//Method to convert a YouTube video to an mp4 video for web playback
public ActionResult webPlayer(video x)
{
//Ensure URL is valid
x.fileType = "mp4";
if (x.validate() == false)
{
return(View("player", x));
}
else
{
//Convert video to mp4 format for watching in HTML5 video tag
x.clear("~/App_Data/");
x.trimRequest = false;
x.toMp4(x.url, true);
return(View("player", x));
}
}
//Method to convert a YouTube video's frame to a .png image
public ActionResult screenshot(video x)
{
//Ensure URL is valid
x.fileType = "jpg";
if (x.validate() == false)
{
return(View("clipper", x));
}
//Ensure video time is not null
if (x.startTime == null || x.startTime == "")
{
x.message = "Requested capture time cannot be empty";
return(View("clipper", x));
}
x.interval = x.textToTimeSpan(x.startTime);
//Clip screenshot image from requested frame
x.toPng(x.url);
return(View("clipper", x));
}
//METHODS//
//Method to collect a URL from a form submission
public ActionResult collectURL(video x)
{
//Ensure URL is valid
if (x.validate() == false)
{
return(View("soundify", x));
}
//Check if the user wants their video trimed, and validate their input
if (x.startTime != null || x.endTime != null)
{
//Set interval time based off start and end, if the user did not provide a response
string tempStart = "0", tempEnd = "0";
if (x.startTime != null || x.startTime != "")
{
if (x.endTime == null || x.endTime == "")
{
x.endTime = "0";
}
tempStart = x.startTime;
}
if (x.endTime != null || x.endTime != "")
{
if (x.startTime == null || x.startTime == "")
{
x.startTime = "0";
}
tempEnd = x.endTime;
}
TimeSpan s, e;
s = x.textToTimeSpan(tempStart);
e = x.textToTimeSpan(tempEnd);
x.interval = e - s;
//x.interval = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(tempEnd - tempStart).Duration();
if (x.interval.Equals(0))
{
x.trimRequest = false;
}
else
{
x.trimRequest = true;
}
}
x.clear("~/App_Data/");
//Otherwise, begin file conversion process
switch (x.fileType)
{
//Convert to mp3 format
case ("mp3"): x.toMp3(x.url); return(View("soundify", x));
//Convert to mp4 format
case ("mp4"): x.toMp4(x.url, false); return(View("soundify", x));
//Convert to wav format
case ("wav"): x.toWav(x.url); return(View("soundify", x));
//Convert to flv format
case ("flv"): x.toFlv(x.url); return(View("soundify", x));
//Convert to mov format
case ("mov"): x.toMov(x.url); return(View("converter", x));
//Convert to wmv format
case ("wmv"): x.toWmv(x.url); return(View("soundify", x));
default: x.message = "An error has occurred, please try again"; return(View("soundify", x));
}
}