How do I process video frames in real time in Swift?

Learn how to process video frames in real time using Swift. Explore frameworks like AVFoundation to capture and analyze video data, enabling the creation of interactive and immersive applications.
Swift, video processing, real-time, AVFoundation, iOS development

    import UIKit
    import AVFoundation

    class VideoProcessor: NSObject, AVCaptureVideoDataOutputSampleBufferDelegate {
        private var captureSession: AVCaptureSession!
        private var videoOutput: AVCaptureVideoDataOutput!

        override init() {
            super.init()
            setupCamera()
        }

        private func setupCamera() {
            captureSession = AVCaptureSession()
            guard let videoCaptureDevice = AVCaptureDevice.default(for: .video) else { return }
            let videoInput: AVCaptureDeviceInput

            do {
                videoInput = try AVCaptureDeviceInput(device: videoCaptureDevice)
            } catch {
                return
            }

            if (captureSession.canAddInput(videoInput)) {
                captureSession.addInput(videoInput)
            } else {
                return
            }

            videoOutput = AVCaptureVideoDataOutput()
            videoOutput.setSampleBufferDelegate(self, queue: DispatchQueue(label: "videoQueue"))
            if (captureSession.canAddOutput(videoOutput)) {
                captureSession.addOutput(videoOutput)
            }

            captureSession.startRunning()
        }

        func captureOutput(_ output: AVCaptureOutput, didOutput sampleBuffer: CMSampleBuffer, from connection: AVCaptureConnection) {
            // Process the video frame here
            guard let pixelBuffer = CMSampleBufferGetImageBuffer(sampleBuffer) else { return }
            // Analyze the pixelBuffer as needed
        }
    }
    

Swift video processing real-time AVFoundation iOS development