Hey guys,
I have been running allshare acting as a client running video files off my computer. The computer is running ubuntu 10.04. I have tried a few media server/streaming programs and the one that works for me is minidlna.
I can pause / fast forward / reverse the videos. Its all good in that aspect. I would like to know if there is anyone else that is running something similar or if there is any "better" option for streaming my videos to my phone?
At the moment, allshare can play any avi and mp4 I throw at it, but it seems to force close whenever it sees wmv's and it also force closes when it sees mkvs.
Any suggestions?
Yesterday, I tried another program called tvmobili and it seems quite easy to install. Even though it is in beta, it was very easy to use. It is available for win, mac and linux. This program however just filters out all the files that the phone cannot play, so i guess it solves the force close problem.. but I could have sworn that galaxy s can play wmv, and mkv files... or is it just it cannot do it using allshare?
Same setup, same issues. WMV and MKV over Allshare isn't working, but play successfully on the phone.
I'm not sure how much people have tried this out yet, but has anyone managed to successfully play videos via dlna (connected media tab in galleries)
eg. i can play an avi file perfectly locally on the device.
but everytime i try to stream it via windows media server/orb media server, i get the message 'Sorry this video cannot be played'
anyone else?
maybe something htc needs to fix?
Tried resetting your router? Maybe thats it.
I tried this and had mixed results: Tversity on win 7 would serve up the videos but none would play. Normal shared folder would let me play .mp4 but not .avi
Ooer!
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lawrence750 said:
I'm not sure how much people have tried this out yet, but has anyone managed to successfully play videos via dlna (connected media tab in galleries)
eg. i can play an avi file perfectly locally on the device.
but everytime i try to stream it via windows media server/orb media server, i get the message 'Sorry this video cannot be played'
anyone else?
maybe something htc needs to fix?
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I am trying to figure out how to enable a 2nd player in the unit, on first run it pops up and asks me which player to use, but only the supplied mplayer is available, if i could get it to see say rockplayer, then these issues would go away
silashack said:
I am trying to figure out how to enable a 2nd player in the unit, on first run it pops up and asks me which player to use, but only the supplied mplayer is available, if i could get it to see say rockplayer, then these issues would go away
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I agree, I'm feeling this is another bug, mainly because the local video playback using htc video player (or whatever its called) is intermittently useless. sometimes it works, sometimes it plays the first five seconds and stops, sometimes not at all. All on the same video at different times.
vplayer works fine though..
also it seems unlikely that resetting the router will help, as airvideo via my iphone works fine, but i will try later on when at home again.
Haven't tried this yet, but have you checked that you have all the right codecs installed on your pc? I know windows media player has a hard time with certain codec's and file types where as vlc player doesn't, yet i don't know how this would sit when streaming video.
dladz said:
Haven't tried this yet, but have you checked that you have all the right codecs installed on your pc? I know windows media player has a hard time with certain codec's and file types where as vlc player doesn't, yet i don't know how this would sit when streaming video.
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I think this is an issue with playback of videos on the phone, not on the computer...
If the file plays back fine on the computer, then it's not gonna be a codec problem (from the computer's side anyway).
Having this problem too. Is someone going to contact HTC?
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I have very similar results. Using Windows 7's Media Player Streamer I can browse all my videos , music and photos , but none of these can be played (the server works ok,'coz I still can play videos and other media from other PC). I've some better results with XBMC's media stream (UPNP server) the photos works fine, but still can't play other media.
I can't manage to open the DHD's video, audio or images using DLNA connection.
At the beginning I think that the problem is with codecs, but since this media is opened with no problem once it copied on the phone I'm sure there is a problem with the player playing content over UPNP connection.
I had that kind of issues with an old ubuntu install, but all was fixed when installed VLC Player, so I hope someone can make a good port of VLC to android.
I've managed to playback mp3s and looked at pictures stored on my computer via my phone, so that part is OK, but videos are a no-go, which is a shame.
Very simple answer to this people.
The Desire HD and Z does not support "Play To" Receiver
Because of this AVI wont work.
Just check DLNA's website.
Compare it to bluetooth,
Both are very sensitive to compatibility and such
Never mind...
l1nuxfre4k said:
Very simple answer to this people.
