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G1 Video Encoding: How To

Credit goes to "dLirious" at TMoNews.com
Step-by-step for Windows: updated settings by teckel
This is not a duplicate video conversion post. This doesn't just give instructions on how to make a video, but how to do it with high quality, so the movie is the correct aspect ratio, and movies filmed in Panavision and other higher aspect ratios are always shown in normal 16x9 widescreen. Also, this is for DVD rips from widescreen sources (everything I have is widescreen). If you're doing TV shows or something else at 4:3 this won't work (I can give those instructions as well if there's demand for it).
SUPER supports a wide variety of input/source file format to play or encode (to & from) without any additional third party software:
Video format: 3gp/3g2(Nokia,Siemens,Sony,Ericsson) asf, avi (DivX,H263,H263+,H264,Xvid,MPEG4,MSmpeg4 etc..), fli, flc, flv (used in Flash), mpg (Mpeg I,Mpeg II), mov(H263,H263+,H264,MPEG4 etc..), mp4(H263,H263+,H264,MPEG4), ogg, qt, rm, str (Play Station), swf (Flash), viv, vob, wmv
Audio format: ac3, amr, mp2, mp3, mp4, ogg, ra, wma
AviSynth Script Files: avs. ALL Input/source files that fail to encode, will be encoded without error when using AviSynth scripts.
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Download Super here
SUPER © Setup:
Codecs: MP4 H.264 AAC LC
Video: 480:270 3:2 23.976 480kbps (yes, you set the video to 480x270)
Audio: 44100 2 96kbps Default
Options: Hi Quality:OFF Top Quality:OFF
Pad: Top:24 Bottom:26 Left:0 Right:0
Crop: Top:0 Bottom:0 Left:Calc Right:Calc
While everything else stays the same from movie to movie, the Calc options above need to be calculated depending on the resolution of the video source. I'll quickly give the calculation and then give an example. The calculation is ( Width - ( Height * 16 / 9 ) ) / 2. Width and Height are of the source video and the result would be what you would select for the left and right crop.
Here's a couple examples from my DVD rips:
* 886x480 source video: ( 886 - ( 480 * 16 / 9 ) ) / 2 = 16 (set the left and right crop to 16)
* 1128x480 source video: ( 1128 - ( 480 * 16 / 9 ) ) / 2 = 137 (set the left crop to 136 and the right crop to 138)
* 852x480 source video: ( 852 - ( 480 * 16 / 9 ) ) / 2 = -0.7 (this movie is already 16x9 so you can turn Crop OFF)
That's it! Perfect aspect ratio, no stretching, and very high quality. Oh, and I would suggest that when you playback a movie TURN ON AIRPLANE MODE! (Home, Menu, Settings, Wireless controls, Airplane mode). The phone searching for GSM, Edge, 3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, and apps trying to use connections will cause your video to slow down, pause, or even fail. As a bonus, it will also greatly extend video viewing time.
Other information:
For high quality, I went with 480kbps video and 96kbps audio. When doing samples, I tested many bit rates and found 480/96kbps to be the perfect balance between quality and file size. A 90 minute movie will be about 380MB using these settings, this allows me to have about 8-9 movies on a 4GB card, plenty for me. You can sacrifice quality for a smaller file size by using 336kbps video and 64kbps audio which will result in the same 90 minute movie being about 265MB.
23.976 frames per second is what all DVD's of movies are filmed at as movies are all shot at 24 frames per second. Using 25 frames per second or 29.97 or 30 will just LOWER the quality because the converter will have to create averaged frames or duplicate previous frames to generate more frames than the source video has. If the source movies you're converting from are not 23.976 already, whoever ripped it did so incorrectly. In the future, make sure you always rip movies from DVD at 23.976.
You should always use the 3:2 aspect ratio in SUPER © as that's what the G1 format is. If you don't select 3:2, if you preview the movie on your computer it will look different than on your G1 because it will stretch it on your computer. Basically, keeping it always at 3:2 no matter what the source will allow you to preview videos on your computer and they will look the same on your G1 as well.
Saving File:
Right click in the box directly under the purple OUTPUT section to reveal the menu for Super ©. Here you will select the default area to save your file by selecting “Output File Saving Management. And you will also find the function to add your media files here as well Add Multimedia Files or Ctrl+A.
Once you have added the file just click on the Encode (Active Files) button and voila!!! You will have your newly converted video files for your G1. Hope this was useful and if you have any questions please feel free to PM me or post your questions. I do have the direct link for the Super © program so if you are having trouble finding it just PM me and Ill gladly send it to you. ENJOY!!!!
EDIT: Once you have loaded the video you intend to encode you can double click on the file to find out its' original settings such as frame rate and such so you can choose it from the list. This might help with the quality of the video.
NOTE: You can download the Video Player 1.0 in the android market to play these files.
Here's a screen shot:
Thanks to rushmore and everyone who tested to find additional options to optimize the encoding video quality.
ALTERNATE WINDOWS OPTION: by rushmore
Quote from: rushmore on October 25, 2008, 12:49:48 PM
