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Youtube videos and VLC player

Has anybody tried using the following to download and view Youtube videos on their Wizard?
http://video.qooqle.jp/dl/
http://www.download.com/VLC-Media-Player/3000-2194_4-10267151.html
I did it on my laptop....wondering if it can be done on the Wiz.

repsol47 said:
Has anybody tried using the following to download and view Youtube videos on their Wizard?
http://video.qooqle.jp/dl/
http://www.download.com/VLC-Media-Player/3000-2194_4-10267151.html
I did it on my laptop....wondering if it can be done on the Wiz.
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Please read http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&p=969&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

Have a look at this site:
http://www.srobbin.com/mobilevideo/
It a mobile search for google video

You can also use www.orb.com. The app is great. The youtube videos play nicely on my 8125

Thanks guys for the feedback.

freeyayo50 said:
You can also use www.orb.com. The app is great. The youtube videos play nicely on my 8125
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how did u get to view you tube on your 8125? i have orb 2.0 and it keeps asking me for some codecs.

You have to download certain codecs and install them from there website. The codec that i installed to get the youtube videos to play was the ffdshow codec.

what do you guys mean? go to tinytube.net on your phone and you can download any video from 6 different sources, including, google, myspace, and break just to name a few.
its awesome

jawnsixteen said:
what do you guys mean? go to tinytube.net on your phone and you can download any video from 6 different sources, including, google, myspace, and break just to name a few.
its awesome
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I second that. Nothing to install, just download away.
--M

You CANNOT view youtube videos with tinytube.net. Plus it seems im always being queued to view a damn video. Orb is faster compared to the quality...only downside is you have to have your computer running. Which I dont find to be a problem personally

but most youtube videos are on google and myspace anyway

It seems that none of the offered solutions properly play streaming video. Anyone found any other way to do so?

danik_iceman said:
It seems that none of the offered solutions properly play streaming video. Anyone found any other way to do so?
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I followed these instructions and the work very very well on my WM6 Kaiser.
http://www.allshadow.com/2007/11/28/how-to-watch-online-video/

Kind of off topic, but a little similar... Is anyone having problems downloading streaming media from these sites? I have an AT&T Tilt and whenever I click on a streaming link that is flashed based, Realplayer will come up and tell me this file format is not supported. But, there is no option anywhere to uninstall this thing! I also tried adding all associations /w TCPMP but still no luck. Anyone else running into this?

having real issues with flv

hi folks hope someone has some ideas cos this problem is really bugging me!!!
if i download an flv from youtube using the flash video bundle it works fine on playback. no problems so far
if i download an flv using the desktop (say from Flikz etc) and transfer to the xda then try to play it comes up file type not supported???
anyone any ideas cos i always thought that this should play??
i have tried 3 different versions of tcpmp so far all with the flash video bundle
also if i try recompiling the file to mpeg the picture is fine but the audio goes to hell. this is random works fine on some files but duff on others, all play on the desktop though
has anyone else come across this or does anyone have any solution?
cheers for any advice
Chris

so, and wich program are you developing/hacking?
Please post this sort of stuff in the general forum, not the dev/hacking.

pauldgroot said:
so, and wich program are you developing/hacking?
Please post this sort of stuff in the general forum, not the dev/hacking.
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It's an issue with TCPMP, so it involves the development of TCPMP
Have you tried using YouTubePlay to load the *.flv files? Might work as I believe it uses slightly different codecs...

chrisd1a1 said:
hi folks hope someone has some ideas cos this problem is really bugging me!!!
if i download an flv from youtube using the flash video bundle it works fine on playback. no problems so far
if i download an flv using the desktop (say from Flikz etc) and transfer to the xda then try to play it comes up file type not supported???
anyone any ideas cos i always thought that this should play??
i have tried 3 different versions of tcpmp so far all with the flash video bundle
also if i try recompiling the file to mpeg the picture is fine but the audio goes to hell. this is random works fine on some files but duff on others, all play on the desktop though
has anyone else come across this or does anyone have any solution?
cheers for any advice
Chris
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In my tmobile wing I have similar problems, and if I try to open the flv file again it usually works. Don't know why thou.

Flash player judder?

I've got the 10.1 flash and it was updated today too but any flash videos I watch are often juddering. It's almost like stop motion animation. Does anyone else's player play ok? If I use skyfire browser they generally play ok but I prefer the stock browser.
Also, on previous phones if I click a YouTube link from a forum the YouTube app would open to play it. On my dhd it goes to the YouTube site to play and then I get the juddery issue above. Is there a way of making the YouTube app open automatically when clicking a link?
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On my phone all the flash videos play fine and in HD. (it played fine with the original flash that came with the phone, but I have now installed the one from the market to be sure to get the latest updates).
As for youtube, all the links open in full screen in the player (sometimes I need to click on the icon to get it to open in fullscreen).
The DHD comes with youtube 1.6, but I have updated it with version 2 from the market.

Could you post a link to a flash video youve watched that played smoothly so i can check mine?
EDIT: for example can you play this video smoothly?
http://kotaku.com/5680580/hulk-hogan-plays-def-jam-rapstar-flashes-his-junk
Just judders for me

BigMango said:
On my phone all the flash videos play fine and in HD. (it played fine with the original flash that came with the phone, but I have now installed the one from the market to be sure to get the latest updates).
As for youtube, all the links open in full screen in the player (sometimes I need to click on the icon to get it to open in fullscreen).
The DHD comes with youtube 1.6, but I have updated it with version 2 from the market.
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just a quick question, i have tried searching this youtube version 2 on the market,but it ain't showing..do u know any other means i can upgrade the youtube player on my DHD?
thanks

skimminstones said:
EDIT: for example can you play this video smoothly?
http://kotaku.com/5680580/hulk-hogan-plays-def-jam-rapstar-flashes-his-junk
Just judders for me
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No, this one judders as well. But when you play it there is a popup text that says "This video is not optimized for mobile devices". So, the website is at fault for not providing a web optimized video.
But this is the first time I have a problem with a video, all of the other flash videos I have come across always play properly.
You can try the videos on bbc.com, cnn.com, youtube.com, etc... Either you will get a popup asking you if you want to play the video in the play or you can play it on the page.

iznee said:
just a quick question, i have tried searching this youtube version 2 on the market,but it ain't showing..do u know any other means i can upgrade the youtube player on my DHD?
thanks
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It's there, the only youtube version I see on the market is version 2.0.26.
Usually when you can't see something in the market it's because it isn't avaialbe for your area. I don't know if this is the problem you are experiencing.
Google also provides it at m.google.com/youtube , but I don't know if it's the same version.

