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

christianroman/CRMediaPickerController