SOG Video Converter options that give proper aspect ratio using 1.0 Video Player on G1 (SOG the only converter that I have tried that works for this)
Choose profile setting "to iPhone"
480X320, H.264: Excellent Quality : (I adjust the parameters as listed below)
Audio = 64
Video Quality = 312 (you can make it higher, this value gives more space for video files with good quality).
Frame rate = 23.97
Output Image = Keep Aspect Ratio (this is important)
Video resolution = 480:320
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MAC USERS: By mapin0518
Nobody here seems to be a mac user, but in case another one besides myself wanders in here... I found THE app to use for video encoding on the mac...
ffmpegX
http://ffmpegx.com/index.html
It seems to be extremely flexible and lets you specify all the specs you want for encoding.
Good day !
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LINUX USERS: How to by BearTard
Quote from: BearTard on October 11, 2008, 01:17:22 PM
For those using Linux, be sure and check out Avidemux. It's available in the repositories of most Linux distributions and has automatic tools for converting to various formats (like PSP, for example--which should be great on the G1).
It's as simple as loading a video, selecting PSP from the tools menu, and starting it up.
Or if you're a Linux masochist, the following is a basic converter to Xvid that might be of some use.
Code:
mencoder <inputfilename> -ovc xvid -xvidencopts bitrate=-<targetvideosize>ass=1:turbo:threads=2 -ofps 25 -oac copy -o /dev/null
mencoder <inputfilename> -ovc xvid -xvidencopts bitrate=-<targetvideosize>ass=2:threads=2 -ofps 25 -oac mp3lame -lameopts br=$abitrate:vol=2:aq=2:mode=0:vbr=0 -o output.avi
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STRAIGHT DVD RIP: By umop.apisdn
Quote from: umop.apisdn on October 23, 2008, 12:50:25 PM
DVD ripping for COMPLETE NEWBIES.
If you are completely clueless about how to rip a DVD to your G1 (like I was a week ago) this post is for you.
This method will rip a movie straight from your DVD to an MP4 file that the G1 Video Player 1.0 knows how to play.
You will need to download and run HandBrake (an open source ripper) http://handbrake.fr/ HandBrake has the simplest, most intuitive UI of any ripper I have found so far.
Here are some settings that work for the G1. Some experimentation may find a better set of parameters, but these work and yield good results. A two hour movie ends up about 375 MB.
Source: Browse to the VIDEO_TS folder on your DVD
Title: Select the longest one.
Destination: Wherever you want to keep the file. You can actually rip directly to the mounted SD card of the G1, if you want.
Preset: Classic works. Others may also, I haven't tested them yet.
OutPut Settings: Set Encoder to Mpeg4, Audio to AAC, uncheck the two other checkboxes.
On the Picture Settings tab, turn off Crop, check "Loose Anamorphic", and set width to 480. (NOTE: sometimes you have to check Anamorphic PAR before Loose Anamorphic becomes usable. Maybe this is a GUI bug?)
On the Video tab, set the Quality Avg Bitrate to 384.
Click Start in the upper left corner. A 2 hour movie takes about 45 min to encode.
Hopefully people will find this helpful.
Noel.
EDIT: If the DVD you want to rip is copy protected, you will need to also install DVD43 ( http://www.dvd43.com ), a system tray application that de-copy-protects DVDs on the fly. There aren't any configuration parameters, you just install it and forget it. It silently removes copy protection as you read data from the DVD.
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TMPGEnc. 4 Xpress Template: Android Video Encoding
I have created a template for TMPGEnc Express 4.0 and above that will make encoding videos to the Android Video Player much easier. It will work with unencryped DVD files, WMV, MPEG, AVI, MOV, and just about any video you throw at it. (if you have the codec)
You must have TMPGEnc 4.0 Xpress or later installed before placing the template file. Just download the template, extract the file and put it in the "Export" folder found under /Documents/TMPGEnc/Template. Now follow the directions below.
Step 1: Open Application and click "Start a new project"
Step 2: Drag and drop a file or a variety of files in any format, aspect or demension
Step 3: Click the "Format" tab at the top and at the bottom of the list there is a "Custom Output Templates" folder, choose the "Android Formated MP4" and hit select. On the next screen make sure "Output each clip in a seperate file" is selected
Step 4: Select "Encode" tab at the top of the screen, choose the output location and then click on the "Start Encode" button in the bottom left that looks like a movie clip with an arrow.
This program is expensive ($99) but I have been using it for years for all the different devices I have. There is a trial and the software can be found here: http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/product/te4xp.html. It is the only software that I know that can take multiple video formats and sizes and batch process them too to one format.
I have converted a number of DVD's in different Aspect ratios and alot of recorded TV from my Vista Media Center, the quality is amazing and has not failed me yet. Please try my template and let me know if you have any problems. I am going to work on a couple more templates in the future to be able to choose Quality Encodeing or Lower Quality with Smaller Size.
Let me know your thoughts and experiences, or any changes I should make to the steps above.
Jcostanza4

