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Question about playable file types

Why cant you play avi file types on the evo? Do I need to get a special media player?
EDIT:
1. is there a file type I can convert them to?
2. if so what software can I use to convert them?
Thanks in advance!

You can play most avi's with Rock Player, however it depends on what codec the file is. If you want to play with the stock media player, you need to convert to an mp4 with h264 baseline codec. You can use handbrake to do this, there are guides everywhere. Heres one:
http://www.knowyourcell.com/htc/htc...deos_and_transfer_them_to_the_htc_evo_4g.html

sitlet said:
You can play most avi's with Rock Player, however it depends on what codec the file is. If you want to play with the stock media player, you need to convert to an mp4 with h264 baseline codec. You can use handbrake to do this, there are guides everywhere. Heres one:
http://www.knowyourcell.com/htc/htc...deos_and_transfer_them_to_the_htc_evo_4g.html
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Thanks again!
EDIT: Were do I get rock player, is it in the app market or do I need to find the apk?
EDIT2: Found it! Thanks again!

How do you watch videos?

How do you watch videos on your EVO? Do you convert them and then drop the file on you sdcard? Stream from Dropbox or something else?

I usually convert them to one of the supported file types.

I just throw the video file on my sd card then use RockPlayer. I use to convert all my video files but RockPlayer can play just about all types of video files. There is a lite version on the marketplace. I dont think it can play .mkv files tho. Hope this helps.

titans10 said:
I just throw the video file on my sd card then use RockPlayer. I use to convert all my video files but RockPlayer can play just about all types of video files. There is a lite version on the marketplace. I dont think it can play .mkv files tho. Hope this helps.
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I second this...
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titans10 said:
I just throw the video file on my sd card then use RockPlayer. I use to convert all my video files but RockPlayer can play just about all types of video files. There is a lite version on the marketplace. I dont think it can play .mkv files tho. Hope this helps.
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I third this. It actually plays .mkv files just fine, or at least I haven't had any trouble with them yet. I recall you have to set it to software decoding rather than hardware, but I'm not sure if this is related to playing .mkv's or if it's for all filetypes.

phsteve said:
I third this. It actually plays .mkv files just fine, or at least I haven't had any trouble with them yet. I recall you have to set it to software decoding rather than hardware, but I'm not sure if this is related to playing .mkv's or if it's for all filetypes.
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I tried a 720p .mkv file a few months back and the video played back extremely slow and choppy. I always use software decoding. I will try another .mkv tonight and report back

4thed for rockplayer.

titans10 said:
I tried a 720p .mkv file a few months back and the video played back extremely slow and choppy. I always use software decoding. I will try another .mkv tonight and report back
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You're probably right about 720p, I just checked and the videos I was watching are 624x352, which still look smooth and clear on the EVO.

https://market.android.com/details?id=me.abitno.vplayer.t

phsteve said:
You're probably right about 720p, I just checked and the videos I was watching are 624x352, which still look smooth and clear on the EVO.
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He all... just thought I'd follow up. Tried a 720 .mkv file... just as I suspected. Slow and choppy. I will have to convert that file type to a mp4. so... uh... thanks!

Mkv and mp4 are just containers. As long as the codec used is h264, the video should play just fine. I have many 720p videos on my phone that play just fine. Just make sure to keep the bitrate under 3000kbps or so.
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[Q] wma is unsupported in stock music player?

So is it just my ignorance or does the stock music player really not play wma files? Any resolution to this?
Thanks

some phones can but you have to make sure there is no drm on the music. if there is it will not play it

It's very strange. the wma files play on my pc & on my former HTC TP2....

abodamer said:
It's very strange. the wma files play on my pc & on my former HTC TP2....
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That's because WMA files are Windows Media Audio files.

