How to load videos from assets folder? (to play them with VideoView)

Question

I need to open a mp4 video from the assets folder and play it with VideoView.

I tryed with these two options, but none of them works....

mVideoView.setVideoPath("file:///android_asset/videos.mp4");
mVideoView.requestFocus();
mVideoView.start();

and...

String uriPath = "file:///android_asset/videos.mp4";
Uri uri = Uri.parse(uriPath);
mVideoView.setVideoURI(uri);
mVideoView.requestFocus();
mVideoView.start();

These options didn't works, but if I try to open the video from the SDCARD it works perfectly, then, the problem is when I'm trying to load the video from the assets folder.

What I'm doing wrong?

thanks

score 35 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 25 '11 at 12:57

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I don't know how to load videos from the assets folder. But I know how to load them from the /res/raw/ folder:

String uriPath = "android.resource://yourapplicationpackage/raw/videofilenamewithoutextension";
Uri uri = Uri.parse(uriPath);
video.setVideoURI(uri);

answered Nov 25 '11 at 12:57

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im not using a raw folder, im using assets – NullPointerException Nov 25 '11 at 12:59
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Just change the **raw** part to ** assets** .... late, but can b helpful for someone who's viewing it now – Nitin Bansal Jan 30 '13 at 02:55
Hello,I have used VideoView to play video from raw folder, but video is not played in lower version below 2.3. It shows me error "Video cannot be played" please guide me where is the problem,as video plays in other versions. – Dory Sep 30 '13 at 05:42
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@NidhiGondhia try this: String uriPath = "android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.my_video_file; – BoJIHa npocmombI Oct 15 '13 at 10:10
is package name given as com.abc.xyz or something like com/abc/xyz? – Illegal Argument Nov 12 '13 at 13:49
It doesn't work. I tried `android.resource://${packageName}/assets/videoname` – c-an Nov 01 '19 at 06:57

Jorgesys · Answer 2 · 2016-10-09T16:28:13.863

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Playing the .mp4 file from `\assets` is not possible, you must load it from `\raw` folder.

Example:

if you have a file called video.mp4 inside the /raw folder:

String fileName = "android.resource://"+  getPackageName() + "/raw/video";
VideoView vv = (VideoView) this.findViewById(R.id.surface);
vv.setVideoURI(Uri.parse(fileName));
vv.start();

edited Oct 09 '16 at 16:28

answered Feb 07 '14 at 23:20

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After hours spent to search around this was the only answer that solve my issue!! Thank u a lot! – Joe Aspara Oct 09 '16 at 16:00
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The question is about `assets`. Not `raw`. – c-an Nov 01 '19 at 06:58
It is not possible so I give another option. – Jorgesys Nov 04 '19 at 03:01
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it's possible ! just gave asset:///youvideo.mp4 – zeus May 21 '20 at 21:54

Caner · Answer 3 · 2011-11-25T14:00:11.543

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EDITED

Try:

this.setContentView(R.layout.videoview);        
mVideoView = (VideoView) this.findViewById(R.id.surface_view);        
SurfaceHolder holder = mVideoView.getHolder();
holder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
MediaPlayer player = new MediaPlayer();
player.setDisplay(holder);        
AssetFileDescriptor afd;
try {
    afd = getAssets().openFd("v.mp4");        
    player.setDataSource(afd.getFileDescriptor(),afd.getStartOffset(), afd.getLength());
    player.prepareAsync();
    player.setOnPreparedListener(new OnPreparedListener() {

     @Override
     public void onPrepared(MediaPlayer mp) {
        mp.start();
     }
  });

} catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace();}

edited Nov 25 '11 at 14:00

answered Nov 25 '11 at 13:00

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i'm not using MediaController, because i need to hide the controls of videoview.... then i dont know how to assign a filedescriptor to a videoView object. – NullPointerException Nov 25 '11 at 13:12
also.... The method setDataSource(FileDescriptor, long, long) is undefined for the type MediaController – NullPointerException Nov 25 '11 at 13:14
When you first asked the question there was `MediaController`. Now I'm confused what your code actually is like – Caner Nov 25 '11 at 13:17
I tryed with MC now and... The method setDataSource(FileDescriptor, long, long) is undefined for the type MediaController – NullPointerException Nov 25 '11 at 13:19
I'm trying to make work your code but i can't, i dont understand how to fid your code with my code.... i dont know what i am doing wrong. I edited my question, check it. – NullPointerException Nov 25 '11 at 13:41
Try to replace `mVideoView.start();` with `player.start();` – Caner Nov 25 '11 at 13:44
if i changue that line i got this error: ERROR/MediaPlayer(2878): start called in state 2 – NullPointerException Nov 25 '11 at 13:56
and: ERROR/MediaPlayer(2878): Error (-38,0) – NullPointerException Nov 25 '11 at 13:57

How to load videos from assets folder? (to play them with VideoView)

3 Answers3

Playing the .mp4 file from `\assets` is not possible, you must load it from `\raw` folder.

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How to load videos from assets folder? (to play them with VideoView)

3 Answers3

Playing the .mp4 file from \assets is not possible, you must load it from \raw folder.

Linked

Playing the .mp4 file from `\assets` is not possible, you must load it from `\raw` folder.