integrating ffmpeg

2026-01-15 11:18:41 +00:00 · 2025-10-28 23:26:24 +01:00 · 2025-10-28 23:26:24 +01:00 · 35152cce23
commit 35152cce23
parent bd4c30ed4d
23 changed files with 351 additions and 239 deletions
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@ -2,16 +2,18 @@

 ## 0.0.62

- Support for Groups
- Editing of text messages
- Deletion of messages
- Various UI improvements like a new context-menu
- Client-to-client (C2C) protocol converted to ProtoBuf
- Use of UUIDs in the database
- Completely new database schema
- Improved reliability of C2C messages
- Improved video handling
- Various bug fixes
+- Support for groups  
+- Edit & Delete messages
+- Switched to FFmpeg for improved video compression 
+    - Video max. length increased to 60 seconds 
+    - Removing audio after recording is possible
+    - Edited image is now embedded into the video
+- New context menu and other UI enhancements  
+- Client-to-client protocol migrated to Protocol Buffers (Protobuf)
+- Database identifiers converted to UUIDs  
+- Completely redesigned database schema
+- Improved reliability of client-to-client messaging
+- Multiple bug fixes

 ## 0.0.61

--- a/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/ios/Podfile.lock
@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ PODS:
    - Flutter
  - device_info_plus (0.0.1):
    - Flutter
+  - ffmpeg_kit_flutter_new_min_gpl (7.1.1):
+    - ffmpeg_kit_flutter_new_min_gpl/min-gpl (= 7.1.1)
+    - Flutter
+  - ffmpeg_kit_flutter_new_min_gpl/min-gpl (7.1.1):
+    - Flutter
  - Firebase (12.4.0):
    - Firebase/Core (= 12.4.0)
  - Firebase/Core (12.4.0):
@ -233,8 +238,6 @@ PODS:
  - SwiftProtobuf (1.32.0)
  - url_launcher_ios (0.0.1):
    - Flutter
-  - video_compress (0.3.0):
-    - Flutter
  - video_player_avfoundation (0.0.1):
    - Flutter
    - FlutterMacOS
@ -248,6 +251,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
  - connectivity_plus (from `.symlinks/plugins/connectivity_plus/ios`)
  - cryptography_flutter_plus (from `.symlinks/plugins/cryptography_flutter_plus/ios`)
  - device_info_plus (from `.symlinks/plugins/device_info_plus/ios`)
+  - ffmpeg_kit_flutter_new_min_gpl (from `.symlinks/plugins/ffmpeg_kit_flutter_new_min_gpl/ios`)
  - Firebase
  - firebase_core (from `.symlinks/plugins/firebase_core/ios`)
  - firebase_messaging (from `.symlinks/plugins/firebase_messaging/ios`)
@ -275,7 +279,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
  - sqlite3_flutter_libs (from `.symlinks/plugins/sqlite3_flutter_libs/darwin`)
  - SwiftProtobuf
  - url_launcher_ios (from `.symlinks/plugins/url_launcher_ios/ios`)
-  - video_compress (from `.symlinks/plugins/video_compress/ios`)
  - video_player_avfoundation (from `.symlinks/plugins/video_player_avfoundation/darwin`)
  - video_thumbnail (from `.symlinks/plugins/video_thumbnail/ios`)

@ -312,6 +315,8 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
    :path: ".symlinks/plugins/cryptography_flutter_plus/ios"
  device_info_plus:
    :path: ".symlinks/plugins/device_info_plus/ios"
+  ffmpeg_kit_flutter_new_min_gpl:
+    :path: ".symlinks/plugins/ffmpeg_kit_flutter_new_min_gpl/ios"
  firebase_core:
    :path: ".symlinks/plugins/firebase_core/ios"
  firebase_messaging:
@ -354,8 +359,6 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
    :path: ".symlinks/plugins/sqlite3_flutter_libs/darwin"
  url_launcher_ios:
    :path: ".symlinks/plugins/url_launcher_ios/ios"
-  video_compress:
-    :path: ".symlinks/plugins/video_compress/ios"
  video_player_avfoundation:
    :path: ".symlinks/plugins/video_player_avfoundation/darwin"
  video_thumbnail:
@ -367,6 +370,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
  connectivity_plus: cb623214f4e1f6ef8fe7403d580fdad517d2f7dd
  cryptography_flutter_plus: 44f4e9e4079395fcbb3e7809c0ac2c6ae2d9576f
  device_info_plus: 21fcca2080fbcd348be798aa36c3e5ed849eefbe
+  ffmpeg_kit_flutter_new_min_gpl: 79212bc20869b4e12ec06705724c26b016e9d58e
  Firebase: f07b15ae5a6ec0f93713e30b923d9970d144af3e
  firebase_core: 744984dbbed8b3036abf34f0b98d80f130a7e464
  firebase_messaging: 82c70650c426a0a14873e1acdb9ec2b443c4e8b4
@ -407,7 +411,6 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
  sqlite3_flutter_libs: 83f8e9f5b6554077f1d93119fe20ebaa5f3a9ef1
  SwiftProtobuf: 81e341191afbddd64aa031bd12862dccfab2f639
  url_launcher_ios: 7a95fa5b60cc718a708b8f2966718e93db0cef1b
-  video_compress: f2133a07762889d67f0711ac831faa26f956980e
  video_player_avfoundation: dd410b52df6d2466a42d28550e33e4146928280a
  video_thumbnail: b637e0ad5f588ca9945f6e2c927f73a69a661140

--- a/lib/src/database/tables/mediafiles.table.dart
+++ b/lib/src/database/tables/mediafiles.table.dart
@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class MediaFiles extends Table {
      text().map(IntListTypeConverter()).nullable()();

  IntColumn get displayLimitInMilliseconds => integer().nullable()();
+  BoolColumn get removeAudio => boolean().nullable()();

