From 52e25ff1bdac8cd9494ff366af9244bc95d0d4d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim Redfern <tim@eclectronics.org>
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 13:27:33 +0000
Subject: recording video at decent quality

---
 src/com/example/rotorm/CameraActivity.java | 56 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 51 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/com/example/rotorm/CameraActivity.java b/src/com/example/rotorm/CameraActivity.java
index 84e84fa..fec1dd0 100644
--- a/src/com/example/rotorm/CameraActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/example/rotorm/CameraActivity.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.hardware.Camera;
 import android.hardware.Camera.CameraInfo;
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import android.media.CamcorderProfile;
 import android.media.MediaRecorder;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Environment;
+import android.provider.MediaStore;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -44,6 +46,18 @@ private String filename="";
 public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
     super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
     setContentView(R.layout.main);
+    
+    Intent intent = new Intent();
+    intent.setAction(android.content.Intent.ACTION_PICK);
+    intent.setData(MediaStore.Audio.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);
+    startActivityForResult(intent, 1234); //0 stops picker
+    
+}
+
+public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data){
+	String success=data.getExtras().containsKey("dat")?"YES":"NO";
+	Log.i("returned data from intent: "+success, "SUCCESS");
+	
     // Create an instance of Camera.
     mCamera = getCameraInstance();
     
@@ -53,6 +67,7 @@ public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
     //Object o = this.findViewById(i);
     //FrameLayout preview = (FrameLayout) o;
     //preview.addView(mPreview);
+   
     
     mPreview.setLayoutParams(new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT));
 	((FrameLayout) findViewById(R.id.preview)).addView(mPreview);
@@ -159,19 +174,50 @@ private boolean prepareVideoRecorder(){
     mMediaRecorder.setCamera(mCamera);
     // Step 2: Set sources
     
+    //and there is no option to set a NULL audio source
     //mMediaRecorder.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.CAMCORDER);
-    mMediaRecorder.setVideoSource(MediaRecorder.VideoSource.CAMERA);
+    mMediaRecorder.setVideoSource(MediaRecorder.VideoSource.CAMERA); 
+    
+    //if you don't use a profile how to raise quality?
+    
+    
+    //121113 if you don't set audio source re
+    //11-12 11:56:19.893: E/MediaRecorder(6637): try to set the audio encoder without setting the audio source first
+
     
     mMediaRecorder.setOutputFormat(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.MPEG_4);
-    mMediaRecorder.setVideoSize(720,480);
-    mMediaRecorder.setVideoEncoder(MediaRecorder.VideoEncoder.DEFAULT);
+    //
+    mMediaRecorder.setVideoEncoder(MediaRecorder.VideoEncoder.H264); //without this capture doesn't begin
+    
+    mMediaRecorder.setVideoSize(1280,720);
+    mMediaRecorder.setVideoFrameRate(25);
+    mMediaRecorder.setVideoEncodingBitRate(1000000);
+    //so the combination of these 3 things does work
+    
+    //11-12 11:25:06.138: E/AndroidRuntime(5094): java.lang.RuntimeException: getParameters failed (empty parameters)
+ 
+    //Camera.Parameters params = mCamera.getParameters(); //how to get parameters? 
+	//List<Camera.Size> sizes=params.getSupportedVideoSizes();
+	//params.setPictureSize(1280, 720);
+	//mCamera.setParameters(params);
+    
+    //how to manually set profile?????
+
 
     //List<Camera.Size> sizes = mCamera.getSupportedVideoSizes();
     //mCamera.setSize(720,480);
-	//android.hardware.Camera.Parameters params=mCamera.getParameters(); //how to get in?
+	
     //mMediaRecorder.setVideoSize(720, 480);
     // Step 3: Set a CamcorderProfile (requires API Level 8 or higher)
-    //mMediaRecorder.setProfile(CamcorderProfile.get(CamcorderProfile.QUALITY_HIGH));
+    
+   
+    //11-12 11:58:28.628: E/AndroidRuntime(6884): java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Number of channels is not positive
+    //mMediaRecorder.setAudioChannels(0);
+    
+    //11-12 11:26:24.213: E/MediaRecorder(5226): setOutputFormat called in an invalid state: 4
+    //mMediaRecorder.setProfile(CamcorderProfile.get(CamcorderProfile.QUALITY_HIGH)); 
+    
+    
     // Step 4: Set output file
     filename=getOutputMediaFile(MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO).toString(); //temporary
     mMediaRecorder.setOutputFile(getOutputMediaFile(MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO).toString());
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