14. Using Android Multimedia APIs

Multimedia—whether we’re talking about images, videos, or audio—has become a key driver of mobile device sales. Many modern “smart-devices” have built-in cameras to capture and display still images, video, and sophisticated music playback abilities. Your basic smartphone has at least one camera, sometimes two if you count the front-facing cameras used for video chat and self portraits. In this chapter, you learn how to capture still images using the camera, and you learn how to record and play back audio and video files.

Working with Multimedia

The Android SDK provides a variety of methods for applications to incorporate audio and visual media, including support for many different media types and formats. Individual ...

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