Guidance in developing a video player for Android

[anishuq]

Hello,
This is not a specific question. Rather, I am asking for your guidance/opinion.

I have to build a video player (that plays Youtube Video, not live streaming) using Java for Android phones.

I would like to know your opinion on:

1. Which library is the easiest to use and incorporate with Eclipse for developing a video player? I would like to use the Eclipse Android Emulator, if that's possible.

2. Can u guys suggest tutorials/howtos/books regarding such development. I am new at this, so when I try to search the Internet, I get loads of hits, which confuses me. Please provide me with a starting point.

Bye. :sign0163:

 

[thedesolatesoul]

Are you trying to use Java/Eclipse development?
This forum is only for Basic4Android development environment. It is much easier in B4A. We already have a VideoView that has direct access to hardware acceleration. You do not need to import any software libraries for this.

 

[anishuq]

Hi thedesolatesoul,
Thank u for your reply. "This forum is only for Basic4Android development environment. It is much easier in B4A." ......... I didn't quite understand your comment. Could u please elaborate. Also I am not sure, what is VideoView? Is it a separate class or library?

 

[Kevin]

While the "traditional" way of writing apps for Android is Eclipse, that programming environment requires knowledge of java programming. This forum is for the product Basic4Android (B4A) which allows you to write Android apps using a BASIC-like language and structure. For many people who are just getting started in programming or those with a background in Visual Basic (many of us here), B4A is much easier and quicker for making apps than using Eclipse. While the code you write is very BASIC-like, the end result is a true native Android app as if you wrote it in Java using Eclipse.

I'm not familiar with the Videoview he spoke of, but what he is saying is that your app can display video without adding an additional library, which B4A has many of that can be added to your project in order to add more functionality if it is needed.

In short, if you already use Eclipse and don't intend to change that, you are in the wrong forum.
If you are looking to start writing Android apps and want to write it quickly, you are in the right forum and I'd suggest trying the B4A trial software.