Update:
I could solve the rotation issue (I will write modified code later by an answer). But I can't see preview of camera when starting activity still.
I read below links but didn’t help me.
Can't create Camera preview in onCreate?
[Android camera preview in surfaceview2]
Modify my code if you know any response please.
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I have an android app with below code for capture videos. Every things works correctly except 2 things.
First is : I can't have preview for Camera before capturing. Means I want have a preview by my camera when VideoRecorderActivity1 is started.
Second: when I press start for ToggleButton, then every things rotates 90 degree that is very bad. But output file has correct degree for show. You can use from below code and see result.
Please help and solve my apps issue.Thanks.
Here is my Classess.
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import android.hardware.Camera.Parameters;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.hardware.Camera;
import android.media.MediaRecorder;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.KeyEvent;
import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
import android.view.SurfaceView;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Toast;
import android.widget.ToggleButton;
public class VideoRecorderActivity1 extends Activity
implements SurfaceHolder.Callback
{
private SurfaceHolder surfaceHolder;
private SurfaceView surfaceView;
public MediaRecorder mrec= new MediaRecorder();
private Camera mCamera;
private ToggleButton mToggleButton=null;
private String Videname="";
private String Videopath="";
private VideoRecorder myVideo=null;
private static Boolean isRecording=false;
String filePath= Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath()+File.separator
+"My Audios"+File.separator+"video2camera5.3gpp";
private Boolean ExistVideo(String path1)
{
File file = new File(SDcard.Dir_recordedVideos );
File list[] = file.listFiles();
for( int i=0; i< list.length; i++)
{
if(list[i].getPath().equals(path1))
return true;
}
return false;
}
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.recorder_video);
InitializeUI();
mToggleButton.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener()
{
#Override
public void onClick(View v)
{
if (((ToggleButton) v).isChecked())
try
{ myVideo=new VideoRecorder();
do{
myVideo.setName();
Videname=myVideo.getName();
myVideo.setPath();
Videopath=myVideo.getPath();
}while(ExistVideo(Videopath));
startRecording();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
String message = e.getMessage();
Log.i(null, "Problem Start"+message);
if(mrec!= null)
mrec.release();
}
else
stopRecording();
}
});
}
protected void startRecording() throws IOException
{
String state = android.os.Environment.getExternalStorageState();
if (!state.equals(android.os.Environment.MEDIA_MOUNTED))
{
throw new IOException("SD Card is not mounted. It is " + state + ".");
}
// make sure the directory we plan to store the recording in exists
File directory = new File(this.Videopath).getParentFile();
if (!directory.exists() && !directory.mkdirs())
{
throw new IOException("Path to file could not be created.");
}
mrec = new MediaRecorder(); // Works well
mCamera.unlock();
mrec.setCamera(mCamera);
mrec.setPreviewDisplay(surfaceHolder.getSurface());
mrec.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC);
mrec.setVideoSource(MediaRecorder.VideoSource.CAMERA);
mrec.setOutputFormat(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.MPEG_4);
mrec.setAudioEncoder(MediaRecorder.AudioEncoder.AMR_NB);
mrec.setVideoEncoder(MediaRecorder.VideoEncoder.MPEG_4_SP);
mrec.setOutputFile(Videopath);
mrec.prepare();
isRecording=true;
mrec.start();
}
protected void stopRecording()
{
if(mrec !=null)
mrec.stop();
releaseMediaRecorder();
isRecording=false;
}
private void releaseMediaRecorder()
{
if (mrec != null)
{
mrec.reset(); // clear recorder configuration
mrec.release(); // release the recorder object
mrec = null;
mCamera.lock(); // lock camera for later use
}
}
private void releaseCamera()
{
if (mCamera != null)
{
mCamera.release(); // release the camera for other applications
mCamera = null;
}
}
//------------------------------------------------------------
#Override
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int width,
int height)
{
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
//------------------------------------------------------------
#Override
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder)
{
if (mCamera != null)
{
Parameters params = mCamera.getParameters();
mCamera.setParameters(params);
}
else
{
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Camera not available!", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
VideoRecorderActivity1.this.finish();
}
}
//------------------------------------------------------------
#Override
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder)
{
}
//------------------------------------------------------------
public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event)
{
if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK )
{
if(isRecording)
mCamera.stopPreview();
mCamera.release();
VideoRecorderActivity1.this.finish();
}
return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
}
//------------------------------------------------------------
private void InitializeUI()
{
mCamera = Camera.open();
surfaceView = (SurfaceView) findViewById(R.id.surface_camera);
surfaceHolder = surfaceView.getHolder();
surfaceHolder.addCallback(this);
surfaceHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
mrec.setPreviewDisplay(surfaceHolder.getSurface());
mToggleButton = (ToggleButton) findViewById(R.id.toggleRecordingButton);
}
}
And import this Class:
public class VideoRecorder
{
private String name="";
private static int id=0;
private String path=null;
public VideoRecorder()
{
}
public String getName()
{
return(this.name);
}
public void setName()
{
id++;
this.name="video "+id;
}
public String getPath()
{
return this.path;
}
public void setPath()
{
if (!this.name.contains("."))
