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i've never really watched videos on my phones (mostly due to screen size etc) but i figure now that I have the Galaxy Nexus i could watch a few things on it..
What would be the best video format to convert things to? I dropped an avi of a tv program onto it and it worked but it lagged a bit..
I just converted something to an HD mp4 using Permute for Mac, it bumped the filesize up about 100mb but tested it and it runs smooth in QuickPic or PlayerPro but when trying to use the built in video player (to get the true full screen) it plays for a second, stutters, then says it can't be played.. :S
has anyone managed to get moboplayer working ? says i need an arm7 neon codec - found that on their site ... followed instructions but it still wont work
Video playback may be a bit iffy until the apps are updated; one of the Diceplayer mob posted saying that it now supports HD playback for .mkv. They didn't mention .avi but that generally needs less resources than .avi so you could try your avi in Diceplayer.
The general trend in open source video development is towards .mkv, I'm trying that first.
I'd be surprised if much works well right out of the gate. The true beta is when the masses begin tinkering
vplayer seems to play avi nicely
Ill have to try it out.. downloading now
I've got the same question. And I don't mean what other player can I download to play movies. I mean what format can I encode videos in to get them to play in the native player. I did find the article below. I have tried each of these formats with no luck. Anyone know why Android can't play a movie out of the box?
http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html
And I also tired MoboPlayer with no luck.
pretty much if you use a baseline .mp4 format you will be fine
basically:
h.264 video
LC-AAC audio
no CABAC
and you should be fine up to 1080p these settings work on all my android devices
just set mpeg 4 level 4 and it should take care of it by itself
noobdeagle said:
pretty much if you use a baseline .mp4 format you will be fine
basically:
h.264 video
LC-AAC audio
no CABAC
and you should be fine up to 1080p these settings work on all my android devices
just set mpeg 4 level 4 and it should take care of it by itself
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Thanks noobdeagle,
I have tired those settings on several encoders (handbrake, Adobe Media Encoder, Magic DVD ripper) and still no success. What software are you using to encode? and have you tried the movies on the galaxy nexus? Because I have never had a problem on any other Android devices. Just this one.
cj
gave up re-encoding videos.
vplayer has played everything ive thrown at it so far. the built in movie player seems very limited.
wilbur-force said:
gave up re-encoding videos.
vplayer has played everything ive thrown at it so far. the built in movie player seems very limited.
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I appreciate the feedback but I have two problems with this particular advice.
1 - Have you seen the permissions for that player? Why would a video player need access to my "Phone calls - Read phone status and identity" and "Your personal information - Read sensitive log data"? Really?
2 - Why the hell can't this phone play videos out of the box. <rant>I have, as I suspect a lot of us here do, a fair few friends that I would call iPhone fanboys. One of the biggest gripes I always hear about android is that every time you run into a problem on Android is the best answer is to root your phone and install cyanogen, or go get xxxx app and that will take care of it, or you should have bought this phone instead. So I get this phone and think that finally Android is going to hit the main stream and I can't even play a movie. WTF!</rant>
Like I said, I appreciate the feedback but I am still looking for a way to play a video in the default video player.
cj
chrisjaffe said:
Thanks noobdeagle,
I have tired those settings on several encoders (handbrake, Adobe Media Encoder, Magic DVD ripper) and still no success. What software are you using to encode? and have you tried the movies on the galaxy nexus? Because I have never had a problem on any other Android devices. Just this one.
cj
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no i have not tried on a galaxy nexus yet as that one week delay sim free means i wont be able to have mine in my hands untill at least next week :\,
i use mediacoder to encode videos, cant speak for the GN but ive used it for my xoom, nexus S, desire hd, htc legend and SGS 2 in the past (however SGS2 supported all codecs quite nicely anyway)
according to the android dev site the supported video list hasnt changed so this is quite strange.
noobdeagle said:
no i have not tried on a galaxy nexus yet as that one week delay sim free means i wont be able to have mine in my hands untill at least next week :\,
i use mediacoder to encode videos, cant speak for the GN but ive used it for my xoom, nexus S, desire hd, htc legend and SGS 2 in the past (however SGS2 supported all codecs quite nicely anyway)
according to the android dev site the supported video list hasnt changed so this is quite strange.
