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Android Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App Capturing Photos and Videos Taking a Video Using an Intent

Michael Ambass
Michael Ambass
3,829 Points
Posted by Michael Ambass
Michael Ambass
3,829 Points

Different file format depending on the quality

Hi,

This isn't a question, I wanted to share my experience with this part of the tutorial, I encountered the following issue when storing the video on the device:

The application was tested on two physical devices (Samsung Galaxy S3 and HTC One) and the Emulator running Android 4.4.2.

The Samsung runs on Android 4.3 and the HTC Android 4.4.3.

When the Video Recorder Intent is invoked, the application isn't able to find the created file (in .mp4 format), I noticed that on the HTC the video is stored in "DCIM/100MEDIA" and most particularly with the .3gp extension.

So I came to these conclusions:

  • when the video quality set to "1", the file is correctly stored in .mp4 format and in the right folder
  • when set to "0", the file is stored in .3gp format in a folder choosed by Android

So, if you have the same problem as me, do not forget to check in which format you define the File Uri.

Patrick Allwood
Patrick Allwood
7,463 Points
Patrick Allwood
Patrick Allwood
7,463 Points

Thank you Michael you are brillant :)