Android video player
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The document discusses using the VideoView component in Android to display video content. It explains how to add a VideoView to an XML layout, set the video file or URL, and control playback using methods like start(), stop(), and listeners. It also covers using a default MediaController to add playback controls or building a custom controller to provide buttons for play, pause, seeking, and displaying the current time position.
Android video player
- 1. Android VideoView with custom media controller
- 2. VideoView ● http://developer.android.com/reference/andr oid/widget/VideoView.html ● API for display video contents ● Can play video on external storage or with URL address
- 3. ● Add VideoView component on layout file o Set layout_width as match_parent to fit video size with layout width ● Set content on VideoView o setVideoURI(...) o setVideoPath(...) ● Use start(), stop(), etc. to control video. main_layout.xml MainActivity.java
- 4. ● If setting MediaController, you can use default video controller. o VideoView.setMediaController o Play/pause, FF, REW, Seekbar, current / end time.
- 5. ● setOnPreparedListener -> onPrepared() o Called when VideoView is prepared for play. o Use when waiting contents on online to be prepared. ● setOnCompletionListener -> onCompletion o Called when VideoView playback is completed
- 6. Media controller ● http://developer.android.com/reference/andr oid/media/session/MediaController.html ● Offers default media controller for media player ● Only needs to create instance and add VideoView.setMediaController(...) ● Check on implementing custom controller
- 7. ● Play/pause button for play and pause video ● Stop button for stop video ● Seek bar for seeking video on timeline ● Running time for marking current time position of video ● For option, show progress dialog while video is being prepared
- 8. ● After VideoView prepared… o Start video o Set max value on Seek bar to sync with video timeline o Set Runnable object to message queue by postDelayed(...) for update time/seek bar
- 9. ● Implement Runnable object for update seekbar movement / current time. o Set runnable object every second during video is playing.