I know that. I guess I wish we (google, Microsoft) could all just get along. Oh well, converting to mp3. So much for lossless

abodamer said:
I know that. I guess I wish we (google, Microsoft) could all just get along. Oh well, converting to mp3. So much for lossless
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Get PowerAMP.
It can play wma, as well as FLAC, wav, and just about everything else. Lossless and lossy
It also has a full Equalizer and many other features. I love it.
Official site: http://powerampapp.com/
Market Page: https://market.android.com/details?...GwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5tYXhtcHouYXVkaW9wbGF5ZXIiXQ..

Wow. Thanks so much. Works great. I love this forum.

There's a line in the media_profiles.xml at the very end that has wma and wmv disabled. You can find it in /system/etc. Try changing the false to true and see if that works.
I don't use those file formats so I've never had a reason to change it and test to see if it works.
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ugh. poweramp doesn't work either. I thought it was, but it was playing an mp3 version of the song I was testing. Didn't realize this until after I purchased the full version.
I'm not rooted (yet) so I can't play with the system files...

KCRic said:
There's a line in the media_profiles.xml at the very end that has wma and wmv disabled. You can find it in /system/etc. Try changing the false to true and see if that works.
I don't use those file formats so I've never had a reason to change it and test to see if it works.
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does not do the trick, it end with bootloop

Just transfer the files onto your comp and rip them to mp3's. I know this is kinda a pain in the ass but it will solve your prob.

Best ffmpeg video parameters for Note 2

Hi guys
I've quite a lot of mkv videos, and I'd like to convert them into avi I can watch on my N2, possibly reducing their size a little bit, but I'm not sure how far I can go without deteriorating the quality of said video. So, here's the question: has anybody figured out yet the best ffmpeg parameters to convert a video for the Note 2 without quality loss? Or, as an alternative, any suggestion on a good video converter with proper settings for the Note 2?
Thanks a lot

You don't need to convert anything on Note2 it has one of the best hw decoders available.
If you have a file that can't be played by native video player just install BSPlayer or MxPlayer.

But the problem is with the files size, not the player.
How much we can shrink mkv's without quality loss, and what software use for that. That's the question I think.
Am I right?

mdalacu said:
You don't need to convert anything on Note2 it has one of the best hw decoders available.
If you have a file that can't be played by native video player just install BSPlayer or MxPlayer.
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The conversion has a double porpuse :
1) Make the files easier to read for the Note 2 : I tried to play a couple of .mkv files with VLC and a 4-5 of times each, for 2-3 seconds, the image was quite bad ( huge pixels in some random position of the screen), while I had no such a problem playing them on a computer
2) Make video files smaller : I know that most people has a 64GB microSD that partially solves the problem, but I travel quite a lot, and while on the train I really like watching movies. If each movie is 2-3 GB, I can't bring many with me Plus, I'm quite sure that a 720p movie is an overkill on the Note 2 : you only need to have as many pixels per frame as the Note 2 screen has. Every detail over that is just a waste of precious microSD space
So, back IT ... has anybody found the perfect conversion parameters?

+ MxPlayer
Don't use the ffmpeg after got the aneesoft, it works fine for me on almost videos conversion.

kaharas said:
Hi guys
I've quite a lot of mkv videos, and I'd like to convert them into avi I can watch on my N2, possibly reducing their size a little bit, but I'm not sure how far I can go without deteriorating the quality of said video. So, here's the question: has anybody figured out yet the best ffmpeg parameters to convert a video for the Note 2 without quality loss? Or, as an alternative, any suggestion on a good video converter with proper settings for the Note 2?
Thanks a lot
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I use handbrake. It's free and has presets and works very well under 64bit.
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lemoon said:
+ MxPlayer
Don't use the ffmpeg after got the aneesoft, it works fine for me on almost videos conversion.
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mmm... Why are you suggesting against ffmpeg? I'm kind of a command line lover, and ffmpeg has been for me the fastest converter I've tested so far ... Plus, a lot of other converters ( just like HandBrake, the one suggested the post above this one ) uses it
PS: I'll try handbrake , thanks
PPS: On handbrake, "Android High" is the preset to use to get the best results for Note 2?

