I can not seem to get video playing on my device (Nexus 7). I decided to just start fresh with a new project for this problem.
The video is stored in res/raw.
It is this video: http://www.howtodance.org/media/Lesson_2__9_lindy_demo_2__shoulder_pop_with_scoop_around.mp4
I have tried many of the ways suggested here at stackoverflow. Here is the latest of what I have tried:
<!-- 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"
>
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="New Button"
android:id="@+id/button"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:onClick="onButtonClick"
/>
</LinearLayout>
//MyActivity.java
package com.example.VideoTests;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import java.io.File;
public class MyActivity extends Activity {
/**
* Called when the activity is first created.
*/
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
}
public void onButtonClick(View v){
Log.d("working", "PlayVideo();");
// both of these urls don't seem to work
//String uriString = "android.resource://com.example.VideoTests/raw/lesson_2__9_lindy_demo_2__shoulder_pop_with_scoop_around.mp4";
String uriString = "android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.lesson_2__9_lindy_demo_2__shoulder_pop_with_scoop_around;
//Uri video = Uri.parse(uriString);
File file = new File(uriString); // video player selection dialog doesn't seem to load at all unless I send it through a file first.
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
intent.setDataAndType(Uri.fromFile(file), "video/mp4");
startActivity(intent); // this is where it seems to crash
}
}
After adding the File object a dialog finally comes up, but then I get a message saying "Can't play this video" and the following error:
ERROR/(128): Failed to open file '/android.resource:/com.example.VideoTests/2130968576'. (No such file or directory)
If I use the other uriString, it still gives me this error:
ERROR/(128): Failed to open file '/android.resource:/com.example.VideoTests/raw/lesson_2__9_lindy_demo_2__shoulder_pop_with_scoop_around.mp4'. (No such file or directory)
I have also tried changing the video file name to something short like 'asdf.mp4', but the same errors occur
Thank you in advance for any help everyone.
