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Lion789
Lion789

Reputation: 4482

How to display a thumbnail for a video? Android

I am trying to display a thumbnail for my videoview, I have an imageview layered ontop that I want to place a thumbnail... I tried this but it is not working not sure if the url which is being passed as a string is the problem? No errors and the image just does not display the placeholder shows though, so it has to do with either the way I am doing the bitmap, the link also shows the video correctly.

String filePath = ""http://unknown.com/v3-1aox9d1.mp4""; 

ImageView imageview_micro = (ImageView)findViewById(R.id.thumbnail_micro);

Bitmap bmThumbnail;

//MICRO_KIND, size: 96 x 96 thumbnail
bmThumbnail = ThumbnailUtils.createVideoThumbnail(filePath, Thumbnails.MICRO_KIND);
imageview_micro.setImageBitmap(bmThumbnail);

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1591

Answers (2)

user4571931
user4571931

Reputation:

Can you please try below code, it may help you

public static Bitmap retriveVideoFrameFromVideo(String p_videoPath)
        throws Throwable
{
    Bitmap m_bitmap = null;
    MediaMetadataRetriever m_mediaMetadataRetriever = null;
    try
    {
        m_mediaMetadataRetriever = new MediaMetadataRetriever();
        m_mediaMetadataRetriever.setDataSource(p_videoPath);
        m_bitmap = m_mediaMetadataRetriever.getFrameAtTime();
    }
    catch (Exception m_e)
    {
        throw new Throwable(
                "Exception in retriveVideoFrameFromVideo(String p_videoPath)"
                        + m_e.getMessage());
    }
    finally
    {
        if (m_mediaMetadataRetriever != null)
        {
            m_mediaMetadataRetriever.release();
        }
    }
    return m_bitmap;
}

 Bitmap bmThumbnail;
 bmThumbnail  = retriveVideoFrameFromVideo(filePath);
 imageview_micro.setImageBitmap(bmThumbnail);

Upvotes: 0

daemmie
daemmie

Reputation: 6460

That is not the way to use createVideoThumbnail.

The first parameter should be a file path which refers to a local file. You are using a web url.

You have to download the video first or have to search for an other solution.

This answer might help you: https://stackoverflow.com/a/23523205/5038873

Upvotes: 1

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