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Thanks for the info. I will seek out and try mediacoder.
FYI...I got my GN SIM free from Phones 4U. It was not easy though. I went in to a few stores before finding one that would sell it to me SIM free. And I think that I happened upon the manager at the store that did sell it to me. What makes it even better is that I am in the UK on business for a few months and so I can get the VAT back on my way out. Which makes it nearly 90 quid cheaper.
Thanks again,
cj
seems as if media coder works. Though that is one complicated program. You could get lost in those settings for days.
Thanks again.
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chrisjaffe said:
seems as if media coder works. Though that is one complicated program. You could get lost in those settings for days.
Thanks again.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
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Format factory works and it's easy as to use.
Format factory does seem to work and is a little easier to use. Thanks. And just in time too because Mediacoder was having some trouble iwth a few of the vids I had.
cj
Hi everyone,
I first got to say that I have not yet purchased GalaxyNexus. However I have a big concern in regards to 720p HD video files from the net. I realized this on my Galaxy Tab10.1 after I bought it that most HD files need to be re-encoded in order to run without lag or being choppy. I was very disappointed with that.
Would someone tell me how is the performance of mkv files on GalaxyNexus.
Thanks.
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Yes, use MX Player from the market, it can run just about anything smoothly
Or try dice player, only problem is its not allowing me to buy full version after 3 days trial has ran out, anyone know a way around that?
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heck it plays 1080p mkvs flawlessly. I have a 11gb mkv of Drive that sits on my phone just to show off. Now to get that MHL adapter.
biggiestuff said:
heck it plays 1080p mkvs flawlessly. I have a 11gb mkv of Drive that sits on my phone just to show off. Now to get that MHL adapter.
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I tried a sample of 1080p mkv on mxplayer and it was choking on SW only (no HW available). What player did you use?
CrazyDelta said:
Hi everyone,
I first got to say that I have not yet purchased GalaxyNexus. However I have a big concern in regards to 720p HD video files from the net. I realized this on my Galaxy Tab10.1 after I bought it that most HD files need to be re-encoded in order to run without lag or being choppy. I was very disappointed with that.
Would someone tell me how is the performance of mkv files on GalaxyNexus.
Thanks.
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Whether it plays depends on a lot of things. The video format, (MKV is just a container), the audio format and most importantly the bitrate. A lot of desktop PCs will chunder along if the bitrate is too high for it's hardware to handle, so a phone will struggle even more.
The bottleneck seems to be the speed of the internal storage, for me. It plays stuff flawlessly, but if I play a 1080p file with a super high bitrate, it's all choppy.
cvbcbcmv said:
You a usenet user? Mkv files are all over that. (I hope you are, I wanna talk to somebody about how amazing it is!!!)
I watched a 3 gig mkv file of a 1 hour season finale of flashpoint (anybody watch it BTW?) and it was flawless. Jules was as amazing as ever, and Ed was as bald as ever.
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what do you mean usernet user? whats that? and my mkv files play fine 720p and 1080p
Thanks for the reply guys. Appreciate it.
However, I found this video review on YouTube and it kinda made me pessimistic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eDnY_nZ2SiE
*I hope it is ok posting a link to a video here.
CrazyDelta said:
Thanks for the reply guys. Appreciate it.
However, I found this video review on YouTube and it kinda made me pessimistic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eDnY_nZ2SiE
*I hope it is ok posting a link to a video here.
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Not sure what player or videos are being used in this video but my 720 en 1080p MKV's are all working smooth on dice player.
cvbcbcmv said:
You a usenet user? Mkv files are all over that. (I hope you are, I wanna talk to somebody about how amazing it is!!!)
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The first rule of Usenet is, you don't talk about Usenet.
Is there a trick to getting these super large files on your phone? Everytime I've tried to drag an 8GB file over it complains it only takes files under 4GB. Are you splitting them?
lettcco said:
I tried a sample of 1080p mkv on mxplayer and it was choking on SW only (no HW available). What player did you use?
