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video player

which video player are you guys using?
i'm trying to play .mkv and .avi files with rock player and mx player
but i can't seem to get it to work.
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MX Video Player has dual core support, plays everything I throw at it. Be sure to download the codec addon in the market too.

Avi should work but mine is little laggy when playing avi. Mkv is hit or miss. The best video player should be the mx video.

ohhneill said:
MX Video Player has dual core support, plays everything I throw at it. Be sure to download the codec addon in the market too.
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which codec addon did you install?

There is only one and it should point you to the correct one the first time you start mx video player. If in doubt uninstall mx video player and reinstall. It should send you to the correct codec link once again.

i found mobo to work better than mx and rock player.
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jahciple said:
i found mobo to work better than mx and rock player.
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+1 on mobo
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Just did some comparisons and Mobo does seem to have better playback. Smoother and less buggy. Switched from MX to Mobo Player!

i just need to find one that can play .mkv files.
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I using Vplayer. Work fine with almost type of movies. And also support SRT to view subtitles.

QQ Player, search it on the web market.
Is optimized and very fast on my HTC Magic and Acer A100 and play .mkv

+1 for MX Player.

I haven't tried MX Player yet , but everywhere I search Mobo seems to be the player everyone recommends and it boggles my mind. As an app itself its pretty good, however, it lasted a total of 30 seconds on my phone after I realized that it's spamming me to no end with its bull suggestions for battery savers, task killers and a plethora of other apps I couldn't care less for.
It's too bad because the app definitely has potential.
I'm gonna give MX a shot. Hopefully that's smooth in playing back HD content on my S2.

subtitle
Hi, can I watch movies with subtitles on Acer Iconia A100? Witch player support that? Does it works fine?
Thanks!

If you want to watch videos n do other stuff at the same time, you could give Super Video a try, otherwise I recommend DICE Player
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I use dice for my HD mkvs mp4s and stuff like that, mx for SD and net streaming. Dice and Mx both support subs. I used to use mobo but honestly dice and mx both play better with and seem to force HW more often, dice in particular.
Tapatalked from my Galaxy S II.

Impressive Video Player
I highly recommend the free Pop Player app. I recently made a couple of reviews on it on YouTube.
This new video player allows the user to utilize speed-control. The slow-motion
and speeded-motion are extremely smooth too and audio syncs perfectly with
the video at any speed. It can definitely be useful for athletes and students.
Some people I know even use it to replay their golf swings in slow-motion
in order to improve their form.
This player plays MP4 files that contain H264 and AC codecs.
Check out my review of this app on youtube by searching "Pop Player Free Android App"

Video Player

Hey guys, just wondering what everyone is using for a video player? I tried vital player and v player and they both fc :/ any ideas for playing .avi on ics?
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I use MX player

Ive had quite good results with both the ones you've listed definitely faster frame rate with 1080p avi's with vplayer..

MX Player has been really good for me, for videos that play without sound in the Gallery you can enable audio software decoding and software decoding works well for video too.
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All these players dont fully stretch video image in the sides like the default player. You got full screen only in default player. In the other hand default player does not support str subtitles and also opes all videos with H/W decoder and as a result most videos lag....for example in MX Player you can choose S/W decoder and the video plays smooth like butter.

If you're willing to spend some money Dice Player works perfectly. It plays 720p mkvs fluidly and even supports embedded subtitles. It even hides the main buttons when it's in fullscreen for that 4.65 HD screen goodness : )
Theres a thread somewhere in here about it. There's also a demo version on the market:
https://market.android.com/details?...EsImNvbS5pbmlzb2Z0Lm1lZGlhcGxheWVyLnRyaWFsIl0.

tsunami1609 said:
If you're willing to spend some money Dice Player works perfectly. It plays 720p mkvs fluidly and even supports embedded subtitles. It even hides the main buttons when it's in fullscreen for that 4.65 HD screen goodness : )
Theres a thread somewhere in here about it. There's also a demo version on the market:
https://market.android.com/details?...EsImNvbS5pbmlzb2Z0Lm1lZGlhcGxheWVyLnRyaWFsIl0.
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Full version has been removed...where to find it?

DJTaurus said:
Full version has been removed...where to find it?
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Hmm. It just disappeared. I don't know

Mx Player FTW :-D

DJTaurus said:
All these players dont fully stretch video image in the sides like the default player. You got full screen only in default player. In the other hand default player does not support str subtitles and also opes all videos with H/W decoder and as a result most videos lag....for example in MX Player you can choose S/W decoder and the video plays smooth like butter.
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I use mx video player and it stretches to full screen, even when skipping through the video it shows no bars or anything just pure video
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How did you get it to stretch full screen?
The buttons are still there on full screen...

