Flutter video editor

A video editor that allows to edit (trim, crop, rotate and scale) and choose a cover with a very flexible UI design.

The library provides some tools to execute the exportation but does not handle it.

This library is written in Dart only but uses external packages such as video_thumbnail, which makes it available only on iOS and Android plaforms for now (web support is currently in progress).

Note If you use a version between (1.2.3 and 2.4.0) your project might be subject to a GPL license.

	Android	iOS
Support	SDK 16+	11.0+

📖 Installation

Following steps will help you add this library as a dependency in your flutter project.

• Run flutter pub add video_editor, or add video_editor to pubspec.yaml file manually.

dependencies:
  video_editor: ^2.4.0

• Import the package in your code:

import 'package:video_editor/video_editor.dart';

📸 Screenshots

Example app running on an Iphone 11 pro	Customization example, light mode

👀 Usage

final VideoEditorController _controller = VideoEditorController.file(
  File('/path/to/video.mp4'),
  minDuration: const Duration(seconds: 1),
  maxDuration: const Duration(seconds: 10),
);

@override
void initState() {
  super.initState();
  _controller.initialize().then((_) => setState(() {}));
}

@override
void dispose() {
  _controller.dispose();
  super.dispose();
}

/// Basic export video function
Future<void> exportVideo() async {
  final config = VideoFFmpegVideoEditorConfig(_controller);
  // Returns the generated command and the output path
  final FFmpegVideoEditorExecute execute = await config.getExecuteConfig();

  // ... handle the video exportation yourself, using ffmpeg_kit_flutter, your own video server, ...
}

/// Export the video as a GIF image
Future<void> exportGif() async {
  final gifConfig = VideoFFmpegVideoEditorConfig(
    _controller,
    format: VideoExportFormat.gif,
  );
  // Returns the generated command and the output path
  final FFmpegVideoEditorExecute gifExecute = await gifConfig.getExecuteConfig();

  // ...
}

/// Export a video, with custom command (ultrafast preset + horizontal flip)
Future<void> exportMirroredVideo() async {
  final mirrorConfig = VideoFFmpegVideoEditorConfig(
      _controller,
      name: 'mirror-video'
      commandBuilder: (VideoFFmpegVideoEditorConfig config, String videoPath, String outputPath) {
        final List<String> filters = config.getExportFilters();
        filters.add('hflip'); // add horizontal flip

        return '-i $videoPath ${config.filtersCmd(filters)} -preset ultrafast $outputPath';
      },
    );
  // Returns the generated command and the output path
  final FFmpegVideoEditorExecute mirrorExecute = await mirrorConfig.getExecuteConfig();

  // ...
}

For more details check out the example.

VideoEditorController

Function	Description
initialize(double? aspectRatio)	Init the controller parameters, the video, the trim and the cover, call cropAspectRatio
rotate90Degrees(RotateDirection)	Rotate the video by 90 degrees in the direction provided
setPreferredRatioFromCrop	Update the aspect ratio to the current crop area ratio
cropAspectRatio(double?)	Update the aspect ratio + update the crop area to the center of the video size
updateCrop(Offset, Offset)	Update the controller crop min and max values
applyCacheCrop	Update the controller crop min and max values with cache values
updateTrim(double, double)	Update the controller trim min and max values

Getter	Description
Duration startTrim	The start value of the trimmed area
Duration endTrim	The end value of the trimmed area
Duration trimmedDuration	The duration of the selected trimmed area
bool isTrimmed	Set to true when the trimmed values are not the default video duration
bool isTrimming	Set to true when startTrim or endTrim is changing
Duration maxDuration	The maxDuration possible for the trimmed area
Duration minDuration	The minDuration possible for the trimmed area
Offset minCrop	The top left position of the crop area (between 0.0 and 1.0)
Offset maxCrop	The bottom right position of the crop area (between 0.0 and 1.0)
Size croppedArea	The actual Size of the crop area
double? preferredCropAspectRatio	The preferred crop aspect ratio selected
bool isRotated	Set to true when the rotation is different to 0
int rotation	The rotation angle set 0, 90, 180 and 270
int cacheRotation	The sum of all the rotation applied in the editor
CoverData? selectedCoverVal	The selected cover thumbnail that will be used to export the final cover
int coverThumbnailsQuality = 10	The coverThumbnailsQuality param specifies the quality of the generated cover thumbnails, from 0 to 100 (more info)
int trimThumbnailsQuality = 10	The trimThumbnailsQuality param specifies the quality of the generated trim slider thumbnails, from 0 to 100 (more info)

