Ok - have spent an hour or two scouring the posts on here but as yet haven't managed to sort out jumpy playback of 720p MKV files - ranging from 100Mb to 3Gb. Have used rockplayer, a trial of diceplayer and some other players. But as yet no avail.
Please could someone give me some pointers as to what to try next?
Thanks in advance.
Try MX PLAYER
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mxtech.videoplayer.ad&hl=en it played 1080p smoothly on my Arc
ShyamSasi said:
Try MX PLAYER
it played 1080p smoothly on my Arc
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for that - will give it a try and see if that is any better.
ShyamSasi said:
Try MX PLAYER
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mxtech.videoplayer.ad&hl=en it played 1080p smoothly on my Arc
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i dont think Xperia arc can play 1080p videos ??
philansel7 said:
i dont think Xperia arc can play 1080p videos ??
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Why not? They playng BUT THEY looks anyway like 720p.
Sent via my FXP046 MT15i®
philansel7 said:
i dont think Xperia arc can play 1080p videos ??
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes Mate it can. I just tried with a movie trailer that was 1080p just wanted to make it work that's all. All other videos I have are in 720p format. I tried lot of other players but only MX seems to work fine.
Try turning off Bravia engine. Even with MX Player I had issues playing HD movies, but with Bravia Engine off, everything works perfectly (even without MX Player).
I think SE did some good optimization in recent firmware because at 2.3.2 firmware I had issues playing the videos regardless of whether I used Bravia Engine or not and at that time MX Player was definitively helpful.
Try out BSplayer lite too, it has hardware-accelerated software decoding.
Related
Hey,
has anyone tried to play 720p movies/clips on the DHD? It would make sence to be possible but so far, i've tried a lot of players and no luck there. Vplayer get pretty close but the playback is still jerky.
Ideas?
I use vplayer aswell but you have to change the vidoe quality setting from speed to quality. It smooths out the movie and runs pretty good
try rockplayer
im using it and its never lagged when playing 720p videos...
mohit1234 said:
try rockplayer
im using it and its never lagged when playing 720p videos...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I second that Rockplayer rocks
l tried playing 720p and the playback was alfuw everywhere, except in the build in video player Really, l tried every free video player, it can't play 720p smoothly (the format was mp4).
chris1317 said:
I second that Rockplayer rocks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
u mean rockplayer lite?
will it play .mkv movies?
marlon1925 said:
will it play .mkv movies?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I've yet to see a player that can handle .mkv files.
Due to VPlayer becoming commercial (after the dev promised 'forever free') I will suggest QQPlayer.
leppie said:
Due to VPlayer becoming commercial (after the dev promised 'forever free') I will suggest QQPlayer.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That really got on my nerves. I didnt update and blocked it from accessing the internet. Not much has been added in the new versions
Hey guys,
I was wondering if there was a way of making the Arc use Hardware decoding for MKV video.
I've tried every last tip google can give me and every single HW ACC supporting media player in the market but they ALL fail to either enable HW and default to SW or just crash all together when trying to play MKV files.
MP4 files (i.e. Youtube 1080p via WiFi) run perfectly fine with HW decoding on MX Player only if I try to watch a 720p/1080p MKV file, mostly TV shows and movies, it stutters like mad and the audio lags behind on whatever player I grab. Some players work better then others and MX player performs the best but still unwatchable.
I'm running a Xperia Arc with the CM 7.2.0 FXP052 ROM and Kernel OC'd @ 1612Mhz. On stock speed it's MUCH worse but the kernel doesn't go higher then 1.6Ghz nor do I think the phone can handle anything more then that without messing with the voltages.
So, is there any way to make it run HW ACC mode for MKV or am i and the rest of the Arc users just screwed?
Looks like I have to bump it up a bit...
Have you tried other players too?
I've never watched *.mkv files, because I always use *.avi files.
And I never had any issues with watching HD videos.
Btw, I'm using QQ player.
xperia hadware doens't support mkv but you can try another players like rockplayer and run software decoding.
