diff --git a/src/app/pages/publications/new-publication/new-publication.page.ts b/src/app/pages/publications/new-publication/new-publication.page.ts
index 28790939e..4ef5b5838 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/publications/new-publication/new-publication.page.ts
+++ b/src/app/pages/publications/new-publication/new-publication.page.ts
@@ -205,10 +205,9 @@ export class NewPublicationPage implements OnInit {
   async startVideoRecording() {
     try {
       let options: CaptureImageOptions = { limit: 1 }
-      let result: any
-       result = await this.mediaCapture.captureVideo(options)
-      this.video = result[0];
-      console.log(this.video)
+      const data = await this.mediaCapture.captureVideo(options)
+      this.video = data[0];
+  /*     console.log(this.video)
       if (result && result.length > 0) {
         const videoFile = result[0];
         const copiedVideoPath = await this.copyVideoToDataDirectory(videoFile);
@@ -217,19 +216,20 @@ export class NewPublicationPage implements OnInit {
           const base64Video = await this.convertVideoToBase64(copiedVideoPath);
           console.log(base64Video);
         }
-      }
+      } */
 
 
 
       /* this.convertVideoToBase64(data[0].fullPath) */
-      /* this.fileType = "video/mp4"
+      this.fileType = "video/mp4"
       await Filesystem.writeFile({
         path: data[0].name,
         data: data[0].fullPath,
-        directory: Directory.Data,
-      }).then((dir) => {
+        directory: FilesystemDirectory.Data,
+      }).then(async (dir) => {
         console.log('DIR ', dir)
-        let resultUrl = decodeURIComponent(dir.uri);
+        const base64Video = await this.convertVideoToBase64(dir.uri);
+       /*  let resultUrl = decodeURIComponent(dir.uri);
         Filesystem.readFile({ path: resultUrl, encoding: Encoding.UTF8, })
 
           .then(async (content) => {
@@ -237,12 +237,12 @@ export class NewPublicationPage implements OnInit {
             const base64Data = btoa(content.data);
 
             console.log(base64Data);
-            /* this.filecontent = true;
+             this.filecontent = true;
             this.capturedVideo = "data:video/mp4;base64," + content.data;
             this.photoOrVideo = false;
           })
-          .catch((err) => console.error(err));
-      }); */
+          .catch((err) => console.error(err)); */
+      });
 
     } catch (error) {
       console.log('record video error: ', error)