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2Android MediaRecorder Sample
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4
5This sample uses the camera/camcorder as the A/V source for the MediaRecorder API.
6A TextureView is used as the camera preview which limits the code to API 14+. This
7can be easily replaced with a SurfaceView to run on older devices.
8
9Introduction
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11
12This sample shows how to use the [MediaRecorder][1] API.
13It uses the [Camera][2] as input source and displays a preview on a [TextureView][3]
14The sample features a button to capture the input and stop capturing afterwards.
15
16It demonstrates how to correctly gain control and release the camera.
17The sample also shows how to save the captured audio and video to persistant storage
18and basic error handling.
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20
21[1]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/MediaRecorder.html
22[2]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/Camera.html
23[3]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/TextureView.html
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25Pre-requisites
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27
28- Android SDK 28
29- Android Build Tools v28.0.3
30- Android Support Repository
31
32Screenshots
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34
35<img src="screenshots/screenshot1.png" height="400" alt="Screenshot"/> <img src="screenshots/screenshot2.png" height="400" alt="Screenshot"/>
36
37Getting Started
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39
40This sample uses the Gradle build system. To build this project, use the
41"gradlew build" command or use "Import Project" in Android Studio.
42
43Support
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45
46- Google+ Community: https://plus.google.com/communities/105153134372062985968
47- Stack Overflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android
48
49If you've found an error in this sample, please file an issue:
50https://github.com/googlesamples/android-MediaRecorder
51
52Patches are encouraged, and may be submitted by forking this project and
53submitting a pull request through GitHub. Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for more details.
54
55License
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57
58Copyright 2019 The Android Open Source Project, Inc.
59
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68
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