Transformed Videos missing metadata?
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Description
Hello!
Any time I run a video through the MediaTransformer.transform on Android and save that to my device, I noticed that it changes in the way it displays in Android Files app or the Photos app.
For example, in the Files app of Android, it looks like this:
The one with the thumbnail visible is the original video that hasn't gone through transform method. The 12.32MB video on the top left is the output of transform using the same original video. When I click it to the fullscreen viewer, it plays the video fine, but even in the Android Photos app, it looks like this:
Any idea what could be happening?
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Research direction
The report centers on MediaTransformer.transform on Android and compares transformed videos with originals in the Files and Photos apps. Start by reproducing the transformation and checking the output's metadata and thumbnail behavior; done means identifying why the transformed file displays differently and documenting or correcting that behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, java
- Domain
- audio-video-rtc, mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 32/100