  BlobColumn get downloadToken => blob().nullable()();
  BlobColumn get encryptionKey => blob().nullable()();
--- a/lib/src/database/twonly.db.g.dart
+++ b/lib/src/database/twonly.db.g.dart
@ -1561,6 +1561,15 @@ class $MediaFilesTable extends MediaFiles
  late final GeneratedColumn<int> displayLimitInMilliseconds =
      GeneratedColumn<int>('display_limit_in_milliseconds', aliasedName, true,
          type: DriftSqlType.int, requiredDuringInsert: false);
+  static const VerificationMeta _removeAudioMeta =
+      const VerificationMeta('removeAudio');
+  @override
+  late final GeneratedColumn<bool> removeAudio = GeneratedColumn<bool>(
+      'remove_audio', aliasedName, true,
+      type: DriftSqlType.bool,
+      requiredDuringInsert: false,
+      defaultConstraints: GeneratedColumn.constraintIsAlways(
+          'CHECK ("remove_audio" IN (0, 1))'));
  static const VerificationMeta _downloadTokenMeta =
      const VerificationMeta('downloadToken');
  @override
@ -1604,6 +1613,7 @@ class $MediaFilesTable extends MediaFiles
        stored,
        reuploadRequestedBy,
        displayLimitInMilliseconds,
+        removeAudio,
        downloadToken,
        encryptionKey,
        encryptionMac,
@ -1649,6 +1659,12 @@ class $MediaFilesTable extends MediaFiles
              data['display_limit_in_milliseconds']!,
              _displayLimitInMillisecondsMeta));
    }
+    if (data.containsKey('remove_audio')) {
+      context.handle(
+          _removeAudioMeta,
+          removeAudio.isAcceptableOrUnknown(
+              data['remove_audio']!, _removeAudioMeta));
+    }
    if (data.containsKey('download_token')) {
      context.handle(
          _downloadTokenMeta,
@ -1709,6 +1725,8 @@ class $MediaFilesTable extends MediaFiles
      displayLimitInMilliseconds: attachedDatabase.typeMapping.read(
          DriftSqlType.int,
          data['${effectivePrefix}display_limit_in_milliseconds']),
+      removeAudio: attachedDatabase.typeMapping
+          .read(DriftSqlType.bool, data['${effectivePrefix}remove_audio']),
      downloadToken: attachedDatabase.typeMapping
          .read(DriftSqlType.blob, data['${effectivePrefix}download_token']),
      encryptionKey: attachedDatabase.typeMapping
@ -1756,6 +1774,7 @@ class MediaFile extends DataClass implements Insertable<MediaFile> {
  final bool stored;
  final List<int>? reuploadRequestedBy;
  final int? displayLimitInMilliseconds;
+  final bool? removeAudio;
  final Uint8List? downloadToken;
  final Uint8List? encryptionKey;
  final Uint8List? encryptionMac;
@ -1771,6 +1790,7 @@ class MediaFile extends DataClass implements Insertable<MediaFile> {
      required this.stored,
      this.reuploadRequestedBy,
      this.displayLimitInMilliseconds,
+      this.removeAudio,
      this.downloadToken,
      this.encryptionKey,
      this.encryptionMac,
@ -1804,6 +1824,9 @@ class MediaFile extends DataClass implements Insertable<MediaFile> {
      map['display_limit_in_milliseconds'] =
          Variable<int>(displayLimitInMilliseconds);
    }
+    if (!nullToAbsent || removeAudio != null) {
+      map['remove_audio'] = Variable<bool>(removeAudio);
+    }
    if (!nullToAbsent || downloadToken != null) {
      map['download_token'] = Variable<Uint8List>(downloadToken);
    }
@ -1840,6 +1863,9 @@ class MediaFile extends DataClass implements Insertable<MediaFile> {
          displayLimitInMilliseconds == null && nullToAbsent
              ? const Value.absent()
              : Value(displayLimitInMilliseconds),
+      removeAudio: removeAudio == null && nullToAbsent
+          ? const Value.absent()
+          : Value(removeAudio),
      downloadToken: downloadToken == null && nullToAbsent
          ? const Value.absent()
          : Value(downloadToken),
@ -1875,6 +1901,7 @@ class MediaFile extends DataClass implements Insertable<MediaFile> {
          serializer.fromJson<List<int>?>(json['reuploadRequestedBy']),
      displayLimitInMilliseconds:
          serializer.fromJson<int?>(json['displayLimitInMilliseconds']),
+      removeAudio: serializer.fromJson<bool?>(json['removeAudio']),
      downloadToken: serializer.fromJson<Uint8List?>(json['downloadToken']),
      encryptionKey: serializer.fromJson<Uint8List?>(json['encryptionKey']),
      encryptionMac: serializer.fromJson<Uint8List?>(json['encryptionMac']),
@ -1899,6 +1926,7 @@ class MediaFile extends DataClass implements Insertable<MediaFile> {
      'reuploadRequestedBy': serializer.toJson<List<int>?>(reuploadRequestedBy),
      'displayLimitInMilliseconds':
          serializer.toJson<int?>(displayLimitInMilliseconds),
+      'removeAudio': serializer.toJson<bool?>(removeAudio),
      'downloadToken': serializer.toJson<Uint8List?>(downloadToken),
      'encryptionKey': serializer.toJson<Uint8List?>(encryptionKey),
      'encryptionMac': serializer.toJson<Uint8List?>(encryptionMac),
@ -1917,6 +1945,7 @@ class MediaFile extends DataClass implements Insertable<MediaFile> {
          bool? stored,
          Value<List<int>?> reuploadRequestedBy = const Value.absent(),
          Value<int?> displayLimitInMilliseconds = const Value.absent(),
+          Value<bool?> removeAudio = const Value.absent(),
          Value<Uint8List?> downloadToken = const Value.absent(),
          Value<Uint8List?> encryptionKey = const Value.absent(),
          Value<Uint8List?> encryptionMac = const Value.absent(),
@ -1938,6 +1967,7 @@ class MediaFile extends DataClass implements Insertable<MediaFile> {
        displayLimitInMilliseconds: displayLimitInMilliseconds.present
            ? displayLimitInMilliseconds.value
            : this.displayLimitInMilliseconds,
+        removeAudio: removeAudio.present ? removeAudio.value : this.removeAudio,
        downloadToken:
            downloadToken.present ? downloadToken.value : this.downloadToken,
        encryptionKey:
@ -1971,6 +2001,8 @@ class MediaFile extends DataClass implements Insertable<MediaFile> {
      displayLimitInMilliseconds: data.displayLimitInMilliseconds.present
          ? data.displayLimitInMilliseconds.value
          : this.displayLimitInMilliseconds,
+      removeAudio:
+          data.removeAudio.present ? data.removeAudio.value : this.removeAudio,
      downloadToken: data.downloadToken.present
          ? data.downloadToken.value
          : this.downloadToken,
@ -1999,6 +2031,7 @@ class MediaFile extends DataClass implements Insertable<MediaFile> {
          ..write('stored: $stored, ')
          ..write('reuploadRequestedBy: $reuploadRequestedBy, ')
          ..write('displayLimitInMilliseconds: $displayLimitInMilliseconds, ')
+          ..write('removeAudio: $removeAudio, ')
          ..write('downloadToken: $downloadToken, ')
          ..write('encryptionKey: $encryptionKey, ')
          ..write('encryptionMac: $encryptionMac, ')
@ -2019,6 +2052,7 @@ class MediaFile extends DataClass implements Insertable<MediaFile> {
      stored,
      reuploadRequestedBy,
      displayLimitInMilliseconds,
+      removeAudio,
      $driftBlobEquality.hash(downloadToken),
      $driftBlobEquality.hash(encryptionKey),
      $driftBlobEquality.hash(encryptionMac),
@ -2037,6 +2071,7 @@ class MediaFile extends DataClass implements Insertable<MediaFile> {
          other.stored == this.stored &&
          other.reuploadRequestedBy == this.reuploadRequestedBy &&
          other.displayLimitInMilliseconds == this.displayLimitInMilliseconds &&
+          other.removeAudio == this.removeAudio &&
          $driftBlobEquality.equals(other.downloadToken, this.downloadToken) &&
          $driftBlobEquality.equals(other.encryptionKey, this.encryptionKey) &&
          $driftBlobEquality.equals(other.encryptionMac, this.encryptionMac) &&
@ -2055,6 +2090,7 @@ class MediaFilesCompanion extends UpdateCompanion<MediaFile> {
  final Value<bool> stored;
  final Value<List<int>?> reuploadRequestedBy;
  final Value<int?> displayLimitInMilliseconds;
+  final Value<bool?> removeAudio;
  final Value<Uint8List?> downloadToken;
  final Value<Uint8List?> encryptionKey;
  final Value<Uint8List?> encryptionMac;
@ -2071,6 +2107,7 @@ class MediaFilesCompanion extends UpdateCompanion<MediaFile> {
    this.stored = const Value.absent(),
    this.reuploadRequestedBy = const Value.absent(),
    this.displayLimitInMilliseconds = const Value.absent(),
+    this.removeAudio = const Value.absent(),
    this.downloadToken = const Value.absent(),
    this.encryptionKey = const Value.absent(),
    this.encryptionMac = const Value.absent(),
@ -2088,6 +2125,7 @@ class MediaFilesCompanion extends UpdateCompanion<MediaFile> {
    this.stored = const Value.absent(),
    this.reuploadRequestedBy = const Value.absent(),
    this.displayLimitInMilliseconds = const Value.absent(),
+    this.removeAudio = const Value.absent(),
    this.downloadToken = const Value.absent(),
    this.encryptionKey = const Value.absent(),
    this.encryptionMac = const Value.absent(),
@ -2106,6 +2144,7 @@ class MediaFilesCompanion extends UpdateCompanion<MediaFile> {
    Expression<bool>? stored,
    Expression<String>? reuploadRequestedBy,
    Expression<int>? displayLimitInMilliseconds,
+    Expression<bool>? removeAudio,
    Expression<Uint8List>? downloadToken,
    Expression<Uint8List>? encryptionKey,
    Expression<Uint8List>? encryptionMac,
@ -2126,6 +2165,7 @@ class MediaFilesCompanion extends UpdateCompanion<MediaFile> {
        'reupload_requested_by': reuploadRequestedBy,
      if (displayLimitInMilliseconds != null)
        'display_limit_in_milliseconds': displayLimitInMilliseconds,
+      if (removeAudio != null) 'remove_audio': removeAudio,
      if (downloadToken != null) 'download_token': downloadToken,
      if (encryptionKey != null) 'encryption_key': encryptionKey,
      if (encryptionMac != null) 'encryption_mac': encryptionMac,
@ -2145,6 +2185,7 @@ class MediaFilesCompanion extends UpdateCompanion<MediaFile> {
      Value<bool>? stored,
      Value<List<int>?>? reuploadRequestedBy,
      Value<int?>? displayLimitInMilliseconds,
+      Value<bool?>? removeAudio,
      Value<Uint8List?>? downloadToken,
      Value<Uint8List?>? encryptionKey,
      Value<Uint8List?>? encryptionMac,
@ -2163,6 +2204,7 @@ class MediaFilesCompanion extends UpdateCompanion<MediaFile> {
      reuploadRequestedBy: reuploadRequestedBy ?? this.reuploadRequestedBy,
      displayLimitInMilliseconds:
          displayLimitInMilliseconds ?? this.displayLimitInMilliseconds,
+      removeAudio: removeAudio ?? this.removeAudio,
      downloadToken: downloadToken ?? this.downloadToken,
      encryptionKey: encryptionKey ?? this.encryptionKey,
      encryptionMac: encryptionMac ?? this.encryptionMac,
@ -2209,6 +2251,9 @@ class MediaFilesCompanion extends UpdateCompanion<MediaFile> {
      map['display_limit_in_milliseconds'] =
          Variable<int>(displayLimitInMilliseconds.value);
    }
+    if (removeAudio.present) {
+      map['remove_audio'] = Variable<bool>(removeAudio.value);
+    }
    if (downloadToken.present) {
      map['download_token'] = Variable<Uint8List>(downloadToken.value);
    }
@ -2242,6 +2287,7 @@ class MediaFilesCompanion extends UpdateCompanion<MediaFile> {
          ..write('stored: $stored, ')
          ..write('reuploadRequestedBy: $reuploadRequestedBy, ')
          ..write('displayLimitInMilliseconds: $displayLimitInMilliseconds, ')
+          ..write('removeAudio: $removeAudio, ')
          ..write('downloadToken: $downloadToken, ')
          ..write('encryptionKey: $encryptionKey, ')
          ..write('encryptionMac: $encryptionMac, ')
@ -7795,6 +7841,7 @@ typedef $$MediaFilesTableCreateCompanionBuilder = MediaFilesCompanion Function({
  Value<bool> stored,
  Value<List<int>?> reuploadRequestedBy,
  Value<int?> displayLimitInMilliseconds,
+  Value<bool?> removeAudio,
  Value<Uint8List?> downloadToken,
  Value<Uint8List?> encryptionKey,
  Value<Uint8List?> encryptionMac,
@ -7812,6 +7859,7 @@ typedef $$MediaFilesTableUpdateCompanionBuilder = MediaFilesCompanion Function({
  Value<bool> stored,
  Value<List<int>?> reuploadRequestedBy,
  Value<int?> displayLimitInMilliseconds,
+  Value<bool?> removeAudio,
  Value<Uint8List?> downloadToken,
  Value<Uint8List?> encryptionKey,
  Value<Uint8List?> encryptionMac,
@ -7887,6 +7935,9 @@ class $$MediaFilesTableFilterComposer
      column: $table.displayLimitInMilliseconds,
      builder: (column) => ColumnFilters(column));

