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Add text to Video for specific time in iOS


I am creating a video based application where I have to select any video from local gallery and have to add a text using CATextLayer over the Video. For this I am using below code:

- (void) createWatermark:(UIImage*)image video:(NSURL*)videoURL
{
    if (videoURL == nil)
        return;

    AVURLAsset* videoAsset = [[AVURLAsset alloc]initWithURL:videoURL options:nil];
    AVMutableComposition* mixComposition = [AVMutableComposition composition];

    AVMutableCompositionTrack* compositionVideoTrack = [mixComposition addMutableTrackWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo  preferredTrackID:kCMPersistentTrackID_Invalid];

    AVAssetTrack* clipVideoTrack = [[videoAsset tracksWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo] objectAtIndex:0];
    [compositionVideoTrack insertTimeRange:CMTimeRangeMake(kCMTimeZero, videoAsset.duration)
                                   ofTrack:clipVideoTrack
                                    atTime:kCMTimeZero error:nil];

    [compositionVideoTrack setPreferredTransform:[[[videoAsset tracksWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo] objectAtIndex:0] preferredTransform]];

    //  create the layer with the watermark image
    CALayer* aLayer = [CALayer layer];
    aLayer.contents = (id)image.CGImage;
    aLayer.frame = CGRectMake(50, 100, image.size.width, image.size.height);
    aLayer.opacity = 0.9;

    //sorts the layer in proper order

    AVAssetTrack* videoTrack = [[videoAsset tracksWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo] objectAtIndex:0];
    CGSize videoSize = [videoTrack naturalSize];
    CALayer *parentLayer = [CALayer layer];
    CALayer *videoLayer = [CALayer layer];
    parentLayer.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, videoSize.width, videoSize.height);
    videoLayer.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, videoSize.width, videoSize.height);
    [parentLayer addSublayer:videoLayer];
    [parentLayer addSublayer:aLayer];


    // create text Layer
    CATextLayer* titleLayer = [CATextLayer layer];
    titleLayer.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor].CGColor;
    titleLayer.string = @"Dummy text";
    titleLayer.font = CFBridgingRetain(@"Helvetica");
    titleLayer.fontSize = 28;
    titleLayer.shadowOpacity = 0.5;
    titleLayer.alignmentMode = kCAAlignmentCenter;
    titleLayer.frame = CGRectMake(0, 50, videoSize.width, videoSize.height / 6);

    [parentLayer addSublayer:titleLayer];

    //create the composition and add the instructions to insert the layer:

    AVMutableVideoComposition* videoComp = [AVMutableVideoComposition videoComposition];
    videoComp.renderSize = videoSize;
    videoComp.frameDuration = CMTimeMake(1, 30);
    videoComp.animationTool = [AVVideoCompositionCoreAnimationTool videoCompositionCoreAnimationToolWithPostProcessingAsVideoLayer:videoLayer inLayer:parentLayer];

    /// instruction
    AVMutableVideoCompositionInstruction* instruction = [AVMutableVideoCompositionInstruction videoCompositionInstruction];

    instruction.timeRange = CMTimeRangeMake(kCMTimeZero, [mixComposition duration]);
    AVAssetTrack* mixVideoTrack = [[mixComposition tracksWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo] objectAtIndex:0];
    AVMutableVideoCompositionLayerInstruction* layerInstruction = [AVMutableVideoCompositionLayerInstruction videoCompositionLayerInstructionWithAssetTrack:mixVideoTrack];
    instruction.layerInstructions = [NSArray arrayWithObject:layerInstruction];
    videoComp.instructions = [NSArray arrayWithObject: instruction];

    // export video

    _assetExport = [[AVAssetExportSession alloc] initWithAsset:mixComposition presetName:AVAssetExportPresetMediumQuality];
    _assetExport.videoComposition = videoComp;

    NSLog (@"created exporter. supportedFileTypes: %@", _assetExport.supportedFileTypes);

