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[Q] h264/mkv limitations?

Hi guys,
I'm suffering trying to get some videos to play on my epic. They are MKV: h264 (848x480) and ogg. At first I thought the phone saying it wouldn't support the video was the audio codec, which I tried remuxed as mp3 and wav, neither helped. At this point I am wondering it the h264 resolution isn't supported?
However, another weird issue is my epic also won't play some videos I already reformatted for my ipad.These are MP4: h264 768x576 and AAC. I can't imagine the epic being more limited than the crippled ipad...
Am I missing something here? Everywhere I look, all of these formats are supposed to be supported (well, maybe not ogg). Also, every once in awhile one of these combinations will play, but with missing audio, no subs, can't seek, freezing video, etc. Always some error, and usually just outright says the system doesn't support the format.
Thanks for the help guys, this is stressing me out lol, so sick of trying conversions.

What software are you using? Handbrake with Normal profile works just fine on the Epic (but High Profile does not work).

Last time I tried to find a decent video transcoder for Windows it was a nightmare, maybe this will help you (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_video_conversion_software).
If that doesn't workout you could try this: Find a Linux distribution such as Ubuntu, burn it to cd, when its loaded click "Try Ubuntu", and once connected to the internet press Alt+F2 and copy in "(sudo apt-get install arista); arista-gtk". I tried another program called Transmaggedon, but although it gave more control over transcoding, it didn't appear to work.

Ya handbreak did work. Unfortunately I still have to demux both the original and post-hb file to transfer the subs over as handbreak isn't doing it.
Thx for the help. I would still like to know the resolution limitation tho so if anyone knows...
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So I have been fooling around with it some more and found that when I recode using handbreak I don't need to change the vid resolution, just have to force it to 24fps and everything, vid/audio/subs, sync fine (source is 30fps).
I don't think the epic supports ogg/vorbis audio, which explains why the source material didn't work, but then after remuxing with compatible audio why wouldn't it work? All I can think of is handbreak is compressing the bitrate even though I'm not changing any settings there...
I'll update with any new findings.

I took another look around and it looks like SUPER would work quite well. It can use FFmpeg which has support for pretty much every known format and gives you a lot of control over the output. I really didn't expect to find anything this good on Windows, but FFmpeg was originally used under GNU/Linux, so it isn't as surprising.
http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html
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Strange, I run mkv with no problem at all. I use Double Twist as my player. Not sure whether this has built in codecs for mkv. I never checked because I can play everything on my phone. Except damn Netflix of course.

Thx for the recommendation chinoto.
The mkv capablity should be built into the phone independent of the software playing it (at least that's my understanding). All of my reencoded mkv's are working fine which I'm attrbuting to the lower bit rate.
The original bitrate was 1,534Kbps (video), handbreak compresses it to 681Kbps at the same resolution (24fps from 30fps original for sync though).
What's the highest bitrate you guys have had work correctly (no syncing issues even after seeking)?
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I really like vplayer. I've gone thru every player for the most part and find vplayer very consistant in playing every type of video I can think of. Imo its the poweramp of videos
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Yeah thy switched something from 2.1 to 2.2
I just tried to play my frst 720p .mkv in a while on my phone and it wouldn't play in the stock player (it would before...with subtitles.) So I dl'ed rockplayer lite and it says hardware acceleration not available but it plays...with distorted sound and the image is all jumpy.
QQ player flat out says "audio codec not supported"
All of this worked perfectly wth stock player on di18/dk28
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Hrm interesting. Havnt tried moving back down to 2.1...
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[APP] Revamped Spotify

Any thoughts on it? I think it's awesome. Looks way better but I think they took out the function where you can skip ahead in the song
Link for those interested
http://download.spotify.com/android/PreviewSpotifyAndroid.apk

Is it free mate?
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jameslfc5 said:
Is it free mate?
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I wish it were. As far as worthwhile music apps this is the one you want though. I pay $10 a month and it's worth every penny there's also a $5 dollar one if I remember correctly.
It's free to use on pc though

Lockscreen
I love the new app but the lockscreen controls don't seem to work half the time. Anyone else notice this?

marinersontop1 said:
I love the new app but the lockscreen controls don't seem to work half the time. Anyone else notice this?
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How do you get lock screen controls? I'll let you know how mine work if you tell me how lol

