Thanks Dave,
Your ideas have really help me a lot. I have start working on getting a web
server from where I can download my files.
I will come back here when I finish that task.
Thanks again for your thoughtful help.
On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 10:47 PM, Dave Sparks <davidspa...@android.com>wrote:
>
> You can use res/raw for audio files that aren't too large. As I said
> earlier, I think the problem with video files is that the appt
> compiler compresses them. You could decompress them yourself and copy
> them to the SD card. Or you could download the files from a server
> when the application installs.
>
> On Jan 19, 3:30 am, "Mahesh Vaghela" <mah...@indianic.com> wrote:
> > Hi Dave,
> >
> > Thanks for the info.
> > Finally I have decided to put all my audio data to SD card.
> > I can do this as suggested by you for a manual check.
> >
> > *"adb push /path/on/workstation/video.mp4 /sdcard"*
> >
> > This will work on my emulator.
> > If I want to do this for a real device than my code should first push all
> my
> > audio data in the user's SD card.
> >
> > Can you please show me a way how to do this?
> >
> > Is there any predefined folder like drawable/raw (Or some other like
> this)
> > which can directly put our data in sdcard instead of application's
> private
> > folder?
> >
> > On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 1:34 AM, Dave Sparks <davidspa...@android.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > You can call android.os.Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() to
> > > get the path to the external storage device. That will handle the case
> > > where recommended external store is no the SD card but some other
> > > device.
> >
> > > If there is no external storage, you can try saving to your app's
> > > private data directory. Another alternative it to stream the media
> > > from a server, but this obviously introduces the complexity and cost
> > > of maintaining the service for your users.
> >
> > > All of the Android standard apps (camera, music, sound recorder) that
> > > create or use media files assume that the device will have external
> > > storage. In the end, you have to decide whether it's worth supporting
> > > users that don't have external storage.
> >
> > > On Jan 17, 1:29 am, "Mahesh Vaghela" <mah...@indianic.com> wrote:
> > > > Dave,
> >
> > > > Thank you very much for replying soon. I understand how to push my
> mp4 in
> > > a
> > > > sd card and retrive the same.
> >
> > > > I am a bit curious to know limitation of doing this.
> >
> > > > 1. sd card may not be an part of all the Android devices.
> > > > 2. If it is the case, all users may not purchase it as an extra item
> > > > considering extra cost.
> > > > 3. If so, an application which reads only from an sd card may not
> work
> > > > properly on all devices.
> >
> > > > Can you please guide me if there is an alternate way for storing the
> > > media
> > > > files? I know I can directly keep this in, with my apk under raw
> folder,
> > > but
> > > > this will made an application larger to download.
> >
> > > > The total disk size available for an android application is only 70
> mb.
> > > So
> > > > one has to think for keeping his apk size to minimum.
> >
> > > > On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Dave Sparks <
> davidspa...@android.com
> > > >wrote:
> >
> > > > > adb push /path/on/workstation/video.mp4 /sdcard
> >
> > > > > In the code, use the SD card path for the setDataSource() call:
> >
> > > > > mMediaPlayer.setDataSource("/sdcard/video.mp4");
> >
> > > > > On Jan 16, 9:06 pm, "Mahesh Vaghela" <mah...@indianic.com> wrote:
> > > > > > Hi Dave,
> >
> > > > > > I like your line:
> > > > > > *
> > > > > > "As a first step, I would try pushing it to the SD card and
> playing
> > > it
> > > > > from
> > > > > > there."*
> >
> > > > > > Can you please show a way to push a mp4 or mp3 file in a sd card?
> >
> > > > > > On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 6:46 AM, Dave Sparks <
> > > davidspa...@android.com
> > > > > >wrote:
> >
> > > > > > > Can you be a bit more explicit when you say "nothing happens"?
> >
> > > > > > > Usually - no matter what kind of bug you might have - something
> > > > > > > happens, it's just not what you expected to happen. For
> example, do
> > > > > > > you have log output?
> >
> > > > > > > My guess is that you cannot use an MP4 as a raw resource
> because it
> > > > > > > gets compressed. I can't recall if we exclude it or not, but
> you
> > > > > > > normally don't want to bundle a resource like a video file into
> > > your
> > > > > > > resources. As a first step, I would try pushing it to the SD
> card
> > > and
> > > > > > > playing it from there.
> >
> > > > > > > On Jan 16, 7:49 am, srini amul <srinia...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > Below is a step which i tried to play a mp4 file. But nothing
> > > > > happens.
> > > > > > > Could someone please help me out ?
