Related
I'd be grateful if a few folk could try the attached (very short) video clip on the Desire and tell me if the video and audio are in sync - watch the drumsticks!
This clip does not play in sync on the HD2, but it is perfect on a PC or a Touch HD so there's no reason for it to play out of sync and there must be some sort of flaw with the HD2. It doesn't seem to matter what player is used. Someone suggested it might be a Snapdragon chipset issue, hence the reason for my posting in the Desire forum.
Please let me know how it plays on the Desire - thank you.
Moandal said:
I'd be grateful if a few folk could try the attached (very short) video clip on the Desire and tell me if the video and audio are in sync - watch the drumsticks!
This clip does not play in sync on the HD2, but it is perfect on a PC or a Touch HD so there's no reason for it to play out of sync and there must be some sort of flaw with the HD2. It doesn't seem to matter what player is used. Someone suggested it might be a Snapdragon chipset issue, hence the reason for my posting in the Desire forum.
Please let me know how it plays on the Desire - thank you.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The video really isn't long enough for me to tell properly whether it is in sync completely, even when watching the drumsticks. You need something more substantial to properly notice whether it is out of sync, not something that ends in 6 seconds.
It does look out of sync to me but as has been said, it's not really long enough to be sure.
Thanks for having a look - I appreciate your responses.
If that first video was too short then how about the following? It's a direct download from YouTube, no conversion on my part. Again it plays fine on the PC but is slightly out of sync on the HD2. The audio delay is small, and probably less noticeable than the original video, but it's definitely there, at least on my HD2. If he was just talking and not playing the drums you wouldn't notice it.
So is this also slightly out of sync on the Desire? If so, this is looking like it could be a Snapdragon chipset issue.
Second clip totally out of sync on my desire, haven't looked at the first.
Seems video on these things is not good at all.
Guys, i have to say I'm really worried about this issue. I super problem for me and for the device itself. I strongly suspect it's Snapdragon. This is why:
I have a huge video collection, being an iPhone and iTunes user. I have tried many formats before but today I have an optimized one - the Handbrake "Universal" profile is marvelous. It looks great for TV (using AppleTV or iPhone out), great on portable devices and size is good not to take much space. I can use these files in ANY device: PC, Mac, iPhone (even 2G), PSP, PS3, Zune HD, HTC Hero etc and all can play just fine, no issues at all. Perfect. Even some iTunes videos non-protected is also playable - encoded by Apple, not me.
But on the Desire, all of them has video/audio out of sync. Some more than others, but all of them. And to prove it's not the files, ALL youtube videos have same issue. Want another proof?
I used same files and tests on the XPERIA X10, also Snapdragon. Guess what? Out of sync. I don't want to believe, but adding to HD2, we have 3 different phones, 3 different OS (Android 1.6 on X10, 2.1 on Desire), 2 different manufacturers, ONE common chipset -Snapdragon - same problem.
I sincerely hope HTC can fix this with a software update (even if they have to add audio offset to video playback, I don't care), or else it will be the biggest flaw I've seen in a PERFECT device - the Desire is everything I ever wanted an iPhone to be. But it needs to simply play videos
I sent an email to HTC telling this whole story, if there is a reply I'll post. Crossing fingers, because if I have to return this phone I'll cry.
I emailed HTC about this issue several days ago and still not had a response.
Just noticed http://www.htc.com/uk/support.aspx no longer has a link to contact support by email or phone which was there about 3 hours ago when I checked. http://www.htc.com/europe/support.aspx support link is still available, just not on the uk site, only on the europe one, my mistake.
I`ve had lip sync problems when converting via handbrake, I`ve also tried a few other programs for converting and the lip sync problem went away. Have you tried red kawa for example?
But yes its strange that its fine on a pc and not on the desire.
Just got a reply from HTC re video/audio sync issues, looks like they are saying there is no problem.
Thank you for contacting our Customer Support Center. We are dedicated to providing you with the best quality service and answering all of your questions and concerns.
In regards to video sync playback, we can help you with that.
We performed a test in our HTC desire and there is no fault while playing the videos. This could be a software issue or bug in the OS and we recommend to perform a hard reset on it(make sure to back up all your data before the reset) if this doesn't work then contact us and we will book in your device to be repaired. HTC Desire with snapdragon processor was highly tested to play videos or and other functions from the OS.
I hope that this resolves your query and thank you for contacting HTC.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Got the same issue on my HTC Legend. Tried a bunch of different encoders, encoding settings, video players and videofiles - no difference. There is also a strange effect - if you watch a video and then rewind back a bit, it kinda starts looking in sync
And it's exactly the same situation with the built-in YouTube app.