Widgets

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Crop

1. CropGridViewer

This widget is used to enable the crop actions on top of the video (CropGridViewer.edit), or only to preview the cropped result (CropGridViewer.preview).

Param	Description
required VideoEditorController controller	The controller param is mandatory so every change in the controller settings will propagate in the crop view
EdgeInsets margin	The amount of space by which to inset the crop view, not used in preview mode
bool rotateCropArea	To preserve preferredCropAspectRatio when crop view is rotated

Trimmer

1. TrimSlider

Display the trimmer containing video thumbnails with rotation and crop parameters.

Param	Description
required VideoEditorController controller	The controller param is mandatory so every change in the controller settings will propagate in the trim slider view
double height = 0.0	The height param specifies the height of the generated thumbnails
double horizontalMargin = 0.0	The horizontalMargin param specifies the horizontal space to set around the slider. It is important when the trim can be dragged (controller.maxDuration < controller.videoDuration)
Widget? child	The child param can be specify to display a widget below this one (e.g: TrimTimeline)
bool hasHaptic = true	The hasHaptic param specifies if haptic feed back can be triggered when the trim touch an edge (left or right)
double maxViewportRatioo = 2.5	The maxViewportRatio param specifies the upper limit of the view ratio
ScrollController? scrollController	The scrollController param specifies the scroll controller to use for the trim slider view

2. TrimTimeline

Display the video timeline.

Param	Description
required VideoEditorController controller	The controller param is mandatory so depending on the controller.maxDuration, the generated timeline will be different
double quantity = 8	Expected quantity of elements shown in the timeline
EdgeInsets padding = EdgeInsets.zero	The padding param specifies the space surrounding the timeline
String localSeconds = 's'	The String to represents the seconds to show next to each timeline element
TextStyle? textStyle	The TextStyle to use to style the timeline text

Cover

1. CoverSelection

Display a couple of generated covers with rotation and crop parameters to updated the selected cover.

Param	Description
required VideoEditorController controller	The controller param is mandatory so every change in the controller settings will propagate in the cover selection view
double size = 0.0	The size param specifies the max size of the generated thumbnails
double horizontalMargin = 0.0	The horizontalMargin param need to be specify when there is a margin outside the crop view, so in case of a change the new layout can be computed properly.
int quantity = 5	The quantity param specifies the quantity of thumbnails to generate
Wrap? wrap	The wrap widget to use to customize the thumbnails wrapper
Function? selectedCoverBuilder	To returns how the selected cover should be displayed

2. CoverViewer

Display the selected cover with rotation and crop parameters.

Param	Description
required VideoEditorController controller	The controller param is mandatory so every change in the controller settings will propagate the crop parameters in the cover view
String noCoverText = 'No selection'	The noCoverText param specifies the text to display when selectedCover is null

Style

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1. CropStyle

You can create your own CropStyle class to customize the CropGridViewer appareance.

Param	Description
Color croppingBackground = Colors.black.withOpacity(0.48)	The croppingBackground param specifies the color of the paint area outside the crop area when copping
Color background = Colors.black	The background param specifies the color of the paint area outside the crop area when not copping
double gridLineWidth = 1	The gridLineWidth param specifies the width of the crop lines
Color gridLineColor = Colors.white	The gridLineColor param specifies the color of the crop lines
int gridSize = 3	The gridSize param specifies the quantity of columns and rows in the crop view
Color boundariesColor = Colors.white	The boundariesColor param specifies the color of the crop area's corner
Color selectedBoundariesColor = kDefaultSelectedColor	The selectedBoundariesColor param specifies the color of the selected crop area's corner
double boundariesLength = 20	The boundariesLength param specifies the length of the crop area's corner
double boundariesWidth = 5	The boundariesWidth param specifies the width of the crop area's corner

2. TrimStyle

You can create your own TrimStyle class to customize the TrimSlider appareance.