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I used diceplayer trial. That app is great. hopefully they get it working soon so I can get the full version.
not sure what your guys issue with dice player is. I have it on mine and it plays mkvs, wmvs, avis flawlessly
Dice Player plays high bitrate 1080p flawless for me. The only problem is the trial is only available so you have to uninstall and reinstall every 3 days.
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neok44 said:
not sure what your guys issue with dice player is. I have it on mine and it plays mkvs, wmvs, avis flawlessly
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The problem is the dev's actually. The account he was using to receive payment for the full version got suspended (for whatever reason), and due to that he isn't able to continue selling the full version anymore. If you were an early adopter (like I was, due to having a Asus Transformer), it's a non-issue because you already bought it. I'm not sure why the dev is taking forever to fix the issue.
EDIT:And on that note, I also must say that all MKV files I have downloaded work perfectly fine on my nexus using diceplayer. Both 720P and 1080P (only tried 1, just to see if it worked, since it is rather pointless unless you're outputting to a TV) work just fine and without any issues for me. I haven't tried any strangely encoded files yet, but so far all normal HDTV encoded files worked just fine.
cvbcbcmv said:
You a usenet user? Mkv files are all over that. (I hope you are, I wanna talk to somebody about how amazing it is!!!)
I watched a 3 gig mkv file of a 1 hour season finale of flashpoint (anybody watch it BTW?) and it was flawless. Jules was as amazing as ever, and Ed was as bald as ever.
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man I wish usenet was free
CrazyDelta said:
Thanks for the reply guys. Appreciate it.
However, I found this video review on YouTube and it kinda made me pessimistic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eDnY_nZ2SiE
*I hope it is ok posting a link to a video here.
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It's smooth once it get's hardware decoded.
No smartphone processor can decode 1080p without lag, which is exactly why OMAP put an IVA-HD chip inside to do all the work.
Much like the rest of the members I use dice player and it plays everything i throw at it. I use to have an issue with 12mbps MP4 files but they seem to have corrected that and now it is smooth for everything i throw at it.
is there a place to buy the full version or obtain one by other cough cough means?
I got the free transformers movie because I also bought a Nexus 7. When I try to play this on the S3 it stops, studders, won't play. Doesn't matter if I downloaded it locally first, same issue. Any one else having problems playing movies on the S3? I am running the FreeGS3 0.0.7 ROM. Might have to flash back to stock to test this, but easier if someone else can see if this movie plays. If you have a Nexus 7, you can download it free.
I get this. Anyone else?
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I hope you can assist so I can take advantage of one of the great features of this App.
So, the bottom line is I cannot "stream" the videos on my flash drive when viewed through the application. Each video was made converting using Handbrake to an .MP4 file using the preset "Android High" setting. I've put the files onto a brand new Cruzer 32GB FAT32 formatted drive from Amazon. I then connect using my second purchase of a OTG cable from Amazon. Both cables recognize the files and read the information on them, but neither file will play them using DICE player, ES Media Player, MX Player, nor Vplayer.
The vids work fine once "copied" over to the device but then I think that defeats the purpose of carrying around the flash drive. . .please assist and let me know what I can do to get this working. Thanks in advance.
ellessone said:
I hope you can assist so I can take advantage of one of the great features of this App.
So, the bottom line is I cannot "stream" the videos on my flash drive when viewed through the application. Each video was made converting using Handbrake to an .MP4 file using the preset "Android High" setting. I've put the files onto a brand new Cruzer 32GB FAT32 formatted drive from Amazon. I then connect using my second purchase of a OTG cable from Amazon. Both cables recognize the files and read the information on them, but neither file will play them using DICE player, ES Media Player, MX Player, nor Vplayer.
The vids work fine once "copied" over to the device but then I think that defeats the purpose of carrying around the flash drive. . .please assist and let me know what I can do to get this working. Thanks in advance.
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Have you tried speaking with the developer?
Nexus Media Importer Thread. That's his thread. He answers there. He's very helpful.
I have the app and it's played everything I have tried:
http://i.imgur.com/QZxhB.png
http://i.imgur.com/ZLpq8.jpg
How are you encoding the audio? To what settings?