he mikey, love your tut on encoding with super, one question i have all your videos are ***x480 in size. i want to convert a hd rip i have its 1280x544 what settings would i use for this?

I have tried using handbrake and Super. I have grabbed the VOB files using DVDShrink, but am unable to use Super to create a MP4 file. The file that gets created from handbrake causes the video player to inform me that the video is not able to be played. I used the options that were listed by the OP for handbrake, but still get the message. Is Super able to handle the multiple VOB's and create a single MP4?
TIA,
rrstx

Sorry for asking im kinda of a newbie when it come's to stuff like this, But im at the http://www.erightsoft.com/S6Kg1.html website and i dont quite know what to download to download the software. can someone help me out?

in my first post look for where i typed
Download Super here
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Mikey1022 said:
in my first post look for where i typed
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Dude, Your the best! Thanks.

* 886x480 source video: ( 886 - ( 480 * 16 / 9 ) ) / 2 = 16 (set the left and right crop to 16)
* 1128x480 source video: ( 1128 - ( 480 * 16 / 9 ) ) / 2 = 137 (set the left crop to 136 and the right crop to 138)
* 852x480 source video: ( 852 - ( 480 * 16 / 9 ) ) / 2 = -0.7 (this movie is already 16x9 so you can turn Crop OFF)
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Im sorry im just not understanding what any of this mean's. As much as i would like to but i just can't find any of this in the program. Im like glimpsing between the post and the program and trying to locate where this information is on the program. LOL! Help?!!?! Im like having a major brain fart.

Mikey1022 said:
SUPER © Setup:
Video: 480:270 3:2 23.976 480kbps (yes, you set the video to 480x270)
Audio: 44100 2 96kbps Default
Options: Hi Quality:OFF Top Quality:OFF
Pad: Top:24 Bottom:26 Left:0 Right:0
Crop: Top:0 Bottom:0 Left:Calc Right:Calc
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Why 3:2? it looks squeezed and terrible.
Why 480x270? The G1 is 480x320 now I have two blue (not even black) bars across the top and bottom of the movie.
Is this supposed to take 2 hours per movie? or is my computer just too slow?
The frame rate is perfect, no jitters in playback.
The file is not 250MB is over 500MB actually.

brooklynite said:
Why 3:2? it looks squeezed and terrible.
Why 480x270? The G1 is 480x320 now I have two blue (not even black) bars across the top and bottom of the movie.
Is this supposed to take 2 hours per movie? or is my computer just too slow?
The frame rate is perfect, no jitters in playback.
The file is not 250MB is over 500MB actually.
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1) If using Super C, you need to change the color option for the pads.
2) Good sticky over at Tmonews about this.
3) I find that 336K video bitrate using H264 looks fine on the G1's 3" screen.
4) Also find that 64K audio at 22.5 sample rate is fine ( I upped Pick of Destiny to 96K at 32K sample rate, though).
These settings save space and battery lasts longer too.
If you do not want to constantly mess with aspect ratio settings, SOG is the best endcoder, but is $30. I use it and use auto aspect ratio option.
SOG also seems to look better at the same bit rates as Super C.

