VideoLab

High-performance and flexible video editing and effects framework, based on AVFoundation and Metal.

Features

High-performance real-time video editing and exporting.
Highly free combination of video, image, audio.
Support audio pitch setting and volume adjustment.
Support CALayer vector animations, so complex text animations are supported.
Support keyframe animation.
Support After Effect-like pre-compose.
Support transitions.
Support custom effects. Such as LUT filter, zoom blur, etc.

The following are some GIFs of features(multiple layers, text animation, keyframe animation, pre compose, and transition)

Requirements

iOS 11.0+
Swift 5.0+

Installation

VideoLab is available through CocoaPods. Specify the following in your Podfile:

source 'https://github.com/CocoaPods/Specs.git'
platform :ios, '11.0'
use_frameworks!

target '<Your Target>' do
  pod 'VideoLab'
end

Usage

Basic Concept

RenderLayer

RenderLayer is the most basic unit in the VideoLab framework. A video, image, audio can be a RenderLayer, or even just an effect can be a RenderLayer. RenderLayer is more like the concept of the layer in After Effect.

RenderComposition

RenderComposition works as a composite, can set frame rate, canvas size, contains multiple RenderLayers, can set CALayer to support vector animations.

VideoLab

VideoLab can be considered as a lab where AVPlayerItem, AVAssetExportSession, AVAssetImageGenerator can be generated according to RenderComposition.

Basic Usage

// 1. Layer 1
var url = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "video1", withExtension: "MOV")
var asset = AVAsset(url: url!)
var source = AVAssetSource(asset: asset)
source.selectedTimeRange = CMTimeRange(start: CMTime.zero, duration: asset.duration)
var timeRange = source.selectedTimeRange
let renderLayer1 = RenderLayer(timeRange: timeRange, source: source)
    
// 1. Layer 2
url = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "video2", withExtension: "MOV")
asset = AVAsset(url: url!)
source = AVAssetSource(asset: asset)
source.selectedTimeRange = CMTimeRange(start: CMTime.zero, duration: asset.duration)
timeRange = source.selectedTimeRange
timeRange.start = CMTimeRangeGetEnd(renderLayer1.timeRange)
let renderLayer2 = RenderLayer(timeRange: timeRange, source: source)
    
// 2. Composition
let composition = RenderComposition()
composition.renderSize = CGSize(width: 1280, height: 720)
composition.layers = [renderLayer1, renderLayer2]

// 3. VideoLab
let videoLab = VideoLab(renderComposition: composition)

// 4. Make playerItem
let playerItem = videoLab.makePlayerItem()

Create RenderLayer
Create RenderComposition, set renderSize and layers
Create VideoLab with renderComposition
Make AVPlayerItem or AVAssetExportSession

More Advanced Usage

Transform

var center = CGPoint(x: 0.25, y: 0.25)
var transform = Transform(center: center, rotation: 0, scale: 0.5)
renderLayer1.transform = transform

Create Transform with center, rotation and scale
RenderLayer set transform

Audio Configuration

let audioConfiguration = AudioConfiguration()
let volumeRampTimeRange = CMTimeRange(start: CMTime.zero, duration: CMTime(seconds: 5, preferredTimescale: 600))
let volumeRamp1 = VolumeRamp(startVolume: 0.0, endVolume: 0.0, timeRange: volumeRampTimeRange)
audioConfiguration.volumeRamps = [volumeRamp1]
renderLayer2.audioConfiguration = audioConfiguration

Create AudioConfiguration
Create VolumeRamp with startVolume, endVolume and timeRange
AudioConfiguration set volumeRamps
RenderLayer set audioConfiguration

CALayer Animation

For exporting set your customized CALayer for RenderComposition

composition.animationLayer = <Your customized CALayer>

For playback add AVSynchronizedLayer to your view’s layer, See more detail in Text Animation Demo.

Keyframe Animation

// 1. Keyframe animation
let keyTimes = [CMTime(seconds: 2, preferredTimescale: 600),
                CMTime(seconds: 4, preferredTimescale: 600),
                CMTime(seconds: 6, preferredTimescale: 600)]
let animation = KeyframeAnimation(keyPath: "blendOpacity",
                                  values: [1.0, 0.2, 1.0],
                                  keyTimes: keyTimes, timingFunctions: [.linear, .linear])
renderLayer1.animations = [animation]
    
var transform = Transform.identity
let animation1 = KeyframeAnimation(keyPath: "scale",
                                   values: [1.0, 1.3, 1.0],
                                   keyTimes: keyTimes, timingFunctions: [.quadraticEaseInOut, .quadraticEaseInOut])
let animation2 = KeyframeAnimation(keyPath: "rotation",
                                   values: [0, Float.pi / 2.0, 0],
                                   keyTimes: keyTimes, timingFunctions: [.quadraticEaseInOut, .quadraticEaseInOut])
transform.animations = [animation1, animation2]
renderLayer1.transform = transform

Create KeyframeAnimation with keyPath, values, keyTimes and timingFunctions
Set animations for a struct or class that implements the Animatable protocol (e.g. Transform struct, RenderLayer class)

RenderLayerGroup (After Effect-like pre-compose)

let layerGroup = RenderLayerGroup(timeRange: timeRange)
layerGroup.layers = [renderLayer1, renderLayer2]

Create RenderLayerGroup with timeRange
Set sub layers for layerGroup. See more detail in Layer Group Demo.

Transition

We don’t have a transition layer, so instead, you can add a transform or operations to each RenderLayer to create a transition. See more detail in Transition Demo.

Custom Effects

// Filter
var filter = LookupFilter()
filter.addTexture(lutTextures[0], at: 0)
renderLayer.operations = [filter]

// Zoom Blur
var zoomblur = ZoomBlur()
animation = KeyframeAnimation(keyPath: "blurSize",
                              values: [0.0, 3.0],
                              keyTimes: keyTimes, timingFunctions: [.quarticEaseOut])
zoomblur.animations = [animation]
layerGroup1.operations = [zoomblur]

Create customize Operation inherited from BasicOperation. BasicOperation also conforms to the Animatable protocol
Set operations for RenderLayer.

TODO

Support Open GL render
Add speed adjustment for RenderLayer.
Provide a more convenient way to use transitions, possibly providing TransitionLayer.
Add log system.
Improve the demo and provide UI interactions.

Author

BearRuan, ruanjingxiong@gmail.com

License

VideoLab is available under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for more info.

GitHub

https://github.com/ruanjx/VideoLab