XDA camera - anything else but MP4 shooting? - Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking

I have started to use my XDA's video camera facility whilst out and about. The camera only records in MP4 format.
Is there a way of shooting in .mov or .mpeg mode - failing that, is there an app out there to replace the standard 'camera' app on the XDA?

If you go to camera settings and choose video, does the capture format not drop down and allow you to choose "Motion-JPEG AVI"?
Have you already checked these settings? It's the first thing I would do.
Cheers
Ant

yes, but...
The jpeg/avi option takes up a lot of storage per clip.
.mov or .mpeg would be better as I want to use the clips on my website.
www.conchpearl.co.uk

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[Q] How do you export the slow motion video?

I've captured some slow motion video on the G3, but when I try to export it anywhere, or play it in another player it just speeds up to normal speed.
Surely this can't be right. It should save the video to be played exactly how you see it in the native player on any other device.
Does anybody know how to get it to stay as slow motion even after you've exported it, or save it as seen in slow motion?
To let you know I have done a search for this issue within xda, and it doesn't show any related threads. Has nobody experienced this issue?
Bad4ss said:
To let you know I have done a search for this issue within xda, and it doesn't show any related threads. Has nobody experienced this issue?
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Hi,
Your Video is fine. Just use a Player like VLC and reduce the playback speed.
Thats how slomo works!
Check
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_motion
Cheers!
whopper_g said:
Hi,
Your Video is fine. Just use a Player like VLC and reduce the playback speed.
Thats how slomo works!
Check
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_motion
Cheers!
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Thanks, I thought it would be better if it actually slowed the footage down as a saved file (like on the Xperia Z2), then at least you could post it to a shared website and show off your creation. Is there no way to do that?
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Is there no way to do that?
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Check the PlayStore - there must be an app for that Good Luck! If you find something, share it!
The HTC One (M8), Sony Z2 and iPhones have a video editor that can slow down parts of a slow motion video, while keeping the rest of it at normal speed.
Has anybody found a similar app on the Play Store?
Or even, has anybody managed to make the Sony or HTC app work on other devices like the G3?
EDIT: The Sony Z2 app is called "Timeshift Video".
Im looking for this too.
Its crazy - shows slowmo video in gallery app - but with normal speed in Photos app
What are you guys taking slow motion video of anyway bouncy boobs lol
It doesn't matter what you take a slomo video of, the point is that the phone doesn't let you save the movie in a way that can be played in other devices. Surely it should do that.
I've seen a few slomo videos on YouTube made on the LG G3, how have they done that, if you can't actually save the video as the slowmotion version?
Surely, you'd want to show off various or interesting slomo videos to friends and family, so there must be a way to do it. I've looked for an app, but surely it should be native on the phone?
e.g. on my old HTC EVO 3D, the 3d videos were stored as 3D to see on a 3D TV for example if saved on a USB. Surely if you save the SloMo video to a USB you should be able to see the video in its slow version on a TV. Is this something that LG overlooked, or is there something that we're all missing on the phone?
The recorded video file is ~120 fps:
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 119.659 fps
Minimum frame rate : 116.732 fps
Maximum frame rate : 122.783 fps
To see it in slow motion you would have to set it as 30 fps on a computer and save it again. No need to recompress it or anything (so no quality drop at all) but you need this extra step to play it back on a device where you cannot manually slow it down.
RonsonDk said:
The recorded video file is ~120 fps:
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 119.659 fps
Minimum frame rate : 116.732 fps
Maximum frame rate : 122.783 fps
To see it in slow motion you would have to set it as 30 fps on a computer and save it again. No need to recompress it or anything (so no quality drop at all) but you need this extra step to play it back on a device where you cannot manually slow it down.
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Thanks for that info, I wish thought that the phone natively did that, so there was no need for that extra step, I think LG are missing a trick there.
@Bad4ss
Hi, any news how to keep slow motoion afer rec?
when i copy to my pc or uploading it it get normal speed...
can I chose slower speed even if i rec on normal speed ?
any pic?
RonsonDk said:
To see it in slow motion you would have to set it as 30 fps on a computer and save it again.
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How?
Bonus points for 'on a mac' as well
ohmegosh said:
How?
Bonus points for 'on a mac' as well
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The most simple way I know is to use mkvtoolnix (free, open source and works on windows/linux/mac)
Open the GUI, drag or add the file you want to work on, select the video track, go to format specific options and select your desired fps. Then press "start muxing".
Screenshot - sorry, can't post direct links yet so please remove the spaces:
peecee.dk / uploads/082014/mkvtoolnix.png
Thanks; upgraded from 6.2 to 7.1 and mixed away. Video worked well but audio didn't seem to work out well
When I shot something in slomo on my Galaxy S4 the resulting video was slomo in all viewing apps or when uploade to facebook or youtube. only being able to view it in slomo in the LG gallery app is dumb. As much as they advertise the G3 as a great photo device the camera app actually sucks balls. Samsungs camera app is light years better and IOSs blows them both out. It still baffles me that android has no tap exposure and lock capability....
Is there an app that will save the lg g3 recorded slow mo videos and directly share them so everyone can see the videos in slow mo?
When uploading videos in youtube you get an option to increase or decrease default video playback speed.
forcedv said:
Is there an app that will save the lg g3 recorded slow mo videos and directly share them so everyone can see the videos in slow mo?
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I use an app called Lapse it Pro to import the file then render and save it at 20fps. After rendering..I'm able to share it as a video file

