How can I reduce the file size of a video created with UIImagePickerController?
Objective CIosVideoFile UploadAvfoundationObjective C Problem Overview
I have an app that allows a user to record a video with UIImagePickerController and then upload it to YouTube. The problem is that the video file that UIImagePickerController creates is HUGE, even when the video is only 5 seconds long. For example, a 5 second long video is 16-20 megabytes. I want to keep the video in 540 or 720 quality, but I want to reduce the file size.
I've been experimenting with AVFoundation and AVAssetExportSession to try to get a smaller file size. I've tried the following code:
AVAsset *video = [AVAsset assetWithURL:videoURL];
AVAssetExportSession *exportSession = [AVAssetExportSession exportSessionWithAsset:video presetName:AVAssetExportPresetPassthrough];
exportSession.shouldOptimizeForNetworkUse = YES;
exportSession.outputFileType = AVFileTypeMPEG4;
exportSession.outputURL = [pathToSavedVideosDirectory URLByAppendingPathComponent:@"vid1.mp4"];
[exportSession exportAsynchronouslyWithCompletionHandler:^{
NSLog(@"done processing video!");
}];
But this hasn't reduced the file size at all. I know what I'm doing is possible because in Apple's Photos app, when you select "share on YouTube", will automatically process the video file so its small enough to upload. I want to do the same thing in my app.
How can I accomplish this?
Objective C Solutions
Solution 1 - Objective C
With AVCaptureSession and AVAssetWriter you can set the compression settings as such:
NSDictionary *settings = @{AVVideoCodecKey:AVVideoCodecH264,
AVVideoWidthKey:@(video_width),
AVVideoHeightKey:@(video_height),
AVVideoCompressionPropertiesKey:
@{AVVideoAverageBitRateKey:@(desired_bitrate),
AVVideoProfileLevelKey:AVVideoProfileLevelH264Main31, /* Or whatever profile & level you wish to use */
AVVideoMaxKeyFrameIntervalKey:@(desired_keyframe_interval)}};
AVAssetWriterInput* writer_input = [AVAssetWriterInput assetWriterInputWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo outputSettings:settings];
Edit: I guess if you insist on using the UIImagePicker to create the movie in the first place, you'll have to use AVAssetReader's copyNextSampleBuffer and AVAssetWriter's appendSampleBuffer methods to do the transcode.
Solution 2 - Objective C
yourfriendzak is right: Setting cameraUI.videoQuality = UIImagePickerControllerQualityTypeLow;isn't the solution here. The solution is to reduce the data rate, or bit rate, which is what jgh is suggesting.
I have, three methods. The first method handles the UIImagePicker delegate method:
// For responding to the user accepting a newly-captured picture or movie
- (void) imagePickerController: (UIImagePickerController *) picker didFinishPickingMediaWithInfo: (NSDictionary *) info {
// Handle movie capture
NSURL *movieURL = [info objectForKey:
UIImagePickerControllerMediaURL];
NSURL *uploadURL = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:[[NSTemporaryDirectory() stringByAppendingPathComponent:[self randomString]] stringByAppendingString:@".mp4"]];
// Compress movie first
[self convertVideoToLowQuailtyWithInputURL:movieURL outputURL:uploadURL];
}
The second method converts the video to a lower bitrate, not to lower dimensions.
- (void)convertVideoToLowQuailtyWithInputURL:(NSURL*)inputURL
outputURL:(NSURL*)outputURL
{
//setup video writer
AVAsset *videoAsset = [[AVURLAsset alloc] initWithURL:inputURL options:nil];
AVAssetTrack *videoTrack = [[videoAsset tracksWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo] objectAtIndex:0];
CGSize videoSize = videoTrack.naturalSize;
NSDictionary *videoWriterCompressionSettings = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:[NSNumber numberWithInt:1250000], AVVideoAverageBitRateKey, nil];
NSDictionary *videoWriterSettings = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:AVVideoCodecH264, AVVideoCodecKey, videoWriterCompressionSettings, AVVideoCompressionPropertiesKey, [NSNumber numberWithFloat:videoSize.width], AVVideoWidthKey, [NSNumber numberWithFloat:videoSize.height], AVVideoHeightKey, nil];
AVAssetWriterInput* videoWriterInput = [AVAssetWriterInput
assetWriterInputWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo
outputSettings:videoWriterSettings];
videoWriterInput.expectsMediaDataInRealTime = YES;
videoWriterInput.transform = videoTrack.preferredTransform;
AVAssetWriter *videoWriter = [[AVAssetWriter alloc] initWithURL:outputURL fileType:AVFileTypeQuickTimeMovie error:nil];
[videoWriter addInput:videoWriterInput];
//setup video reader
NSDictionary *videoReaderSettings = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:kCVPixelFormatType_420YpCbCr8BiPlanarVideoRange] forKey:(id)kCVPixelBufferPixelFormatTypeKey];
