Getting error messages with my javafx video player

[sharksaw40]

Hi,
I am building an application that will play video (and more later). When I run it I get run time error messages. I have checked it myself and I can't work out what is wrong. Although it seems to be a problem with the source string. Can any one guide me on how to correct my code?

package javafxapplication1;
 
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.scene.media.Media;
import javafx.scene.media.MediaPlayer;
import javafx.scene.media.MediaView;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
 
/**
 *
 * @author Adam James Smalley
 */
public class JavaFXApplication1 extends Application {
 
    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        launch(args);
    }
 
    @Override
    public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
        primaryStage.setTitle("Hello World!");
        String source = "C:\\Users\\Adam James Smalley\\Downloads\\vid.flv";
        Media media = new Media(source);
        MediaPlayer mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer(media);
        mediaPlayer.setAutoPlay(true);
        MediaView mediaView = new MediaView(mediaPlayer);
        StackPane root = new StackPane();
        root.getChildren().add(mediaView);
        primaryStage.setScene(new Scene(root, 480, 640));
        primaryStage.show();
    }
}

The error messages are:

Exception in Application start method
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Native MethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(De legatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
at com.javafx.main.Main.launchApp(Main.java:486)
at com.javafx.main.Main.main(Main.java:638)
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Exception in Application start method
at com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.launchAppl ication1(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.access$000 (Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl$1.run(Unkn own Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: java.net.URISyntaxException: Illegal character in opaque part at index 2: C:\Users\Adam James Smalley\Downloads\vid.flv
at javafx.scene.media.Media.<init>(Unknown Source)
at javafxapplication1.JavaFXApplication1.start(JavaFX Application1.java:35)
at com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl$5.run(Unkn own Source)
at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl$4.run(Unkn own Source)
at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl$3.run(Unkn own Source)
at com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication._runLoop(Nativ e Method)
at com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication.access$100(Unk nown Source)
at com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication$2$1.run(Unknow n Source)
... 1 more
Caused by: java.net.URISyntaxException: Illegal character in opaque part at index 2: C:\Users\Adam James Smalley\Downloads\vid.flv
at java.net.URI$Parser.fail(URI.java:2829)
at java.net.URI$Parser.checkChars(URI.java:3002)
at java.net.URI$Parser.parse(URI.java:3039)
at java.net.URI.<init>(URI.java:595)
... 9 more
Java Result: 1

[Voodoo]

shark... Is this path and file exist in your System? "C:\\Users\\Adam James Smalley\\Downloads\\vid.flv"
and the exception Caused by: java.net.URISyntaxException: Illegal character in opaque part at index 2: C:\Users\Adam James Smalley\Downloads\vid.flv at java.net.URI$Parser.fail(URI.java:2829) tells you the causes

[sharksaw40]

Yes I'm sure it exists. I have even put it in the top level directory of the C drive to ensure there are no problems with the path and updated the code.

String source = "C:\\vid.flv";

I'm a beginner so I find it difficult to understand the error messages. Please can you explain them to me.

[Voodoo]

Yes I'm sure it exists. I have even put it in the top level directory of the C drive to ensure there are no problems with the path and updated the code.

String source = "C:\\vid.flv";

I'm a beginner so I find it difficult to understand the error messages. Please can you explain them to me.

You misuderstand the concept of Java and Window. Java is UNIX (or SUNOS) oriented. That means the path seperator is NOT a backward slash "\" but a forward slash "/". And window is the opposite. Hence the Exception message "... Illegal character in opaque part at index 2: C:\Users\Adam James Smalley\Downloads\vid.flv..."
Secondly an URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) orients to HTTP syntax. That means the backslash is an ILLEGAL character. More: An example HTML document

[copeg]

Always a good idea to read the API for the methods and classes you are using, in particular the Media class which is throwing the Exception.
Media (JavaFX 2.1)
It explicitly states

The source must represent a valid URI and is immutable.

You must pass a valid string representation of a URI. You can do so by manually, or create a File from the path you provided in the source above, convert to a URI, then use the toString() method (again, see the API for the appropriate methods).

[sharksaw40]

Thanks for your help so far.

There is still a problem though. The program runs and the window appears but it is blank and I can't see any video. Does anyone know how to fix this?

[jps]

Just a thought...
Maybe you don't want to post your real life name in code on a public forum.

[Voodoo]

Shark...
are you sure that this vid.flv a real video?

[sharksaw40]

I converted the format of the video to MPEG-4 with H.264/AVC and now I see a black box appear which must be the media view object. However there is nothing playing in it and no error messages.

[Voodoo]

...then google for a flv-video and try with it.

[sharksaw40]

Thanks.
It is now working.

[sharksaw40]

Thanks it now works. The video must have been converted wrong.