CRMediaPickerController

A easy-to-use UIImagePickerController replacement for picking Images and Videos.

Overview

Picking, taking, or using the last photo or video made easy!

Features

• Allows user to pick/capture 2 types of media (Photo and Video).
• Picking options: Camera, Camera Roll, Photo Library and Last photo/video taken.
• Delegate protocol available for more control.
• Fully customizable with UIImagePickerController properties (Camera Overlay, Camera Device, Camera View Transform, allowsEditing, etc).
• Uses Assets Library Framework, provides original ALAsset. (Easy to deal with).
• Supports Portrait & Landscape Modes.
• Native iOS UI (It uses UIImagePickerController under the hood).
• Easy to apply in your project.

Installation

There are two options:

CocoaPods

• Add the dependency to your Podfile:

platform :ios
pod 'CRMediaPickerController'
...

• Run pod install to install the dependencies.

Source files

• Just clone this repository or download it in zip-file.
• Then you will find source files under CRMediaPickerController directory.
• Copy them to your project.

Usage

CRMediaPickerController is created and displayed in a very similar manner to the UIImagePickerController. To use CRMediaPickerController you need create an instance, configure it, display it and implement the delegate methods.

An example of creating and displaying a CRMediaPickerController instance:

self.mediaPickerController = [[CRMediaPickerController alloc] init];
self.mediaPickerController.delegate = self;
self.mediaPickerController.mediaType = CRMediaPickerControllerMediaTypeImage;
self.mediaPickerController.sourceType = CRMediaPickerControllerSourceTypePhotoLibrary;
[self.mediaPickerController show];

Properties

• Media Type

mediaType

The media type for the picking or create process. Supports Photo, Video or both.

self.mediaPickerController.mediaType = (CRMediaPickerControllerMediaTypeImage | CRMediaPickerControllerMediaTypeVideo);

Available options:

typedef NS_OPTIONS(NSInteger, CRMediaPickerControllerMediaType) {
    CRMediaPickerControllerMediaTypeImage = 1 << 0,
    CRMediaPickerControllerMediaTypeVideo = 1 << 1
};

• Source Type

sourceType

The source for picking or create the media file. Multiple sources supported.

self.mediaPickerController.sourceType = (CRMediaPickerControllerSourceTypePhotoLibrary | CRMediaPickerControllerSourceTypeCamera | CRMediaPickerControllerSourceTypeLastPhotoTaken);

Available options:

typedef NS_OPTIONS(NSInteger, CRMediaPickerControllerSourceType) {
    CRMediaPickerControllerSourceTypePhotoLibrary       = 1 << 0,
    CRMediaPickerControllerSourceTypeCamera             = 1 << 1,
    CRMediaPickerControllerSourceTypeSavedPhotosAlbum   = 1 << 2,
    CRMediaPickerControllerSourceTypeLastPhotoTaken     = 1 << 3
};

If sourceType property has multiple sources, it presents a UIActionSheet with the multiple (and available) options to choose. Otherwise, the single sourceType type is shown.

More properties:

@property (nonatomic, assign) NSTimeInterval videoMaximumDuration;
@property (nonatomic, assign) UIImagePickerControllerQualityType videoQualityType;
@property (nonatomic) BOOL allowsEditing;
@property (nonatomic, assign) UIImagePickerControllerCameraCaptureMode cameraCaptureMode;
@property (nonatomic, assign) UIImagePickerControllerCameraDevice cameraDevice;
@property (nonatomic, assign) UIImagePickerControllerCameraFlashMode cameraFlashMode;
@property (nonatomic, retain) UIView *cameraOverlayView;
@property (nonatomic, assign) CGAffineTransform cameraViewTransform;
@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL showsCameraControls;

Instance Methods

- (void)show;
- (void)dismiss;
- (BOOL)startVideoCapture;
- (void)stopVideoCapture;
- (void)takePicture;

Delegate Methods

A CRMediaPickerController instance will return the selected media file back to CRMediaPickerControllerDelegate. The delegate contains methods very similar to the UIImagePickerControllerDelegate. Instead of returning one dictionary representing a single image the controller sends back the original ALAsset object which are easy to deal with.

• Finished Picking Asset

- CRMediaPickerController:didFinishPickingAsset:error:

Tells the delegate that the picking process is done and the media file is ready to use.

- (void)CRMediaPickerController:(CRMediaPickerController *)mediaPickerController didFinishPickingAsset:(ALAsset *)asset error:(NSError *)error;

Parameters:

mediaPickerController	The CRMediaPickerController object providing this information.
asset	The media file picked as ALAsset object.
error	An error object that describes why the picking process has failed.

• Cancelled

- CRMediaPickerControllerDidCancel:

Tells the delegate that the user cancelled the picking process.

- (void)CRMediaPickerControllerDidCancel:(CRMediaPickerController *)mediaPickerController;

Parameters:

mediaPickerController

The CRMediaPickerController object providing this information.