video recording - 4GB limit

Hello.
Is it possibile recoder more 4GB size videos?
I've tryied with default camera app, but record stops after 4GB (about 33 minutes at 1080p).
I've tryied both on internal memory and 64 GB microsd class 10 (formatted in EXFAT).
How can i remove this limit?
Thanks
I think using an external sd card formatted in ext3/4
exfat supports files larger than 4GB so its not a file system limit.
Might be a firmware limit, something can be modified in the build props maybe ?
I think there's a 32 bit limit in the H.264 codec or MP4 container spec that causes this limit.
I just wonder how on Earth you need to record for +30 minutes/4 Gb video.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2485063
Thanks. So, no solution with default app camera?
The only solution is open camera?
Thankd
Hi, don't know exactly what open camera does, but if it stops and restarts automatically (that's what I read), there's a better solution.
On the G4, camera fv-5 has no recording limit (one file).
I recorded 1080p continuously over an hour at 34mbits/s, file size around 15Gb on my external exfat 32Gb sdcard.
Sadly camera fv-5 doesn't support 4K video recording (hope it does in the near future).
bel57 said:
I just wonder how on Earth you need to record for +30 minutes/4 Gb video.
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WHY ? I record my whole fishing day almost every time, so if you dont use it, others maybe do.
bel57 said:
I just wonder how on Earth you need to record for +30 minutes/4 Gb video.
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Uses are many: road trip, family preparing the Christmas tree or just gathering, fixing something in your car / home then editing and uploading to YouTube to help others, framelapses *with sound*, session with grandma talking about ancestors, are just a few examples.
That's how on earth.
The fact you don't do these things doesn't keep others from doing them.
I just hit the same problem as it divided my video into 4 segments
So no solution for this i guess?
It look liked it collected the 4 into one file but when i sent it to youtube it only sent one segment of the total. *Sigh*
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Anyone knows how one can change the camera on the fly? Seems facebook can do it so why not the camera program?
Even my old Note 2 could do that feature.
Okay so I tested it with Open Camera to see if it was Android itself or the Stock Camera App. And Open Camera just continues to record I made a 14,5 GB file recording. So... The problem of cause is Open Camera have other issues like not wanting to record in 60 frames. So I'm going to delete it again and go back to stock so not to be confused with 2 Camera programs.
So I found a solution for gluing the video files together easy - the free Program is called AviDemux and it is very easy to just glue it all together and quickly have a file ready. It seems to just fix them together without recoding it all which can take a long time and I tried another free program, openshot which took a very long time to recode it all and had issues with the sound. You need to set it up by Frames and so forth and some times you just don't get the same number of Frames Per Second when recording on the mobile.
But AviDemux did it nicely - very nice program for doing it - you just load the first main file *Control O* and then attach one file after another to and let it fly. Control A to attach another file.
Output MP4V2 muxer or Mkv muxer