+  ColumnFilters<bool> get removeAudio => $composableBuilder(
+      column: $table.removeAudio, builder: (column) => ColumnFilters(column));
+
  ColumnFilters<Uint8List> get downloadToken => $composableBuilder(
      column: $table.downloadToken, builder: (column) => ColumnFilters(column));

@ -7966,6 +8017,9 @@ class $$MediaFilesTableOrderingComposer
      column: $table.displayLimitInMilliseconds,
      builder: (column) => ColumnOrderings(column));

+  ColumnOrderings<bool> get removeAudio => $composableBuilder(
+      column: $table.removeAudio, builder: (column) => ColumnOrderings(column));
+
  ColumnOrderings<Uint8List> get downloadToken => $composableBuilder(
      column: $table.downloadToken,
      builder: (column) => ColumnOrderings(column));
@ -8025,6 +8079,9 @@ class $$MediaFilesTableAnnotationComposer
  GeneratedColumn<int> get displayLimitInMilliseconds => $composableBuilder(
      column: $table.displayLimitInMilliseconds, builder: (column) => column);

+  GeneratedColumn<bool> get removeAudio => $composableBuilder(
+      column: $table.removeAudio, builder: (column) => column);
+
  GeneratedColumn<Uint8List> get downloadToken => $composableBuilder(
      column: $table.downloadToken, builder: (column) => column);

@ -8094,6 +8151,7 @@ class $$MediaFilesTableTableManager extends RootTableManager<
            Value<bool> stored = const Value.absent(),
            Value<List<int>?> reuploadRequestedBy = const Value.absent(),
            Value<int?> displayLimitInMilliseconds = const Value.absent(),
+            Value<bool?> removeAudio = const Value.absent(),
            Value<Uint8List?> downloadToken = const Value.absent(),
            Value<Uint8List?> encryptionKey = const Value.absent(),
            Value<Uint8List?> encryptionMac = const Value.absent(),
@ -8111,6 +8169,7 @@ class $$MediaFilesTableTableManager extends RootTableManager<
            stored: stored,
            reuploadRequestedBy: reuploadRequestedBy,
            displayLimitInMilliseconds: displayLimitInMilliseconds,
+            removeAudio: removeAudio,
            downloadToken: downloadToken,
            encryptionKey: encryptionKey,
            encryptionMac: encryptionMac,
@ -8128,6 +8187,7 @@ class $$MediaFilesTableTableManager extends RootTableManager<
            Value<bool> stored = const Value.absent(),
            Value<List<int>?> reuploadRequestedBy = const Value.absent(),
            Value<int?> displayLimitInMilliseconds = const Value.absent(),
+            Value<bool?> removeAudio = const Value.absent(),
            Value<Uint8List?> downloadToken = const Value.absent(),
            Value<Uint8List?> encryptionKey = const Value.absent(),
            Value<Uint8List?> encryptionMac = const Value.absent(),
@ -8145,6 +8205,7 @@ class $$MediaFilesTableTableManager extends RootTableManager<
            stored: stored,
            reuploadRequestedBy: reuploadRequestedBy,
            displayLimitInMilliseconds: displayLimitInMilliseconds,
+            removeAudio: removeAudio,
            downloadToken: downloadToken,
            encryptionKey: encryptionKey,
            encryptionMac: encryptionMac,
--- a/lib/src/services/api/mediafiles/upload.service.dart
+++ b/lib/src/services/api/mediafiles/upload.service.dart
@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ Future<void> startBackgroundMediaUpload(MediaFileService mediaService) async {
  if (mediaService.mediaFile.uploadState == UploadState.initialized ||
      mediaService.mediaFile.uploadState == UploadState.preprocessing) {
    await mediaService.setUploadState(UploadState.preprocessing);
+
    if (!mediaService.tempPath.existsSync()) {
      await mediaService.compressMedia();
    }
@ -87,6 +88,8 @@ Future<void> startBackgroundMediaUpload(MediaFileService mediaService) async {
    }
    if (mediaService.uploadRequestPath.existsSync()) {
      await mediaService.setUploadState(UploadState.uploading);
+      // at this point the original file is not used any more, so it can be deleted
+      mediaService.originalPath.deleteSync();
    }
  }

