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Playing Digital copy movies on the HTC EVO

Anyway to load and play digital copies onto our android phones? I have the htc evo 4g.

Yea....copy the movie(s) on to the sdcard and then use rockplayer to play them. Keep in mind not all file types will play, most will. Also HD movies might stutter.

You can try RockPlayer, VPlayer, and mVideoPlayer to play the movies once their own your SD. mVideoPlayer has a lot of polish to it.

Copy them to your SD card as m4v or mp4, not as wmv. Should play okay.

Thanks guys, well try when i get home.
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Jim M said:
Copy them to your SD card as m4v or mp4, not as wmv. Should play okay.
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Why not WMV???
Is there any codex downloads to add ??
I downloaded this DIVX demo thing and it plays WMV fine.. I tried some of the programs mentioned in this thread and none play them.

fastfed said:
Why not WMV???
Is there any codex downloads to add ??
I downloaded this DIVX demo thing and it plays WMV fine.. I tried some of the programs mentioned in this thread and none play them.
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I dont know.... I'm going to try all of this out with different formats when I have the time!!!

fastfed said:
Why not WMV???
Is there any codex downloads to add ??
I downloaded this DIVX demo thing and it plays WMV fine.. I tried some of the programs mentioned in this thread and none play them.
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Because the EVO won't play wmv without adding a program to do so. You added a program that does, which is fine, but that was not the question the OP asked.

Jim M said:
Because the EVO won't play wmv without adding a program to do so. You added a program that does, which is fine, but that was not the question the OP asked.
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Umm b ut it wont play .AVI or many other formats either.. But you (and others) always specifically mention "Not WMV files"
why? they play just as fine as any other format and as it seems everything but what you actually record needs a program..
Basically, why are people always saying not to do WMV but everything else is fine?

fastfed said:
Umm b ut it wont play .AVI or many other formats either.. But you (and others) always specifically mention "Not WMV files"
why? they play just as fine as any other format and as it seems everything but what you actually record needs a program..
Basically, why are people always saying not to do WMV but everything else is fine?
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Because the codecs natively used in the wmv containers are not supported natively in the evo.
To the op, none of the market players will play digital copies no matter what they say. I have about six movies on my evo and all were digital copies. I had to screen capture them because android in general will not currently play drm content and dc's have drm. Understand that the market players can only play content with no type of protection on them such as drm. At this time, there is no way to watch pure digital copies.

Depending on what studio the DVD with the digital copy came from, the files themselves are either going to be protected mp4's or protected wmv's. Neither of which will play on an Android device. If the file is an mp4, it *might* play if you strip the protection off, but I have no clue as to how easy or possible that is. A wmv won't play whether it is protected or not as far as I know.

Jim M said:
Copy them to your SD card as m4v or mp4, not as wmv. Should play okay.
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when asked to copy digital copy to windows or itunes, do i choose itunes and then transfer?

imex99 said:
when asked to copy digital copy to windows or itunes, do i choose itunes and then transfer?
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Copy over as iTunes
As mentioned earlier, if it has playback protection like Disney puts on their digital copy, it won't play.
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Check http://www.doom9.org/ for help in ripping your DVD's. Much easier than dealing with DRM'd studio copies.

Just google search Step by Step Guide on How to Play AVI on HTC Desire/Evo/Hero?
you will find a simple guide on how to play avi on htc, it also helps to play other video like flv, mkv, mp4, wmv, 3gp, and more on htc

Thanks not the OP but I still found this thread useful and informative
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How do you watch videos?

How do you watch videos on your EVO? Do you convert them and then drop the file on you sdcard? Stream from Dropbox or something else?

I usually convert them to one of the supported file types.

