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[Q] Playing 720p .mp4 vids on the GNex

Hey guys!
I've had my Galaxy Nexus for a couple days now, and I was thinking of loading it up with some movies I have at home. The problem is, I've ripped the movies in 720p .mp4 format on my Mac - but it won't play with the stock ICS player.. Rock Player works sort of, it shows video but it doesn't hide the on-screen buttons.
Rip details is: 720p h.264, AAC audio
Any ideas?

Simba90 said:
Hey guys!
I've had my Galaxy Nexus for a couple days now, and I was thinking of loading it up with some movies I have at home. The problem is, I've ripped the movies in 720p .mp4 format on my Mac - but it won't play with the stock ICS player.. Rock Player works sort of, it shows video but it doesn't hide the on-screen buttons.
Rip details is: 720p h.264, AAC audio
Any ideas?
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Yeah, stock gallery doesnt play wide range of codecs yet so I rely on MX player instead. But having the same problem tho about the on screen buttons :/

I find that the "dice" player from android market plays more stuff than any thing i can get straight .mkv files running perfect on my GN it is a paid app for the full version but im happy with it.

spiralz said:
I find that the "dice" player from android market plays more stuff than any thing i can get straight .mkv files running perfect on my GN it is a paid app for the full version but im happy with it.
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Do you have the stay-on-screen-buttons problem on Dice Player?

The only player that plays movies in full screen is Dice Player....but it has been removed from the market.

Have you tried Mobo Player? Works great on my Nexus S with mkv/mp4/whatever.

BinaryTB said:
Have you tried Mobo Player? Works great on my Nexus S with mkv/mp4/whatever.
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It needs some codec (which cannot find in market) to download first in order to use it...

Make sure you use the right mp4 level I think level 4 is the Max android will recognize all my encodes work so far
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I'm using MX video player and MX Video Player CODEC.
Doubletwist is also very good.
All available from the market and have had no issues playing anything so far.

SnowmanAndy said:
I'm using MX video player and MX Video Player CODEC.
Doubletwist is also very good.
All available from the market and have had no issues playing anything so far.
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Cool, I forgot about Doubletwist, thanks.
I currently use QQPlayer, Diceplayer premium and Rockplayer. They all seem to play some files and not others.
I tried Moboplayer but ran into trouble installing the codec during the install process (even when installing 'offline')
Jonny
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jonnyguitar said:
Cool, I forgot about Doubletwist, thanks.
Jonny
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Update - I just tried Doubleplayer, and while it plays everything it stuggles at times. More jerky (lower frame rate?) than QQPlayer.
I'd be happy with QQPlayer but the seek doesn't play nice. So if I miss something I have to start the video from scratch. And like I say, Dice, Mobo, Rockplayer and Realplayer (yes I was desperate) all appear to have various problems of their own.
I do recall VLC being released a year or so ago. But I guess it was pulled too?
I'd love to know if anyone has found a decent video app... (*I have a 4.5 hour daily commute into London!*)

Dice Player ftw!

nadavfima said:
Dice Player ftw!
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Many people reported that it crashes on ICS, is that happened to you too?

[Q] What is the Best Video/Media Player?

Anyone know which Video/Media player has the most compatibility when it comes to video and audio?
My household has electronics (PCs, PVRs, Tablets, Phones, etc.) across various platforms/OS and I'm looking for a video/media player that I can
put on my SGS3, which will run anything I throw at it.
File types range from avi, divx, mp4, mov, wmv, etc. and codecs for the said vids range from xvid, divx, h264, vc-1, sorenson, etc. ;
audio codec follow accordingly, ranging from wma, mp3, acm, ogg, etc.
Thank you for the input

mx player

I have tried a few but Dice player has been the best IMO.

I'm a big fan of the VLC player for Android

Act1 is one of the first apps I always reinstall after a ROM FLASH.

Dice Player. And it's not close.

Thank you for all the suggestions.
I'll try out each one and see which one fits my needs
Death&co said:
I'm a big fan of the VLC player for Android
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I couldn't find a VLC player in the market. Only a bunch of remotes with the VLC icons

+1 for MX Player

dLo GSR said:
mx player
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Ive had great success with this. I really like how you can swipe up/down on the left side of the screen to change brightness and swipe up/down on the right side to adjust volume. Not to mention all native file types supported.

