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How to watch HD movies?

I have 720p movies ripped from original disc to MKV on my desktop. How do I watch these 720p movies on my EVO? Is there an easier way to put movies on my EVO?
Another question, when I go to YOUTUBE.com on my EVO, all the videos look blurry and are horrible quality... Even when I do a search for 720p quality videos, when I play the video it looks horrible... What am I doing wrong?

What audio/video codecs were used during the encodong?

With youtube, click the HQ button. That should increase the quality.

i have also set youtube to high quality from the setting but still no 720p videos even after the HQ on.

frifox said:
What audio/video codecs were used during the encodong?
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Nevermind, I got this program called doubletwist and it rocks!
Now I need to figure out how to play Youtube videos in HD... Whenever I am on Youtube, I do NOT see the HD so yeah...

amot said:
Nevermind, I got this program called doubletwist and it rocks!
Now I need to figure out how to play Youtube videos in HD... Whenever I am on Youtube, I do NOT see the HD so yeah...
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The Evo doesn't have support for HD video. What you're looking for is the HQ button, which stands for high quality. Not all videos have the HQ button enabled.

amot said:
Now I need to figure out how to play Youtube videos in HD... Whenever I am on Youtube, I do NOT see the HD so yeah...
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Sounds like you may be browsing to YouTube. Instead, go to "All apps" and open the "YouTube" app.

It all depends on the videos themselves. For example, lookup any new movie trailers and set the app to HQ, they should look spectacular.
Remember, Android still doesn't have a quality video player akin to CorePlayer for WinMo.
The device itself (correct me if I'm wrong) does not support playback at 720p on its own screen; it outputs 720p via the HDMI port.

khov07 said:
The device itself (correct me if I'm wrong) does not support playback at 720p on its own screen; it outputs 720p via the HDMI port.
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You are correct--720p is 1280x720 and the EVO's screen is 800x480. So it will play 720p video, but scaled down to fit the EVO's screen resolution.
As far as playing video on the EVO screen, I think it will play any resolution (although you may get performance issues at very high resolutions) but scaled to fit the screen.

What programs are you guys using for ripping? Just curious...

Handbrake cya

settings
handbrake.
Aspect ratio: 800 x 480
Video codec: H.264(x264)
Framerate: Same as source
Avg Bitrate: 1500
Addio codec: AAC(faac)
Audio mixdown: Stereo
Sample rate: 480
All other settings stay at default. Videos come out crazy!! I got Avatar and Iron Man

Ripping blu-ray since the screen is higher res then DVD. Using rip264 and anydvd.

ChrisDos said:
Ripping blu-ray since the screen is higher res then DVD. Using rip264 and anydvd.
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quite a fan of this myself anydvd HD isnt cheap tho unless ur using cracked version they had update for avatr BD day after it was out worked great for me i have over 1.7TB of movies and TV shows in mkv or avi mostly mkv h264 i would like to play on my Evo when it comes in is there a like VLC or KMplayer type that will play these files on the android OS if anyone does know of such software whether paid or free id appreciate it

spyngamerman said:
quite a fan of this myself anydvd HD isnt cheap tho unless ur using cracked version they had update for avatr BD day after it was out worked great for me i have over 1.7TB of movies and TV shows in mkv or avi mostly mkv h264 i would like to play on my Evo when it comes in is there a like VLC or KMplayer type that will play these files on the android OS if anyone does know of such software whether paid or free id appreciate it
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It's not cheap, but I figure that is the cost of having the freedom to copy blu-ray to my other devices. It would be nice though if it was a one time cost, but alas it is not.

mario23 said:
What programs are you guys using for ripping? Just curious...
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What OS you on? On my Macbook I use Handbrake, and VisualHub.

are we getting HD video playback?

When watching movie trailers from all three movie apps, Movies, Moviefone, and IMDB. All looks fuzzy. Moviefone will let you pick HD and it defaults to that but it just looks like standard def.
Am I missing something in setting ?
Help please

At the bottom of the product page on Acer's US site is fine print saying that 1080P playback is coming in an update by June of this year. You didn't state the resolution, and I don't know if it's exactly the issue you're having though.