> >
> > > > > > > > Steps which I tried:
> > > > > > > > *******************************
> > > > > > > > a) I added a SurfaceView element in main.xml
> > > > > > > > b) I uploaded a video.mp4 file in res/raw directory
> >
> > > > > > > > Below is my main.xml:
> > > > > > > > ----------------------
> > > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> > > > > > > > <LinearLayout xmlns:android="
> > > > >http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android";
> > > > > > > > android:orientation="vertical"
> > > > > > > > android:layout_width="fill_parent"
> > > > > > > > android:layout_height="fill_parent"
> >
> > > > > > > > <SurfaceView android:id="@+id/SurfaceView01"
> > > > > > > > android:layout_width="wrap_content"
> > > > > > > android:layout_height="wrap_content"
> > > > > > > android:clickable="true"></SurfaceView>
> > > > > > > > </LinearLayout>
> >
> > > > > > > > Below is my application code:
> > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------
> >
> > > > > > > > package android.videoPlayer;
> >
> > > > > > > > import java.io.IOException;
> >
> > > > > > > > import android.app.Activity;
> > > > > > > > import android.media.AudioManager;
> > > > > > > > import android.media.MediaPlayer;
> > > > > > > > import android.media.MediaPlayer.OnBufferingUpdateListener;
> > > > > > > > import android.media.MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener;
> > > > > > > > import android.media.MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener;
> > > > > > > > import android.os.Bundle;
> > > > > > > > import android.util.Log;
> > > > > > > > import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
> > > > > > > > import android.view.SurfaceView;
> > > > > > > > import android.view.SurfaceHolder.Callback;
> >
> > > > > > > > public class videoPlayer extends Activity implements
> Callback,
> > > > > > > OnBufferingUpdateListener, OnPreparedListener,
> OnCompletionListener
> > > {
> > > > > > > > private static final String TAG = "VideoPlayerDemo";
> > > > > > > > private int mVideoWidth;
> > > > > > > > private int mVideoHeight;
> > > > > > > > private MediaPlayer mMediaPlayer;
> > > > > > > > private SurfaceView mPreview;
> > > > > > > > private SurfaceHolder holder;
> >
> > > > > > > > /** Called when the activity is first created. */
> > > > > > > > @Override
> > > > > > > > public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
> > > > > > > > {
> > > > > > > > super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
> > > > > > > > setContentView(R.layout.main);
> >
> > > > > > > > mPreview = (SurfaceView) findViewById(R.id.SurfaceView01);
> > > > > > > > holder = mPreview.getHolder();
> > > > > > > > holder.addCallback(this);
> > > > > > > > holder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
> >
> > > > > > > > }
> >
> > > > > > > > private void playVideo() {
> >
> > > > > > > > // Create a new media player and set the listeners
> > > > > > > > mMediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.mp4);
> > > > > > > > mMediaPlayer.setDisplay(holder);
> > > > > > > > try {
> > > > > > > > mMediaPlayer.prepare();} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
> >
> > > > > > > > // TODO Auto-generated catch block
> > > > > > > > e.printStackTrace();} catch (IOException e) {
> >
> > > > > > > > // TODO Auto-generated catch block
> > > > > > > > e.printStackTrace();}
> >
> > > > > > > > mMediaPlayer.setOnBufferingUpdateListener(this);
> > > > > > > > mMediaPlayer.setOnCompletionListener(this);
> > > > > > > > mMediaPlayer.setOnPreparedListener(this);
> > > > > > > > mMediaPlayer.setAudioStreamType(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC);
> >
> > > > > > > > }
> >
> > > > > > > > public void onBufferingUpdate(MediaPlayer arg0, int percent)
> {
> > > > > > > > Log.d(TAG, "onBufferingUpdate percent:" + percent);
> >
> > > > > > > > }
> >
> > > > > > > > public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer arg0) {
> > > > > > > > Log.d(TAG, "onCompletion called");
> >
> > > > > > > > }
> >
> > > > > > > > public void onPrepared(MediaPlayer mediaplayer) {
> > > > > > > > Log.d(TAG, "onPrepared called");
> > > > > > > > mVideoWidth = mMediaPlayer.getVideoWidth();
> > > > > > > > mVideoHeight = mMediaPlayer.getVideoHeight();
> > > > > > > > if (mVideoWidth != 0 && mVideoHeight != 0) {
> > > > > > > > holder.setFixedSize(mVideoWidth, mVideoHeight);
> > > > > > > > mMediaPlayer.start();
> >
> > > > > > > > }
> > > > > > > > }
> >
> > > > > > > > public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder surfaceholder, int
> i,
> > > int j,
> > > > > int
> > > > > > > k) {
> > > > > > > > Log.d(TAG, "surfaceChanged called");
> >
> > > > > > > > }
> >
> > > > > > > > public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder surfaceholder) {
> > > > > > > > Log.d(TAG, "surfaceDestroyed called");
> >
> > > > > > > > }
> >
> > > > > > > > public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
> > > > > > > > // TODO Auto-generated method stub
> > > > > > > > Log.d(TAG, "surfaceCreated called");
> > > > > > > > playVideo();
> >
> > > > > > > > }
> >
> > > > > > > > @Override
> > > > > > > > protected void onDestroy() {
> > > > > > > > super.onDestroy();
> > > > > > > > // TODO Auto-generated method stub
> > > > > > > > if (mMediaPlayer != null) {
> > > > > > > > mMediaPlayer.release();
> > > > > > > > mMediaPlayer = null;
> >
> > > > > > > > }
> > > > > > > > }
> > > > > > > > }
> >
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