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Where are the sound files for the video camera?

Hi Guys,
When you record with the video camera, it makes a very irritating noise and I'd like to delete that. The camera app lets you go silent but the video doesn't for some reason.
I've looked in (using root explorer) /system/media/audio and I can't find those sound files, is there another location sound files are kept?
Best Regards

can you pull the camera apk file? i don't have root yet but maybe i can find it for you from the apk.

I pulled this one from /system/app
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6759990/Camera.apk
Is this the right one?
cheers

Try replacing your /system/app/Camera.apk with this one (back up original first). I reduced the volume of the two WAV files to nothing. Haven't had a chance to test it myself as I am not yet rooted.
Be sure to force stop the app and clear its data, also a reboot might be necessary.

Thanks man, I'll give this a try shortly.
were the sound files embedded in the apk?

reapur said:
Thanks man, I'll give this a try shortly.
were the sound files embedded in the apk?
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Yes they are! And very helpfully named camstart01.wav and camstop01.wav

HAHA never thought to look in there
I see them.
That's why I like android, seems like everything is possible.

Ok I'm at work so my brain may just be fried. but I renamed your file and tried it and it wouldn't launch.
Then I modified the wav files in the .apk with audacity, and when I launch it I get an FC right away but I can still see the camera working under the FC dialog.
I'll mess with it when I get home, it's probably user error

I updated the APK in my previous post, used a newer version of apktool, old version might have been buggy.
Need to use apktool to unpack and then repack it if you are trying it yourself and then sign it with jarsigner and zipalign it with zipalign.
Be sure to force stop the app and clear the app data, also a reboot might be necessary.
I hope it works.

That worked!
Many thanks.

[Q] mp3 to ogg app and batch installer

Ok, I'm looking for an app that can convert mp3 to ogg format. I know I can get (and have) programs for windows which can do this but I want an app which does and it's be awesome if there's one which will insert it to the appropriate place, eg, to the ringtone folder on the phone. I doubt the latter part had been done (mostly out of cynicism) but it would be nice to have instead of having to use a file explorer and manually copying it.
The second is a batch app installer which doesn't bug me for confirmations with every app. It's annoying. I want a one-click batch installer. One click and install and only stops to bug me if there's a error.

For a one click batch installer buy the pro key for titanium backup. That lets you skip the confirm screens.
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium

Also Rom Toolbox by jrummy. Batch backup / restore with a TON of other features. Everything from file manager with root permissions, build prop editor, performance tweaks, font and battery icon changer, CM7 theme downloader, and so on. Great tool and I think it's like 3 or 4 bucks, last I checked.
Sent via telepathy

Thanks, I figured out that titanium can do it, I had never mucked much with it. I have the free version of ROM tool box, I'll have to look at it a little closer as well. So much to do, so little time and energy.

Good old double posting. Anyhow, so one down one to go. I would at least like an mp3 to ogg app. I tried to convert some on my own and the files when played with any normal audio player have sound but when I put them in the ringtone and notification directory and restarted the files actually didn't play.
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Not an app but i know there's website you can go to, upload the mp3, and download the ogg. Could do that on your phone.

lilaliend said:
Not an app but i know there's website you can go to, upload the mp3, and download the ogg. Could do that on your phone.
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I tried that. I'm going to just post in the general section, hit more people. There's something going on here that's being missed otherwise the files would just work.

Волк said:
I tried that. I'm going to just post in the general section, hit more people. There's something going on here that's being missed otherwise the files would just work.
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Yeah if they're not working altogether then it could be something else. I've used the sites to convert to ogg and then I copy over to the system folders audio with ES Explorer. Works just fine for me.

lilaliend said:
Yeah if they're not working altogether then it could be something else. I've used the sites to convert to ogg and then I copy over to the system folders audio with ES Explorer. Works just fine for me.
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Ah, see that's exactly what I did, copied them to the correct dir and they showed up after a reboot but had no sound. Can you give me the link to the exact site you used?

Certain sound files makes Ringtones/Notification sounds silent

I'm trying to use some mp3/m4a music files as alarms or notification tones, but not all these files work. Most of the time, after I choose the sound file, it would show silent as the ringtone/notification. So even though I have a certain file set, it would not ring when I get a call.

Anyone have an idea. This never happened on my old phone that was on 4.1

If I select a file for my ringtone, it would display no sound after I select it.

DestroytheNexus said:
If I select a file for my ringtone, it would display no sound after I select it.
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Perhaps your mp3 files have some issues. Try using a program like mpTrim (windows) on them to clean them up.

xda6969 said:
Perhaps your mp3 files have some issues. Try using a program like mpTrim (windows) on them to clean them up.
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The m4a files are just ones downloaded from iTunes. What do you mean by clean them up?

DestroytheNexus said:
The m4a files are just ones downloaded from iTunes. What do you mean by clean them up?
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It removes sections that are bad at the beginning and end that some players might not like.

xda6969 said:
It removes sections that are bad at the beginning and end that some players might not like.
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This never happened on my old Nexus S. I also don't want to modify all of my music files, which would take a long time. Is this a bug or is this normal?

