cj / capacitor-video-recorder

Video recorder plugin for Capacitor

Capacitor Video Recorder

A video recording plugin for Capacitor that allows applications to use the native camera and microphone and display the recording interface either below or above their application.

Installation

npm install @teamhive/capacitor-video-recorder

Platform Support

• iOS
• Android

On a web browser, we will fake the behavior to allow for easier development.

Example Usage

feature.module.ts

Import the plugin as defined below to allow the plugin to register correctly to the feature module.

import '@teamhive/capacitor-video-recorder';

Initializing Camera

In order to initialize the camera feed (note: you are not recording at this point), you must first specify a config to the video recorder.

Note: To overlay your web UI on-top of the camera output, you must use stackPosition: back and make all layers of your app transparent so that the camera can be seen under the webview.

import { VideoRecorderCamera, VideoRecorderPreviewFrame } from '@teamhive/capacitor-video-recorder';

const { VideoRecorder } = Plugins;

const config: VideoRecorderPreviewFrame = {
    id: 'video-record',
    stackPosition: 'front', // 'front' overlays your app', 'back' places behind your app.
    width: 'fill',
    height: 'fill',
    x: 0,
    y: 0,
    borderRadius: 0
};
await VideoRecorder.initialize({
    camera: VideoRecorderCamera.FRONT, // Can use BACK
    previewFrames: [config]
});

Recording

Starts recording against the capture device.

VideoRecorder.startRecording();

Stop Recording / Getting Result

Stops the capture device and returns the path of the local video file.

const res = await VideoRecorder.stopRecording();
// The video url is the local file path location of the video output.
return res.videoUrl;

Destroying Camera

Used to disconnect from the capture device and remove any native UI layers that exist.

VideoRecorder.destroy();

Example Implementations

iOS	Android