I just throw the video file on my sd card then use RockPlayer. I use to convert all my video files but RockPlayer can play just about all types of video files. There is a lite version on the marketplace. I dont think it can play .mkv files tho. Hope this helps.

titans10 said:
I just throw the video file on my sd card then use RockPlayer. I use to convert all my video files but RockPlayer can play just about all types of video files. There is a lite version on the marketplace. I dont think it can play .mkv files tho. Hope this helps.
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I second this...
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titans10 said:
I just throw the video file on my sd card then use RockPlayer. I use to convert all my video files but RockPlayer can play just about all types of video files. There is a lite version on the marketplace. I dont think it can play .mkv files tho. Hope this helps.
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I third this. It actually plays .mkv files just fine, or at least I haven't had any trouble with them yet. I recall you have to set it to software decoding rather than hardware, but I'm not sure if this is related to playing .mkv's or if it's for all filetypes.

phsteve said:
I third this. It actually plays .mkv files just fine, or at least I haven't had any trouble with them yet. I recall you have to set it to software decoding rather than hardware, but I'm not sure if this is related to playing .mkv's or if it's for all filetypes.
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I tried a 720p .mkv file a few months back and the video played back extremely slow and choppy. I always use software decoding. I will try another .mkv tonight and report back

4thed for rockplayer.

titans10 said:
I tried a 720p .mkv file a few months back and the video played back extremely slow and choppy. I always use software decoding. I will try another .mkv tonight and report back
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You're probably right about 720p, I just checked and the videos I was watching are 624x352, which still look smooth and clear on the EVO.

https://market.android.com/details?id=me.abitno.vplayer.t

phsteve said:
You're probably right about 720p, I just checked and the videos I was watching are 624x352, which still look smooth and clear on the EVO.
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He all... just thought I'd follow up. Tried a 720 .mkv file... just as I suspected. Slow and choppy. I will have to convert that file type to a mp4. so... uh... thanks!

Mkv and mp4 are just containers. As long as the codec used is h264, the video should play just fine. I have many 720p videos on my phone that play just fine. Just make sure to keep the bitrate under 3000kbps or so.
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What app for mkv videos?

I just copied a few videos that I had on my old fascinate sdcard that would play them perfectly using HW decoder mode with MX player.
I tried it on Nexus, and very choppy, and these videos are not 720P, they are just standard SD
I tried the default video player and I guess does not support mkv files.
Any suggestions?
Thanks

That is strange, I play 720p MKV files in MX without any issues.
Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling and making sure the app is fully updated?

I use DICE Player but I don't think anyone new can purchase their app because their payment is suspended.
MX Video Player is a good alternative and it's free. But if you've purchased DICE Player in the past, I'd use that.
Edit: https://market.android.com/details?...EsImNvbS5pbmlzb2Z0Lm1lZGlhcGxheWVyLnRyaWFsIl0. Looks like their trial version is now "Ad" supported?

Dice Player is the absolute best for MKVs. But as zephik said, you can't purchase right now.

neok44 said:
Dice Player is the absolute best for MKVs. But as zephik said, you can't purchase right now.
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Yeah looks like their "trial" version is a ad-supported version. So I think DICE Player Ad (trial) is now the full-version of the app but supported with ads as a workaround. I bought the app when it was still available and they still do update it, so I can't confirm but I believe that's how their Ad version is working.

mutelight said:
That is strange, I play 720p MKV files in MX without any issues.
Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling and making sure the app is fully updated?
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I did not even install it myself I guess when I registered my device with my email it pulled everything down and saw MX player there already.
Let me try another video and see what happens.
I will try the DICE as well even though it has ads just to see if it even works.

