Hi,
I want to know whether I can record Videos in MP4 format in my DHD instead of 3GP. I feel compression in MP4 is much lessor than in 3GP and it will result in a better videos. Please let me know if there is any Mod/App to do this.
thanks...
mail2eswar said:
Hi,
I want to know whether I can record Videos in MP4 format in my DHD instead of 3GP. I feel compression in MP4 is much lessor than in 3GP and it will result in a better videos. Please let me know if there is any Mod/App to do this.
thanks...
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Mp4 like 3gp is just the container. Actually the codec used for the video stream is the same as the one commonly used in mp4 files - h264. So the only benefit in recording in mp4 is compatibility, because mp4 is more widely spread across media players than 3gp. For instance my TV can play mp4 files via USB but not 3gp.
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And so ?
Any one found a solution ?
I'm interrested too and I'm currently browsing the web for a solution.
It was so easy to change the video format with the HD2.
Why have they make this choise of only 3gp ?
find a converter 3gp to MP4
Anyone found a solution for this?
I would like to record in MP4 because of compatibility issues with mediaplayers. Renaming the recorded files from .3gp to .mp4 works for me, but I don't want to do this manually.
This is the closest I've been so far (Replacing HTCCamera with Google Camera):
http://bit.ly/hQJsee
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Anyone know what is the best setting for smooth video playback when viewing in Touch Pro 2?
I have download the Transformers 2 Trailer in FLV format and playback on my Touch Pro 2 but it seems to be laggy.
Anyone can advise me whether it is the video format problem or the phone memory problem as I have installed many applications.
chongbh said:
Anyone know what is the best setting for smooth video playback when viewing in Touch Pro 2?
I have download the Transformers 2 Trailer in FLV format and playback on my Touch Pro 2 but it seems to be laggy.
Anyone can advise me whether it is the video format problem or the phone memory problem as I have installed many applications.
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Can you give a link to the same video and i will try it ?
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elab said:
Can you give a link to the same video and i will try it ?
elab
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7InTpNWJ4HQ
Can only get on youtube through my Rhodium at work but isn't that video HD?
It's got a pretty fast processor for a phone but it's still only 533MHz, it can't playback HD content!
I've seen a couple of DivX movies (700MB each) on my TP2 and I have no lag issues...
In fact, I did had that, but back then I was using the player supplied with DivX codecs for Windows Mobile. Once I started using Core Player, the "lag" was gone.
I'll try that YouTube HD video in FLV format and get back to you.
BTW, what player are you using?
Yea i have no issues at all with any video format with coreplayer with the exception of mkvs.
mnico said:
I've seen a couple of DivX movies (700MB each) on my TP2 and I have no lag issues...
In fact, I did had that, but back then I was using the player supplied with DivX codecs for Windows Mobile. Once I started using Core Player, the "lag" was gone.
I'll try that YouTube HD video in FLV format and get back to you.
BTW, what player are you using?
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I am also using Core Player for playing back the above FLV format file.
Sorry for the delay guys, but during my video speed testing , I found that although Core Player is supposed to play MP4 files (so they say), on my TP2 Core Player says "Player: Video codec (AVC aka H.264) not supported by the player!". So it seems that I have no H.264 codecs installed, which is strange because the H.264 codec is quite common on DivX. Well, I guess the movies I've been playing were not H.264 encoded.
This happened because I downloaded (without converting) both Transformers 2 trailers (LowRes and HD) from that link. The LowRes version came in FLV format (4MB), and the HD is a 33MB MP4 file. The FLV plays flawlessly without hiccups or delays.
I'm still searching for H.264 codecs for Windows Mobile, and will report back to this topic after installing and testing the video.
The HTC player will playback mp4's encoded with H.264, so long as they're Standard Definition with stereo audio.
mnico said:
Sorry for the delay guys, but during my video speed testing , I found that although Core Player is supposed to play MP4 files (so they say), on my TP2 Core Player says "Player: Video codec (AVC aka H.264) not supported by the player!". So it seems that I have no H.264 codecs installed, which is strange because the H.264 codec is quite common on DivX. Well, I guess the movies I've been playing were not H.264 encoded.
This happened because I downloaded (without converting) both Transformers 2 trailers (LowRes and HD) from that link. The LowRes version came in FLV format (4MB), and the HD is a 33MB MP4 file. The FLV plays flawlessly without hiccups or delays.
I'm still searching for H.264 codecs for Windows Mobile, and will report back to this topic after installing and testing the video.
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I have download the same file again by copying the Videoplayback file in FLV Format from Internet Explorer Temporary Files Folder, file size is 12.2MB instead of 4MB.
How you can get 4MB and how you download the Low Res file? The playback is a bit jerky and not so smooth but after comparing the original one in YouTube, it is also a bit jerky and not smooth so there is nothing wrong with the Touch Pro 2 Playback as the problem lies on the source itself.
