Android Development: Audio and Video

Course details

Want to incorporate video and audio into your Android app? If so, then this course is for you. Join instructor Kevin Moore as he shows how to support video and audio playback using either the system widgets or ExoPlayer. Kevin begins by covering the Android multimedia framework, explaining how to work with AudioManager to control audio focus and volume, as well as how to play audio with MediaPlayer. Plus, learn how to work with the SoundPool class for preloading and playing audio, create a media-rich project with ExoPlayer—an application-level media player from Google—and more. Follow the coding examples throughout the course for hands-on learning.

Learning objectives
Why your app needs audio and video
Controlling volume with AudioManager
Playing audio with MediaPlayer
Playing multiple sound files at once with SoundPool
Creating a VideoView UI
Playing media in the background
Audio and video formats
Working with ExoPlayer

Concepts

Android Multimedia

01 - Create media rich apps with Android
02 - What you should know

1. Android Multimedia

03 - Why your app needs audio and video
04 - Two ways to play - Android or ExoPlayer
05 - Media locations - Local or streaming
06 - Playing audio and video

2. AudioManager

07 - AudioManager overview
08 - Set the volume
09 - Audio focus
10 - Abandoning audio focus
11 - Internet and WakeLock permissions

3. MediaPlayer

12 - Setup
13 - States
14 - Loading files
15 - Playing media

4. SoundPool

16 - SoundPool overview
17 - Load files with SoundPool
18 - Play files with SoundPool
19 - Hooking UI controls to SoundPool

5. VideoView

20 - VideoView overview
21 - Create a VideoView UI
22 - Playing and pausing VideoView

6. MediaSession

23 - MediaSession overview
24 - MediaSession example usage

7. Playing Media in the Background

25 - Channels
26 - Notifications
27 - Background services
28 - Create MediaPlayer
29 - Create stop and pause method
30 - Create play method

8. Formats

31 - Audio formats
32 - Video formats

9. ExoPlayer

33 - Overview and library setup
34 - Initialization
35 - Load and play media
36 - Create video and audio player
37 - Create media sources
38 - Set up players

Conclusion

39 - Next steps