Thanks, but is that 1080p output to tv or better playback for videos. We have have 720p, right. It still looks bad. Try it, play a movie trailer from one of those sites, when the green movie trailer logo come up it is fuzzy bad.

Anyone one else wanna help answer this. Watch a movie trailer and tell me what you think.
Are we getting HD playback or not in 720p. Also does it record in 720p HD
Thanks

I've played my own videos on hd on the tablet, an they play an look great.
As for the "movie apps, " if those videos aren't playing in hd, that would be something to ask them about.
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hurrpancakes said:
I've played my own videos on hd on the tablet, an they play an look great.
As for the "movie apps, " if those videos aren't playing in hd, that would be something to ask them about.
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Thanks, Moviefone app says it is HD but it looks standard def, wanna try it for me and see what u think?

rog152 said:
Thanks, Moviefone app says it is HD but it looks standard def, wanna try it for me and see what u think?
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I watched a couple trailers on Moviefone, and they are not in hd. The application doesn't say anywhere (that I can see) that the trailers are supposed to be in high definition. There is a high quality setting, but no high definition.
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HD movies
i had same problem that it dident play wel my movies, i now used an other media app and converted a smal piece of a movie from mkv to Mpeg4, it worked nice and smooth over HDMI to my tv, the only realy supported format is Mpeg4 i think,
try get a vid on 720p and convert it (1080p stil not supported)

hurrpancakes said:
I watched a couple trailers on Moviefone, and they are not in hd. The application doesn't say anywhere (that I can see) that the trailers are supposed to be in high definition. There is a high quality setting, but no high definition.
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Thanks, you are right, it says HQ, anyway i was comparing it to my brothers ipad2 and his looked crystal clear on all settings and he could chose between standard, 720p and 1080p.
Is this update coming in June for 1080p playback on the Tab or output to the TV?

rog152 said:
Thanks, you are right, it says HQ, anyway i was comparing it to my brothers ipad2 and his looked crystal clear on all settings and he could chose between standard, 720p and 1080p.
Is this update coming in June for 1080p playback on the Tab or output to the TV?
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Acer said in Q2 of this year (May to August) for an update that will allow 1080p playback on both the Tab and when going to a TV.

Guys, After Google I/O I am starting to think that the update in June Acer is talking about is Honeycomb 3.1.
Ideas?

The gate is not Acer, but is Nvidia. Nvidia needs to farm out codec package support to Archos. Archos may screw up awful on their tablet specs, but they have GREAT codec support in their devices.
I still do not see much value in 1080p, since drains battery and takes up tons of space. Not to mention our tablet is "800p", so 1080p is overkill.
If referring to outputting to a 1080p display and perhaps as a media center, NOW I see the point.

I have posted on another thread that I have tried playing back a 720p movie with huge lags. I think this should clear with the next update.

[Q] Full hd video playback

I justried to play full HD videos through my pendrive......the default video player says file cannot be played and when I try to play through mobo player the audio and video is out of sync....I thought this tab plays full HD videos.....guys some advice!!

AFAIK it doesn't. 3.1 should have Full HD support but 3.0.1 doesn't have it.
I could be wrong though.

3.1 as far as we know will not play 1080p videos only output them via HDMI.
Currently only 720p can be played.
I hope im wrong about the first thing.

But in the tabs config it was written that it plays full hd videos!
And even xoom plays full hd vids!
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did u try a player like Mobo?

FullHD 1080p wmv works and probably the same with some mkv's but audio will not ... it will just scale the video to 720p..
you can try mkv's with "Astro filemanager" -> Open As -> video
and the mkv will play, if not already loaded automatically..
this also works for other formats..

Irieone said:
did u try a player like Mobo?
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Yes..I tried...audio video out of sync!
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Dexter_nlb said:
FullHD 1080p wmv works and probably the same with some mkv's but audio will not ... it will just scale the video to 720p..
you can try mkv's with "Astro filemanager" -> Open As -> video
and the mkv will play, if not already loaded automatically..
this also works for other formats..
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Why doesn't it work for mp4??
I am asking this becoz when I play a 720p video on my tv thru hdmi....it really sucks!
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i would expect 1080p MP4 recordings working too, if you got 720p working.
but it probably all depends on encoding..

