I'm having problems playing video on my Desire Z (mainly Xvid and Divx that I had converted for viewing on my old Touch Pro 2). When I try to play the videos on the Desire Z (using VPlayer) they are recognised but will not play back. By that I mean that I can see the video, and scroll through it using the navigation bar which will show me freeze-frames from the video, but when I press the play button it will not start playing. It's as if it's permanently in pause mode.
Can anyone recommend a video converter which will produce output playable by the Desire Z, preferably one with basic editing facilities (e.g ad removal), and preferably free or Open Source? A batch conversion option (i.e. for multiple files) would also be useful.
Have you tried Handbrake?
That is what I use to put my skydiving videos on my phone.
Have not tried converting Dvix or Xvid formats but it's free so it would be worth trying.
Gravityrat said:
Have you tried Handbrake?
That is what I use to put my skydiving videos on my phone.
Have not tried converting Dvix or Xvid formats but it's free so it would be worth trying.
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Does it have basic editing and batch conversion facilities?
I'm not a wiz at digital editing, all I use Handbrake for is to convert my videos to web or Ipod formats.
I'm just looking for something to chop the ads out of TV programmes (it can reduce the file sizes by 20-30% for 1-hour programmes)
Windows Movie maker???
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Try rockplayer. If that doesn't play it, then gonna have to convert or overclock or something.
I use SUPER on windows. To edit, hmmm, been a while, but I use virtualdub or tmpenc
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It seems that Rockplayer is now out of beta and is in the market.
It's free with adverts and $9.99 without.
There's a webpage here too:
http://rockplayer.freecoder.org/index_en.html
Sicknesssssssssssssss
ROCKSSSSSSSSS on my DESIRE!
thanks for info just trying it now and gotta say im impressed :O great player thanks !
Any major change from the last beta?
I'm aware the UI and options have been improved drastically.
EDIT: Many changes: http://www.diffthink.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42&sid=f9cc2d545484da204e54b2b144d12627
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GUI looks really nice, but I just tryed playing one of the movies recorded with my Desire and sound is all messed up like a really high squeeky sound all the time. Anyone else experience that?
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Yep, sound is just a high squeeky noise on anything recorded using Desire camera on mine as well.
Xvids are fine.
Playing issues
I am impressed how well this player can play DIVX or Avi movies smoothly, but I think this player has problem playing MP4 or MPEG files that are recorded from other phones. For example I have some collection of MP4 files that I have recorded from my previous windows mobile phone, but when I tried to play them with rockplayer, the sound are so horrible. High pitch and full of noise, very distorted. I thought maybe the files are corrupted, but when I tried to transfer them to my blackberry phone...they just work perfect! SO pretty sure this is the rockplayer issues. I guess this player is NOT yet perfect after all.
The player does not play well mp4 and mkv files with multiple audio tracks in container.
What a f... SRT support?
Amazing!
Yes, but it doesn't support special characters.
(Nema šumnika. )
THE PLAYER IS REALLY NICE but i too get some audio problems once in a while
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Yes, but it doesn't support special characters.
(Nema šumnika. )
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It does, subtitles just need to be UTF-8 encoded (File -> Save as -> Coding:UTF in Notepad is enough)
Change to "System Mode" in the settings and then try the 3GP and MP4 vids. Should work far better... works for me
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Change to "System Mode" in the settings and then try the 3GP and MP4 vids. Should work far better... works for me
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WOW you are right....that fix the sound problem I have in playing those clips I have recorded with my other phones Awesome...In all honesty I really think HTC should release this type of application FOR FREE too! Come on even Samsung has this capability...most other phone even blackberry can play without converting. Anyway good job to the Rockplayer...=)
I have installed this rom -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=814285
and had also installed the famour Azure 1.0.1 by aliba
i found both couldnt play some mp4
so my question is that does android support mp4 playback ? if it does how will i put it in my current rom [ i have tried 3rd part video players , it failed].
and what video extensions does a normal aOS support ?!
Thanks
Android supports mp4 playback.
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but my default player aint playing mp4..are their certain resolution tht video need to be in ?
AFAIK, mp4 is a file container and many things depend on the codec that was used to encode the video file. Personaly i'm using Handbrake to encode videos for watching them on my Legend, so if you want i could share the "proper" preset for this task.
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I'm using Any video converter and MP4 (x264 / aac)
I found out that for some reason x264/mp3 doesn't work...
yea thanks
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AFAIK, mp4 is a file container and many things depend on the codec that was used to encode the video file. Personaly i'm using Handbrake to encode videos for watching them on my Legend, so if you want i could share the "proper" preset for this task.
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please share it or suggest some converter.
I installed Rock Player yesterday, which supports more file formats. I haven't tried a lot but it plays my downloaded Simpsons episodes just fine. They're in Xvid btw.
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I installed Rock Player yesterday, which supports more file formats. I haven't tried a lot but it plays my downloaded Simpsons episodes just fine. They're in Xvid btw.
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Does it work well for you? I got the free version and sometimes it loses audio/video sync...Any issues like that?
