandler:^{
void (^completion)(void) = ^() {
[self cleanup];
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
if (completionBlock) completionBlock();
});
};
if (self.videoURL) {
completion();
} else {
ALAssetsLibrary *library = [[ALAssetsLibrary alloc] init];
[library writeVideoAtPathToSavedPhotosAlbum:_videoWriter.outputURL completionBlock:^(NSURL *assetURL, NSError *error) {
if (error) {
NSLog(#"Error copying video to camera roll:%#", [error localizedDescription]);
} else {
[self removeTempFilePath:_videoWriter.outputURL.path];
completion();
}
}];
}
}];
});
});
}
- (void)cleanup
{
self.avAdaptor = nil;
self.videoWriterInput = nil;
self.videoWriter = nil;
self.firstTimeStamp = 0;
self.outputBufferPoolAuxAttributes = nil;
CGColorSpaceRelease(_rgbColorSpace);
CVPixelBufferPoolRelease(_outputBufferPool);
}
- (void)writeVideoFrame
{
// throttle the number of frames to prevent meltdown
// technique gleaned from Brad Larson's answer here: http://stackoverflow.com/a/5956119
if (dispatch_semaphore_wait(_frameRenderingSemaphore, DISPATCH_TIME_NOW) != 0) {
return;
}
dispatch_async(_render_queue, ^{
if (![_videoWriterInput isReadyForMoreMediaData]) return;
if (!self.firstTimeStamp) {
self.firstTimeStamp = _displayLink.timestamp;
}
CFTimeInterval elapsed = (_displayLink.timestamp - self.firstTimeStamp);
CMTime time = CMTimeMakeWithSeconds(elapsed, 1000);
CVPixelBufferRef pixelBuffer = NULL;
CGContextRef bitmapContext = [self createPixelBufferAndBitmapContext:&pixelBuffer];
if (self.delegate) {
[self.delegate writeBackgroundFrameInContext:&bitmapContext];
}
// draw each window into the context (other windows include UIKeyboard, UIAlert)
// FIX: UIKeyboard is currently only rendered correctly in portrait orientation
dispatch_sync(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
UIGraphicsPushContext(bitmapContext); {
for (UIWindow *window in [[UIApplication sharedApplication] windows]) {
[window drawViewHierarchyInRect:CGRectMake(0, 0, _viewSize.width, _viewSize.height) afterScreenUpdates:NO];
}
} UIGraphicsPopContext();
});
// append pixelBuffer on a async dispatch_queue, the next frame is rendered whilst this one appends
// must not overwhelm the queue with pixelBuffers, therefore:
// check if _append_pixelBuffer_queue is ready
// if it’s not ready, release pixelBuffer and bitmapContext
if (dispatch_semaphore_wait(_pixelAppendSemaphore, DISPATCH_TIME_NOW) == 0) {
dispatch_async(_append_pixelBuffer_queue, ^{
BOOL success = [_avAdaptor appendPixelBuffer:pixelBuffer withPresentationTime:time];
if (!success) {
NSLog(#"Warning: Unable to write buffer to video");
}
CGContextRelease(bitmapContext);
CVPixelBufferUnlockBaseAddress(pixelBuffer, 0);
CVPixelBufferRelease(pixelBuffer);
dispatch_semaphore_signal(_pixelAppendSemaphore);
});
} else {
CGContextRelease(bitmapContext);
CVPixelBufferUnlockBaseAddress(pixelBuffer, 0);
CVPixelBufferRelease(pixelBuffer);
}
dispatch_semaphore_signal(_frameRenderingSemaphore);
});
}
- (CGContextRef)createPixelBufferAndBitmapContext:(CVPixelBufferRef *)pixelBuffer
{
CVPixelBufferPoolCreatePixelBuffer(NULL, _outputBufferPool, pixelBuffer);
CVPixelBufferLockBaseAddress(*pixelBuffer, 0);
CGContextRef bitmapContext = NULL;
bitmapContext = CGBitmapContextCreate(CVPixelBufferGetBaseAddress(*pixelBuffer),
CVPixelBufferGetWidth(*pixelBuffer),
CVPixelBufferGetHeight(*pixelBuffer),
8, CVPixelBufferGetBytesPerRow(*pixelBuffer), _rgbColorSpace,
kCGBitmapByteOrder32Little | kCGImageAlphaPremultipliedFirst
);
CGContextScaleCTM(bitmapContext, _scale, _scale);
CGAffineTransform flipVertical = CGAffineTransformMake(1, 0, 0, -1, 0, _viewSize.height);
CGContextConcatCTM(bitmapContext, flipVertical);
return bitmapContext;
}
#end
#Gobinda this code works in my case. You need to specify frame if you want to record portion of window. In init method viewSize is defined as window size. So you need to change viewSize as your video frame.
I am trying to screen capture a view that has APPLCameraViewContoller in it. For some reason when it gets saved to camera roll no mater what I do what the camera is looking at does not get captured only the UIView with labels does so it is a black background with the labels. I want to have the labels on top of the Camera View. Any suggestions or examples on how to go about this. Here is the screen capture .m which I am assuming is the reason why this is happening.
