Upload and play video in swift.

Just follow the five easy steps upload and play video.

In this story i will cover everything regarding upload and play video in swift.

Step 1: Change setting in info.plist

Step 2: Function to upload video from gallery and camera

Step 3: Button with action upload video from gallery and camera

Step 4: Upload video to server

Step 5: Now Play Video

Extra Bonus: Function to get video thumbnail

> > Change setting in info.plist

fig 1: Change setting in info.plist

>> use this function to upload video from gallery and camera

**create a swift file and copy paste the below code**

>> Add a button with action

class UploadVideoViewController: UIViewController, UIImagePickerControllerDelegate, VideoPickerDelegate{

@IBOutlet weak var addVideo: UIButtonX!

var arrVideo : [URL] = []

func didSelect(url: URL?) {

if let y = url {

// x was not nil, and its value is now stored in y

arrVideo.append(url!)

}

}

@IBAction func addVideoClick(_ sender: Any) {

self.videoPicker = VideoPicker(presentationController: self, delegate: self)

self.videoPicker.present(from: sender as! UIView)

}

}

**when user will clicked addVideoClick, the func didSelect(url: URL?) will called, the url that we want , which will be uploaded on server.**

Upload video to server

**copy and paste the above code , change url and and parameter according to your need**

Now Play Video:-

import AVKit
import AVFoundation

class VideoController: UIViewController

override func viewDidLoad(){
guard let videoURL = URL(string: “VideoURL”) else {
return
}
let player = AVPlayer(url: videoURL)
let playerViewController = AVPlayerViewController()
playerViewController.player = player
self.present(playerViewController, animated: true) {
playerViewController.player?.play()
}

}

Function to get video thumbnail:-

If you follow the all steps carefully. It will work well.

Thank you Hope this will help you.