First of all, modify AndroidManifest.xml to set screen orientation of landscape, and theme of fullscreen, such that we have more space for our preview. And also grant permission of "android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO", "android.permission.CAMERA" and "android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE".
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.exercise.AndroidVideoCapture"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0">
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" />
<application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name">
<activity android:name=".AndroidVideoCapture"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen"
android:screenOrientation="landscape">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
</manifest>
main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
>
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
>
<SurfaceView
android:id="@+id/videoview"
android:layout_width="720px"
android:layout_height="480px"/>
<Button
android:id="@+id/mybutton"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="REC"
android:textSize="12dp"/>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
package com.exercise.AndroidVideoCapture;
import java.io.IOException;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.media.CamcorderProfile;
import android.media.MediaRecorder;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
import android.view.SurfaceView;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
public class AndroidVideoCapture extends Activity implements SurfaceHolder.Callback{
Button myButton;
MediaRecorder mediaRecorder;
SurfaceHolder surfaceHolder;
boolean recording;
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
recording = false;
mediaRecorder = new MediaRecorder();
initMediaRecorder();
setContentView(R.layout.main);
SurfaceView myVideoView = (SurfaceView)findViewById(R.id.videoview);
surfaceHolder = myVideoView.getHolder();
surfaceHolder.addCallback(this);
surfaceHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
myButton = (Button)findViewById(R.id.mybutton);
myButton.setOnClickListener(myButtonOnClickListener);
}
private Button.OnClickListener myButtonOnClickListener
= new Button.OnClickListener(){
@Override
public void onClick(View arg0) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
if(recording){
mediaRecorder.stop();
mediaRecorder.release();
finish();
}else{
mediaRecorder.start();
recording = true;
myButton.setText("STOP");
}
}};
@Override
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder arg0, int arg1, int arg2, int arg3) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
@Override
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder arg0) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
prepareMediaRecorder();
}
@Override
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder arg0) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
private void initMediaRecorder(){
mediaRecorder.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.DEFAULT);
mediaRecorder.setVideoSource(MediaRecorder.VideoSource.DEFAULT);
CamcorderProfile camcorderProfile_HQ = CamcorderProfile.get(CamcorderProfile.QUALITY_HIGH);
mediaRecorder.setProfile(camcorderProfile_HQ);
mediaRecorder.setOutputFile("/sdcard/myvideo.mp4");
mediaRecorder.setMaxDuration(60000); // Set max duration 60 sec.
mediaRecorder.setMaxFileSize(5000000); // Set max file size 5M
}
private void prepareMediaRecorder(){
mediaRecorder.setPreviewDisplay(surfaceHolder.getSurface());
try {
mediaRecorder.prepare();
} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
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