CPDMediaPickerControllerDelegate example

#pragma mark - CPDMediaPickerControllerDelegate

- (void)CRMediaPickerController:(CRMediaPickerController *)mediaPickerController didFinishPickingAsset:(ALAsset *)asset error:(NSError *)error
{
    if (!error) {
        
        if (asset) {
            
            if ([[asset valueForProperty:ALAssetPropertyType] isEqualToString:ALAssetTypePhoto]) {
                
                ALAssetRepresentation *representation = asset.defaultRepresentation;
                UIImage *image = [UIImage imageWithCGImage:representation.fullScreenImage];
                self.imageView.image = image;
                
            } else if ([[asset valueForProperty:ALAssetPropertyType] isEqualToString:ALAssetTypeVideo]) {
                
                self.moviePlayer = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL:asset.defaultRepresentation.url];
                self.moviePlayer.movieSourceType = MPMediaTypeMovie;
                self.moviePlayer.controlStyle = MPMovieControlStyleDefault;
                self.moviePlayer.scalingMode = MPMovieScalingModeAspectFit;
                self.moviePlayer.repeatMode = MPMovieRepeatModeNone;
                self.moviePlayer.allowsAirPlay = NO;
                self.moviePlayer.shouldAutoplay = NO;
                
                self.moviePlayer.view.frame = self.videoView.bounds;
                self.moviePlayer.view.autoresizingMask = (UIViewAutoresizing)(UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleWidth | UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleHeight);
                [self.videoView addSubview:self.moviePlayer.view];
                
                [self.moviePlayer prepareToPlay];
                
            }
            
        } else {
            NSLog(@"No media selected");
        }
        
    } else {
        NSLog(@"%@", error.localizedDescription);
    }
}

- (void)CRMediaPickerControllerDidCancel:(CRMediaPickerController *)mediaPickerController
{
    NSLog(@"%s", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
}

Note: Using AssetsLibrary.framework will prompt users to grant access to their photos.

Examples

Photo only

self.mediaPickerController = [[CRMediaPickerController alloc] init];
self.mediaPickerController.delegate = self;
self.mediaPickerController.mediaType = CRMediaPickerControllerMediaTypeImage;
self.mediaPickerController.sourceType = CRMediaPickerControllerSourceTypePhotoLibrary | CRMediaPickerControllerSourceTypeCamera;
[self.mediaPickerController show];

Video Only

self.mediaPickerController = [[CRMediaPickerController alloc] init];
self.mediaPickerController.delegate = self;
self.mediaPickerController.mediaType = CRMediaPickerControllerMediaTypeVideo;
self.mediaPickerController.sourceType = CRMediaPickerControllerSourceTypeCamera;
self.mediaPickerController.allowsEditing = NO;
self.mediaPickerController.videoQualityType = UIImagePickerControllerQualityTypeMedium;
self.mediaPickerController.videoMaximumDuration = 60.0f;
[self.mediaPickerController show];

Both Photo or Video

self.mediaPickerController = [[CRMediaPickerController alloc] init];
self.mediaPickerController.delegate = self;
self.mediaPickerController.mediaType = CRMediaPickerControllerMediaTypeImage | CRMediaPickerControllerMediaTypeVideo;
self.mediaPickerController.sourceType = CRMediaPickerControllerSourceTypeSavedPhotosAlbum;
[self.mediaPickerController show];

Camera Overlay

self.mediaPickerController = [[CRMediaPickerController alloc] init];
self.mediaPickerController.delegate = self;
self.mediaPickerController.mediaType = CRMediaPickerControllerMediaTypeImage;
self.mediaPickerController.sourceType = CRMediaPickerControllerSourceTypeCamera;
self.mediaPickerController.allowsEditing = NO;
    
self.mediaPickerController.showsCameraControls = NO;
[[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:@"OverlayView" owner:self options:nil];
self.mediaPickerController.cameraOverlayView = self.overlayView;
self.overlayView = nil;
    
[self.mediaPickerController show];

Video with specific properties

self.mediaPickerController = [[CRMediaPickerController alloc] init];
self.mediaPickerController.delegate = self;
self.mediaPickerController.mediaType = CRMediaPickerControllerMediaTypeVideo;
self.mediaPickerController.sourceType = CRMediaPickerControllerSourceTypePhotoLibrary | CRMediaPickerControllerSourceTypeCamera;
self.mediaPickerController.allowsEditing = NO;
self.mediaPickerController.videoQualityType = UIImagePickerControllerQualityTypeMedium;
self.mediaPickerController.videoMaximumDuration = 60.0f;
[self.mediaPickerController show];

Demo

See Example Xcode project for example usage.

Requirements

• iOS 7.0 or higher, ARC is must.
• AssetsLibrary.Framework
• AVFoundation.Framework

TODO

• Improve API
• iPad support
• Multiple selection?
• Image cropping?

Contributing

Anyone who would like to contribute to the project is more than welcome.

• Fork this repo
• Make your changes
• Submit a pull request

License

CRMediaPickerController is released under the MIT license. See LICENSE.

Contact

Christian Roman

http://chroman.me

chroman16@gmail.com

@chroman