{
this.name += ".3gpp";
}
this.path=SDcard.Dir_recordedVideos + this.name;
}
}
You are not creating the preview i think, in your surface created code put this:
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
Log.v(TAG,"in surfaceCreated"); //Surface created for video preview and playback
try{
mCamera .setPreviewDisplay(holder);
mCamera .startPreview();
}catch(IOException e)
{
Log.v(TAG,"could not start the preview ");
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
In your startrecording function do it like this:
protected void startRecording() throws IOException
{
String state = android.os.Environment.getExternalStorageState();
if (!state.equals(android.os.Environment.MEDIA_MOUNTED))
{
throw new IOException("SD Card is not mounted. It is " + state + ".");
}
// make sure the directory we plan to store the recording in exists
File directory = new File(this.Videopath).getParentFile();
if (!directory.exists() && !directory.mkdirs())
{
throw new IOException("Path to file could not be created.");
}
mcamera.stopPreview();
mcamera.unlock();
mrec = new MediaRecorder(); // Works well
mrec.setCamera(mCamera);
mrec.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC);
mrec.setVideoSource(MediaRecorder.VideoSource.CAMERA);
mrec.setOutputFormat(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.MPEG_4);
mrec.setAudioEncoder(MediaRecorder.AudioEncoder.AMR_NB);
mrec.setVideoEncoder(MediaRecorder.VideoEncoder.MPEG_4_SP);
mrec.setOutputFile(Videopath);
mrec.setPreviewDisplay(surfaceHolder.getSurface());
mrec.prepare();
isRecording=true;
mrec.start();
}
Related
So I have been searching for the solution from past few days but it seems that I am unable to find any. At first it seems simple enough.
I have an app that uses default Android camera app to capture the video using intent. Video recording is working perfect but the file format is 3gp. I want to record the video in mp4 format but I do not want to implement my own mediarecorder etc to build my own video recording module.
I have also searched for available extra parameters I can pass into the intent for the file format but I couldn't.
Is there any extra parameter that I can use for selecting file format?
Thanks for all your help!
// Use this code to capture Mp4 video.
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.hardware.Camera;
import android.media.CamcorderProfile;
import android.media.MediaRecorder;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
import android.view.SurfaceView;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.FrameLayout;
import android.widget.Toast;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Timer;
import java.util.TimerTask;
public class MainActivity extends Activity{
private static final String TAG = MainActivity.class.getSimpleName();
private Camera myCamera;
private CameraSurfaceView cameraSurfaceView;
private MediaRecorder mediaRecorder;
Button myButton;
boolean recording;
public Context context;
private Uri fileUri;
public static final int MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO = 2;
final Handler handler = new Handler();
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
recording = false;
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
//Get Camera for preview
myCamera = getCameraInstance();
if(myCamera == null){
Log.w(TAG, "camera not found");
Toast.makeText(context,
"Fail to get Camera",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
cameraSurfaceView = new CameraSurfaceView(this, myCamera);
FrameLayout cameraPreview = (FrameLayout)findViewById(R.id.videoview);
cameraPreview.addView(cameraSurfaceView);
myButton = (Button)findViewById(R.id.mybutton);
myButton.setOnClickListener(myButtonOnClickListener);
}
Button.OnClickListener myButtonOnClickListener
= new Button.OnClickListener(){
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
try{
if(recording){
// stop recording and release camera
mediaRecorder.stop(); // stop the recording
releaseMediaRecorder(); // release the MediaRecorder object
//Exit after saved
//finish();
myButton.setText("REC");
recording = false;
Log.e("file path",fileUri.getPath());
}else{
//Release Camera before MediaRecorder start
releaseCamera();
if(!prepareMediaRecorder()){
Toast.makeText(context,
"Fail in prepareMediaRecorder()!\n - Ended -",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
finish();
}
mediaRecorder.start();
recording = true;
myButton.setText("STOP");
Runnable r = new Runnable() {
public void run() {
Timer timer = new Timer();
timer.schedule(doAsynchronousTask, 0, 10000);
}
};
handler.postDelayed(r, 10000);
}
}catch (Exception ex){
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
};
private Camera getCameraInstance(){
Camera c = null;
try {
c = Camera.open(Camera.CameraInfo.CAMERA_FACING_FRONT); // attempt to get a Camera instance
c.setDisplayOrientation(90);
}
catch (Exception e){
// Camera is not available (in use or does not exist)
}
return c; // returns null if camera is unavailable
}
TimerTask doAsynchronousTask = new TimerTask() {
#Override
public void run() {
handler.post(new Runnable() {
#SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public void run() {
try {
if(recording ==true) {
recording = false;
Log.e("file path",fileUri.getPath());
doAsynchronousTask.cancel();
} else{
doAsynchronousTask.cancel();
}
}
catch (Exception e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
}
}
});
}
};
private boolean prepareMediaRecorder(){
myCamera = getCameraInstance();
mediaRecorder = new MediaRecorder();
myCamera.unlock();
mediaRecorder.setCamera(myCamera);
mediaRecorder.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.CAMCORDER);
mediaRecorder.setVideoSource(MediaRecorder.VideoSource.CAMERA);
mediaRecorder.setProfile(CamcorderProfile.get(CamcorderProfile.QUALITY_HIGH));
fileUri = getOutputMediaFileUri(MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO);
mediaRecorder.setOutputFile(fileUri.getPath());
//mediaRecorder.setOutputFile("/sdcard/myvideo1.mp4");
mediaRecorder.setMaxDuration(10000); // Set max duration 60 sec.