#interface ASScreenRecorder()
#property (strong, nonatomic) AVAssetWriter *videoWriter;
#property (strong, nonatomic) AVAssetWriterInput *videoWriterInput;
#property (strong, nonatomic) AVAssetWriterInputPixelBufferAdaptor *avAdaptor;
#property (strong, nonatomic) CADisplayLink *displayLink;
#property (strong, nonatomic) NSDictionary *outputBufferPoolAuxAttributes;
#property (nonatomic) CFTimeInterval firstTimeStamp;
#property (nonatomic) BOOL isRecording;
#end
#implementation ASScreenRecorder
{
dispatch_queue_t _render_queue;
dispatch_queue_t _append_pixelBuffer_queue;
dispatch_semaphore_t _frameRenderingSemaphore;
dispatch_semaphore_t _pixelAppendSemaphore;
CGSize _viewSize;
CGFloat _scale;
CGColorSpaceRef _rgbColorSpace;
CVPixelBufferPoolRef _outputBufferPool;
}
#pragma mark - initializers
+ (instancetype)sharedInstance {
static dispatch_once_t once;
static ASScreenRecorder *sharedInstance;
dispatch_once(&once, ^{
sharedInstance = [[self alloc] init];
});
return sharedInstance;
}
- (instancetype)init
{
self = [super init];
if (self) {
_viewSize = [UIApplication sharedApplication].delegate.window.bounds.size;
_scale = [UIScreen mainScreen].scale;
// record half size resolution for retina iPads
if ((UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad) && _scale > 1) {
_scale = 1.0;
}
_isRecording = NO;
_append_pixelBuffer_queue = dispatch_queue_create("ASScreenRecorder.append_queue", DISPATCH_QUEUE_SERIAL);
_render_queue = dispatch_queue_create("ASScreenRecorder.render_queue", DISPATCH_QUEUE_SERIAL);
dispatch_set_target_queue(_render_queue, dispatch_get_global_queue( DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_HIGH, 0));
_frameRenderingSemaphore = dispatch_semaphore_create(1);
_pixelAppendSemaphore = dispatch_semaphore_create(1);
}
return self;
}
#pragma mark - public
- (void)setVideoURL:(NSURL *)videoURL
{
NSAssert(!_isRecording, #"videoURL can not be changed whilst recording is in progress");
_videoURL = videoURL;
}
- (BOOL)startRecording
{
if (!_isRecording) {
[self setUpWriter];
_isRecording = (_videoWriter.status == AVAssetWriterStatusWriting);
_displayLink = [CADisplayLink displayLinkWithTarget:self selector:#selector(writeVideoFrame)];
[_displayLink addToRunLoop:[NSRunLoop mainRunLoop] forMode:NSRunLoopCommonModes];
}
return _isRecording;
}
- (void)stopRecordingWithCompletion:(VideoCompletionBlock)completionBlock;
{
if (_isRecording) {
_isRecording = NO;
[_displayLink removeFromRunLoop:[NSRunLoop mainRunLoop] forMode:NSRunLoopCommonModes];
[self completeRecordingSession:completionBlock];
}
}
#pragma mark - private
-(void)setUpWriter
{
_rgbColorSpace = CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB();
NSDictionary *bufferAttributes = #{(id)kCVPixelBufferPixelFormatTypeKey : #(kCVPixelFormatType_32BGRA),
(id)kCVPixelBufferCGBitmapContextCompatibilityKey : #YES,
(id)kCVPixelBufferWidthKey : #(_viewSize.width * _scale),
(id)kCVPixelBufferHeightKey : #(_viewSize.height * _scale),
(id)kCVPixelBufferBytesPerRowAlignmentKey : #(_viewSize.width * _scale * 4)
};
_outputBufferPool = NULL;
CVPixelBufferPoolCreate(NULL, NULL, (__bridge CFDictionaryRef)(bufferAttributes), &_outputBufferPool);
NSError* error = nil;
_videoWriter = [[AVAssetWriter alloc] initWithURL:self.videoURL ?: [self tempFileURL]
fileType:AVFileTypeQuickTimeMovie
error:&error];
NSParameterAssert(_videoWriter);
NSInteger pixelNumber = _viewSize.width * _viewSize.height * _scale;
NSDictionary* videoCompression = #{AVVideoAverageBitRateKey: #(pixelNumber * 11.4)};
NSDictionary* videoSettings = #{AVVideoCodecKey: AVVideoCodecH264,
AVVideoWidthKey: [NSNumber numberWithInt:_viewSize.width*_scale],
AVVideoHeightKey: [NSNumber numberWithInt:_viewSize.height*_scale],
AVVideoCompressionPropertiesKey: videoCompression};
_videoWriterInput = [AVAssetWriterInput assetWriterInputWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo outputSettings:videoSettings];
NSParameterAssert(_videoWriterInput);
_videoWriterInput.expectsMediaDataInRealTime = YES;
_videoWriterInput.transform = [self videoTransformForDeviceOrientation];
_avAdaptor = [AVAssetWriterInputPixelBufferAdaptor assetWriterInputPixelBufferAdaptorWithAssetWriterInput:_videoWriterInput sourcePixelBufferAttributes:nil];
[_videoWriter addInput:_videoWriterInput];
[_videoWriter startWriting];
[_videoWriter startSessionAtSourceTime:CMTimeMake(0, 1000)];
}
- (CGAffineTransform)videoTransformForDeviceOrientation
{
CGAffineTransform videoTransform;
switch ([UIDevice currentDevice].orientation) {
case UIDeviceOrientationLandscapeLeft:
videoTransform = CGAffineTransformMakeRotation(-M_PI_2);
break;
case UIDeviceOrientationLandscapeRight:
videoTransform = CGAffineTransformMakeRotation(M_PI_2);
break;
case UIDeviceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown:
videoTransform = CGAffineTransformMakeRotation(M_PI);
break;
default:
videoTransform = CGAffineTransformIdentity;
}
return videoTransform;
}
- (NSURL*)tempFileURL
{
NSString *outputPath = [NSHomeDirectory() stringByAppendingPathComponent:#"tmp/screenCapture.mp4"];
[self removeTempFilePath:outputPath];
return [NSURL fileURLWithPath:outputPath];
}
- (void)removeTempFilePath:(NSString*)filePath
{
NSFileManager* fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
if ([fileManager fileExistsAtPath:filePath]) {
NSError* error;
if ([fileManager removeItemAtPath:filePath error:&error] == NO) {
NSLog(#"Could not delete old recording:%#", [error localizedDescription]);
}
}
}
- (void)completeRecordingSession:(VideoCompletionBlock)completionBlock;
{
dispatch_async(_render_queue, ^{
