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Just updated to the new MX Video player.
My MKV's plays without issue, smother than Diceplayer!
Yes works much batter then dice. Just tested 720P mkv, plays smooth in hw mode with subs.
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no HW acceleration for me.
Me either.. Its abit choppy - SW decoder fast mode works best for me plays nice and smooth. Also if its been updated for ICS why do the buttons still remain on screen :|
same here HW doesn't work on 720p video
..couple of days I bought Diceplayer ,avi films works fine but after doesn't work anymore;-(I updated MX player and works amazing ;-)thx
Two things:
1. When I play 720p MKV file locally it plays nicely in HW. But when I play the same file from network share, only software decoder works and subtitle no longer loads.
2. TXT subtitle in the format beow does not display correctly:
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00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,300
/Previously in "xxx"...
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00:00:02,500 --> 00:00:06,800
Line 1,
Line 2.
Backo23 said:
..couple of days I bought Diceplayer ,avi films works fine but after doesn't work anymore;-(I updated MX player and works amazing ;-)thx
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send your avi files to diceplayer's dev ( [email protected] )
I'll fix it.
Will be interested to see how my batch of test videos goes on the Nexus with various players... will link to my findings here when I have them!
Yeah, diceplayer works fine with mkv files, but not so well with xvid avis. It is a bit choppy, and ac3 audio plays ahead of video. I bet there will be an update soon enough.
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Yeah, diceplayer works fine with mkv files, but not so well with xvid avis. It is a bit choppy, and ac3 audio plays ahead of video. I bet there will be an update soon enough.
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Probably depends on files, all AVIs I have tried played without any problems. But still, most of my files now comes in MKV format.
There is one MKV that no player can handle It's a free sample so it's ok to share: http://www.filesonic.com/file/4051381924/killa.sampla.x264.mkv
After last update, software buttons get hidden in full screen mode, nice.
Any chance for WMV HD hardware decoder support?
K wait so MX Video ... are they still inferior to DicePlayer because it isnt hardware driven? I have read the thread and saw Dice doesnt do well with some formats in some cases but.. I cant decide which to get.. MX Video looks a lot nicer but the DicePlayer market page says it drains less battery and it takes advantage of the Gnex's omap processor for video so.... ehhhh
any thoughts
If MX is said to do everything in software, than why does it show Software OR Hardware decoder option while playing files? Some files get played in Hardware, some in software, all depends on codec. Try both. In my case, subtitles support is important, so most of the time I use MX, but Diceplayer is nice too. Whenever file doesn't play in one, I try the other. Neither is perfect yet.
Dmw017 said:
K wait so MX Video ... are they still inferior to DicePlayer because it isnt hardware driven? I have read the thread and saw Dice doesnt do well with some formats in some cases but.. I cant decide which to get.. MX Video looks a lot nicer but the DicePlayer market page says it drains less battery and it takes advantage of the Gnex's omap processor for video so.... ehhhh
any thoughts
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I have problems with some xvid avi files with MX Player. But even so the decision is easy at the moment because the developer of Dice Player has problems with his checkout account and you can't buy Dice Player at the moment.
Try the free version. AVI's lag for me
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K wait so MX Video ... are they still inferior to DicePlayer because it isnt hardware driven? I have read the thread and saw Dice doesnt do well with some formats in some cases but.. I cant decide which to get.. MX Video looks a lot nicer but the DicePlayer market page says it drains less battery and it takes advantage of the Gnex's omap processor for video so.... ehhhh
any thoughts
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Try the free version of MX Player first and see how you like it. MX Player has lag for me in AVI's (standard def) with hardware decoding selected. I have to choose software decode (Fast) for it to play properly.
dirran said:
Try the free version of MX Player first and see how you like it. MX Player has lag for me in AVI's (standard def) with hardware decoding selected. I have to choose software decode (Fast) for it to play properly.
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I have the same problems with xvid avi files, but i can't enable software decode. Regardless of what options i choose in decoder settings, the xvid avi file is always played in HW mode (amazingly an h.264 mkv file is always played on Fast SW mode with the same settings).