mediaRecorder.setMaxFileSize(50000000); // Set max file size 50M
mediaRecorder.setPreviewDisplay(cameraSurfaceView.getHolder().getSurface());
try {
mediaRecorder.prepare();
} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
releaseMediaRecorder();
return false;
} catch (IOException e) {
releaseMediaRecorder();
return false;
}
return true;
}
#Override
protected void onPause() {
super.onPause();
releaseMediaRecorder(); // if you are using MediaRecorder, release it first
releaseCamera(); // release the camera immediately on pause event
}
private void releaseMediaRecorder(){
if (mediaRecorder != null) {
mediaRecorder.reset(); // clear recorder configuration
mediaRecorder.release(); // release the recorder object
mediaRecorder = new MediaRecorder();
myCamera.lock(); // lock camera for later use
}
}
private void releaseCamera(){
if (myCamera != null){
myCamera.release(); // release the camera for other applications
myCamera = null;
}
}
public class CameraSurfaceView extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback{
private SurfaceHolder mHolder;
private Camera mCamera;
public CameraSurfaceView(Context context, Camera camera) {
super(context);
mCamera = camera;
// Install a SurfaceHolder.Callback so we get notified when the
// underlying surface is created and destroyed.
mHolder = getHolder();
mHolder.addCallback(this);
// deprecated setting, but required on Android versions prior to 3.0
mHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
}
#Override
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int weight,
int height) {
// If your preview can change or rotate, take care of those events here.
// Make sure to stop the preview before resizing or reformatting it.
if (mHolder.getSurface() == null){
// preview surface does not exist
return;
}
// stop preview before making changes
try {
mCamera.stopPreview();
} catch (Exception e){
// ignore: tried to stop a non-existent preview
}
// make any resize, rotate or reformatting changes here
// start preview with new settings
try {
mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(mHolder);
mCamera.startPreview();
} catch (Exception e){
}
}
#Override
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
// The Surface has been created, now tell the camera where to draw the preview.
try {
mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(holder);
mCamera.startPreview();
} catch (IOException e) {
}
}
#Override
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
}
public Uri getOutputMediaFileUri(int type) {
return Uri.fromFile(getOutputMediaFile(type));
}
/**
* returning image / video
*/
private static File getOutputMediaFile(int type) {
// External sdcard location
File mediaStorageDir = new File(
Environment
.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES),
Config.IMAGE_DIRECTORY_NAME);
// Create the storage directory if it does not exist
if (!mediaStorageDir.exists()) {
if (!mediaStorageDir.mkdirs()) {
Log.d(TAG, "Oops! Failed create "
+ Config.IMAGE_DIRECTORY_NAME + " directory");
return null;
}
}
// Create a media file name
String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss",
Locale.getDefault()).format(new Date());
File mediaFile;
if (type == MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO) {
mediaFile = new File(mediaStorageDir.getPath() + File.separator
+ "VID_" + timeStamp + ".mp4");
} else {
return null;
}
return mediaFile;
}
}
Recently, I succeed to open and record a video under Android with my Samsung galaxy S3, however when I try to use the front face camera I just succeed to have a blur we can't see anything but with the default application I can record a video in 720p, so there is someting wrong with my configuration can you see where ?