    NSString* videoName = @"NewWatermarkedVideo.mov";

    NSString* exportPath = [NSTemporaryDirectory() stringByAppendingPathComponent:videoName];
    NSURL* exportUrl = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:exportPath];

    if ([[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:exportPath])
        [[NSFileManager defaultManager] removeItemAtPath:exportPath error:nil];

    _assetExport.outputFileType = AVFileTypeQuickTimeMovie;
    _assetExport.outputURL = exportUrl;
    _assetExport.shouldOptimizeForNetworkUse = YES;

    [_assetExport exportAsynchronouslyWithCompletionHandler:
     ^(void ) {

         //Final code here

         switch (_assetExport.status)
         {
             case AVAssetExportSessionStatusUnknown:
                 NSLog(@"Unknown");
                 break;
            case AVAssetExportSessionStatusWaiting:
                 NSLog(@"Waiting");
                 break;
             case AVAssetExportSessionStatusExporting:
                 NSLog(@"Exporting");
                 break;
             case AVAssetExportSessionStatusCompleted:
                 NSLog(@"Created new water mark image");
                 _playButton.hidden = NO;
                 break;
             case AVAssetExportSessionStatusFailed:
                 NSLog(@"Failed- %@", _assetExport.error);
                 break;
             case AVAssetExportSessionStatusCancelled:
                 NSLog(@"Cancelled");
                 break;
            }
     }
     ];   
}

Using above code, I can able to set a text over my video. But now I have to give either FadeIN/Fade Out animation on CATextLayer OR to display moving text on Video. Please advise me. Thanks in Advance!


Solution

  • Try to use CAKeyframeAnimation class declared in core animation framework.

    for example:

    //start from zero opacity
    titleLayer.opacity = 0;
    
    CAKeyframeAnimation *fadeInAndOut = [CAKeyframeAnimation animationWithKeyPath:@"opacity"];
    fadeInAndOut.duration = 5.0; //5 seconds will be your fade in fade out animation.
    fadeInAndOut.autoreverses = NO;
    // from 0.0 * animDuration time to 0.2 * animDuration time your animation will animate opacity from zero to 1.0.
    // from 0.2 * animDuration time to 0.8 * animDuration time your opacity will be 1.0 
    // from 0.8 * animDuration time to 1.0 * animDuration time your animation will animate opacity from 1.0 opacity to zero.
    fadeInAndOut.keyTimes = @[@(0.0), @(0.2), @(0.8), @(1.0)];
    fadeInAndOut.values = @[@(0.0), @(1.0), @(1.0), @(0.0)];
    fadeInAndOut.beginTime = 1.0;
    fadeInAndOut.removedOnCompletion = NO;
    fadeInAndOut.fillMode = kCAFillModeBoth;
    [titleLayer addAnimation:fadeInAndOut forKey:nil];
    

    I hope it's clear for you. using same way you can animate your label position.

    UPDATE

    for animate position try this

    CAKeyframeAnimation *fadeInAndOut = [CAKeyframeAnimation animationWithKeyPath:@"position"];
    fadeInAndOut.duration = 5.0;
    fadeInAndOut.autoreverses = NO;
    fadeInAndOut.keyTimes = @[@(0.0), @(0.2), @(0.8), @(1.0)];
    
    fadeInAndOut.values = @[[NSValue valueWithCGPoint:CGPointMake(20, 40)],
                            [NSValue valueWithCGPoint:CGPointMake(200, 40)],
                            [NSValue valueWithCGPoint:CGPointMake(200, 40)],
                            [NSValue valueWithCGPoint:CGPointMake(400, 40)]];
    fadeInAndOut.beginTime = 1.0;
    fadeInAndOut.removedOnCompletion = NO;
    fadeInAndOut.fillMode = kCAFillModeBoth;
    [titleLayer addAnimation:fadeInAndOut forKey:nil];
    

    I hardcoded points for explain purpose. you can calculate points and animation duration yourself.