The Desire HD and Z does not support "Play To" Receiver
Because of this AVI wont work.
Just check DLNA's website.
Compare it to bluetooth,
Both are very sensitive to compatibility and such
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Well that's just stopped me buying the HTC Media Link, like htcsense.com they big this up in their adverts and then can't deliver.
Avi seems not to work, but I've managed to stream to my phone .mp4 files.
l1nuxfre4k said:
Very simple answer to this people.
The Desire HD and Z does not support "Play To" Receiver
Because of this AVI wont work.
Just check DLNA's website.
Compare it to bluetooth,
Both are very sensitive to compatibility and such
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some avi files have actually started playing. most stop within a few seconds though.. if it can do this, why not the whole video?
Also i did check DLNAs website, and they've actually certified the Desire HD as a M-DMP device. I know they've only tested it with images (according to the certificate) however the description of a M-DMP device is:
These wireless devices find and play content on a digital media server (DMS) or mobile digital media server (M-DMS).
Examples: mobile phones and mobile media tablets designed for viewing multimedia content.
So it must be a HTC bug? (based on the fact that it DOES play the start of some files and that it is M-DMP certified..)
EDIT: well it must be a codec thing.. rockplayer plays all these files fine.. even locally the 'Videos/gallery' app can't play them all. Maybe HTC should use ffmpeg like rockplayer.. then it might just work
I spend many hours trying to figure this out , all but streaming video don't work ..any suggestions ?
Me too, but if only
mexlamri said:
I spend many hours trying to figure this out , all but streaming video don't work ..any suggestions ?
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Me too, but if only there was a way of making vplayer (since that plays everything so far) the default player when a video is clicked on from the connected media view
Same problem here.
1. Connected Home on Samsung Omnia 2(Win6.1/6.5) works
2. Doest work on Samsumg Galaxy Tab (froyo 2.2)
3. Doesnt work on Desire HD (pic, music, video)
So can I assume its something to do with Android?
same problems here with the HTC Media Link. far too many video files play ok on my htc desire from win7 pc using Skifta.
i've been attempting to find successful filetype/bitrate settings through freemake video converter (which allows hard-coding of subtitles) with little success when pushing to the media link.
Q. does anyone know a guaranteed filetype, bitrate, size which works through media link?
Q. are there any XDA devs working on a rom to fix this thing? excellent hardware in need of a little homebrew tweak if ever there was
It works fine on my DHD with Sabsa Prime V16 no issues at all. (Audio /Video/ Photos)
When I connected the Nexus to my work PC...I was able to transfer an .avi file however I got a message indicating it would not be viewable on my mobile. Sure enough, it doesn't play. I haven't tried other formats but thats something different from what I'm used to with all my other Android devices. Am I doing something wrong?
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I will go on a site and open up a video. Sometimes the first time it will play okay, but after that the only option I get is to download the video. Then if I do it states that it cannot play the video. Sometimes I will see a little "JW" logo in the corner which leads me to a website for that utility.
Youtube plays fine. Netflix plays fine. It's just the embedded videos that I have trouble with. It's pretty frustrating. Any idea what that may be, folks?
I am rooted, have CM7 installed. I have tried this in DolphinHD, the stock Amazon browser, and Opera Mobile. All seem to have Flash enabled.
Thanks!
Never mind... After flashing apparently you have to download adobe flash again.
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So... I'm trying to watch "How I Met Your Mother" on my tablet, but when i'm streaming it online, it stops and when I click play again chrome freezes and crashes. The online streaming works perfectly on my Galaxy S4, but not on my tablet. Anyone know a fix for this? It is really annoying..
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So... I'm trying to watch "How I Met Your Mother" on my tablet, but when i'm streaming it online, it stops and when I click play again chrome freezes and crashes. The online streaming works perfectly on my Galaxy S4, but not on my tablet. Anyone know a fix for this? It is really annoying..
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I use dolphin browser with jetpack built in that supports flash. I have the most recent flash player installed. I played the latest full episode to try and it played fine in HD. It must be chrome giving you a hard time.
That didn't seem to solve the problem... Same issue with Dolphin. I use chrome on my Galaxy S4 and it works fine..
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