package com.example.magnificationvideo;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.hardware.Camera;
import android.hardware.Camera.CameraInfo;
import android.media.CamcorderProfile;
import android.media.MediaRecorder;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.SurfaceView;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.FrameLayout;
public class MagnificationVideo extends Activity {
private boolean isRecording = false;
private Camera mCamera;
private SurfaceView mPreview;
private MediaRecorder mMediaRecorder;
public static final int MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE = 1;
public static final int MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO = 2;
private String TAG = "";
private Button captureButton;
public static Camera getCameraInstance(){
Camera c = null;
try {
int nbCameras = Camera.getNumberOfCameras();
System.out.println(nbCameras);
if(nbCameras > 1) {
c = Camera.open(CameraInfo.CAMERA_FACING_FRONT);
} else {
c = Camera.open();
}
}
catch (Exception e){
System.out.println(e.getMessage());
}
return c;
}
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_magnification_video);
mCamera = getCameraInstance();
mCamera.setDisplayOrientation(90);
mPreview = new CameraPreview(this, mCamera);
FrameLayout preview = (FrameLayout) findViewById(R.id.video_preview);
preview.addView(mPreview);
captureButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.mybutton);
captureButton.setOnClickListener(recListener);
}
private OnClickListener recListener = new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
if (isRecording) {
mMediaRecorder.stop();
releaseMediaRecorder();
mCamera.lock();
captureButton.setText("Capture");
isRecording = false;
} else {
releaseCamera();
if (prepareVideoRecorder()) {
mMediaRecorder.start();
captureButton.setText("Stop");
isRecording = true;
} else {
releaseMediaRecorder();
}
}
}
};
private static Uri getOutputMediaFileUri(int type){
return Uri.fromFile(getOutputMediaFile(type));
}
private static File getOutputMediaFile(int type){
File mediaStorageDir = new File(Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES), "MyCameraApp");
if (! mediaStorageDir.exists()){
if (! mediaStorageDir.mkdirs()){
Log.d("MyCameraApp", "failed to create directory");
return null;
}
}
String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss").format(new Date());
File mediaFile;
if (type == MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE){
mediaFile = new File(mediaStorageDir.getPath() + File.separator +
"IMG_"+ timeStamp + ".jpg");
} else if(type == MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO) {
mediaFile = new File(mediaStorageDir.getPath() + File.separator +
"VID_"+ timeStamp + ".mp4");
} else {
return null;
}
return mediaFile;
}
#Override
protected void onPause() {
super.onPause();
releaseMediaRecorder();
releaseCamera();
}
private void releaseMediaRecorder(){
if (mMediaRecorder != null) {
mMediaRecorder.reset();
mMediaRecorder.release();
mMediaRecorder = null;
mCamera.lock();
}
}
private void releaseCamera(){
if (mCamera != null){
mCamera.release();
mCamera = null;
}
}
private boolean prepareVideoRecorder(){
mCamera = getCameraInstance();
mCamera.setDisplayOrientation(90);
mMediaRecorder = new MediaRecorder();
mCamera.unlock();
mMediaRecorder.setCamera(mCamera);
mMediaRecorder.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.CAMCORDER);
mMediaRecorder.setVideoSource(MediaRecorder.VideoSource.CAMERA);
mMediaRecorder.setProfile(CamcorderProfile.get(CamcorderProfile.QUALITY_LOW));
mMediaRecorder.setOutputFile(getOutputMediaFile(MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO).toString());
mMediaRecorder.setPreviewDisplay(mPreview.getHolder().getSurface());
mMediaRecorder.setOrientationHint(90);
try {
mMediaRecorder.prepare();
} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
Log.d(TAG, "IllegalStateException preparing MediaRecorder: " + e.getMessage());
releaseMediaRecorder();
return false;
} catch (IOException e) {
Log.d(TAG, "IOException preparing MediaRecorder: " + e.getMessage());
releaseMediaRecorder();
return false;
}
return true;
}
}
Preview :
package com.example.magnificationvideo;
import java.io.IOException;
import android.content.Context;
import android.hardware.Camera;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
import android.view.SurfaceView;
public class CameraPreview extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback {
private SurfaceHolder mHolder;
private Camera mCamera;
private String TAG = "";
public CameraPreview(Context context, Camera camera) {
super(context);
mCamera = camera;
mHolder = getHolder();
mHolder.addCallback(this);
mHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
}
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
try {
mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(holder);
Camera.Parameters parameters = mCamera.getParameters();
parameters.setRotation(90);
parameters.set( "cam_mode", 1 );
parameters.setFocusMode(Camera.Parameters.FOCUS_MODE_INFINITY);
mCamera.setParameters(parameters);
mCamera.startPreview();
} catch (IOException e) {
Log.d(TAG, "Error setting camera preview: " + e.getMessage());
}
}
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
// empty. Take care of releasing the Camera preview in your activity.