dispatch_sync(_append_pixelBuffer_queue, ^{
[_videoWriterInput markAsFinished];
[_videoWriter finishWritingWithCompletionHandler:^{
void (^completion)(void) = ^() {
[self cleanup];
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
if (completionBlock) completionBlock();
});
};
if (self.videoURL) {
completion();
} else {
ALAssetsLibrary *library = [[ALAssetsLibrary alloc] init];
[library writeVideoAtPathToSavedPhotosAlbum:_videoWriter.outputURL completionBlock:^(NSURL *assetURL, NSError *error) {
if (error) {
NSLog(#"Error copying video to camera roll:%#", [error localizedDescription]);
} else {
[self removeTempFilePath:_videoWriter.outputURL.path];
completion();
}
}];
}
}];
});
});
}
- (void)cleanup
{
self.avAdaptor = nil;
self.videoWriterInput = nil;
self.videoWriter = nil;
self.firstTimeStamp = 0;
self.outputBufferPoolAuxAttributes = nil;
CGColorSpaceRelease(_rgbColorSpace);
CVPixelBufferPoolRelease(_outputBufferPool);
}
- (void)writeVideoFrame
{
// throttle the number of frames to prevent meltdown
// technique gleaned from Brad Larson's answer here: http://stackoverflow.com/a/5956119
if (dispatch_semaphore_wait(_frameRenderingSemaphore, DISPATCH_TIME_NOW) != 0) {
return;
}
dispatch_async(_render_queue, ^{
if (![_videoWriterInput isReadyForMoreMediaData]) return;
if (!self.firstTimeStamp) {
self.firstTimeStamp = _displayLink.timestamp;
}
CFTimeInterval elapsed = (_displayLink.timestamp - self.firstTimeStamp);
CMTime time = CMTimeMakeWithSeconds(elapsed, 1000);
CVPixelBufferRef pixelBuffer = NULL;
CGContextRef bitmapContext = [self createPixelBufferAndBitmapContext:&pixelBuffer];
if (self.delegate) {
[self.delegate writeBackgroundFrameInContext:&bitmapContext];
}
// draw each window into the context (other windows include UIKeyboard, UIAlert)
// FIX: UIKeyboard is currently only rendered correctly in portrait orientation
dispatch_sync(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
UIGraphicsPushContext(bitmapContext); {
for (UIWindow *window in [[UIApplication sharedApplication] windows]) {
[window drawViewHierarchyInRect:CGRectMake(0, 0, _viewSize.width, _viewSize.height) afterScreenUpdates:NO];
}
} UIGraphicsPopContext();
});
// append pixelBuffer on a async dispatch_queue, the next frame is rendered whilst this one appends
// must not overwhelm the queue with pixelBuffers, therefore:
// check if _append_pixelBuffer_queue is ready
// if it’s not ready, release pixelBuffer and bitmapContext
if (dispatch_semaphore_wait(_pixelAppendSemaphore, DISPATCH_TIME_NOW) == 0) {
dispatch_async(_append_pixelBuffer_queue, ^{
BOOL success = [_avAdaptor appendPixelBuffer:pixelBuffer withPresentationTime:time];
if (!success) {
NSLog(#"Warning: Unable to write buffer to video");
}
CGContextRelease(bitmapContext);
CVPixelBufferUnlockBaseAddress(pixelBuffer, 0);
CVPixelBufferRelease(pixelBuffer);
dispatch_semaphore_signal(_pixelAppendSemaphore);
});
} else {
CGContextRelease(bitmapContext);
CVPixelBufferUnlockBaseAddress(pixelBuffer, 0);
CVPixelBufferRelease(pixelBuffer);
}
dispatch_semaphore_signal(_frameRenderingSemaphore);
});
}
- (CGContextRef)createPixelBufferAndBitmapContext:(CVPixelBufferRef *)pixelBuffer
{
CVPixelBufferPoolCreatePixelBuffer(NULL, _outputBufferPool, pixelBuffer);
CVPixelBufferLockBaseAddress(*pixelBuffer, 0);
CGContextRef bitmapContext = NULL;
bitmapContext = CGBitmapContextCreate(CVPixelBufferGetBaseAddress(*pixelBuffer),
CVPixelBufferGetWidth(*pixelBuffer),
CVPixelBufferGetHeight(*pixelBuffer),
8, CVPixelBufferGetBytesPerRow(*pixelBuffer), _rgbColorSpace,
kCGBitmapByteOrder32Little | kCGImageAlphaPremultipliedFirst
);
CGContextScaleCTM(bitmapContext, _scale, _scale);
CGAffineTransform flipVertical = CGAffineTransformMake(1, 0, 0, -1, 0, _viewSize.height);
CGContextConcatCTM(bitmapContext, flipVertical);
return bitmapContext;
}
I would be more than happy to provide my full source code to anyone who could tackle something like this because posting multiple .m's on this would take up a lot of space.
I'm not sure if it's similar for you. But I've been using ASScreenRecorder to record an ARSceneView, and that has been going fine. Have a look at the following link, you can provide it a view to render and it records and provides an output URL link. You might have to make a small edit to the class to get the StopRecording Function's completion handler to work.
https://github.com/alskipp/ASScreenRecorder
I found this tutorial http://codethink.no-ip.org/wordpress/archives/673#comment-118063 from this SO question Screen capture video in iOS programmatically of how to do something like this, and it was a bit outdated for iOS, so I renewed it, and am very close to having it work, but putting the UIImages together just isn't quite working right now.
Here is how I call the method in viewDidLoad
[captureView performSelector:#selector(startRecording) withObject:nil afterDelay:1.0];
[captureView performSelector:#selector(stopRecording) withObject:nil afterDelay:5.0];
and captureView is an IBOutlet connected to my view.
And then I have the class ScreenCapture.h & .m
Here is .h
#protocol ScreenCaptureViewDelegate <NSObject>
- (void) recordingFinished:(NSString*)outputPathOrNil;
#end
#interface ScreenCaptureView : UIView {
//video writing
AVAssetWriter *videoWriter;
AVAssetWriterInput *videoWriterInput;
AVAssetWriterInputPixelBufferAdaptor *avAdaptor;
//recording state
BOOL _recording;
NSDate* startedAt;
void* bitmapData;
}
//for recording video
- (bool) startRecording;
- (void) stopRecording;
//for accessing the current screen and adjusting the capture rate, etc.