Thank you very much for this mikey, i used the straight dvd rip method and it works like a charm!!! Thanks for putting this together I had a question for you, have you successfully made dvd's that play on your dash with the same quality?

I got a question. At the moment I'm using in Handbrake:
Mpeg4 (H264)
AAC
But the VideoPlayer doesnt recognize the video files I have on my SD card. I also tried Mpeg-4 (FFMPEG) as a codec but it doesn't work either. Could someone help me please?
Update:
After reinstalling the videos application I am finding now the videos. But they don't get played properly. I'm always getting the sound but the video is just one green block. (using H264/iPhone settings) Using other h264 settings also lead me to this green video block. Is there anything I can do about?

start_developing said:
I got a question. At the moment I'm using in Handbrake:
Mpeg4 (H264)
AAC
But the VideoPlayer doesnt recognize the video files I have on my SD card. I also tried Mpeg-4 (FFMPEG) as a codec but it doesn't work either. Could someone help me please?
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After reinstalling the videos application I am finding now the videos. But they don't get played properly. I'm always getting the sound but the video is just one green block. (using H264/iPhone settings) Using other h264 settings also lead me to this green video block. Is there anything I can do about?
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I should have waited a few days to say it works like a charm, the last few movies i've encoded don't play, either i get sound and no video or sound with green blocks too. my first 3 play perfectly and im doing it the same way. No clue why

It really differs from the input file. Some work and some dont work in the resulting output file. The settings for iPhone and iPod are ok.

Ok, I've been doing this for a while w/ no negative feedback from the device. I too had the issues w/ either video show as blank/green blocks with no audio or vice versa no audio w/ video just fine. After some research here's what I found. Hope it helps.
Video:
AVC .264 codec for the video (this is harware accelerated and thus can get a better respons from the device)
Basline Profile (this is needed due to our devices not having all the bells and whistles h.264 is capable of)
You want the Profile no higher then level 3.1
CABAC (specific to h.264) is a NO
Reference Frames: 1 (only 1)
Bitrate (Variable): 1000 Kbps
Framerate: Constant @ 23.97 (for most videos this is how they were originally recorded, If you increase this there is more that has to be don during encoding and may slow it down)
For those of you that know how to setup your encoder programs using a manual script for the h.264 settings, you can use the following for your script (it's what works for me)
Code:
cabac=0 / ref=1 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x1:0x111 / me=hex / subme=6 / psy_rd=1.0:0.0 / mixed_ref=0 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=0 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=3 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=0 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40(pre) / rc=2pass / bitrate=1000 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / vbv_maxrate=10000 / vbv_bufsize=10000 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00 / cabac=0 / ref=1 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x1:0x111 / me=hex / subme=6 / psy_rd=1.0:0.0 / mixed_ref=0 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=0 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=3 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=0 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40(pre) / rc=2pass / bitrate=1000 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / vbv_maxrate=10000 / vbv_bufsize=10000 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
As for Audio:
Nero AAC works the best
Profile: AAC-LC
CBR: 160kbps
Sample Rate: 48khz works fine (Personally, I don't change the audio rate at all)
Granted my average files are around 190MB per 30 minutes, but it looks and sounds amazing. Better then I was ever able to accomplish with my Dash.

I ripped The Boondock Saints and Fight Club with no issues though when I tried to rip Benders Big Score and The Beast with a Billion Backs they came out blocky, the audio was off and playing slow.
I'm using the HandbrakeCLI for linux due to the fact that the GUI version won't let you crop or adjust the aspect ratio
here is what I tried and worked for Boondock Saints and Fight Club:
HandBrakeCLI -i "/home/josh/.wine/drive_c/FIGHTCLB" -t 1 -c 1-25 -o "/home/josh/.wine/drive_c/FIGHTCLB/fight_club.mp4" -f mp4 -w 480 --deinterlace="slow" -e ffmpeg -b 512 -a 1 -E faac -B 160 -R 44.1 -6 stereo -D 1 -v