}
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int w, int h) {
if (mHolder.getSurface() == null){
return;
}
try {
mCamera.stopPreview();
} catch (Exception e){
e.getMessage();
}
try {
mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(mHolder);
mCamera.startPreview();
} catch (Exception e){
Log.d(TAG, "Error starting camera preview: " + e.getMessage());
}
}
}
Here an example of the result :
Best regards,
Zed13
mrec.setProfile(CamcorderProfile.get(CamcorderProfile.QUALITY_480P));
mrec.setVideoFrameRate(10);
edit the quality and the frame rate , it should be fixed
Here the video automatic record program.but it not working properly. We need automatic 30 sec video record and send it to already set email.
package com.example.videorecord;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Date;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.hardware.Camera;
import android.hardware.Camera.Parameters;
import android.media.MediaRecorder;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
import android.view.SurfaceHolder.Callback;
import android.view.SurfaceView;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class MainActivity extends Activity implements Callback {
#Override
protected void onDestroy() {
stopRecording();
super.onDestroy();
}
private SurfaceHolder surfaceHolder;
private SurfaceView surfaceView;
public MediaRecorder mrec = new MediaRecorder();
private Camera mCamera;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
surfaceView = (SurfaceView) findViewById(R.id.surfaceView1);
mCamera = Camera.open();
surfaceHolder = surfaceView.getHolder();
surfaceHolder.addCallback(this);
surfaceHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
menu.add(0, 0, 0, "Start");
return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
if (item.getTitle().equals("Start")) {
try {
startRecording();
item.setTitle("Stop");
} catch (Exception e) {
String message = e.getMessage();
Log.i(null, "Problem " + message);
mrec.release();
}
} else if (item.getTitle().equals("Stop")) {
mrec.stop();
mrec.release();
mrec = null;
item.setTitle("Start");
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
protected void startRecording() throws IOException {
if (mCamera == null)
mCamera = Camera.open();
String filename;
String path;
path = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath()
.toString();
Date date = new Date();
filename = "/rec" + date.toString().replace(" ", "_").replace(":", "_")
+ ".mp4";
// create empty file it must use
File file = new File(path, filename);
mrec = new MediaRecorder();
mCamera.lock();
mCamera.unlock();
// Please maintain sequence of following code.
// If you change sequence it will not work.
mrec.setCamera(mCamera);
mrec.setVideoSource(MediaRecorder.VideoSource.CAMERA);
mrec.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC);
mrec.setOutputFormat(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.MPEG_4);
mrec.setVideoEncoder(MediaRecorder.VideoEncoder.MPEG_4_SP);
mrec.setAudioEncoder(MediaRecorder.AudioEncoder.AMR_NB);
mrec.setPreviewDisplay(surfaceHolder.getSurface());
mrec.setOutputFile(path + filename);
mrec.prepare();
mrec.start();
}
protected void stopRecording() {
if (mrec != null) {
mrec.stop();
mrec.release();
mCamera.release();
mCamera.lock();
}
}
private void releaseMediaRecorder() {
if (mrec != null) {
mrec.reset(); // clear recorder configuration
mrec.release(); // release the recorder object
}
}
private void releaseCamera() {
if (mCamera != null) {
mCamera.release(); // release the camera for other applications
mCamera = null;
}
}
#Override
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int width,
int height) {
}
#Override
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
if (mCamera != null) {
Parameters params = mCamera.getParameters();
mCamera.setParameters(params);
Log.i("Surface", "Created");
} else {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Camera not available!",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
finish();
}
}
#Override
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
mCamera.stopPreview();
mCamera.release();
}
}
You can use CountDownTimer class.
new CountDownTimer(30000, 1000)
{
public void onTick(long millisUntilFinished)
{}
public void onFinish()
{
// stop Video recording
// call a method which will send video via email.
}
}.start();
you just have to write a method mediaRecorder.setMaxDuration(30000) in your startRecording() method and when mediaRecorder.stop() function'll be called the video'll be saved in destinantion folder you have set for mediarecorder.
Good day! I'm learning how to record video with MediaRecorder but recorded video is corrupted when I play it. See this screenshot: http://www.4shared.com/photo/QtmJCHRi/corrupted-video.html. Picture marked with red rectangle in the left upper corner is what camera can see. But it is so small, it's repeating and there is many green areas. Please advise what am I doing wrong. HW is Samsung Galaxy S2 (GT-I9100, Android 2.3.5). I tried to follow this tutorial: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/media/camera.html#saving-media
Thank you in advance!
CameraRecorderActivity.java
package cz.ryvo.android.camerarecorder;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
import android.hardware.Camera;
import android.hardware.Camera.CameraInfo;
import android.media.CamcorderProfile;
import android.media.MediaRecorder;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.FrameLayout;
public class CameraRecorderActivity extends Activity
implements SurfaceHolder.Callback, OnClickListener {
private static final String TAG = "CameraRecorderActivity";
public static final int MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE = 1;
public static final int MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO = 2;
private Camera mCamera;
private CameraPreview mPreview;
private MediaRecorder mMediaRecorder;
private Button captureButton;
private boolean isRecording = false;
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
// Create an instance of Camera.
mCamera = getCameraInstance();
// Create preview view and set it as the content of our activity.
