How to capture video in Android?

Question

I would like to create a video recorder and so far haven't figured out how to set parameters in order to successfully go through MediaRecorder.prepare() method.

Executing the following method

public void start() throws IOException{     String state = android.os.Environment.getExternalStorageState();     if(!state.equals(Environment.MEDIA_MOUNTED))     {         throw new IOException("SD card is not mounted. It is " + state + ".");     }     File directory = new File(path).getParentFile();     if(!directory.exists() && !directory.mkdirs())     {         throw new IOException("Path to file could not be created.");     }      recorder.setVideoSource(MediaRecorder.VideoSource.CAMERA);     recorder.setOutputFormat(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.THREE_GPP);     recorder.setVideoEncoder(MediaRecorder.VideoEncoder.H263);     recorder.setVideoFrameRate(15);     recorder.setVideoSize(176, 144);     recorder.setOutputFile(path);     recorder.prepare();     recorder.start();     this.state = VideoRecorderState.STATE_RECORDING; } 

it throws an exception on line recorder.prepare().

How to set parameters in order to be able to capture video?

Answer 1

Here is a snippet that works:

m_recorder = new MediaRecorder(); m_recorder.setPreviewDisplay(m_BeMeSurface); m_recorder.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC); m_recorder.setVideoSource(MediaRecorder.VideoSource.DEFAULT); m_recorder.setOutputFormat(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.THREE_GPP); m_recorder.setAudioEncoder(MediaRecorder.AudioEncoder.AMR_NB); m_recorder.setVideoEncoder(MediaRecorder.VideoEncoder.MPEG_4_SP); m_recorder.setMaxDuration((int) MAX_TIME);  m_recorder.setOnInfoListener(m_BeMeSelf); m_recorder.setVideoSize(320, 240);  m_recorder.setVideoFrameRate(15);  m_recorder.setOutputFile(m_path);  m_recorder.prepare(); m_recorder.start(); 

THE most important thing is the surface. You don't have it, so without it it fails.

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BeMeCollective