--- a/lib/src/services/api/server_messages/contact.server_messages.dart
+++ b/lib/src/services/api/server_messages/contact.server_messages.dart
@ -20,6 +20,23 @@ Future<void> handleContactRequest(
  switch (contactRequest.type) {
    case EncryptedContent_ContactRequest_Type.REQUEST:
      Log.info('Got a contact request from $fromUserId');
+      final contact = await twonlyDB.contactsDao
+          .getContactByUserId(fromUserId)
+          .getSingleOrNull();
+      if (contact != null) {
+        if (contact.accepted) {
+          // contact was already accepted, so just accept the request in the background.
+          await sendCipherText(
+            contact.userId,
+            EncryptedContent(
+              contactRequest: EncryptedContent_ContactRequest(
+                type: EncryptedContent_ContactRequest_Type.ACCEPT,
+              ),
+            ),
+          );
+          return;
+        }
+      }
      // Request the username by the server so an attacker can not
      // forge the displayed username in the contact request
      final username = await apiService.getUsername(fromUserId);
--- a/lib/src/services/mediafiles/compression.service.dart
+++ b/lib/src/services/mediafiles/compression.service.dart
@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:io';
+import 'package:drift/drift.dart' show Value;
+import 'package:ffmpeg_kit_flutter_new/ffmpeg_kit.dart';
+import 'package:ffmpeg_kit_flutter_new/return_code.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_image_compress/flutter_image_compress.dart';
+import 'package:twonly/globals.dart';
+import 'package:twonly/src/database/tables/mediafiles.table.dart';
+import 'package:twonly/src/database/twonly.db.dart';
+import 'package:twonly/src/services/mediafiles/mediafile.service.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/utils/log.dart';
-import 'package:video_compress/video_compress.dart';

 Future<void> compressImage(
  File sourceFile,
@ -10,6 +16,8 @@ Future<void> compressImage(
 ) async {
  final stopwatch = Stopwatch()..start();

+  //   // ffmpeg -i input.png -vcodec libwebp -lossless 1 -preset default output.webp
+
  try {
    var compressedBytes = await FlutterImageCompress.compressWithFile(
      sourceFile.path,
@ -53,42 +61,40 @@ Future<void> compressImage(
  );
 }

-Future<void> compressVideo(
-  File sourceFile,
-  File destinationFile,
-) async {
-  final stopwatch = Stopwatch()..start();
-
-  MediaInfo? mediaInfo;
-  try {
-    mediaInfo = await VideoCompress.compressVideo(
-      sourceFile.path,
-      quality: VideoQuality.Res1280x720Quality,
-      includeAudio:
-          true, // https://github.com/jonataslaw/VideoCompress/issues/184
-    );
-
-    Log.info('Video has now size of ${mediaInfo!.filesize} bytes.');
-
-    if (mediaInfo.filesize! >= 30 * 1000 * 1000) {
-      // if the media file is over 20MB compress it with low quality
-      mediaInfo = await VideoCompress.compressVideo(
-        sourceFile.path,
-        quality: VideoQuality.Res960x540Quality,
-        includeAudio: true,
-      );
-    }
-  } catch (e) {
-    Log.error('during video compression: $e');
+Future<void> compressAndOverlayVideo(MediaFileService media) async {
+  if (media.tempPath.existsSync()) {
+    media.tempPath.deleteSync();
  }
-  stopwatch.stop();
-  Log.info('It took ${stopwatch.elapsedMilliseconds}ms to compress the video');

-  if (mediaInfo == null) {
-    Log.error('Could not compress video using original video.');
-    // as a fall back use the non compressed version
-    sourceFile.copySync(destinationFile.path);
+  final stopwatch = Stopwatch()..start();
+  var command =
+      '-i "${media.originalPath.path}" -i "${media.overlayImagePath.path}" -filter_complex "[1:v][0:v]scale2ref=w=ref_w:h=ref_h[ovr][base];[base][ovr]overlay=0:0" -map "0:a?" -preset veryfast -crf 28 -c:a aac -b:a 64k "${media.tempPath.path}"';
+
+  if (media.removeAudio) {
+    command =
+        '-i "${media.originalPath.path}" -i "${media.overlayImagePath.path}" -filter_complex "[1:v][0:v]scale2ref=w=ref_w:h=ref_h[ovr][base];[base][ovr]overlay=0:0" -preset veryfast -crf 28 -an "${media.tempPath.path}"';
+  }
+
+  final session = await FFmpegKit.execute(command);
+  final returnCode = await session.getReturnCode();
+
+  if (ReturnCode.isSuccess(returnCode)) {
+    stopwatch.stop();
+    Log.info(
+      'It took ${stopwatch.elapsedMilliseconds}ms to compress the video',
+    );
  } else {
-    await mediaInfo.file!.copy(destinationFile.path);
+    Log.info(command);
+    Log.error('Compression failed for the video with exit code $returnCode.');
+    Log.error(await session.getAllLogsAsString());
+    // This should not happen, but in case "notify" the user that the video was not send... This is absolutely bad, but
+    // better this way then sending an uncompressed media file which potentially is 100MB big :/
+    // Hopefully the user will report the strange behavior <3
+    await twonlyDB.messagesDao.updateMessagesByMediaId(
+      media.mediaFile.mediaId,
+      const MessagesCompanion(isDeletedFromSender: Value(true)),
+    );
+    media.fullMediaRemoval();
+    await media.setUploadState(UploadState.uploaded);
  }
 }
--- a/lib/src/services/mediafiles/mediafile.service.dart
+++ b/lib/src/services/mediafiles/mediafile.service.dart
@ -107,6 +107,22 @@ class MediaFileService {
    await updateFromDB();
  }

+  bool get removeAudio => mediaFile.removeAudio ?? false;
+
+  Future<void> toggleRemoveAudio() async {
+    // var removeAudio = false;
+    // if (mediaFile.removeAudio != null) {
+    //   removeAudio = !mediaFile.removeAudio!;
+    // }
+    await twonlyDB.mediaFilesDao.updateMedia(
+      mediaFile.mediaId,
+      MediaFilesCompanion(
+        removeAudio: Value(!removeAudio),
+      ),
+    );
+    await updateFromDB();
+  }
+
  Future<void> setUploadState(UploadState uploadState) async {
    await twonlyDB.mediaFilesDao.updateMedia(
      mediaFile.mediaId,
@ -160,11 +176,12 @@ class MediaFileService {
      Log.error('Could not compress as original media does not exists.');
      return;
    }
+
    switch (mediaFile.type) {
      case MediaType.image:
        await compressImage(originalPath, tempPath);
      case MediaType.video:
-        await compressVideo(originalPath, tempPath);
+        await compressAndOverlayVideo(this);
      case MediaType.gif:
        originalPath.renameSync(tempPath.path);
        Log.error('Compression for .gif is not implemented yet.');
@ -266,7 +283,7 @@ class MediaFileService {
  File get thumbnailPath => _buildFilePath(
        'stored',
        namePrefix: '.thumbnail',
-        extensionParam: 'png',
+        extensionParam: 'webp',
      );
  File get encryptedPath => _buildFilePath(
        'tmp',
@ -280,4 +297,9 @@ class MediaFileService {
        'tmp',
        namePrefix: '.original',
      );
+  File get overlayImagePath => _buildFilePath(
+        'tmp',
+        namePrefix: '.overlay',
+        extensionParam: 'png',
+      );
 }
--- a/lib/src/services/mediafiles/thumbnail.service.dart
+++ b/lib/src/services/mediafiles/thumbnail.service.dart
@ -1,25 +1,29 @@
 import 'dart:io';
+import 'package:ffmpeg_kit_flutter_new/ffmpeg_kit.dart';
+import 'package:ffmpeg_kit_flutter_new/return_code.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/utils/log.dart';
-import 'package:video_thumbnail/video_thumbnail.dart';