Dexter_nlb said:
i would expect 1080p MP4 recordings working too, if you got 720p working.
but it probably all depends on encoding..
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I used mobo player..I used the soft decoding mode in it but the video was far far behind than the audio...any solutions?
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screen size 800
why want read 1080p...
don't take it bad, but, you should post a unique post "Vari9 Questions / FAQ"
and we stick it "D
so far Acer says 1080p video-out will be supported in a Q2 update
and unless it's hardware supported, I doubt the video will render smoothly....

sanaell said:
screen size 800
why want read 1080p...
don't take it bad, but, you should post a unique post "Vari9 Questions / FAQ"
and we stick it "D
so far Acer says 1080p video-out will be supported in a Q2 update
and unless it's hardware supported, I doubt the video will render smoothly....
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Hehe.....I wanted my tab to read 1080p coz I have my music videos and movies all in full hd....converting them all would be a pain in the neck......plus even mobile phones with a screen size of 4.0 inch can play full hd videos!
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it's kind of overload the works of your tablet...
tablet have to convert and downscale anyway to render the video... since 1080 > 800
you should convert, it's the best things and that will save in a way the battery....
I just say.

Rock player for tegra and a 1080p file plays fine and looks good hdmi out

sanaell said:
it's kind of overload the works of your tablet...
tablet have to convert and downscale anyway to render the video... since 1080 > 800
you should convert, it's the best things and that will save in a way the battery....
I just say.
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I think most people are actually talking about HDMI output, which at the moment is stuck at 720p.

Fluffbutt said:
I think most people are actually talking about HDMI output, which at the moment is stuck at 720p.
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its not stuck at 720p.. but if you think about it, your native tablet resolution is 1280x800 , which is natively projected/mirrored to your telly and if you want 1080p which is then going to happen with it?
its gonna scale it...
if your video of 1920x1080 should be played on a tv without mirror, it could work, but i doubt it got the videomemory to have 1 fullHD and one scaled at 1280x1080 . which is the problem right now..
but i know Atrix4G have something like that, as i uses 2 separate displays at the same time. so it might be we get that function..no video on tablet, but fullHD on telly.

anubis13 said:
Rock player for tegra and a 1080p file plays fine and looks good hdmi out
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I dont think so, because have a checked topic for this problem. And some files is played fine, except 1080 i though have some problem with the Tegra2 decode, not because of OS.
So confuse about this problem, if can not play smoothly 720 and 1080, so HDMI output for nothing.
Another thing is can we play flash game in facebook with 3.0?

vari9 said:
I justried to play full HD videos through my pendrive......the default video player says file cannot be played and when I try to play through mobo player the audio and video is out of sync....I thought this tab plays full HD videos.....guys some advice!!
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iconia tab can't play 1080p, the upcoming upgrade will support 1080p playback, now i just use a tool to deal with full hd videos

Elizabeth05 said:
iconia tab can't play 1080p, the upcoming upgrade will support 1080p playback, now i just use a tool to deal with full hd videos
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Wht tool??
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1080p Adobe Flash videos

How many 1080p Adobe Flash videos can Galaxy SII play at same time?

If you open 20tabs all with 1080p video, only the current tab can run..... with 1080p perfectly

mimstyle said:
If you open 20tabs all with 1080p video, only the current tab can run..... with 1080p perfectly
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You have to make a website with many 1080p Flash videos on one page.

ironically, it stutters in some other websites

I managed to get two 720p youtube videos to work and even though it played well and the phone stayed responsive their was some stuttering, I'd guess frame rate dropped to something like 10fps.
Answering your question I think one only, which is still pretty impressive tbh.
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1080p flash is one of the main reasons i ditched my g2x in favor of this phone the sgs2 handles high def flash and other media effortlessly

What ROM are you guys using?
I tried to play 1080p youtube videos on desktop version and it's very stuttering.

hbkmog said:
What ROM are you guys using?
I tried to play 1080p youtube videos on desktop version and it's very stuttering.
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1080p youtube videos should play smooth. You might have to pause video for the streaming to catch up, youtube' servers seem to slow.

Are you using the stock ROM and stock browser?
I was using MIUI and Dolphin Mini and 1080p isn't that smooth.

