Upload big video from PhotoLibrary to server

Question

I have a problem with uploading big video asset to a server from PhotoLibrary.

I get my asset data as described here, export the video to local document, and then upload.

But when I upload a big video (2 minutes and about 300Mb or more in size), this method causes a crash and I got no reason nor any any information.

I use webDAV to upload files just like this:

    // Set up credentials
    NSURLCredential *userCredentials = [NSURLCredential credentialWithUser:username
                                                                  password:password
                                  persistence:NSURLCredentialPersistenceForSession];
    NSURLProtectionSpace *space = [[NSURLProtectionSpace alloc] initWithHost:host
                                                                        port:80
                                                                    protocol:@"http"
                                                                       realm:@" webDAV"
                                                        authenticationMethod:nil];
    [[NSURLCredentialStorage sharedCredentialStorage] setCredential:userCredentials forProtectionSpace:space];
    [space release];

    // Create the request
    NSMutableURLRequest* request = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:url];
    [request setHTTPMethod:@"PUT"];
    [request setValue:[self mimetypeForFile:self.filepath] forHTTPHeaderField:@"Content-Type"];
    NSNumber *contentLength = (NSNumber *) [[[NSFileManager defaultManager]
                                             attributesOfItemAtPath:self.filepath error:NULL]
                                            objectForKey:NSFileSize];
    [request setValue:[contentLength description] forHTTPHeaderField:@"Content-Length"];

    if (self.useStreaming)
    {
        if (self.currentFileStream!=nil)
        {
            [self.currentFileStream close], self.currentFileStream = nil;
        }
        self.currentFileStream = [NSInputStream inputStreamWithFileAtPath:self.filepath];

        if (currentFileStream!=nil)
        {
            [request setHTTPBodyStream:currentFileStream];
        }
        else
        {
            [request setHTTPBody:[NSData dataWithContentsOfFile:self.filepath]];
        }
    }
    else
    {
        [request setHTTPBody:[NSData dataWithContentsOfFile:self.filepath]];
    }



    NSURLConnection* conn = [[NSURLConnection alloc] initWithRequest:request delegate:self];

    if (self.currentConnection!=nil)
    {
        self.currentConnection = nil;
    }
    self.currentConnection = conn;
    [conn release];
    [self.currentConnection start];

When the code reache this line:

self.currentFileStream = [NSInputStream inputStreamWithFileAtPath:self.filepath]; [request setHTTPBodyStream:currentFileStream];

OR:

[request setHTTPBody:[NSData dataWithContentsOfFile:self.filepath]];

It crashed.

Do you have any suggestion?

Thanks.

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Edit: It crash at setHTTPBody: OR setHTTPBodyStream: So I think it's about memory leak or something.

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EDIT2: Now I decide to compress video, I get video data by current method is too large(more than 300mb)， But I find use UIImagePickerController select the same video, it just 30mb； So compress is help; I'll try UIVideoEditorController, and will post my result soon;

Answer 1

Completed. the solution is try to compress big video to small file;

1.just like before, export video asset to tmp directory;

2.use UIVideoEditorController to compress the video file;

3.just upload compressed file like the code I post.

That's all.

Answer 2

check following post , where i am uploading image on server, instead of image you can post your video Uploading Image via POST in Objective C