BTW, if I remember correctly, Legend doesn't have Snapdragon.
What about hard reset? Have you actually tried it? Anyway, please inform if you find a solution.
Xperia X10 Delay
When I playback video on my computer that was recorded on my Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 (SO-01B), there is a delay between audio and video of approximately 7 frames worth of NTSC video (the audo is delayed). (Note, I converted the MP4 files to avi files to identify the delay, the delay was present in the original MP4 and the converted avi.)
Further, I cannot get any drum or piano app to play without a noticeable delay. The screen graphics reflect my finger taps, but the corresponding sound is not played through the speakers until a short delay has passed. Seems like the processor cannot keep up?
Similar issues getting the camera to start or switching between video and still cameras. Or stuttering when Timescape or MediaScape launch.
This is my second device from DoCoMo. It appears to be a hardware issue. Very frustrating.
Anyone else having similar issues? This forum is the first I've come across with anything remotely similar to the issues I have experienced.
Dylan
Tokyo
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA
Some Infos would be great....
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA
My sensation had this same problem. It's very odd.
My recorded hd videos have been streamed to my tv. Some work fine. Others do not. Video codec not supported or something. Even though both the ones that work and those that don't, are same resolution and no settings have been changed.
Anyone come across this before?
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA
Yup, welcome to the fact that DLNA isn't really much of a standard and Samsung TVs are very picky about what they'll play.
Sadly the only solutions are to either ensure you've encoded the media in an exact format the TV supports, or switch TV to something with wider format support.
Or check out the HTC media link HD.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA
are you trying to play videos that were recorded in '1080' size from the camera? I've found this and if you transfer the file to a pc and check it out in vlc the resolution is slightly off '1920x1088' which is too large for the TV to play back. I opened this with HTC and it's been logged as a bug. not sure what the outcome will be, maybe it'll be fixed in an OTA. 720 videos play fine though.
Well, I had this issue first time on Sensation, and now on HOX.
It has nothing to do with HTC, it's due to Samsung fault regarding bitrate.
Example, record video outside on daylight, then come back in house (dark relatively) and record same length and settings video. Second one wont play on Samsung TV via DLNA, you'll get "VIDEO CODEC NOT SUPPORTED".
Until Samsung resolves this with FW update, there is no help =) I've tried everything ...
Is that a theory or do you know that as a fact? It certainly sounds feasible.
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA
I'm having this problem as well, and was surprised it hadn't come up here yet. I even started a thread on it a couple of days ago. Checking my recorded files with MediaInfo (I'm on a mac), I realized I was able to stream to the tv the ones for which the frame rate was higher, ie, the videos recorded with more ambient light.
I don't think, however, this is a DLNA problem. I get the same "Video Codec not supported" when I plug the phone to the tv via USB, or when I stream it through Plex.
sjred_uk said:
Is that a theory or do you know that as a fact? It certainly sounds feasible.
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well, I'm sorry that I do not have screenshots any more, I've formated my HTPC, but I can do it again those days. Yes, lower average bitrate results in VIDEO CODEC NOT SUPPORTED. Nothing else.
It is very simple, but I do not know exact bitrate numbers.
Higher the recording settings (HD, FullHD) = more light required
Lower the recording settings (qHD, ..., MMS) = less light required
Simply, just turn the lights off in your room, record fHD video and MMS video, and you Samsung TV will play MMS, but not fHD
coupduberger said:
I'm having this problem as well, and was surprised it hadn't come up here yet. I even started a thread on it a couple of days ago. Checking my recorded files with MediaInfo (I'm on a mac), I realized I was able to stream to the tv the ones for which the frame rate was higher, ie, the videos recorded with more ambient light.
I don't think, however, this is a DLNA problem. I get the same "Video Codec not supported" when I plug the phone to the tv via USB, or when I stream it through Plex.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yea, sorry, not DLNA problem itself, but Samsung TV codec problem
DLNA working like charm.
As the title states I got the MHL today. Output to a 73" 1080p DLP, 55" Samsung LED 7000 series smart TV, 50" 1080p Panasonic Plasma, and 39" 1080p westinghouse LED all produce similar results... and if I do say so myself, it's really bad.