AVAssetReaderTrackOutput *videoReaderOutput = [[AVAssetReaderTrackOutput alloc] initWithTrack:videoTrack outputSettings:videoReaderSettings];
AVAssetReader *videoReader = [[AVAssetReader alloc] initWithAsset:videoAsset error:nil];
[videoReader addOutput:videoReaderOutput];
//setup audio writer
AVAssetWriterInput* audioWriterInput = [AVAssetWriterInput
assetWriterInputWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeAudio
outputSettings:nil];
audioWriterInput.expectsMediaDataInRealTime = NO;
[videoWriter addInput:audioWriterInput];
//setup audio reader
AVAssetTrack* audioTrack = [[videoAsset tracksWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeAudio] objectAtIndex:0];
AVAssetReaderOutput *audioReaderOutput = [AVAssetReaderTrackOutput assetReaderTrackOutputWithTrack:audioTrack outputSettings:nil];
AVAssetReader *audioReader = [AVAssetReader assetReaderWithAsset:videoAsset error:nil];
[audioReader addOutput:audioReaderOutput];
[videoWriter startWriting];
//start writing from video reader
[videoReader startReading];
[videoWriter startSessionAtSourceTime:kCMTimeZero];
dispatch_queue_t processingQueue = dispatch_queue_create("processingQueue1", NULL);
[videoWriterInput requestMediaDataWhenReadyOnQueue:processingQueue usingBlock:
^{
while ([videoWriterInput isReadyForMoreMediaData]) {
CMSampleBufferRef sampleBuffer;
if ([videoReader status] == AVAssetReaderStatusReading &&
(sampleBuffer = [videoReaderOutput copyNextSampleBuffer])) {
[videoWriterInput appendSampleBuffer:sampleBuffer];
CFRelease(sampleBuffer);
}
else {
[videoWriterInput markAsFinished];
if ([videoReader status] == AVAssetReaderStatusCompleted) {
//start writing from audio reader
[audioReader startReading];
[videoWriter startSessionAtSourceTime:kCMTimeZero];
dispatch_queue_t processingQueue = dispatch_queue_create("processingQueue2", NULL);
[audioWriterInput requestMediaDataWhenReadyOnQueue:processingQueue usingBlock:^{
while (audioWriterInput.readyForMoreMediaData) {
CMSampleBufferRef sampleBuffer;
if ([audioReader status] == AVAssetReaderStatusReading &&
(sampleBuffer = [audioReaderOutput copyNextSampleBuffer])) {
[audioWriterInput appendSampleBuffer:sampleBuffer];
CFRelease(sampleBuffer);
}
else {
[audioWriterInput markAsFinished];
if ([audioReader status] == AVAssetReaderStatusCompleted) {
[videoWriter finishWritingWithCompletionHandler:^(){
[self sendMovieFileAtURL:outputURL];
}];
}
}
}
}
];
}
}
}
}
];
}
When successful, the third method, sendMovieFileAtURL: is called, which uploads the compressed video at outputURL to the server.
Note that I've enabled ARC in my project, so you will have to add some release calls if ARC is turned off in yours.
Solution 3 - Objective C
On UImagePickerController you have a videoQuality property of UIImagePickerControllerQualityType type, and will be applied to recorded movies as well as to the ones that you picked picked from the library (that happens during transcoding phase).
Or if you have to deal with existent asset (file) not from the library you might want to look at these presets:
AVAssetExportPresetLowQuality
AVAssetExportPresetMediumQuality
AVAssetExportPresetHighestQuality
and
AVAssetExportPreset640x480
AVAssetExportPreset960x540
AVAssetExportPreset1280x720
AVAssetExportPreset1920x1080
and pass one of them to initializer of AVAssetExportSession class. I'm afraid you have to play with those for your particular content as there is no precise description for what is low and medium quality or which quality will be used for 640x480 or for 1280x720 preset. The only useful information in the docs is following:
> Export Preset Names for Device-Appropriate QuickTime Files You use these export options to produce QuickTime .mov files with video size appropriate to the current device.
> The export will not scale the video up from a smaller size. Video is compressed using H.264; audio is compressed using AAC
> Some devices cannot support some sizes.
Aside from that I do not remember having precise control over quality such as framerate or freeform size etc in AVFoundation
I was wrong, there is a way to tweak all parameters you mentions and it is AVAssetWriter indeed: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3741323/how-do-i-export-uiimage-array-as-a-movie/3742212#3742212
btw, here is a link to a similar question with a code sample: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5687341/iphoneprogrammatically-compressing-recorded-video-to-share
Solution 4 - Objective C
Erik's answer may have been correct at the time he wrote it - but now with iOS8 it's just crashing left and right, I've spent a few hours on it myself.