I have tested the app with a few flash drives (even some really old and slow ones) and it's worked out fine. But my main flash drives are these Kingston DataTraveler G3 32GB bought from newegg.
Contact the dev in his thread and maybe he can help you pinpoint the issue.
As a note: we use this QQ Tech USB-OTG Cable.
Good luck.
androidgranny241 said:
Have you tried speaking with the developer?
Nexus Media Importer Thread. That's his thread. He answers there. He's very helpful.
I have the app and it's played everything I have tried:
http://i.imgur.com/QZxhB.png
http://i.imgur.com/ZLpq8.jpg
How are you encoding the audio? To what settings?
I have tested the app with a few flash drives (even some really old and slow ones) and it's worked out fine. But my main flash drives are these Kingston DataTraveler G3 32GB bought from newegg.
Contact the dev in his thread and maybe he can help you pinpoint the issue.
As a note: we use this QQ Tech USB-OTG Cable.
Good luck.
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Try BS Player. I've had the best luck with that.
I've attached my Blu-Ray Tegra2 profile for Handbrake. The Nexus 7 should eat these for breakfast.
dburckh said:
Try BS Player. I've had the best luck with that.
I've attached my Blu-Ray Tegra2 profile for Handbrake. The Nexus 7 should eat these for breakfast.
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I tried BS player (free version) still had no luck. I will try your HB file you posted.
This has got to be something real easy. . .
dburckh said:
Try BS Player. I've had the best luck with that.
I've attached my Blu-Ray Tegra2 profile for Handbrake. The Nexus 7 should eat these for breakfast.
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Tried your Tegra2 profile you sent on a quick music video, still getting errors on every 6 different video players. Just saved the video to my device, played perfectly. . .
Again, still trying to solve for the "streaming" ability this app has. . .Is there another main setting somewhere I am missing?
ellessone said:
Tried your Tegra2 profile you sent on a quick music video, still getting errors on every 6 different video players. Just saved the video to my device, played perfectly. . .
Again, still trying to solve for the "streaming" ability this app has. . .Is there another main setting somewhere I am missing?
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There are no settings to mess with. I guess the next question, which should have been the first is what do you mean by they don't stream? Do you get an error, or does nothing happen? If nothing happens, it could be that the server is hung. Click disconnect and then scan. That will bounce the server.
Anyway, I just released 3.0.3 last night which seems to be very stable. Might want to give that a shot.
Hi:
You might want to try converting with DVD Catylist, http://www.dvdcatalyst.com , I stream videos converted with DVD Catalyst all the tine with Nexus Media Importer.
Tom
thenrik said:
Hi:
You might want to try converting with DVD Catylist, http://www.dvdcatalyst.com , I stream videos converted with DVD Catalyst all the tine with Nexus Media Importer.
Tom
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Thanks for your replies and assistance. I'll give it a whirl and let you know. Thx again
Tried converting the file using DVD Catylist as recommended using the Nexus 7 profile, still nothing. . .
Hi, First of all congrats to those who got their hands on Nexus 7 (2013).
Actually I am posting this for the very first time so please don't run on me for a mistake.
I just got android for the very first time in the shape of Nexus 7 (2013).
I love to watch movies on it but can anyone guide me which player is good for movies and my priority is that I have the option of SUBTITLES.
Try MX Player
Muhaimen Ayyub said:
Hi, First of all congrats to those who got their hands on Nexus 7 (2013).
Actually I am posting this for the very first time so please don't run on me for a mistake.
I just got android for the very first time in the shape of Nexus 7 (2013).
I love to watch movies on it but can anyone guide me which player is good for movies and my priority is that I have the option of SUBTITLES.
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Firstly, SUBTITLES only come up if you've got them embedded in the video, or if you've got it in them in the form of .srt files.
MX Player is the best player I have used. I have used others too, but MX is the best of them. Look for it on the Google Playstore.
When you do happen to run a movie on it, enable subtitles by pressing menu->Subtitles. If you've got subtitles in the same folder with the same name, they will show up, otherwise you'll have to choose them from folder(option's there too).
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Mx player is not compatible with 4.3, vlc from videolan
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deff MX