How to make proper video size ?

Qbetechmark · Mar 8, 2012

I want to show video a part of my screen, and I got it, but actually the video didn't shrink as big as the videoview, seems the video picture remains full screen and stays behind main screen like this :

(sorry kind of hard to describe it, some one says picture can describe thousand words )

How to resize the video, and it plays inside the videoview ?

Erel · Mar 8, 2012

It seems to be a scaling issue related either to the video or the specific device.
You can try scaling down the video.

I've read a post from someone who encountered the same issue and solved it by resizing the view shortly after the playback started. It is worth a try.

Qbetechmark · Mar 8, 2012

Erel said:
It seems to be a scaling issue related either to the video or the specific device.
You can try scaling down the video.

I've read a post from someone who encountered the same issue and solved it by resizing the view shortly after the playback started. It is worth a try.

I could not find the thread you mean. Can you give me some clues, how to resize it ? Or any URL to solve the problem ?

margret · Mar 8, 2012

B4X:

Sub Globals
    Dim vv As VideoView
End Sub

Sub ResizeVideo
   vv.Left=0
   vv.Top=0
   vv.Width=1024   'Set to desired size
   vv.Height=600   'Set to desired size
End Sub

Qbetechmark · Mar 9, 2012

margret said:

B4X:

Sub Globals
    Dim vv As VideoView
End Sub

Sub ResizeVideo
   vv.Left=0
   vv.Top=0
   vv.Width=1024   'Set to desired size
   vv.Height=600   'Set to desired size
End Sub

:signOops: ouch .... it doesn't works.

my code :

B4X:

Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean)
    vv.Initialize("vv")
    Activity.AddView( vv, 10dip, 10dip, 230dip, 180dip)
    vv.LoadVideo(File.DirRootExternal, "mb.wmv")
   vv.Play
   ResizeVideo
End Sub

Sub ResizeVideo
    vv.Left=10dip
    vv.Top=10dip
    vv.Width=230dip    'Set to desired size
    vv.Height=180dip    'Set to desired size
End Sub

Please help. Its urgent for me.

margret · Mar 9, 2012

Try this code. This is not the best way for a pause but it is good enough to try. This works fine on my device running Android 2.2. Let use know if this works.

B4X:

Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean)
    vv.Initialize("vv")
    Activity.AddView( vv, 10dip, 10dip, 230dip, 180dip)
    vv.LoadVideo(File.DirRootExternal, "mb.wmv")
    vv.Play
    ResizeVideo
End Sub

Sub ResizeVideo
    Dim Tstart As Long
    Tstart = DateTime.Now
    Do While DateTime.Now-Tstart < (Tvar*1000)
    Loop
    vv.Left=10dip
    vv.Top=10dip
    vv.Width=230dip    'Set to desired size
    vv.Height=180dip     'Set to desired size
    vv.LoadVideo(File.DirRootExternal, "mb.wmv")
End Sub

Qbetechmark · Mar 9, 2012

margret said:

Try this code. This is not the best way for a pause but it is good enough to try. This works fine on my device running Android 2.2. Let use know if this works.

B4X:

Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean)
    vv.Initialize("vv")
    Activity.AddView( vv, 10dip, 10dip, 230dip, 180dip)
    vv.LoadVideo(File.DirRootExternal, "mb.wmv")
    vv.Play
    ResizeVideo
End Sub

Sub ResizeVideo
    Dim Tstart As Long
    Tstart = DateTime.Now
    Do While DateTime.Now-Tstart < (Tvar*1000)
    Loop
    vv.Left=10dip
    vv.Top=10dip
    vv.Width=230dip    'Set to desired size
    vv.Height=180dip     'Set to desired size
    vv.LoadVideo(File.DirRootExternal, "mb.wmv")
End Sub

Sorry to tell you, it is still remain the same.

Qbetechmark · Mar 9, 2012

I try these codes below , test in different metdhod and giving no expected result, still remain the same problem :

B4X:

Sub Button1_Click
Dim i As Int
   vvv.LoadVideo(File.DirRootExternal, "mb.wmv")
   For i = 1 To 30000
   Next
   vvv.Height =180dip
   vvv.Width = 230dip
   For i = 1 To 30000
   Next
   vvv.Play
End Sub

Sub Button2_Click
Dim i As Int
   vvv.Height =180dip
   vvv.Width = 230dip
   vvv.LoadVideo(File.DirRootExternal, "mb.wmv")
   For i = 1 To 30000
   Next
   vvv.Play   
End Sub

Sub Button3_Click
Dim i As Int
   vvv.LoadVideo(File.DirRootExternal, "mb.wmv")
   vvv.Play
   For i = 1 To 30000
   Next
   vvv.Height =180dip
   vvv.Width = 230dip
End Sub

Please help.

margret · Mar 9, 2012

What device are you running this on? What version of Android is it running? Do you have a .MP4 file to try? The code I sent runs file on 2.2 but it was a .MP4 file. What SDK are you building the app under, API Level 8?

Qbetechmark · Mar 9, 2012

margret said:
What device are you running this on? What version of Android is it running? Do you have a .MP4 file to try? The code I sent runs file on 2.2 but it was a .MP4 file. What SDK are you building the app under, API Level 8?

I use AndroidTV, version 2.2, Kernel 2.6.32.9.

SDK 2.2 API 8, screen size 1024 x 600 :

I will try mp4 file.

Qbetechmark · Mar 9, 2012

MP4 files bring no luck for me. The problem still remain. Any idea ?

Erel · Mar 9, 2012

Can you upload your video file? You can use a file sharing service to upload it if it is too large.

Qbetechmark · Mar 9, 2012

Erel said:
Can you upload your video file? You can use a file sharing service to upload it if it is too large.

Sure. This is the file.

Erel · Mar 10, 2012

I've tested this file on Samsung Galaxy Nexus and both the default player and VideoView fail to play it at all.

Qbetechmark · Mar 10, 2012

Erel said:
I've tested this file on Samsung Galaxy Nexus and both the default player and VideoView fail to play it at all.

This is another video file I've try works well, except it plays behind imageview, not inside VideoView. VideoView is in top left, mostly black background.

Please see this movie how the video link above plays good in android TV. Open Youtube.

Please feel free if you have some video files for me to test, or if anyone can tell me how to convert the video for android to work with.

Erel · Mar 11, 2012

This video looks fine on the device I tested:

You can scale down the video and change its size with a video editing software.

Qbetechmark · Mar 11, 2012

I've scale down with video converter software into 176x144, but ... sigh ... it still plays fullscreen. Whats play the video actually, b4a or installed media player ? Maybe we can find more details. The converted video link is here.

Erel · Mar 11, 2012

It is the native media player service that plays the video.

Qbetechmark · Mar 11, 2012

Is it possible to upgrade or replace with other media player ?

Erel · Mar 12, 2012

You can try updating the OS. It may help.

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