You need a PhD to work with AVAssetWriter - it's non-trivial: https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/AudioVideo/Conceptual/AVFoundationPG/Articles/05_Export.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40010188-CH9-SW1
There's an amazing library for doing exactly what you want which is just an AVAssetExportSession drop-in replacement with more crucial features like changing the bit rate: https://github.com/rs/SDAVAssetExportSession
Here's how to use it:
-(void)imagePickerController:(UIImagePickerController *)picker didFinishPickingMediaWithInfo:(NSDictionary *)info
{
SDAVAssetExportSession *encoder = [SDAVAssetExportSession.alloc initWithAsset:[AVAsset assetWithURL:[info objectForKey:UIImagePickerControllerMediaURL]]];
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
self.myPathDocs = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:
[NSString stringWithFormat:@"lowerBitRate-%d.mov",arc4random() % 1000]];
NSURL *url = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:self.myPathDocs];
encoder.outputURL=url;
encoder.outputFileType = AVFileTypeMPEG4;
encoder.shouldOptimizeForNetworkUse = YES;
encoder.videoSettings = @
{
AVVideoCodecKey: AVVideoCodecH264,
AVVideoCompressionPropertiesKey: @
{
AVVideoAverageBitRateKey: @2300000, // Lower bit rate here
AVVideoProfileLevelKey: AVVideoProfileLevelH264High40,
},
};
encoder.audioSettings = @
{
AVFormatIDKey: @(kAudioFormatMPEG4AAC),
AVNumberOfChannelsKey: @2,
AVSampleRateKey: @44100,
AVEncoderBitRateKey: @128000,
};
[encoder exportAsynchronouslyWithCompletionHandler:^
{
int status = encoder.status;
if (status == AVAssetExportSessionStatusCompleted)
{
AVAssetTrack *videoTrack = nil;
AVURLAsset *asset = [AVAsset assetWithURL:encoder.outputURL];
NSArray *videoTracks = [asset tracksWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo];
videoTrack = [videoTracks objectAtIndex:0];
float frameRate = [videoTrack nominalFrameRate];
float bps = [videoTrack estimatedDataRate];
NSLog(@"Frame rate == %f",frameRate);
NSLog(@"bps rate == %f",bps/(1024.0 * 1024.0));
NSLog(@"Video export succeeded");
// encoder.outputURL <- this is what you want!!
}
else if (status == AVAssetExportSessionStatusCancelled)
{
NSLog(@"Video export cancelled");
}
else
{
NSLog(@"Video export failed with error: %@ (%d)", encoder.error.localizedDescription, encoder.error.code);
}
}];
}
Solution 5 - Objective C
Erik Wegener code rewrited to swift 3:
class func convertVideoToLowQuailtyWithInputURL(inputURL: NSURL, outputURL: NSURL, onDone: @escaping () -> ()) {
//setup video writer
let videoAsset = AVURLAsset(url: inputURL as URL, options: nil)
let videoTrack = videoAsset.tracks(withMediaType: AVMediaTypeVideo)[0]
let videoSize = videoTrack.naturalSize
let videoWriterCompressionSettings = [
AVVideoAverageBitRateKey : Int(125000)
]
let videoWriterSettings:[String : AnyObject] = [
AVVideoCodecKey : AVVideoCodecH264 as AnyObject,
AVVideoCompressionPropertiesKey : videoWriterCompressionSettings as AnyObject,
AVVideoWidthKey : Int(videoSize.width) as AnyObject,
AVVideoHeightKey : Int(videoSize.height) as AnyObject
]
let videoWriterInput = AVAssetWriterInput(mediaType: AVMediaTypeVideo, outputSettings: videoWriterSettings)
videoWriterInput.expectsMediaDataInRealTime = true
videoWriterInput.transform = videoTrack.preferredTransform
let videoWriter = try! AVAssetWriter(outputURL: outputURL as URL, fileType: AVFileTypeQuickTimeMovie)
videoWriter.add(videoWriterInput)
//setup video reader
let videoReaderSettings:[String : AnyObject] = [
kCVPixelBufferPixelFormatTypeKey as String: Int(kCVPixelFormatType_420YpCbCr8BiPlanarVideoRange) as AnyObject
]
let videoReaderOutput = AVAssetReaderTrackOutput(track: videoTrack, outputSettings: videoReaderSettings)
let videoReader = try! AVAssetReader(asset: videoAsset)
videoReader.add(videoReaderOutput)
//setup audio writer
let audioWriterInput = AVAssetWriterInput(mediaType: AVMediaTypeAudio, outputSettings: nil)
audioWriterInput.expectsMediaDataInRealTime = false
videoWriter.add(audioWriterInput)
//setup audio reader
let audioTrack = videoAsset.tracks(withMediaType: AVMediaTypeAudio)[0]
let audioReaderOutput = AVAssetReaderTrackOutput(track: audioTrack, outputSettings: nil)
let audioReader = try! AVAssetReader(asset: videoAsset)
audioReader.add(audioReaderOutput)
videoWriter.startWriting()
//start writing from video reader
videoReader.startReading()
videoWriter.startSession(atSourceTime: kCMTimeZero)
let processingQueue = DispatchQueue(label: "processingQueue1")
videoWriterInput.requestMediaDataWhenReady(on: processingQueue, using: {() -> Void in
while videoWriterInput.isReadyForMoreMediaData {
let sampleBuffer:CMSampleBuffer? = videoReaderOutput.copyNextSampleBuffer();
if videoReader.status == .reading && sampleBuffer != nil {
videoWriterInput.append(sampleBuffer!)
