Android MediaPlayer error (1, -2147483648)

Question

I have two different videos which I'm trying to load into a VideoView using

videoView.setVideoURI(Uri.parse(url));

The two videos, let them be video 1 and video 2, have the following specs (extracted using ffmpeg -i); in fact, they are two different encodings of the same video:

Video 1:

Seems stream 0 codec frame rate differs from container frame rate: 180000.00 (180000/1) -> 90000.00 (180000/2)
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '4fbfd5ece4b0932236fc234d.mp4':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : mp42
    minor_version   : 0
    compatible_brands: mp42isomavc1
    creation_time   : 2011-12-03 04:43:46
    genre           : Trailer
    artist          : Paramount Pictures
    title           : Captain America: The First Avenger - Theatrical Trailer #2
    encoder         : HandBrake 4344svn 2011111001
    date            : 2011
  Duration: 00:02:30.67, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 6738 kb/s
    Stream #0.0(und): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p, 1920x800 [PAR 1:1 DAR 12:5], 6575 kb/s, 23.97 fps, 90k tbr, 90k tbn, 180k tbc
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2011-12-03 04:43:46
    Stream #0.1(eng): Audio: aac, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 159 kb/s
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2011-12-03 04:43:46

Video 2:

Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '500416ea44aeb4b95d5ae8a0_hd.mp4':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : isom
    minor_version   : 512
    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
    creation_time   : 2011-12-03 04:43:46
    title           : Captain America: The First Avenger - Theatrical Trailer #2
    artist          : Paramount Pictures
    date            : 2011
    encoder         : Lavf53.32.100
    genre           : Trailer
  Duration: 00:02:30.69, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 2045 kb/s
    Stream #0.0(und): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p, 1280x720 [PAR 27:20 DAR 12:5], 1889 kb/s, 23.99 fps, 90k tbr, 180k tbn, 180k tbc
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2011-12-03 04:43:46
    Stream #0.1(eng): Audio: aac, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16, 151 kb/s
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2011-12-03 04:43:46

I am aware that AAC support came with Honeycomb, and therefore I tested the videos with several devices; the results are given below:

SGS II with custom 4.0.3 OS(Sensation ROM 3.4 with CF-Root kernel) - Video 1:OK - Video2:OK
SGS I with Samsung 2.3.3 OS - Video 1:error (1, -2147483648) - Video 2:OK
SGS I with custom 4.0.3 OS(ICS SGS TEAM ROM with Devil kernel) - Video 1:error (1, -2147483648) - Video 2:OK
Nexus One with original 2.3.6 OS - Video 1:See (1) below - Video 2:See (2) below
Emulator with 2.2 OS - Video 1:error (1, -2147483648) - Video 2:error (1, -2147483648)
Emulator with 4.0.3 OS - Video 1:error (1, -2147483648) - Video 2:error (1, -2147483648)

Both videos play fine in Google Chrome in a PC. It might be useful to add that in the OK case, video and audio both play correctly. In the error (1, -2147483648) case, the same log is spewed from all devices (except Nexus One):

07-18 10:25:10.996: I/MediaPlayer(17860): uri is:http://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/cf-templates-k6ohn88yswx5-eu-west-1/videos/4fbc88e7e4b0b0896e877764/4fbfd5ece4b0932236fc234d.mp4
07-18 10:25:10.996: I/MediaPlayer(17860): path is null
07-18 10:25:10.996: D/MediaPlayer(17860): Couldn't open file on client side, trying server side
07-18 10:25:39.859: D/MediaPlayer(17860): getMetadata
07-18 10:25:45.070: E/MediaPlayer(17860): error (1, -2147483648)
07-18 10:25:45.074: E/MediaPlayer(17860): Error (1,-2147483648)
07-18 10:25:45.078: D/VideoView(17860): Error: 1,-2147483648

In the (1) case, the following log is spewed from Nexus One, and the video never loads:

07-18 13:49:20.115: D/MediaPlayer(10109): Couldn't open file on client side, trying server side
07-18 13:49:20.115: I/StagefrightPlayer(68): setDataSource('http://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/cf-templates-k6ohn88yswx5-eu-west-1/videos/4fbc88e7e4b0b0896e877764/4fbfd5ece4b0932236fc234d.mp4')
07-18 13:49:20.135: I/NuHTTPDataSource(68): connect to s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com:80/cf-templates-k6ohn88yswx5-eu-west-1/videos/4fbc88e7e4b0b0896e877764/4fbfd5ece4b0932236fc234d.mp4 @0
07-18 13:49:20.155: I/ActivityManager(98): Displayed com.woisio/.video.VideoActivity: +450ms
07-18 13:49:20.795: I/NuCachedSource2(68): Keep alive
07-18 13:49:22.185: I/OMXCodec(68): [OMX.qcom.video.decoder.avc] allocating 4 buffers of size 460800 on input port
07-18 13:49:22.195: I/OMXCodec(68): [OMX.qcom.video.decoder.avc] allocating 8 buffers of size 2304000 on output port
07-18 13:49:25.325: D/dalvikvm(9499): GC_EXPLICIT freed 13K, 50% free 2726K/5379K, external 1625K/2137K, paused 116ms
07-18 13:49:27.525: I/NuCachedSource2(68): Keep alive
07-18 13:49:28.235: I/NuCachedSource2(68): Cache full, done prefetching for now
07-18 13:49:30.275: D/dalvikvm(9902): GC_EXPLICIT freed 8K, 50% free 2714K/5379K, external 1625K/2137K, paused 69ms
07-18 13:49:34.255: D/Finsky(9066): [1] 5.onFinished: Installation state replication succeeded.
07-18 13:49:35.855: I/NuCachedSource2(68): Keep alive
07-18 13:49:39.055: D/dalvikvm(9911): GC_EXPLICIT freed 22K, 50% free 2710K/5379K, external 1625K/2137K, paused 38ms
07-18 13:49:42.575: I/NuCachedSource2(68): Keep alive
07-18 13:49:43.285: I/NuCachedSource2(68): Keep alive
07-18 13:49:44.095: D/dalvikvm(9918): GC_EXPLICIT freed 7K, 50% free 2708K/5379K, external 1625K/2137K, paused 66ms
07-18 13:49:49.085: D/dalvikvm(9925): GC_EXPLICIT freed 15K, 49% free 3268K/6407K, external 1625K/2137K, paused 50ms
07-18 13:49:50.925: I/NuCachedSource2(68): Keep alive
07-18 13:49:54.115: D/dalvikvm(6756): GC_EXPLICIT freed 9K, 44% free 3774K/6727K, external 1625K/2137K, paused 77ms
07-18 13:49:57.685: I/NuCachedSource2(68): Keep alive
07-18 13:49:58.375: I/NuCachedSource2(68): Keep alive
07-18 13:49:59.105: D/dalvikvm(9066): GC_EXPLICIT freed 385K, 53% free 3186K/6727K, external 1625K/2137K, paused 66ms
07-18 13:50:05.955: I/NuCachedSource2(68): Keep alive
07-18 13:50:06.045: D/dalvikvm(8047): GC_EXPLICIT freed 9K, 47% free 3830K/7111K, external 1625K/2137K, paused 86ms
07-18 13:50:09.465: I/3gw.Service(488): Mobile Network not connected - not roaming
07-18 13:50:12.765: I/NuCachedSource2(68): Keep alive
07-18 13:50:13.465: I/NuCachedSource2(68): Keep alive
07-18 13:50:18.775: I/WindowManager(98): Setting rotation to 3, animFlags=0
07-18 13:50:18.795: I/ActivityManager(98): Config changed: { scale=1.0 imsi=286/2 loc=en_US touch=3 keys=1/1/2 nav=3/1 orien=2 layout=34 uiMode=17 seq=34}
07-18 13:50:18.895: D/dalvikvm(169): GC_EXTERNAL_ALLOC freed 108K, 48% free 3253K/6215K, external 5172K/5180K, paused 37ms
07-18 13:50:21.005: I/NuCachedSource2(68): Keep alive
07-18 13:50:21.265: D/dalvikvm(98): GC_EXPLICIT freed 394K, 42% free 6631K/11335K, external 4458K/5567K, paused 109ms

In the (2) case, the following log is spewed from Nexus One and as you can see, ends with an error (1, -2147483648):

07-18 13:47:03.595: D/MediaPlayer(10059): Couldn't open file on client side, trying server side
07-18 13:47:03.595: I/StagefrightPlayer(68): setDataSource('http://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/cf-templates-k6ohn88yswx5-eu-west-1/videos/4ff4514444aec3d2f9f07ead/500416ea44aeb4b95d5ae8a0_hd.mp4')
07-18 13:47:03.605: I/NuHTTPDataSource(68): connect to s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com:80/cf-templates-k6ohn88yswx5-eu-west-1/videos/4ff4514444aec3d2f9f07ead/500416ea44aeb4b95d5ae8a0_hd.mp4 @0
07-18 13:47:03.625: I/ActivityManager(98): Displayed com.woisio/.video.VideoActivity: +505ms
07-18 13:47:05.355: I/OMXCodec(68): [OMX.qcom.video.decoder.avc] allocating 4 buffers of size 460800 on input port
07-18 13:47:05.355: I/OMXCodec(68): [OMX.qcom.video.decoder.avc] allocating 8 buffers of size 1382400 on output port
07-18 13:47:05.365: I/NuCachedSource2(68): Keep alive
07-18 13:47:08.375: D/MediaPlayer(10059): getMetadata
07-18 13:47:08.745: D/dalvikvm(9925): GC_EXPLICIT freed 651K, 49% free 3275K/6407K, external 1625K/2137K, paused 68ms
07-18 13:47:09.205: I/3gw.Service(488): Mobile Network not connected - not roaming
07-18 13:47:11.565: I/NuCachedSource2(68): Cache full, done prefetching for now
07-18 13:47:12.095: I/NuCachedSource2(68): Keep alive
07-18 13:47:14.245: W/QCvdec(68): H264_Utils::check_header 
07-18 13:47:14.245: W/QCvdec(68): check_header: start code 33
07-18 13:47:14.245: W/QCvdec(68): H264_Utils::check_header 
07-18 13:47:14.245: W/QCvdec(68): check_header: start code 10
07-18 13:47:14.245: W/QCvdec(68): Parsing Error unsupported profile or level
07-18 13:47:14.245: W/QCvdec(68): ETB in Invalid State
07-18 13:47:14.245: E/OMXCodec(68): [OMX.qcom.video.decoder.avc] ERROR(0x8000100a, 0)
07-18 13:47:14.245: E/MediaPlayer(10059): error (1, -2147483648)
07-18 13:47:14.285: E/MediaPlayer(10059): Error (1,-2147483648)
07-18 13:47:14.285: D/VideoView(10059): Error: 1,-2147483648

From what I have read, the error (1, -2147483648) may correspond to unsupported codecs, corrupt metadata or incorrect file headers. If it is so, could you point me in the right direction as to use which codec? Thanks.

user_808901 · Answer

I was facing the same error on Android P (Pixel 2 XL), but all I had to do was put android:usesCleartextTraffic="true" on my AndroidManifest.xml application tag.

user_15047959 · Answer

If you are using MediaPlayer for playing audio, this was the case of error for me:

When performing .setDataSource() the argument I passed was a string with path to the given file. This results in all kind of exceptions I havent been able to find particular reasons for. However, when changed to FileDescriptor, according to Android Developers - .setDataSource() method, its sorted out.
I am getting the FileDescriptor object from FileInputStream.
Here is the code:

val player: MediaPlayer = MediaPlayer()
fun playRecording() {
    try {
        replayFileStream = FileInputStream(path)
        val fd = replayFileStream?.fd
        player.setDataSource(fd)
        player.prepareAsync()
        // start should be called from onPreparedListener
     } catch (e: Exception) {
        // catch exceptions
     }
 }

The actual start of the playback is handled in OnPreparedListener as suggested for example here: Android Media Player: Start called in state 4 error(-38,0) .
The listener setup is following:

player.setOnPreparedListener(object: MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener {
    override fun onPrepared(player:MediaPlayer) {
        player.start()
    }
})

android kotlin mediaplayer

user_2571449 · Answer

In my case, I had Gzip Compression on the web address where the url info is. Compressed media files may not be decoded on android.

user_11356743 · Answer

if you are using firebase , then you should copy the path(or url) from 1: Download Url which contains the https://firebasestorage.............

not from the storage location

2 : add this permission in manifest tag inside manifest folder

inside Rules of storage

inside Rules of storage :

rules_version = '2';
service firebase.storage {
match /b/{bucket}/o {
match /{allPaths=**} {
 allow read, write: if true;
  }  
 }  
 }

Android MediaPlayer error (1, -2147483648)

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