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I have the same problems with xvid avi files, but i can't enable software decode. Regardless of what options i choose in decoder settings, the xvid avi file is always played in HW mode (amazingly an h.264 mkv file is always played on Fast SW mode with the same settings).
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Try play this MKV file locally from the phone, not over the network, it should play in Hardware. If it does, then mount your network drives with CIFS Manager and they will play in Hardware too.
How do I access menu?
Hi guys,
Now that mx player hides the soft buttons, how do we access the menu to change the options? I can't seem to find the … button anywhere.
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Try play this MKV file locally from the phone, not over the network, it should play in Hardware. If it does, then mount your network drives with CIFS Manager and they will play in Hardware too.
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Played it locally, i don't use streaming... the mkv is played smootly in "SW fast" mode, but the xvid avi is not played smoothly in "HW" mode...
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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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Hi Nikos, could you mention again the "suitable program", because you must have deleted it by accident.
Thank you.
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Hi Nikos, could you mention again the "suitable program", because you must have deleted it by accident.
Thank you.
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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.
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my .mkv videos dont play sound . unless i use softwere decoding on mobo but the the video is a lag fest. anyone know of a good way to convert them for one x friendly viewing
DicePlayer is working flawlessly for me with my 720p .mkv files. Buttery smooth video and audio is perfectly in sync.
Try Avidemux its free.
Just copy the video and re-encode the audio.
Works spot on for me.
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Try Avidemux its free.
Just copy the video and re-encode the audio.
Works spot on for me.
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thanks works great changing it to aac
and its fast
Theres also bs player lite if you don't like the menu bar in diceplayer.
On MX Player you can set it to use the hardware decoder to decode video (H.264), software decoder to decode audio (Dolby 5.1/DTS) and enable fast mode.
720p and 1080p .mkv's tested here working perfectly.
Yeah currently using MX Player. But you gotta set the decoders away from HW every time you start playing an .mkv file.
What does Avidemux do exactly? Is mkv not really supported by ICS?
Thanks
Your audio is probably DTS or AC3 encoded, Dice Player can handle those and use hardware decoding. Best video player for any Android it supports IMO. No dirty transcoding or anything, just drag n drop and everything works.
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Your audio is probably DTS or AC3 encoded, Dice Player can handle those and use hardware decoding. Best video player for any Android it supports IMO. No dirty transcoding or anything, just drag n drop and everything works.
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Ah, gonna try Dice and do some experiments, like, see if it can play my mkv files with hardware acceleration instead of software.
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Ah, gonna try Dice and do some experiments, like, see if it can play my mkv files with hardware acceleration instead of software.
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Try MX Player. You can try HW video and SW audio and see how that goes. Decoding isn't locked to the same type between video and audio on MX
I just tried Dice Player and it can play the mkv's audio with HW.
I don't think my ears are sensitive enough to hear the difference, but I read that HW acceleration uses lesser battery juice than SW?
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I just tried Dice Player and it can play the mkv's audio with HW.
I don't think my ears are sensitive enough to hear the difference, but I read that HW acceleration uses lesser battery juice than SW?
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Yes it does cos most SoC's come with a built in decoder. SW decode would mean you're using your CPU power to convert audio/video on the fly as you watch/listen, causing more battery drain.
Here is a comparison on what I have tried so far, for playing .mkv files:
Default HTC player: No audio at all and you cannot setup decoding to play audio whatsoever.
Mobo player: The same as HTC player.
Dice player: Audio works and videos play using hardware acceleration, but if you have stock rom, you cannot watch videos in full screen because of the menu bar, which is a huge deal breaker for me.
BS player: ICS friendly (menu button and all), plays videos with audio fine on software decoding mode or hardware decoding mode (BSPlayer engine). But on hardware decoding mode (system), the video is really bad, it has some corrupted squares all over it. I reckon that "HW decoding mode (system)" should be utilizing Tegra 3, right?
MX player: Also ICS friendly. Plays videos with audio fine on software decoding mode, but on hardware decoding mode, there is no sound. There is, however, an option to software decode audio when playing hardware decoded video, but, when I select that, the video completely stops and it's unplayable.