}
else {
videoWriterInput.markAsFinished()
if videoReader.status == .completed {
//start writing from audio reader
audioReader.startReading()
videoWriter.startSession(atSourceTime: kCMTimeZero)
let processingQueue = DispatchQueue(label: "processingQueue2")
audioWriterInput.requestMediaDataWhenReady(on: processingQueue, using: {() -> Void in
while audioWriterInput.isReadyForMoreMediaData {
let sampleBuffer:CMSampleBuffer? = audioReaderOutput.copyNextSampleBuffer()
if audioReader.status == .reading && sampleBuffer != nil {
audioWriterInput.append(sampleBuffer!)
}
else {
audioWriterInput.markAsFinished()
if audioReader.status == .completed {
videoWriter.finishWriting(completionHandler: {() -> Void in
onDone();
})
}
}
}
})
}
}
}
})
}
Solution 6 - Objective C
Code for Swift 5 and Good Quality
Here's how to do it following code from this link. The problem with the link is it only works with .mov file output, if you want to output a .mp4 file it will crash. The code below lets you get a .mp4 output. It is tried, tested, and works. Example a 15 sec video that is originally 27mb gets reduced to 2mb. If you want better quality raise the bitrate. I have it set at 1250000.
c+p this code:
import AVFoundation
// add these properties
var assetWriter: AVAssetWriter!
var assetWriterVideoInput: AVAssetWriterInput!
var audioMicInput: AVAssetWriterInput!
var videoURL: URL!
var audioAppInput: AVAssetWriterInput!
var channelLayout = AudioChannelLayout()
var assetReader: AVAssetReader?
let bitrate: NSNumber = NSNumber(value: 1250000) // *** you can change this number to increase/decrease the quality. The more you increase, the better the video quality but the the compressed file size will also increase
// compression function, it returns a .mp4 but you can change it to .mov inside the do try block towards the middle. Change assetWriter = try AVAssetWriter ... AVFileType.mp4 to AVFileType.mov
func compressFile(_ urlToCompress: URL, completion:@escaping (URL)->Void) {
var audioFinished = false
var videoFinished = false
let asset = AVAsset(url: urlToCompress)
//create asset reader
do {
assetReader = try AVAssetReader(asset: asset)
} catch {
assetReader = nil
}
guard let reader = assetReader else {
print("Could not iniitalize asset reader probably failed its try catch")
// show user error message/alert
return
}
guard let videoTrack = asset.tracks(withMediaType: AVMediaType.video).first else { return }
let videoReaderSettings: [String:Any] = [kCVPixelBufferPixelFormatTypeKey as String: kCVPixelFormatType_32ARGB]
let assetReaderVideoOutput = AVAssetReaderTrackOutput(track: videoTrack, outputSettings: videoReaderSettings)
var assetReaderAudioOutput: AVAssetReaderTrackOutput?
if let audioTrack = asset.tracks(withMediaType: AVMediaType.audio).first {
let audioReaderSettings: [String : Any] = [
AVFormatIDKey: kAudioFormatLinearPCM,
AVSampleRateKey: 44100,
AVNumberOfChannelsKey: 2
]
assetReaderAudioOutput = AVAssetReaderTrackOutput(track: audioTrack, outputSettings: audioReaderSettings)
if reader.canAdd(assetReaderAudioOutput!) {
reader.add(assetReaderAudioOutput!)
} else {
print("Couldn't add audio output reader")
// show user error message/alert
return
}
}
if reader.canAdd(assetReaderVideoOutput) {
reader.add(assetReaderVideoOutput)
} else {
print("Couldn't add video output reader")
// show user error message/alert
return
}
let videoSettings:[String:Any] = [
AVVideoCompressionPropertiesKey: [AVVideoAverageBitRateKey: self.bitrate],
AVVideoCodecKey: AVVideoCodecType.h264,
AVVideoHeightKey: videoTrack.naturalSize.height,
AVVideoWidthKey: videoTrack.naturalSize.width,
AVVideoScalingModeKey: AVVideoScalingModeResizeAspectFill
]
let audioSettings: [String:Any] = [AVFormatIDKey : kAudioFormatMPEG4AAC,
AVNumberOfChannelsKey : 2,
AVSampleRateKey : 44100.0,
AVEncoderBitRateKey: 128000
]
let audioInput = AVAssetWriterInput(mediaType: AVMediaType.audio, outputSettings: audioSettings)
let videoInput = AVAssetWriterInput(mediaType: AVMediaType.video, outputSettings: videoSettings)
videoInput.transform = videoTrack.preferredTransform
let videoInputQueue = DispatchQueue(label: "videoQueue")
let audioInputQueue = DispatchQueue(label: "audioQueue")
do {
let formatter = DateFormatter()
formatter.dateFormat = "yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss'Z'"
let date = Date()
let tempDir = NSTemporaryDirectory()
let outputPath = "\(tempDir)/\(formatter.string(from: date)).mp4"
let outputURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: outputPath)
assetWriter = try AVAssetWriter(outputURL: outputURL, fileType: AVFileType.mp4)
} catch {
assetWriter = nil
}
guard let writer = assetWriter else {
print("assetWriter was nil")
// show user error message/alert
return
}
writer.shouldOptimizeForNetworkUse = true
writer.add(videoInput)
writer.add(audioInput)
writer.startWriting()
reader.startReading()
writer.startSession(atSourceTime: CMTime.zero)
let closeWriter:()->Void = {
if (audioFinished && videoFinished) {