#property(retain) UIImage* currentScreen;
#property(assign) float frameRate;
#property(nonatomic, assign) id<ScreenCaptureViewDelegate> delegate;
#end
And here is my .m
#interface ScreenCaptureView(Private)
- (void) writeVideoFrameAtTime:(CMTime)time;
#end
#implementation ScreenCaptureView
#synthesize currentScreen, frameRate, delegate;
- (void) initialize {
// Initialization code
self.clearsContextBeforeDrawing = YES;
self.currentScreen = nil;
self.frameRate = 10.0f; //10 frames per seconds
_recording = false;
videoWriter = nil;
videoWriterInput = nil;
avAdaptor = nil;
startedAt = nil;
bitmapData = NULL;
}
- (id) initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder {
self = [super initWithCoder:aDecoder];
if (self) {
[self initialize];
}
return self;
}
- (id) init {
self = [super init];
if (self) {
[self initialize];
}
return self;
}
- (id)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame {
self = [super initWithFrame:frame];
if (self) {
[self initialize];
}
return self;
}
- (CGContextRef) createBitmapContextOfSize:(CGSize) size {
CGContextRef context = NULL;
CGColorSpaceRef colorSpace;
int bitmapByteCount;
int bitmapBytesPerRow;
bitmapBytesPerRow = (size.width * 4);
bitmapByteCount = (bitmapBytesPerRow * size.height);
colorSpace = CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB();
if (bitmapData != NULL) {
free(bitmapData);
}
bitmapData = malloc( bitmapByteCount );
if (bitmapData == NULL) {
fprintf (stderr, "Memory not allocated!");
return NULL;
}
context = CGBitmapContextCreate (bitmapData,
size.width,
size.height,
8, // bits per component
bitmapBytesPerRow,
colorSpace,
(CGBitmapInfo) kCGImageAlphaNoneSkipFirst);
CGContextSetAllowsAntialiasing(context,NO);
if (context== NULL) {
free (bitmapData);
fprintf (stderr, "Context not created!");
return NULL;
}
CGColorSpaceRelease( colorSpace );
return context;
}
static int frameCount = 0; //debugging
- (void) drawRect:(CGRect)rect {
NSDate* start = [NSDate date];
CGContextRef context = [self createBitmapContextOfSize:self.frame.size];
//not sure why this is necessary...image renders upside-down and mirrored
CGAffineTransform flipVertical = CGAffineTransformMake(1, 0, 0, -1, 0, self.frame.size.height);
CGContextConcatCTM(context, flipVertical);
[self.layer renderInContext:context];
CGImageRef cgImage = CGBitmapContextCreateImage(context);
UIImage* background = [UIImage imageWithCGImage: cgImage];
CGImageRelease(cgImage);
self.currentScreen = background;
//debugging
if (frameCount < 40) {
NSString* filename = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"Documents/frame_%d.png", frameCount];
NSString* pngPath = [NSHomeDirectory() stringByAppendingPathComponent:filename];
[UIImagePNGRepresentation(self.currentScreen) writeToFile: pngPath atomically: YES];
frameCount++;
}
//NOTE: to record a scrollview while it is scrolling you need to implement your UIScrollViewDelegate such that it calls
// 'setNeedsDisplay' on the ScreenCaptureView.
if (_recording) {
float millisElapsed = [[NSDate date] timeIntervalSinceDate:startedAt] * 1000.0;
[self writeVideoFrameAtTime:CMTimeMake((int)millisElapsed, 1000)];
}
float processingSeconds = [[NSDate date] timeIntervalSinceDate:start];
float delayRemaining = (1.0 / self.frameRate) - processingSeconds;
CGContextRelease(context);
//redraw at the specified framerate
[self performSelector:#selector(setNeedsDisplay) withObject:nil afterDelay:delayRemaining > 0.0 ? delayRemaining : 0.01];
}
- (void) cleanupWriter {
avAdaptor = nil;
videoWriterInput = nil;
videoWriter = nil;
startedAt = nil;
if (bitmapData != NULL) {
free(bitmapData);
bitmapData = NULL;
}
}
- (void)dealloc {
[self cleanupWriter];
}
- (NSURL*) tempFileURL {
NSString* outputPath = [[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:#"%#/%#", [NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES) objectAtIndex:0], #"output.mp4"];
NSURL* outputURL = [[NSURL alloc] initFileURLWithPath:outputPath];
NSFileManager* fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
if ([fileManager fileExistsAtPath:outputPath]) {
NSError* error;
if ([fileManager removeItemAtPath:outputPath error:&error] == NO) {
NSLog(#"Could not delete old recording file at path: %#", outputPath);
}
}
return outputURL;
}
-(BOOL) setUpWriter {
NSError* error = nil;
videoWriter = [[AVAssetWriter alloc] initWithURL:[self tempFileURL] fileType:AVFileTypeQuickTimeMovie error:&error];
NSParameterAssert(videoWriter);
//Configure video
NSDictionary* videoCompressionProps = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
[NSNumber numberWithDouble:1024.0*1024.0], AVVideoAverageBitRateKey,
nil ];
NSDictionary* videoSettings = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
AVVideoCodecH264, AVVideoCodecKey,
[NSNumber numberWithInt:self.frame.size.width], AVVideoWidthKey,
[NSNumber numberWithInt:self.frame.size.height], AVVideoHeightKey,
videoCompressionProps, AVVideoCompressionPropertiesKey,
nil];
videoWriterInput = [AVAssetWriterInput assetWriterInputWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo outputSettings:videoSettings];
NSParameterAssert(videoWriterInput);
videoWriterInput.expectsMediaDataInRealTime = YES;
NSDictionary* bufferAttributes = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
[NSNumber numberWithInt:kCVPixelFormatType_32ARGB], kCVPixelBufferPixelFormatTypeKey, nil];
avAdaptor = [AVAssetWriterInputPixelBufferAdaptor assetWriterInputPixelBufferAdaptorWithAssetWriterInput:videoWriterInput sourcePixelBufferAttributes:bufferAttributes];
//add input
[videoWriter addInput:videoWriterInput];
[videoWriter startWriting];
[videoWriter startSessionAtSourceTime:CMTimeMake(0, 1000)];