Mx player
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AER0 said:
Anyone know which Video/Media player has the most compatibility when it comes to video and audio?
My household has electronics (PCs, PVRs, Tablets, Phones, etc.) across various platforms/OS and I'm looking for a video/media player that I can
put on my SGS3, which will run anything I throw at it.
File types range from avi, divx, mp4, mov, wmv, etc. and codecs for the said vids range from xvid, divx, h264, vc-1, sorenson, etc. ;
audio codec follow accordingly, ranging from wma, mp3, acm, ogg, etc.
Thank you for the input
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XBMC...
Im a betatester/themer for it so I do have it IDK if its been posted anywhere but heres a release description of it.. and a youtbe video
http://xbmc.org/theuni/2012/07/13/xbmc-for-android/
its still in beta, but err if you cant find it ill dropbox and post a link..

Does anyone know if anyone of these players will play m4v files?
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kobos311 said:
XBMC...
Im a betatester/themer for it so I do have it IDK if its been posted anywhere but heres a release description of it.. and a youtbe video
http://xbmc.org/theuni/2012/07/13/xbmc-for-android/
its still in beta, but err if you cant find it ill dropbox and post a link..
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Exciting news to someone who has been using xbmc for over 10 years. Are you saying you have already compiled a version for the S3?

+1 for MX Player. It has always worked well on all my Android devices.

justice26 said:
Does anyone know if anyone of these players will play m4v files?
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MX Player plays them, and everything else I've thrown at it, just fine.
Sent from my Motorola DynaTAC 8000X

I've been a HUGE fan of Dice Player on my old Captivate, mostly because it's the only good player with samba/cifs (windows) network share support built-in. But, on my SGS3, it freezes up after the first second on a LOT of videos that MX Player handles just fine, so, MX Player wins until Dice gets fixed.
(honorable mention: MoboPlayer (... back in the day ... ))
edit: Dice might behave differently under stock Touchwiz than CM9/CM10, as I've only ever used DicePlayer on CM7 and CM9 (and diff hw, but is fine on my Nexux7 too).

tgom222 said:
+1 for MX Player. It has always worked well on all my Android devices.
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So does Act!

Mx player
+1. I usually leave the files on the home server and use esfile explorer and just stream it that way

Tried the following till now:
Mobo
Vplayer
dice
easy
And it seems like as people have suggested, MX has to most wide arrange of compatibility.

AER0 said:
Tried the following till now:
Mobo
Vplayer
dice
easy
And it seems like as people have suggested, MX has to most wide arrange of compatibility.
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Apparently, Dice Player had a licensing issue and they released an update that constricted file compatibility. Good thing I read changelogs, as the pre-update version has proven to be an excellent option (have yet to be unable to play a file). I guess I slept on MX Player; after looking at its capabilities, I need to add it to my list .
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How to play MKV movies with DTS audio on Note II?

The stock movie player doesn't seem to support DTS audio. Is there another player in the market that does? Without that, I will have to re-encode my movies that has DTS audio. Thanks for any help!

try Dice Player

RMXO said:
try Dice Player
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Thanks! I installed it and tested it with a MKV movie with DTS, and it says it cannot play it.

Mx player. Best
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Haven't tried MKVs yet, but Moboplayer has never let me down yet.
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=moboplayer&c=apps

kevinallen4325 said:
Mx player. Best
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I second that, MX player is one of the best players and its free plus there are many codecs that support many different types of files.

x2h said:
Thanks! I installed it and tested it with a MKV movie with DTS, and it says it cannot play it.
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Weird Dice Player should be able to play everything. Check it's settings. I'll check when I get home tomorrow with my MKV's.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1831111
Here is a good thread, albeit from the S3 forum, on DTS audio

there is a plugin for dts on dice

it seems like none of those plugins are for the Samsung processor in the Note II? They are either for Tegra or Cortex?

i got a file mxlibs-176-neon.zip following a link above, and now dts audio is working with mx player.