self.assetWriter?.finishWriting(completionHandler: { [weak self] in
if let assetWriter = self?.assetWriter {
do {
let data = try Data(contentsOf: assetWriter.outputURL)
print("compressFile -file size after compression: \(Double(data.count / 1048576)) mb")
} catch let err as NSError {
print("compressFile Error: \(err.localizedDescription)")
}
}
if let safeSelf = self, let assetWriter = safeSelf.assetWriter {
completion(assetWriter.outputURL)
}
})
self.assetReader?.cancelReading()
}
}
audioInput.requestMediaDataWhenReady(on: audioInputQueue) {
while(audioInput.isReadyForMoreMediaData) {
if let cmSampleBuffer = assetReaderAudioOutput?.copyNextSampleBuffer() {
audioInput.append(cmSampleBuffer)
} else {
audioInput.markAsFinished()
DispatchQueue.main.async {
audioFinished = true
closeWriter()
}
break;
}
}
}
videoInput.requestMediaDataWhenReady(on: videoInputQueue) {
// request data here
while(videoInput.isReadyForMoreMediaData) {
if let cmSampleBuffer = assetReaderVideoOutput.copyNextSampleBuffer() {
videoInput.append(cmSampleBuffer)
} else {
videoInput.markAsFinished()
DispatchQueue.main.async {
videoFinished = true
closeWriter()
}
break;
}
}
}
}
Here is how to use it if you're compressing a URL. The compressedURL is returned inside the call back:
@IBAction func buttonTapped(sender: UIButton) {
// show activity indicator
let videoURL = URL(string: "...")
compressFile(videoURL) { (compressedURL) in
// remove activity indicator
// do something with the compressedURL such as sending to Firebase or playing it in a player on the *main queue*
}
}
FYI, I notice the audio slows things up quite a bit, you also try this on a background task to see if it runs any faster. If you added anything like an alert inside the compressFile function itself, you will have to show it on the mainQueue or the app will crash.
DispatchQueue.global(qos: .background).async { [weak self] in
self?.compressFile(videoURL) { (compressedURL) in
DispatchQueue.main.async { [weak self] in
// also remove activity indicator on mainQueue in addition to whatever is inside the function itself that needs to be updated on the mainQueue
}
}
}
Here is how to do it if you're compressing a mix composition. You will need to use an AVMutableComposition, an AVAssetExportSession, and the compressFile(:completion:) function above:
@IBAction func buttonTapped(sender: UIButton) {
// show activity indicator
let mixComposition = AVMutableComposition()
// code to create mix ...
// create a local file
let tempDir = NSTemporaryDirectory()
let dirPath = "\(tempDir)/videos_\(UUID().uuidString).mp4"
let outputFileURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: dirPath)
removeUrlFromFileManager(outputFileURL) // check to see if the file already exists, if it does remove it, code is at the bottom of the answer
createAssetExportSession(mixComposition, outputFileURL)
}
// here is the AssetExportSession function with the compressFile(:completion:) inside the callback
func createAssetExportSession(_ mixComposition: AVMutableComposition, _ outputFileURL: URL) {
// *** If your video/url doesn't have sound (not mute but literally no sound, my iPhone's mic was broken when I recorded the video), change this to use AVAssetExportPresetPassthrough instead of HighestQulity. When my video didn't have sound the exporter.status kept returning .failed *** You can check for sound using https://stackoverflow.com/a/64733623/4833705
guard let exporter = AVAssetExportSession(asset: mixComposition, presetName: AVAssetExportPresetHighestQuality) else {
// alert user there is a problem
return
}
exporter.outputURL = outputFileURL
exporter.outputFileType = AVFileType.mp4
exporter.shouldOptimizeForNetworkUse = true
exporter.exportAsynchronously {
switch exporter.status {
case .completed:
print("completed")
// view the AssetExportSession file size using HighestQuality which will be very high
do {
let data = try Data(contentsOf: outputFileURL)
print("createAssetExportSession -file size: \(Double(data.count / 1048576)) mb")
} catch let err as NSError {
print("createAssetExportSession Error: \(err.localizedDescription)")
}
case .failed:
print("failed:", exporter.error as Any)
DispatchQueue.main.async { [weak self] in
// remove activity indicator
// alert user there is a problem
}
return
case .cancelled:
print("cancelled", exporter.error as Any)
DispatchQueue.main.async { [weak self] in
// remove activity indicator
// alert user there is a problem
}
return
default:
print("complete")
}
guard let exporterOutputURL = exporter.outputURL else {
// alert user there is a problem
return
}
DispatchQueue.main.async { [weak self] in
self?.compressFile(exporterOutputURL) { (compressedURL) in
// remove activity indicator
// do something with the compressedURL such as sending to Firebase or playing it in a player on the *main queue*
}
}
}
}
Make sure to remove the compressedURL from file system after you are done with it, eg like before dismissing the vc
func dismissVC() {
removeUrlFromFileManager(compressedURL)
// dismiss vc ...