return YES;
}
- (void) completeRecordingSession {
[videoWriterInput markAsFinished];
// Wait for the video
int status = videoWriter.status;
while (status == AVAssetWriterStatusUnknown) {
NSLog(#"Waiting...");
[NSThread sleepForTimeInterval:0.5f];
status = videoWriter.status;
}
#synchronized(self) {
[videoWriter finishWritingWithCompletionHandler:^{
[self cleanupWriter];
BOOL success = YES;
id delegateObj = self.delegate;
NSString *outputPath = [[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:#"%#/%#", [NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES) objectAtIndex:0], #"output.mp4"];
NSURL *outputURL = [[NSURL alloc] initFileURLWithPath:outputPath];
NSLog(#"Completed recording, file is stored at: %#", outputURL);
if ([delegateObj respondsToSelector:#selector(recordingFinished:)]) {
[delegateObj performSelectorOnMainThread:#selector(recordingFinished:) withObject:(success ? outputURL : nil) waitUntilDone:YES];
}
}];
}
}
- (bool) startRecording {
bool result = NO;
#synchronized(self) {
if (! _recording) {
result = [self setUpWriter];
startedAt = [NSDate date];
_recording = true;
}
}
return result;
}
- (void) stopRecording {
#synchronized(self) {
if (_recording) {
_recording = false;
[self completeRecordingSession];
}
}
}
-(void) writeVideoFrameAtTime:(CMTime)time {
if (![videoWriterInput isReadyForMoreMediaData]) {
NSLog(#"Not ready for video data");
}
else {
#synchronized (self) {
UIImage *newFrame = self.currentScreen;
CVPixelBufferRef pixelBuffer = NULL;
CGImageRef cgImage = CGImageCreateCopy([newFrame CGImage]);
CFDataRef image = CGDataProviderCopyData(CGImageGetDataProvider(cgImage));
int status = CVPixelBufferPoolCreatePixelBuffer(kCFAllocatorDefault, avAdaptor.pixelBufferPool, &pixelBuffer);
if(status != 0){
//could not get a buffer from the pool
NSLog(#"Error creating pixel buffer: status=%d", status);
}
// set image data into pixel buffer
CVPixelBufferLockBaseAddress( pixelBuffer, 0 );
uint8_t *destPixels = CVPixelBufferGetBaseAddress(pixelBuffer);
CFDataGetBytes(image, CFRangeMake(0, CFDataGetLength(image)), destPixels); //XXX: will work if the pixel buffer is contiguous and has the same bytesPerRow as the input data
if(status == 0){
BOOL success = [avAdaptor appendPixelBuffer:pixelBuffer withPresentationTime:time];
if (!success)
NSLog(#"Warning: Unable to write buffer to video");
}
//clean up
CVPixelBufferUnlockBaseAddress( pixelBuffer, 0 );
CVPixelBufferRelease( pixelBuffer );
CFRelease(image);
CGImageRelease(cgImage);
}
}
}
And I as you can see in the drawRect method I save all the images, and they look great, but then when I try to make the video, it creates just a still image that looks like this, when the images look like this.
Here is the output, it is a video but just this. When the picture looks normal (not slanted and all weird)
My question is what is going wrong when the video is being made?
Thanks for the help and your time, I know this is a long question.
I found this post after having the same issue with certain resolutions causing the exact same video effect when I wanted to create a CVPixelBufferRef from a CGImageRef (coming from a UIImage.)
The very short answer in my case was that I had hard wired the bytes per row to be 4 times the width. Which used to work all the time! Now I query the CVPixelBuffer itself to get this value and poof, problem solved!
Code that created the problem was this:
CGContextRef context = CGBitmapContextCreate(pxdata, w, h, 8, 4*w, rgbColorSpace, bitMapInfo);
Code that fixed the problem was this:
CGContextRef context = CGBitmapContextCreate(
pxdata, w, h,
8, CVPixelBufferGetBytesPerRow(pxbuffer),
rgbColorSpace,bitMapInfo);
And in both cases, the bitMapInfo was set:
GBitmapInfo bitMapInfo =kCGImageAlphaPremultipliedFirst; // According to Apple's doc, this is safe: June 26, 2014
Pixel Buffer adaptors only work with certain pixel sizes of images. You're probably going to need to change the size of the images. You can imagine that what's happening in your video is that the writer is trying to write your, let's say, 361x241 images into a 360x240 size space. Each row starts with the last pixel of the last row so that it ends up getting diagonally skewed like you see. Check the apple docs for supported dimensions. I believe that I used 480x320 and it's supported. You can use this method to resize your images:
+(UIImage *)scaleImage:(UIImage*)image toSize:(CGSize)newSize {
CGRect scaledImageRect = CGRectZero;
CGFloat aspectWidth = newSize.width / image.size.width;
CGFloat aspectHeight = newSize.height / image.size.height;
CGFloat aspectRatio = 3.0 / 2;
scaledImageRect.size.width = image.size.width * aspectRatio;
scaledImageRect.size.height = image.size.height * aspectRatio;
scaledImageRect.origin.x = (newSize.width - scaledImageRect.size.width) / 2.0f;
scaledImageRect.origin.y = (newSize.height - scaledImageRect.size.height) / 2.0f;
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(CGSizeMake(480, 320), NO, 0 );
[image drawInRect:scaledImageRect];
UIImage* scaledImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
UIGraphicsEndImageContext();
return scaledImage;
}
I think this is because the pixelBuffer bytes per row does not match the UIImage bytes per row. In my case (iPhone 6 iOS8.3) the UIImage is 568 x 320 and the CFDataGetLength is 727040 so the bytes per row is 2272. But the pixelBuffer bytes per row is 2304. I think this extra 32 bytes is from padding so that bytes per row in the pixelBuffer is divisible by 64. How you force the pixelBuffer to match the input data, or vice versa, across all devices I'm not sure yet.