It works well but I've only tried short videos like tv show episodes. I read that longer complex videos might lose av sync at some points.
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Download and install Handbrake (free app). The preset is attached bellow this post, (if you're using Windows Vista / Seven) move it to C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\HandBrake
Use preset called "Legend". Good luck
EDIT: don't forget to extract attached file.
is there a better player than rockplayer?
videos that arent 480x320 work incredible bad on my legend. itself the 5800 had a better video playback function than just every player i tried so far on the legend.
So I downloaded Foxreal converter to convert some AVI movies I have to mp4 so my GF can watch them while I'm playing poker at the casino....great plan to keep her occupied right? One problem - THEY WONT PLAY!
I have downloaded moboplayer, qqplayer, rock player, rock player lite and none of them will play the friggin mp4 files.
What am I doing wrong? I am converting them specifically to the Android > Xoom > 720p output which is a preset in the application? I am then copying the mp4 file over to my Xoom in the "Movies" folder.
Is there some other way to do this because all the players so it can't play this type of file?
I use badaboom and it have a tab for the xoom. And everything works. There is a trial that you can download
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Have you tried to play back the mp4 files on the computer to see if they are working files? Also, do you know if you encoded it as h.264 baseline? Sorry, but I am not familiar with this program. I personally use handbrake/adobe media encoder.
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I just downloaded Dvdcatalyst and handbrake. Tried DVDcatalyst and used the preset standard xoom format and it wouldn't play that either.
I am now converting using Handbrake...i am keeping my fingers crossed. I used one of the imported plist settings from another post I saw on here.
I'm wondering if it has something to do with the source format of the AVI's I am using?
They are all DVDrips that I have downloaded, I'm thinking about trying to rip one of my actual DVD's and seeing if that works.
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I just downloaded Dvdcatalyst and handbrake. Tried DVDcatalyst and used the preset standard xoom format and it wouldn't play that either.
I am now converting using Handbrake...i am keeping my fingers crossed. I used one of the imported plist settings from another post I saw on here.
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I replied to your post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14782865&postcount=176
hi,
I want to know whats the best way (format & quality, an app) to watch some movies on the nook. It no need to be in best quality but it should work.
;-) just for my wife to kill time before getting the baby in the hospital ....
do you have any suggestion?
thanks for your help!
My wife uses netflix, works great. What is the status of your nook? Stock or rooted?
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If you're running CM7...
I just did a lot of this for my wife who was convalescing...To covert to a format I can watch on the NC, I use AVS Tools video converter, but any converter will work fine for media you have rights to; there is an M4v* conversion preset for the iphone (720p) which works great on nook color (I run CM7 & use standard movie player). NO tweaks really needed, but I set the frame rate to 29.97 to match the source. Smaller video sizes don't seem to make much difference in file size. With CM7 the google videos you can dnload work great on Nook Color.
For loading, I suggest transferring via your SD card, wireless transfers of movies takes forever.
* Nice format as I can then load same files on my wife's ipad. Yeah she gets the cadillac tablet, I get the tweakers tab...
If running CM7 -
I suggest mobo player with the moboplayer codec for armv7vfp3 (two separate apps on Google Market). I've had extremely smooth playback with software decoded files that I was too lazy to convert to a supported format.
If encoding for Nook Color in general (CM7 or stock):
MP4 container, H.264 baseline profile, up to 854x480 resolution. Technically the screen is 1024 x 600 but NCs have a hardware limitation for decoding higher than 854x480, YMMV with that.
I use DVD Catalyst 4 (paid software, was $10? I think) which has several Nook Color presets (and updated recently for Nook Tablet) as well as other tablets and phones, such as the Xoom. Just easier to click the preset, adjust for subtitles/alternative voice track if needed, then set a whole batch of videos to recode.
I've used free applications like Handbrake, for which you can get a preset profile for the Nook Color. I just like the ease of DVDC4 for converting both digital and hard media.
on cm7
moboplayer decodes and smoothly plays back every movie I've ever "obtained" from the internet
no need to convert anything
The vlc beta works really well. I like mobo too, just had some syncing issues with a few of my xvid avis.
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Thanks for all the feedback. I have some DVDs she would like to see (means converting?) . I use the NC with CM7 (1 month old NL version) from SD.
So what's the best way?
Thanks!
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Handbrake is definitely the best for DVD conversion. It has easy to use presets. I'be had good luck with iPod touch preset. Reasonable file size and decent video quality.
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I use Rock player to play my avi's
http://www.appbrain.com/app/rockplayer-lite/com.redirectin.rockplayer.android.unified.lite
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Thanks for all the feedback. I have some DVDs she would like to see (means converting?) . I use the NC with CM7 (1 month old NL version) from SD.
So what's the best way?
Thanks!
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FREE: Handbrake with some preset profile, there were a few here. For a basic, no-frills, very customizable encoder, it's very good. And it's free.
