Question

I have a video file saved on an SD Card. The path to it is saved in my database. While running the video file, I fetch the path from the database.

My video path is:

/mnt/sdcard/VideoLog/2013-01-01 11.18.57.mp4

and the code is as follows:

video_view_player = (VideoView) findViewById(R.id.videoview_player);
video_view_player.setVideoPath(filename);

//video_view_player.setMediaController(new MediaController(this));
//video_view_player.requestFocus();

video_view_player.start();

The filename in the video path is fetched from the database.
I even tried converting the .mp4 video into .3gp, but in vain.

Answer 1

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

VideoView vv;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    vv=(VideoView)findViewById(R.id.videoView1);
    MediaController mediaController = new MediaController(this);
    mediaController.setAnchorView(vv);
    Uri video = Uri.parse("/sdcard/sample_mpeg4.mp4");
    vv.setMediaController(mediaController);
    vv.setVideoURI(video);
    vv.start();
}
}