So, the final conclusion is this:
In MX player, currently the only way to watch videos is by software decoding. BS player can use hardware decoding using its own engine, but actually I don't know what "BSPlayer engine" utilizes for hw decoding. So the winner should be BS player, but the problem is that I really much more prefer MX over BS, due to other functions that it has and the overall appearance and experience.
My question to you guys is this: are there any negative effects if I use MX player with software decoding? Will my battery last shorter if CPU does all the decoding instead of the Tegra 3? I guess it will in theory, but has anyone tried and actually seen the difference with HW over SW decoding?
I sure hope that all of these app devs will soon follow ICS standards and new phones with graphics accelerations.
Also, if anyone can suggest a video player that hasn't been mentioned here, please do so!
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Here is a comparison on what I have tried so far, for playing .mkv files:
So, the final conclusion is this:
In MX player, currently the only way to watch videos is by software decoding. BS player can use hardware decoding using its own engine, but actually I don't know what "BSPlayer engine" utilizes for hw decoding. So the winner should be BS player, but the problem is that I really much more prefer MX over BS, due to other functions that it has and the overall appearance and experience.
My question to you guys is this: are there any negative effects if I use MX player with software decoding? Will my battery last shorter if CPU does all the decoding instead of the Tegra 3? I guess it will in theory, but has anyone tried and actually seen the difference with HW over SW decoding?
I sure hope that all of these app devs will soon follow ICS standards and new phones with graphics accelerations.
Also, if anyone can suggest a video player that hasn't been mentioned here, please do so!
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Software decoding will always consume more power. How much more I do not know. Also, Tegra 3 IS the CPU. Hardware decode means that there is a specific chip in the SoC that is there specifically to encode/decode video/audio and hence CPU resources are minimal. When that chip does not support a certain format, it's forced to render it in software.
Also, .mkv is just a container, there are many audio and video formats that can be encoded into .mkv
Thank you for your answer! I understand now what Tegra 3 actually is.
Oh, and for the format, sorry I forgot to mention. You are right, .mkv is just a container
The format of my files tested is:
Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 1280x720 23.98fps [Video]
Audio: Dolby AC3 48000Hz stereo [Audio]
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As mentioned in other posts... If you have to use S/W in MX, it's because you have a 5.1 audio track.
Use something like mkv2mp4, and that will convert the audio stream to 2ch
Then MX will play the video & audio with H/W
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As mentioned in other posts... If you have to use S/W in MX, it's because you have a 5.1 audio track.
Use something like mkv2mp4, and that will convert the audio stream to 2ch
Then MX will play the video & audio with H/W
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This is helpful. Thanks
I think BSplayer is best. Sure, it uses it's own HW engine(if you want), but it shouldn't be any big differences I hope. It sure as hell uses alot less battery then SW anyway. And also, BSplayer can play straight from .rar's and stream from a windows share in HW-mode (with it's own engine ofc)! Most players switch back to SW when you play through network but not bsplayer. And BSplayer also downloads subs automatically. The only downside is that it's kind of ugly. Haha
Now, it they only would port XBMC to android..
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As mentioned in other posts... If you have to use S/W in MX, it's because you have a 5.1 audio track.
Use something like mkv2mp4, and that will convert the audio stream to 2ch
Then MX will play the video & audio with H/W
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The whole idea with these media players is to not have to convert every video you've want to see. BSPlayer is the best player, period. It can play everything I've tried as of yet anyhow.
There it however one thing I hate, but thats probably the phone (or drivers) and not bsplayer. If you play say 720p over network with a bluetooth headset, it will lag. It's if they haven't given enough bandwidth to the wifi/bluetooth chip. Don't think I had this problem on my old phone.
just tried Dice player there, i must say it is really good. no lag what so ever, and the sound was perfect, and the menu bar didn't bother me at all.
some of them might work in whatever app you want to use, but i can tell you that some of them will never work right. i bought a Cowon D2 (what a mistake!) and ended up selling it. some mkvs didn't show video and a lot of them didn't have audio. it depends on the codecs that were used. it's the same on PS3. there are certain videos and audios that you need better hardware to play. i've seen people say that the audio has to be "AC3" for it to work on PS3. i wouldn't waste too much time with it and you should just convert it lower or use a computer with mid to high level AMD/Nvidia and some $100+ sound card. if you're trying to watch bluray disc rips that keep some of the quality, then it most likely won't work.