Mrcojocaru said:
How do you get lock screen controls? I'll let you know how mine work if you tell me how lol
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Assuming you downloaded the new version of Spotify and have a G Nex, when you are playing a song just let the screen time out. It will appear on the lockscreen much like Google Music does.
If that doesn't work try clearing the data for Spotify.
The problem is when I pause a song in the lockscreen and leave for a minute it won't play again.

marinersontop1 said:
Assuming you downloaded the new version of Spotify and have a G Nex, when you are playing a song just let the screen time out. It will appear on the lockscreen much like Google Music does.
If that doesn't work try clearing the data for Spotify.
The problem is when I pause a song in the lockscreen and leave for a minute it won't play again.
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Oic... Sounds like Android is closing the program because it thinks it's being unused. I'll try

Yeah, the lockscreen control is iffy. No scrobble to last.fm. And pause stops all together. You have to re-enter the app to start it all over.
I'd never tried spotify before so I got the 48 hours free. And then I'll sign up for the 30 days free; however, the Rdio app has a lot more extras and functionality. And it's also recently been updated to holo theme, as well.

When I came across the review of the new Spotify revamp over on Engadget today, I couldn't help but...
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The old Spotify app used to FC, freeze, and fail to successfully sync music for offline use. The revamped app has solved all these issues for me. Not to mention the app is MUCH more responsive than the old version.
If you are a Spotify user this is a must have.

But in my case, all the starred items in that playlist do not appear. Anybody else experiencing this?
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The Spotify Preview works so much better than the one listen in the Play Store. I do notice some pausing while streaming. Is this happening to anyone else? It may just be my cruddy data connection in the office. Dunno though.

Does the alfa tags work via blue tooth (does it show the name of the song in car stereo, when streaming through blue tooth)?

One problem I'm having that I'd like confirmed or not is that there seems to be no way now to listen through your entire music collection as one giant playlist. I used to do this quite a lot on the old spotify and set to shuffle to jump randomly between all playlists. Don't seem to be able to do that now. Am I missing something?
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absolutely LOVE it!!!!

Thanks so much for posting that!!! Love the service but hated the app. It was super buggy with a horrible UI and limited features. This is so much better.
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Youtube in 1080p?

Can you guys recommend some way(the best way) to watch 1080p on the nexus.
No use in wasting the screen on the stupid native app, which nevermind not allowing FHD, simply has HORRIBLE upscaling.
I've tried some apps which mostly fail catastrophically for one reason or another.
Examples:
Not respecting forced orientation(a lot of the time I use the tablet laying down with my head in "landscape" mode so to speak).
Horrible UI navigation.
Or simply not being able to open/paste YT video links.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Mata.YTplayer

Viral player is pretty good let's you play in a window too
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This player doesn´t allow me to set a higher resolution than 720p, not better than youtube..
paaaulo said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Mata.YTplayer
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@up that's weird. It used to work fine in 1080p.

Download the modded YouTube app in the forums, it works with me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529715
Envoyé depuis mon Nexus 7 avec Tapatalk 4

Youtube blocked downloading 1080p clips, i guess this also has the effect, that 1080p playback no longer works in other players.
zaclimon said:
Download the modded YouTube app in the forums, it works with me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=15297154
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Never heard of this before, good tip!

Thanks for this app :good:

The viral floating whatchamacallit actually has potential.
It does say that it supports 1080p so this has to be a bug.
So let's see what the feedback from the dev is.

Looks like the dev removed mention of 1080p from the app description. Shame, because it looks like a good app. Does anyone know of any 1080p solutions for us non-rooted people who can't use the modified YouTube apk?

RTMPDump?

Wrong thread

Quick update - Viral received an update and is now showing 1080p option again
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You can set 1080p in your settings, the videoplayer still allows you to set 720p max
gautampw said:
Quick update - Viral received an update and is now showing 1080p option again
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Gorgtech said:
You can set 1080p in your settings, the videoplayer still allows you to set 720p max
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See this
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It's a pro version exclusive feature at the moment I guess
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The lite version is not capable yet Well, I guess I´ll have to spend some bucks and buy the real thing.

It looks like they took the 1080p out of the paid version. Also, note the more recent reviews of people complaining they can't get 1080p.

