Video recording format(.3gp or mp4) in android?

Question

I use the Intent MediaStore.ACTION_VIDEO_CAPTURE video recording method.

By default, the recorded video is stored as a .3gp file. I want to record and store the video as a .mp4 file.

Is this possible?.

score 7 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

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Yes

Set the MediaRecorder's OutputFormat to MPEG_4, like so:

recorder = new MediaRecorder(); 
recorder.setOutputFormat(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.MPEG_4);

This other SO answer describes it perfectly, as well.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

Community

answered Mar 15 '14 at 19:30

Joshua Pinter

This is assuming you're using the MediaRecorder directly. Karthi seems to be using an Intent. – Drazen Bjelovuk May 09 '14 at 14:14
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@JoshBjelovuk You're right, Josh. To use the `OutputFormat` you'll need to work with the `MediaRecorder()` directly. Using an `Intent`, could you not just pass the `.mp4` file extension in the `putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, Uri.fromFile(temp_file_with_mp4_extension));`? – Joshua Pinter May 09 '14 at 18:55
Does the MediaRecorder infer the video format from the file extension? I was unaware of this. – Drazen Bjelovuk May 09 '14 at 19:11

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

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Yes, you can have an mp4 output format, mp4 is just a container : see this to know what kind of data streams you can store in it.

MPEG_4  MPEG4 media file format

edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

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answered Feb 17 '11 at 07:52

Reno

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recorder.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC); recorder.setOutputFormat(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.MPEG_4); recorder.setAudioEncoder(MediaRecorder.AudioEncoder.AMR_NB); – Nikunj Patel Nov 22 '11 at 11:03
i have record it and play directly in phone but i got black screen – Nikunj Patel Nov 22 '11 at 11:55
Try playing the file on your PC, also I'll need to see the LogCat output to know what went wrong. – Reno Nov 22 '11 at 11:59
i have tryed in pc and working fine.but how can i play it in android device? – Nikunj Patel Nov 22 '11 at 12:04