What you wanna do is get Coreplayer.
Encode your videos into Divx with vertical res. of 720 or under and keep the bitrate under 1500kb/s.
Great image quality with approx 112% playback speed.
thedudelasse said:
What you wanna do is get Coreplayer.
Encode your videos into Divx with vertical res. of 720 or under and keep the bitrate under 1500kb/s.
Great image quality with approx 112% playback speed.
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I have used Coreplayer for playback.
Tried encoding "The Black Knight" Movie in the below format :
1) Width x Height (704 x 296)
2) Bit Rate (64kbs)
3) Audio Format (Lame MP3)
4) Frame Rate (23 frames/second)
5) Data Rate (1031 kbs)
6) video Sample Size (24 bit)
7) Video Compression (XVID)
There is some portion of the playback jerky and not smooth, any problem with the above settings?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=467112
You could try downloading that little encoding program.
It encodes your files into the perfect format for HTC Album. The user interface of the program is very easy and it encodes your files so that they play with full resolution and a good bitrate. Hope I could have been of help. All credit goes to it's creator.
chongbh said:
I have download the same file again by copying the Videoplayback file in FLV Format from Internet Explorer Temporary Files Folder, file size is 12.2MB instead of 4MB.
How you can get 4MB and how you download the Low Res file? The playback is a bit jerky and not so smooth but after comparing the original one in YouTube, it is also a bit jerky and not smooth so there is nothing wrong with the Touch Pro 2 Playback as the problem lies on the source itself.
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I used a Firefox addon that "strips" the contents out of the pages (videos, sounds, SWF, ...). It can also be used to convert to other video formats while downloading, but I didn't use this feature as I wanted to test with the real deal.
I double-checked just now, and the smaller file (LowRes) is 4.76MB and it's fully functional and it plays 'till the end. The HD is 33,9MB. Perhaps there's a different file version when you stream directly from the internet... it doesn't make much sense, but I'm just guessing.
I didn't had time to continue searching for the right codecs yet. But I'll give it a go tomorrow. I'm sure I was not the 1st to experience this "issue" and the codecs "should" exist somewhere... so I hope.
Aquila-169 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=467112
You could try downloading that little encoding program.
It encodes your files into the perfect format for HTC Album. The user interface of the program is very easy and it encodes your files so that they play with full resolution and a good bitrate. Hope I could have been of help. All credit goes to it's creator.
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Thanks for your recommendation and I recode the video again, it is much smoother playing over the WMP.
Will use this program to encode future DVD or Video for playback in my Touch Pro 2.
Is the g2 only able to play 3pg? I tried playing mp4 but does not work. Any ideas?
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bstylz911 said:
Is the g2 only able to play 3pg? I tried playing mp4 but does not work. Any ideas?
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What app are you using? I'm pretty sure media players like RockPlayer and VPlayer play mp4's just fine (don't have any on my phone right now to check though).
MP4 is a container format, so different MP4s might have been encoded in different ways (e.g. frame rate, frame size) by different encoders.
It's a lot more complicated than something like MP3.
So just because one MP4 won't work doesn't mean that a different MP4 may not work either.
Sent from my HTC Desire Z
steviewevie said:
MP4 is a container format, so different MP4s might have been encoded in different ways (e.g. frame rate, frame size) by different encoders.
It's a lot more complicated than something like MP3.
So just because one MP4 won't work doesn't mean that a different MP4 may not work either.
Sent from my HTC Desire Z
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Good point. Though almost all MP4s use the H.264 or H.263 codec (with some of the older ones still using MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 streams, but even those will more commonly use an avi container or mpg). All of these are supported by RockPlayer (and I think VPlayer), though there may be stuttering issues if the frame size is too large or bitrate is too high.
For the OP, what exactly did you mean by playing the mp4 file did not work?
I tried playing a movie that is a mp4 file. It says not supported
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what video formats work for playback on the g2?
im using [ROM] EXTRA HotSauce! V 0.2.
bstylz911 said:
what video formats work for playback on the g2?
im using [ROM] EXTRA HotSauce! V 0.2.
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What app are you using for playback though? The built-in one? That one has very limited support for video file types (I think H.264, H.263, and MPEG-4 SP). I think MP4's have to use the H.264 codec. If you want to play other types of files, you will need to download another app that has this support.
Hey,
Is there any possibility to manualy add an mp4(video) codec and mp4 aac(audio) codec to Froyo X?
Info about a file that I want to play on Android
Format: MPEG4 (MP4)
Video: MPEG-4 Video
Audio: MPEG4 AAC Audio
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Thanks for help
I don't think there's a codec issue, it seems to be a clocking issue.
