Hey,
Just got this phone and have a few questions.
- Youtube app does not have HD option? Why?
- I have 4.0.1 how to upgrade to latest official firmware?
Thanks.
Yes it does
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awaisuk said:
Hey,
Just got this phone and have a few questions.
- Youtube app does not have HD option? Why?
- I have 4.0.1 how to upgrade to latest official firmware?
Thanks.
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Youtube HAS got a HQ option, it is already in HD
Settings -> About Phone -> System Update
But, I wouldn't really use stock, without rooting ^^ You NEED these Xtra options ^^
Oh so youtube HQ is 720p HD? I did not know that....
awaisuk said:
Oh so youtube HQ is 720p HD? I did not know that....
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In a way... But, what I ment was; That the phone itself, is running in a HD resolution, (720*1135) and Youtube is basically forced, to provide HD...
Or better, it chooses, which is best, for your current bandwidth
familyguy59 said:
In a way... But, what I ment was; That the phone itself, is running in a HD resolution, (720*1135) and Youtube is basically forced, to provide HD...
Or better, it chooses, which is best, for your current bandwidth
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Not to jack his thread, but does that mean that you can't see 480p and lower videos or am I just misinterpreting what you are saying?
myrdog said:
Not to jack his thread, but does that mean that you can't see 480p and lower videos or am I just misinterpreting what you are saying?
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You can, but you won't notice, because of the HD screen... It basically runs in HD, all the time...
To explain it better:
You have (as an example) a Windows-PC. You open Youtube. Click on a video, let's say, that your reolution is aboout 1440 by 720...
You put the video full-screen. It runs in HD, because of your screen resolution, even if the file is running at a lower resolution. When you click HD, it just multiplies the amount of logical pixels, in a physical pixel, causing the effect of sharper corners, brighter pictures, etc...
And the app, basically just renders the video, to do the same thing, as on a PC... It only renders the picture, at a doubled rate. And when the bandwidth is high (1000kb/s or higher) it doesn't need to render, because Youtube automatically sends the video in HD...
The HD option appears on wifi. When on cellular data this changes to HQ quality, not quite as good. HD on wifi is the best quality by far.
anyway to make it HD on data as well? I have seen other phones where they have modified youtube app that lets them watch HD on data 3g
awaisuk said:
anyway to make it HD on data as well? I have seen other phones where they have modified youtube app that lets them watch HD on data 3g
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I think maybe on a custom rom, but I haven't searched specifically. It definitely would be painful over cellular unless you have Verizon lte. The HD versions really are high quality and huge data.
familyguy59 said:
You can, but you won't notice, because of the HD screen... It basically runs in HD, all the time...
To explain it better:
You have (as an example) a Windows-PC. You open Youtube. Click on a video, let's say, that your reolution is aboout 1440 by 720...
You put the video full-screen. It runs in HD, because of your screen resolution, even if the file is running at a lower resolution. When you click HD, it just multiplies the amount of logical pixels, in a physical pixel, causing the effect of sharper corners, brighter pictures, etc...
And the app, basically just renders the video, to do the same thing, as on a PC... It only renders the picture, at a doubled rate. And when the bandwidth is high (1000kb/s or higher) it doesn't need to render, because Youtube automatically sends the video in HD...
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You have to enable HD in the settings of the app...it doesn't play HD by default...and it will play in HD no matter what data you have 2g, 3g, 4g or wifi...but obviously if you are watching a video in HD on 2g its gonna take forever to load
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Just found this out today while watching Youtube videos on Data connection.
- If you open HD video in landscape mode on the GNex, it will go into HQ mode
- If you open HD video in portrait mode to start, then when the video is loading in portrait mode, change the orientation to landscape, it will go into HD mode (and quality is much much better than HQ mode, I would say real HD quality)
I tested this on 4.0.4 GNex GSM with the same youtube video on data connection. After this test, I realized HQ is no where close to HD quality.
Hope this helps =)
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Latest youtube app can now play HD on our phones, no more need to use Dolphin for HD on youtube.
Videos play smoothly, though I have had a problem with HD needing to buffer a lot even when I am getting 20 Mbps down.
On the bright side HD content looks amazing on the Nitro's screen.
I was Beginning to think it was just my phone acting up on YouTube. The audio was always fine, but the video never was. I hope this update fixes that.
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Well I updated YouTube and rebooted the phone. Still glitchy video. Been that way the whole time I've owned the phone. Wtf
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What do you mean by glitchy?
