Android Question VideoView cannot play

[FK Leung]

Sorry, pls excuse me.
I followed exactly what is in the sample code...when I deployed it.. it said it could not play the video?
I have already included the audio library in the application..Did I miss something?

Simple example of using VideoView:
Sub Globals
    Dim vv As VideoView
End Sub
Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean)
    vv.Initialize("vv")
    Activity.AddView(vv, 10dip, 10dip, 250dip, 250dip)
    'vv.LoadVideo(File.DirRootExternal, "somefile.mp4")
    'vv.LoadVideo(File.DirRootExternal, "test.mp4").
    'vv.LoadVideo(File.DirAssets,"test.mp4")
    'vv.LoadVideo(File.DirDefaultExternal,"test.mp4")
    vv.LoadVideo("http","http://www.example.com/video.mp4")
    vv.Play
    vv.Play
End Sub
Sub vv_Complete
    Log("Playing completed")
End Sub

 

[Erel]

Your code looks correct (except of the duplicate vv.play line). This error means that the native VideoView cannot play this format. Not all formats are supported by VideoView and especially not in streaming mode.

 

[FK Leung]

Pls excuse my ignorance, the video I loaded is mp4.. and can play easily in the browser..
Do you mean I should change format of the video or I should add some codes there to make it streaming..

 

[jazzzzzzz]

If file is openly available without any firewall or something then your app can play video (if codec is playable by native videoplayer)...