OK I tested with the Dice ads player..and it works great!
So now I have to hope they get full version soon.
Anyone know how much full version was?

tannor said:
OK I tested with the Dice ads player..and it works great!
So now I have to hope they get full version soon.
Anyone know how much full version was?
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According to the receipt in my email it was $3.95. The ad version is better than the trial version they originally had.

the original trial lasted 3 days and then you had to buy it. so it's very nice that they've added this ads trial since their payment situation is all screwed up.
one thing though, i've had a lot of issues with AVI's in diceplayer, so i use MoboPlayer for them.

there is no hardware support yet. i've had to settle with using MX video player and set it to "software decoder" / "fast mode".

voxigenboy said:
there is no hardware support yet. i've had to settle with using MX video player and set it to "software decoder" / "fast mode".
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Dice Player has full MKV hardware support and fully supports 720p and 1080p MKV files.
it actually uses hardware for everything, which unfortunately fails with AVI files on my device.

neok44 said:
Dice Player has full MKV hardware support and fully supports 720p and 1080p MKV files.
it actually uses hardware for everything, which unfortunately fails with AVI files on my device.
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well, it cant play my .mkv's(720p ac3). upon trying the phone locks up and wont respond at all. i end up having to do a battery pull.

VPlayer works very well for mkv videos. Playback is smooth with HW Decoder and a high quality setting.
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voxigenboy said:
well, it cant play my .mkv's(720p ac3). upon trying the phone locks up and wont respond at all. i end up having to do a battery pull.
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IDk what to tell you other than to message the developer. he's very helpful. i talked to him about issues before.
i've tested 6 MKVs from 720p to 1080p and all of them have worked perfectly without any issues with hardware decoding in diceplayer.

voxigenboy said:
well, it cant play my .mkv's(720p ac3). upon trying the phone locks up and wont respond at all. i end up having to do a battery pull.
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Doesn't seem to be the Apps problem if your phone is locking up. Are you using s custom rom or kernel?
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Any good apps for playing windows media files?

I cant seem to find one that works from the market and didnt see much in my search in this section. I used to use Arc Media player but that doesnt seem to work anymore. Most of them will play the file but there is no picture, just audio. Other files such as AVI seem to play fine with most of the players I have tried.

ryan2202 said:
I cant seem to find one that works from the market and didnt see much in my search in this section. I used to use Arc Media player but that doesnt seem to work anymore. Most of them will play the file but there is no picture, just audio. Other files such as AVI seem to play fine with most of the players I have tried.
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I use doubletwist player and it plays wma files no problem if its just video your looking for i havent tried it ill try tonight and let you know

ryan2202 said:
I cant seem to find one that works from the market and didnt see much in my search in this section. I used to use Arc Media player but that doesnt seem to work anymore. Most of them will play the file but there is no picture, just audio. Other files such as AVI seem to play fine with most of the players I have tried.
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Use moboplayer. It supports all video codecs.
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You can try moai video player. Its free of the market and plays almost everything. Also FVD video downloader will download videos to your sd card and has a built in video player.

Thanks for the replies I will give them a try

Crap, none of these worked so far.

vinodgajaria said:
Use moboplayer. It supports all video codecs.
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ryan2202 said:
Crap, none of these worked so far.
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I've generally had great luck playing any video format with mobo, including wmv.

I like MX Player. It has hardware decoding capabilities. If that doesn't work it supports multi core software decoding.

Rock Player plays just about anything

There's also a VLC player in alpha mode I think that may play it. Ill post it when I can.
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Winamp and power amp are what I use. Pro versions aren't free though. The Google play version works as well. Not sure if it plays local wma files, but it definitely play wma files from its server.
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Snappz market it will open a world of wonders
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Nexus Media Importer: Cannot "Stream" video files. . . ?

I hope you can assist so I can take advantage of one of the great features of this App.
So, the bottom line is I cannot "stream" the videos on my flash drive when viewed through the application. Each video was made converting using Handbrake to an .MP4 file using the preset "Android High" setting. I've put the files onto a brand new Cruzer 32GB FAT32 formatted drive from Amazon. I then connect using my second purchase of a OTG cable from Amazon. Both cables recognize the files and read the information on them, but neither file will play them using DICE player, ES Media Player, MX Player, nor Vplayer.
The vids work fine once "copied" over to the device but then I think that defeats the purpose of carrying around the flash drive. . .please assist and let me know what I can do to get this working. Thanks in advance.