mPreview = new CameraPreview(this, mCamera);
int i = R.id.camera_preview;
Object o = this.findViewById(i);
FrameLayout preview = (FrameLayout) o;
preview.addView(mPreview);
// Add a listener to the Capture button
captureButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button_capture);
captureButton.setOnClickListener(
new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
if (isRecording) {
// stop recording and release camera
mMediaRecorder.stop(); // stop the recording
releaseMediaRecorder(); // release the MediaRecorder object
mCamera.lock(); // take camera access back from MediaRecorder
// inform the user that recording has stopped
setCaptureButtonText("Capture");
isRecording = false;
} else {
// initialize video camera
if (prepareVideoRecorder()) {
// Camera is available and unlocked, MediaRecorder is prepared,
// now you can start recording
mMediaRecorder.start();
// inform the user that recording has started
setCaptureButtonText("Stop");
isRecording = true;
} else {
// prepare didn't work, release the camera
releaseMediaRecorder();
// inform user
}
}
}
}
);
}
public void setCaptureButtonText(String s) {
captureButton.setText(s);
}
#Override
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
// The Surface has been created, now tell the camera where to draw the preview.
try {
mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(holder);
mCamera.startPreview();
} catch (IOException e) {
Log.d(TAG, "Error setting camera preview: " + e.getMessage());
}
}
#Override
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int width,
int height) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
#Override
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
/** Create a File for saving an image or video */
private static File getOutputMediaFile(int type){
// To be safe, you should check that the SDCard is mounted
// using Environment.getExternalStorageState() before doing this.
File mediaStorageDir = new File(Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(
Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES), "MyCameraApp");
// This location works best if you want the created images to be shared
// between applications and persist after your app has been uninstalled.
// Create the storage directory if it does not exist
if (! mediaStorageDir.exists()){
if (! mediaStorageDir.mkdirs()){
Log.d("MyCameraApp", "failed to create directory");
return null;
}
}
// Create a media file name
String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss").format(new Date());
File mediaFile;
if (type == MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE){
mediaFile = new File(mediaStorageDir.getPath() + File.separator +
"IMG_"+ timeStamp + ".jpg");
} else if(type == MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO) {
mediaFile = new File(mediaStorageDir.getPath() + File.separator +
"VID_"+ timeStamp + ".mp4");
} else {
return null;
}
return mediaFile;
}
private boolean prepareVideoRecorder(){
//mCamera = getCameraInstance();
mMediaRecorder = new MediaRecorder();
// Step 1: Unlock and set camera to MediaRecorder
mCamera.unlock();
mMediaRecorder.setCamera(mCamera);
// Step 2: Set sources
mMediaRecorder.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.CAMCORDER);
mMediaRecorder.setVideoSource(MediaRecorder.VideoSource.CAMERA);
mMediaRecorder.setVideoSize(720, 480);
// Step 3: Set a CamcorderProfile (requires API Level 8 or higher)
mMediaRecorder.setProfile(CamcorderProfile.get(CamcorderProfile.QUALITY_HIGH));
// Step 4: Set output file
mMediaRecorder.setOutputFile(getOutputMediaFile(MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO).toString());
// Step 5: Set the preview output
mMediaRecorder.setPreviewDisplay(mPreview.getHolder().getSurface());
// Step 6: Prepare configured MediaRecorder
try {
mMediaRecorder.prepare();
} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
Log.d(TAG, "IllegalStateException preparing MediaRecorder: " + e.getMessage());
releaseMediaRecorder();
return false;
} catch (IOException e) {
Log.d(TAG, "IOException preparing MediaRecorder: " + e.getMessage());
releaseMediaRecorder();
return false;
}
return true;
}
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
/*
Log.i("onClick", "BEGIN");
if(!recording) {
recording = startRecording();
} else {
stopRecording();
recording = false;
}
Log.i("onClick", "END");
*/
}
#Override
protected void onPause() {
super.onPause();
releaseMediaRecorder(); // if you are using MediaRecorder, release it first
releaseCamera(); // release the camera immediately on pause event
}
private void releaseMediaRecorder(){
if (mMediaRecorder != null) {
mMediaRecorder.reset(); // clear recorder configuration
mMediaRecorder.release(); // release the recorder object
mMediaRecorder = null;
mCamera.lock(); // lock camera for later use
}
}
private void releaseCamera(){
if (mCamera != null){
mCamera.release(); // release the camera for other applications
mCamera = null;
}
}
private Camera getCameraInstance(){
Camera c = null;
try {
c = Camera.open(); // attempt to get a Camera instance
//c = this.open(); // attempt to get a Camera instance
}
catch (Exception e){
// Camera is not available (in use or does not exist)
}
return c; // returns null if camera is unavailable
}
public Camera open() {
int numberOfCameras = Camera.getNumberOfCameras();
CameraInfo cameraInfo = new CameraInfo();
for (int i = 0; i < numberOfCameras; i++) {
Camera.getCameraInfo(i, cameraInfo);
if (cameraInfo.facing == CameraInfo.CAMERA_FACING_BACK) {
return Camera.open(i);
}
}
return null;
}
}
CameraPreview.java
package cz.ryvo.android.camerarecorder;
import java.io.IOException;
import android.content.Context;
import android.hardware.Camera;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
import android.view.SurfaceView;
public class CameraPreview extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback {
private static final String TAG = "CameraPreview";
private SurfaceHolder mHolder;
private Camera mCamera;
public CameraPreview(Context context, Camera camera) {
super(context);
mCamera = camera;
// Install a SurfaceHolder.Callback so we get notified when the
// underlying surface is created and destroyed.