Imprezzion said:
Hey guys,
I was wondering if there was a way of making the Arc use Hardware decoding for MKV video.
I've tried every last tip google can give me and every single HW ACC supporting media player in the market but they ALL fail to either enable HW and default to SW or just crash all together when trying to play MKV files.
MP4 files (i.e. Youtube 1080p via WiFi) run perfectly fine with HW decoding on MX Player only if I try to watch a 720p/1080p MKV file, mostly TV shows and movies, it stutters like mad and the audio lags behind on whatever player I grab. Some players work better then others and MX player performs the best but still unwatchable.
I'm running a Xperia Arc with the CM 7.2.0 FXP052 ROM and Kernel OC'd @ 1612Mhz. On stock speed it's MUCH worse but the kernel doesn't go higher then 1.6Ghz nor do I think the phone can handle anything more then that without messing with the voltages.
So, is there any way to make it run HW ACC mode for MKV or am i and the rest of the Arc users just screwed?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can smoothly run H/W accelerated mkv 720p videos and other formats on your smartphone using Dice Player or BS player. These players support H/W ACC for mkv,avi,flv and others.
I use Dice player to play mkv videos but not all mkv videos can be played i H/W mode and I think I know why. Developer of DicePlayer wrote in description that Xperia arc can play "720p [email protected]/4.0(some Level 4.0 file have shutter problem)" videos. From what I know scene releases of tv shows and hd movies now need to be converted with 4.1 profile so our arc/arc s can't play it. There is no need to reconvert video to change Profile Level to 4.0 or 3.1 thanks to H264 Level Editor tool. It can change level within 1 second. Tested with justified.s03e04.720p.hdtv.x264-compulsion.mkv. Changed level from 4.1 to 4.0 and still couldn't play it via DicePlayer so I changed it to 3.1 and it worked like a charm.
Don't know why but video still can't be played in MX Video Player.
I just hope this can be usefull to somebody having touble with playing 720p mkv videos.
I use Dice player to play mkv videos but not all mkv videos can be played i H/W mode and I think I know why. Developer of DicePlayer wrote in description that Xperia arc can play "720p [email protected]/4.0(some Level 4.0 file have shutter problem)" videos. From what I know scene releases of tv shows and hd movies now need to be converted with 4.1 profile so our arc/arc s can't play it. There is no need to reconvert video to change Profile Level to 4.0 or 3.1 thanks to H264 Level Editor tool. It can change level within 1 second. Tested with justified.s03e04.720p.hdtv.x264-compulsion.mkv. Changed level from 4.1 to 4.0 and still couldn't play it via DicePlayer so I changed it to 3.1 and it worked like a charm.
Don't know why but video still can't be played in MX Video Player.
I just hope this can be usefull to somebody having touble with playing 720p mkv videos.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
THIS! THIS IS IT! I spent a couple hours poking around for the answer and found thread after thread of people suggesting 'hey have you tried this player yet?', but THIS IS THE ANSWER!
Thank you so much!
Hi all, I wanted to ask if anyone found a way to play 720p .mkv files (mainly TV Scene Releases) on our Xperia Arc and with what settings (ROM, Kernel, CPU Frequency, etc) and which Video Player.
I've read that you can do it with changing Profile Level of the .mkv but I am a Mac user and can't run H264 Level Editor. Can we do it perhaps with another mac-compatible application?
Thank you for your time.
Babis_ECE said:
Hi all, I wanted to ask if anyone found a way to play 720p .mkv files (mainly TV Scene Releases) on our Xperia Arc and with what settings (ROM, Kernel, CPU Frequency, etc) and which Video Player.
I've read that you can do it with changing Profile Level of the .mkv but I am a Mac user and can't run H264 Level Editor. Can we do it perhaps with another mac-compatible application?
