When I video record in my home made app I get these two lines repeating every 25ms or so (it then fills a log file in no time):
04-28 09:33:07.705: V/Camera(3161): RecordingProxy::releaseRecordingFrame
04-28 09:33:07.705: V/Camera(3161): releaseRecordingFrame
I don't think this is normal since I also get often an infamous "media server died" error or the movie just crash. This is on an 4.0.4 Samsung Discover device. I don't see these log lines on my LG optimus one devices.
You'd find these lines of logs in the code here each time a "// callback from camera service when timestamped frame is ready". Is it normal? I read that putting too much into log would eventualy slow down/ bug an app. More code following. Thanks!
Here is the log in video start:
04-28 09:33:05.635: V/Camera-JNI(3161): unlock
04-28 09:33:05.635: V/Camera-JNI(3161): get_native_camera: context=0x1287378, camera=0x1473a88
04-28 09:33:05.635: V/Camera-JNI(3161): get_native_camera: context=0x1287378, camera=0x1473a88
04-28 09:33:05.635: V/Camera(3161): getProxy
04-28 09:33:05.645: V/MediaProfilesJNI(3161): native_get_camcorder_profile: 0 1
04-28 09:33:05.665: D/ASC(3161): mounted
04-28 09:33:05.685: V/VoirCam(3161): ts 1398691985695
04-28 09:33:05.925: V/Camera(3161): RecordingProxy::startRecording
04-28 09:33:05.925: V/Camera(3161): reconnect
04-28 09:33:05.925: V/Camera(3161): startRecording
04-28 09:33:06.305: V/Camera(3161): RecordingProxy::releaseRecordingFrame
04-28 09:33:06.305: V/Camera(3161): releaseRecordingFrame
04-28 09:33:06.325: V/Camera(3161): RecordingProxy::releaseRecordingFrame
04-28 09:33:06.325: V/Camera(3161): releaseRecordingFrame
04-28 09:33:06.325: V/Camera(3161): RecordingProxy::releaseRecordingFrame
04-28 09:33:06.325: V/Camera(3161): releaseRecordingFrame
04-28 09:33:06.345: V/Camera(3161): RecordingProxy::releaseRecordingFrame
04-28 09:33:06.345: V/Camera(3161): releaseRecordingFrame
04-28 09:33:06.375: V/Camera(3161): RecordingProxy::releaseRecordingFrame
04-28 09:33:06.375: V/Camera(3161): releaseRecordingFrame
and on stop:
04-28 09:29:38.555: V/Camera(3161): RecordingProxy::releaseRecordingFrame
04-28 09:29:38.555: V/Camera(3161): releaseRecordingFrame
04-28 09:29:38.695: V/Camera(3161): RecordingProxy::releaseRecordingFrame
04-28 09:29:38.695: V/Camera(3161): releaseRecordingFrame
04-28 09:29:38.705: V/Camera(3161): RecordingProxy::stopRecording
04-28 09:29:38.705: V/Camera(3161): stopRecording
04-28 09:29:39.065: V/Camera-JNI(3161): lock
04-28 09:29:39.065: V/Camera-JNI(3161): get_native_camera: context=0x1287378, camera=0x1473a88
04-28 09:29:39.065: V/Camera-JNI(3161): lock
04-28 09:29:39.065: V/Camera-JNI(3161): get_native_camera: context=0x1287378, camera=0x1473a88
Recording starts like this:
if (prepareVideoRecorder()) {
mMediaRecorder.start();
}
My prepareVideoRecorder function is:
private boolean prepareVideoRecorder(){
mMediaRecorder = new MediaRecorder();
// Step 1: Unlock and set camera to MediaRecorder
mCamera.unlock();
mMediaRecorder.setCamera(mCamera);
// Step 2: Set sources
mMediaRecorder.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.CAMCORDER);
mMediaRecorder.setVideoSource(MediaRecorder.VideoSource.CAMERA);
CamcorderProfile camcorderProfile = CamcorderProfile.get(CamcorderProfile.QUALITY_HIGH);
camcorderProfile.videoCodec = MediaRecorder.VideoEncoder.H264;
camcorderProfile.audioCodec = MediaRecorder.AudioEncoder.AAC;
camcorderProfile.fileFormat = MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.MPEG_4;
// Step 3: Set a CamcorderProfile (requires API Level 8 or higher)
mMediaRecorder.setProfile(camcorderProfile);
// Step 4: Set output file
mMediaRecorder.setOutputFile(getOutputMediaFile(MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO).toString());
mMediaRecorder.setPreviewDisplay(mPreview.getHolder().getSurface());
// Step 6: Prepare configured MediaRecorder
try {
mMediaRecorder.prepare();
} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
Log.d(TAG, "IllegalStateException preparing MediaRecorder: " + e.getMessage());
releaseMediaRecorder();
return false;
} catch (IOException e) {
Log.d(TAG, "IOException preparing MediaRecorder: " + e.getMessage());
releaseMediaRecorder();
return false;
}
return true;
}