}
removeUrlFromFileManager(_ outputFileURL: URL?) {
if let outputFileURL = outputFileURL {
let path = outputFileURL.path
if FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: path) {
do {
try FileManager.default.removeItem(atPath: path)
print("url SUCCESSFULLY removed: \(outputFileURL)")
} catch {
print("Could not remove file at url: \(outputFileURL)")
}
}
}
}
Solution 7 - Objective C
You can set the video quality when you want to open UIImagePickerController to any one of the following :
UIImagePickerControllerQualityType640x480
UIImagePickerControllerQualityTypeLow
UIImagePickerControllerQualityTypeMedium
UIImagePickerControllerQualityTypeHigh
UIImagePickerControllerQualityTypeIFrame960x540
UIImagePickerControllerQualityTypeIFrame1280x720
Try this code for changing quality type when open the UIImagePickerController :
if (([UIImagePickerController isSourceTypeAvailable:
UIImagePickerControllerSourceTypeCamera] == NO))
return NO;
UIImagePickerController *cameraUI = [[UIImagePickerController alloc] init];
cameraUI.sourceType = UIImagePickerControllerSourceTypeCamera;
cameraUI.mediaTypes = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects: (NSString *) kUTTypeMovie, nil];
cameraUI.allowsEditing = NO;
cameraUI.delegate = self;
cameraUI.videoQuality = UIImagePickerControllerQualityTypeLow;//you can change the quality here
[self presentModalViewController:cameraUI animated:YES];
Solution 8 - Objective C
Swift 4:
func convertVideoToLowQuailtyWithInputURL(inputURL: NSURL, outputURL: NSURL, completion: @escaping (Bool) -> Void) {
let videoAsset = AVURLAsset(url: inputURL as URL, options: nil)
let videoTrack = videoAsset.tracks(withMediaType: AVMediaType.video)[0]
let videoSize = videoTrack.naturalSize
let videoWriterCompressionSettings = [
AVVideoAverageBitRateKey : Int(125000)
]
let videoWriterSettings:[String : AnyObject] = [
AVVideoCodecKey : AVVideoCodecH264 as AnyObject,
AVVideoCompressionPropertiesKey : videoWriterCompressionSettings as AnyObject,
AVVideoWidthKey : Int(videoSize.width) as AnyObject,
AVVideoHeightKey : Int(videoSize.height) as AnyObject
]
let videoWriterInput = AVAssetWriterInput(mediaType: AVMediaType.video, outputSettings: videoWriterSettings)
videoWriterInput.expectsMediaDataInRealTime = true
videoWriterInput.transform = videoTrack.preferredTransform
let videoWriter = try! AVAssetWriter(outputURL: outputURL as URL, fileType: AVFileType.mov)
videoWriter.add(videoWriterInput)
//setup video reader
let videoReaderSettings:[String : AnyObject] = [
kCVPixelBufferPixelFormatTypeKey as String: Int(kCVPixelFormatType_420YpCbCr8BiPlanarVideoRange) as AnyObject
]
let videoReaderOutput = AVAssetReaderTrackOutput(track: videoTrack, outputSettings: videoReaderSettings)
var videoReader: AVAssetReader!
do{
videoReader = try AVAssetReader(asset: videoAsset)
}
catch {
print("video reader error: \(error)")
completion(false)
}
videoReader.add(videoReaderOutput)
//setup audio writer
let audioWriterInput = AVAssetWriterInput(mediaType: AVMediaType.audio, outputSettings: nil)
audioWriterInput.expectsMediaDataInRealTime = false
videoWriter.add(audioWriterInput)
//setup audio reader
let audioTrack = videoAsset.tracks(withMediaType: AVMediaType.audio)[0]
let audioReaderOutput = AVAssetReaderTrackOutput(track: audioTrack, outputSettings: nil)
let audioReader = try! AVAssetReader(asset: videoAsset)
audioReader.add(audioReaderOutput)
videoWriter.startWriting()
//start writing from video reader
videoReader.startReading()
videoWriter.startSession(atSourceTime: kCMTimeZero)
let processingQueue = DispatchQueue(label: "processingQueue1")
videoWriterInput.requestMediaDataWhenReady(on: processingQueue, using: {() -> Void in
while videoWriterInput.isReadyForMoreMediaData {
let sampleBuffer:CMSampleBuffer? = videoReaderOutput.copyNextSampleBuffer();
if videoReader.status == .reading && sampleBuffer != nil {
videoWriterInput.append(sampleBuffer!)
