How To Use Mediarecorder To Capture Video On Android?

I would like to create a short video clip using the MediaRecorder, but I don't know how to use it. In my manifest file I added these permissions before the application-end-tag:

Solution 1:

First declare the permissions in your Manifest file...

<uses-permissionandroid:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" /><uses-permissionandroid:name="android.permission.RECORD_VIDEO" /><uses-permissionandroid:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" /><uses-permissionandroid:name="android.permission.CAMERA" /><uses-featureandroid:name="android.hardware.Camera"/>

Then in your main app code...

Camera cam = Camera.open();
cam.unlock();

if(recorder == null) { recorder=new MediaRecorder(); }

recorder.setCamera(camera);
recorder.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.CAMCORDER);
recorder.setVideoSource(MediaRecorder.VideoSource.CAMERA);
recorder.setProfile(CamcorderProfile.get(CamcorderProfile.QUALITY_HIGH));
recorder.setOutputFile(fileName);
recorder.setPreviewDisplay(holder.getSurface());

try{ recorder.prepare(); recorder.start(); } 
catch( IOException e ) { e.printStackTrace(); }

Solution 2:

To advertise that your application depends on having a camera, put a tag in the manifest file:

<manifest... ><uses-featureandroid:name="android.hardware.camera"android:required="true" />
...

Record a Video with a Camera App

staticfinalintREQUEST_VIDEO_CAPTURE=1;

 privatevoiddispatchTakeVideoIntent() {
        IntenttakeVideoIntent=newIntent(MediaStore.ACTION_VIDEO_CAPTURE);
        if (takeVideoIntent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager()) != null) {
            startActivityForResult(takeVideoIntent, REQUEST_VIDEO_CAPTURE);
        }
    }

// View the Video

@OverrideprotectedvoidonActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode,Intent intent) {
    if (requestCode == REQUEST_VIDEO_CAPTURE && resultCode == RESULT_OK) 
    {
        UrivideoUri= intent.getData();
        mVideoView.setVideoURI(videoUri);
    }
}