iOS Add a image in to Video for only certain duration?

Question

I want to add a image in to video only some milliseconds, so i Have try to do this with CALayer,

UIImage *animationImage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"arrow.png"];
CALayer *overlayLayer1 = [CALayer layer];
[overlayLayer1 setContents:(id)[animationImage CGImage]];
//overlayLayer1.frame = CGRectMake(size.width/2-64, size.height/2 + 200, 128, 128);

overlayLayer1.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, size.width, size.height);
[overlayLayer1 setMasksToBounds:YES];


CALayer *parentLayer = [CALayer layer];
CALayer *videoLayer = [CALayer layer];
parentLayer.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, size.width, size.height);
videoLayer.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, size.width, size.height);
[parentLayer addSublayer:videoLayer];


[parentLayer addSublayer:overlayLayer1];

It works and i Can possible to make an Output video but in the output video shows arrow png image whole duration but i want to add that only 2 seconds.

is possible to make this?

Answer 1

After 2 second you have to remove overLayer1 from parentLayer.

[overLayer1 removeFromSuperlayer];

Answer 2

Another way it use AVAssetWriter to generate video from image and then use AVMutableVideoComposition for combine assets. you can adjust the duration of asset:

[compositionVideoTracks insertTimeRange:timeRange ofTrack:videoTrack atTime:_currentDuration error:&error];

Answer 3

Its work for me for text layer

- (void)applyVideoEffectsToComposition:(AVMutableVideoComposition *)composition size:(CGSize)size{
// 1 - Set up the text layer
CATextLayer *subtitle1Text = [[CATextLayer alloc] init];
[subtitle1Text setFont:@"Helvetica-Bold"];
[subtitle1Text setFontSize:36];
[subtitle1Text setFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, size.width, 100)];
[subtitle1Text setString:_subTitle1.text];
[subtitle1Text setAlignmentMode:kCAAlignmentCenter];
[subtitle1Text setForegroundColor:[[UIColor whiteColor] CGColor]];

// 2 - The usual overlay
CALayer *overlayLayer = [CALayer layer];
[overlayLayer addSublayer:subtitle1Text];
overlayLayer.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, size.width, size.height);
[overlayLayer setMasksToBounds:YES];

// the code for the opacity animation which then removes the text
CABasicAnimation *animation = [CABasicAnimation animationWithKeyPath:@"opacity"];
[animation setDuration:2]; //duration
[animation setFromValue:[NSNumber numberWithFloat:1.0]];
[animation setToValue:[NSNumber numberWithFloat:0.0]];
[animation setBeginTime:5]; // time to show text
[animation setRemovedOnCompletion:NO];
[animation setFillMode:kCAFillModeForwards];
[subtitle1Text addAnimation:animation forKey:@"animateOpacity"];
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CALayer *parentLayer = [CALayer layer];
CALayer *videoLayer = [CALayer layer];
parentLayer.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, size.width, size.height);
videoLayer.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, size.width, size.height);
[parentLayer addSublayer:videoLayer];
[parentLayer addSublayer:overlayLayer];

composition.animationTool = [AVVideoCompositionCoreAnimationTool
                             videoCompositionCoreAnimationToolWithPostProcessingAsVideoLayer:videoLayer inLayer:parentLayer];}