[CB-7117] MediaFile.getFormatData() of newly-recorded video contains bad information

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.5.0
• Component/s: cordova-plugin-media-capture

Environment

iOS 7, Android 4.4

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Matthew Curtis
• Created: 10/Jul/14 14:44
• Updated: 23/Aug/18 06:49
• Resolved: 26/Oct/16 13:12

Description

I use the capture plugin to record a video from the device's camera. Upon completion of recording, I'd like to get the duration of the video for use in my application. However, when I run this test on my iPad or Android phone, the MediaFileData object contains zero-ed out information. Here's a snippet:

navigator.device.capture.captureVideo(
    function(files) {

        var videoFile = files[0];

        videoFile.getFormatData(function(fileData) {
            console.log('file data:' + JSON.stringify(fileData));
        });
    }
);

The console output is:

file data:{"width":0,"duration":0,"bitrate":0,"codecs":null,"height":0}

As best as I can tell, I'm using this correctly. Is there something I'm missing, or can this not be used for newly-created media?

Issue Links

• duplicates: CB-10701 Cordova Media Capture Plugin Video capture results in 0 'duration'
• is duplicated by: CB-10488 MediaFile.getFormatData does not work with localURL; changed with fullPath
• is duplicated by: CB-10489 MediaFile.getFormatData for audio recordings does not work for *.amr files