ellessone said:
I hope you can assist so I can take advantage of one of the great features of this App.
So, the bottom line is I cannot "stream" the videos on my flash drive when viewed through the application. Each video was made converting using Handbrake to an .MP4 file using the preset "Android High" setting. I've put the files onto a brand new Cruzer 32GB FAT32 formatted drive from Amazon. I then connect using my second purchase of a OTG cable from Amazon. Both cables recognize the files and read the information on them, but neither file will play them using DICE player, ES Media Player, MX Player, nor Vplayer.
The vids work fine once "copied" over to the device but then I think that defeats the purpose of carrying around the flash drive. . .please assist and let me know what I can do to get this working. Thanks in advance.
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Have you tried speaking with the developer?
Nexus Media Importer Thread. That's his thread. He answers there. He's very helpful.
I have the app and it's played everything I have tried:
http://i.imgur.com/QZxhB.png
http://i.imgur.com/ZLpq8.jpg
How are you encoding the audio? To what settings?
I have tested the app with a few flash drives (even some really old and slow ones) and it's worked out fine. But my main flash drives are these Kingston DataTraveler G3 32GB bought from newegg.
Contact the dev in his thread and maybe he can help you pinpoint the issue.
As a note: we use this QQ Tech USB-OTG Cable.
Good luck.

androidgranny241 said:
Have you tried speaking with the developer?
Nexus Media Importer Thread. That's his thread. He answers there. He's very helpful.
I have the app and it's played everything I have tried:
http://i.imgur.com/QZxhB.png
http://i.imgur.com/ZLpq8.jpg
How are you encoding the audio? To what settings?
I have tested the app with a few flash drives (even some really old and slow ones) and it's worked out fine. But my main flash drives are these Kingston DataTraveler G3 32GB bought from newegg.
Contact the dev in his thread and maybe he can help you pinpoint the issue.
As a note: we use this QQ Tech USB-OTG Cable.
Good luck.
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Try BS Player. I've had the best luck with that.
I've attached my Blu-Ray Tegra2 profile for Handbrake. The Nexus 7 should eat these for breakfast.

dburckh said:
Try BS Player. I've had the best luck with that.
I've attached my Blu-Ray Tegra2 profile for Handbrake. The Nexus 7 should eat these for breakfast.
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I tried BS player (free version) still had no luck. I will try your HB file you posted.
This has got to be something real easy. . .

dburckh said:
Try BS Player. I've had the best luck with that.
I've attached my Blu-Ray Tegra2 profile for Handbrake. The Nexus 7 should eat these for breakfast.
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Tried your Tegra2 profile you sent on a quick music video, still getting errors on every 6 different video players. Just saved the video to my device, played perfectly. . .
Again, still trying to solve for the "streaming" ability this app has. . .Is there another main setting somewhere I am missing?

ellessone said:
Tried your Tegra2 profile you sent on a quick music video, still getting errors on every 6 different video players. Just saved the video to my device, played perfectly. . .
Again, still trying to solve for the "streaming" ability this app has. . .Is there another main setting somewhere I am missing?
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There are no settings to mess with. I guess the next question, which should have been the first is what do you mean by they don't stream? Do you get an error, or does nothing happen? If nothing happens, it could be that the server is hung. Click disconnect and then scan. That will bounce the server.
Anyway, I just released 3.0.3 last night which seems to be very stable. Might want to give that a shot.

Hi:
You might want to try converting with DVD Catylist, http://www.dvdcatalyst.com , I stream videos converted with DVD Catalyst all the tine with Nexus Media Importer.
Tom

thenrik said:
Hi:
You might want to try converting with DVD Catylist, http://www.dvdcatalyst.com , I stream videos converted with DVD Catalyst all the tine with Nexus Media Importer.
Tom
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Thanks for your replies and assistance. I'll give it a whirl and let you know. Thx again

Tried converting the file using DVD Catylist as recommended using the Nexus 7 profile, still nothing. . .