[Q] Video taken with stock camera (last version) saved an upside down video

Well, I have read stuff about the Nexus 5x saving upside down images/vids with 3rd party apps that didn't use API correctly, but today I saved a video, which looks OK on the device, but when I send it to the PC.. it is upside down.
Is this common? it has any fix? can I fix the vid somehow?
If this happens to the stock camera... what the **** Google..
I've read somewhere that it's normal, the sensor it's upside-down so it puts a flags for apps to turn it around.. the problem is that I tested any program on Windows (Media Player Classic - Home Cinema, VLC, WMP, etc..) and ALL of them show the video upside-down...
RusherDude said:
I've read somewhere that it's normal, the sensor it's upside-down so it puts a flags for apps to turn it around.. the problem is that I tested any program on Windows (Media Player Classic - Home Cinema, VLC, WMP, etc..) and ALL of them show the video upside-down...
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MPC HC with the latest Madvr render can otput such videos correctly.
rbt2008 said:
MPC HC with the latest Madvr render can otput such videos correctly.
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Hmm, I downloaded the last version from hpc hc yesterday and it was still upside down. What is that madvr render stuff? Some sort of plugin? This is interesting because if this works im keeping the n5x, if not im returning it (because I want the video reproduced well on pc)
Thanks!
No special settings. Just set madVR as default renderer and launch video by double-click. At least it working in my rig with external GPU. Here is also the feature request in mpc hc trac: https://trac.mpc-hc.org/ticket/2202.
How has google/LG not come up with a better fix for this? Two of my apps that use the camera (Stampt and Chase Mobile Banking) show the video upside down. It is extremely annoying. I realize that the app *should* be updated to the latest API, but if you make upside down hardware YOU should be the one to fix it, not force everyone else to conform.
rbt2008 said:
No special settings. Just set madVR as default renderer and launch video by double-click. At least it working in my rig with external GPU. Here is also the feature request in mpc hc trac: https://trac.mpc-hc.org/ticket/2202.
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Works! Thanks a lot!!!! Too bad madVR lags some the video reproduction (specially when returning from full screen) , I don't know why I have to move to such thing just for this device. I hope MPC-HC adopts it soon!!
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How has google/LG not come up with a better fix for this? Two of my apps that use the camera (Stampt and Chase Mobile Banking) show the video upside down. It is extremely annoying. I realize that the app *should* be updated to the latest API, but if you make upside down hardware YOU should be the one to fix it, not force everyone else to conform.
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Google. They didn't even use the API how they say on most of their apps. Google is the enemy of nexus lately.
Another option in MPC (Media Player Classic - Home Cinema) besides MadVR is to rotate the video while playing. Use the following the shortcuts (alt + numpad 3) twice to rotate to 180 degrees as shown in my attached image.
I know it's a pain but this is a workaround for now at least. Along with MadVR.

Video Camera Question

Hello,
I just received my Xiami Mi Mix 2 last weekend. I usually use my phone to record sports games.
I noticed that 4K recording can only record up to 8 minutes and stops. I tried looking up online to get around this but seem to can't find a solution.
Oh well, I decide I'll just record at Full HD, but noticed that it would record up to 23 minutes and then continue recording in a second video. My main problem with this is after that 23 minute, there is a few second gap that is missing before the phone continues to record in the second video. Of course, merging the two video files afterwards is a hassle as well.
Anyone know of any solution to get around this so video can record continuously in Full HD without splitting up. Maybe a different camera app, etc.
My previous phone was the Huawei Honor 8 and I could record continuously over a hour with it's basic 1080p setting.
Oh yeah, when using the camera to take a picture, it always has a watermark (MIX SHOT ON MI MIX2) on the bottom left corner... how do we remove that?
Sounds like a file size limit issue. Some filesystems can't handle files that are over a determined size. I remember my old Nokia did just that.
You can remove the watermark by opening the menu (top left corner) and selecting device watermark.
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Sounds like a file size limit issue. Some filesystems can't handle files that are over a determined size. I remember my old Nokia did just that.
You can remove the watermark by opening the menu (top left corner) and selecting device watermark.
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Thank you. My menu was on top right corner and didn't know that existed.
Well still hoping someone on the forum knows how to get around the Full HD recording after 23 minute issue.
Have you tried installing a third party camera like open camera from the playstore? In the setting for open camera there is an option to record for an unlimited time. Hope this helps?
brione said:
Have you tried installing a third party camera like open camera from the playstore? In the setting for open camera there is an option to record for an unlimited time. Hope this helps?
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I saw that app but didn't download it. Wanted to see what other people are actually doing instead of relying on 3rd party app that may freeze or might be worse video quality.