 Future<void> createThumbnailsForVideo(
  File sourceFile,
  File destinationFile,
 ) async {
-  final fileExtension = sourceFile.path.split('.').last.toLowerCase();
-  if (fileExtension != 'mp4') {
-    Log.error('Could not create thumbnail for video. $fileExtension != .mp4');
-    return;
-  }
+  final stopwatch = Stopwatch()..start();

-  try {
-    await VideoThumbnail.thumbnailFile(
-      video: sourceFile.path,
-      thumbnailPath: destinationFile.path,
-      maxWidth: 450,
-      quality: 75,
+  final command =
+      '-i ${sourceFile.path} -ss 00:00:00 -vframes 1 -vf "scale=iw:ih:flags=lanczos" -c:v libwebp  -q:v 100 -compression_level 6 ${destinationFile.path}';
+
+  final session = await FFmpegKit.execute(command);
+  final returnCode = await session.getReturnCode();
+
+  if (ReturnCode.isSuccess(returnCode)) {
+    stopwatch.stop();
+    Log.info(
+      'It took ${stopwatch.elapsedMilliseconds}ms to create the thumbnail.',
    );
-  } catch (e) {
-    Log.error('Could not create the video thumbnail: $e');
+  } else {
+    Log.info(command);
+    Log.error('Compression failed for the video with exit code $returnCode.');
+    Log.error(await session.getAllLogsAsString());
+    // Report this error to the user?
  }
 }
--- a/lib/src/views/camera/camera_preview_components/zoom_selector.dart
+++ b/lib/src/views/camera/camera_preview_components/zoom_selector.dart
@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ class CameraZoomButtons extends StatefulWidget {
  final double scaleFactor;
  final Function updateScaleFactor;
  final SelectedCameraDetails selectedCameraDetails;
-  final Future<void> Function(int sCameraId, bool init, bool enableAudio)
-      selectCamera;
+  final Future<void> Function(int sCameraId, bool init) selectCamera;

  @override
  State<CameraZoomButtons> createState() => _CameraZoomButtonsState();
@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ class _CameraZoomButtonsState extends State<CameraZoomButtons> {
                  ),
                  onPressed: () async {
                    if (showWideAngleZoomIOS) {
-                      await widget.selectCamera(2, true, false);
+                      await widget.selectCamera(2, true);
                    } else {
                      final level = await widget.controller.getMinZoomLevel();
                      widget.updateScaleFactor(level);
@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ class _CameraZoomButtonsState extends State<CameraZoomButtons> {
                onPressed: () async {
                  if (showWideAngleZoomIOS &&
                      widget.selectedCameraDetails.cameraId == 2) {
-                    await widget.selectCamera(0, true, false);
+                    await widget.selectCamera(0, true);
                  } else {
                    widget.updateScaleFactor(1.0);
                  }
--- a/lib/src/views/camera/camera_preview_controller_view.dart
+++ b/lib/src/views/camera/camera_preview_controller_view.dart
@ -23,13 +23,12 @@ import 'package:twonly/src/views/camera/share_image_editor_view.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/views/components/media_view_sizing.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/views/home.view.dart';

-int maxVideoRecordingTime = 15;
+int maxVideoRecordingTime = 60;

 Future<(SelectedCameraDetails, CameraController)?> initializeCameraController(
  SelectedCameraDetails details,
  int sCameraId,
  bool init,
-  bool enableAudio,
 ) async {
  var cameraId = sCameraId;
  if (cameraId >= gCameras.length) return null;
@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ Future<(SelectedCameraDetails, CameraController)?> initializeCameraController(
  final cameraController = CameraController(
    gCameras[cameraId],
    ResolutionPreset.high,
-    enableAudio: enableAudio,
+    enableAudio: await Permission.microphone.isGranted,
  );

  await cameraController.initialize().then((_) async {
@ -93,11 +92,8 @@ class CameraPreviewControllerView extends StatelessWidget {
    this.sendToGroup,
  });
  final Group? sendToGroup;
-  final Future<CameraController?> Function(
-    int sCameraId,
-    bool init,
-    bool enableAudio,
-  ) selectCamera;
+  final Future<CameraController?> Function(int sCameraId, bool init)
+      selectCamera;
  final CameraController? cameraController;
  final SelectedCameraDetails selectedCameraDetails;
  final ScreenshotController screenshotController;
@ -119,8 +115,7 @@ class CameraPreviewControllerView extends StatelessWidget {
          } else {
            return PermissionHandlerView(
              onSuccess: () {
-                // setState(() {});
-                selectCamera(0, true, false);
+                selectCamera(0, true);
              },
            );
          }
@ -145,7 +140,6 @@ class CameraPreviewView extends StatefulWidget {
  final Future<CameraController?> Function(
    int sCameraId,
    bool init,
-    bool enableAudio,
  ) selectCamera;
  final CameraController? cameraController;
  final SelectedCameraDetails selectedCameraDetails;
@ -156,19 +150,17 @@ class CameraPreviewView extends StatefulWidget {
 }

 class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
-  bool sharePreviewIsShown = false;
-  bool galleryLoadedImageIsShown = false;
-  bool showSelfieFlash = false;
-  double basePanY = 0;
-  double baseScaleFactor = 0;
-  bool cameraLoaded = false;
-  bool isVideoRecording = false;
-  bool hasAudioPermission = true;
-  bool videoWithAudio = true;
-  DateTime? videoRecordingStarted;
-  Timer? videoRecordingTimer;
+  bool _sharePreviewIsShown = false;
+  bool _galleryLoadedImageIsShown = false;
+  bool _showSelfieFlash = false;
+  double _basePanY = 0;
+  double _baseScaleFactor = 0;
+  bool _isVideoRecording = false;
+  bool _hasAudioPermission = true;
+  DateTime? _videoRecordingStarted;
+  Timer? _videoRecordingTimer;

-  DateTime currentTime = DateTime.now();
+  DateTime _currentTime = DateTime.now();
  final GlobalKey keyTriggerButton = GlobalKey();
  final GlobalKey<NavigatorState> navigatorKey = GlobalKey<NavigatorState>();

@ -179,9 +171,9 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
  }

  Future<void> initAsync() async {
-    hasAudioPermission = await Permission.microphone.isGranted;
+    _hasAudioPermission = await Permission.microphone.isGranted;

-    if (!hasAudioPermission && !gUser.requestedAudioPermission) {
+    if (!_hasAudioPermission && !gUser.requestedAudioPermission) {
      await updateUserdata((u) {
        u.requestedAudioPermission = true;
        return u;
@ -194,7 +186,7 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {

  @override
  void dispose() {
-    videoRecordingTimer?.cancel();
+    _videoRecordingTimer?.cancel();
    super.dispose();
  }

@ -205,7 +197,7 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
    if (statuses[Permission.microphone]!.isPermanentlyDenied) {
      await openAppSettings();
    } else {
-      hasAudioPermission = await Permission.microphone.isGranted;
+      _hasAudioPermission = await Permission.microphone.isGranted;
      setState(() {});
    }
  }
@ -248,16 +240,16 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
  }

