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media player with slowmo ?

Coreplayer on Windows mobile was the best media player period, but it's not available on Android.
Which media players will do slowmo playback ?

What Im also interested in is, can the Galaxy S do high-fps recording?
The Wave does it and its nearly the same hardware. I wonder why Samsung didnt built this in. The Droid X has it too afaik.

Supports 30fps video!

drnajmu said:
Supports 30fps video!
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That's not what I meant...
Do you know those slow mo vids of exploding ballons filled with water etc.?
I want to record videos like that.
It's recording with like 200fps!
The Samsung Wave and Droid X are capable of doing so, but the Galaxy S isn't.

I wants to know, too.
The resolution would surely have to be downscaled, I suppose.

After much debate I finally got hold of the Galaxy S because I thought it would be the ultimate multi-media device (being able to play 720P mkv's and other media without conversion), so I put the iphone 3GS away.
Lo and behold, it has the same crappy media player controls as the iphone.
Play , Pause and scroll slider.
Come on!!!!
Even my 5 year old windows mobile smartphone (SPV C500) had the ability to play media at variable speeds .inc variable speed slow motion (coreplayer).
Please tell me that there's a fully loaded media player available for Android that does this device justice.

anyone seen anything new similar to Coreplayer?

RockPlayer on the market is for armv6...but I remember that one friend manage to install the v7 from market.
Regarding 720p mkv playing, some videos were running even with subtitles rendered, while others no. Others couldn't play at all, like the 1080p mkv. Anyone knows if there is a bitrate limit or why others 720p mkv don't work?

cristipurdel said:
RockPlayer on the market is for armv6...but I remember that one friend manage to install the v7 from market.
Regarding 720p mkv playing, some videos were running even with subtitles rendered, while others no. Others couldn't play at all, like the 1080p mkv. Anyone knows if there is a bitrate limit or why others 720p mkv don't work?
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What does this have to do with a slomo feature?

I am not aware of any media player for Android that can play slowmo, but I think there is one way you could do this indirectly using the "VLC stream and convert" app. Stream your movie from your desktop to your phone in slowmo via VLC media player which can play movies in slowmo.
I have not tried this myself but I guess it should work. I know this is not the ideal solution.

Diceplayer supports Galaxy nexus - plays MKV/AVI with Full HW acceleration

Diceplayer v 1.7.4 supports Galaxy Nexus.
It take advantage of OMAP4's video decoder.
720p H.264 High profile + DTS/AC3/Flac audio MKV with embedded subtitles works perfectly.
I'll post some test video on next Monday.

YES. YES. YES. That is awesome. My only reservation about the phone was codec support. Thanks for sharing Juami!

Awesome try some 1080p stuff. Also try mxplayer if you have the time

veli69 said:
Awesome try some 1080p stuff. Also try mxplayer if you have the time
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mx : not supported version popup
bs and mobo : couldn't play at all
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I think devs could not get Galaxy Nexus yet.
I got unreleased Galaxy Nexus for testing. so I could release diceplayer update for Galaxy Nexus.

Thanks for the update, been using Diceplayer on my tab 10.1 for a while now and it's been awesome. On the nexus however it seems it's missing some frame rates. Will try it with a few more vids and see how it goes.
Edit: Tried a 720p mkv and it was flawless. Avi's of TV shows are playing back at a low frame rate, and are noticeably choppy.

I can play 10gb 1080p rips without problem, Can't try anything larger as Diceplayer crashes when I try to play over my network so have only been able to play local files.

Plays local files fine but doesn't go fullscreen - leaves the onscreen buttons.

VPlayer seems to work nicely

The UI for Vplayer is defo not perfect.. the folders glitch, and the soft buttons stay lit, however the playback is smooth and in sync, so very usable for now.

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VPlayer seems to work nicely
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vPlayer have a good sw video decoder(ffmpeg) but
vPlayer can't use HW video decoder except native supported format(mp4).
SW video decoder use higher CPU power than HW decoder and drains battery too fast. and loose a color detail.

