change the MediaRecorder source in android

Question

Is it possible to change the source for android MediaRecorder?

I would like to record with a video stream or file instead of camera source,

the most likely method I found is 'MediaRecorder.setVideoSource',

but it has only two choices: DEFAULT and CAMERA

Could someone give me a hand?

Answer 1

You can extend the MediaRecorder, or create a new class, based on the original, as its code may be seen here. Yet it is just a wrapper for the native library that does the actual work, so if you want to modify the functionality in such a way you might need to build your own costume version of Android.