  Future<void> takePicture() async {
-    if (sharePreviewIsShown || isVideoRecording) return;
+    if (_sharePreviewIsShown || _isVideoRecording) return;
    late Future<Uint8List?> imageBytes;

    setState(() {
-      sharePreviewIsShown = true;
+      _sharePreviewIsShown = true;
    });
    if (widget.selectedCameraDetails.isFlashOn) {
      if (isFront) {
        setState(() {
-          showSelfieFlash = true;
+          _showSelfieFlash = true;
        });
      } else {
        await widget.cameraController?.setFlashMode(FlashMode.torch);
@ -285,7 +277,7 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
      return;
    }
    setState(() {
-      sharePreviewIsShown = false;
+      _sharePreviewIsShown = false;
    });
  }

@ -311,7 +303,7 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
        ..deleteSync();

      // Start with compressing the video, to speed up the process in case the video is not changed.
-      unawaited(mediaFileService.compressMedia());
+      // unawaited(mediaFileService.compressMedia());
    }

    final shouldReturn = await Navigator.push(
@ -333,8 +325,8 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
    ) as bool?;
    if (mounted) {
      setState(() {
-        sharePreviewIsShown = false;
-        showSelfieFlash = false;
+        _sharePreviewIsShown = false;
+        _showSelfieFlash = false;
      });
    }
    if (!mounted) return true;
@ -350,7 +342,6 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
    await widget.selectCamera(
      widget.selectedCameraDetails.cameraId,
      false,
-      false,
    );
    return false;
  }
@ -368,9 +359,9 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
      return;
    }

-    widget.selectedCameraDetails.scaleFactor = (baseScaleFactor +
+    widget.selectedCameraDetails.scaleFactor = (_baseScaleFactor +
            // ignore: avoid_dynamic_calls
-            (basePanY - (details.localPosition.dy as double)) / 30)
+            (_basePanY - (details.localPosition.dy as double)) / 30)
        .clamp(1, widget.selectedCameraDetails.maxAvailableZoom);

    await widget.cameraController!
@ -382,8 +373,8 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {

  Future<void> pickImageFromGallery() async {
    setState(() {
-      galleryLoadedImageIsShown = true;
-      sharePreviewIsShown = true;
+      _galleryLoadedImageIsShown = true;
+      _sharePreviewIsShown = true;
    });
    final picker = ImagePicker();
    final pickedFile = await picker.pickImage(source: ImageSource.gallery);
@ -397,8 +388,8 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
      );
    }
    setState(() {
-      galleryLoadedImageIsShown = false;
-      sharePreviewIsShown = false;
+      _galleryLoadedImageIsShown = false;
+      _sharePreviewIsShown = false;
    });
  }

@ -407,41 +398,32 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
        widget.cameraController!.value.isRecordingVideo) {
      return;
    }
-    var cameraController = widget.cameraController;
-    if (hasAudioPermission && videoWithAudio) {
-      cameraController = await widget.selectCamera(
-        widget.selectedCameraDetails.cameraId,
-        false,
-        await Permission.microphone.isGranted && videoWithAudio,
-      );
-    }
-
    setState(() {
-      isVideoRecording = true;
+      _isVideoRecording = true;
    });

    try {
-      await cameraController?.startVideoRecording();
-      videoRecordingTimer =
+      await widget.cameraController?.startVideoRecording();
+      _videoRecordingTimer =
          Timer.periodic(const Duration(milliseconds: 15), (timer) {
        setState(() {
-          currentTime = DateTime.now();
+          _currentTime = DateTime.now();
        });
-        if (videoRecordingStarted != null &&
-            currentTime.difference(videoRecordingStarted!).inSeconds >=
+        if (_videoRecordingStarted != null &&
+            _currentTime.difference(_videoRecordingStarted!).inSeconds >=
                maxVideoRecordingTime) {
          timer.cancel();
-          videoRecordingTimer = null;
+          _videoRecordingTimer = null;
          stopVideoRecording();
        }
      });
      setState(() {
-        videoRecordingStarted = DateTime.now();
-        isVideoRecording = true;
+        _videoRecordingStarted = DateTime.now();
+        _isVideoRecording = true;
      });
    } on CameraException catch (e) {
      setState(() {
-        isVideoRecording = false;
+        _isVideoRecording = false;
      });
      _showCameraException(e);
      return;
@ -449,14 +431,14 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
  }

  Future<void> stopVideoRecording() async {
-    if (videoRecordingTimer != null) {
-      videoRecordingTimer?.cancel();
-      videoRecordingTimer = null;
+    if (_videoRecordingTimer != null) {
+      _videoRecordingTimer?.cancel();
+      _videoRecordingTimer = null;
    }

    setState(() {
-      videoRecordingStarted = null;
-      isVideoRecording = false;
+      _videoRecordingStarted = null;
+      _isVideoRecording = false;
    });

    if (widget.cameraController == null ||
@ -465,7 +447,7 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
    }

    setState(() {
-      sharePreviewIsShown = true;
+      _sharePreviewIsShown = true;
    });

    try {
@ -509,15 +491,15 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
            return;
          }
          setState(() {
-            basePanY = details.localPosition.dy;
-            baseScaleFactor = widget.selectedCameraDetails.scaleFactor;
+            _basePanY = details.localPosition.dy;
+            _baseScaleFactor = widget.selectedCameraDetails.scaleFactor;
          });
        },
        onLongPressMoveUpdate: onPanUpdate,
        onLongPressStart: (details) {
          setState(() {
-            basePanY = details.localPosition.dy;
-            baseScaleFactor = widget.selectedCameraDetails.scaleFactor;
+            _basePanY = details.localPosition.dy;
+            _baseScaleFactor = widget.selectedCameraDetails.scaleFactor;
          });
          // Get the position of the pointer
          final renderBox =
@ -540,7 +522,7 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
        onPanUpdate: onPanUpdate,
        child: Stack(
          children: [
-            if (galleryLoadedImageIsShown)
+            if (_galleryLoadedImageIsShown)
              Center(
                child: SizedBox(
                  width: 20,
@ -551,11 +533,11 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
                  ),
                ),
              ),
-            if (!sharePreviewIsShown &&
+            if (!_sharePreviewIsShown &&
                widget.sendToGroup != null &&
-                !isVideoRecording)
+                !_isVideoRecording)
              SendToWidget(sendTo: widget.sendToGroup!.groupName),
-            if (!sharePreviewIsShown && !isVideoRecording)
+            if (!_sharePreviewIsShown && !_isVideoRecording)
              Positioned(
                right: 5,
                top: 0,
@ -573,7 +555,6 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
                            await widget.selectCamera(
                              (widget.selectedCameraDetails.cameraId + 1) % 2,
                              false,
-                              false,
                            );
                          },
                        ),
@ -598,7 +579,7 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
                            setState(() {});
                          },
                        ),
-                        if (!hasAudioPermission)
+                        if (!_hasAudioPermission)
                          ActionButton(
                            Icons.mic_off_rounded,
                            color: Colors.white.withAlpha(160),
@ -606,27 +587,12 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
                                'Allow microphone access for video recording.',
                            onPressed: requestMicrophonePermission,
                          ),
-                        if (hasAudioPermission)
-                          ActionButton(
-                            videoWithAudio
-                                ? Icons.volume_up_rounded
-                                : Icons.volume_off_rounded,
-                            tooltipText: 'Record video with audio.',
-                            color: videoWithAudio
-                                ? Colors.white
-                                : Colors.white.withAlpha(160),
-                            onPressed: () async {
-                              setState(() {
-                                videoWithAudio = !videoWithAudio;
-                              });
-                            },
-                          ),
                      ],
                    ),
                  ),
                ),
              ),
-            if (!sharePreviewIsShown)
+            if (!_sharePreviewIsShown)
              Positioned(
                bottom: 30,
                left: 0,
@ -638,7 +604,7 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
                      if (widget.cameraController!.value.isInitialized &&
                          widget.selectedCameraDetails.isZoomAble &&
                          !isFront &&
-                          !isVideoRecording)
+                          !_isVideoRecording)
                        SizedBox(
                          width: 120,
                          child: CameraZoomButtons(
@ -655,7 +621,7 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
                      Row(
                        mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
                        children: [
-                          if (!isVideoRecording)
+                          if (!_isVideoRecording)
                            GestureDetector(
                              onTap: pickImageFromGallery,
                              child: Align(
@ -687,7 +653,7 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
                                  shape: BoxShape.circle,
                                  border: Border.all(
                                    width: 7,
-                                    color: isVideoRecording
+                                    color: _isVideoRecording
                                        ? Colors.red
                                        : Colors.white,
                                  ),
@ -695,7 +661,7 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
                              ),
                            ),
                          ),
-                          if (!isVideoRecording) const SizedBox(width: 80),
+                          if (!_isVideoRecording) const SizedBox(width: 80),
                        ],
                      ),
                    ],
@ -703,10 +669,10 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
                ),
              ),
            VideoRecordingTimer(
-              videoRecordingStarted: videoRecordingStarted,
+              videoRecordingStarted: _videoRecordingStarted,
              maxVideoRecordingTime: maxVideoRecordingTime,
            ),
-            if (!sharePreviewIsShown && widget.sendToGroup != null)
+            if (!_sharePreviewIsShown && widget.sendToGroup != null)
              Positioned(
                left: 5,
                top: 10,
@ -718,7 +684,7 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
                  },
                ),
              ),
-            if (showSelfieFlash)
+            if (_showSelfieFlash)
              Positioned.fill(
                child: ClipRRect(
                  borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(22),
--- a/lib/src/views/camera/camera_send_to_view.dart
+++ b/lib/src/views/camera/camera_send_to_view.dart
@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class CameraSendToViewState extends State<CameraSendToView> {
  @override
  void initState() {
    super.initState();
-    unawaited(selectCamera(0, true, false));
+    unawaited(selectCamera(0, true));
  }

