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MediaRecorder error: java.io.IOException: prepare failed

Postby preetam_pict » Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:33 am

hi all

i have written a sample program to record the video (camcorder application).
when i run the program using the emulator (i have android-sdk-windows-1.5_r3) i get
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  1. java.io.IOException: prepare failed.
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error as i call
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  1. MediaRecorder.prepare()
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from
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  1. CamcorderActivity.surfaceCreated()
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above errors are seen in logcat output...

BUT i can see the activity launched and camera preview ... again the preview is seen only in half of the screen !
its weird!!!

further when i do
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  1. recorder.start()
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i get
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  1. java.lang.IllegalStateException
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... this is obvious since the prepare() has failed. but why prepare() has failed ?

can someone please help me ... to understand whats happening here !

btw ... i have attached the logs and the screen shot !

thanks in advance
~pp

My code ...
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  1.  
  2. package com.example;
  3.  
  4.  
  5.  
  6. import java.io.IOException;
  7.  
  8.  
  9.  
  10. import android.app.Activity;
  11.  
  12. import android.graphics.PixelFormat;
  13.  
  14. import android.media.MediaRecorder;
  15.  
  16. import android.os.Bundle;
  17.  
  18. import android.util.Log;
  19.  
  20. import android.view.KeyEvent;
  21.  
  22. import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
  23.  
  24. import android.view.SurfaceView;
  25.  
  26.  
  27.  
  28. public class CamcorderActivity extends Activity implements
  29.  
  30.         SurfaceHolder.Callback
  31.  
  32. {
  33.  
  34.     private MediaRecorder recorder;
  35.  
  36.     private SurfaceView   surfaceView;
  37.  
  38.     private SurfaceHolder surfaceHolder;
  39.  
  40.  
  41.  
  42.     private boolean       recording = false;
  43.  
  44.  
  45.  
  46.     /** Called when the activity is first created. */
  47.  
  48.     @Override
  49.  
  50.     public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
  51.  
  52.     {
  53.  
  54.         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
  55.  
  56.  
  57.  
  58.         // configure the surface
  59.  
  60.         getWindow().setFormat(PixelFormat.TRANSLUCENT);
  61.  
  62.         setContentView(R.layout.main);
  63.  
  64.         surfaceView = (SurfaceView) findViewById(R.id.camcordersurface);
  65.  
  66.         surfaceHolder = surfaceView.getHolder();
  67.  
  68.         surfaceHolder.addCallback(this);
  69.  
  70.         surfaceHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
  71.  
  72.         configureRecorder();
  73.  
  74.     }
  75.  
  76.  
  77.  
  78.     private void configureRecorder()
  79.  
  80.     {
  81.  
  82.         // configure media recorder
  83.  
  84.         recorder = new MediaRecorder();
  85.  
  86.         recorder.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC);
  87.  
  88.         recorder.setVideoSource(MediaRecorder.VideoSource.DEFAULT);
  89.  
  90.         recorder.setOutputFormat(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.MPEG_4);
  91.  
  92.         recorder.setAudioEncoder(MediaRecorder.AudioEncoder.AMR_NB);
  93.  
  94.         recorder.setVideoEncoder(MediaRecorder.VideoEncoder.MPEG_4_SP);
  95.  
  96.     }
  97.  
  98.  
  99.  
  100.     private void stopRecorder()
  101.  
  102.     {
  103.  
  104.         try
  105.  
  106.         {
  107.  
  108.             if (recorder == null)
  109.  
  110.             {
  111.  
  112.                 return;
  113.  
  114.             }
  115.  
  116.             recorder.stop();
  117.  
  118.             recorder.reset();
  119.  
  120.             recorder.release();
  121.  
  122.             recording = false;
  123.  
  124.             recorder = null;
  125.  
  126.         }
  127.  
  128.         finally
  129.  
  130.         {
  131.  
  132.             if (recorder != null)
  133.  
  134.             {
  135.  
  136.                 recorder.release();
  137.  
  138.             }
  139.  
  140.         }
  141.  
  142.     }
  143.  
  144.  
  145.  
  146.     private void startRecorder()
  147.  
  148.     {
  149.  
  150.         recorder.start();
  151.  
  152.         recording = true;
  153.  
  154.     }
  155.  
  156.  
  157.  
  158.     @Override
  159.  
  160.     public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event)
  161.  
  162.     {
  163.  
  164.         if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_CENTER)
  165.  
  166.         {
  167.  
  168.             // if not recording then start
  169.  
  170.             if (!recording)
  171.  
  172.             {
  173.  
  174.                 startRecorder();
  175.  
  176.             }
  177.  
  178.             else
  179.  
  180.             {
  181.  
  182.                 // if already recording then stop
  183.  
  184.                 stopRecorder();
  185.  
  186.                 finish();
  187.  
  188.             }
  189.  
  190.             return true;
  191.  
  192.         }
  193.  
  194.         return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
  195.  
  196.     }
  197.  
  198.  
  199.  
  200.     @Override
  201.  
  202.     public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int width,
  203.  
  204.             int height)
  205.  
  206.     {
  207.  
  208.         // do nothing
  209.  
  210.     }
  211.  
  212.  
  213.  
  214.     @Override
  215.  
  216.     public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder)
  217.  
  218.     {
  219.  
  220.         recorder.setOutputFile("/sdcard/test" + System.currentTimeMillis()
  221.  
  222.                 + ".mp4");
  223.  
  224.         recorder.setPreviewDisplay(holder.getSurface());
  225.  
  226.         try
  227.  
  228.         {
  229.  
  230.             recorder.prepare();
  231.  
  232.         }
  233.  
  234.         catch (IOException e)
  235.  
  236.         {
  237.  
  238.             Log.e("error -- ", e.toString(), e);
  239.  
  240.             // TODO:
  241.  
  242.             // show error message
  243.  
  244.         }
  245.  
  246.     }
  247.  
  248.  
  249.  
  250.     @Override
  251.  
  252.     public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder)
  253.  
  254.     {
  255.  
  256.         stopRecorder();
  257.  
  258.     }
  259.  
  260. }
  261.  
  262.  
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  2. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
  3.  
  4. <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  5.  
  6.         android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  7.  
  8.         android:layout_height="fill_parent">
  9.  
  10.         <SurfaceView android:id="@+id/camcordersurface"
  11.  
  12.                 android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="10dip"
  13.  
  14.                 android:layout_weight="1">
  15.  
  16.         </SurfaceView>
  17.  
  18. </LinearLayout>
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Attachments
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observe the camera view is only in half of the screen
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log.txt
logcat output (observe the exceptions)
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Postby preetam_pict » Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:00 am

well i am seeing following in logs ...

09-08 12:30:26.174: ERROR/MediaPlayer(554): Unable to to create media player
09-08 12:30:26.183: ERROR/CameraService(554): Failed to load CameraService sounds.
09-08 12:30:26.203: ERROR/MediaPlayer(554): Unable to to create media player
09-08 12:30:26.203: ERROR/CameraService(554): Failed to load CameraService sounds.


can someone please help me figure out this ?

thanks !
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