I'm using "Any Video Converter" to convert my mkv's, but you don't have to.
The settings I usually use are:
Video Codec: x264
Bitrate: 1000 (You can play a bit with this one to greatly reduce the size but be careful because you'll get pixelated video)
Video Framerate (you've got to be careful here, keep original framerate to avoid frame stutter.)
Frame size: 1280x720
Audio bitrate: 128
Sample rate: 44100
Here are some comparisons:
Original mkv:
size - 331 MB
Converted to mp4:
Bitrate: 2500
size - 461 MB
Bitrate: 1000
Size - 198 MB
Bitrate: 256
Size - 66.9MB

Niuseek said:
I'm using "Any Video Converter" to convert my mkv's, but you don't have to.
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Thanks, I'll try this one out too. I've played a bit with the other suggested converter, HandBrake, but it has so many option that a video/audio noob like me feels completly lost. It would be great if it had a preset just for the Note 2, but I guess that's too much to ask
Anyway, I'll see how AVC works. Thanks for your suggestion !

kaharas said:
Thanks, I'll try this one out too. I've played a bit with the other suggested converter, HandBrake, but it has so many option that a video/audio noob like me feels completly lost. It would be great if it had a preset just for the Note 2, but I guess that's too much to ask
Anyway, I'll see how AVC works. Thanks for your suggestion !
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That's why I suggested handbrake. Use the presets provided. Btw the I phone presets work too it all converts to mp4 format
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HardDisk said:
That's why I suggested handbrake. Use the presets provided. Btw the I phone presets work too it all converts to mp4 format
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Using the preset for a device with a different screen size and resolution wouldn't mess up the video quality?

Has anyone tried a true 720p60 (with high-motion) video playing back on the Note 2? I'm curious if this can be handled. Likewise with 1080i playing back with high-motion intact as opposed to being deinterlaced with some method that throws away half the temporal resolution. Any info would be appreciated.
For that matter, has anyone tried a straight-up Blu-ray rip of any kind (1080p24 or otherwise) that has not been reencoded but maybe just remuxed to MKV or similar?
Niuseek said:
I'm using "Any Video Converter" to convert my mkv's, but you don't have to.
The settings I usually use are:
Video Codec: x264
Bitrate: 1000 (You can play a bit with this one to greatly reduce the size but be careful because you'll get pixelated video)
Video Framerate (you've got to be careful here, keep original framerate to avoid frame stutter.)
Frame size: 1280x720
Audio bitrate: 128
Sample rate: 44100
Here are some comparisons:
Original mkv:
size - 331 MB
Converted to mp4:
Bitrate: 2500
size - 461 MB
Bitrate: 1000
Size - 198 MB
Bitrate: 256
Size - 66.9MB
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Why did you reencode to a much larger file-size here?

I have a GN-7100 international GN2. Running JB 4.1.1 I could copy .mkv files from my PC to the GN2 SD card and play them with MX Player Pro. There would be a warning that .mkv was not compatible and the device might not play them, but the files always copied and played. Yesterday I upgraded to JB 4.1.2 and now the same warning comes up when I try to copy and when I tell it to proceed it starts to copy and then refuses to continue. When I look at the GN2 video directories on my PC the folder are there but the contents show as empty and the .mkv files are not visible. Using the GN2 file explorer the contents are visible and MX Player Pro plays the files just fine.
Other forums say the files need to be converted, using proprietary and expensive video converters, from .mkv to mp4, because the GN2 will not recognise .mkv. My experience is that the device will play them once they are copied to it. Today I removed the SD card from the device, copied the .mkv files to it from the PC, reinserted the card in the phone and the files are seen and played from the SD card using MX Player Pro.
So my question is: does anyone know how to get .mkv files to copy from a PC to the GN2 with the SD card installed and for the files to be seen on the PC? I guess having to remove the SD card to copy files to it is cheaper and less pain than having to convert them first, but it would be nice to be able to do it without any hassle.