Never mind I found it under accessibility.

vlc should play them also

If you only want to play the MKV files on your Note 2, I think MX player can do this, but if you want to play DTS audio,I am not sure this player can meet your demands.

x2h said:
The stock movie player doesn't seem to support DTS audio. Is there another player in the market that does? Without that, I will have to re-encode my movies that has DTS audio. Thanks for any help!
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Old post, but check out vlc.

MKV files

I notice that my new HTC One won't play my mkv files properly with the stock video player (plays the video but not the audio). Surprisingly, DicePlayer won't play them properly either.
However, MX Player works absolutely fine (I have it set to use S/W for the audio in Settings).
Just a heads up.

delboy98 said:
I notice that my new HTC One won't play my mkv files properly with the stock video player (plays the video but not the audio). Surprisingly, DicePlayer won't play them properly either.
However, MX Player works absolutely fine (I have it set to use S/W for the audio in Settings).
Just a heads up.
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That HTC includes the Matroska media container is already a good sign, I am sure they can fix the small bug ...
MX Player is awesome, it can do everything just perfect!

Use BS Player, it is the best video player on Google Play Store

protomanp1 said:
Use BS Player, it is the best video player on Google Play Store
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Have you tried MX Player? I just looked at BS and to me it is very ugly. MX Player works perfect. Maybe BS does too, but it could not possibly be better, and to me it is ugly.

MX Player does the job for me here.

delboy98 said:
I notice that my new HTC One won't play my mkv files properly with the stock video player (plays the video but not the audio). Surprisingly, DicePlayer won't play them properly either.
However, MX Player works absolutely fine (I have it set to use S/W for the audio in Settings).
Just a heads up.
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MX Player is the best. You can use HD+ for the video in Settings too.

rpmccormick said:
Have you tried MX Player? I just looked at BS and to me it is very ugly. MX Player works perfect. Maybe BS does too, but it could not possibly be better, and to me it is ugly.
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I have used and extensively tested both. BS Player is the better one.
Few things that make BS Player stand out over the rest are:
Easily stream files from other device from your network.
Auto subtitle downloader. This particular one is amazing.
For instance you download a movie or tv show on your pc/laptop, you use BS Player to stream it and it will find the correct subtitle for that video and apply it.

Use BS Player, it is the best video player on Google Play Store.
I use BS player for me the best player..

I use Mobo Player ALOT, it's great, it plays almost everything, has some great settings, plus you can go back to your homescreens and it'll window the video for you so you can still watch whatever it is that you're viewing.
I've also been using VLC Player too, it's still in 'beta' but it's stable as hell and plays everything!
I had to use it as Mobo Player was messing up some of my anime subs.
<3 them both!

VLC
VLC media player does its best

Personally, I've found the Archos player to be leagues ahead of anything else.

Scottland said:
Personally, I've found the Archos player to be leagues ahead of anything else.
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Same here... Ive used MX, VLC and VPlayer.... Archos much better and also pulls in your shared network library of movies.
Defo worth trying out.

Ive had disappointing results with MX Player on the ARHD 7.0 - for some reason I cannot enable HW playback so my 720p videos stutter along in SW mode. They run fine on my Galaxy S2

Scottland said:
Personally, I've found the Archos player to be leagues ahead of anything else.
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Wow... Archos looks awesome... like XBMC (which is also an option for Android from xbmc.org, but not in the play store)
EDIT: Archos won't play my DTS encoded MKV without buying the codecs. Lame. EDIT: I stand corrected, I guess there is a free codec too.

rpmccormick said:
Wow... Archos looks awesome... like XBMC (which is also an option for Android from xbmc.org, but not in the play store)
EDIT: Archos won't play my DTS encoded MKV without buying the codecs. Lame.
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TOTALLY forgot about XBMC for android!!! I'm an XBMC junkie but haven't modified my HT setup for a while. thanks for the reminder! I just installed it and it looks just like the desktop app. I'll have to do some testing fir sure. if anyone else is interested, here's the link:
http://xbmc.org/download/
Easy to maintain settings as well according to their website. It saves it in user data so updates don't wipe them out.
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rpmccormick said:
Wow... Archos looks awesome... like XBMC (which is also an option for Android from xbmc.org, but not in the play store)
EDIT: Archos won't play my DTS encoded MKV without buying the codecs. Lame.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.m4rk3t.libcopy2

