Video plays just the first 5 seconds

Question

Using:

private void play() {
    VideoView v = (VideoView) findViewById(R.id.videoView);
    MediaPlayer mp = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.video);
    mp.setDisplay(v.getHolder());
    mp.start();
}

My video plays just about 5 first seconds, and stay like paused.. why does it happen? Is it something related to buffer? (I'm playing a local resource)

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I've tried another 3gp video, and the same problem happens.

Answer 1

Combining a VideoView and a MediaPlayer may not be the right approach. VideoView uses its own MediaPlayer. Either use VideoView by itself, or use a combination of MediaPlayer and SurfaceView.

Answer 2

Working code (maybe was some problem with resource overuse):

private void play() throws Exception {
    v = (VideoView) findViewById(R.id.videoView);
    if (!firstPlay) {
        mp.release();
    }
    mp = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.video);
    mp.setDisplay(v.getHolder());
    mp.start();
    firstPlay = false;
}