  @override
@ -36,13 +36,11 @@ class CameraSendToViewState extends State<CameraSendToView> {
  Future<CameraController?> selectCamera(
    int sCameraId,
    bool init,
-    bool enableAudio,
  ) async {
    final opts = await initializeCameraController(
      selectedCameraDetails,
      sCameraId,
      init,
-      enableAudio,
    );
    if (opts != null) {
      selectedCameraDetails = opts.$1;
@ -61,7 +59,7 @@ class CameraSendToViewState extends State<CameraSendToView> {
    }
    await cameraController!.dispose();
    cameraController = null;
-    await selectCamera((selectedCameraDetails.cameraId + 1) % 2, false, false);
+    await selectCamera((selectedCameraDetails.cameraId + 1) % 2, false);
  }

  @override
--- a/lib/src/views/camera/image_editor/data/layer.dart
+++ b/lib/src/views/camera/image_editor/data/layer.dart
@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ class BackgroundLayerData extends Layer {
  ImageItem image;
 }

-class FilterLayerData extends Layer {}
+class FilterLayerData extends Layer {
+  int page = 1;
+}

 /// Attributes used by [EmojiLayer]
 class EmojiLayerData extends Layer {
--- a/lib/src/views/camera/image_editor/layers/filter_layer.dart
+++ b/lib/src/views/camera/image_editor/layers/filter_layer.dart
@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ class _FilterLayerState extends State<FilterLayer> {
        }
      },
      onPageChanged: (index) {
+        widget.layerData.page = index;
        if (index == 0) {
          // If the user swipes to the first duplicated page, jump to the last page
          pageController.jumpToPage(pages.length);
--- a/lib/src/views/camera/share_image_components/best_friends_selector.dart
+++ b/lib/src/views/camera/share_image_components/best_friends_selector.dart
@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import 'dart:collection';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:twonly/src/database/daos/contacts.dao.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/database/twonly.db.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/utils/misc.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/views/components/avatar_icon.component.dart';
@ -148,9 +149,7 @@ class UserCheckbox extends StatelessWidget {
                  Row(
                    children: [
                      Text(
-                        group.groupName.length > 12
-                            ? '${group.groupName.substring(0, 9)}...'
-                            : group.groupName,
+                        substringBy(group.groupName, 12),
                        overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
                      ),
                    ],
--- a/lib/src/views/camera/share_image_editor_view.dart
+++ b/lib/src/views/camera/share_image_editor_view.dart
@ -211,6 +211,25 @@ class _ShareImageEditorView extends State<ShareImageEditorView> {
          },
        ),
      ),
+      if (media.type == MediaType.video)
+        ActionButton(
+          (mediaService.removeAudio)
+              ? Icons.volume_off_rounded
+              : Icons.volume_up_rounded,
+          tooltipText: 'Enable Audio in Video',
+          color: (mediaService.removeAudio)
+              ? Colors.white.withAlpha(160)
+              : Colors.white,
+          onPressed: () async {
+            await mediaService.toggleRemoveAudio();
+            if (mediaService.removeAudio) {
+              await videoController?.setVolume(0);
+            } else {
+              await videoController?.setVolume(100);
+            }
+            if (mounted) setState(() {});
+          },
+        ),
      const SizedBox(height: 8),
      ActionButton(
        FontAwesomeIcons.shieldHeart,
@ -281,8 +300,7 @@ class _ShareImageEditorView extends State<ShareImageEditorView> {
  }

  Future<void> pushShareImageView() async {
-    final mediaStoreFuture =
-        (media.type == MediaType.image) ? storeImageAsOriginal() : null;
+    final mediaStoreFuture = storeImageAsOriginal();

    await videoController?.pause();
    if (isDisposed || !mounted) return;
@ -312,33 +330,39 @@ class _ShareImageEditorView extends State<ShareImageEditorView> {
      }
    }

-    if (layers.length > 1 || media.type == MediaType.video) {
-      for (final x in layers) {
-        x.showCustomButtons = false;
-      }
-      setState(() {});
-      final image = await screenshotController.capture(
-        pixelRatio: pixelRatio,
-      );
-      if (image == null) {
-        Log.error('screenshotController did not return image bytes');
-        return null;
-      }
-
-      for (final x in layers) {
-        x.showCustomButtons = true;
-      }
-      setState(() {});
-      return image;
+    for (final x in layers) {
+      x.showCustomButtons = false;
+    }
+    setState(() {});
+    final image = await screenshotController.capture(
+      pixelRatio: pixelRatio,
+    );
+    if (image == null) {
+      Log.error('screenshotController did not return image bytes');
+      return null;
    }

-    return null;
+    for (final x in layers) {
+      x.showCustomButtons = true;
+    }
+    setState(() {});
+    return image;
  }

  Future<bool> storeImageAsOriginal() async {
+    if (mediaService.overlayImagePath.existsSync()) {
+      mediaService.overlayImagePath.deleteSync();
+    }
+    if (mediaService.tempPath.existsSync()) {
+      mediaService.tempPath.deleteSync();
+    }
    final imageBytes = await getEditedImageBytes();
    if (imageBytes == null) return false;
-    mediaService.originalPath.writeAsBytesSync(imageBytes);
+    if (media.type == MediaType.image) {
+      mediaService.originalPath.writeAsBytesSync(imageBytes);
+    } else {
+      mediaService.overlayImagePath.writeAsBytesSync(imageBytes);
+    }

    // In case the image was already stored, then rename the stored image.
    if (mediaService.storedPath.existsSync()) {
@ -373,12 +397,7 @@ class _ShareImageEditorView extends State<ShareImageEditorView> {
      sendingOrLoadingImage = true;
    });

-    if (media.type == MediaType.image) {
-      await storeImageAsOriginal();
-    }
-    if (media.type == MediaType.video) {
-      Log.error('TODO: COMBINE VIDEO AND IMAGE!!!');
-    }
+    await storeImageAsOriginal();

    if (!context.mounted) return;

