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[Q] Video Playback

For some reason my video playback has sucked lately. MP4 files are choppy and slow. I've rebooted, and tried MX Player as well as VPlayer. Any ideas?

What Rom are you using. Using the stock SD card?
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Running Gingersense with a 1.6Ghz kernel. Stock 16GB micro SD card. The phone itself is quick.

Anything I can do to get it playing videos?
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darinr80 said:
Anything I can do to get it playing videos?
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Best I know is a wipe and re flash. Last I checked mine works..sure its not the video
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It's multiple videos so I know it's not just one single one. Dang I hate wiping all the data but I suppose it's time. Is there a way to speed up loading all my apps??

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It's multiple videos so I know it's not just one single one. Dang I hate wiping all the data but I suppose it's time. Is there a way to speed up loading all my apps??
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batch backup and restore with Titanium Pro

ben805 said:
batch backup and restore with Titanium Pro
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Titanium free does it too
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I completely wiped using ROM manager and first thing tried to play this 114MB MP4 file w/VPlayer and it was the exact same! Guess I ruled that out, but now what?!? A different player?

darinr80 said:
I completely wiped using ROM manager and first thing tried to play this 114MB MP4 file w/VPlayer and it was the exact same! Guess I ruled that out, but now what?!? A different player?
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Try mobo player
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Just tried Mobo and it's the same. Audio is fine but video is slow...

Does anyone have any other ideas? I have since tried two other kernels and two different ROMs. Running Cyanogen 7 now. Video playback still stinks.
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darinr80 said:
Does anyone have any other ideas? I have since tried two other kernels and two different ROMs. Running Cyanogen 7 now. Video playback still stinks.
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I guess I need to double check I can play em lol. Are.you over clocked at all
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I'm overclocked w/a 1500Mhz kernel now. Was running at 2000Mhz before...

No HW decoding?

On MX Player there is an option to pick hardware decoder for a video. But on this phone its locked, and I can only pick software. I am running Skyraider Zeus.

Im running CM9 and I have the option and it works. Did MX prompt you to install the neon codec?
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bswann said:
Im running CM9 and I have the option and it works. Did MX prompt you to install the neon codec?
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Um nope. I'll try to download it from the market and test.
EDIT: Downloaded it and still don't have the option.

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What is the point of your "bump"?

I guess it depends on the video format. I have come across some videos that I can use HW encoding and then some the option will be grayed out.
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bswann said:
I guess it depends on the video format. I have come across some videos that I can use HW encoding and then some the option will be grayed out.
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No its like that to my in all videos.

jakob95 said:
No its like that to my in all videos.
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Have you tried mp4 videos or web videos from mobile sites? HW is enabled for me on these

video player force closes

Hi.
Problem is with HQ videos (movies etc).
Mostly HD videos have NOT the sound (experienced with MX Player, default 4.0.3. & 4.1.1 version players). Playing them with VPlayer (paid version) it force closes sometimes without any notification or something. Probably force closes because of RAM (not ROM).
BUT videos which haven't sound playing on other video players have sound on VPlayer.
The issue is on any ROM.
Please help me if you know the answer.. Thanks anyway
have a nice day..
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try using vlc... so far so good to me... although not all hd works but most of the works with this player... i have had problems with mkv extensions but i also had success with mkv files using this player..

annukman said:
try using vlc... so far so good to me... although not all hd works but most of the works with this player... i have had problems with mkv extensions but i also had success with mkv files using this player..
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thanks. will give a try..
p.s. did I downloaded the right one?
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jocins said:
thanks. will give a try..
p.s. did I downloaded the right one?
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yup...