When I get home I'll find out my setting and what works
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They are for me too. Diceplayer got rid of them but I cant get the full version now. Hopefully it will turn up somewhere.

Diceplayer is the only one that goes true full screen as of now.
MX Player still shows buttons in full screen.
I think these two are currently the best. Both are worth trying out as each has it's own strengths, find out which works better for your files/subtitles.

The full version of Diceplayer is back up
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The full version of Diceplayer is back up
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Pops up an error when trying to purchase.
'Your Order could not be processed. Please try again.' And the description also says it cannot currently be purchased :/

[Q] Network Streaming to Nexus

I've tried several apps to stream from my DLNA-compliant NAS (Netgear ReadyNAS) and just via network file access (SMB) and all of them seem to have the same issue with video files, it takes forever to begin playback.
The behaviour seems like it could be buffering the entire file prior to playback. eg: a 720p mkv of around 1GB can take about 10mins to begin playback.
Locally stored files have no such issue. I'd store them locally but well, 16GB isn't going to fit many
Thoughts and suggestions?

Have you tried iMediaShare? I'm using the Premium version and don't have any problems streaming from my network hdd.

Man I had a bunch of trouble with lag as well but I've found that mk player in sw mode has no lag for me. I'm using a synology disk station and 264s with great success. Vplayer rock and mobo all let me down with lag or choppy buffering and stuttering frame rates on the nexus with ics. On my thunderbolt vplayer was the winner.
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WiredPirate said:
Have you tried iMediaShare? I'm using the Premium version and don't have any problems streaming from my network hdd.
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I'm not game to lay down $4.90 for a test over the iMediaShare Lite version. The lite version does not work any better over BubbleUPnP or UPnPlay.
propyls said:
Man I had a bunch of trouble with lag as well but I've found that mk player in sw mode has no lag for me.
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Okay, that seemed to at least partly fix it. MX Player forcing software decode mode works but is a little choppy. I wonder why hardware decoding is causing this issue.

You'll probably have to seek out a player that works well with mkv files on the gnex or switch to something like h.264. I've had better luck using 264s because more of my wireless devices have dlna decoder support for mp4s. That's the one draw back to dlna IMO. Not enough standardization. My direct TV dvrs stream mp2... lol who still uses mp2? Good luck I feel your pain. If you find a good player let me know.
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propyls said:
You'll probably have to seek out a player that works well with mkv files on the gnex or switch to something like h.264.
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The MKV files I'm trying to play are x264. The MKV is just the container.
I've posted on the mx Player forums to see if they've got any ideas.

Yes, but its the splitters job to get it all out of the mkv and that's most likely the trouble. For kicks try a 264 mp4 and see if your lag vanishes.
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How To Play .MKV Movie Files on Your GS3

So I was googling this stuff and I came across a pretty great media player, it is called BS PLAYER
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bsplayer.bspandroid.free&hl=en
I also installed the CPU Support
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...tLmJzcGxheWVyLmJzcGxheWVyYW4uY3B1LmFybXY3diJd
I transferred a 3.3GB .mkv file and it plays perfectly fine at 24 fps, smooth as a whistle, the video only lags when you have the GUI up, once it goes away the video goes back to being 4.8" of HD GOODNESS.
Enjoy. :]

Stock player plays mkv perfectly fine. As for third party MX Player takes the cake.
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It does however with a file that has a DTS audio track, the stock player does not decode the sound so you get no audio
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Yeah the stock player has worked fine for me directly from the gallery. I was worried about loading .mkv files onto my phone but I figured I would just put them there and wait for VLC to hit a stable release but when I tried it on a whim it was butter smooth playback. (Note, the first time I tried this I was using the TuchMi 5.0 ROM with faux123's kernel overclocked to 1.8GHz)

Diceplayer has played anything Ive thrown at it
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Hey I'm considering the S3, I had a question if you wouldn't mind answering. I was wondering what resolutions you all were playing these files at, and also if you happen to know or could check if the .mkv files were encoded in H.264 or Hi-profile H.264. The reason I ask is than I have downloaded tons and tons of anime and other files and most of them are encoded in Hi-profile h.264 MKV. I would appreciate any help, thanks.

acidtreat101 said:
Hey I'm considering the S3, I had a question if you wouldn't mind answering. I was wondering what resolutions you all were playing these files at, and also if you happen to know or could check if the .mkv files were encoded in H.264 or Hi-profile H.264. The reason I ask is than I have downloaded tons and tons of anime and other files and most of them are encoded in Hi-profile h.264 MKV. I would appreciate any help, thanks.
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According to a review on "anandtech" (I can't post a link due to the 10 post rule), the camera actually encodes recorded video in 1080p H.264 - High Profile. I know it's not mkv but at least this means it should support the format.