Anyone found apps that play 720p mkv smoothly? (Type of stuff you get off the internet..)
TF101
I use my movie player, works quite nicely with 720p
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I use Mx player.
You can even choose between HW acceleration or SW acceleration.
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MX Player here. Uses HW acceleration, super smooth. Tried Dice Player and VPlayer, had lots of bugs on audio and video was not very smooth.
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MX Player here. Uses HW acceleration, super smooth. Tried Dice Player and VPlayer, had lots of bugs on audio and video was not very smooth.
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I tried MxPlayer and DicePlayer and found that DicePlayer gives me better image quality and plays everything I feed it without any problems.
My tip is to try out both Mx and DicePlayer.
bsplayer
I tried MX Player it failed to play MOV format (1080p) it was a trailer later I tried Mobo Player it works like a charm.
I've noticed the same with those players, that they support different formats, so there is no single best player really.
Like someone mentioned, MOV plays nicely with one or two players, while MKV plays nicely with few others.
I simply use 2 players which support all file formats I use.
Coming from Galaxy Nexus, I find these two very good: DicePlayer and MX Player, also heard BS Player to be very good too.
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I tried MxPlayer and DicePlayer and found that DicePlayer gives me better image quality and plays everything I feed it without any problems.
My tip is to try out both Mx and DicePlayer.
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+1 for diceplayer
BSplayer
Built in HTC Video player for both mkv (720p &1080p) as well as FLVs downloaded from YouTube. I have dice just in case, but had no reason to use it yet
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Built in HTC Video player for both mkv (720p &1080p) as well as FLVs downloaded from YouTube. I have dice just in case, but had no reason to use it yet
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I would rather use the stock player too, but unfortunately it plays my mkv files without sound.
Which would be the better option? Converting the file to fit the stock player, or use players like MX Player to play those files?
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MX Player. Can switch between SW and HW decoding on the fly, and you can choose for the audio to be SW or HW too, independant of video decoding.
Yeah been using MX for a while, just concern that whether there are any compromises in sound quality when playing mkv with SW acceleration instead of HW
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Yeah been using MX for a while, just concern that whether there are any compromises in sound quality when playing mkv with SW acceleration instead of HW
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I've never needed to go SW sound before so I can't really say.
I've got a few 720p mkv videos and it doesn't play with sound if it's in HW mode.
The only way for me to play it with sound now is to set it to SW (fast mode or normal one).
So right now I'm just wondering if it's better to re-encode the audio so that the stock player can play it in HW, or just use MX Player and play it in SW.
Will do some experiments after I get back from work
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I've got a few 720p mkv videos and it doesn't play with sound if it's in HW mode.
The only way for me to play it with sound now is to set it to SW (fast mode or normal one).
So right now I'm just wondering if it's better to re-encode the audio so that the stock player can play it in HW, or just use MX Player and play it in SW.
Will do some experiments after I get back from work
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MX can do separate encode modes for video and audio. You can run video on HW and audio on SW if you want.
Dice player plays it all but there is only one little problem with it. While playing videos there are 3 white dots (menu) remain on screen......i hope its updated soon.
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MX can do separate encode modes for video and audio. You can run video on HW and audio on SW if you want.
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Yeah but I wanna try playing the audio on HW. MX can't do that. Dice can though.
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Dice player plays it all but there is only one little problem with it. While playing videos there are 3 white dots (menu) remain on screen......i hope its updated soon.
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Yeah just noticed, that's annoying But there should be an update soon
Have any one tried it.
Or will it be done by flashing a custom rom(may be cm10)
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Have any one tried it.
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Yes. My sat-box records in .mkv and it is viewable (streamed from sat-box) without changing anything. I use vplayer.
I use diceplayer, works great.
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MX Player with custom codec.
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MX Player with custom codec.
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+1. You can even boost the volume level to upto 30 if you use HW+ decoding, works amazing on AC3/DTS audio
serviio and diceplayer. Makes a great DNLC network that can stream any file to your Nexus. As for playing it on the nexus, I personally dont like putting movie files on mine since the memory gets used up rather quickly.
