yeah you probably want to capture to /sdcard/
/videotest.3gp most definitely is not writable to a regular android app!
other than that your code is pretty much the same as mine.
>Hi Jason, perhaps you could help me with my code. I was trying to
>capture video for two weeks now without success :(
>
>This is my complete code
>========================
>
>public class VideoCapture extends Activity
> implements SurfaceHolder.Callback {
>
> private static final String TAG = "JTrek Video Capture";
> private SurfaceView surfaceView;
> private SurfaceHolder surfaceHolder;
> private MediaRecorder recorder;
> private String videoFile = "videotest.3gp";
>
> /** Called when the activity is first created. */
> @Override
> public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
> super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
> setContentView(R.layout.main);
>
> surfaceView = (SurfaceView)findViewById(R.id.surface);
>
> surfaceHolder = surfaceView.getHolder();
> surfaceHolder.addCallback(this);
> surfaceHolder.setType
>(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
>
> setRequestedOrientation
>(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE);
>
> prepareVideoCapture();
> }
>
> public void prepareVideoCapture() {
> /* Create a MediaRecorder */
> recorder = new MediaRecorder();
> Log.i(TAG, "Media recorder created");
>
> try {
> OutputStream stream = openFileOutput(videoFile,
>MODE_WORLD_WRITEABLE);
> stream.write(0xA);
> stream.close();
> } catch(IOException ioException) {
> Log.e(TAG, "VIDEO: An error creating the output file.");
> }
>
> File file = getFileStreamPath(videoFile);
> Log.i(TAG, "File exists? : " + file.exists());
>
> recorder.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC);
> recorder.setVideoSource(MediaRecorder.VideoSource.CAMERA);
> recorder.setOutputFormat(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.THREE_GPP);
> recorder.setAudioEncoder(MediaRecorder.AudioEncoder.AMR_NB);
> recorder.setVideoEncoder(MediaRecorder.VideoEncoder.H263);
>
> recorder.setOutputFile(this.videoFile);
> Log.i(TAG, "Media recorder parameters set");
>
> recorder.setPreviewDisplay(surfaceHolder.getSurface());
> Log.i(TAG, "Preview Display set to surface holder!");
> }
>
> //
>============================================================================
> // SURFACE CALLBACK
> IMPLEMENTATION
> //
>============================================================================
> public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
> Log.e(TAG, "surfaceCreated");
>
> try {
> recorder.prepare();
> } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
> Log.e(TAG, e.toString());
> } catch (IOException e) {
> Log.e(TAG, "THE ERROR IS HERE!: " + e.toString());
> }
>
> Log.i(TAG, "Media recorder prepared for video capture!");
>
> try {
> recorder.start();
> } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
> Log.e(TAG, e.toString());
> }
> Log.i(TAG, "Video capture started!!");
> }
>
> public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int
>w, int h) {
> Log.e(TAG, "surfaceChanged");
> }
>
> public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
> Log.e(TAG, "surfaceDestroyed");
> }
> //
>============================================================================
>
> protected void onStop() {
> // Stops the media recorder object
> recorder.stop();
> recorder.release();
>
> Log.e(TAG, "onStop");
> super.onStop();
> }
>}
>
>And this is the LogCat I received when debugging:
>=================================================
>
>08-17 10:51:22.400: INFO/Video Capture(709): Media recorder created
>08-17 10:51:22.450: INFO/Video Capture(709): File exists? : true
>08-17 10:51:22.571: INFO/Video Capture(709): Media recorder parameters
>set
>08-17 10:51:22.581: INFO/Video Capture(709): Preview Display set to
>surface holder!
>08-17 10:51:23.132: ERROR/Video Capture(709): surfaceCreated
>08-17 10:51:23.181: ERROR/Video Capture(709): THE ERROR IS HERE!:
>java.io.FileNotFoundException: /videotest.3gp
>08-17 10:51:23.191: INFO/Video Capture(709): Media recorder prepared
>for video capture!
>08-17 10:51:23.191: ERROR/MediaRecorder(709): start called in an
>invalid state: 4
>08-17 10:51:23.200: ERROR/Video Capture(709):
>java.lang.IllegalStateException
>08-17 10:51:23.210: INFO/Video Capture(709): Video capture started!!
>08-17 10:51:23.210: ERROR/Video Capture(709): surfaceChanged
>
>I am also wondering if it is mandatory to capture video in external
>memory instead of internal memory?
>Thanks in advance. I appreciate any help you can give me!..
>
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