Great news. Loved the Dice player on my Asus Transformer. Sold my tablet though so I'm looking forward to using it on the GN

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Plays local files fine but doesn't go fullscreen - leaves the onscreen buttons.
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we update diceplayer to support full screen on Galaxy Nexus.
changelog of diceplayer v.1.7.5
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What's in this version:
Support full screen for Galaxy Nexus
Fix bug that sometimes continuation does not work properly for Galaxy Nexus
Fix bug that some AVI files are not played properly
Fix bug that aspect ratio is abnormal when orientation is changed
Add option that shows audio only files (default off)
Add option that saves the subtitle (default on, can move by touching subtitle while playing)
Fix minor bugs

Has anyone tried playing MKV's on the native ICS media player? I can play aac-audio h.264-video MKVs without installing any additional player

SilentMobius said:
Has anyone tried playing MKV's on the native ICS media player? I can play aac-audio h.264-video MKVs without installing any additional player
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after Honeycomb, Android supports MKV format ( not perfectly) but audio codec limited to AAC/MP3.
if you want to play AC3/DTS/Flac audio and embedded subtitles, you should install 3rd party player.

Just though id add my findings.
Ive tried dice player but as with Vplayer i have had mixed results.
Some of my Mp4 files play just fine whilst others fail to open. The player just goes back to the andriod home screen. The ones that fail have ac3 audio.
Im guessing its down to the audio codecs required to play the files.
I do like the look and feel of the app though.
Its a shame im having these issues as the galaxy s2 played them all natively.

Haven't bought Dice Player but I can confirm the trial will playback high profile MKVs in 1080p:

I tried Diceplayer on few local 720p MKV and these play nice.
But two things:
1. My TXT subtitles did not load.
2. When I tried to play the same file from network share, Diceplayer crashes.

I was just able to mount my network share drive via CIFS, so that it appears under /mnt/cifs/share
Then I tried Diceplayer and it did play my 720p MKV in HW with no delay on start.
If it only supported TXT subtitles... (it would probably need to handle different formats, as I have noticed sometimes different formats used in TXT file)

Will run my usual batch of test video files through the Nexus and Dice Player in next couple of days as I just got my Nexus. Expect it won't measure up to the Note/SGSII that I'm accustomed to, but if it can handle 720p I'll be happy enough...

Not sure If I posted this already, but Dice player was able to play 1080p mov trailer in hardware other players either could not play at all or used software and were skipping.

The best movie player for Galaxy Nexus?

Hi,
What is the best movie player for the Galaxy Nexus to play WMV, MKV etc...?
I have tried DicePlayer Trial version, and it works very good. But it expired now, and I cant buy the full version because the sellers account is suspended.
What would you recommend?

I've tried Dice Player, VPlayer and MX Video Player.
I didnt like Dice Player as the soft buttons always stayed on the screen, regardless of how big you made the video. The Hardware playback was jerky and software seemed to be nice and smooth. When I was watching a video, I'd have to pause the video first (which wouldnt work straight away). But when I clicked the home button and opened the video back up, it wouldnt remember where it was last paused.
On the other hand, MX Video Player is fantastic. It's on V1.5 at the moment and I've already watched 2 BluRay rips (4-6gb each!) and it's performed flawlessly. The screen expands to remove the soft buttons, you can increase the size of the video with pinch-to-zoom. If you slide your finger along the top of the screen, it fast forwards/rewinds the video in small increments. Along the left controls the brightness, along the right controls the volume.
When I pause, it remembers where I left off, and it's not crashed on me once.
All in all, for my purposes, MX Video is the best....

Interested as well.

I'm using MX player to play my AVI's, it goes full screen, seems fine (some play better under software mode rather than hardware mode).
I used to use rockplayer on my desire, but that didnt go full screen on the Nexus.

@ arun1uk
I just gave it a try. Its amazing
I got 1 question
What are these Decoders? And which one should I choose?
H / W Decoder
S / W Decoder
S / W Decoder (Fast)

Wishing VLC had an app!

don't get your hopes up...they've been "developing" one on and off since Android launched.

The decoder settings seem not work for me.
If have 2 xvid avi files and an 720p mkv (h.264 video codec) lokally on my GNexus.
Independent from what i choose in decoder settings (SW, SW Fast, Hardware is not selectable, i hope this is normal) the avi file is ALWAYS played in HW Mode and the mkv file is always played in SW Fast mode.
Even if i select SW, or SW fast, the avi is played in HW mode.
The mkv is always played in SW Fast mode, even if i unselect the Fast mode option. (HW mode can't be selected, but even if i disable SW mode completly it is played in SW Fast, so it seems not to be able to play it in HW mode).

I used mx player to play an avi it worked perfectly!