mHolder = getHolder();
mHolder.addCallback(this);
// deprecated setting, but required on Android versions prior to 3.0
mHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
}
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
// The Surface has been created, now tell the camera where to draw the preview.
try {
mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(holder);
mCamera.startPreview();
} catch (IOException e) {
Log.d(TAG, "Error setting camera preview: " + e.getMessage());
}
}
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
// empty. Take care of releasing the Camera preview in your activity.
}
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int w, int h) {
// If your preview can change or rotate, take care of those events here.
// Make sure to stop the preview before resizing or reformatting it.
if (mHolder.getSurface() == null){
// preview surface does not exist
return;
}
// stop preview before making changes
try {
mCamera.stopPreview();
} catch (Exception e){
// ignore: tried to stop a non-existent preview
}
// make any resize, rotate or reformatting changes here
// start preview with new settings
try {
mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(mHolder);
mCamera.startPreview();
} catch (Exception e){
Log.d(TAG, "Error starting camera preview: " + e.getMessage());
}
}
}
I read about it somewhere (I think it was in SO). The problem is that apparently, the Samsung Galaxy doesn't support recording in HIGH QUALITY (CamcorderProfile.QUALITY_HIGH).
Try with CamcorderProfile.QUALITY_LOW. to see if it works.
EDIT: I found the question with the same issue here
if anyone has any idea that how to switch between front and back camera when using MediaRecorder . I defing a button for this function, but have no idea how to define the onclickListener.
the total activity is the following:
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo;
import android.hardware.Camera;
import android.media.MediaRecorder;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
import android.view.SurfaceView;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.Window;
import android.view.WindowManager;
import android.view.SurfaceHolder.Callback;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
public class Test_cameraActivity extends Activity implements Callback {
// Camera variables to fiddle with video preview.
// private Camera cam;
// Viewholders etc
private SurfaceHolder recordViewHolder;
private SurfaceView recordSurface;
private int width, height;
// Button
private Button recordBut;
private Button switchBut;
private Button libraryBut;
private final static String DIRECTORY = "/hdrecorder"; // Directory where
// the film is
// stored
private final static String recordFileName = "/hdtestfile.mp4";
private final static String saveFileName = "/hdsavefile.mp4";
private MyMediaRecorder recorder = null;
private final static String LOG_TAG = "HD Recorder";
private String filePath;
// Activity overrides
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
// *******************************************
// fullscreen mode
// *******************************************
requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN,
WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);
// *******************************************
setContentView(R.layout.main);
File dir = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()
+ DIRECTORY);
if (!dir.exists()) {
if (dir.mkdir()) {
Log.v(LOG_TAG, "Created directory");
} else {
Log.v(LOG_TAG, "Failed to create Directory");
}
}
File videoFile = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()
+ DIRECTORY + recordFileName);
if (!videoFile.exists()) {
videoFile.delete(); // Reset recording
}
filePath = videoFile.getAbsolutePath();
Log.v(LOG_TAG, "PATH:" + filePath);
Log.v(LOG_TAG, "PATH:" + filePath);
recordSurface = (SurfaceView) findViewById(R.id.videoSurface);
recordBut = (Button) findViewById(R.id.RecordBut);
recordBut.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
if (recorder.getState() != MyMediaRecorder.RECORDING) {
startRecord();
} else {
stopRecord();
recorder.release();
moveRecordFileToSave();
if (recorder == null) {
Log.v(LOG_TAG, "Recorder is null");
}
Log.v(LOG_TAG, "Value of recorder:" + recorder);
createRecorder();
initiateRecorder(recordViewHolder, width, height);
}
}
});
switchBut = (Button) findViewById(R.id.SwitchBut);
switchBut.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
}
});
libraryBut = (Button) findViewById(R.id.LibraryBut);
libraryBut.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
Intent intent = new Intent(Test_cameraActivity.this,
FileExplorer.class);
Test_cameraActivity.this.startActivity(intent);
}
});
recordViewHolder = recordSurface.getHolder();
recordViewHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
recordViewHolder.addCallback(this);
// setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE);
createRecorder();
}
#Override
protected void onStart() {
super.onStart();
Log.v(LOG_TAG, "OnStart");
if (recorder != null) {
if (recorder.getState() == MyMediaRecorder.RELEASED) {
createRecorder();
}
}
Log.v(LOG_TAG, "SurfaceView create initiated. OnStart Done");
}
#Override
protected void onStop() {
super.onStop();
Log.v(LOG_TAG, "onStop received");
forceStopRecorder();
}
// General Helpers.
