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Video Editor

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Edit videos using native device APIs

Repo: https://github.com/jbavari/cordova-plugin-video-editor

Installation

  1. Install the Cordova and Ionic Native plugins:
    $ ionic cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-video-editor
    $ npm install --save @ionic-native/video-editor@4
    
  2. Add this plugin to your app's module

Supported platforms

Usage

import { VideoEditor } from '@ionic-native/video-editor';

constructor(private videoEditor: VideoEditor) { }

...

this.videoEditor.transcodeVideo({
  fileUri: '/path/to/input.mov',
  outputFileName: 'output.mp4',
  outputFileType: VideoEditor.OutputFileType.MPEG4
})
.then((fileUri: string) => console.log('video transcode success', fileUri))
.catch((error: any) => console.log('video transcode error', error));

Instance Members

OptimizeForNetworkUse

OutputFileType

transcodeVideo(options)

Transcode a video

Param Type Details
options TranscodeOptions

Options

Returns: Promise<string> Returns a promise that resolves to the path of the transcoded video

trim(options)

Platforms:iOS 

Trim a video

Param Type Details
options TrimOptions

Options

Returns: Promise<string> Returns a promise that resolves to the path of the trimmed video

createThumbnail(options)

Create a JPEG thumbnail from a video

Param Type Details
options CreateThumbnailOptions

Options

Returns: Promise<string> Returns a promise that resolves to the path to the jpeg image on the device

getVideoInfo(options)

Get info on a video (width, height, orientation, duration, size, & bitrate)

Param Type Details
options GetVideoInfoOptions

Options

Returns: Promise<VideoInfo> Returns a promise that resolves to an object containing info on the video

TranscodeOptions

Param Type Details
fileUri string

The path to the video on the device.

outputFileName string

The file name for the transcoded video

outputFileType number

Instructions on how to encode the video. Android is always mp4

(optional)
optimizeForNetworkUse number

Should the video be processed with quailty or speed in mind. iOS only

(optional)
saveToLibrary boolean

Save the new video the library. Not supported in windows. Defaults to true

(optional)
deleteInputFile boolean

Delete the original video. Android only. Defaults to false

(optional)
maintainAspectRatio boolean

iOS only. Defaults to true

(optional)
width number

Width of the result

(optional)
height number

Height of the result

(optional)
videoBitrate number

Bitrate in bits. Defaults to 1 megabit (1000000).

(optional)
fps number

Frames per second of the result. Android only. Defaults to 24.

(optional)
audioChannels number

Number of audio channels. iOS only. Defaults to 2.

(optional)
audioSampleRate number (optional)
audioBitrate number

Sample rate for the audio. iOS only. Defaults to 128 kilobits (128000).

(optional)
progress (info: number) => void

Not supported in windows, progress on the transcode. info will be a number from 0 to 100

(optional)

TrimOptions

Param Type Details
fileUri string

Path to input video.

trimStart number

Time to start trimming in seconds

trimEnd number

Time to end trimming in seconds

outputFileName string

Output file name

progress (info: any) => void

Progress on transcode. info will be a number from 0 to 100

(optional)

CreateThumbnailOptions

Param Type Details
fileUri string

The path to the video on the device

outputFileName string

The file name for the JPEG image

atTime number

Location in the video to create the thumbnail (in seconds)

(optional)
width number

Width of the thumbnail.

(optional)
height number

Height of the thumbnail.

(optional)
quality number

Quality of the thumbnail (between 1 and 100).

(optional)

GetVideoInfoOptions

Param Type Details
fileUri string

The path to the video on the device.

VideoInfo

Param Type Details
width number

Width of the video in pixels.

height number

Height of the video in pixels.

orientation 'portrait' | 'landscape'

Orientation of the video. Will be either portrait or landscape.

duration number

Duration of the video in seconds.

size number

Size of the video in bytes.

bitrate number

Bitrate of the video in bits per second.

API

Native

General