Alternate method/works on nexus 7 2013 aospa
Change: ro.build.version.release=4.4.4
to: ro.build.version.release=4.4.2
...in your build.prop file. Not sure how it works, but it does...also fixed 1080p Netflix streaming for me. I found this work around in another thread. Can't find it now.

cakessi said:
Change: ro.build.version.release=4.4.4
to: ro.build.version.release=4.4.2
...in your build.prop file. Not sure how it works, but it does...also fixed 1080p Netflix streaming for me. I found this work around in another thread. Can't find it now.
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I tried it and...
Whoa It works...
(Original, rooted, 4.4.3 LTE ROM)

cakessi said:
Change: ro.build.version.release=4.4.4
to: ro.build.version.release=4.4.2
...in your build.prop file. Not sure how it works, but it does...also fixed 1080p Netflix streaming for me. I found this work around in another thread. Can't find it now.
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Where's this file located? Also, does it cause any issues? Thanks

[App]Prime Instant Video on Android Phone ((About time))!!

Getting Prime Instant Video On your Android Phone
Prime members in the US can enjoy unlimited Prime Instant Video from within the Amazon app by downloading the Prime Instant Video player, delivered exclusively via the Amazon Appstore
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For those of you outside the US you can use a Vpn to access the service..
Download the Amazon App from the play store.
Visit Amazon Instant Video from within the Amazon App by tapping menu icon, and selecting Amazon Instant Video from the menu.
Find what you'd like to watch, and tap Play-you'll be prompted to make a one-time install of the Prime Instant Video player to enable playback.
Tap Open after installing the Prime Instant Video player and then tap Play.
Two great ways to watch
Prime Instant Video: Amazon Prime members get unlimited access to stream 40,000 movies and TV episodes at no additional cost. If you're not an Amazon prime member, You may be eligible for a 30-Day Free Trial.
Click here to start your free month.
I've added both apps needed to get this working below.
For those that can't download from the play store.
Amazon App
Amazon Instant Video App
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Users in Germany can use this to without VPN .... Just get yesterday the update from play store for the Amazon app and than loaded the player from it... ?

AnTerNoZ said:
Users in Germany can use this to without VPN .... Just get yesterday the update from play store for the Amazon app and than loaded the player from it... ?
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Cool to here y'all getting it to!!
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thanks man, works perfectly! :good::good:

wase4711 said:
thanks man, works perfectly! :good::good:
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Your welcome buddy nice seeing you skimming thru the threads.[emoji106]
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yeah, I am tempted to get a note 4, so I have been cruising some of the note forums lately..

wase4711 said:
yeah, I am tempted to get a note 4, so I have been cruising some of the note forums lately..
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Haha lol[emoji106] I'm heading that direction!
Don't go overt the the note 4 forums, lot of confusion/complaining in there. But none of them have to phone, so how do they know anything. You grey what I'm saying. Just to much speculation over there...
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I've been over there a bit, "stirring" things up a bit!
Yeah, its always funny reading peoples opinions on something they have never seen or touched before! :cyclops:

wase4711 said:
I've been over there a bit, "stirring" things up a bit!
Yeah, its always funny reading peoples opinions on something they have never seen or touched before! :cyclops:
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I knew you'd stir up some trouble over towards those parts of the woods...[emoji41][emoji109]
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Anyone tried to add DNS record to hosts file to load Amazon Prime Instant Video?
Hi, I use the method provide by unlocator(d0t)com (set DNS server to their one).
Then use WireShark to capture DNS resolve packet, and found that some stream servers of Amazon is point to IP that is not the same as IP when resolved by Google DNS server. Hosts file (replace (d0t)):
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dl(d0t)dropboxusercontent(d0t)com/u/82869805/hosts
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After add these to my /etc/hosts, I set DNS server to Google and reboot my computer. It works.
May be you got problem with flash player and have to reinstall Adobe Flash Player or Silver Light to play video -> this guide (replace (d0t)): www(d0t)howtogeek(d0t)com/204319/how-to-watch-amazon-instant-video-on-linux/
And you need to re-update your IP on Unlocator(d0t)com (you need to register a free account on Unlocator(d0t)com, and login to update your IP to Unlocator(d0t)com) anytime your IP provided by ISP changed, this is MUST.
I'm not sure if it works for others.