DestroytheNexus said:
This never happened on my old Nexus S. I also don't want to modify all of my music files, which would take a long time. Is this a bug or is this normal?
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I only use .mp3s that I make and I never had that issue.

xda6969 said:
I only use .mp3s that I make and I never had that issue.
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I've tried mp3 files too. It still doesn't work. However, if I use PowerAmp to set the ringtone, then that file will work. It puts another copy in the Ringtone folder in the root of the SD card. I have my music file in the Music folder and not in any media\music structure.

Ringtones & notifications?

My first Nexus here..I searched how to do the last paragraph here but still nothing shows under settings then sound to select from my own tone?

It is advised to create 2 folders on your internal storage called 'ringtones' and 'notifications' if they are not yet present. Then drop your sound files in either the ringtones or notifications folder and they should become selectable when picking a new sound.

They are there already and I have stuff in them

MeInQ8 said:
They are there already and I have stuff in them
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Its probably then either:
1) Incorrect format
2) Media scanner hasnt picked them up yet

ohh....I put my mp3 under Computer\Nexus 5\Internal storage\media\audio "wrong" now they are under Computer\Nexus 5\Internal storage\media and I put tones and notifications properly in each folder. Odd...I see a default folder called Ringtone with some hangout ogg files I can't just put my tones and notifications in them and the Nexus see them there?
-My phone isn't a T-Mobile phone is there is an easier way then the above?
Thanks!

MeInQ8 said:
I see a default folder called Ringtone with some hangout ogg files I can't just put my tones and notifications in them and the Nexus see them there?
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I was surprized all the same. It never finds it there. Since I installed
total commander, I could choose the ringtone using it.
To make it clear: what directories on the phone one should make
(ringtones, notifications) and where they should be found?
Best regards.

You can create them anywhere. Root of sdcard or in sdcard/audio or wherever you want.
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maybe if it's rooted? Also you mentioned "Media scanner hasn't picked them up yet"
rootSU said:
You can create them anywhere. Root of sdcard or in sdcard/audio or wherever you want.
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MeInQ8 said:
maybe if it's rooted? Also you mentioned "Media scanner hasn't picked them up yet"
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No it's nothing to do with root. It's a standard feature of Android and has been for as long as I can Remember (I've been using Android since 1.5)
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[Completed] [Q] Please help me to disable camera sound for LG f70(f370,d-315)

Hello.
I m using LG F70 (F370 or D-315).
And I have an issue that has been bothered me since I bought this device.
I tried to disable camera shutter sound in my phone.
Here are the methods I ve tried so far,
: 1. I replaced .ogg files in camera.apk with ogg files with no sound and replaced the modified camera.apk in SYSTEM\PRIVATE APP folder. I didn't forget to give 644 permission, but it didnt work. So I tried re-installing it as well. but it is still making horrible shutter noise. I didn't understand the situation. I inspected the apk file again and the ogg files were staying modified. I searched in many keywords to find hidden files using Root Explorer. But I couldnt find a worthy:crying:
2. I replaced another ogg shutter sound files that are located in the SYSTEM\MEDIA\AUDIO\UI
. But it didn't work, either:crying:
3. I looked for camera profiles in build.prof file but there no seems such profile exist.
I know that there were such profile that I could change "true" to "false" to change its function in another devices, but it doesnt exist anymore in this new device.:crying:
I ve already got tired to find out how to fix this issue.'
And now I 'm begging you for some tips that hits the nail on the head.
Thank you for reading.

Sanjo711 said:
Hello.
I m using LG F70 (F370 or D-315).
And I have an issue that has been bothered me since I bought this device.
I tried to disable camera shutter sound in my phone.
Here are the methods I ve tried so far,
: 1. I replaced .ogg files in camera.apk with ogg files with no sound and replaced the modified camera.apk in SYSTEM\PRIVATE APP folder. I didn't forget to give 644 permission, but it didnt work. So I tried re-installing it as well. but it is still making horrible shutter noise. I didn't understand the situation. I inspected the apk file again and the ogg files were staying modified. I searched in many keywords to find hidden files using Root Explorer. But I couldnt find a worthy:crying:
2. I replaced another ogg shutter sound files that are located in the SYSTEM\MEDIA\AUDIO\UI
. But it didn't work, either:crying:
3. I looked for camera profiles in build.prof file but there no seems such profile exist.
I know that there were such profile that I could change "true" to "false" to change its function in another devices, but it doesnt exist anymore in this new device.:crying:
I ve already got tired to find out how to fix this issue.'
And now I 'm begging you for some tips that hits the nail on the head.
Thank you for reading.
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So I assume that you already saw this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2051384
If yes and you don't find your answer there, you should try to ask in the General Q&A Section of XDA for help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/help
Good luck!