Lets see where to begin:
The Good:
-Watching 1080p content from local or network storage produces a pretty good picture
-Text is sharp, webpages look great
-Phone charges while mirroring
The Bad:
-Audio output is descent at best through HDMI, when connected with a very nice surround sound decoder it only decodes as "multi-channel", so DTS and other streams are not preserved on output
-Lag. And let me say this again... LAG. Don't even bother playing a game, it's unbearable. The phone experiences no lag while mirroring, but the output is about 1/3 the framerate.
-Lag on movies. On every TV the lag was exactly the same, whether I hardware decode or software decode the lag is present. Youtube videos look laggy even.
-Netflix does not properly mirror. I presume this is related to HDCP or copy prevention, but streaming HD content to the phone produces a nice widescreen image on the phone, but the output to the connected monitor is pure crap. Take a nice 720p HD movie, compress it using the bitrate of a low quality MP3, transmit it via AM radio to your least favorite country somehow, and then watch it on a ****ty color TV from the 1980's. This is my experience with Netflix output. Also, you can tell it is not "mirroring" because when you tap the screen, the position slider appears on the phone but not the TV.
-Cannot turn screen off while mirroring
All in all, I'm somewhat pissed off. In its present state I would have preferred the phone not support HDMI. I would accept this as a "Oh hey the phone doesn't technically support MHL HDMI mirroring but we hacked it and look what we can do" but this is definitely not a finished product to advertise. Anyone else experience similar problems? Anybody have HD output with no lag? Maybe I have a defective MHL adapter/phone?
I think you may have a defective adapter/cable. I got the adapter tip today and most of your cons were nonexistent for me -
Audio Output - I don't know much about audio but I have a 5.1 surround sound setup and it worked perfectly.
Lag - I had 0 lag. I played a racing game and watched a few episodes of Breaking Bad (MKV so the phone was working hard at decoding it too) and I had no lag.
Turning screen off - I see this as a pro since you cant accidentally turn it off while mirroring
But this brings me to my point about netflix...
Netflix has been horrible with MHL on my last 3 phones, including this one. If I try to watch a 16:9 HD show on netflix through MHL, it plays fine on the phone but becomes 4:3 on my 16:9 HDTV somehow. I don't know why this happens, but if there was a way to make it mirror exactly what was on the screen, that wouldn't happen.
I'm actually quite pleased since the signal is very solid with this phone. With previous phones, the signal constantly dropped and reconnected. I tried every cable but it was a no go.
The Netflix I don't believe is the phones fault directly, I think it has to do with Netflix restricting output. As for the lag, I will return the unit as defective if I can and get another one. Hopefully that's the problem, the lag is incredibly noticeable for me. Audio wise, it's not bad, but I don't see why it can't just output (or at least give as an option) uncompressed audio from the source. My main irk is the framerate I've seen, hopefully it's limited to this unit. Anybody else experience lag or more importantly not experience any?
I ran Netflix ok.. but same ratio issues as above... didn't look great but was ok. Any regular video files looked great.. but I had to order 2 adapters before I got the right one.
Sent from my SPH-L710 using xda app-developers app
I also received my MHL adapter in the mail today. I like the picture quality and sound quality on my 42" 720p plasma, but I am wondering if it supports headphone port output somehow.
I got a connector also, but does seem to work with my monocable NHL,
Sent from my SPH-L710 using xda premium
I have a Samsung mhl and it works great
Sent using my Galaxy S III
I just used the official Samsung one today to deliver a training for a few new hires, and it worked perfectly. I had a full 10 slide powerpoint, afterwards I opened up the camera app and used the connected LCD screen as the viewfinder.
Issues with the MHL adapter lag, and possible fix
I have noticed similar problems as the OP. About an 1/8 of a second lag when trying to play SNES. For those of you who wanted to retro game with a bluetooth controller (like a PS3 sixaxis) I was able to get it to work. It could be my TV, but I got the lag down well below a second, enough so that you can play a game like donkey kong country and dodge opponents. The game plays at 30Hz which isn't the best frame rate, but fine for SNES.
The TV is a Samsung 1080p and there are two options that I enabled that seemed to help; video game mode, and BD mode. I don't think the TV should matter but I thought I should mention this. After much tinkering I realized that the phone is sending two different streams instead of exactly mirroring the phone's own stream. I think this is the case because when I was playing with settings I noticed in some cases it would send a landscape view to the TV when the phone's own display was in portrait mode. There were a couple other things that indicated that this is the case.