I've suffered a lot in this case. I tried so many ways to create video from the Image array but result was almost same as yours.
The problem was in the CVPixel buffer. The Buffer I used to create from the image was not correct.
But finally I got it working.
Main Function to create video at a url from an Array
You just have toinput array of images and fps, and size can be equal to size of images (if you want).
fps = num of images in array / desired duration
for example: fps = 90 / 3 = 30
- (void)getVideoFrom:(NSArray *)array
toPath:(NSString*)path
size:(CGSize)size
fps:(int)fps
withCallbackBlock:(void (^) (BOOL))callbackBlock
{
NSLog(#"%#", path);
NSError *error = nil;
AVAssetWriter *videoWriter = [[AVAssetWriter alloc] initWithURL:[NSURL fileURLWithPath:path]
fileType:AVFileTypeMPEG4
error:&error];
if (error) {
if (callbackBlock) {
callbackBlock(NO);
}
return;
}
NSParameterAssert(videoWriter);
NSDictionary *videoSettings = #{AVVideoCodecKey: AVVideoCodecTypeH264,
AVVideoWidthKey: [NSNumber numberWithInt:size.width],
AVVideoHeightKey: [NSNumber numberWithInt:size.height]};
AVAssetWriterInput* writerInput = [AVAssetWriterInput assetWriterInputWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo
outputSettings:videoSettings];
AVAssetWriterInputPixelBufferAdaptor *adaptor = [AVAssetWriterInputPixelBufferAdaptor assetWriterInputPixelBufferAdaptorWithAssetWriterInput:writerInput
sourcePixelBufferAttributes:nil];
NSParameterAssert(writerInput);
NSParameterAssert([videoWriter canAddInput:writerInput]);
[videoWriter addInput:writerInput];
//Start a session:
[videoWriter startWriting];
[videoWriter startSessionAtSourceTime:kCMTimeZero];
CVPixelBufferRef buffer;
CVPixelBufferPoolCreatePixelBuffer(NULL, adaptor.pixelBufferPool, &buffer);
CMTime presentTime = CMTimeMake(0, fps);
int i = 0;
while (1)
{
if(writerInput.readyForMoreMediaData){
presentTime = CMTimeMake(i, fps);
if (i >= [array count]) {
buffer = NULL;
} else {
buffer = [self pixelBufferFromCGImage:[array[i] CGImage] size:CGSizeMake(480, 320)];
}
if (buffer) {
//append buffer
BOOL appendSuccess = [self appendToAdapter:adaptor
pixelBuffer:buffer
atTime:presentTime
withInput:writerInput];
NSAssert(appendSuccess, #"Failed to append");
i++;
} else {
//Finish the session:
[writerInput markAsFinished];
[videoWriter finishWritingWithCompletionHandler:^{
NSLog(#"Successfully closed video writer");
if (videoWriter.status == AVAssetWriterStatusCompleted) {
if (callbackBlock) {
callbackBlock(YES);
}
} else {
if (callbackBlock) {
callbackBlock(NO);
}
}
}];
CVPixelBufferPoolRelease(adaptor.pixelBufferPool);
NSLog (#"Done");
break;
}
}
}
}
Function to get CVPixelBuffer from CGImage
-(CVPixelBufferRef) pixelBufferFromCGImage: (CGImageRef) image size:(CGSize)imageSize
{
NSDictionary *options = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
[NSNumber numberWithBool:YES], kCVPixelBufferCGImageCompatibilityKey,
[NSNumber numberWithBool:YES], kCVPixelBufferCGBitmapContextCompatibilityKey,
nil];
CVPixelBufferRef pxbuffer = NULL;
CVPixelBufferCreate(kCFAllocatorDefault, CGImageGetWidth(image),
CGImageGetHeight(image), kCVPixelFormatType_32ARGB, (__bridge CFDictionaryRef) options,
&pxbuffer);
CVPixelBufferLockBaseAddress(pxbuffer, 0);
void *pxdata = CVPixelBufferGetBaseAddress(pxbuffer);
CGColorSpaceRef rgbColorSpace = CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB();
CGContextRef context = CGBitmapContextCreate(pxdata, CGImageGetWidth(image),
CGImageGetHeight(image), 8, CVPixelBufferGetBytesPerRow(pxbuffer), rgbColorSpace,
(int)kCGImageAlphaNoneSkipFirst);
CGContextConcatCTM(context, CGAffineTransformMakeRotation(0));
CGContextDrawImage(context, CGRectMake(0, 0, CGImageGetWidth(image), CGImageGetHeight(image)), image);
CGColorSpaceRelease(rgbColorSpace);
CGContextRelease(context);
CVPixelBufferUnlockBaseAddress(pxbuffer, 0);
return pxbuffer;
}
Function to append to adapter
-(BOOL)appendToAdapter:(AVAssetWriterInputPixelBufferAdaptor*)adaptor
pixelBuffer:(CVPixelBufferRef)buffer
atTime:(CMTime)presentTime
withInput:(AVAssetWriterInput*)writerInput
{
while (!writerInput.readyForMoreMediaData) {
usleep(1);
}
return [adaptor appendPixelBuffer:buffer withPresentationTime:presentTime];
}
I am developing an iOS App which is to record the video using the rear camera.
I have managed to get the preview layer working fine.
However, if I click the Record button, the preview freezes.
The following are my codes. Please help me solving this problem.