1080p high profile is no problem, you can also play back lower res 720p @ 60FPS, assuming you running stock based rom, CM, AOSP won't have media codecs.
Also flash this kernel Sammy ICS version.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756776
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dunkaskunk said:
According to a review on "anandtech" (I can't post a link due to the 10 post rule), the camera actually encodes recorded video in 1080p H.264 - High Profile. I know it's not mkv but at least this means it should support the format.
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Yeah well .mkv is just a file container anyways, so as long as the video is encoded in that format, then that means it does have the support! Thanks for letting me know, I'll go find that review too.

Sorry to keep bothering you guys, just to confirm 100%, I was wondering if you could download the "Serenity – 720p “On HD DVD” Trailer" from this site. This file is giving my Atrix problems, audio wont sync up and video is really choppy. So if it works flawlessly on the S3 then I know this will be the phone I get.

acidtreat101 said:
Sorry to keep bothering you guys, just to confirm 100%, I was wondering if you could download the "Serenity – 720p “On HD DVD” Trailer" from this site. This file is giving my Atrix problems, audio wont sync up and video is really choppy. So if it works flawlessly on the S3 then I know this will be the phone I get.
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Dude are you serious? Two post up I told you gs3 can play 720p @ 60FPS and 1080p at up to 30fps no sweat.
That trailer is measly 1280×720 (720p), 23.967 FPS, and gs3 plays it without breathing.
Atrix is a gimp.
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VLC is amazing.

Downloading it now. I'll let you know how it goes.
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raheelanwar89 said:
Downloading it now. I'll let you know how it goes.
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Definitely VLC Beta.
It's the only app out of half a dozen I've tried that'll play 1080p h/w accelerated WITH DTS audio & subs.

I've been using vplayer to watch Doctor Who for the past week or so with no problems. And yes, they have the DTS sound track as well. No lag, no issues, all butter
Though methinks its only a free trial, so hopefully these other apps work just as well so I don't have to worry about having to pay for it.
Edit: VLC Beta really is awesome, plays mkv files with dts tracks perfectly. Thanks for the heads up!
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ghost77 said:
Dude are you serious? Two post up I told you gs3 can play 720p @ 60FPS and 1080p at up to 30fps no sweat.
That trailer is measly 1280×720 (720p), 23.967 FPS, and gs3 plays it without breathing.
Atrix is a gimp.
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Well the Atrix can play other encoded videos at 1080p and even h.264 content at at least 720p...it only has a problem with specifically hi-profile encoded h.264 content. The atrix website claimed it can decode h.264 content, and it can, but not the hi-profile setting. Anyways, sorry I don't mean to sound like I am doubting you, I am just overly cautious. Thanks for letting me know.

chris198810 said:
Anyone here has the mkv playback problems on S3? I tried the Vplayer, #15 recommended, but the video and audio are out of sync.
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have you tried mx player?

To reencode or not to reencode videos?

Do you reencode HD video for the Note 2? If so, what have you found to be an ideal format and resolution? I mentioned in another thread that the native player and MX Player will play the video for my .MKV's but not the DTS soundtrack. I've fiddled with the settings on both players, but I'm not getting any sound at all for any of my blu-ray rips.

Generally I just grab the 720p version and leave it as is. The native player had an issue with one of my mkv files, but MX played it fine, no audio issues.
I generally download straight on the device, so to re-encode it would require transferring the file twice, plus the encoding time. Not worth it to me.
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Solved.
quarlow said:
Generally I just grab the 720p version and leave it as is. The native player had an issue with one of my mkv files, but MX played it fine, no audio issues.
I generally download straight on the device, so to re-encode it would require transferring the file twice, plus the encoding time. Not worth it to me.
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Look at Randles' two posts on this page.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1831111&page=7

I tried running a 720p video using mx player (good quality video I think) from a plugged in usb flash key drive and kept getting frozen frames every few seconds though the sound was ok. I was considering asking the same question about how it should be encoded to play without stuttering. Then I played with the player and discovered I could pinch to zoom in or out of the image while it was playing and if I reduced the display a minimal amount it would play correctly. I changed it to 99% of normal size and no more playback problems. I don't know why this is but hope it helps someone...
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Good to know.
Dumbo53 said:
I tried running a 720p video using mx player (good quality video I think) from a plugged in usb flash key drive and kept getting frozen frames every few seconds though the sound was ok. I was considering asking the same question about how it should be encoded to play without stuttering. Then I played with the player and discovered I could pinch to zoom in or out of the image while it was playing and if I reduced the display a minimal amount it would play correctly. I changed it to 99% of normal size and no more playback problems. I don't know why this is but hope it helps someone...
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Thanks. Most of my videos are 720P MKV's with DTS sound. After installing the codec above, I haven't had any issues, but if I do, I will keep your suggestion in mind.