HDR10+ enabled = No option to use built in video editor.

Just a heads up; I just wanted to highlight this as some people might be confused as to why you can't edit certain videos you've recorded with you're Note 10. it turns out, at least for me, you won't have the edit icon available in the video file if you have HDR10+ enabled at time of recording.
Try it and report back. Setting is under "Advanced recording options"
Australian stock Note 10+ Exynos
Yep just tried and it does not work.
I tried also to go into the gallery, then hit the icon top right with a "+" to edit the video, but when hiting "manually" it says this kind of file is not supported.
Samsung had said that you could covert directly HDR+ to normal video directly on the Note, but i cannot find this option anywhere.
Tested on my AT&T Note10 Plus Snapdragon and I can edit the video on HDR+
Tested on N974F (Dutch stock Exynos) and i can also edit the video's i shot while HDR10+ was enabled.
For the converting back to normal standard: going to gallery and select a video that was shot with HDR10+ enabled. Press the 'share' icon and a little pop-up at the bottom of the screen will appear and start the conversion to normal standard.
Very weird that it only affects some people. I doubt it is a locale issue. I'm not rooted and running stock software
@william84
Could you edit prior to converting? Also, what video quality setting are you recording in?
@Venom0642
What video quality setting are you recording in?
uppon2 said:
Very weird that it only affects some people. I doubt it is a locale issue. I'm not rooted and running stock software
@william84
Could you edit prior to converting? Also, what video quality setting are you recording in?
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Am recording in 16:9 UHD 3840x2160
Can edit prior to converting aswel as after converting.
You are aware that you have the edit option when you watch the video in the Samsung stock videoplayer? So in the gallery app itself it won't show the edit option (at least for me).
When i press 'play video' in the gallery app, the Samsung videoplayer app opens and when i pause the video i have the editor option available in the upper-right corner menu.
You can find the Samsung videoplayer i mentioned in the Galaxy Store named Samsung Video Library.
william84 said:
Am recording in 16:9 UHD 3840x2160
Can edit prior to converting aswel as after converting.
You are aware that you have the edit option when you watch the video in the Samsung stock videoplayer? So in the gallery app itself it won't show the edit option (at least for me).
When i press 'play video' in the gallery app, the Samsung videoplayer app opens and when i pause the video i have the editor option available in the upper-right corner menu.
You can find the Samsung videoplayer i mentioned in the Galaxy Store named Samsung Video Library.
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Same here, to respond above post.
Sent from my SM-N975U using XDA Labs
william84 said:
Am recording in 16:9 UHD 3840x2160
Can edit prior to converting aswel as after converting.
You are aware that you have the edit option when you watch the video in the Samsung stock videoplayer? So in the gallery app itself it won't show the edit option (at least for me).
When i press 'play video' in the gallery app, the Samsung videoplayer app opens and when i pause the video i have the editor option available in the upper-right corner menu.
You can find the Samsung videoplayer i mentioned in the Galaxy Store named Samsung Video Library.
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You don't need this video app.
The edition is proposed when indeed watching the video with the stock player. However the edition is limited to the size of the timeline, nothing like videos that are not HDR+.
I have no clue also how to convert them to normal video besides sharing, but it doesn't seem to save it to the gallery.
To me this software needs a fix, but HDR+ is still beta, on development.
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You don't need this video app.
The edition is proposed when indeed watching the video with the stock player. However the edition is limited to the size of the timeline, nothing like videos that are not HDR+.
I have no clue also how to convert them to normal video besides sharing, but it doesn't seem to save it to the gallery.
To me this software needs a fix, but HDR+ is still beta, on development.
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You are correct.
The editor options are very limited compared to the options for non HDR10+.
I hope they can equalize the differences between the options in favor of filming with HDR10+ enabled.
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I am sorry that I am not raising the latest topic, but have you found any options? Maybe for converters or editors? Still, I would like HDR+ or what then is the point? Maybe there is information that there will be an update? A little bit of info: I had several phone models (the latest Samsung) and I always immediately change the stock application for video, audio, and various editors. Recently, I prefer Movavi Clips, after I got their license for a year. I like it very much, except for a little expensive. But, frankly, I would not recommend it, it is better to buy a desktop version of https://www.movavi.com/videoeditor/ right away and get the maximum functionality. But it is to your taste.

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