Param	Description
Color background = Colors.black.withOpacity(0.6)	The background param specifies the color of the paint area outside the trimmed area
Color positionLineColor = Colors.red	The positionLineColor param specifies the color of the line showing the video position
double positionLineWidth = 2	The positionLineWidth param specifies the width of the line showing the video position
Color lineColor = Colors.white	The lineColor param specifies the color of the borders around the trimmed area
Color onTrimmingColor = kDefaultSelectedColor	The onTrimmingColor param specifies the color of the borders around the trimmed area while it is getting trimmed
Color onTrimmedColor = kDefaultSelectedColor	The onTrimmedColor param specifies the color of the borders around the trimmed area when the trimmed parameters are not default values
double lineWidth = 2	The lineWidth param specifies the width of the borders around the trimmed area
TrimSliderEdgesType borderRadius = 5	The borderRadius param specifies the border radius around the trimmer
double edgesType = TrimSliderEdgesType.bar	The edgesType param specifies the style to apply to the edges (left & right) of the trimmer
double edgesSize	The edgesSize param specifies the size of the edges behind the icons
Color iconColor = Colors.black	The iconColor param specifies the color of the icons on the trimmed area's edges
double iconSize = 25	The iconSize param specifies the size of the icon on the trimmed area's edges
IconData? leftIcon = Icons.arrow_left	The leftIcon param specifies the icon to show on the left edge of the trimmed area
IconData? rightIcon = Icons.arrow_right	The rightIcon param specifies the icon to show on the right edge of the trimmed area

3. CoverStyle

You can create your own CoverStyle class to customize the CoverSelection appareance.

Param	Description
Color selectedBorderColor = Colors.white	The selectedBorderColor param specifies the color of the border around the selected cover thumbnail
double borderWidth = 2	The borderWidth param specifies the width of the border around each cover thumbnails
double borderRadius = 5.0	The borderRadius param specifies the border radius of each cover thumbnail

Export

1. FFmpegVideoEditorConfig

Param	Description
String? name	The name param specifies the filename of the generated file
String? outputDirectory	The outputDirectory param specifies where the file should be generated, default to temporary directory
double scale = 1	The scale param is used to increase or decrease the generated file dimensions
bool isFiltersEnabled = true	The isFiltersEnabled param specifies if the editor parameters should be applied

2. VideoFFmpegVideoEditorConfig

Contains all FFmpegVideoEditorConfig parameters.

Param	Description
VideoExportFormat format = VideoExportFormat.mp4	The format param specifies the extension of the generated video
String Function? commandBuilder	The commandBuilder param can be used to generate a command with custom options

3. CoverFFmpegVideoEditorConfig

Contains all FFmpegVideoEditorConfig parameters.

Param	Description
CoverExportFormat format = CoverExportFormat.jpg	The format param specifies the extension of the generated cover
int quality = 100	The quality param specifies the quality of the generated thumbnails, from 0 to 100 (more info)
String Function? commandBuilder	The commandBuilder param can be used to generate a command with custom options

💭 FAQ

1. Why was FFmpeg removed from this package ?

Starting from version 3.0.0, the video_editor package no longer includes ffmpeg_kit_flutter.

• The inclusion of ffmpeg_kit_flutter binary in this package caused numerous issues for users who intended to utilize a different instance of FFmpeg within the same project (#37, #129, #153).
• Additionally, it came to my attention that the video_editor package may have been mis-licensed and subject to the GPL v3.0 license since version 1.2.3, when it began utilizing the ffmpeg_kit_flutter_min_kit binary.
• Lastly, the FFmpeg package is quite large and significantly increases the app size, which is not ideal for developers seeking to handle exportation in a different way.

✨ Credit

Many thanks to seel-channel who is the original creator of this library.