How to play video from raw folder with Android dev

Question

Please help, How to play videos in android device from raw folder for offline mode?

Successful example1: I can play the video from SDcard used the below code.

 Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
 String type = "video/mp4";
 Uri uri = Uri.parse("file:///sdcard/test.mp4");
 intent.setDataAndType(uri, type);
 startActivity(intent); 

Failed example2: Question: May I put the test.mp4 to res/raw folder?

 Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
 String type = "video/mp4";
 Uri uri = Uri.parse("android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.taipei);
 intent.setDataAndType(uri, type);
 startActivity(intent); 

Have anyone can help me? Please.

Answer 1

Check this solution How to play videos in android from assets folder or raw folder?

VideoView videoHolder = new VideoView(this);
//if you want the controls to appear
videoHolder.setMediaController(new MediaController(this));
Uri video = Uri.parse("android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" 
+ R.raw.your_raw_file); //do not add any extension
//if your file is named sherif.mp4 and placed in /raw
//use R.raw.sherif

Answer 2

This Solution will exactly helps you that what you want.

VideoView myVideo;
private MediaController media_control;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    myVideo = (VideoView) findViewById(R.id.playVideo);

    Uri uri = Uri.parse("android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.bootanimation_nexus);

    media_control = new MediaController(this);

    myVideo.setMediaController(media_control);

    myVideo.setVideoURI(uri);

    myVideo.start();

}

Answer 3

Copy the video into your project's res/raw folder. Create raw folder under res folder. It must be in a supported format (3gp, wmv, mp4 ) and named with lower case, numerics, underscores and dots in its filename likewise:video_file.mp4.

VideoView view = (VideoView)findViewById(R.id.videoView);
String path = "android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.video_file;
view.setVideoURI(Uri.parse(path));
view.start();

Create videoView in your xml file.

Answer 4

i think , everyone gave an answer, but doesn't explain the scenario. The main problem here is, If im not mistaken , Android assume that the video coming from your SD Card is dynamic, where in it could be possible , that the format is not supported or supported, thus it enables / ask you to select or open for other third party media software.

While anything you play UNDER RAW folder, requires a handler such as videoview or built in media player which leads to conclusion that anything you put in your RAW folder should be supported / readable by the Android OS.

However , the thread starter here wants that his RAW files , to be played using a third party media player.

Answer 5

I struggled with this for dynamic video names. The solution that worked for me was:

//Somewhere set the video name variable
String video+name="myvideo";
//setup up and play video

VideoView videoView=(VideoView)findViewById(R.id.video);
videoView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
String uriPath = "android.resource://"+getPackageName()+"/raw/"+ video_name;
Uri UrlPath=Uri.parse(uriPath);
MediaController mediaController = new MediaController(this);
mediaController.setAnchorView(videoView);
videoView.setMediaController(mediaController);
videoView.setVideoURI(UrlPath);

videoView.setOnPreparedListener(new OnPreparedListener() {
        public void onPrepared(MediaPlayer mediaPlayer) {
            if (position == 0) {
                try{
                    videoView.requestFocus(); 
                    videoView.start();
                }catch (Exception e){
                    System.out.printf("Error playing video %s\n", e);
                }
            }else{
                videoView.pause();
            }

        }
});

And in XML

<VideoView android:layout_width="300dp"
    android:id="@+id/video"
    android:layout_height="300dp"
    android:orientation="horizontal"
    android:layout_gravity="center" 
    android:keepScreenOn="true"
    />

Answer 6

// To get files from any resource folder (eg: raw, drawable, etc.)
// Use the resource id
int rawId = getResources().getIdentifier(file_name_without_extension,  "raw", getPackageName());

// URI formation
String path = "android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + rawId;

// Set the URI to play video file
videoView.setVideoURI(Uri.parse(path));