}
else {
videoWriterInput.markAsFinished()
if videoReader.status == .completed {
//start writing from audio reader
audioReader.startReading()
videoWriter.startSession(atSourceTime: kCMTimeZero)
let processingQueue = DispatchQueue(label: "processingQueue2")
audioWriterInput.requestMediaDataWhenReady(on: processingQueue, using: {() -> Void in
while audioWriterInput.isReadyForMoreMediaData {
let sampleBuffer:CMSampleBuffer? = audioReaderOutput.copyNextSampleBuffer()
if audioReader.status == .reading && sampleBuffer != nil {
audioWriterInput.append(sampleBuffer!)
}
else {
audioWriterInput.markAsFinished()
if audioReader.status == .completed {
videoWriter.finishWriting(completionHandler: {() -> Void in
completion(true)
})
}
}
}
})
}
}
}
})
}
Solution 9 - Objective C
Erik Wegener code rewrited to swift:
class func convertVideoToLowQuailtyWithInputURL(inputURL: NSURL, outputURL: NSURL, onDone: () -> ()) {
//setup video writer
let videoAsset = AVURLAsset(URL: inputURL, options: nil)
let videoTrack = videoAsset.tracksWithMediaType(AVMediaTypeVideo)[0]
let videoSize = videoTrack.naturalSize
let videoWriterCompressionSettings = [
AVVideoAverageBitRateKey : Int(125000)
]
let videoWriterSettings:[String : AnyObject] = [
AVVideoCodecKey : AVVideoCodecH264,
AVVideoCompressionPropertiesKey : videoWriterCompressionSettings,
AVVideoWidthKey : Int(videoSize.width),
AVVideoHeightKey : Int(videoSize.height)
]
let videoWriterInput = AVAssetWriterInput(mediaType: AVMediaTypeVideo, outputSettings: videoWriterSettings)
videoWriterInput.expectsMediaDataInRealTime = true
videoWriterInput.transform = videoTrack.preferredTransform
let videoWriter = try! AVAssetWriter(URL: outputURL, fileType: AVFileTypeQuickTimeMovie)
videoWriter.addInput(videoWriterInput)
//setup video reader
let videoReaderSettings:[String : AnyObject] = [
kCVPixelBufferPixelFormatTypeKey as String: Int(kCVPixelFormatType_420YpCbCr8BiPlanarVideoRange)
]
let videoReaderOutput = AVAssetReaderTrackOutput(track: videoTrack, outputSettings: videoReaderSettings)
let videoReader = try! AVAssetReader(asset: videoAsset)
videoReader.addOutput(videoReaderOutput)
//setup audio writer
let audioWriterInput = AVAssetWriterInput(mediaType: AVMediaTypeAudio, outputSettings: nil)
audioWriterInput.expectsMediaDataInRealTime = false
videoWriter.addInput(audioWriterInput)
//setup audio reader
let audioTrack = videoAsset.tracksWithMediaType(AVMediaTypeAudio)[0]
let audioReaderOutput = AVAssetReaderTrackOutput(track: audioTrack, outputSettings: nil)
let audioReader = try! AVAssetReader(asset: videoAsset)
audioReader.addOutput(audioReaderOutput)
videoWriter.startWriting()
//start writing from video reader
videoReader.startReading()
videoWriter.startSessionAtSourceTime(kCMTimeZero)
let processingQueue = dispatch_queue_create("processingQueue1", nil)
videoWriterInput.requestMediaDataWhenReadyOnQueue(processingQueue, usingBlock: {() -> Void in
while videoWriterInput.readyForMoreMediaData {
let sampleBuffer:CMSampleBuffer? = videoReaderOutput.copyNextSampleBuffer();
if videoReader.status == .Reading && sampleBuffer != nil {
videoWriterInput.appendSampleBuffer(sampleBuffer!)
}
else {
videoWriterInput.markAsFinished()
if videoReader.status == .Completed {
//start writing from audio reader
audioReader.startReading()
videoWriter.startSessionAtSourceTime(kCMTimeZero)
let processingQueue = dispatch_queue_create("processingQueue2", nil)
audioWriterInput.requestMediaDataWhenReadyOnQueue(processingQueue, usingBlock: {() -> Void in
while audioWriterInput.readyForMoreMediaData {
let sampleBuffer:CMSampleBufferRef? = audioReaderOutput.copyNextSampleBuffer()
if audioReader.status == .Reading && sampleBuffer != nil {
audioWriterInput.appendSampleBuffer(sampleBuffer!)
}
else {
audioWriterInput.markAsFinished()
if audioReader.status == .Completed {
videoWriter.finishWritingWithCompletionHandler({() -> Void in
onDone();
})
}
}
}
})
}
}
}
})
}
Solution 10 - Objective C
Use exportSession.fileLengthLimit = 1024 * 1024 * 10 //10 MB
10MB is hard coded number. Use according to your required bitrate.