Play mkv file on Galaxy Note 10.1 2014

Samsung video player app came with this tablet can play mkv file but no sound. Is there a solution for this anyone?
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jimaginet said:
Samsung video player app came with this tablet can play mkv file but no sound. Is there a solution for this anyone?
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Try diceplayer or mxplayer on the playstore.
The stock player can't reproduce ac3 sound.
Sorry for my english.....

MX player is free and works as does Archos player, also free. Both can be found on the play store. You may need to also get the Archos free codecs and if you want DTS sound in MX then you need to download the custom codec (there is a link in MX player)...

Yes MX-video player will do the job but
Samsung video player on my note 2 can play mkv file with no issue. So there must be away to make it work.
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Rogers
Rom: DN3 3.2

jimaginet said:
Yes MX-video player will do the job but
Samsung video player on my note 2 can play mkv file with no issue. So there must be away to make it work.
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Rogers
Rom: DN3 3.2
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mkv is just the container, samsung dropped ac3 support. You can strip the audio & remux or do as others suggested and use a software based player.

I used to use MX player but recenty found out clueful privacy advisor indicate it has the potential/risk of leaking the device unique ID. Currently using super video player/Gplayer using software decoder to be able to hear audio during video playback.

Dice Player gets my vote its excellent, but you need "libffmpeg.so" for DTS audio which I added in the thread below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48608356&postcount=13
Lets not forget XBMC if you want the full media center experience

Talk about XBMC. I also have audio problem. I can get it plays any movie but bad audio meaning I can hear sound but too much static... Is there any setting I need to do.
Xbmc 12.3 on Note 10.1 2014 and Note 2 same problem.
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Roger
DN3 3.1.2

bruce16878 said:
I used to use MX player but recenty found out clueful privacy advisor indicate it has the potential/risk of leaking the device unique ID. Currently using super video player/Gplayer using software decoder to be able to hear audio during video playback.
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Which is why I'm rooted, have xPosed framework installed and added xPrivacy....

If I were you I would skip the usual trash on market and go for VLC instead. Its free and opensource with excellent reputation of being the swiss knife of media players. Recently the authors made a sustained effort to bring it from PC to iOS and android.
Beta version is available on the market and fresh apk nightlies can be downloaded from their servers http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/android-armv7/.
Even though still in beta, everything except hit and miss harware acceleration works.

Do I need any additional codecs for dice Player?

Cirno5 said:
Do I need any additional codecs for dice Player?
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No, unless your viewing something with DTS audio then you need "libffmpeg.so"

Ok, I just used the file from MX Player....I guess that didn't work.
Picked the file from your link now.
About MX Player. In LBE Security there isn't anything listed concerning the ID. Do you guys have anything to read up on this issue?

Angela07 said:
You can try diceplayer or mxplayer on the playstore. However, someone says they may miss audio when playing MKV on Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 with it. If you plan to put and watch MKV movies on Galaxy Note 10.1 2014, converting MKV to MP4, which is the most suitable format for Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 playback, may be the best method.
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BSplayer is working for me with all my videos, maybe you should try it.

Angela07 said:
You can try diceplayer or mxplayer on the playstore. However, someone says they may miss audio when playing MKV on Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 with it. If you plan to put and watch MKV movies on Galaxy Note 10.1 2014, converting MKV to MP4, which is the most suitable format for Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 playback, may be the best method.
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On MX you need to set audio decoding via software but sound works fine for MKV's...

Mx player can play anything. If it doesnt then just get the right codec. If it doesnt exist just write the right codec.
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I use archos and it works flawlessly. There is a set of free codecs for it and the additional network capabilities made it my go to.
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Lots of **** players being recommended here.
VLC Player is the only correct answer.

moabizzi said:
I use archos and it works flawlessly. There is a set of free codecs for it and the additional network capabilities made it my go to.
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I have tried them all and Archos works the best.