Thank you for your time.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I just tried, with an 720p episode of fringe, encoded in level 4.1 and 8 r.f. I'm on stock 2.3.4 (firmware. 62) and used dice player. The episode plays but not smoothly. As for a suitable program to change level editor is
Sent from my A70S using Tapatalk 2
chandoliasnikos said:
I just tried, with an 720p episode of fringe, encoded in level 4.1 and 8 r.f. I'm on stock 2.3.4 (firmware. 62) and used dice player. The episode plays but not smoothly. As for a suitable program to change level editor is
Sent from my A70S using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi Nikos, could you mention again the "suitable program", because you must have deleted it by accident.
Thank you.
Babis_ECE said:
Hi Nikos, could you mention again the "suitable program", because you must have deleted it by accident.
Thank you.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I forgot to write it but I see now you are using Mac, so it wont be any help, the program is for windows, it's called Ripbot264.
Sent from my A70S using Tapatalk 2
Hello guys, any Video Player which can play all video files I think its Mx or Power Amp which one play every video file..please help me...
Try MoboPlayer or arcMedia.
MX video player
kishore55 said:
hello guys, any video player which can play all video files i think its mx or power amp which one play every video file..please help me...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
use mx video player i am using it it plays every thing :d
mx player is the best for me..
BS player is nice.. ..play all format video. ..
Sharmaskss said:
BS player is nice.. ..play all format video. ..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yes,good
at my oldest witstech a81e I haved using vital player neon, it played everithing and it got a lots of easily changeable options, subtitles and more, 5+ to it
kishore55 said:
Hello guys, any Video Player which can play all video files I think its Mx or Power Amp which one play every video file..please help me...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i am using moboplayer for my sgy, its very good and it has screen lock option which is very useful while watching videos
MX Player is a good one, it could play any video formats and with HW accel (less lag than SW) and a touch lock feature
I recommend DAROON PLAYER
Sent from my GT-S5360 using xda premium
sir if i play 720p or 1080p videos on mx there is a lag in the video in sw mode..............how to fix it sir!!!!!!!!!!!!
mx video player is good ,yes it hangs a bit in 720 p and above(may be due to lack of sufficient hardware support) but is still an advanced player as compared to others even has a pinch to zoom function
is there any other option to play a 700mb file in it??
hello.
I would like to play full movies 1080p & 720p on my Gnex.
I'm using mx player. before I play the video I'm shutting down all other apps via Advanced task killer.
still, the video is lagging, even with 720P movies.
what can I do to make it run smoothly ?
Thank you !
I use MX Player to play 720p and 1080p mp4 videos and they play smoothly. I haven't tried mkv videos yet, though.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
From what I understand, these video players that allow you to play non-naively supported video extensions are constantly decoding the video on a software level.
You'll need one that supports full hardware decoding.
I don't really have a recommendation...but I'd google around and see if you find one that works for our phones.
I'd help, but I don't really have any MKV files lying around
Thank you friend.
It is very important to me.
(and yes I am talking about mkv files)
tzviki said:
Thank you friend.
It is very important to me.
(and yes I am talking about mkv files)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Dice player play with hw, lag less, mkv files:
http://market.android.com/details?id=com.inisoft.mediaplayer.a
mx and bs players both play 720p .mkv's fine for me - haven't tried any 1080p.
I am not able to play 720p videos smoothly. I have tried mxplayer,diceplayer,vplayer. Nothing works smoothly. I have a lot of movies with size 2GB+.When I try to play them, the video is lagging. Can anyone play 720p videos smoothly???
Which ROM are you using?
bananagranola said:
Which ROM are you using?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have not rooted it. So not using any custom rom.
I have gingerbread (2.3.5)
adnan_drmc said:
I am not able to play 720p videos smoothly. I have tried mxplayer,diceplayer,vplayer. Nothing works smoothly. I have a lot of movies with size 2GB+.When I try to play them, the video is lagging. Can anyone play 720p videos smoothly???
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
try mobo player...it may work................:highfive:
In MX player have you selected software decoding of both video and audio?