MediaMetadataRetriever setDataSource throws IllegalArgumentException

Question

I\'m trying to get the size of a remote video using this class and i\'m getting IllegalArgumentException if the video is remote.

the video is an mp4 stored in one se

Answer 1

try {
    MediaMetadataRetriever retriever = new  MediaMetadataRetriever();
    Bitmap bmp = null;      
    retriever.setDataSource(uri.toString(), new HashMap());
    bmp = retriever.getFrameAtTime();           
    videoHeight = (int) (bmp.getHeight()*((float)getIntWidth()/bmp.getWidth()));
} catch (Exception e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
}