Android 11 factory images for nVidia Shield Android TV _was_ available from nVidia developer portal

Found it over at Reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ShieldAndr...ld_experience_upgrade_900_android_11_recovery
But as of writing, they're now taken down:
https://developer.nvidia.com/gameworksdownload#?cl=date,-1
Good indication that Android 11 is close though.

https://developer.download.nvidia.com/mobile/shield/ROM/SHIELD_ATV_2017/9.0.0/nv-recovery-image-shield-2017-atv-9.0.0.zip

Anyone tried flashing it yet? One will not loose widevine or other proprietory stuff when unlocking and relocking the bootloader?
Edit: Based on what I find, seems widewine level returns when relocking the bootloader. I don't have any reasons big enough for me to risk anything, so I'll wait for OTA.

Did anyone find working links?

Dewaynelives said:
Did anyone find working links?
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It seems wayback machine (archive.org) crawled the site at 15. december. For instance, with the URL provided by @battleofparis :
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Super slow though, don't know if you can download the actual ZIP. And how do you verify checksum? Would be a risk of bricking the device.
So best chance is probably ask others for mirrors, or wait for actual official release.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/ShieldAndr...orce_experience_upgrade_900_based_on_android/

Flashed it, and so far things are looking good. The NAS delay (****ty NAS that spins the drives down) on loading anything seems to cause black screens and out of sync audio in the second try, but it settles down after a third try when the NAS spins the disks back.
CEC features started to work for me, which they never did before (that is Samsung's horrible implementation on their TV's), was shocked when the TV remote started working on the shield, but than i've just lost it randomly again.
Can't say i have more to report to be honest.

@PlutoDelic
Have you observed any difference in playing HEVC video? I've had problems when playing HEVC from Plex for instance, when pausing, waiting until screensaver shows up, and unpausing video, the picture is frozen some seconds ahead of time, and starts moving again when audio/ timeline gets there. Been like this for long. Would be nice if Android 11 solved it. Seems to happen for people using other media servers as well, like emby.
Reference:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/l4oe14/nvidia_shield_after_unpausing_video_audio
https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/85375-hevc-x265-playback-issue/

o-l-a-v said:
@PlutoDelic
Have you observed any difference in playing HEVC video? I've had problems when playing HEVC from Plex for instance, when pausing, waiting until screensaver shows up, and unpausing video, the picture is frozen some seconds ahead of time, and starts moving again when audio/ timeline gets there. Been like this for long. Would be nice if Android 11 solved it. Seems to happen for people using other media servers as well, like emby.
Reference:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/l4oe14/nvidia_shield_after_unpausing_video_audio
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Hard to say, i have that issue with all files and usually blame the slow NAS disk.

@PlutoDelic
I tried remuxing a MKV that was made with MKVToolNix v55 to current version v64. And voila, the freezing issues were gone. So might actually be container related.

PlutoDelic said:
Flashed it, and so far things are looking good. The NAS delay (****ty NAS that spins the drives down) on loading anything seems to cause black screens and out of sync audio in the second try, but it settles down after a third try when the NAS spins the disks back.
CEC features started to work for me, which they never did before (that is Samsung's horrible implementation on their TV's), was shocked when the TV remote started working on the shield, but than i've just lost it randomly again.
Can't say i have more to report to be honest.
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anyone with samsung tv's, i'm in the same boat but i have pioneer receiver between shield and tv, maybe that's the solution. for me CEC was working from 6.x firmware upto 9.0.0, now i'm restored on 8.2.2. never had the smallest glitch on cec (well, for me cec is start/stop the device and volume control, but as i pointed, volume is receiver or source==shield or xbox or vuplus duo 4k or whatever i connect to pioneer vsx-930k)

perieanuo said:
anyone with samsung tv's, i'm in the same boat but i have pioneer receiver between shield and tv, maybe that's the solution. for me CEC was working from 6.x firmware upto 9.0.0, now i'm restored on 8.2.2. never had the smallest glitch on cec (well, for me cec is start/stop the device and volume control, but as i pointed, volume is receiver or source==shield or xbox or vuplus duo 4k or whatever i connect to pioneer vsx-930k)
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Latest hotifxes got it working now. So far so good.