MX Player and the VLC Beta both work fine with .mkvs for me. I've even played some pretty hefty 1080p files with no issues.
you don't need to do anything. just open the file with MX player, be player or similar. sorry I'm not understanding why this is an issue for you
You can use HW decoding for video in players such as MX Player but you can't do audio HW decoding for some codecs since Dolby is suing everybody for supporting their formats without permission and is also refusing to license them.
MX Player works great in HW+ mode. I have had no problem with normal HD mkv files or 10 bit anime mkv
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You can use HW decoding for video in players such as MX Player but you can't do audio HW decoding for some codecs since Dolby is suing everybody for supporting their formats without permission and is also refusing to license them.
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Actually you can, custom codec option in mx player Worked wonders for me, there's threads about this. Stock rom, locked.
Yes, it can for both 8-bits 720p and 1080p, but 10-bits sorry, can't....
Can anyone point me to the right codec to download? All videos I try are using S/W instead of H/W in MxPlayer (except MP4). WMV and MKV are playing in S/W. Thanks a bunch
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Can anyone point me to the right codec to download? All videos I try are using S/W instead of H/W in MxPlayer (except MP4). WMV and MKV are playing in S/W. Thanks a bunch
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ya, where do i download the latest HW codecs? my s/w works fine but HW mode doesnt work too well in mxplayer pro/ lags and stutters
Some education is needed
MKV is not a codec, it's a container format much like DVD .... The problem is not the MKV container but what it contains. Generally the biggest problems are MKV's made from US OTA (Over the air) and cable TV recordings which all have the audio in AC3 format and usually in Dolby encoding. (And as someone mentioned Dolby doesn't like it when they don't get their Cut, even if the software is free and no one is actually profiting from it except the Consumer)
I've recorded and archived several TV series since 2006 and some of my first MKV's kept the AC3 audio format (but converted the video to h.264) because I was having sound sync problems (Not sure if it was an x264 or the cable company's fault but the issue eventually went away) and for those I have to use software decoding for the audio but the video is still hardware accel .... The ones I've made in the last 3-4 years have the audio converted to AAC format and those have full hardware accel video and audio and play flawlessly and effortlessly even on my lowly Rockchip dual core TV Stick (720p and in the process of being embedded in a Motorola Lapdock)
Point being it's not the MKV container that is the problem, what counts is the formats it contains .... And in the case of us North Americans we need to convert the audio (AAC is the best bet IMO) so you may as well convert the video (Much of it is interlaced and that's another issue conversion fixes, Handbrakes default Decomb filter does it well) .... For that I would recommend x264 and Handbrake (x264 is included in Handbrake) which should not only take care of compatibility issues it also makes for a smaller file (Better transfer/streaming over wifi) without any loss of playback quality .... Also I would recommend stripping off any extra audio feeds (Languages) if you aren't going to use them, ditto for subtitles ... In other words keep it simple and convert to formats with known/best compatibility
SPAM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2156254
MX player > settings > decoder > download custom codec
what about the mpeg2 decode ,not h/w decode?
no hardware acceleration for 1080i dvb-s2 recordings or streams
My nexus 7 with stock Rom plays 1080p h264 content in MKV containers flawlessly with h/w acceleration with various players. Except for either streams or recordings from my tvheadend server. If they are 1080i (no German station broadcasts in 1080p) none of the players gets h/w working. SD and 720p do work though. The only difference I can see between my recorded files and the ones that do play is that the recordings have 25 fps whereas the other mkvs have about 24.
In the attachments there are two screenshots of two mkvs' properties. The 25 fps one is the one that won't work.
Anyone's got an idea? Thanks
from what i know,snapdragon still don't support 10bit decoding perfectly,thats why u can't use hw+ mode for 10bit video.
When I tried with my HTC One X,it can play 10bit video in hw+ mode though.Its likely for now Tegra and Exynos only support 10bit decoding in hw+ mode,even not perfectly.
u can refer to this thread ->
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mx-videoplayer/WKv1LNeUTSI