dencar said:
I have a GN-7100 international GN2. Running JB 4.1.1 I could copy .mkv files from my PC to the GN2 SD card and play them with MX Player Pro. There would be a warning that .mkv was not compatible and the device might not play them, but the files always copied and played. Yesterday I upgraded to JB 4.1.2 and now the same warning comes up when I try to copy and when I tell it to proceed it starts to copy and then refuses to continue. When I look at the GN2 video directories on my PC the folder are there but the contents show as empty and the .mkv files are not visible. Using the GN2 file explorer the contents are visible and MX Player Pro plays the files just fine.
Other forums say the files need to be converted, using proprietary and expensive video converters, from .mkv to mp4, because the GN2 will not recognise .mkv. My experience is that the device will play them once they are copied to it. Today I removed the SD card from the device, copied the .mkv files to it from the PC, reinserted the card in the phone and the files are seen and played from the SD card using MX Player Pro.
So my question is: does anyone know how to get .mkv files to copy from a PC to the GN2 with the SD card installed and for the files to be seen on the PC? I guess having to remove the SD card to copy files to it is cheaper and less pain than having to convert them first, but it would be nice to be able to do it without any hassle.
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Are you transferring through KIES? If yes then try to transfer just by copying and pasting in the memory card folder directly.

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Are you transferring through KIES? If yes then try to transfer just by copying and pasting in the memory card folder directly.
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No, I removed KIES in case it was part of the problem. There must be something in the Samsung usb drivers or JB 4.1.2 that prevents the PC from seeing the files. It occurs to me that downloading directly to the phone may solve the problem, but it would be good to be able to just copy and paste without removing the SD card from the phone.

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[Q] Can't play .avi files

I thought that all of my videos can be played perfectly on Note 2, but it wasn't the case, I think
What makes it weird is the video that can't be played are .avi files.. It's my first time encounter the problem with .avi files (it always with .mkv though :silly: but surprisingly all .mkv files works perfectly, even the 8GB ones )
It will only play the audio files and the video are completely blank.. I've tried with stock video player & MX Player (please don't suggest to use another video player ) but they'll only show the thumbnail (in stock the thumbnail won't move as the other vids;static)
I've attached the media info of the .avi that won't play.. Should I convert that into .mkv, maybe?
Just in case, not all of my .avi files can't be played.. Just this one

If you don't want to use a different media player, then I think converting it or re-downloading (if possible) could work.
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Darshan9 said:
If you don't want to use a different media player, then I think converting it or re-downloading (if possible) could work.
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Well, I'm quuite thinking to convert the video, because I'm note sure re-downloading will solve the problem (since the video didn't have a problem playing in my pc using klite media player )
I'm just curious, is there something wrong in the mediainfo I've attached that makes Note 2 can't play the video..

have u try force software decode in mx player? have u try play it on pc?
if u can handle the conversion, convert always is the best method for me

emprize said:
have u try force software decode in mx player? have u try play it on pc?
if u can handle the conversion, convert always is the best method for me
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have u try force software decode in mx player? --> no, I haven't.. I wonder if it will work since the stock can't play it too :silly:
have u try play it on pc? --> yes, and it didn't have any problem..
if u can handle the conversion, convert always is the best method for me --> can you suggest me about the conversion?

mankind_18 said:
have u try force software decode in mx player? --> no, I haven't.. I wonder if it will work since the stock can't play it too :silly:
have u try play it on pc? --> yes, and it didn't have any problem..
if u can handle the conversion, convert always is the best method for me --> can you suggest me about the conversion?
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maybe u can try force software decode first, sometimes the hw dont have the correct codec for that,
i stream movie from my home pc instead of put it in phone long time ago, so forgot the convert software, sorry

emprize said:
maybe u can try force software decode first, sometimes the hw dont have the correct codec for that,
i stream movie from my home pc instead of put it in phone long time ago, so forgot the convert software, sorry
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wow.. the s/w decode solved the problem! thank you so much :victory: