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Support the Center Stage front camera in your iOS app
Supercharge your iOS camera app with Center Stage using AVCapture APIs with the front camera on iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air. Explore how APIs enable zoom and rotate options, for more flexible ways to frame selfies and videos and to automatically get everyone in a group shot. Integrate Center Stage for video calls to automatically adjust the framing, so you're front and center for virtual meetings and FaceTime calls. And learn how to stabilize your video for real-time video conferencing.
Chapters
- 0:00 - Introduction
- 1:07 - Center Stage front camera
- 2:09 - Center Stage for photos
- 3:09 - Capture session setup
- 3:56 - Dynamic aspect ratio
- 6:47 - Smart framing monitor
- 9:24 - Sensor orientation compensation
- 11:53 - Center Stage for video recordings
- 13:16 - Center Stage for video calls
Resources
- Supporting Center Stage front camera in your iOS app
- AVCam: Building a camera app
- AVFoundation
- Capture setup
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5:29 - Support dynamic aspect ratio
// Select the Center Stage front camera import AVFoundation let deviceDiscoverySession = AVCaptureDevice.DiscoverySession(deviceTypes: [.builtInUltraWideCamera], mediaType: .video, position: .front) guard let camera = deviceDiscoverySession.devices.first else { print("Failed to find the capture device") return } // Find a format that supports the 4x3 aspect ratio for format in camera.formats { if format.supportedDynamicAspectRatios.contains(.ratio4x3) { try! camera.lockForConfiguration() camera.activeFormat = format camera.unlockForConfiguration() break } } // Set dynamic aspect ratio try! camera.lockForConfiguration() let timestamp = try! await camera.setDynamicAspectRatio(.ratio4x3) print("Applied dynamic aspect ratio at timestamp: \(timestamp)") camera.unlockForConfiguration() -
7:39 - Support smart framing monitor
// Find a format that supports smart framing import AVFoundation for format in camera.formats { if format.isSmartFramingSupported { try! camera.lockForConfiguration() camera.activeFormat = format camera.unlockForConfiguration() break } } // Configure the smart framing monitor let monitor = camera.smartFramingMonitor! try! camera.lockForConfiguration() monitor.enabledFramings = monitor.supportedFramings camera.unlockForConfiguration() // Monitor framing recommendations observation = monitor.observe(\.recommendedFraming, options: [.new,]) { monitor, change in if let framing = monitor.recommendedFraming { Task { try! camera.lockForConfiguration() try! await camera.setDynamicAspectRatio(framing.aspectRatio) camera.videoZoomFactor = CGFloat(framing.zoomFactor) camera.unlockForConfiguration() } } } // Start the smart framing monitor try! monitor.startMonitoring() // Stop the smart framing monitor observation?.invalidate() observation = nil monitor.stopMonitoring() -
14:44 - Support Center Stage for video calls
// Find a format that supports Center Stage import AVFoundation for format in camera.formats { if format.isCenterStageSupported { try! camera.lockForConfiguration() camera.activeFormat = format camera.unlockForConfiguration() break } } // Turn on Center Stage AVCaptureDevice.centerStageControlMode = .cooperative AVCaptureDevice.isCenterStageEnabled = true
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- 0:00 - Introduction
Center Stage front camera is available on iPhone 17, iPhone Air, and iPhone 17 Pro. Discover how its square sensor and wide field of view give you greater flexibility to perfectly frame selfies, group shots, and video calls.
- 1:07 - Center Stage front camera
Take a closer look at the Center Stage front camera's hardware. Learn how its square image sensor and 95-degree field of view let you shoot in any orientation without rotating your device, keeping your grip secure and eye contact natural.
- 2:09 - Center Stage for photos
Bring a perfect framing experience to your app. Explore how Auto Zoom and Auto Rotate combine the wide field of view with automatic face and gaze detection to smartly adjust framing as people move in and out of your shots.
- 3:09 - Capture session setup
An overview of the AVCaptureSession setup required to use the Center Stage front camera. Configure an AVCaptureSession with the built-in ultra-wide camera. Add a video preview layer, and receive photos via AVCapturePhotoOutput.
- 3:56 - Dynamic aspect ratio
Discover the dynamic aspect ratio API. Learn how to query supported formats and seamlessly switch aspect ratios without interrupting your camera preview or rebuilding the capture session.
- 6:47 - Smart framing monitor
Automate your framing with AVCaptureSmartFramingMonitor. Learn how to configure the monitor to receive periodic recommendations for aspect ratio and zoom factor based on face and gaze detection, keeping your subjects perfectly framed.
- 9:24 - Sensor orientation compensation
Understand how iOS handles the native portrait orientation of the Center Stage front camera sensor. Learn how AVCapturePhotoOutput automatically applies orientation compensation.
- 11:53 - Center Stage for video recordings
Apply dynamic aspect ratio to video recordings using AVCaptureMovieFileOutput or AVAssetWriter. Learn how to manage recording transitions and take advantage of cinematic stabilization modes for exceptionally smooth footage.
- 13:16 - Center Stage for video calls
Enhance your video conferencing app with Center Stage. Learn how to adopt the API in cooperative or app mode to keep everyone centered, and discover how to enable low-latency stabilization for significantly smoother video calls.