The Fix:
Anyways using a third party app like Titanium back up you need to freeze almost everything, anything that is not essential to running the game of your choice; this includes things like Verizon bloatware, Samsung bloat ware, s voice, maps, Facebook etc. You also have to turn off things like wifi, GPS, sync, etc. I also enabled force GPU rendering in the developer settings. Make sure you don't have a live background running. I also overclocked my phone to the max with setCPU. Also if you use an app like nova launcher you can make a back up of your settings and app placements which you can restore to keep your icon placements. I realize this is not a very viable fix, but this seemed to work for me.
End Fix
It's a pain, but worth it if you want a portable retro game machine. Samsung or someone at XDA needs to look into fixing this because I am pretty sure it is a software related issue. I hope anyone who bought a MHL adapter and wanted to retro game finds this useful.
So with the guys who have good results where you ordering it from.
Sent from my SPH-L710 using xda app-developers app
Hey just an update for anyone having issues such as screen flashes and lag I did a little more research and found in Samsung documentation that when connected to hdmi the s3 disables the output when a text or phone call is received but this was not implemented. I found that the device still checks for phone use and texts when connected to mhl. I actually had random screen flashes at set intervals on my TV! I disabled the phone and sms and this seemed to stop the flashing and help with some lag. I also noticed if you restart the device with the MHL to hdmi cable inserted the connection is a tad better and it also fixes screen flashes. I wish the damn thing worked and I have already replaced the MHL to hdmi cable twice now, and the slight lag (noticable when gaming) seems to affect a lot of people. It could be a problem with the actual device and not the software which would suck
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2
Since a few days I have no sound on my phone. Also the video playback is playing at a faster speed (I would like to say double speed). This afternoon I had problems trying to call someone, it kept saying Dialling but would not connect. The last seems to have gone away, but still no sound in video's/phone calls/alarms, etc..
Text messages, whatsapp messages, email etc. all seem to work fine. Even when I have no wifi, so I do have a good connection to my provider.
I have rebooted, reinstalled my rom (Cyanogenmod 10.2), gone back to an old nandroid backup, heck I was even that desperate I tried to go back to the original HTC stock rom, but I it wouldn't seem to install the stock rom, but just reboot.
But anyway, I'm back to cyanogenmod 10.2 but no affect. I'm still having the same issues.
I've searched the forum and only came across this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48419066#post48419066 but it didn't help me that much.
Also google hasn't helped me. 1 guy said it was his radio, but wouldn't seem that likely to me.
Has anyone else got this problem and if they do what have they done to fix it?
update 14-12:
It seems that not all video players play the video's at double speed. VLC keeps the video at the correct speed, but still can't seem to get any sound. Even streaming media (plex, youtube, etc. are playing at double speed!?) Incoming calls also can't be heard. The phone rings, but I can't hear anybody.
Same issue here.
CrisisCorE said:
Same issue here.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I sent my phone back to HTC, they repaired it free of charge...
I just flashed a backup and now it works fine
moto x..no media audio after call
I have a motox... since the 4.4 update after a phone call there will be no audio in media players and they play (video) at what seems to be double speed.
If I disconnect Bluetooth, then reconnect it's fine till the next phone call...
This is not player specific, meaning any media player ( YouTube, Netflix, NBC news,NPR audio)
Btw..not rooted
Nopinky said:
I have a motox... since the 4.4 update after a phone call there will be no audio in media players and they play (video) at what seems to be double speed.
If I disconnect Bluetooth, then reconnect it's fine till the next phone call...
This is not player specific, meaning any media player ( YouTube, Netflix, NBC news,NPR audio)
Btw..not rooted
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This is the HTC ONE X forum not the motox forum !
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Mr Hofs said:
This is the HTC ONE X forum not the motox forum !
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Correct, it is, but its the same issue.. maybe not hardware dependent?
i had similar issue... it was a bad kernel flash and i fixed it flashing again the same kernel... if you still have the issue try another kernel/kernel version...
Slapped in my Sd card in from my drone and the note 7 can't play the dam thing 1080p mov. Video without stuttering. Tried several different mov players with hardware , an full decoding acceleration, all no good.. She even gets a bit warm.. Anyone tried?
Snapdragon?
Yes on the snapdragon version
No problem here
Sent from my SM-N930F using XDA-Developers mobile app
when i was video testing unless I was messing with the setting and screen orientation or dual app most my video play fine. Have you test the same video with the phone storage as I might suspect the speed of the card on the Drone
What Mov player are you guys using ?
Thanks downloaded the file to my phone and it played fine. Weird though because I can directly play it off the sd car on my laptop with no problems . Thanks
Well on a laptop it have different ways to read the card and software that will load the clip in temp or buffer it before playing.
Also I used VLC if that still matter