Change camera recording codec programmatically in Android

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Tina J 1
Tina J
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Dec 13, 2021, 9:33:13 PM via Website

I'm using the following code to record the camera in Android. How can I change the default codec (the default is H264) here?

Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_VIDEO_CAPTURE);
fileUri = getOutputMediaFileUri(MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO);
intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, fileUri); // set the file
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James Watson 36
James Watson
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Dec 14, 2021, 10:32:26 AM via Website

I think you may check the official documents about MediaRecorder class and MediaRecorder.VideoEncoder class.

https://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/MediaRecorder.html

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Design Alpha
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Dec 14, 2021, 11:55:21 AM via Website

Ok, Thank you for this information, I will check.

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Robinson Anderson
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Dec 15, 2021, 9:49:01 AM via Website

Directly controlling a device camera requires a lot more code than requesting pictures or videos from existing camera applications. However, if you want to build a specialized camera application or something fully integrated into your app UI, this lesson shows you how.

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