Record, save and play a video in Android

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I am trying to make an app that records a video using the camera app, and then saves that video on SD card so I can play it. I have some code but I'm lost on how to continue as I'm a beginner in Android. My Activity: ``` public class Camcorder extends Activity { private CamcorderView camcorderView; private boolean recording = false; /** Called when the activity is first created. */ @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); //irrelevant code camcorderView = (CamcorderView) findViewById(R.id.camcorder_preview); } @Override public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) { if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_CENTER) { if (recording) { camcorderView.stopRecording(); finish(); } else { recording = true; camcorderView.startRecording(); } return true; } return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event); } } ``` CamcorderView class: ``` public class CamcorderView extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback { MediaRecorder recorder; S…

Accepted Answer

Well it's very simple to record videos in android by using this simple code

First on a button click simple start an Intent

```
Intent takeVideoIntent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_VIDEO_CAPTURE);
if (takeVideoIntent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager()) != null) {
    startActivityForResult(takeVideoIntent, CAMERA_REQUEST_CODE_VEDIO);
}
```

then in `onActivityResult` method

```
Uri videoUri = data.getData();
path = Utils.getRealPathFromURI(videoUri, this);
manageVideo(path); //Do whatever you want with your video
```

and finally add permissions to the manifest

```
<uses-feature
    android:name="android.hardware.camera"
    android:required="true" />
```

Hope it help others who are looking for help :)

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Record, save and play a video in Android

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