I have digital copies of some of the Blurays that I have. Cool right? No.
They are formatted in WMV and the apps that claim to be able to play WMV only show a blurry mess of color on the screen.
So, is there an app that truly plays WMV? or, is are there free file converters that will not lose picture quality... or something different altogether?
Thanks, Don_P
Seriously? Nothing?
You again still fighting with media? :O anyways check your PM again.
STHNS said:
You again still fighting with media? :O anyways check your PM again.
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Didn't work... >_>
Ya I had feeling when you said WMV lol I mean who the hell use WMV in 2011 had to be some idiot who ripped blurays to WMV. Check your PM I sent codec pack at least you will be able to play it. My best advice for you is convert the video to diff format as that should have been done originally to DVIX or AVI to begin with as never WMV.
Blame Warner Bros.... Their digital copies store as WMVs or Flash files. And, I haven't figured out how to get it to store as a flash file.
Oh you mean WMV-HD, well try the codec pack see if it works if not then rip it I am sure whatever you are using can't render DRM protected files so best bet is if nothing works convert it to DVIX/AVI.
Don_Perrignon said:
I have digital copies of some of the Blurays that I have. Cool right? No.
They are formatted in WMV and the apps that claim to be able to play WMV only show a blurry mess of color on the screen.
So, is there an app that truly plays WMV? or, is are there free file converters that will not lose picture quality... or something different altogether?
Thanks, Don_P
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RockPlayer plays them, I have a bunch of WMV laying around and it handles them just fine
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Okay this is for people that buy their movies, music videos, songs, or what ever you have from iTunes and it puts it in a protected mp4 format called m4p.
First thing you have to do is convert the (m4p) to (mp4)
I found this freeware to be 100% perfect for this.
http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/android/download/
Note: This is a download from the official site.
It supports Mac and PC.
An app on he market I really enjoy that plays mp4s is Meridian
You can DL it for free on the Android Market.
If you want a movie to test this out PM me.
Just thought I would let you in on my research.
Thanks
**EDIT**
I found a better app. Its called Zimly Media Player.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/nc.zimme
Its scales the videos! and it doesn't have lag.
but the downfall is it wont automatically know where you were last.
I'll talk to the DEV an see what he can do for the next update.
Awesome, Thanks!
updated post with better media app
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Awesome, Thanks!
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np Man. Glad you got some use out of it.
Great find! I needed this Thanks!
I'm a firm believer of Format factory myself, check my sig if you're interested in my settings of the conversion for the best playback and filesize
iviyth0s said:
I'm a firm believer of Format factory myself, check my sig if you're interested in my settings of the conversion for the best playback and filesize
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testing it out now.
Ever consider Handbrake? http://handbrake.fr/
Free and open-source. Can't beat that.
Edit: Nevermind. I did not notice the "purchased from iTunes" part of your original post.
You may try Android video converter software.
Videora converter is OK, and now the Zimly Media Player is not available, but could try Media Player:
http://www.appbrain.com/search?q=Media Player
For more advance options, I recently got a nice video converter from Voilabits, so far works quuite well on MKV and FLV videos converting.
convert video
A lot of video converter can help you convert mp4 to hd
I'm not sure if this is posted or not but i use Xilisoft program to convert videos. What should I used to get the video full screen on my Mytouch 4g because it very tiny when i upload a video.
I have all kinds of movies on my phone that play full screen. And they are either .FLV or .AVI.
did you convert them or what? mine seem to be all tiny and not the full screen i dont know why
I just use arc media from the market to watch videos. Don't need to convert anything. It plays divx, xvid, avi, you name it. Plus it's free.
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did you convert them or what? mine seem to be all tiny and not the full screen i dont know why
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Not at all, they came that way.
No need to convert video files.
I am officaly going to say hello to all since this is my first post. I have been watching XDA for a while. I had the first G1 fully rooted with CM and enjoyed it a lot but now I just got the MTG4. I LOVE THIS THING!!! Just a small intro! (And yes I have it already rooted!)
I am also using arcMedia from the Android Market to watch movies. It works well so far. I have tried a few avi/divx files and no problem.
Another program from the Android Market is I have also tried that works is RockPlayer. Not sure which one I like best but I have both for a while and will be switching back and forth.
So you guys just transfer the movie you don't convert? If not doesn't that make the movie file bigger? But I tried just transferring the movie and using those videos players you said to dl but yet it still not full screen dont know what im doing wrong. Sorry if i keep bugging everyone with this.
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So you guys just transfer the movie you don't convert? If not doesn't that make the movie file bigger? But I tried just transferring the movie and using those videos players you said to dl but yet it still not full screen dont know what im doing wrong. Sorry if i keep bugging everyone with this.
