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Chapter 9: Using Multimedia — Audio, Vid... > Playing Audio and Video
Playing Audio and Video
Playing audio and video is handled by the MediaPlayer object. This object conveniently abstracts the handling of specific media types from the developer. This section investigates the media player, the formats it supports, and how it is controlled.
Media Player Supported Formats
So, what is the media player, and how do you control it?
The media player supports the following formats:
- Audio
- AAC LC/LTP
- HE-AACv1 (AAC+)
- HE-AACv2 (Enhanced AAC+)
- AMR-NB
- AMR-WB
- MP3
- MIDI
- Ogg Vorbis
- PCM/WAVE
- FLAC (as of Android 3.1)
- Video
- H.263
- H.264 AVC
- MPEG-4 SP
- VP8
Playing back any of this media with the MediaPlayer object is a five-step process:
1. Initialize a MediaPlayer object.
2. Prepare the media player for playback.
3. Start the playback.