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What do you mean by glitchy?
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Downloaded the latest one (fresh install), and I agree with both you Kindawack as well as allstar. Yes, the HD videos look magnificent (just saw the avengers trailer n by God it's gorgeous n super sharp), and yes, youtube can run HD videos BETTER now. The reason I say better and that I agree with allstar is because I still see random stuttering in video play. That is wat allstar meant by glitchy. What happens is that the video framerates fall behind the audio playback and eventually 'jumps/speeds up' to catch up to the audio.
Now with the latest youtube app, the glitch is actually at a minimum and happens randomly. Throughout the trailer, it only glitched on me around 4-5 times and I almost barely noticed them. So I agree this version addresses the glitches. Now the rest of the stuttering falls on the phone itself and properly allocating resources to youtube.
EDIT: Nope, forget it, glitch is still there, in full affect. Just saw another HD video, the new Gorillaz video, DoYaThing, and you can tell from 2D's movement that it's there. He will slightly slow down as he moves, and then sprints back to frame.
Oh he meant dropped frames,not that surprising I got them on 480P as well.
And on top of none-smooth playback it rebuffers even on wifi 40mbps connection...I think Google optimizes it's software only for it's flagship phones (Nexus), until it gets HD display we shall not see any improvements on Nitro....My theory
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And on top of none-smooth playback it rebuffers even on wifi 40mbps connection...I think Google optimizes it's software only for it's flagship phones (Nexus), until it gets HD display we shall not see any improvements on Nitro....My theory
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The Galaxy Nexus does have an HD screen.
Hmmm...then I guess it's due to no optimization from LG side? Perhaps the lag we experiencing in the UI is related?
why don't you guys just use opera and flash 11? I use it all the time and get no lag and it works great and fast. Also opera or maxathon are the smoothest browsers for non ics phones right now. There is virtually no lag while scrolling with these 2 browsers.
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why don't you guys just use opera and flash 11? I use it all the time and get no lag and it works great and fast. Also opera or maxathon are the smoothest browsers for non ics phones right now. There is virtually no lag while scrolling with these 2 browsers.
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Because using a browser for youtube is very unwieldy and awkward.
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And on top of none-smooth playback it rebuffers even on wifi 40mbps connection...I think Google optimizes it's software only for it's flagship phones (Nexus), until it gets HD display we shall not see any improvements on Nitro....My theory
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i dont get any rebuffering issues though. runs smoothly on both wifi or 4G/LTE. Other than drop frames, everything else seems fine.
I usually record videos using my Galaxy Nexus in 720p mode, because 1080p takes up a huge space and my internet is too slow for it..
When I play back the videos that I recorded, it looks so beautiful on the galaxy nexus. But when its on youtube (directly uploaded from the phone), my god! The quality is crap!
Here is the video
http://youtu.be/588xh372ZvU?hd=1 (Uploaded Directly from the YouTube app via WiFi)
http://youtu.be/RbgYReOEoO4?hd=1 (Uploaded from a computer to YouTube.com)
I have done absolutely NO edits or compressions on these videos, and they still looks pixelated! I think even my old HTC HD2 480p camera is better than this..
What can I do (except for going into 1080p mode) to make my video quality better?
Looks fine to me.
Try to stop zooming in and don't make many sudden movements as those cause it to have to focus again.
Also, it is always possible that YouTube is just decreasing the quality so...ya.
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Smokeey said:
Looks fine to me.
Try to stop zooming in and don't make many sudden movements as those cause it to have to focus again.
Also, it is always possible that YouTube is just decreasing the quality so...ya.
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It looks so pixelated to me.. But on my other device that records 720p, it records way lot better than this..
There is way too much movement on both videos. I don't any camera phone could do better under those circumstances.
As a test, take another video without so much movement on the camera end and see if your quality improves.
Good luck.
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That does not look like 720p to me, movement or not. Strange??? Take on in 1080p and upload it so we can see how it looks.
use the mod in my signature, re-shoot, upload and report back
by default 720p records at ~6mbps which for fast motion material can turn out blocky
download "media-profiles-final-holmes6.zip", flash in CWM, reboot
Hi,
I've been looking (for a while) why we can't update to the new youtube.apk with the HD feature. Since the youtube HQ is really a ****ty quality on phones, I tried to get some kind of "real'' 720 p videos.
On my googling, I finally found this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529715
It's really better now.
Hope it helped.
How's the playback on our G2?
captainreynolds said:
How's the playback on our G2?
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It's perfect.