PAID: IMO, DVD Catalyst 4. $10. I'm in no way affiliated with the company, just have been a very happy customer with the ease of use/results. With minimal tinkering I've gotten better results for some tricky conversions (e.g., multiple episodes, multiple sound tracks/subtitling options, widescreen) than with Handbrake. For me it's worth the money not to have to spend time tinkering with test encodes, tweaking settings, etc. so I can just batch jobs up and do other things.
YMMV, of course.
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Handbrake is definitely the best for DVD conversion. It has easy to use presets. I'be had good luck with iPod touch preset. Reasonable file size and decent video quality.
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Handsdown the WORST dvdripping software (experience) on the market, I have no idea why everyone reccomends it. I use Magic DVD Ripper. Simple easy to use interface, with advanced options if needed.
streaming videos from share to Nook Color
I "stream" all my videos to my Nook Color via 802.11g using CifsManager and VitalPlayer software decoding. Occasionally the video I'm watching will be hardware decoded by VitalPlayer if the codec is correct. And occasionally, if watching a big .mkv file I get a little chatter with only 54Mb 802.11g, but that's very rare.
It beats the hell out of copying video files to /mnt/emmc or /mnt/sdcard over wireless.
1) grab VitalPlayer from the Market (free version is OK, the ads only show up when the controls are visible)
2) grab CifsManager from the Market.
3) Configure your share on any old computer/NAS and put video files in it. Know these things: the workgroup, the share perms (username/password) and leave the NTFS perms at Everyone Full Control.
4) on your Nook Color, use Terminal to create folder /mnt/cifs
5) fire up CifsManager and connect to your share point, mounting it to /mnt/cifs, remembering to specify the path, workgroup, username and password. When the dot in CifsManager is green, you're mounted.
6) using File Explorer, or Root Explorer on your Nook Color (any Android file manager will do) browse to /mnt/cifs/[share name] and browse your video files. Select the video to play.
7) Select VitalPlayer if asked, and set to default if desired.
8) Wait a few seconds for VitalPlayer to start your video. Usually it will display "Software Decoding" before it starts playing.
I've never met a codec that VitalPlayer didn't like.
OR you could just download ES File Explorer and Rock Player from the market, and browse your Windows Media Server(s) on your network, playing files through Rock Player (which supports almost any file type for wireless streaming).
I use Mobo for the NC.
However, I do have a strange problem. On my Xoom, I can reach my NAS using ES File Explorer and it will stream to the Xoom.
If I use the NC to the exact same file, it will try to download the file and play it locally. I'm assuming that it will also only work for files that are re-encoded for the NC format and if its not, it will just simply chock on playback.
How does an app like Netflix do it? Do they have various encoded versions or is there some transition layer within the Netflix APK?
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I use Mobo for the NC.
However, I do have a strange problem. On my Xoom, I can reach my NAS using ES File Explorer and it will stream to the Xoom.
If I use the NC to the exact same file, it will try to download the file and play it locally. I'm assuming that it will also only work for files that are re-encoded for the NC format and if its not, it will just simply chock on playback.
How does an app like Netflix do it? Do they have various encoded versions or is there some transition layer within the Netflix APK?
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Not sure - I have used ES File to access movies, and they stream. If it's the wrong file format though ES File will open a browser window. So make sure it's a m4v of the right dimensions etc & it should stream.
The player is what supports the streaming Not the file explorer. Rock Player is the only one I've used that worked for streaming. ES media player would try and cache the file locally first.
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The player is what supports the streaming Not the file explorer. Rock Player is the only one I've used that worked for streaming. ES media player would try and cache the file locally first.
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OK, makes sense...I was using Mobo when streaming.
viewing really wide screen movie
For those born before 1970, there's a great movie called How the West Was Won (HWWW). The aspect ratio is wider that 16:9. When I play on NC, the aspect ratio is wrong. Yet viewing the m4k file with VLC on my PC, the aspect ratio is correct.
TV shows and other movies display correctly on NC.
Why does the native movie player or the ES Explorer view change the aspect ratio. Any suggestions?
Possibly a stupid question but I have some movies on my computer I might load one of two at a time to watch on my Nex but it seems most won't play, at least the ones I've tried.
What format do I have to convert them to?
I've tried using Google movies and the video player built in. I'd like to have the files work in Movies.
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Possibly a stupid question but I have some movies on my computer I might load one of two at a time to watch on my Nex but it seems most won't play, at least the ones I've tried.
What format do I have to convert them to?
I've tried using Google movies and the video player built in. I'd like to have the files work in Movies.
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yes i have similar issues.
The google movies app doesn't like or detect any of my mp4 or avi films, and the double twist, mx and daroon players will not play many of my avi files that played perfectly well on my htc phone using the stock movie app.... any suggestions of apps, codecs or file formats etc to use?
MX Video Player hasn't let me down in the past. Some people have also mentioned some other player that starts with a "D", but I can't recall what it is atm
I use the BS player and it plays everything I have thrown at it well.The MX player did not work well at all for me.I have movies and tv shows in several formats loaded on a flash drive and BS plays them all.
I use vplayer via usb otg from a 16gb data traveller it plays all my. avi a treat.
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