MediaPlayer can only be used to play progressive streaming media. The thread below has more details on how to check if your files are progressive streamable and how to create progressive streamable content: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/2175bba33a09b262
2008/10/15 Jason Proctor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > can you stream video? > > has anyone managed to stream video? if so which formats did you use? > > tx > > > >Jason, > > > >What do you mean by stream is out.I am able to stream an Mp3 from an > >uri and get it in my local device. > > > > > >RTSP is not supported > > > > > > > >On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 3:47 AM, Jason Proctor > ><<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >OK i found the answer in the 1.0 release notes. seems like streaming > >is out for the time being. > > > > > > > > > >>i've been trying to play 3gp and mp4 movies off an HTTP server with > >>MediaPlayer without success. i know the movie files are OK because i > >>can play them locally off the sdcard. > >> > >>the errors i'm getting include the now famous unknown errors > >>0xffffffff and 0xfffffffc. > >> > >>from googling i know that RTSP isn't currently supported in the > >>emulator due to UDP issues, but is streaming supported over HTTP? and > >>if so, do i need to hack regular 3gp or mp4 files so that they can be > >>streamed? > >> > >>thanks muchly. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
