Record, save and/or convert video in mp4 format?

Question

I have the following problem - I am trying to create an app that records video, then save it to the camera roll and after that I am uploading that video to the web. The problem is that the only supported format is "mp4", but my videos are "mov".

So my question is how to save video from camera in "mp4" format, or save it in "mov" and then convert it to "mp4".

Here's my code:

• this is how I open the camera:

  picker = [[UIImagePickerController alloc] init];
  picker.sourceType = UIImagePickerControllerSourceTypeCamera;
  picker.delegate = self;
  picker.showsCameraControls = YES;
  picker.allowsEditing = YES;
  picker.mediaTypes = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects: (NSString *) kUTTypeMovie, nil];
  [self presentViewController:picker animated:YES completion:nil];
  

• this is how I save the video:

  NSString *mediaType = [info objectForKey: UIImagePickerControllerMediaType];
  
  if (CFStringCompare ((__bridge_retained CFStringRef) mediaType, kUTTypeMovie, 0) == kCFCompareEqualTo)
  {
      NSString *moviePath = [[info objectForKey:UIImagePickerControllerMediaURL] path];
      videoURL = info[UIImagePickerControllerMediaURL];
  
      if (UIVideoAtPathIsCompatibleWithSavedPhotosAlbum(moviePath))
      {
          UISaveVideoAtPathToSavedPhotosAlbum(moviePath, self, nil, nil);
      }
  }
  [nextScreenButton setTitle:@"ПРОДЪЛЖИ" forState:UIControlStateNormal];
  [self dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];
  

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

You are doing right thing.. Now you need to convert this mov file to mp4 as below.

NSString *mediaType = [info objectForKey: UIImagePickerControllerMediaType];
NSString *videoPath1 = @"";
if (CFStringCompare ((__bridge_retained CFStringRef) mediaType, kUTTypeMovie, 0) == kCFCompareEqualTo)
 {
   if (UIVideoAtPathIsCompatibleWithSavedPhotosAlbum(moviePath))
   {
         NSString *docDir = [NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES) objectAtIndex:0];
         NSString *moviePath = [[info objectForKey:UIImagePickerControllerMediaURL] path];
         videoPath1 =[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@/xyz.mov",docDir];
         NSURL *videoURL = [info objectForKey:UIImagePickerControllerMediaURL];
         NSData *videoData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:videoURL];
         [videoData writeToFile:videoPath1 atomically:NO];
       //  UISaveVideoAtPathToSavedPhotosAlbum(moviePath, self, nil, nil);
   }
 }

    AVURLAsset *avAsset = [AVURLAsset URLAssetWithURL:[NSURL fileURLWithPath:videoPath1] options:nil];
    NSArray *compatiblePresets = [AVAssetExportSession exportPresetsCompatibleWithAsset:avAsset];

    if ([compatiblePresets containsObject:AVAssetExportPresetLowQuality])
    {
        AVAssetExportSession *exportSession = [[AVAssetExportSession alloc]initWithAsset:avAsset presetName:AVAssetExportPresetPassthrough];
        NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
        videoPath = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@/xyz.mp4", [paths objectAtIndex:0]];
        exportSession.outputURL = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:videoPath];
        NSLog(@"videopath of your mp4 file = %@",videoPath);  // PATH OF YOUR .mp4 FILE
        exportSession.outputFileType = AVFileTypeMPEG4;

      //  CMTime start = CMTimeMakeWithSeconds(1.0, 600);
      //  CMTime duration = CMTimeMakeWithSeconds(3.0, 600);           
      //  CMTimeRange range = CMTimeRangeMake(start, duration);            
      //   exportSession.timeRange = range;        
      //  UNCOMMENT ABOVE LINES FOR CROP VIDEO   
        [exportSession exportAsynchronouslyWithCompletionHandler:^{

            switch ([exportSession status]) {

                case AVAssetExportSessionStatusFailed:
                    NSLog(@"Export failed: %@", [[exportSession error] localizedDescription]);

                    break;

                case AVAssetExportSessionStatusCancelled:

                    NSLog(@"Export canceled");

                    break;

                default:

                    break;

            }
             UISaveVideoAtPathToSavedPhotosAlbum(videoPath, self, nil, nil);
            [exportSession release];

        }];

    }
[nextScreenButton setTitle:@"ПРОДЪЛЖИ" forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[self dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];