But I really dont know what is the real resolution and the bitrate from youtube.
The image's fluid and it seems to use the complete 800x480 res
oVeRdOsE. said:
It's perfect.
But I really dont know what is the real resolution and the bitrate from youtube.
The image's fluid and it seems to use the complete 800x480 res
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Agreed. Thanks for the reference here mate!
You should also check out his skype app as well. So much better than the actual one.
Awesome but kinda takes longer to load anything that can help??
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Hi guys, I'm sorry if there is any solution for this problem into the forum, but I didn't find it.
What can I do to solve the problem with watching videos on Youtube. I mean, they are seeing too bad, pixelated with a very low quality and that's annoying
BTW, I'm using 4.2.2 stock rom.
Hope you can help me.
See display specs
DISPLAY
Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 5.0 inches (~187 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
AlexMusik said:
See display specs
DISPLAY
Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 5.0 inches (~187 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
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So?
Why anothers videos with the videos App, doesn't look like this shiet?
jortegat7 said:
So?
Why anothers videos with the videos App, doesn't look like this shiet?
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Try watching with HQ , please don't use bad language
jortegat7 said:
So?
Why anothers videos with the videos App, doesn't look like this shiet?
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Maybe your internet connection? Is it unstable or slow?
Low screen resolution (only 480x800) means you're limited to 480p or lower, because more than that you can't tell the difference... of course resolution is not everything, there is also codec and video bitrate. A 1080p with low bitrate may look more pixelated than a 480p with a slightly higher bitrate.
I am facing this problem in CM 11(4.4.2) too. You are on stock 4.2.2 then it is possible that bug is in Youtube App.
I am using Tubemate to watch videos from youtube.
Attaching Samples from both Apps. See the diffrence for same video.Same quality (720P).
ashwin77sgg said:
I am facing this problem in CM 11(4.4.2) too. You are on stock 4.2.2 then it is possible that bug is in Youtube App.
I am using Tubemate to watch videos from youtube.
Attaching Samples from both Apps. See the diffrence for same video.Same quality (720P).
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They're not the same quality. HQ is not the same as HD. HQ in this device is the highest resolution the screen and GPU can render (480p). When you turn off the HQ button then it will scale automatically to your internet speed (144p, 240p, or 360p). 720p is considered HD, just like 1080p.
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They're not the same quality. HQ is not the same as HD. HQ in this device is the highest resolution the screen and GPU can render (480p). When you turn off the HQ button then it will scale automatically to your internet speed (144p, 240p, or 360p). 720p is considered HD, just like 1080p.
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Thanks for clarification buddy.You are right because I tried to play that video in 480P mode in tubemate and it came up with "not supported".
That means it is pixelating due to downscale/upscaling to 800 X 480 . NOT A BUG.:good:
The YouTube app is displaying videos on 4.2.2 GPU libs in crap quality
Thats why even CM11 and all KitKat ROMs have the same prob
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Ok.
Thank u all about the information, now I'm very clear about the problem.
BTW, I'm using Instatube and works fine.
Try see vídeos in Browser its more clear and good the app its really really BAD
Just install the old youtube apk ver 4.5.17 ... it will solve your problem
Just keep in mind ( dont allow play store to update the youtube app to new ver or else u will again see pixelated video).
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When I take a video that is shot in full HD and uploaded to Google drive, it looks blurry and terrible. On my phone it looks great. Nice a clear. Why is this happening?
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I'm curious about this too. Uploaded a short video (Full HD quailty) to fb recently and the playback looks blurry (and on my Samsung tablet too). Weird thing is, playback seemed okay when watching it on my wife's iPad.
Only thing I can venture to say is that maybe Internet connection has something to do with it? Where I am now we only have satellite Internet and it's terrible. How is your connection?
Also, maybe try lowering the quality of the video and see if the playback resolution (when viewed from Google Drive) is any better?
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I'm curious about this too. Uploaded a short video (Full HD quailty) to fb recently and the playback looks blurry (and on my Samsung tablet too). Weird thing is, playback seemed okay when watching it on my wife's iPad.
Only thing I can venture to say is that maybe Internet connection has something to do with it? Where I am now we only have satellite Internet and it's terrible. How is your connection?
Also, maybe try lowering the quality of the video and see if the playback resolution (when viewed from Google Drive) is any better?
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I think Facebook reduces photo/video quality when you upload.
mdon874 said:
I think Facebook reduces photo/video quality when you upload.
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It does. Quite heavily.
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