Android Question Got error msg "Sorry, this video cant be played" with good mp4

[Lingling He]

Hi, When I try to use videoview with the folowing code I get this error message "Cannot play video", "Sorry, this video cannot be played"


Sub Globals
Dim vv As VideoView
End Sub

Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean)
Activity.LoadLayout("Layout1")
vv.Initialize("vv")
Activity.AddView(vv, 10dip, 10dip, 250dip, 250dip)
vv.LoadVideo(File.DirRootExternal, "skyclouds_converted.mp4")
vv.Play
End Sub

I can play "skyclouds_converted.mp4" directly with my LG cell phone VideoPlayer without problem.
Hope that someone can tell me where I'm going wrong.
Thanks in advance.

 

[NJDude]

Have you copied the video file to DirRootExternal?, besides, I don't see you included that file in your APK.

 

[Lingling He]

How can I include the video file into the APK(thought the "release run" would include it in APK for me)? I added the line(bold) below, but still not working.

Activity.LoadLayout("Layout1")
vv.Initialize("vv")
Activity.AddView(vv, 10dip, 10dip, 250dip, 250dip)

File.Copy(File.DirAssets, "skyclouds_converted.mp4", File.DirRootExternal, "skyclouds_converted.mp4")

vv.LoadVideo(File.DirRootExternal, "skyclouds_converted.mp4")
vv.Play

BTW, I got the error: java.io.FileNotFoundException with the code above.

 

[NJDude]

Have you added the MP4 file to your assets?, on the IDE, on the bottom right you will see a tab named FILES, click there then click on the ADD FILES button, search for your file and then compile.

I would suggest you copy the file to DirDefaultExternal, that way, when you uninstall the app you also remove that file or it will take unnecessary storage space.

 

[Lingling He]

Thanks a lot NJDue. That's it. It works now.