Streaming video

I have done a search and couldn't find any similar threads, so if this has already been answered my apologies.
I am rooted w/ enrevoked3 and running stock 2.2. Every time I try to play a streaming video file, youtube or website, the video plays for about 30 sec and then says "sorry video cannot be played." I've reset to defaults in the browser settings and still showing the same thing. Issue was there before rooting as well.
Am I just missing something, or is it an evo issue?
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That is not an Evo issue.

Sounds like your connection sucks.

Yep, bad connection. try viewing on wifi.

Just tested it on wifi and still have the same problem. Thanks though.
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It's not an Evo problem, you may have something wrong with your software. Try a basic rom.

I have had this same issue. Any type of video file that I play gives me this type of error. I have even gone to the length of copying the videos in every format imaginable and putting them on my SD card and trying to play them off of the phone. It also happens when I am streaming videos from any website over any connection WiFi/3g/4g. So yes this is an EVO issue it just might be hardware related. I was having this problem before I rooted and no custom Rom or settings have been able to fix it.
Sent from my HTC Evo

xxxradiationxxx said:
I have had this same issue. Any type of video file that I play gives me this type of error. I have even gone to the length of copying the videos in every format imaginable and putting them on my SD card and trying to play them off of the phone. It also happens when I am streaming videos from any website over any connection WiFi/3g/4g. So yes this is an EVO issue it just might be hardware related. I was having this problem before I rooted and no custom Rom or settings have been able to fix it.
Sent from my HTC Evo
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Same here.. brand new stock..
Trying to stream video using BlueRSS and it don't work.
Can copy the vide to my SD card and it plays just find.
Done this same setup with my Hero in the past and it has streamed just fine.

Has no one come up with a fix for this yet ? It happens when I stream or have the files saved directly to my SD card. Happens on every file type. Wmv mp4 3gp any video file type. Does not to appear to be a rhyme or reason why it happens. Happens over 3g, 4g, wifi, and stored on SD card. Regular HTC video player, YouTube, internet browser, every video files does it. Some will play for 10 seconds to a minute. Then all give the error "Sorry, this video cannot be played"
Please can someone help.
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When I get this message, I just keep trying. After 2 or 3 tries, it usually works.
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It its an Evo issue I have same issue worth streaming sites.
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there is a fix, it's called install a less crappy rom....
the only times I had problems like that was when running someone's **** rom or one of the stock Sprint clusterfucks haha

deathsled said:
there is a fix, it's called install a less crappy rom....
the only times I had problems like that was when running someone's **** rom or one of the stock Sprint clusterfucks haha
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What rom are you using then? I am running virus' airborne rom
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Ok. It happens on HTC stock Rom with no root. And rooted. Also happens with frosts roms. Have tried a couple different versions of his roms but haven't had it work. I haven't tried any others. I would be willing to do that but I fail to see how if it won't work with either an original stock or a custom how it would work with any other rom.
It appears you don't have this issue yet your just trying to input your opinion. Well for the people this is happening to its very frustrating. And keep in mind I am no novice like most people are/ and some on here are. I am very advanced in IT and have tried all of the trouble shooting that I could think of to fix the problem. That being said if you have a Rom that fixes this and you have gone through it yourself please by all means enlighten us. If not please go somewhere else to post your thoughts. We are trying to actually come up with a solution to the problem not ridicule or talk "down" to the people experiencing the issue.
Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated if anyone else has fixed this issue with their phone.
Sent from my HTC Evo

I found a fix for mine that has worked for about 4 days with no problems so far. Of course not a fix for the YouTube app, but works for everything else I've had problems with. Downloaded dolphin hd and vplayer beta from the market. In dolphin, go to settings and change the user agent to iPhone. Then use vplayer to stream the video instead of the HTC player.
Worked for me, with airborne virus rom.
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It appears that it may be the player that is not allowing streaming. Installed RockPlayer and I no longer get the cannot play video message and the video plays/streams... Give it a try.

obperryo said:
It appears that it may be the player that is not allowing streaming. Installed RockPlayer and I no longer get the cannot play video message and the video plays/streams... Give it a try.
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I have also found that the latest version of vPlayer Beta now streams as well.
I am so happy!

The solution is to download Miren Browser from Market and set user agent to iPhone 4.
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obperryo said:
It appears that it may be the player that is not allowing streaming. Installed RockPlayer and I no longer get the cannot play video message and the video plays/streams... Give it a try.
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Thanks...this worked for me!!!!

[Q] Some WMV file will Play and some will not, why?

I have some video files on my memory card and my droid X will play some and some it want. Does anyone know why and has a fix?
Thanks, PapaT

Have you tried RockPlayer? It seems to handle vids better than the stock player. You can find it on the market. I use software decoding mode, hardware decoding mode hangs for me.
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Many thanks Zudovex, I hav't found a video in my stored video files that I can't play.
Thanks again,
Papat

No problem at all, glad its working well for you.
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