ThumbnailUtils.createVideoThumbnail return null bitmap for mp4 file

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When I get bitmap for mp4 file with: ThumbnailUtils.createVideoThumbnail(mediaFile.getAbsolutePath(), MediaStore.Video.Thumbnails.MINI_KIND); return null

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 08 '14 at 04:44

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Try this, May be you media file path was wrong. Use below method you will get exact path. Its working for me

 Bitmap thumb = ThumbnailUtils.createVideoThumbnail(getPath(outputFileUri),
                        MediaStore.Images.Thumbnails.MINI_KIND);

photo_Img.setImageBitmap(thumb);

/**
 * Get file path
 */
public static String getPath(Uri uri) {
    String[] projection = { MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA };
Cursor cursor = context.managedQuery(uri, projection, null, null, null);
    int column_index = cursor
            .getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
    cursor.moveToFirst();
    return cursor.getString(column_index);
}

answered Dec 08 '14 at 04:44

Murali Ganesan

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I tried your method. Then I got a problem.`Cursor cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(Uri.fromFile(mediaFile), proj, null, null, null);` `cursor` return `null` – roger Dec 08 '14 at 06:21
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It returns null..any solution for it? – hharry_tech May 04 '18 at 07:31
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Deprecated in api api 29 – Rafael Baptista Nov 11 '20 at 18:28

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 17 '16 at 03:21

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I think you must set requires permission in AndroidManifest <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

answered Jul 17 '16 at 03:21

msj

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 25 '17 at 12:28

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File file = new File(filepath);
Bitmap bitmap = ThumbnailUtils.createVideoThumbnail(file.getAbsolutePath(), MediaStore.Video.Thumbnails.FULL_SCREEN_KIND);

answered Jul 25 '17 at 12:28

Vinil Chandran

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score 1 · Answer 4 · edited Sep 11 '15 at 06:54

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From android docs:

public static Bitmap createVideoThumbnail (String filePath, int kind)

Create a video thumbnail for a video. May return null if the video is corrupt or the format is not supported.

Hence, I guess you need to re-check the mp4 file.

edited Sep 11 '15 at 06:54

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answered Dec 08 '14 at 04:22

gaurav jain

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what do you mean corrupt? My mp4 file can play in windows. – roger Dec 08 '14 at 06:19
If the video is not corrupt, then I see only one reason for this behavior. Check the file path and ensure it's correct. It returns null bitmap in case path is wrong. – gaurav jain Dec 08 '14 at 10:00
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As you can see, I get the path with `mediaFile.getAbsolutePath()`, am I wrong? – roger Dec 08 '14 at 10:07
I really did use another video, and it worked. But the rest (I tried 5 different videos) didn't work. – bighugedev Aug 23 '23 at 23:41

ThumbnailUtils.createVideoThumbnail return null bitmap for mp4 file

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