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Customize UIImagePickerController to have a white border

I'm trying to reach a controller that looks similar to this: enter image description here

Notice the customize size of the capture screen, and the white border around it. I know, it's impossible to change the background color of UIImagePickerViewController, so im trying to implement an overlayView to go above it.

The main issue is that i need to make a mask view that will show the camera in the middle of the overlay view, and so far i came up short.

Any ideas on how to implement this? How can i easily make a mask view that cuts a "hole" in the overlay view to see the camera underneath it?

Thanks!

Solution

  • I would suggest creating your custom camera. It will let you put all sorts of overlays etc. Check out AVCaptureSession There is also a bunch of tutorials online describing how to do it very easily. First result from Google search: https://dannygtech.wordpress.com/2014/03/04/custom-camera-on-ios-avcapturesession-avcapturevideopreviewlayer-tutorial/