Diceplayer is the only one I've found that could play all of my video reliably, in terms of audio and whatnot, as well as handle playing 1080p videos with zero lag or any other issues. MX would be able to play the 1080p, but it would be playing so slow that the audio would get out of sync immediately.
arun1uk said:
I didnt like Dice Player as the soft buttons always stayed on the screen, regardless of how big you made the video.
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If you just give it a second once the video is fullscreen the buttons will go away

VPLAYER
VPLAYER is a good one

anyone ever tried mobo player?

nuumuun said:
anyone ever tried mobo player?
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Yeah, use it on my Xoom tablet. It's awesome and definitely one of the best (if not the best). But it's not optimized for ICS yet I believe. So for now, MX player and Diceplayer are very good alternatives.

I loved mobo player on my Xoom. I use MX Video Player on my Galaxy Nexus...however the "decoder" options are just for show for me....hardware never seems to work as well as software....bit mad.

Dice Player. Seems to work for about everything for me.

MX Player is a great free player optimized for ICS and the GNex, but make sure you use Software Decoding for best results. HW Decoding slows it down and SW FAST just destroys picture quality. I tested a 720p MKV file with a generous bitrate, should be fine.
Dice Player is better than MX Player by options only, giving you brightness control and other tweaks. Unfortunately, it's a 3 day trail and the full version has been pulled because they are having problems with setting up their payment account.

dnlsmy said:
Dice Player is better than MX Player by options only, giving you brightness control and other tweaks. Unfortunately, it's a 3 day trail and the full version has been pulled because they are having problems with setting up their payment account.
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MX Player has also brightness control.... you need to swipe your finders on the left side of the screen (up or down)

dnlsmy said:
MX Player is a great free player optimized for ICS and the GNex, but make sure you use Software Decoding for best results. HW Decoding slows it down and SW FAST just destroys picture quality. I tested a 720p MKV file with a generous bitrate, should be fine.
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As i already posted here it's not always spossible to use software decoding. At least for me. my xvid avi files were always decoded in HW mode and are not played smoothly.

mx player seems to be the best option for now (only use sw decoding tho).
mobo player requires me to download some codec that doesn't work. can't get it past that installation screen.
tried on galaxy nexus with modaco custom rom.

I found MX Player, and I love it. But when I recieved 1.5 update, I can't reach setting menu (no SW button, no button on screen).

[Q] Video Question

Is there any way to add additional codecs on to the stock video player?
If not, is there another video player that would work like the stock video player that could shrink the video player on to home screen for multitasking purposes?
The reason is that I have a lot of mkv and rmvb videos, and don't really want to go through the hassle of coding all of them.

re: video player
gwuhua1984 said:
Is there any way to add additional codecs on to the stock video player?
If not, is there another video player that would work like the stock video player that could shrink the video player on to home screen for multitasking purposes?
The reason is that I have a lot of mkv and rmvb videos, and don't really want to go through the hassle of coding all of them.
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The best one at the playstore is MX Player Pro, I think it even plays more formats than
the stock video player and it looks almost the same but it has a lot more features on options.
The MX Player Pro does have a different codec for different phones,
if I recall it automatically downloads/install the correct one.
It plays mkv, rmvb and just about any and all other formats.
I never found a video which it cannot play.
Here is the playstore link so you can check it out: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mxtech.videoplayer.ad&hl=en
Its really excellent.

Misterjunky said:
The best one at the playstore is MX Player Pro, I think it even plays more formats than
the stock video player and it looks almost the same but it has a lot more features on options.
The MX Player Pro does have a different codec for different phones,
if I recall it automatically downloads/install the correct one.
It plays mkv, rmvb and just about any and all other formats.
I never found a video which it cannot play.
Here is the playstore link so you can check it out: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mxtech.videoplayer.ad&hl=en
Its really excellent.
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I've been using MX Player Pro too, just that I want to be able to really utilize Note 3's multi tasking features more. The Note 3's video player has a pop out feature when it'll shrink and continue playing on your home screen while you do other stuff. Just wondering if there's any other video player that could do that too.

Video player of Samsung is best?

While trying out the display resolutions, I noticed that playing the same video on mx player and Samsung's default player has a difference in quality.
You can access Samsung's player if you play the video from the gallery app. It just looks better. Unfortunately, gallery will show an thumbnail of the video so it's hard to tell which video it is if you have a lot.
Anton he will have notice this?

There is app called Video, it works like gallery, but only displays videos/movies and lists them with a name underneath. I would be completely lost without it. I also use Samsung player for mostly everything, but there are some specific audio or video codecs that Samsung player doesn't work with, so I also installed VLC as back up. I have not come across video VLC wasn't able to play yet.