HQ videos don't play in youtube, but the "SD" ones are perfectly fine. Seems videos above a certain resolution don't work yet. Known issue.
Plus, if your issue is with that Huawei ROM, please post in that thread. Don't make a new thread.
No, I'm using default rhodium uk rom. In wimo it plays okey, but not in android... I'll try to change resolution of video to lower(actual res. of this video was 800x480).
I'll let you know if it will change anything.
Hi
I'm looking rom for my Desire with build in mp4 container for videos, or aac codec audio in videos. If anyone know rom what I'm looking for, please help me. I saw a few HTC desire HD rom for HTC Desire, but in topic, I haven't got a information about countainer or codes, what they use.
Ps. Please do not write "Buy camera in market.." or something like that.
Not sure if they use AAC but pretty sure they use mp4. Think they might use H.264 or what ever it is. Only because it's a web standard.
Thank you for reply. So if I use one on this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=789830
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861690
I get the mp4 codec in Audio? Great!
I don't know. You might. If you have sense you can change it.
Why so specific anyway?
Sent from CM7
File container is always .3gp with the stock camera app, however the video is coded in either MP4/H.263/H.264
On those ROMs you've posted previously, the audio coded is AAC (I use InsertCoin) - but not in 720p (still AMR 8khz)
If you want the files straight in MP4 file container, you should try lgCamera from the market (that records HQ audio in 720p, too).
I recorded several very epic videos in 720p, they won't playback on my phone or pc! I used
Kingdom b1; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1071547
and this camera app; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1084195
I've tried vlc, windows media player, quicktime, and on my Evo I tried astro and the stock htc gallery app.
http://agentxfiles.ucoz.com/VIDEO0003.3gp
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Click the following link and if you have quicktime installed your browser will attempt to play the video.
http://agentxfiles.ucoz.com/VIDEO0003.3gp
Agentx002 said:
I recorded several very epic videos in 720p, they won't playback on my phone or pc! I used
Kingdom b1; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1071547
and this camera app; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1084195
This is to big to shrug off!
http://agentxfiles.ucoz.com/VIDEO0003.3gp
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not sure what your prob is. People running the same set up are having no probs. I did notice that the format looks like its 3gp. If it is 3gp that may be your prob and u need to either use a 3gp video playerthat can do 3gp like vlc or convert it to avi or mp4 format. The evo stock records in mp4 so maybe the camera app you are using can record in diferent formats.
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not sure what your prob is. People running the same set up are having no probs. I did notice that the format looks like its 3gp. If it is 3gp that may be your prob and u need to either use a 3gp video playerthat can do 3gp like vlc or convert it to avi or mp4 format. The evo stock records in mp4 so maybe the camera app you are using can record in diferent formats.
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Click the last link I included. The video does not playback. my question is, can I get it to work? And why isn't it working for me?
http://agentxfiles.ucoz.com/VIDEO0003.3gp
Try playing the video yourself.
Agentx002 said:
Click the last link I included. The video does not playback. my question is, can I get it to work? And why isn't it working for me?
http://agentxfiles.ucoz.com/VIDEO0003.3gp
Try playing the video yourself.
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Yeah tried playing it myself and does not work. Like i said b4 the video format that you have is 3gp and quicktime and most other players do not play that video format. If u want to play this with quicktime then u need to find a 3gp to mp4 video converter. I do not know why your video format is 3gp but that is your problem. Quicktime native compatible formats are AIFF, WAV, DV-DIF, MP3 and mp4, Also with addon components it can play ASF, DivX Media Format, Flash Video, Matroska, Ogg. So like i have said about three times already u need to convert the video from 3gp to mp4 or one of the native file formats quicktime supports. Here is a link to a pretty good converter http://download.cnet.com/AoA-iPod-PSP-3GP-MP4-Converter/3000-2194_4-10531870.html
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Yeah tried playing it myself and does not work. Like i said b4 the video format that you have is 3gp and quicktime and most other players do not play that video format. If u want to play this with quicktime then u need to find a 3gp to mp4 video converter. I do not know why your video format is 3gp but that is your problem. Quicktime native compatible formats are AIFF, WAV, DV-DIF, MP3 and mp4, Also with addon components it can play ASF, DivX Media Format, Flash Video, Matroska, Ogg. So like i have said about three times already u need to convert the video from 3gp to mp4 or one of the native file formats quicktime supports. Here is a link to a pretty good converter http://download.cnet.com/AoA-iPod-PSP-3GP-MP4-Converter/3000-2194_4-10531870.html
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My video's have always recorded in .3gp format. I can play back videos recorded in WVGA in .3gp but not 720p. Seems Kingdom b1 won't record 720p on my phone.
HW 004, if that helps.
And the video won't convert into anything else, renaming to .mp4 or .avi and so on doesn't help either.