Trouble saving recorded videofile on sdcard

Flarebright · by **Flarebright** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:44 pm

Hi

I am trying to build an application which allows me to record a video and saves it on the SD card.
So far it looks good but for the saving on the sd card part.
I get an error which I do not understand, or better said I do not understand how this error is produced.
I am new to android so my knowledge is limited. I hope it does not bother you to give me a hand.

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holder = getHolder();
 
holder.addCallback(this);
 
holder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
 
recorder = new MediaRecorder();
 
recorder.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC);
 
recorder.setVideoSource(MediaRecorder.VideoSource.DEFAULT);
 
recorder.setOutputFormat(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.MPEG_4);
 
recorder.setAudioEncoder(MediaRecorder.AudioEncoder.DEFAULT/*AMR_NB*/);
 
recorder.setVideoEncoder(MediaRecorder.VideoEncoder.MPEG_4_SP);
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The medierecorder and following the part where I try to save it.

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recorder.setOutputFile("/sdcard/test.3gp");
 
recorder.setPreviewDisplay(holder.getSurface());
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LogCat gives me this when I try to start recording.

pid: 735
tag: IOException
message: java.io.filenotfoundexception: /sdcard/test.3gp

I hope anyone can help me with this.
If further informations are required I will be glad to provide them.

Regards Flare

qlimax · by **qlimax** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:42 pm

have you tried to do this before of setting the output file? (just to try it...)

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 try {
 
        File file = new File("/sdcard/test.3gp");
 
        // Create file if it does not exist
 
        boolean success = file.createNewFile();
 
        //optional part
 
        if (success) {
 
            // File did not exist and was created
 
        } else {
 
            // File already exists
 
        }
 
    } catch (IOException e) {
 
    }
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bye

padde · by **padde** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:36 pm

And make sure you have the right permissions in your manifest.
Since 1.6 (i guess) you need a "WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" permission.

Trouble saving recorded videofile on sdcard

Trouble saving recorded videofile on sdcard

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