--- a/lib/src/views/camera/share_image_view.dart
+++ b/lib/src/views/camera/share_image_view.dart
@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import 'dart:collection';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:font_awesome_flutter/font_awesome_flutter.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/globals.dart';
+import 'package:twonly/src/database/daos/contacts.dao.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/database/daos/groups.dao.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/database/twonly.db.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/services/api/mediafiles/upload.service.dart';
@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ class _ShareImageView extends State<ShareImageView> {
      await widget.mediaStoreFuture;
    }
    mediaStoreFutureReady = true;
-    unawaited(startBackgroundMediaUpload(widget.mediaFileService));
+    // unawaited(startBackgroundMediaUpload(widget.mediaFileService));
    if (!mounted) return;
    setState(() {});
  }
@ -323,7 +324,7 @@ class UserList extends StatelessWidget {
        return ListTile(
          title: Row(
            children: [
-              Text(group.groupName),
+              Text(substringBy(group.groupName, 12)),
              FlameCounterWidget(
                groupId: group.groupId,
                prefix: true,
--- a/lib/src/views/chats/chat_messages_components/chat_text_entry.dart
+++ b/lib/src/views/chats/chat_messages_components/chat_text_entry.dart
@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class ChatTextEntry extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    var text = message.content ?? '';
+    var textColor = Colors.white;

    if (EmojiAnimation.supported(text)) {
      return Container(
@ -59,7 +60,10 @@ class ChatTextEntry extends StatelessWidget {

    if (message.isDeletedFromSender) {
      text = context.lang.messageWasDeleted;
-      color = Colors.grey;
+      color = isDarkMode(context) ? Colors.black : Colors.grey;
+      if (isDarkMode(context)) {
+        textColor = const Color.fromARGB(255, 99, 99, 99);
+      }
    }

    return Container(
@ -78,10 +82,10 @@ class ChatTextEntry extends StatelessWidget {
        children: [
          if (expanded)
            Expanded(
-              child: BetterText(text: text),
+              child: BetterText(text: text, textColor: textColor),
            )
          else ...[
-            BetterText(text: text),
+            BetterText(text: text, textColor: textColor),
            SizedBox(
              width: spacerWidth,
            ),
--- a/lib/src/views/components/better_text.dart
+++ b/lib/src/views/components/better_text.dart
@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ import 'package:twonly/src/utils/log.dart';
 import 'package:url_launcher/url_launcher.dart';

 class BetterText extends StatelessWidget {
-  const BetterText({required this.text, super.key});
+  const BetterText({required this.text, required this.textColor, super.key});
  final String text;
+  final Color textColor;

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
@ -65,8 +66,8 @@ class BetterText extends StatelessWidget {
      softWrap: true,
      textAlign: TextAlign.start,
      overflow: TextOverflow.visible,
-      style: const TextStyle(
-        color: Colors.white,
+      style: TextStyle(
+        color: textColor,
        fontSize: 17,
        decoration: TextDecoration.none,
        fontWeight: FontWeight.normal,
--- a/lib/src/views/home.view.dart
+++ b/lib/src/views/home.view.dart
@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class HomeViewState extends State<HomeView> {
    }
    if (cameraController == null && !initCameraStarted && offsetRatio < 1) {
      initCameraStarted = true;
-      unawaited(selectCamera(selectedCameraDetails.cameraId, false, false));
+      unawaited(selectCamera(selectedCameraDetails.cameraId, false));
    }
    if (offsetRatio == 1) {
      disableCameraTimer = Timer(const Duration(milliseconds: 500), () async {
@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class HomeViewState extends State<HomeView> {
        .listen((NotificationResponse? response) async {
      globalUpdateOfHomeViewPageIndex(0);
    });
-    unawaited(selectCamera(0, true, false));
+    unawaited(selectCamera(0, true));
    unawaited(initAsync());
  }

@ -109,16 +109,11 @@ class HomeViewState extends State<HomeView> {
    super.dispose();
  }

-  Future<CameraController?> selectCamera(
-    int sCameraId,
-    bool init,
-    bool enableAudio,
-  ) async {
+  Future<CameraController?> selectCamera(int sCameraId, bool init) async {
    final opts = await initializeCameraController(
      selectedCameraDetails,
      sCameraId,
      init,
-      enableAudio,
    );
    if (opts != null) {
      selectedCameraDetails = opts.$1;
@ -138,7 +133,7 @@ class HomeViewState extends State<HomeView> {
    }
    await cameraController!.dispose();
    cameraController = null;
-    await selectCamera((selectedCameraDetails.cameraId + 1) % 2, false, false);
+    await selectCamera((selectedCameraDetails.cameraId + 1) % 2, false);
  }

  Future<void> initAsync() async {
--- a/lib/src/views/updates/62_database_migration.view.dart
+++ b/lib/src/views/updates/62_database_migration.view.dart
@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ class _DatabaseMigrationViewState extends State<DatabaseMigrationView> {
                    children: [
                      const SizedBox(height: 40),
                      const Text(
-                        'twonly. Jetzt besser als je zuvor.',
+                        'twonly. Besser als je zuvor.',
                        textAlign: TextAlign.center,
                        style: TextStyle(
                          fontSize: 35,
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ packages:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: analyzer
-      sha256: a40a0cee526a7e1f387c6847bd8a5ccbf510a75952ef8a28338e989558072cb0
+      sha256: f51c8499b35f9b26820cfe914828a6a98a94efd5cc78b37bb7d03debae3a1d08
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
-    version: "8.4.0"
+    version: "8.4.1"
  archive:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
@ -157,10 +157,10 @@ packages:
    dependency: "direct main"
    description:
      name: camera
-      sha256: "87a27e0553e3432119c1c2f6e4b9a1bbf7d2c660552b910bfa59185a9facd632"
+      sha256: eefad89f262a873f38d21e5eec853461737ea074d7c9ede39f3ceb135d201cab
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
-    version: "0.11.2+1"
+    version: "0.11.3"
  camera_android_camerax:
    dependency: "direct overridden"
    description:
@ -402,6 +402,22 @@ packages:
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "2.1.4"
+  ffmpeg_kit_flutter_new:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: ffmpeg_kit_flutter_new
+      sha256: d127635f27e93a7f21f0a14ce0a1a148e80919c402dac4a2118d73bfb17ce841
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "4.1.0"
+  ffmpeg_kit_flutter_platform_interface:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: ffmpeg_kit_flutter_platform_interface
+      sha256: addf046ae44e190ad0101b2fde2ad909a3cd08a2a109f6106d2f7048b7abedee
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.2.1"
  file:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
@ -850,10 +866,10 @@ packages:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: image_picker_android
-      sha256: "58a85e6f09fe9c4484d53d18a0bd6271b72c53fce1d05e6f745ae36d8c18efca"
+      sha256: ca2a3b04d34e76157e9ae680ef16014fb4c2d20484e78417eaed6139330056f6
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
-    version: "0.8.13+5"
+    version: "0.8.13+7"
  image_picker_for_web:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
@ -1771,14 +1787,6 @@ packages:
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "10.0.0"
-  video_compress:
-    dependency: "direct main"
-    description:
-      name: video_compress
-      sha256: "31bc5cdb9a02ba666456e5e1907393c28e6e0e972980d7d8d619a7beda0d4f20"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "3.1.4"
  video_player:
    dependency: "direct main"
    description:
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ dependencies:
  device_info_plus: ^12.1.0
  drift: ^2.25.1
  drift_flutter: ^0.2.4
+  ffmpeg_kit_flutter_new: ^4.1.0
  firebase_core: ^4.2.0
  firebase_messaging: ^16.0.3
  fixnum: ^1.1.1
@ -67,7 +68,6 @@ dependencies:
  share_plus: ^12.0.0
  tutorial_coach_mark: ^1.3.0
  url_launcher: ^6.3.1
-  video_compress: ^3.1.4
  video_player: ^2.9.5
  video_thumbnail: ^0.5.6
  web_socket_channel: ^3.0.1