annukman said:
yup...
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eemh.. I need to connect it via PC..? And if I want to watch a movie out of house? For example, in plane? I don't want to take laptop wherever I go.
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!! HELP !! ASAP !! SOS !!
somebody..! :s
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MxPlayer pro works for me. Vlc is for streaming really.
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apallohadas said:
MxPlayer pro works for me. Vlc is for streaming really.
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nah, for me mostly without sound. but I prefer it the most. maybe something wrong is with my phone after rooting? cause before it worked incredibly smooth and good.. and then BOOOOOM! your videos will work only without sound.. cool >.<
what could be the problem?
oh. some time ago I installed VolumePlus..? and I had it wanted to change one file in system files.. maybe that's the problem? but I don't know how to solve it :s
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Flash back to stock.
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Did you try using the S/W or S/W (fast mode) codec other than the default H/W codec? It's located on the top right and me and my brother have been using MX Player Pro and we play MKV files all the time.
(just dropping by on HoX section to check my brother's thread)

Itadakiimasu said:
Did you try using the S/W or S/W (fast mode) codec other than the default H/W codec? It's located on the top right and me and my brother have been using MX Player Pro and we play MKV files all the time.
(just dropping by on HoX section to check my brother's thread)
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of course. anyway it isn't working.
p.s. just found out that the issue isn't only with HQ videos but with several formats..
yesterday watched a HQ video on MX Player and it worked. Now tried different video on MX Player, and again. There's no sound.
With VPlayer the sound is always but the player uses (probably) too much resources so it's force closes. Or VPlayer is stupid (hate paid apps that fails)
p.s.s. Just changed the sound_effects.conf file from system files (/etc) to the original one. Anyway it's not working.
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Just found out that MX Player doesn't play sound for the videos that H/Q Decoder is NOT supported. How can I run them on MX Player with sound cause S/W player and S/W (fastmode) have NOT the sound ;(
and I don't want to use that freaking $#@$^ #@%$# @ %^ &#@* [email protected]%#^! VPlayer (+paid version).. (hate the refund policy)
Anybody have the same issue with H/Q Decoder for several videos?
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I have no problems playing 720p Blu-Ray rips
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xl VipeR lx said:
I have no problems playing 720p Blu-Ray rips
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can you please attach your music player version? maybe that's the problem but I don't think so.. anyway..
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jocins said:
can you please attach your music player version? maybe that's the problem but I don't think so.. anyway..
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Mx player 1.6j
Rom team venom viperx
Stock kernel.
Blu ray rips are either mkv or avi/mpg.
No freezing at all. Very crisp sharp playback. Love it. So far ive watched 20 Blu-Ray rips
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xl VipeR lx said:
Mx player 1.6j
Rom team venom viperx
Stock kernel.
Blu ray rips are either mkv or avi/mpg.
No freezing at all. Very crisp sharp playback. Love it. So far ive watched 20 Blu-Ray rips
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Anyway sound is NOT working.. Check out the random video's details:
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Video quality uploaded on Youtube

Hello
I uploaded 1080p and 720p videos taken with my Note 2 on Youtube. But then the quality is very bad when im watching them on the youtube app frop the phone. Even in HQ. Is this normal ?
Same thing watching them from a computer in 480p ( i have to choose 720p streaming minimum to have it quite ok but for me its a lof of time to load) but I have seen some video test taken with the Note 2 and they look fine in 360p.
Anyone experienced it or has a solution ?

Can you give us a link to the YouTube video so we can see what's going on?
I haven't uploaded video into YouTube from this phone, but I don't see why the quality would be poor.
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you have to wait for a while for YouTube to work on the video first.
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EP2008 said:
Can you give us a link to the YouTube video so we can see what's going on?
I haven't uploaded video into YouTube from this phone, but I don't see why the quality would be poor.
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http://youtu.be/gzeO4rNy2rU
quality not so great on phone
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you have to wait for a while for YouTube to work on the video first.
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really ? I'll wait a few days then and see what happens.

