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public class BackgroundVideoRecorder extends Service implements SurfaceHolder.Callback {
private WindowManager windowManager;
private SurfaceView surfaceView;
private Camera camera = null;
private MediaRecorder mediaRecorder = null;
@Override
public void onCreate() {
// Start foreground service to avoid unexpected kill
Notification notification = new Notification.Builder(this)
.setContentTitle("Background Video Recorder")
.setContentText("")
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher)
.build();
startForeground(1234, notification);
// Create new SurfaceView, set its size to 1x1, move it to the top left corner and set this service as a callback
windowManager = (WindowManager) this.getSystemService(Context.WINDOW_SERVICE);
surfaceView = new SurfaceView(this);
LayoutParams layoutParams = new WindowManager.LayoutParams(
1, 1,
WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_SYSTEM_OVERLAY,
WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_WATCH_OUTSIDE_TOUCH,
PixelFormat.TRANSLUCENT
);
layoutParams.gravity = Gravity.LEFT | Gravity.TOP;
windowManager.addView(surfaceView, layoutParams);
surfaceView.getHolder().addCallback(this);
}
// Method called right after Surface created (initializing and starting MediaRecorder)
@Override
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder surfaceHolder) {
camera = Camera.open();
mediaRecorder = new MediaRecorder();
camera.unlock();
mediaRecorder.setPreviewDisplay(surfaceHolder.getSurface());
mediaRecorder.setCamera(camera);
mediaRecorder.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.CAMCORDER);
mediaRecorder.setVideoSource(MediaRecorder.VideoSource.CAMERA);
mediaRecorder.setProfile(CamcorderProfile.get(CamcorderProfile.QUALITY_HIGH));
mediaRecorder.setOutputFile(
Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()+"/"+
DateFormat.format("yyyy-MM-dd_kk-mm-ss", new Date().getTime())+
".mp4"
);
try { mediaRecorder.prepare(); } catch (Exception e) {}
mediaRecorder.start();
}
// Stop recording and remove SurfaceView
@Override
public void onDestroy() {
mediaRecorder.stop();
mediaRecorder.reset();
mediaRecorder.release();
camera.lock();
camera.release();
windowManager.removeView(surfaceView);
}
@Override
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder surfaceHolder, int format, int width, int height) {}
@Override
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder surfaceHolder) {}
@Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) { return null; }
}
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