I've been trying to get MediaRecorder to work following the official example and although I am able to make a file it is rotated 90 degrees clockwise...
Now I am trying this in portrait mode and have indeed rotated the previewsurface 90 degrees and locked it to portrait mode...
I have no idea how to fix this and get a portrait oriented video and have tried the myriad of solutions related to this topic all to no avail...
Code:
public class CameraRecorder {
private Camera cam;
private MediaRecorder mMediaRecorder;
private CameraPreview mPreview;
private static Context mContext;
public CameraRecorder(CameraPreview preview, Context context){
mPreview = preview;
cam = mPreview.getCamera();
//cam.getParameters().setRotation(0);
mContext = context;
}
public boolean prep(){
mMediaRecorder = new MediaRecorder();
//mMediaRecorder.setOrientationHint(90);
// Step 1: Unlock and set camera to MediaRecorder
cam.unlock();
mMediaRecorder.setCamera(cam);
// Step 2: Set sources
//mMediaRecorder.setAudioSource(mContext.openFileInput());
mMediaRecorder.setVideoSource(MediaRecorder.VideoSource.CAMERA);
// Step 3: Set a CamcorderProfile (requires API Level 8 or higher)
mMediaRecorder.setOutputFormat(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.MPEG_4);
//mMediaRecorder.setVideoSize(mPreview.getMeasuredWidth(), mPreview.getMeasuredHeight());
mMediaRecorder.setVideoEncoder(MediaRecorder.VideoEncoder.MPEG_4_SP);
//mMediaRecorder.setProfile(CamcorderProfile.get(CamcorderProfile.QUALITY_LOW));
// Step 4: Set output file
mMediaRecorder.setOutputFile(getOutputMediaFile().toString());
// Step 5: Set the preview output
mMediaRecorder.setPreviewDisplay(mPreview.getHolder().getSurface());
// Step 6: Prepare configured MediaRecorder
try {
mMediaRecorder.prepare();
} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
Log.d("Exception", "IllegalStateException preparing MediaRecorder: " + e.getMessage());
releaseMediaRecorder();
return false;
} catch (IOException e) {
Log.d("Exception", "IOException preparing MediaRecorder: " + e.getMessage());
releaseMediaRecorder();
return false;
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.d("Exception", "Exception preparing MediaRecorder: " + e.getMessage());
return false;
}
return true;
}
public static File getOutputMediaFile(){
File mediaFile;
mediaFile = new File(mContext.getCacheDir() + File.separator + "vid.mp4");
return mediaFile;
}
public void releaseMediaRecorder(){
if (mMediaRecorder != null) {
mMediaRecorder.reset(); // clear recorder configuration
mMediaRecorder.release(); // release the recorder object
mMediaRecorder = null;
cam.lock(); // lock camera for later use
}
}
public void startRecording(){
mMediaRecorder.start();
}
public void stopRecording(){
try {
mMediaRecorder.stop(); // stop the recording
releaseMediaRecorder(); // release the MediaRecorder object
cam.lock();
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.d("Exception","Exiting with exception: " + e.getMessage());
}
}
}
I've tried various combinations of the commented methods with no results (setting that particular videosize results in a "try to delete broken file" error" so I've left that well alone)... I am intentionally ignoring the audiosource by the way as I just need the video (I need to splice in audio later, and indeed no good idea where to start with that either)
Any tips, ideas or pointers are greatly appreciated!