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The media players listed will play your files without you converting them. Your conversion has made them tiny. Just copy em to your phone as is.
There's built in support for xvid/divx if people hadn't noticed yet. Hardware decoding in the latest generation of snapdragon, yay! I just tried xvid and it played with the default media room no problem
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I'm not sure if this is posted or not but i use Xilisoft program to convert videos. What should I used to get the video full screen on my Mytouch 4g because it very tiny when i upload a video.
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Use mkvideoplayer or rockplayer, no need to convert.
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There's built in support for xvid/divx if people hadn't noticed yet. Hardware decoding in the latest generation of snapdragon, yay! I just tried xvid and it played with the default media room no problem
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I tried using the default media room on a movie downloaded from the internet and it wouldn't play it - ArcMedia played it just fine.
Is there a max resolution that the video needs to be in?
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I tried using the default media room on a movie downloaded from the internet and it wouldn't play it - ArcMedia played it just fine.
Is there a max resolution that the video needs to be in?
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I didn't do anything special. Just grabbed an xvid file from eztv and it played no problem.
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I did a test and moved three movies to my phone. I tested them all in the media room and only one worked. That is why I use a video player.
In each of the players I mentioned before you can change the size of the video to your screen.
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Hey guys I am having trouble with any player playing my converted movies. I am using the Divx Plus converter. I wonder if there are any other ones you could recommend.
dont convert the video. try using it in the orinigal format, see what happens
This phone doesn't really play very many movie files, sadly. Coming from the Vibrant, this is upsetting...
I wish something like VLC would get ported to Android.
Please post questions in Q&A section.
like the title says.. what do you use to get the best video quality and best conversions from movies for you N1 i use videora and Android Converter and they both are.. mediocre at best
I never managed to convert a video on ubuntu to get it playing on the nexus.
Now I have this software player that can play alot though...
I used ffmpeg, now I don't convert anymore 'cause I don't watch films on my phone
By the way, the script should still work:
avc (main executable): http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1512702/android/avc/avc
functions (BASH functions): http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1512702/android/avc/functions
preferences.avc (preferences file): http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1512702/android/avc/preferences.avc
I use Super for my conversion needs. it's free but runs on windows.
Also since I'm lazy, I use Rockplayer that does a good job at playing nearly everything
I don't do much video encoding myself, but Handbreak always comes up in discussions about encoding software. I think it has a preset iPhone encoding which should also work pretty well for Android.
rock player... no re-encoding necessary
doubleTwist.... its like iTunes for iphone but faster. Just drag video to software, it will convert and transfer to your phone at highest bitrate possible to retain best quality.
JHaste said:
rock player... no re-encoding necessary
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Yea, this.
pfmiller said:
I don't do much video encoding myself, but Handbreak always comes up in discussions about encoding software. I think it has a preset iPhone encoding which should also work pretty well for Android.
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Handbrake is quite excellent; I've used it with the iPod preset with great success.
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rock player... no re-encoding necessary
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I like to convert videos to save space. I don't need a full-resolution movie on a 3.7-inch screen.
handbrake ftw!
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like the title says.. what do you use to get the best video quality and best conversions from movies for you N1 i use videora and Android Converter and they both are.. mediocre at best
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Handbrake. free and fast and so far the best video to mp4/m4v converter i've used.
http://www.handbrake.fr
another thumbs up for handbrake from me!
Converting videos is for chumps.
RockPlayer. Plays nearly anything.
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Converting videos is for chumps.
RockPlayer. Plays nearly anything.
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How many 12GB Blu-Ray rips would i get on my 16GB SD card without using Handbrake?
I use Any Video Converter, it's free and easy to use. I mainly watch Anime on my phone with subtitles so this works well. It can convert an .mkv into an mpeg4 and RockPlayer will still display the subtitles.
I can't seem to get Handbrake to keep the subtitles after converting .mkv's into .mp4. I've tried extracting the .srt file from the .mkv and burning them into the converted file with handbrake but it still doesn't work.
is there anyone covering video and or audio on the phone itself? would probably be hard on the battery but I can think of a couple of situations I would have needed this function.
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I don't know if you know, but encoding/decoding is one of the most CPU stressing processes. For sure you may re-encode a video, but while it takes ~30 minutes to convert a film on a dual core 3 Ghz, it may take ages on our phones.
vlc is comming soon to android i cant wait
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How many 12GB Blu-Ray rips would i get on my 16GB SD card without using Handbrake?
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Your problem is using an uncompressed video format in the first place.
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Your problem is using an uncompressed video format in the first place.
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All video formats are compressed. The ones i use just happen to be compressed better. Start with a good quality source and work down. The Handbrake converted films look pretty good on an Amoled, WVGA screen at sizes as low as 700MB. At sizes of 2 Gigabyte or more they look incredible!
