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Hi
i write the program which Records video using MediaRecorder.
I Got the Exception in : setVideoSource(MediaRecorder.VideoSource.DEFAULT);[/font]

Exception i Got is: setVideoSource failed.

My Code is:

recorder.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC);
recorder.setVideoSource(MediaRecorder.VideoSource.DEFAULT); //Here I Got Exception
recorder.setOutputFormat(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.MPEG_4);
recorder.setAudioEncoder(MediaRecorder.AudioEncoder.AMR_NB);
recorder.setVideoEncoder(MediaRecorder.VideoEncoder.MPEG_4_SP);
recorder.setVideoSize(480, 320);
recorder.setVideoFrameRate(15);
recorder.setMaxDuration(10000);

Hi I mention my problem above..
What is the procedure for recording VIDEO.

Make sure you have the camera permission enabled. You can do this by adding



to your manifest file.

I get the camera preview from the android sample and just added the video recording as similar as above post and i had set the mediarecorder.setCamera(cam);cam is instance that i get it from that android sample class,, Now the problem is the application crash while loading,,

Where to getting start with video recording application with preview video can anyone help me!!!

Try this.

hi thx Jonpro!!

Dear JonPro,

Can you please confirm whether it is possible to test your application with EMULATOR. I mean to ask you is it possible to test video recording with EMULATOR. Why I am asking this is I tested your application with emulator and it is giving "java.io.IOException: prepare failed" error. Initially i thought i missed out something, but after going through this link:

http://groups.google.com/group/android- ... 85f730da9a

i felt i better confirm this with you.

I will be glad, if you could reply soon as i already spent one week blaming myself for this error.

Thanks and Regards.

JoyLakh,

I can confirm this. I get the error both on the Emulator and on a ADP1.

regards

Thanks manemannen,

By the way do you have any working video recording test app. I will be very thankful if u can provide me with that.

I have written my own but it got struck at "recorder.setvideosource" saying "trying to access locked camera" . Please let me know if u have any idea on how to overcome this.

Thanks and Regards,
Siva.

I'm not sure if video recording will work with the emulator. I remember when I was testing the still camera on the emulator it just generated the same sample image every time.

I am on vacation this week but if you still have problems I can try to take a look at it sometime next week.

Thanks mate. Meanwhile if I have any update I will let u know.

Celebrate Life.

Hey Jonpro,

Vexed with the emulator, yesterday we bought HTC magic and today I tested your code. It's perfect.

Once again, thanks a lot.

It worked without any changes? I try to run it on the ADP1 but always get the "prepare() failed" no matter where I try to save the output file.

regards
m

Hey manemannen,

Apart from Jonpro's version, below pasted code segment worked for me in HTC Magic, I should say this is another form of Jonpro's code.

All the best.

public class VideoRecorder extends Activity
{
private final static String TAG = "Playing";
private MediaRecorder recorder;
private Preview mPreview;

/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
recorder = new MediaRecorder();
recorder.setVideoSource(MediaRecorder.VideoSource.DEFAULT);
recorder.setOutputFormat(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.MPEG_4);
recorder.setVideoEncoder(MediaRecorder.VideoEncoder.MPEG_4_SP);

mPreview = new Preview(this,recorder);
setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE);
setContentView(mPreview);

}

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu)
{
menu.add(0, 0, 0, "StartRecording");
menu.add(0, 1, 0, "StopRecording");
return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item)
{
switch (item.getItemId())
{
case 0:
try {

recorder.start();

} catch (Exception e) {
String message = e.getMessage();
Log.w(TAG, e);
recorder.release();
}
break;

case 1: //GoToAllNotes
recorder.stop();
recorder.release();
recorder = null;
break;

default:
break;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}

class Preview extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback
{
SurfaceHolder mHolder;
MediaRecorder tempRecorder;

Preview(Context context, MediaRecorder recorder)
{
super(context);
tempRecorder = recorder;
mHolder = getHolder();
mHolder.addCallback(this);
mHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
}

public Surface getSurface()
{
return mHolder.getSurface();
}

public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder)
{
tempRecorder.setOutputFile("/sdcard/myVideo.3gp");
tempRecorder.setPreviewDisplay(mHolder.getSurface());
try{
tempRecorder.prepare();
} catch (Exception e) {
String message = e.getMessage();
tempRecorder.release();
tempRecorder = null;
}
}

public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder)
{
if(tempRecorder!=null)
{
tempRecorder.release();
tempRecorder = null;
}
}

public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int w, int h)
{

}

}

great, i will try it out and see if it gets any better.

thanks