Good settings for handbrake
I have integrated MMTest97's x264 encoder options into the HandbrakeCLI command. It works like a charm and the videos look Great! here is the full command with scaling to the G1's exact screen res:
HandBrakeCLI -i "Path/To/Source/Video" -t 1 -c 1-25 -o "Path/To/Destination/Video" -f mp4 -w 480 -l 320 --deinterlace="slow" -e x264 -x cabac=0:deblock=1,0:analyse=0x1,0x111:bitrate=416sy_rd=1.0,0.0:chroma_me=1:chroma_qp_offset=-2:threads=3:nr=0:keyint=250:keyint_min=25:scenecut=40:bitrate=416:ratetol=1.0:qcomp=0.60:qpmin=10:qpmax=51:qpstep=4:cplxblur=20.0:qblur=0.5 -a 1 -E faac -B 96 -R 44.1 -6 stereo -D 1 -v
Also here is the command for an aspect retained video:
HandBrakeCLI -i "Path/To/Source/Video" -t 1 -c 1-25 -o "Path/To/Destination/Video" -f mp4 -w 480 --deinterlace="slow" -e x264 -x cabac=0:deblock=1,0:analyse=0x1,0x111:bitrate=416sy_rd=1.0,0.0:chroma_me=1:chroma_qp_offset=-2:threads=3:nr=0:keyint=250:keyint_min=25:scenecut=40:bitrate=416:ratetol=1.0:qcomp=0.60:qpmin=10:qpmax=51:qpstep=4:cplxblur=20.0:qblur=0.5 -a 1 -E faac -B 96 -R 44.1 -6 stereo -D 1 -v
Alternatively if you are lazy like me you can set up a profile in HandBrakeGUI that uses these x264 options for batch encoding!
Don't know if this helps anyone, but it is working great for me! Thanks for the help in getting this figured out, I've been at it for over a week now!
Cheers,
Xipher

use the ipod/iphone setting on SUPER.. it works fine.

stats555: Selecting Deinterlace: Slower, (i supose slower is best quality) did the trick for me, now i see the videos.
i also set resolution to h264 480 x 272.

File Size
So far i have ripped 3 movies usually about an hour and a half to hours in length. I have only seen an out put size in the 500meg range. Is there anyway to get these smaller?

Album won't show h264 files

I've got some h264 encoded mp4 files on my mem card, and Album won't list them to allow me to play them.
Anyone got any ideas why? I also can't play them in WMP [blank screen] or Coreplayer [extremely stuttery playback].
The mp4 encoded mp4 files are fine.
This is the ffmpeg of the h264 file:
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'Nightwatch.mp4':
Duration: 01:49:39.76, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1148 kb/s
Stream #0.0(eng): Video: h264, yuv420p, 720x400, 25 tbr, 25 tbn, 50 tbc
Stream #0.1(und): Audio: aac, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16

Actually, if I open it into Album through File Manager, I still can't see and picture.
Hmmm... very irritating!

The fact that you can't play them might have something to do with it... Do they work on your PC?

Yeah, they play absolutely fine.
It's so weird. It must be something to do with the encoding. But I'm not sure what.
Iirc there's a couple of levels of h264 encoding... I'll look into that.

re-encode them in a lower res is what I would do
don't think the cpu have enough juice to play video
fluently in the full res

I get the same Problem.
The Files (Simpsons) are encoded in:
Video: x264 96kbps 240x176
Audio: AAC Stereo 44.1kHz 96kbps
So 1 single Simpson movie is about 30MBytes large. They play very fine with Corplayer - in the Benchmark i get 140% of the original speed.
I think the decoder is just missing for HTC Album. Is there any chance to add one? Till then i watch with Coreplayer.

Acceptable Video Playback

Hy guys, I tryed several times to make a video format that runs with great quality and at the same time fast enough to watch it with joy.
I have the Titanium ENERGY ROM that came out on may 1.
TCPMP was allready in the ROM
installed the CorePlayer v1.3.6 Build-7427 for PPC
and using the WinMedia Player that also was in the ROM
have on the PC the Xilisoft Video Converter Ultimate, HTC Encoder, the Any Video Converter and the MP4 for HD programs.
the only succesfully smooth video playback was the KillBill named movie that's properties are in the Core Player :
Format : Video Files (AVI, DIVX, GVI)
Duration : 1:46:10.800
Filesize : 595333 KB
Video : MPEG4 Video
Codec : Core ASP
Video Size : 640x272
Frame Rate : 25.000
Audio : MPEG Layer-3
Codec : CoreMP3
Audio Format : 48000 Hz 2 Ch
Data Bit Rate : 83 kbit\s
Played Frames : 18
Dropped : 0
Played FPS : 25.000
this is the only video that runs so perfectly that's almost too good to be true.
so the problem is that i can't find the good settings for any of the converters to give the output vide that' the same as that MAGICAL ONE.
If someone have an idea, please tell !!!!!
THX anyway.