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Your problem is using an uncompressed video format in the first place.
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Ah, so you do need to convert it at some point, even though it's for chumps?
I put a standard dvdrip in .avi on my xoom and it says it needs a codec....
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vplayer made avi work for me
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vplayer made avi work for me
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thats what I used with no luck... hmmmm
Rockplay Lite work for you? It's worked for me...
it says "Not play hardware codec, move to software codec!!"
wtf lol
just downloaded rockplayer. It gives me the choice of using software or hardware codec but both fail. Downloading a new movie....
I know this is slightly off topic, but I have been using DVD Catalyst to rip DVD's for my Xoom and I am extremely impressed with the ease of use and the quality of the converted files. The files play perfectly with the default movie player full screen and the "volume maximizer" works very well.
I know this may not help if you already have DVD rips as I know converting files multiple times does not always work very well, but thought I should mention it.
I do not work for them, just a happy customer.
Just tried another video in both players, same problem. Any ideas?
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Wait, I thought the Xoom could play many different formats.
Use MoboPlayer
You need to use the Moboplayer. Get it from the market or from their home page
moboplayer.com
Use the Medium V6 VFP version on your Xoom.
It plays just about every video format out there.
ya, that made all my divx work and i didnt have to convert anything =D
I hated re-encoding everything to Xoom format until I found MoboPlayer. Sit back and enjoy your movies
Motorola didn't pay to get their tablet "Divx certified", so you have to use third party players to handle avi/mkv files. The only negative about having to use a third party player is that its using the CPU to play the file and will drain the battery at a faster rate than if the Xoom was hardware decoding it.
Does anyone know if the Moboplayer will play MTS files? My Panasonic DMC-ZS3 camera captures 720p movie using the AVCHD (MPEG-4/H.264) format, via AVCHD lite..... The saved file is an MTS file and I'd love to be able to play it natively without re-encoding it........
Hey people, i am taking a trip to europe next month and i wanted to watch some movies on the plane to kill some time. Does anyone know how i can download either free movies or paid movies to my evo?
Thanks
Netflix? Megaviewer?
If you own the dvds, you can rip them using PSPVideo9, or whatever number they are now. You will be able to rip and decrypt the DVDs into a viewable format for just about any mobile Device. I hope you got a big card though. They are pretty big depending on the movie.
Piracy aside, this raises a good question. What(if any) converters are people using to get videos into an Evo compatible format? Also, what encoding profiles are you using with said programs?
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Piracy aside, this raises a good question. What(if any) converters are people using to get videos into an Evo compatible format? Also, what encoding profiles are you using with said programs?
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I'm encoding my movies in mp4 format using Ripbot (freeware). Also heard Handbrake is another good alternative encoder.
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I'm encoding my movies in mp4 format using Ripbot (freeware). Also heard Handbrake is another good alternative encoder.
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Any tips on what encoding parameters you're using? I don't really need HD video on my phone, just a decent quality and minimal size. Similar to what a DVDrip is for the "community" small in size, still decent quality (or so i hear)
I have used Bitripper to rip my dvd collection. Each movie ends of being around 1gb give or take and the quality is pretty good.
A good app for simply viewing movies is "Crackle". It has a good quantity of movies to view which are free, as well as the app itself.
i use handbrake and use the iphone setting works pretty good for format and dvdshrink to rip and do a reauthor taking out all menus and lang,ect... using those two most movie run about 500mb(lowest)to 960mb(highest).
hope that helps
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i use handbrake and use the iphone setting works pretty good for format and dvdshrink to rip and do a reauthor taking out all menus and lang,ect... using those two most movie run about 500mb(lowest)to 960mb(highest).
hope that helps
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i'm running MIKG 2.1 and the stock video player now plays .avi files
it was annoying how there was virtually no android .avi support when i first got my evo.
Handbrake is great also, you can convert 1080p or 720p videos that will be insanely clean
i download movies off the web site from my phone call mobile theatre.info here the link
http://www.mobiletheatre.info/mdb/inthe.html
hope this help let me kno if it do
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i download movies off the web site from my phone call mobile theatre.info here the link
http://www.mobiletheatre.info/mdb/inthe.html
hope this help let me kno if it do
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i'm going to check that site out, so you have used it before and its a good one.
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i download movies off the web site from my phone call mobile theatre.info here the link
http://www.mobiletheatre.info/mdb/inthe.html
hope this help let me kno if it do
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thtz a good link thanks dude
MacTheRipper and Handbreak to mp4's works great for me.
I use freemake video converter. It's free and very simple to use. You don't even have to know what format you need. Ask you what platform you want to covert to(blu-ray, apple, android,youtube, flash, etc).