PlayVideo File Using VideoPlayer in Android

Introduction

This article explains how to play a video using the Video Player in Android.

This application will show you a video when you click on the "Start video" button and hide it when you click on the Stop button. For this, you will store a 3gp video file inside the raw folder that you will call on a button click.

Step 1

Create an XML file with the following. In this file you will use two buttons to start the video and to stop the video. Use a VideoView that will show the video on button click at runtime.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<Button
android:id="@+id/playvideoplayer"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text=" PLAY "/>
<Button
android:id="@+id/stopvideoplayer"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text=" STOP "/>
<VideoView
android:id="@+id/viewvideo"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
</LinearLayout>

Step 2

Create a Java class file with the following:

package com.example.thread;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.graphics.PixelFormat;
import android.media.MediaPlayer;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
import android.view.SurfaceView;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.VideoView;
//In your class file, you will extend the Activity class that provides you the onCreate() on which the compiler comes first. Now implements the SurfaceHolder interface to play a video.
public class MainActivity extends Activity implements SurfaceHolder.Callback{
MediaPlayer mediaPlayer;
SurfaceView surfaceView;
SurfaceHolder surfaceHolder;
boolean pausing = false;
Button stopVideo;
// this method is provided by the Activity class on which the compiler comes first when you run the application.Called when the activity is first created/
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
Button PlayVideo = (Button)findViewById(R.id.playvideoplayer);
stopVideo = (Button)findViewById(R.id.stopvideoplayer);
getWindow().setFormat(PixelFormat.UNKNOWN);
//Displays a video file.
final VideoView mVideo = (VideoView)findViewById(R.id.viewvideo);
//set the playvideo button on its clickListener. So when you click on the button videoview will display a video
PlayVideo.setOnClickListener(new Button.OnClickListener(){
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
VideoView mVideo = (VideoView)findViewById(R.id.viewvideo);
//path of your video file.
String Path = "android.resource://com.example.thread/"+R.raw.k;
Uri uri = Uri.parse(Path);
mVideo.setVideoURI(uri);
mVideo.requestFocus();
mVideo.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
mVideo.start();
}});
stopVideo.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
// on button click the video will be stop
mVideo.stopPlayback();
mVideo.setVisibility(View.GONE);
}
});
}
@Override
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int width,
int height) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
@Override
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
@Override
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
}

Step 3

Android Manifest.xml file with the following:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.thread"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="18" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name="com.example.thread.MainActivity"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>

Step 4

When you run the application:

Click on the play button.

Click on "Stop"; your video will be hidden.