Problems with media player

[michaelhann89]

I am tryin to create a media player that uses the MMAPI to open up a media file stored on the phone.

i have tried using the MIDP: Mobile Media API develpoers guide with no success. When i load a stream nothing happens

inputStream is = getClass().getResourceAsStream(address);
            Player player = Manager.createPlayer(is,"video/3gpp");
            player.addPlayerListener(this);
            player.realize();
            player.prefetch();
               
            VideoControl vc = (VideoControl)player.getControl("VideoControl");
            if (videoControl == null) {
                midlet.alertError("VideoControl not supported"); 
            } else {
              
                vc.initDisplayMode(VideoControl.USE_DIRECT_VIDEO, this);
                videoControl.setVisible(true);
                player.start();  
            }

i have also tried with :

        try {
            //inputStream is = getClass().getResourceAsStream(address);
            Player player = Manager.createPlayer(address);
            player.addPlayerListener(this);
            player.realize();
            player.prefetch();
               
            VideoControl vc = (VideoControl)player.getControl("VideoControl");
            if (videoControl == null) {
                midlet.alertError("VideoControl not supported"); 
            } else {
              
                vc.initDisplayMode(VideoControl.USE_DIRECT_VIDEO, this);
                videoControl.setVisible(true);
                player.start();  
            }

and have also tried

        try {
            //inputStream is = getClass().getResourceAsStream(address);
            Player player = Manager.createPlayer(address);
            player.addPlayerListener(this);
            player.realize();
            player.prefetch();
            player.start();   
            VideoControl vc = (VideoControl)player.getControl("VideoControl");
            if (videoControl == null) {
                midlet.alertError("VideoControl not supported"); 
            } else {
              
                vc.initDisplayMode(VideoControl.USE_DIRECT_VIDEO, this);
                videoControl.setVisible(true);
                  
            }

this one the sound will play but no video
the other two examples just the alertError is created. Any help would be greatly appreciated. The try statements are caught but i just left that part of the code out to save room.
Address is an app property that points on an address on the phone in this case file:///C:/Data/Vidoes/t2.3gp
i have tried more than one file but none see to work.

[mikbry]

Hi,

You need to use fileconnection:

import javax.microedition.io.file.*;

FileConnection fc = (FileConnection)Connector.open(filepath);
Player player = Manager.createPlayer(fc.openInputStream(),"video/3gpp");

You also need to setup file access permissions.

BR,

Mik
miklabs.com

[michaelhann89]

i tried using the file connection like u said but it still comes up the the error that video control is not supported.i have no idea y. any help would be great.

oh and its a nokia N80 if that helps

[balagopalks]

Give a try with MIDP: Mobile Media API Example - Media Sampler
http://www.forum.nokia.com/info/sw.n..._v1_0.zip.html

Regards
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[michaelhann89]

hey balagopalks.

am using that to make this program but for some reason mine wont work. have trid varying it in many ways. just not sure what i am doin wrong

[michaelhann89]

i figured out the problem.

it was an error with som eof the naming.

thank you all for your help