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.

Regards

BeMeCollective