Is it possible to set a background for a particular view controller to show a live camera view? If so, could one lead me in the right direction to make this possible?
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Is it possible to set a background for a particular view controller to show a live camera view? If so, could one lead me in the right direction to make this possible?
Yes, definitely possible. You can embed live camera feed in UIView, which you can place anywhere you like.
Start by reading here: AVFoundation Reference – this is your framework
Particular class that you are looking for is AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer
Which works in unison with AVCaptureSession
And this is an example project that covers everything you need: AVCam