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How to get the result of Runtime.getRuntime().exec directly

I'm working on a rooted android device. I'm trying to capture the screen and store the result in Bitmap for later usage.
String path = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS).getPath();
path += "/img.png";
Process sh = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("su", null,null);
OutputStream os = sh.getOutputStream();
os.write(("/system/bin/screencap -p " + path).getBytes("ASCII"));
os.flush();
os.close();
sh.waitFor();
final Bitmap x = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(path);
What I'm doing here is naming a path for a new image and capturing the screen using the command /system/bin/screencap -p FILEPATH. Then I read the image I stored in that file and use it in the bitmap.
My problem with my current code is that it's slow(not suitable for a real-time application). I'm now trying to make it faster. Instead of saving the captured picture into file and then reading it again from the program, I want to read it directly from the result of Runtime.getRuntime().exec(...)
In the description of the command screencap, I found that I can use it without specifying the output file name, and in this case the results will be printed to stdout.
I tried several codes to read the result byte array to use it directly in my code
final Bitmap x = BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(resultArrayByte, 0, resultArrayByte.length);
but none of the codes worked with me.
How can I use sh's input/output streams to get the result byte array directly without saving the output into a file then loading it again?

Take a Look here, in this link you can find a library called ASL
a lot of questions in this post, i'm confused :)
i hope this link is useful for your requirements.

How to convert framebuffer to image?

In my application I want to get the screenshot of my rooted device. I am using the following code to achieve this:
Process sh = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("su", null,null);
OutputStream os = sh.getOutputStream();
os.write(("/system/bin/screencap -p " + "/sdcard/img.png").getBytes("ASCII"));
os.flush();
But I am not getting any image stored.

Android share display on another devices

i'm working on share the tablet display with more than one table (all rooted) connected through WiFi , i'm using the following approach (all inside one thread) :
1- i take a screen shot.
Process sh = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("su", null,null);
OutputStream os = sh.getOutputStream();
os.write(("/system/bin/screencap -P " + "/sdcard/test/img.png").getBytes("ASCII"));
os.flush();
os.close();
sh.waitFor();
2- compress the screen shot image.
Bitmap mBitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getPath() + "/test/img.png");
OutputStream outputStream = null;
File file = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getPath() + "/test/img2.png");
outputStream = new FileOutputStream(file);
mBitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 15, outputStream);
outputStream.flush();
outputStream.close();
3- open socket and send the compressed image to another tablet.
this is working but my problem is the viewing delay in the other tablet it took 4-5 sec to refresh the new display , is there any better approach to have it real time display?

Unfotrtunately, this function will take long time. It is linked with process lifecycle, IPC and the slow file system. You need to have a look at this library or the source code of /system/bin/screenshot util. You have to reuse native(c-language) functions from sources, and it is not a trivial task.

Take really quick screenshots of Android Phone programmatically

I am taking screenshots of an Android phone from my application by this code
java.lang.Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("su");
DataOutputStream os = new DataOutputStream(process.getOutputStream());
os.writeBytes("cat /dev/graphics/fb0 > " + raw + "\n");
os.writeBytes("exit\n");
os.flush();
os.close();
process.waitFor();
But when I put this in a service, and try to run infinitely, I get atmost 2 screenshots.
Is there a way to take screenshots really quick? Like 15-20 in a second using ANY way possible?
EDIT : I try to convert them to video later. Any way to make video without dumping it to the file altogether?

Screenshot from background service of another application (programmatically)

When I use the browser I want to save screenshots of the site that I visited. Because some pages disappear in the future. So I decided to do a background service that would make the screenshots at regular intervals of time when I visit the site say www.site.com. Who can give me any tips, links to tutorials, examples, ...?
P.S. My phone is rooted. Android 2.1. and do not say that it is impossible :)
UPDATE:
Screenshots in JPG format or HTML without a difference. The method which is easier to make.

Process sh = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("su", null,null);
OutputStream os = sh.getOutputStream();
os.write(("/system/bin/screencap -p " + "/sdcard/img.png").getBytes("ASCII"));
os.flush();
os.close();
sh.waitFor();
then read img.png as bitmap and convert it jpg as follows
Bitmap screen = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()+ File.separator +"img.png");
//my code for saving
ByteArrayOutputStream bytes = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
screen.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 15, bytes);
//you can create a new file name "test.jpg" in sdcard folder.
File f = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()+ File.separator + "test.jpg");
f.createNewFile();
//write the bytes in file
FileOutputStream fo = new FileOutputStream(f);
fo.write(bytes.toByteArray());
// remember close de FileOutput
fo.close();

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.edwardkim.android.screenshotitfullnoroot&hl=en
Doesn't need to be rooted.
http://maketecheasier.com/take-screenshots-on-android-phone/2010/07/16
Would need to be rooted.
Worst case scenario you can use android SDK while plugged in via USB and take screen shots.