Why do you want to play 1080p in a 480p screen?
It is ridiculous.

kersh said:
Why do you want to play 1080p in a 480p screen?
It is ridiculous.
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HDMI output?

hbkmog said:
Are you using the stock ROM and stock browser?
I was using MIUI and Dolphin Mini and 1080p isn't that smooth.
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Stock rom works best with Flash

nraudigy2 said:
HDMI output?
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Nope.
HDMI output it is only 1080p using a video file on the phone output by the video player in full screen mode.
If you try to see a flash video that it is on the phone UI (browser), the output will be only 800x480 in the TV, so it is not possible to see flash video 1080p at 1080p in the TV with the hdmi. You will see 800x480 scaled to 1080 on TV and it will looks like crap and same quality that using 480p video.
So seeing 1080p flash on a phone it is simply stupid and without real use until adobe makes that flash can go full screen video on the phones, and they cant do this, so theres no future with this. Maybe galaxy 3 can show true 1080p ui when connected to hdmi and make it useful, but not now.

Movies 1080p

Is there a way to play movies in 1080p ?????

yes there is

and what would be ?????

Select movie....press play

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thebadfrog in IRC said:
i wanna know the guy who can tell the dif between 720 and 1080 on a 10" screen
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The frog has a point.

CrazyAngel1990 said:
Is there a way to play movies in 1080p ?????
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Your question is so vague that it is pretty much unanswerable, and potentially not even the question your looking to ask. [MOD EDIT: taking sideswipes at a user which isn't relevant]
Try supplying more detail, and hope with all your might that you're not asking a question that's easily able to be found with an answer somewhere in the forums... [MOD EDIT: taking sideswipes at a user which isn't relevant]

A video uploaded in it in 1080p format avi or mp4 will not play giving me error

You need a good player, so pick one between Dice player and the less good but free MX video player. Then get ready to overclock, and you should play easily any 720p video. Just forget 1080p, the Tegra2 can't handle it.
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thebadfrog said:
Select movie....press play
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I like you.

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That was funny

I've watched 1080p videos on youtube but I haven't felt like copying a +10GB file to my TF just to see.

the screen doesn't have enough pixels to play 1080p
1080p is 1920x1080
But the transformers screen is 1280x800
720p is the higest resolution it can play

mrevankyle said:
the screen doesn't have enough pixels to play 1080p
1080p is 1920x1080
But the transformers screen is 1280x800
720p is the higest resolution it can play
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You speak the truth.

mrevankyle said:
the screen doesn't have enough pixels to play 1080p
1080p is 1920x1080
But the transformers screen is 1280x800
720p is the higest resolution it can play
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Without downscaling. The even lower resoultion Galaxy tab (the original 7" one) is 1024x600 and yet it does play 1080p... we could argue about the point of doing that, but that's not really on topic
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thebadfrog said:
Select movie....press play
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haha, I can't believe this kinda response came from a senior member with 200+ tks

AlexTheStampede said:
Without downscaling. The even lower resoultion Galaxy tab (the original 7" one) is 1024x600 and yet it does play 1080p... we could argue about the point of doing that, but that's not really on topic
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wasn't really talking about the ability it shoud be able to play them just commenting that there isn't really a point considering it only plays at 720

mrevankyle said:
wasn't really talking about the ability it shoud be able to play them just commenting that there isn't really a point considering it only plays at 720
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with hdmi out you can get 1080p. that said since the tf can only play low profile 1080p h.264, there is little point to transcoding to anyghing other than 720p

Actually there is ppl who are looking for TF to play 1080p without transcoding... like someone who have lot of 1080p videos in NAS/PC who would like to stream over TF.
I know u can transcode over on the fly via VLC, but it would be good to stream it as it is. Whether TF can display 1080 is another question.
I think this is a valid request to asus since Nvdia put this as the key feature of Tegra 2.
"1080p Video Playback Processor — Watch 1080p HD movies stored on your mobile device on your HDTV without compromising battery life."

Maybe it's an android limitation.....iin media format specs i read "h264 baseline profile"...and i think no videos today are in this format....
I'm tryin with some footage shooted with my pana TM700 (1080/50p)...usignd adobe media encoder i'm serching the way to see my videos on my TF.....