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Problem with taking screenshots with the media projection android studio

I have this code to make screenshots. In the virtual device of android studio this code works perfectly, but in my own device Samsung(with android 8.0) when I do the apk installer the program only take some screenshots. Example I press the button to take 10 screenshots, but the program only save me 2 and the rest doesn't exist. And now I don't have any idea what's the problem.
#SuppressLint("WrongConstant")
private void screenshot() {
Point size = new Point();
displayy.getSize(size);
mWidth = size.x;
mHeight = size.y;
displayy.getMetrics(metrics);
int mDensity = metrics.densityDpi;
Handler handler=new Handler();
mImageReader = ImageReader.newInstance(mWidth, mHeight, PixelFormat.RGBA_8888, 2);
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
displayyy = mMediaProjection.createVirtualDisplay(DISPLAY_NAME, mWidth, mHeight, mDensity, DisplayManager.VIRTUAL_DISPLAY_FLAG_AUTO_MIRROR, mImageReader.getSurface(), null, handler);
}
mImageReader.setOnImageAvailableListener(new ImageReader.OnImageAvailableListener() {
int onImageCount = 0;
#Override
public void onImageAvailable(ImageReader reader) {
Image image = null;
FileOutputStream fos = null;
Bitmap bitmap = null;
try {
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
image = reader.acquireLatestImage();
}
if (image != null) {
Image.Plane[] planes = new Image.Plane[0];
if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
planes = image.getPlanes();
}
ByteBuffer buffer = planes[0].getBuffer();
int pixelStride = planes[0].getPixelStride();
int rowStride = planes[0].getRowStride();
int rowPadding = rowStride - pixelStride * mWidth;
bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(mWidth + rowPadding / pixelStride, mHeight, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
bitmap.copyPixelsFromBuffer(buffer);
SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy_HH:mm:ss");
String formattedDate = df.format(Calendar.getInstance().getTime()).trim();
String finalDate = formattedDate.replace(":", "-");
String imgName = "/imagen"+ "_" + finalDate + ".jpg";
String dirPath = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath()
+ "/example";
File dir = new File(dirPath);
if(!dir.exists()){
dir.mkdirs();
}
String mPath = dirPath + imgName;
File imageFile = new File(mPath);
fos = new FileOutputStream(imageFile);
bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, fos);
Log.e(TAG, "captured image: " );
}
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} finally {
if (fos != null) {
try {
fos.close();
} catch (IOException ioe) {
ioe.printStackTrace();
}
}
if (bitmap != null) {
bitmap.recycle();
}
if (image != null) {
image.close();
}
}
}
}, handler);
mMediaProjection.stop();
mMediaProjection=null;
}

I don't know if you've already solved your problem, but here's my solution:
The method receives 4 parameters and the last one is the number of photos
enter code hereImageReader.newInstance(width: Int, height: Int, format: Int, maxImages: Int)
If you look good you are sending it in the last parameter the number of photos 2
enter code hereImageReader.newInstance(mWidth, mHeight, PixelFormat.RGBA_8888, 2);
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Android - Save image listener

I'm trying to save the picture on the device. I will change the activity when the image is saved. How do I know when a picture is saved?
Save image code:
public void onBitmapLoaded(final Bitmap bitmap, Picasso.LoadedFrom from) {
new Thread(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
File file = null;
try {
file = createImageFile();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
try {
FileOutputStream ostream = new FileOutputStream(file);
bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, ostream);
ostream.flush();
ostream.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
Log.e("IOException", e.getLocalizedMessage());
}
}
}).start();

Saving the image in Gallery will save the image on your device eventually.
Try below code :
MediaStore.Images.Media.insertImage(getContentResolver(), yourBitmap, yourTitle , yourDescription);
public class CapturePhotoUtils {
/**
* A copy of the Android internals insertImage method, this method populates the
* meta data with DATE_ADDED and DATE_TAKEN. This fixes a common problem where media
* that is inserted manually gets saved at the end of the gallery (because date is not populated).
* #see android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media#insertImage(ContentResolver, Bitmap, String, String)
*/
public static final String insertImage(ContentResolver cr,
Bitmap source,
String title,
String description) {
ContentValues values = new ContentValues();
values.put(Images.Media.TITLE, title);
values.put(Images.Media.DISPLAY_NAME, title);
values.put(Images.Media.DESCRIPTION, description);
values.put(Images.Media.MIME_TYPE, "image/jpeg");
// Add the date meta data to ensure the image is added at the front of the gallery
values.put(Images.Media.DATE_ADDED, System.currentTimeMillis());
values.put(Images.Media.DATE_TAKEN, System.currentTimeMillis());
Uri url = null;
String stringUrl = null; /* value to be returned */
try {
url = cr.insert(MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, values);
if (source != null) {
OutputStream imageOut = cr.openOutputStream(url);
try {
source.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 50, imageOut);
} finally {
imageOut.close();
}
long id = ContentUris.parseId(url);
// Wait until MINI_KIND thumbnail is generated.
Bitmap miniThumb = Images.Thumbnails.getThumbnail(cr, id, Images.Thumbnails.MINI_KIND, null);
// This is for backward compatibility.
storeThumbnail(cr, miniThumb, id, 50F, 50F,Images.Thumbnails.MICRO_KIND);
} else {
cr.delete(url, null, null);
url = null;
}
} catch (Exception e) {
if (url != null) {
cr.delete(url, null, null);
url = null;
}
}
if (url != null) {
stringUrl = url.toString();
}
return stringUrl;
}
/**
* A copy of the Android internals StoreThumbnail method, it used with the insertImage to
* populate the android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media#insertImage with all the correct
* meta data. The StoreThumbnail method is private so it must be duplicated here.
* #see android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media (StoreThumbnail private method)
*/
private static final Bitmap storeThumbnail(
ContentResolver cr,
Bitmap source,
long id,
float width,
float height,
int kind) {
// create the matrix to scale it
Matrix matrix = new Matrix();
float scaleX = width / source.getWidth();
float scaleY = height / source.getHeight();
matrix.setScale(scaleX, scaleY);
Bitmap thumb = Bitmap.createBitmap(source, 0, 0,
source.getWidth(),
source.getHeight(), matrix,
true
);
ContentValues values = new ContentValues(4);
values.put(Images.Thumbnails.KIND,kind);
values.put(Images.Thumbnails.IMAGE_ID,(int)id);
values.put(Images.Thumbnails.HEIGHT,thumb.getHeight());
values.put(Images.Thumbnails.WIDTH,thumb.getWidth());
Uri url = cr.insert(Images.Thumbnails.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, values);
try {
OutputStream thumbOut = cr.openOutputStream(url);
thumb.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, thumbOut);
thumbOut.close();
return thumb;
} catch (FileNotFoundException ex) {
return null;
} catch (IOException ex) {
return null;
}
}
}
To know if image is saved or not just put a check in storeThumbnail method.
Hope this answers your question.

Not quite sure what do intend to do but you can always save the image and then call the activity at the end of the function
Another way if using fileObserver : FileObserver examples

how to upload few images use bitmapFactory?

How can I upload images one by one so that the memory is cleared each time after the picture upload has been successfully downloaded and the picture does not disappear from the screen?
Trying to load few images in RecyclerView. Important! Images are loaded from other applications (themes for my app).
Here is the code:
private static final int MAX_SAMPLE = 16;
private static Drawable getDrawableFromResource(Resources themeRes, int resourceID)
{
if (resourceID == 0 || themeRes == null)
return null;
Drawable drawable = null;
Bitmap bitmap = null;
BitmapFactory.Options uniformOptions = new BitmapFactory.Options();
int inputSampleSize = uniformSampleSize;
if (inputSampleSize > MAX_SAMPLE)
inputSampleSize = MAX_SAMPLE;
String resName = getResName(resourceID);
for (int sizeDivider = inputSampleSize; sizeDivider <= MAX_SAMPLE; sizeDivider *= 2)
{
uniformOptions.inSampleSize = sizeDivider;
try
{ bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(themeRes, resourceID, uniformOptions); }
catch (OutOfMemoryError | Exception e)
{
Log.e(DynamicSettings.TAG_ERROR, "Load drawable: " + (resName != null ? resName : "name not found") + ", sizeDiv: " + sizeDivider);
e.printStackTrace();
continue;
}
try
{
drawable = new BitmapDrawable(bitmap);
return drawable;
}
catch (OutOfMemoryError | Exception e)
{
Log.e(DynamicSettings.TAG_ERROR, "Bad drawable resource file (parsing): " + resName);
e.printStackTrace(); // Out of memory or Null pointer
if (bitmap != null)
bitmap.recycle();
}
}
new BitmapDrawable(getErrorBitmap());
return new BitmapDrawable(getErrorBitmap());
}
If there is not enough memory for all the pictures – they resize using inSampleSize uniformOptions
Here's the error:
If you call bitmap.recycle() or something like that - image dissapear from RecyclerView and throw exception.

Image orientation is changed on ImageView When fetching from Gallery and upload

I simply want to fetch Images from gallery and upload then download from Server and set it on an ImageView on Activity. The image View is placed at the center of the Activity. All is working fine just a screenOrientation variation problem with adjusting Image on ImageView after fetching it from Server, download and set to image View. Please have a look over code what i am using to download Image Bitmap from Server and set it to required ImageView. It usually display rotated Image in case of portrait capturing image from Gallery or Camera. Please let me know if i am missing anything in my Code.
package com.fedorvlasov.lazylist;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.WeakHashMap;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
import com.example.qlique.R;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
import android.widget.ImageView;
public class ImageLoader {
MemoryCache memoryCache = new MemoryCache();
FileCache fileCache;
private Map<ImageView, String> imageViews = Collections
.synchronizedMap(new WeakHashMap<ImageView, String>());
ExecutorService executorService;
Handler handler = new Handler();// handler to display images in UI thread
public ImageLoader(Context context) {
fileCache = new FileCache(context);
executorService = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(5);
}
final int stub_id = R.drawable.stub;
public void DisplayImage(String url, ImageView imageView) {
imageViews.put(imageView, url);
Bitmap bitmap = memoryCache.get(url);
if (bitmap != null)
imageView.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
else {
queuePhoto(url, imageView);
imageView.setImageResource(stub_id);
}
}
private void queuePhoto(String url, ImageView imageView) {
PhotoToLoad p = new PhotoToLoad(url, imageView);
executorService.submit(new PhotosLoader(p));
}
private Bitmap getBitmap(String url) {
File f = fileCache.getFile(url);
// from SD cache
Bitmap b = decodeFile(f);
if (b != null)
return b;
// from web
try {
Bitmap bitmap = null;
URL imageUrl = new URL(url);
HttpURLConnection conn = (HttpURLConnection) imageUrl
.openConnection();
conn.setConnectTimeout(30000);
conn.setReadTimeout(30000);
conn.setInstanceFollowRedirects(true);
InputStream is = conn.getInputStream();
OutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(f);
Utils.CopyStream(is, os);
os.close();
conn.disconnect();
bitmap = decodeFile(f);
return bitmap;
} catch (Throwable ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
if (ex instanceof OutOfMemoryError)
memoryCache.clear();
return null;
}
}
// decodes image and scales it to reduce memory consumption
private Bitmap decodeFile(File f) {
try {
// decode image size
BitmapFactory.Options o = new BitmapFactory.Options();
o.inJustDecodeBounds = true;
FileInputStream stream1 = new FileInputStream(f);
BitmapFactory.decodeStream(stream1, null, o);
stream1.close();
// Find the correct scale value. It should be the power of 2.
final int REQUIRED_SIZE = 70;
int width_tmp = o.outWidth, height_tmp = o.outHeight;
int scale = 1;
while (true) {
if (width_tmp / 2 < REQUIRED_SIZE
|| height_tmp / 2 < REQUIRED_SIZE)
break;
width_tmp /= 2;
height_tmp /= 2;
scale *= 2;
}
// decode with inSampleSize
BitmapFactory.Options o2 = new BitmapFactory.Options();
o2.inSampleSize = scale;
FileInputStream stream2 = new FileInputStream(f);
Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(stream2, null, o2);
stream2.close();
return bitmap;
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
return null;
}
// Task for the queue
private class PhotoToLoad {
public String url;
public ImageView imageView;
public PhotoToLoad(String u, ImageView i) {
url = u;
imageView = i;
}
}
class PhotosLoader implements Runnable {
PhotoToLoad photoToLoad;
PhotosLoader(PhotoToLoad photoToLoad) {
this.photoToLoad = photoToLoad;
}
#Override
public void run() {
try {
if (imageViewReused(photoToLoad))
return;
Bitmap bmp = getBitmap(photoToLoad.url);
memoryCache.put(photoToLoad.url, bmp);
if (imageViewReused(photoToLoad))
return;
BitmapDisplayer bd = new BitmapDisplayer(bmp, photoToLoad);
handler.post(bd);
} catch (Throwable th) {
th.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
boolean imageViewReused(PhotoToLoad photoToLoad) {
String tag = imageViews.get(photoToLoad.imageView);
if (tag == null || !tag.equals(photoToLoad.url))
return true;
return false;
}
// Used to display bitmap in the UI thread
class BitmapDisplayer implements Runnable {
Bitmap bitmap;
PhotoToLoad photoToLoad;
public BitmapDisplayer(Bitmap b, PhotoToLoad p) {
bitmap = b;
photoToLoad = p;
}
public void run() {
if (imageViewReused(photoToLoad))
return;
if (bitmap != null)
photoToLoad.imageView.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
else
photoToLoad.imageView.setImageResource(stub_id);
}
}
public void clearCache() {
memoryCache.clear();
fileCache.clear();
}
}

First check the Orientation of an Image
public static int getExifOrientation(String filepath) {
int degree = 0;
ExifInterface exif = null;
try {
exif = new ExifInterface(filepath);
} catch (IOException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
if (exif != null) {
int orientation = exif.getAttributeInt(ExifInterface.TAG_ORIENTATION, -1);
if (orientation != -1) {
// We only recognise a subset of orientation tag values.
switch (orientation) {
case ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_ROTATE_90:
degree = 90;
break;
case ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_ROTATE_180:
degree = 180;
break;
case ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_ROTATE_270:
degree = 270;
break;
}
}
}
return degree;
}
And Rotate the angle of Bitmap to that Degree.
Bitmap bitmap = YOUR_BITMAP;
//rotate bitmap
Matrix matrix = new Matrix();
matrix.postRotate(orientation);
//create new rotated bitmap
bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(bitmap, 0, 0,bitmap.getWidth(), bitmap.getHeight(), matrix, true);
YOUR_IMAGE_VIEW.setImageBitmap(bitmap);

One nice online tool to view the Orientation and the details EXIF information http://metapicz.com/#exif-box.
It would be good if you can fix/reset the orientation at the server side(once per image) and alternatively fixing at the client side is a bit costly ( as this conversion to happen every time )

Android camera , onPictureTaken(byte[] imgData, Camera camera) method & PictureCallback never called

I have a custom camera app , that previews the camera video output on SurfaceView and attempts to take pictures , the pics should be will be processed by “xzing “scanner API to decode any barcodes in the image.
My app previews correctly and does not throw any errors or expectations, however my onPictureTaken(byte[] imgData, Camera camera) method & PictureCallback are never called, therefore I’m unable to get the image & continue with further scanning.
Below is the actual code for activity that takes care of Camera logic. The onPictureTaken(byte[] imgData, Camera camera) method & PictureCallback are in this class(ScanVinFromBarcodeActivity.java) see blow :
package com.ty.tyownerspoc.barcode;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import com.google.zxing.BinaryBitmap;
import com.google.zxing.ChecksumException;
import com.google.zxing.FormatException;
import com.google.zxing.MultiFormatReader;
import com.google.zxing.NotFoundException;
import com.google.zxing.RGBLuminanceSource;
import com.google.zxing.Reader;
import com.google.zxing.Result;
import com.google.zxing.common.HybridBinarizer;
import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
import android.content.res.Configuration;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
import android.graphics.ImageFormat;
import android.graphics.Matrix;
import android.graphics.Point;
import android.hardware.Camera;
import android.hardware.Camera.CameraInfo;
import android.hardware.Camera.Parameters;
import android.hardware.Camera.PictureCallback;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Display;
import android.view.SurfaceView;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.FrameLayout;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;
import com.ty.tyownerspoc.R;
public class ScanVinFromBarcodeActivity extends Activity {
private Camera globalCamera;
private int cameraId = 0;
private TextView VINtext = null;
private View scanButton = null;
// bitmap from camera
private Bitmap bmpOfTheImageFromCamera = null;
// global flag whether a camera has been detected
private boolean isThereACamera = false;
// surfaceView for preview object
private FrameLayout frameLayoutBarcodeScanner = null;
private CameraPreview newCameraPreview = null;
private SurfaceView surfaceViewBarcodeScanner = null;
private int counter = 0;
private volatile boolean finishedPictureTask = false;
/*
* This method , finds FEATURE_CAMERA, opens the camera, set parameters ,
* add CameraPreview to layout, set camera surface holder, start preview
*/
private void initializeGlobalCamera() {
try {
if (!getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(
PackageManager.FEATURE_CAMERA)) {
Toast.makeText(this, "No camera on this device",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
} else { // check for front camera ,and get the ID
cameraId = findFrontFacingCamera();
if (cameraId < 0) {
Toast.makeText(this, "No front facing camera found.",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
} else {
Log.d("ClassScanViewBarcodeActivity",
"camera was found , ID: " + cameraId);
// camera was found , set global camera flag to true
isThereACamera = true;
// OPEN
globalCamera = Camera.open(cameraId);
// pass surfaceView to CameraPreview
newCameraPreview = new CameraPreview(this, globalCamera);
// pass CameraPreview to Layout
frameLayoutBarcodeScanner.addView(newCameraPreview);
try {
globalCamera
.setPreviewDisplay(surfaceViewBarcodeScanner
.getHolder());
} catch (IOException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
// PREVIEW
globalCamera.startPreview();
Log.d("ClassScanViewBarcodeActivity",
"camera opened & previewing");
}
}// end else ,check for front camera
}// end try
catch (Exception exc) {
// in case of exception release resources & cleanup
if (globalCamera != null) {
globalCamera.stopPreview();
globalCamera.setPreviewCallback(null);
globalCamera.release();
globalCamera = null;
}
Log.d("ClassScanViewBarcodeActivity initializeGlobalCamera() exception:",
exc.getMessage());
}// end catch
}
// onCreate, instantiates layouts & surfaceView used for video preview
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_barcode_vin_scanner);
Log.d("ClassScanViewBarcodeActivity", "onCreate ");
// create surfaceView for previewing of camera image
frameLayoutBarcodeScanner = (FrameLayout) findViewById(R.id.FrameLayoutForPreview);
surfaceViewBarcodeScanner = (SurfaceView) findViewById(R.id.surfaceViewBarcodeScanner);
initializeGlobalCamera();
// create text area & scan button
VINtext = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.mytext);
scanButton = findViewById(R.id.webbutton);
// on click listener, onClick take a picture
scanButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
try {
// if true take a picture
if (isThereACamera) {
Log.d("ClassScanViewBarcodeActivity",
"setOnClickListener() isThereACamera: "+ isThereACamera);
//set picture format to JPEG, everytime makesure JPEg callback is called
Parameters parameters = globalCamera.getParameters();
parameters.setPictureFormat(ImageFormat.JPEG);
globalCamera.setParameters(parameters);
//take pic , should call Callback
globalCamera.takePicture(null, null, jpegCallback);
// wait 1 sec , than start preview again
Thread.sleep(1000);
//STOP
globalCamera.stopPreview();
//start previewing again onthe SurfaceView in case use wants to take another pic/scan
globalCamera.startPreview();
}
}// end try
catch (Exception exc) {
// in case of exception release resources & cleanup
if (globalCamera != null) {
globalCamera.stopPreview();
globalCamera.setPreviewCallback(null);
globalCamera.release();
globalCamera = null;
}
Log.d("ClassScanViewBarcodeActivity setOnClickListener() exceprtion:",
exc.getMessage());
}// end catch
}// end on Click
});// end OnClickListener() implementation
}// end onCreate
#Override
protected void onResume() {
Log.d("ClassScanViewBarcodeActivity, onResume() globalCamera:",
String.valueOf(globalCamera));
if (globalCamera != null) {
// START PREVIEW
globalCamera.startPreview();
} else {
initializeGlobalCamera();
}
super.onResume();
}
#Override
protected void onStop() {
if (globalCamera != null) {
globalCamera.stopPreview();
globalCamera.setPreviewCallback(null);
globalCamera.release();
globalCamera = null;
}
super.onStop();
}
//callback used by takePicture()
PictureCallback jpegCallback = new PictureCallback() {
public void onPictureTaken(byte[] imgData, Camera camera) {
BinaryBitmap bitmap = null;
try {
Log.d("ClassScanViewBarcodeActivity" ,"onPictureTaken()");
//save image to sd card
savePicture(imgData);
// get the bitmap from camera imageData
bmpOfTheImageFromCamera = BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(
imgData, 0, imgData.length);
if (bmpOfTheImageFromCamera != null) {
//Galaxy S3 , incorrect rotation issue rotate to correct rotation
Matrix matrix = new Matrix();
matrix.postRotate(90);
Bitmap rotatedBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(bmpOfTheImageFromCamera, 0, 0, bmpOfTheImageFromCamera.getWidth(), bmpOfTheImageFromCamera.getHeight(), matrix, true);
// convert bitmap to binary bitmap
bitmap = cameraBytesToBinaryBitmap(rotatedBitmap);
if (bitmap != null) {
// decode the VIN
String VIN = decodeBitmapToString(bitmap);
Log.d("***ClassScanViewBarcodeActivity ,onPictureTaken(): VIN ",
VIN);
VINtext.setText(VIN);
} else {
Log.d("ClassScanViewBarcodeActivity ,onPictureTaken(): bitmap=",String.valueOf(bitmap));
}
} else {
Log.d("ClassScanViewBarcodeActivity , onPictureTaken(): bmpOfTheImageFromCamera = ",
String.valueOf(bmpOfTheImageFromCamera));
}
}// end try
catch (Exception exc) {
exc.getMessage();
Log.d("ClassScanViewBarcodeActivity , scanButton.setOnClickListener(): exception = ",
exc.getMessage());
}
}// end onPictureTaken()
};// jpegCallback implementation
/*
* created savePicture(byte [] data) for testing
*/
public void savePicture(byte [] data)
{
Log.d( "ScanVinFromBarcodeActivity " , "savePicture(byte [] data)");
SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyymmddhhmmss");
String date = dateFormat.format(new Date());
String photoFile = "Picture_"+counter+"_"+ date + ".jpg";
File sdDir = Environment
.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES);
String filename =sdDir + File.separator + photoFile;
File pictureFile = new File(filename);
try {
FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(pictureFile);
fos.write(data);
fos.close();
Toast.makeText(this, "New Image saved:" + photoFile,
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
} catch (Exception error) {
Log.d( "File not saved: " , error.getMessage());
Toast.makeText(this, "Image could not be saved.",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
counter++;
}
private int findFrontFacingCamera() {
int cameraId = -1;
// Search for the front facing camera
int numberOfCameras = Camera.getNumberOfCameras();
for (int i = 0; i < numberOfCameras; i++) {
CameraInfo info = new CameraInfo();
Camera.getCameraInfo(i, info);
if (info.facing == CameraInfo.CAMERA_FACING_BACK) {
Log.d("ClassScanViewBarcodeActivity , findFrontFacingCamera(): ",
"Camera found");
cameraId = i;
break;
}
}
return cameraId;
}// end findFrontFacingCamera()
#Override
protected void onPause() {
if (globalCamera != null) {
globalCamera.stopPreview();
globalCamera.setPreviewCallback(null);
globalCamera.release();
globalCamera = null;
}
super.onPause();
}// end onPause()
public String decodeBitmapToString(BinaryBitmap bitmap) {
Reader reader = null;
Result result = null;
String textResult = null;
try {
reader = new MultiFormatReader();
if (bitmap != null) {
result = reader.decode(bitmap);
if (result != null) {
textResult = result.getText();
} else {
Log.d("ClassScanViewBarcodeActivity , String decodeBitmapToString (BinaryBitmap bitmap): result = ",
String.valueOf(result));
}
} else {
Log.d("ClassScanViewBarcodeActivity , String decodeBitmapToString (BinaryBitmap bitmap): bitmap = ",
String.valueOf(bitmap));
}
/*
* byte[] rawBytes = result.getRawBytes(); BarcodeFormat format =
* result.getBarcodeFormat(); ResultPoint[] points =
* result.getResultPoints();
*/
} catch (NotFoundException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (ChecksumException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (FormatException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
return textResult;
}// end decodeBitmapToString (BinaryBitmap bitmap)
public BinaryBitmap cameraBytesToBinaryBitmap(Bitmap bitmap) {
BinaryBitmap binaryBitmap = null;
if (bitmap != null) {
int[] pixels = new int[bitmap.getHeight() * bitmap.getWidth()];
bitmap.getPixels(pixels, 0, 0, bitmap.getWidth() - 1,
bitmap.getHeight() - 1, bitmap.getWidth(),
bitmap.getHeight());
RGBLuminanceSource source = new RGBLuminanceSource(
bitmap.getWidth(), bitmap.getHeight(), pixels);
HybridBinarizer bh = new HybridBinarizer(source);
binaryBitmap = new BinaryBitmap(bh);
} else {
Log.d("ClassScanViewBarcodeActivity , cameraBytesToBinaryBitmap (Bitmap bitmap): bitmap = ",
String.valueOf(bitmap));
}
return binaryBitmap;
}
#SuppressLint("NewApi")
#SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
/*
* The method getScreenOrientation() return screen orientation either
* landscape or portrait. IF width < height , than orientation = portrait,
* ELSE landscape For backwards compatibility we use to methods to detect
* the orientation. The first method is for API versions prior to 13 or
* HONEYCOMB.
*/
public int getScreenOrientation() {
int currentapiVersion = android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
// if API version less than 13
Display getOrient = getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay();
int orientation = Configuration.ORIENTATION_UNDEFINED;
if (currentapiVersion < android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
// Do something for API version less than HONEYCOMB
if (getOrient.getWidth() == getOrient.getHeight()) {
orientation = Configuration.ORIENTATION_SQUARE;
} else {
if (getOrient.getWidth() < getOrient.getHeight()) {
orientation = Configuration.ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT;
} else {
orientation = Configuration.ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE;
}
}
} else {
// Do something for API version greater or equal to HONEYCOMB
Point size = new Point();
this.getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getSize(size);
int width = size.x;
int height = size.y;
if (width < height) {
orientation = Configuration.ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT;
} else {
orientation = Configuration.ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE;
}
}
return orientation;
}// end getScreenOrientation()
}// end class ScanVinFromBarcodeActivity
Preview class used to display live camera on SurfaceView (CameraPreview.java):
package com.ty.tyownerspoc.barcode;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.List;
import android.content.Context;
import android.hardware.Camera;
import android.hardware.Camera.Size;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
import android.view.SurfaceView;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.hardware.Camera.CameraInfo;
/** A basic Camera preview class */
public class CameraPreview extends SurfaceView implements
SurfaceHolder.Callback {
private SurfaceHolder mHolder;
private Camera mCamera;
private Context context;
public CameraPreview(Context context, Camera camera) {
super(context);
mCamera = camera;
this.context = context;
// Install a SurfaceHolder.Callback so we get notified when the
// underlying surface is created and destroyed.
mHolder = getHolder();
mHolder.addCallback(this);
// deprecated setting, but required on Android versions prior to 3.0
mHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
}
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
// The Surface has been created, now tell the camera where to draw the
// preview.
try {
mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(holder);
mCamera.startPreview();
} catch (IOException e) {
}
}
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
// empty. Take care of releasing the Camera preview in your activity.
}
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int w, int h) {
// If your preview can change or rotate, take care of those events here.
// Make sure to stop the preview before resizing or reformatting it.
if (mHolder.getSurface() == null) {
// preview surface does not exist
return;
}
// stop preview before making changes
try {
mCamera.stopPreview();
} catch (Exception e) {
// ignore: tried to stop a non-existent preview
}
Camera.Parameters p = mCamera.getParameters();
// get width & height of the SurfaceView
int SurfaceViewWidth = this.getWidth();
int SurfaceViewHeight = this.getHeight();
List<Size> sizes = p.getSupportedPreviewSizes();
Size optimalSize = getOptimalPreviewSize(sizes, SurfaceViewWidth, SurfaceViewHeight);
// set parameters
p.setPreviewSize(optimalSize.width, optimalSize.height);
/*rotate the image by 90 degrees clockwise , in order to correctly displayed the image , images seem to be -90 degrees (counter clockwise) rotated
* I even tried setting it to p.setRotation(0); , but still no effect.
*/
mCamera.setDisplayOrientation(90);
mCamera.setParameters(p);
// start preview with new settings
try {
mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(mHolder);
mCamera.startPreview();
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.d("CameraPreview , surfaceCreated() , orientation: ",
String.valueOf(e.getMessage()));
}
}// end surfaceChanged()
static Size getOptimalPreviewSize(List <Camera.Size>sizes, int w, int h) {
final double ASPECT_TOLERANCE = 0.1;
final double MAX_DOWNSIZE = 1.5;
double targetRatio = (double) w / h;
if (sizes == null) return null;
Size optimalSize = null;
double minDiff = Double.MAX_VALUE;
int targetHeight = h;
// Try to find an size match aspect ratio and size
for (Camera.Size size : sizes) {
double ratio = (double) size.width / size.height;
double downsize = (double) size.width / w;
if (downsize > MAX_DOWNSIZE) {
//if the preview is a lot larger than our display surface ignore it
//reason - on some phones there is not enough heap available to show the larger preview sizes
continue;
}
if (Math.abs(ratio - targetRatio) > ASPECT_TOLERANCE) continue;
if (Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight) < minDiff) {
optimalSize = size;
minDiff = Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight);
}
}
// Cannot find the one match the aspect ratio, ignore the requirement
//keep the max_downsize requirement
if (optimalSize == null) {
minDiff = Double.MAX_VALUE;
for (Size size : sizes) {
double downsize = (double) size.width / w;
if (downsize > MAX_DOWNSIZE) {
continue;
}
if (Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight) < minDiff) {
optimalSize = size;
minDiff = Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight);
}
}
}
//everything else failed, just take the closest match
if (optimalSize == null) {
minDiff = Double.MAX_VALUE;
for (Size size : sizes) {
if (Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight) < minDiff) {
optimalSize = size;
minDiff = Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight);
}
}
}
return optimalSize;
}
}//end Preview class
Layout for the “ScanVinFromBarcodeActivity” activity (activity_barcode_vin_scanner.xml):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:padding="20dip" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:padding="20dip"
android:text="#string/decode_label"
android:textColor="#color/mbackground1" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/mytext"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#color/mbackground2"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:padding="20dip"
android:textColor="#color/mytextcolor" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:padding="20dip"
android:text="#string/continue_label"
android:textColor="#color/mytextcolor" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/webbutton"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/web_button"
android:textColor="#color/mytextcolor" />
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/FrameLayoutForPreview"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_weight="1">
<SurfaceView
android:id="#+id/surfaceViewBarcodeScanner"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</FrameLayout>
</LinearLayout>
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks
Updated & working onTakePicturen method, the that works , the PictureCallback returns (stopPreview & StartPreview were moved to inside this method in its finally block).
public void onPictureTaken(byte[] imgData, Camera camera) {
BinaryBitmap bitmap;
try {
Log.d("ClassScanViewBarcodeActivity" ,"onPictureTaken()");
//save image to sd card
savePicture(imgData);
// get the bitmap from camera imageData
BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options();
options.inSampleSize = 8;
//down sample
bmpOfTheImageFromCamera = BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(
imgData, 0, imgData.length,options);
if (bmpOfTheImageFromCamera != null) {
Log.d("***ClassScanViewBarcodeActivity ,onPictureTaken(): bmpOfTheImageFromCamera getByteCount(): ",
String.valueOf(bmpOfTheImageFromCamera.getByteCount()));
//Galaxy S3 , incorrect rotation issue rotate to correct rotation
/*Matrix matrix = new Matrix();
matrix.postRotate(90);
Bitmap rotatedBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(bmpOfTheImageFromCamera, 0, 0, bmpOfTheImageFromCamera.getWidth(), bmpOfTheImageFromCamera.getHeight(), matrix, true);*/
// convert bitmap to binary bitmap
bitmap = cameraBytesToBinaryBitmap(bmpOfTheImageFromCamera);
if (bitmap != null) {
// decode the VIN
String VIN = decodeBitmapToString(bitmap);
Log.d("***ClassScanViewBarcodeActivity ,onPictureTaken(): VIN ",
VIN);
VINtext.setText(VIN);
} else {
Log.d("ClassScanViewBarcodeActivity ,onPictureTaken(): bitmap=",String.valueOf(bitmap));
}
} else {
Log.d("ClassScanViewBarcodeActivity , onPictureTaken(): bmpOfTheImageFromCamera = ",
String.valueOf(bmpOfTheImageFromCamera));
}
}// end try
catch (Exception exc) {
exc.getMessage();
Log.d("ClassScanViewBarcodeActivity , scanButton.setOnClickListener(): exception = ",
exc.getMessage());
}
finally
{
globalCamera.stopPreview();
//start previewing again onthe SurfaceView in case use wants to take another pic/scan
globalCamera.startPreview();
}
}// end onPictureTaken()
};// jpegCallback implementation

The only thing I can find that might be the culprit is that you're starting the preview again before the jpegCallback has returned. According to the javadoc, this is not allowed:
After calling this method, you must not call startPreview() or take another picture until the JPEG callback has returned.
The callback is actually put on the UI thread queue - which will be suspended in your Thread.sleep() and the same thread will have called stopPreview() and startPreview() before actually coming to the callback. Generally speaking, if you call Thread.sleep() on the UI thread - you're doing it wrong. So, hopefully if you remove the sleep() and put what comes after it in the jpegCallback your problem should be solved.