This extension focuses on exporting it to a lower quality setting (in this case Medium) and uses an mp4
container, over the mov
container favored by iOS. This can result in a loss of quality, but you can experiment with higher output settings and different formats as you work to fine tune your output.
extension PreviewVideoViewController: AVCaptureFileOutputRecordingDelegate {
func fileOutput(_ output: AVCaptureFileOutput,
didFinishRecordingTo outputFileURL: URL,
from connections: [AVCaptureConnection],
error: Error?) {
guard let data = try? Data(contentsOf: outputFileURL) else {
return
}
print("File size before compression: \(Double(data.count / 1048576)) mb")
let compressedURL = NSURL.fileURL(withPath: NSTemporaryDirectory() + UUID().uuidString + ".mp4")
compressVideo(inputURL: outputFileURL as URL,
outputURL: compressedURL) { exportSession in
guard let session = exportSession else {
return
}
switch session.status {
case .unknown:
break
case .waiting:
break
case .exporting:
break
case .completed:
guard let compressedData = try? Data(contentsOf: compressedURL) else {
return
}
print("File size after compression: \(Double(compressedData.count / 1048576)) mb")
case .failed:
break
case .cancelled:
break
}
}
}
func compressVideo(inputURL: URL,
outputURL: URL,
handler:@escaping (_ exportSession: AVAssetExportSession?) -> Void) {
let urlAsset = AVURLAsset(url: inputURL, options: nil)
guard let exportSession = AVAssetExportSession(asset: urlAsset,
presetName: AVAssetExportPresetMediumQuality) else {
handler(nil)
return
}
exportSession.outputURL = outputURL
exportSession.outputFileType = .mp4
exportSession.exportAsynchronously {
handler(exportSession)
}
}
}