PBJVision

'PBJVision' is an iOS camera engine that supports touch-to-record video and photo capture. It is compatible with both iOS 6 and iOS 7 and supports 64-bit. Pause and resume video capture is also possible without having to use a touch gesture as the sample project provides.

I created this component at DIY.org as a fun means for young people to author video. This same recording interaction was pioneered by Vine and also later adopted by Instagram.

If you need a video player, check out PBJVideoPlayer.

Please review the release history for more information. If you have questions or ideas, let me know! The github issues page is a great place to start a discussion but also allows others to benefit and chime in on the project too.

Installation

CocoaPods is the recommended method of installing PBJVision, just add the following line to your Podfile:

Podfile

pod 'PBJVision'

Usage

#import "PBJVision.h"

- (void)_setup
{
    _longPressGestureRecognizer.enabled = YES;

    PBJVision *vision = [PBJVision sharedInstance];
    vision.delegate = self;
    [vision setCameraMode:PBJCameraModeVideo];
    [vision setCameraDevice:PBJCameraDeviceBack];
    [vision setCameraOrientation:PBJCameraOrientationPortrait];
    [vision setFocusMode:PBJFocusModeAutoFocus];

    [vision startPreview];
}

- (void)_handleLongPressGestureRecognizer:(UIGestureRecognizer *)gestureRecognizer
{
    switch (gestureRecognizer.state) {
      case UIGestureRecognizerStateBegan:
        {
            if (!_recording)
                [[PBJVision sharedInstance] startVideoCapture];
            else
                [[PBJVision sharedInstance] resumeVideoCapture];
            break;
        }
      case UIGestureRecognizerStateEnded:
      case UIGestureRecognizerStateCancelled:
      case UIGestureRecognizerStateFailed:
        {
            [[PBJVision sharedInstance] pauseVideoCapture];
            break;
        }
      default:
        break;
    }
}

- (void)_handleDoneButton:(UIButton *)button
{
    [self _endCapture];
}

- (void)vision:(PBJVision *)vision capturedVideo:(NSDictionary *)videoDict error:(NSError *)error
{   
    NSString *videoPath = [_currentVideo  objectForKey:PBJVisionVideoPathKey];
    [_assetLibrary writeVideoAtPathToSavedPhotosAlbum:[NSURL URLWithString:videoPath] completionBlock:^(NSURL *assetURL, NSError *error1) {
        UIAlertView *alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle: @"Saved!" message: @"Saved to the camera roll."
                                                       delegate:self
                                              cancelButtonTitle:nil
                                              otherButtonTitles:@"OK", nil];
        [alert show];
    }];
}

License

PBJVision is available under the MIT license, see the LICENSE file for more information.