> fileLengthLimit
>
> session should not exceed. Depending on the content of the source
> asset, it is possible for the output to slightly exceed the file
> length limit. The length of the output file should be tested if you
> require that a strict limit be observed before making use of the
> output. See also maxDuration and timeRange.Indicates the file length that the output of the
developer.apple.com/documentation/avfoundation/avassetexportsession/1622333-filelengthlimit
Solution 11 - Objective C
There is an awesome custom class(SDAVAssetExportSession) to do the video compression. You can download it from this link.
After downloading add SDAVAssetExportSession.h and SDAVAssetExportSession.m files into your project, Then use below code to do the compression. In below code you can compress video by specifying resolution and bitrate
#import "SDAVAssetExportSession.h"
- (void)compressVideoWithInputVideoUrl:(NSURL *) inputVideoUrl
{
/* Create Output File Url */
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
NSString *finalVideoURLString = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"compressedVideo.mp4"];
NSURL *outputVideoUrl = ([[NSURL URLWithString:finalVideoURLString] isFileURL] == 1)?([NSURL URLWithString:finalVideoURLString]):([NSURL fileURLWithPath:finalVideoURLString]); // Url Should be a file Url, so here we check and convert it into a file Url
SDAVAssetExportSession *compressionEncoder = [SDAVAssetExportSession.alloc initWithAsset:[AVAsset assetWithURL:inputVideoUrl]]; // provide inputVideo Url Here
compressionEncoder.outputFileType = AVFileTypeMPEG4;
compressionEncoder.outputURL = outputVideoUrl; //Provide output video Url here
compressionEncoder.videoSettings = @
{
AVVideoCodecKey: AVVideoCodecH264,
AVVideoWidthKey: @800, //Set your resolution width here
AVVideoHeightKey: @600, //set your resolution height here
AVVideoCompressionPropertiesKey: @
{
AVVideoAverageBitRateKey: @45000, // Give your bitrate here for lower size give low values
AVVideoProfileLevelKey: AVVideoProfileLevelH264High40,
},
};
compressionEncoder.audioSettings = @
{
AVFormatIDKey: @(kAudioFormatMPEG4AAC),
AVNumberOfChannelsKey: @2,
AVSampleRateKey: @44100,
AVEncoderBitRateKey: @128000,
};
[compressionEncoder exportAsynchronouslyWithCompletionHandler:^
{
if (compressionEncoder.status == AVAssetExportSessionStatusCompleted)
{
NSLog(@"Compression Export Completed Successfully");
}
else if (compressionEncoder.status == AVAssetExportSessionStatusCancelled)
{
NSLog(@"Compression Export Canceled");
}
else
{
NSLog(@"Compression Failed");
}
}];
}
To Cancel Compression Use Below Line Of code
[compressionEncoder cancelExport]; //Video compression cancel
Solution 12 - Objective C
I am supporting etayluz's answer SDAVAssetExportSession is an awesome custom class to do the video compression. Here is my worked code. You can download SDAVAssetExportSession from this link.
After downloading add SDAVAssetExportSession.h and SDAVAssetExportSession.m files into your project, Then use below code to do the compression. In below code you can compress video by specifying resolution and bitrate
#import "SDAVAssetExportSession.h"
- (void)compressVideoWithInputVideoUrl:(NSURL *) inputVideoUrl
{
/* Create Output File Url */
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
NSString *finalVideoURLString = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"compressedVideo.mp4"];
NSURL *outputVideoUrl = ([[NSURL URLWithString:finalVideoURLString] isFileURL] == 1)?([NSURL URLWithString:finalVideoURLString]):([NSURL fileURLWithPath:finalVideoURLString]); // Url Should be a file Url, so here we check and convert it into a file Url
SDAVAssetExportSession *compressionEncoder = [SDAVAssetExportSession.alloc initWithAsset:[AVAsset assetWithURL:inputVideoUrl]]; // provide inputVideo Url Here
compressionEncoder.outputFileType = AVFileTypeMPEG4;
compressionEncoder.outputURL = outputVideoUrl; //Provide output video Url here
compressionEncoder.videoSettings = @
{
AVVideoCodecKey: AVVideoCodecH264,
AVVideoWidthKey: @800, //Set your resolution width here
AVVideoHeightKey: @600, //set your resolution height here
AVVideoCompressionPropertiesKey: @
{
AVVideoAverageBitRateKey: @45000, // Give your bitrate here for lower size give low values
AVVideoProfileLevelKey: AVVideoProfileLevelH264High40,
},
};
compressionEncoder.audioSettings = @
{
AVFormatIDKey: @(kAudioFormatMPEG4AAC),
AVNumberOfChannelsKey: @2,
AVSampleRateKey: @44100,
AVEncoderBitRateKey: @128000,
};
[compressionEncoder exportAsynchronouslyWithCompletionHandler:^
{
if (compressionEncoder.status == AVAssetExportSessionStatusCompleted)
{
NSLog(@"Compression Export Completed Successfully");
}
else if (compressionEncoder.status == AVAssetExportSessionStatusCancelled)
{
NSLog(@"Compression Export Canceled");
}
else
{
NSLog(@"Compression Failed");
}
}];
}
To Cancel Compression Use Below Line Of code
[compressionEncoder cancelExport]; //Video compression cancel