Video Saving in the wrong orientation AVCaptureSession

Question

I\'m trying to record a video (without displaying the camera) and save it. But the video being saved is not saving in the right orientation. I\'ve tried forcing the UIViewCo

Answer 1

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Try changing its orientation just before starting recording.

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    if let videoConnection = fileOutput.connection(with: .video) {

    let newOrientation: AVCaptureVideoOrientation
    switch UIDevice.current.orientation {
    case .portrait:
        newOrientation = .portrait
    case .portraitUpsideDown:
        newOrientation = .portraitUpsideDown
    case .landscapeLeft:
        newOrientation = .landscapeRight
    case .landscapeRight:
        newOrientation = .landscapeLeft
    default :
        newOrientation = .portrait
    }
    videoConnection.videoOrientation = newOrientation
    self.fileOutput.startRecording(to: URL(fileURLWithPath: filePath), recordingDelegate: self)
}

where,

var fileOutput : AVCaptureMovieFileOutput!