Just checked from the phone, it's HD, no problem with that. Quality looks okay.
One thing, in phone, HQ and HD are two completely different things. HQ could be 480P but HD is 720P.
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chinaa said:
http://youtu.be/gzeO4rNy2rU
quality not so great on phone
really ? I'll wait a few days then and see what happens.
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The quality is hd and looks fine on my phone. What exactly aren't you happy with? Does it look blurry? Blocky? Jerky?
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Thanks for playing my video.
This is the quality I have with the HQ activated.
I'm not sure this is an okay quality, i've seen better. You both had the same kind of view ?
Even played it with my LG phone, its the same.
Just so we clear, I just have to click on the HQ button on the bottom left corner right ?
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chinaa said:
Thanks for playing my video.
This is the quality I have with the HQ activated.
I'm not sure this is an okay quality, i've seen better. You both had the same kind of view ?
Even played it with my LG phone, its the same.
Just so we clear, I just have to click on the HQ button on the bottom left corner right ?
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I'm not sure if this screen capture will be posted in high quality, but the one you posted does look very low resolution.
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The uploader on xda app only proposes me 640x360 max size.
But we can see my quality is completely different from yours no ?
You cant even identify childrens face lol ! I have no clue
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Again, if the video is 720P, then it should show HD button, not HQ, on your Note.

jujuburi said:
Again, if the video is 720P, then it should show HD button, not HQ, on your Note.
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It is a 1080p video ! First you should try it on your computer you'll see the quality is very bad in 360.
And I have never seen a HD button on youtube android app, only HQ. Have you ? Its the same with my LG phone, shows HQ.
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Well I rarely see videos which show HQ. I see HD most of the time.
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I feel dumb lol. I found the reason why I havent got it HD. using WiFi gives me HD. but 3G network doesnt. I always use Mobile data.
I really have a good network connection, the carrier or Youtube must have blocked HD videos. still, my 3G HQ quality really sucks then
thanks for your time
now for the second part of the matter, is this normal 360p using the computer to stream is such a bad quality ?

chinaa said:
I feel dumb lol. I found the reason why I havent got it HD. using WiFi gives me HD. but 3G network doesnt. I always use Mobile data.
I really have a good network connection, the carrier or Youtube must have blocked HD videos. still, my 3G HQ quality really sucks then
thanks for your time
now for the second part of the matter, is this normal 360p using the computer to stream is such a bad quality ?
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Just enable hd on mobile data if you have a big enough data plan.
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EP2008 said:
Just enable hd on mobile data if you have a big enough data plan.
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trust me thats what I did in the first place when I started Youtube. I believe its a carrier network thing.

chinaa said:
trust me thats what I did in the first place when I started Youtube. I believe its a carrier network thing.
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Do you have a compression app like Onavo Extend running? Maybe the video is being compressed to save bandwidth on playback?
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The native YouTube app on our phones only support HQ on mobile data. HD on wifi.
There is a hacked YouTube app on XDA which allows HD on mobile data, but you need to root to be able to install it.
I'm using it at the moment and it's beautiful.
It's got nothing to do with your carrier blocking HD on mobile data, just the YouTube app itself.
Try the hacked YouTube app here on XDA.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529715
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EP2008 said:
Do you have a compression app like Onavo Extend running? Maybe the video is being compressed to save bandwidth on playback?
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Nope. dont have any
AjunNg said:
The native YouTube app on our phones only support HQ on mobile data. HD on wifi.
There is a hacked YouTube app on XDA which allows HD on mobile data, but you need to root to be able to install it.
I'm using it at the moment and it's beautiful.
It's got nothing to do with your carrier blocking HD on mobile data, just the YouTube app itself.
Try the hacked YouTube app here on XDA.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529715
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I asked a friend to try it on his 3G network but with Galaxy s3, he had HD with no hack.
Thanks I'll definitely give it a try !! (nice draw )
EDIT: it definitely works ! thanks a lot

So you installed the YouTube .apk?

Yes yes I previously edited my comment thanks again
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1080p Youtube Apk

theos0o was kind enough to update his YouTube mod to support 1080p (used to only be 720p). 1080p isn't default so you have to enable it in the advance settings in the app. Be sure to thank him for his hard work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529715

Just so people know, there are apparently problems playing 1080p on the One using that apk but it is already being looked at.
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Will be really interesting to see this in action once the dev irons out the problems.

Does it still have problems?
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rome425 said:
Does it still have problems?
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Unfortunately yes
Edit - change that - I uninstalled and reinstalled and it appears to work now
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