Playing video in Android from a file or from a
stream over the network is relatively simple as long as the video is in an
acceptable format. The supported formats are
- MP4
(MPEG-4), H.263, H.264 AVC (for Android 3.0+) & VP8 (for Android 4.3+)
Method
I – Video File is kept in res/raw folder
1. Create
folder called “raw” in res folder if it does not exist and put video file in
raw folder.
Note: Try with the video in following
link
(This video was played in emulator - Android 4.4, API 19)
2. Add
this to xml file
<VideoView
android:id="@+id/video_view"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"/>
3. Call
“PlayVideo” method in “onCreate” method.
public
void playVideo(){
mVideoView = (VideoView) findViewById(R.id.video_view);
mVideoView.setVideoURI(Uri.parse("android.resource://"
+getPackageName()+"/"+R.raw.lenovo));
mVideoView.setMediaController(new MediaController(this));
mVideoView.requestFocus();
mVideoView.start();
}
“lenovo”
is the name of the video file without it’s extension.
I
was able to play .avi .mp4 and .3gp video files but not .flv in the actual
device. (I used SONY Xperia P - Android 4.1.2)
Method
II – Video File is kept in SD card
Ø If
video files are kept in SD card
Then
set path:
mVideoView.setVideoPath(sdcard/file_
name_ with_extension");
Update:
Video in the SD card is store in
Internal storage>Android><Package_name><files>
So that the path would be set as
File root = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();
String externalFilesDir = c.getExternalFilesDir(null).toString();
String videoResource = externalFilesDir
+"/"+video_filename with extension; //video_filename as String
mVideoView.setVideoPath(videoResource);
mVideoView.start();
DDMS>File Explorer> Click pull
files to SD card
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Sometimes it will fail saying “Transfer Error Occurred, Read only file system”
Then try following:
·
Go to .android > avd >select emulator > go to properties
> uncheck read only.
·
Go to AVD manger in eclipse > Edit emulator > Keep value to
SD card memory
and try remounting SD card
Ø
Sometimes you won’t be able to uncheck read only. I don’t know
what to do then L.
You would better try with actual device.
J
Connect your phone to PC .
Go to Internal Storage > Android
>Data > create folder by your package name > make a folder named
“files” > put video file to files folder > copy paste . apk to phone and
run.
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If you see a message saying "Sorry, this video cannot be
played"
Try changing the name of your video file by excluding any white
spaces. It looks like lower Android OS versions cannot play video files
containing white spaces in their file name. For example, change "My
Video.mp4" to "MyVideo.mp4".
Ø
If you still cannot play the videos check whether the video is in
H.264 AVC Baseline profile.
P.S.
Instead using video View we can use
media player in Android.
Refer
link:
