> Here is the code :

> //initializing the compression and Byte Stream Part

> ByteArrayOutputStream bs = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
> YuvImage yuv_image = new YuvImage(*buffer1*,20 , 640, 480, null);

> // Doing the Compression part

> Rect rect = new Rect(0, 0, 640, 480);
> yuv_image.compressToJpeg(rect, 70, bs);

> //Finalzing the image writing part as JPEG

> outStream = new FileOutputStream(String.format("/my/image/location"));
> outStream.write(bs.toByteArray());

>  jpgView= (ImageView)findViewById(R.id.jpgview1);

> //Bitmap Part

>  BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options();
>  options.inSampleSize = 1;
>   Bitmap bm = BitmapFactory.decodeFile("/my/image/location");
>   bm =
> BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(baos.toByteArray(),0,bs.toByteArray().length) ;

> *bs is of type --> ByteArrayOutputStream
> and jpgView --> ImageView*

> If I supply the continous frames buffer1 to I YuvImage will be able to see
> the video on the ImageView.

> So now instead of previewing it on Imageview I wanted to Utilize the
> existing camera Viewfinder(Surface Holder- Surface-Jsurface>..) to preview
> image and videos but to do that I dont know whether I have to tweak
> Framework/base/* camera files or that can be done on the Application level
> only(the android application - and not Application framework)

> One neat hack will be to preview everything on some media player(not via
> using android media framework - that can be but not sure wether it will fit
> as it is tagged with the camera internally)so that it will give the user
> the impression that the viewfinder is turned ON though the media player
> will be ON displaying the continous frames and not the Camera Viewfinder.

> PS : Title of this post is about giving the frames(Dummy as for now) to the
> Camera ViewFinder.Just a summary :) !
> Rgds,
> Saurabh

> What "continuous jpeg frames"? The only 'continuous' frames in the
> viewfinder are the preview frames, and those are not jpeg: they are
> YCrCb at 15 fps. Unless you make your own jpeg out of YCrBb, but why
> bother? You need a Bitmap for the Canvas for SurfaceView anyway: you
> may as well use RGB or ARGB instead of JPEG (see Bitmap.Config). Then
> no conversion is necessary. In fact, it is not useful with a Canvas,
> since it is not among the formats listed on Bitmap.Config.

> "..pain is temporary.....quitting lasts forever......"

> On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 8:33 AM, Indicator Veritatis <mej1...@yahoo.com>wrote:

> > What "continuous jpeg frames"? The only 'continuous' frames in the
> > viewfinder are the preview frames, and those are not jpeg: they are
> > YCrCb at 15 fps. Unless you make your own jpeg out of YCrBb, but why
> > bother? You need a Bitmap for the Canvas for SurfaceView anyway: you
> > may as well use RGB or ARGB instead of JPEG (see Bitmap.Config). Then
> > no conversion is necessary. In fact, it is not useful with a Canvas,
> > since it is not among the formats listed on Bitmap.Config.

> > Now if you are willing to live with the Camera object's preview, you
> > can let it display the frames, but capture the frames also for your
> > own processing using the Camera.setPreviewCallback() method to
> > register your own handler for each frame.

> > I realize this does not do exactly what you asked for, but it is a lot
> > less work than what you are proposing, and gives you much of what you
> > probably really need.

> > On Nov 17, 11:26 am, "s.rawat" <imsaurabhra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > I am trying to by-pass the default camera viewfinder and making an
> > > application which will give the Surfaceview some continuous jpeg frames
> > > (instead of getting it from Camera view finder)., but I have realized its
> > > quiet a gigantic task and I have to modify the files in the
> > > framework/core/jni(native calls), framework/core/java and services and
> > > client as well and even the CameraHardware.cpp for this
> > > as Surfaceview(Surfaceholder instance) connected with the mCamera
> > > instance (as  the fully initialized SurfaceHolder is to be passed to the
> > > setPreviewDisplay()(which is connectd with the Camera Hardware code).So i
> > > wanted to ask these questions:

> > > (1) Is it possible to bypass the default camera view finder at the
> > > application (android application code) level.
> > > (2) I am able to generate the video by passing the continuous jpeg
> > frames to
> > > * image view*(running in a thread being spawned form the main thread
> > until
> > > i press stop), can I also  in some way pass these frames to Surface
> > > holder(surface view so that I can see the video in the viewfinder- my
> > > understanding is that Surface holder is responsible for the viewfinder on
> > > the camera)
> > > (3) Any other way to implement this without delving deep into the Android
> > > framework.
> > > Plz suggest .
> > > Rgds and Thanks for your reply
> > > Saurabh

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