private void createRecorder() {
recorder = new MyMediaRecorder();
}
private void startRecord() {
if (recorder.getState() != MyMediaRecorder.PREPARED) {
Log.e(LOG_TAG, "Not recordable yet");
return;
}
recorder.start();
Log.v(LOG_TAG, "Recording started");
recordBut.setText("Stop Record");
}
private void stopRecord() {
Log.v(LOG_TAG, "Stop of recorder");
if (recorder.getState() == MyMediaRecorder.RECORDING) {
recorder.stop();
}
recorder.reset();
recordBut.setText("Record");
}
private void initiateRecorder(SurfaceHolder holder, int width, int height) {
Log.v(LOG_TAG, "H: " + height + " W:" + width);
if (recorder.getState() != MyMediaRecorder.INITIAL) {
Log.v(LOG_TAG, "Dude - not existing MediaRecorder - quitting");
return;
}
recorder.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC);
recorder.setVideoSource(MediaRecorder.VideoSource.CAMERA);
recorder.setOutputFormat(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.THREE_GPP);
recorder.setOutputFile(this.filePath);
recorder.setVideoEncoder(MediaRecorder.VideoEncoder.MPEG_4_SP);
recorder.setAudioEncoder(MediaRecorder.AudioEncoder.DEFAULT);
recorder.setVideoSize(width, height);
recorder.setVideoFrameRate(24);
recorder.setPreviewDisplay(holder.getSurface());
Log.d(LOG_TAG, "Preview restarted");
try {
recorder.prepare();
} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
// isPrepared = true;
}
private void forceStopRecorder() {
Log.v(LOG_TAG, "Force release of recorder");
if (recorder.getState() != MyMediaRecorder.RELEASED) {
stopRecord();
recorder.release();
}
}
private void moveRecordFileToSave() {
File source = new File(filePath);
File dest = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()
+ DIRECTORY + saveFileName);
if (dest.exists()) {
Log.v(LOG_TAG, "Delete old save file");
dest.delete();
}
source.renameTo(dest);
}
// ***** Implementing Callback ********/
#Override
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int width,
int height) {
recordViewHolder = holder;
this.width = width;
this.height = height;
if (recorder.getState() == MyMediaRecorder.RECORDING) {
stopRecord();
}
if (recorder.getState() == MyMediaRecorder.PREPARED) {
recorder.reset();
}
initiateRecorder(holder, width, height);
}
#Override
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
Log.v(LOG_TAG, "Surface is created: Path to use" + filePath);
}
#Override
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
Log.v(LOG_TAG, "Surface is Destroyed");
forceStopRecorder();
}
}
I have something that might also help, in order to jump to the other camera, follow this method:
public void flipit() {
//myCamera is the Camera object
if (Camera.getNumberOfCameras()>=2) {
myCamera.stopPreview();
myCamera.release();
//"which" is just an integer flag
switch (which) {
case 0:
myCamera = Camera.open(Camera.CameraInfo.CAMERA_FACING_FRONT);
which = 1;
break;
case 1:
myCamera = Camera.open(Camera.CameraInfo.CAMERA_FACING_BACK);
which = 0;
break;
}
try {
myCamera.setPreviewDisplay(mHolder);
//"this" is a SurfaceView which implements SurfaceHolder.Callback,
//as found in the code examples
myCamera.setPreviewCallback(this);
myCamera.startPreview();
} catch (IOException exception) {
myCamera.release();
myCamera = null;
}
}
}
Now... for the magic trick, don't call this method from the main thread. Instead this method has to be kicked off from a separate thread, my code does this:
//btn is a Button that the user clicks on
btn.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
//onClick is invoked from main thread
//kick-off a different Thread to handle this call
Thread t = new Thread() {
public void run() {
//myViewer is the SurfaceView object which uses
//the camera
myViewer.flipit();
}
};
t.start();
}
});
I've tested this on Android 4.1.1 so I think it might work for you. (or until Google decides to break the way the camera opening/closing/releasing/unlocking/reconnecting/surfaceholder/onPause/onResume/etc..? works)
First, check if your device has more than one camera:
Camera.getNumberOfCameras();
Then, assign a camId value:
camId = Camera.CameraInfo.CAMERA_FACING_BACK;
or
camId = Camera.CameraInfo.CAMERA_FACING_FRONT;
and then creates a new Camera object to access a particular hardware camera (camId).
mCamera = Camera.open(camId);
Hope this help!