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Android Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App Capturing Photos and Videos Taking a Video Using an Intent

Posted by MUZ140584 Heredity Mbundire
MUZ140584 Heredity Mbundire
4,979 Points

Finally, start the Activity for a result using videoIntent and 0 as the request code (2nd paramet

help mi

CodeChallenge.java 
// This code is excerpted from an Activity
Uri uri = getOutputMediaFileUri(MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO);

Intent videoIntent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_VIDEO_CAPTURE);
videoIntent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, uri);
videoIntent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_DURATION_LIMIT, 30);
videoIntent.putExtra (MediaStore.TAKE_VIDEO_QUALITY, 0);
 startActivityForResult(chooseVideoIntent, PICK_VIDEO_REQUEST);
George Pirchalaishvili
George Pirchalaishvili
3,747 Points
George Pirchalaishvili
George Pirchalaishvili
3,747 Points

You have 1 extra line there - remove this:

videoIntent.putExtra (MediaStore.TAKE_VIDEO_QUALITY, 0);

2 Answers

MUZ140584 Heredity Mbundire
MUZ140584 Heredity Mbundire
4,979 Points
MUZ140584 Heredity Mbundire
MUZ140584 Heredity Mbundire
4,979 Points

AM STIL STUCK BT I DID WAT YU SAID

George Pirchalaishvili
George Pirchalaishvili
3,747 Points
George Pirchalaishvili
George Pirchalaishvili
3,747 Points

here is full code

// This code is excerpted from an Activity
Uri uri = getOutputMediaFileUri(MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO);

Intent videoIntent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_VIDEO_CAPTURE);
videoIntent.putExtra ( MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, uri);
videoIntent.putExtra ( MediaStore.EXTRA_DURATION_LIMIT, 30);
startActivityForResult (videoIntent, 0);