Pg5VideoViewController.h
#interface Pg5VideoViewController : UIViewController <AVCaptureVideoDataOutputSampleBufferDelegate,AVCaptureFileOutputRecordingDelegate> {
BOOL WeAreRecording;
IBOutlet UIView *videoViewBg;
AVCaptureSession *_captureSession;
UIImageView *_imageView;
CALayer *_customLayer;
AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer *_prevLayer;
UIColor *pickedColor;
AVCaptureMovieFileOutput *movieFileOutput;
IBOutlet UIView *theColor;
}
#property (nonatomic,retain) IBOutlet UIView *theColor;
#property (nonatomic,retain) UIColor *pickedColor;
#property (nonatomic,retain) IBOutlet UIView *videoViewBg;
#property (nonatomic, retain) AVCaptureSession *captureSession;
#property (nonatomic, retain) UIImageView *imageView;
#property (nonatomic, retain) CALayer *customLayer;
#property (nonatomic, retain) AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer *prevLayer;
#property (nonatomic, retain) AVCaptureMovieFileOutput *movieFileOutput;
-(void)initCapture;
-(UIColor *) colorOfPoint:(CGPoint)point;
-(IBAction)takeVideo:(id)sender;
#end
the Pg5VideoViewController.m file:
#implementation Pg5VideoViewController
#synthesize videoViewBg;
#synthesize captureSession = _captureSession;
#synthesize imageView = _imageView;
#synthesize customLayer = _customLayer;
#synthesize prevLayer = _prevLayer;
#synthesize pickedColor = _pickedColor;
#synthesize theColor = _theColor;
#synthesize movieFileOutput = _movieFileOutput;
#pragma mark -
#pragma mark Initialization
- (id)init {
self = [super init];
if (self) {
self.imageView = nil;
self.prevLayer = nil;
self.customLayer = nil;
}
return self;
}
- (void)initCapture {
AVCaptureDeviceInput *captureInput = [AVCaptureDeviceInput
deviceInputWithDevice:[AVCaptureDevice defaultDeviceWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo]
error:nil];
movieFileOutput = [[AVCaptureVideoDataOutput alloc] init];
dispatch_queue_t queue;
queue = dispatch_queue_create("cameraQueue", NULL);
[movieFileOutput setSampleBufferDelegate:self queue:queue];
dispatch_release(queue);
NSString* key = (NSString*)kCVPixelBufferPixelFormatTypeKey;
NSNumber* value = [NSNumber numberWithUnsignedInt:kCVPixelFormatType_32BGRA];
NSDictionary* videoSettings = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject:value forKey:key];
[movieFileOutput setVideoSettings:videoSettings];
self.captureSession = [[AVCaptureSession alloc] init];
[self.captureSession addInput:captureInput];
[self.captureSession addOutput:movieFileOutput];
[self.captureSession setSessionPreset:AVCaptureSessionPresetMedium];
self.customLayer = [CALayer layer];
self.customLayer.frame = CGRectMake(42, 40, 940, 558);
//self.customLayer.transform = CATransform3DRotate(CATransform3DIdentity, M_PI/2.0f, 0, 0, 1);
//self.customLayer.contentsGravity = kCAGravityResizeAspectFill;
[self.view.layer addSublayer:self.customLayer];
[self.captureSession startRunning];
}
#pragma mark -
#pragma mark AVCaptureSession delegate
- (void)captureOutput:(AVCaptureOutput *)captureOutput
didOutputSampleBuffer:(CMSampleBufferRef)sampleBuffer
fromConnection:(AVCaptureConnection *)connection
{
NSAutoreleasePool * pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
CVImageBufferRef imageBuffer = CMSampleBufferGetImageBuffer(sampleBuffer);
CVPixelBufferLockBaseAddress(imageBuffer,0);
uint8_t *baseAddress = (uint8_t *)CVPixelBufferGetBaseAddress(imageBuffer);
size_t bytesPerRow = CVPixelBufferGetBytesPerRow(imageBuffer);
size_t width = CVPixelBufferGetWidth(imageBuffer);
size_t height = CVPixelBufferGetHeight(imageBuffer);
CGColorSpaceRef colorSpace = CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB();
CGContextRef newContext = CGBitmapContextCreate(baseAddress, width, height, 8, bytesPerRow, colorSpace, kCGBitmapByteOrder32Little | kCGImageAlphaPremultipliedFirst);
CGImageRef newImage = CGBitmapContextCreateImage(newContext);
CGContextRelease(newContext);
CGColorSpaceRelease(colorSpace);
[self.customLayer performSelectorOnMainThread:#selector(setContents:) withObject: (id) newImage waitUntilDone:YES];
UIImage *image= [UIImage imageWithCGImage:newImage scale:1.0 orientation:UIImageOrientationRight];
CGImageRelease(newImage);
[self.imageView performSelectorOnMainThread:#selector(setImage:) withObject:image waitUntilDone:YES];
CVPixelBufferUnlockBaseAddress(imageBuffer,0);
[pool drain];
}
- (void)captureOutput:(AVCaptureFileOutput *)captureOutput
didFinishRecordingToOutputFileAtURL:(NSURL *)outputFileURL
fromConnections:(NSArray *)connections
error:(NSError *)error
{
NSLog(#"didFinishRecordingToOutputFileAtURL - enter");
BOOL RecordedSuccessfully = YES;
if ([error code] != noErr)
{
id value = [[error userInfo] objectForKey:AVErrorRecordingSuccessfullyFinishedKey];
if (value)
{
RecordedSuccessfully = [value boolValue];
}
}
if (RecordedSuccessfully)
{
NSLog(#"didFinishRecordingToOutputFileAtURL - success");
ALAssetsLibrary *library = [[ALAssetsLibrary alloc] init];
if ([library videoAtPathIsCompatibleWithSavedPhotosAlbum:outputFileURL])
{
[library writeVideoAtPathToSavedPhotosAlbum:outputFileURL
completionBlock:^(NSURL *assetURL, NSError *error)
{
if (error)
{
}
}];
}
[library release];
}
}
- (void)viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated {
}
- (IBAction)takeVideo:(id)sender {
AVCaptureMovieFileOutput *movieFileOutput1 = [[AVCaptureMovieFileOutput alloc] init];
if(!WeAreRecording) {
NSLog(#"START RECORDING");
WeAreRecording = YES;
self.videoViewBg.backgroundColor = [UIColor redColor];
NSDateFormatter *formatter;
NSString *dateString;
formatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc]init];
[formatter setDateFormat:#"dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss"];
dateString = [formatter stringFromDate:[NSDate date]];
