Anyone know if this is just default behavior that cannot be changed?
On Oct 6, 11:46 am, John Wang <[email protected]> wrote: > I just asked a similar question. Seems like we're running into the > same problem. I haven't figured out how to deal with it yet either. > Tried a bunch of different options. I'm finding that the gap is around > 0.5 to 0.8 seconds between videos. > > I also posted it here on > stackoverflow:http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3877119/android-mediaplayer-gaples... > > On Oct 5, 12:34 pm, Dana L <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I'm trying to build a live streaming player by downloading video > > segments (which are generated in real-time) and then playing them back > > in sequence. While I can get the segments to play, I need to get it so > > that there isn't a pause between playback of successive segments. I've > > tried using both MediaPlayer (with an appropriate SurfaceView) and > > VideoView, but there's always a small gap between segments. > > > If I try to load a new video into a MediaPlayer when the first segment > > finishes playing, it seems to take half a second or so before the next > > segment is loaded and starts playing. I have also tried having > > multiple SurfaceViews within a single ContentView (with only the > > active one being visible), but it seems like you can't prepare a video > > until the associated SurfaceView is visible. I also tried having > > multiple ContentViews that I switch between, but again, this has > > similar issues. > > > Any ideas or suggestions? Is it possible to somehow get the next > > segment to begin decoding as soon as the first one is decoded (which > > could be before it finishes playing)? > > > Am I going to need to build a custom video player in order to do this? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
