The emulator does not have a video player installed, so it can't play video. If
you get the "Sorry, this video cannot.." message, that means you probably did
your code correctly, there just is no video player available to the system.
I bet if you try that out on a real phone, it will work.> Date: Thu, 15 Jan
2009 23:48:17 -0800> Subject: [android-developers] Streaming videos in
Emulator> From: rahulregunat...@gmail.com> To:
android-developers@googlegroups.com> > > Is it possible to stream videos in an
android emulator?...> > I tried streaming an mp3 file which worked
perfectly...> but when i tried streaming an video file(tried 3gp,mp4) but both
dint> work...> I am not sure if the format is supported in the emulator .. I
get an> error "Sorry,this video cannot be played"> > This is the sample code i
am using..I downloaded it from Google API> Demos> > package and.stream;> > >
import android.app.Activity;> import android.graphics.PixelFormat;> import
android.net.Uri;> import android.os.Bundle;> import android.util.Log;> import
android.widget.MediaController;> import android.widget.Toast;> import
android.widget.VideoView;> > public class videostream extends Activity {> >
/**> * TODO: Set the path variable to a streaming video URL or a local> media>
* file path.> */> private String path = "";> private VideoView mVideoView;> >
@Override> public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) {> super.onCreate(icicle);>
setContentView(R.layout.main);> mVideoView = (VideoView)
findViewById(R.id.surface_view);> > if (path == "") {> // Tell the user to
provide a media file URL/path.> Toast.makeText(> videostream.this,> "Please
edit VideoViewDemo Activity, and set path"> + " variable to your media file
URL/path",> Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();> > } else {> > /*> * Alternatively,for
streaming media you can use> * mVideoView.setVideoURI(Uri.parse(URLstring));>
*/> mVideoView.setVideoPath(path);> mVideoView.setMediaController(new
MediaController(this));> mVideoView.requestFocus();> > }> }> }> > In the place
"path" i tried pasting some url's .. but it dint work> > Can someone help me
with some sample codes... or streaming links which> would work.. I am not sure
if those formats i am using are supported> in the emulator..>
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