[formatter release];
NSLog(#"The dateString is : %#",dateString);
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDirectoryPath = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
NSString *movieFileName = [NSString stringWithFormat: #"%#.mp4",dateString];
NSString *filePath = [documentsDirectoryPath stringByAppendingPathComponent:movieFileName];
NSURL *outputURL = [[NSURL alloc] initFileURLWithPath:filePath];
[self.captureSession stopRunning];
[self.captureSession beginConfiguration];
// [self.captureSession removeOutput:movieFileOutput];
if([self.captureSession canAddOutput:movieFileOutput1])
{
[self.captureSession addOutput:movieFileOutput1];
}
else
{
NSLog(#"Couldn't add still output");
}
[movieFileOutput1 startRecordingToOutputFileURL:outputURL recordingDelegate:self];
[self.captureSession commitConfiguration];
[self.captureSession startRunning];
[outputURL release];
} else {
NSLog(#"STOP RECORDING");
WeAreRecording = NO;
self.videoViewBg.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
[movieFileOutput1 stopRecording];
[self.captureSession removeOutput:movieFileOutput1];
}
}
-(void)touchesBegan:(NSSet *)touches withEvent:(UIEvent *)event {
UITouch *touch = [[event allTouches] anyObject];
CGPoint loc = [touch locationInView:self.view];
self.pickedColor = [self colorOfPoint:loc];
self.theColor.backgroundColor = self.pickedColor;
}
-(UIColor *) colorOfPoint:(CGPoint)point {
unsigned char pixel[4] = {0};
CGColorSpaceRef colorSpace = CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB();
CGContextRef context = CGBitmapContextCreate(pixel, 1, 1, 8, 4, colorSpace, kCGImageAlphaPremultipliedLast);
CGContextTranslateCTM(context, -point.x, -point.y);
[self.view.layer renderInContext:context];
CGContextRelease(context);
CGColorSpaceRelease(colorSpace);
UIColor *color = [UIColor colorWithRed:pixel[0]/255.0 green:pixel[1]/255.0 blue:pixel[2]/255.0 alpha:pixel[3]/255.0];
return color;
}
// Implement viewDidLoad to do additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
[self initCapture];
WeAreRecording = NO;
self.videoViewBg.layer.cornerRadius = 55;
}
// Override to allow orientations other than the default portrait orientation.
- (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation {
if(interfaceOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight) {
return YES;
}
return NO;
}
- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning {
// Releases the view if it doesn't have a superview.
[super didReceiveMemoryWarning];
// Release any cached data, images, etc. that aren't in use.
}
- (void)viewDidUnload {
[super viewDidUnload];
self.imageView = nil;
self.customLayer = nil;
self.prevLayer = nil;
[self.captureSession stopRunning];
// Release any retained subviews of the main view.
// e.g. self.myOutlet = nil;
}
- (void)dealloc {
[movieFileOutput release];
[self.captureSession release];
[super dealloc];
}
#end
Please help
The problem here is not trivial. AVFoundation simply can't handle both AVCaptureMovieFileOutput and AVCaptureVideoDataOutput simultaneously. That means you can't dipslay preview (which requires AVCaptureVideoDataOutput) when recording (which requires AVCaptureMovieFileOutput). This is very stupid, but that's life.
The only way I know how to do this to use only AVCaptureVideoDataOutput, and inside captureOutput:didOutputSampleBuffer:fromConnection:, write the frames manually to the video file. The following code snippets should help
Properties
#property (strong, nonatomic) AVAssetWriter* recordingAssetWriter;
#property (strong, nonatomic) AVAssetWriterInput* recordingAssetWriterInput;
#property (strong, nonatomic) AVAssetWriterInputPixelBufferAdaptor* recordingPixelBufferAdaptor;
To initialize the video file (when you start recording or something)
// Init AVAssetWriter
NSError* error = nil;
self.recordingAssetWriter = [[AVAssetWriter alloc] initWithURL:<the video file URL> fileType:AVFileTypeMPEG4 error:&error];
// Init AVAssetWriterInput & AVAssetWriterInputPixelBufferAdaptor
NSDictionary* settings = #{AVVideoWidthKey: #(480), AVVideoHeightKey: #(640), AVVideoCodecKey: AVVideoCodecH264};
self.recordingAssetWriterInput = [[AVAssetWriterInput alloc] initWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo outputSettings:settings];
self.recordingAssetWriterInput.expectsMediaDataInRealTime = YES;
self.recordingPixelBufferAdaptor = [[AVAssetWriterInputPixelBufferAdaptor alloc] initWithAssetWriterInput:self.recordingAssetWriterInput sourcePixelBufferAttributes:#{(NSString*)kCVPixelBufferPixelFormatTypeKey: #(kCVPixelFormatType_32BGRA)}];
// Add Input
[self.recordingAssetWriter addInput:self.recordingAssetWriterInput];
// Start ...
_recording = YES;
To write frames to the video file
// Inside the captureOutput:didOutputSampleBuffer:fromConnection: delegate method
// _recording is the flag to see if we're recording
if (_recording) {
CMTime sampleTime = CMSampleBufferGetPresentationTimeStamp(sampleBuffer);
if (self.recordingAssetWriter.status != AVAssetWriterStatusWriting) {
[self.recordingAssetWriter startWriting];
[self.recordingAssetWriter startSessionAtSourceTime:sampleTime];
}
if (self.recordingAssetWriterInput.readyForMoreMediaData) {
[self.recordingPixelBufferAdaptor appendPixelBuffer:pixelBuffer withPresentationTime:sampleTime];
}
}
To finalize the video file when finish recording:
[self.recordingAssetWriterInput markAsFinished];
[self.recordingAssetWriter finishWritingWithCompletionHandler:^{
// Do not do this immediately after calling finishWritingWithCompletionHandler, since it is an async method
self.recordingAssetWriter = nil;
self.recordingAssetWriterInput = nil;
self.recordingPixelBufferAdaptor = nil;
}];
Note that I ommited error checking for clarity.