How to export PHAsset video by UIActivityViewController in iOS

Question

I tried to export PHAsset Video by UIActivityViewController in iOS. It worked fine when PHAsset was image. The problem was when PHAsset

Answer 1

I have wasted a lot of time to do that.

Finally I resolved it by saving the video to document directory, and using the file url from document directory.

typeof(self) __weak weakSelf = self;

[[PHImageManager defaultManager] requestExportSessionForVideo: self.videosAssets[index] options:nil exportPreset:AVAssetExportPresetPassthrough resultHandler:^(AVAssetExportSession *exportSession, NSDictionary *info) {

    NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory,NSUserDomainMask, YES);
    NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
    NSString* videoPath = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"tempSelvi.MOV"];
    NSFileManager *manager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];

    NSError *error;
    if ([manager fileExistsAtPath:videoPath]) {
        BOOL success = [manager removeItemAtPath:videoPath error:&error];
        if (success) {
            NSLog(@"Already exist. Removed!");
        }
    }

    NSURL *outputURL = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:videoPath];
    NSLog(@"Final path %@",outputURL);
    exportSession.outputFileType=AVFileTypeQuickTimeMovie;
    exportSession.outputURL=outputURL;

    [exportSession exportAsynchronouslyWithCompletionHandler:^{
        if (exportSession.status == AVAssetExportSessionStatusFailed) {
            NSLog(@"failed");
        } else if(exportSession.status == AVAssetExportSessionStatusCompleted){
            NSLog(@"completed!");
            dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^(void) {
                NSArray *activityItems = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:outputURL, nil];

                UIActivityViewController *activityViewController = [[UIActivityViewController alloc] initWithActivityItems:activityItems applicationActivities:nil];
                activityViewController.completionWithItemsHandler = ^(NSString *activityType, BOOL completed, NSArray *returnedItems, NSError *activityError) {
                    NSError *error;
                    if ([manager fileExistsAtPath:videoPath]) {
                        BOOL success = [manager removeItemAtPath:videoPath error:&error];
                        if (success) {
                            NSLog(@"Successfully removed temp video!");
                        }
                    }
                    [weakSelf dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];
                };
                [weakSelf presentViewController:activityViewController animated:YES completion:nil];
            });     
        }
    }];
}];

Answer 2

You shouldn't attach the AVURLAsset itself, instead you should specify its URL of the AVURLAsset as the activityItems.

So, use avAsset.URL should work, avAsset is an instance object of type AVURLAsset.

Edit

let theAsset = avAsset as AVURLAsset
let videoURL = theAsset.URL
var activityVC = UIActivityViewController(activityItems: [videoURL], applicationActivities: nil)