Video Format

What exactly does the video format support by the 10.1? I tried installing .avi, .mpeg and I wasn't able to play the videos. Most of the .avi are Blueray copies. Or anyone know a good video converter for Mac?

use handbreak to convert your .avi files , i do know that the galaxy tab 10.1 plays nice with .mp4 files
good luck

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use handbreak to convert your .avi files , i do know that the galaxy tab 10.1 plays nice with .mp4 files
good luck
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I second this. You can stream .avi from your computer if you prefer.

moboplayer provides a bunch of soft-decoding codec ,which will take care of most video if hardware-decoding won't work. just try this app first and see if that helps .
Sent from my SHW-M110S using XDA App

You can also use rock player to play AVI files and such.
Sent from my GT-P7510 using Tapatalk

I've used both the stock & mobo (haven't tried rock yet, I'll have to give it a shot), & the stock player plays just fine with h.264 & mp4. In fact, I played the exact same video on both, & I thought the picture looked the best on the stock player. Of course, that requires you to re-encode most likely, which kinda defeats the purpose of having the avi encapsulation in the first place... up to you in the end--let us know how it works out.

Can somebody please test this clip?
I can play it perfectly on my 7" Galaxy TAB GT-P1000 but all the Tegra2 Honeycomb tablets I've tried it on will either stutter badly of not play at all!
I just can't imagine why a previous generation Single-Core CPU can play it without any problems using hardware acceleration and the Tegra2 Can't !?!
This is the codec info:
General
Complete name : D:\Downloads\Avatar_clip_1920_high.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media
Codec ID : isom
File size : 125 MiB
Duration : 1mn 23s
Overall bit rate : 12.6 Mbps
Encoded date : UTC 2011-05-22 19:19:17
Tagged date : UTC 2011-05-22 19:19:17
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.0
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 1mn 23s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 12.4 Mbps
Maximum bit rate : 22.5 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 078 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.251
Stream size : 123 MiB (99%)
Title : x
Writing library : x264 core 114 r1913 5fd3dce
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=1 / deblock=1:-1:-1 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=hex / subme=2 / psy=1 / psy_rd=0.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=0 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=0 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / threads=3 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=23 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=10 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=23.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Encoded date : UTC 2011-05-22 19:19:17
Tagged date : UTC 2011-05-22 19:19:22
Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 1mn 23s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 132.3 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 152 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
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Download Handbrake then go to this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060825
You can follow the directions or simply download and import the 720p high profile preset.
If you want to stream video, a combination of uPnPlay (free in market), moboplayer and ps3 media server has worked fairly well for me.

hoodoomagic said:
Download Handbrake then go to this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060825
You can follow the directions or simply download and import the 720p high profile preset.
If you want to stream video, a combination of uPnPlay (free in market), moboplayer and ps3 media server has worked fairly well for me.
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We don't want to re-encode! We want to play! Other less powerful devices can play almost everything without re-encoding! Why can't the Tegra2 do it?

To reencode is missing the point. It's a clip I encoded for a video survey in the Xoom forum. No Tegra 2 tablet can play it smoothly. You can blame poor NVidia driver, HC's beta-ness, or the crummy Tegra 2. That's just the way it is.
BTW, 1080p high profile is simply not in the Tegra 2 specs, drivers notwithstanding. If you want 1080p HP, buy another tab.

BTW, the entire suite of clips used for the survey is here. Tegra 2 (on 3.1) can play 720p HP and 1080p BP. On the Xoom, the stock player is hard-capped to 1080p BP. If you play MP or HP, the stock player will error out or crash.
http://www.mediafire.com/?depxt4zyvpwel

OrionBG said:
We don't want to re-encode! We want to play! Other less powerful devices can play almost everything without re-encoding! Why can't the Tegra2 do it?
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That is something you'll have to ask Nvidia and Google, I don't know the answer to that.
However, transcoding will guarantee the video to work. And you can queue up files in Handbrake and walk away.
So, you can either complain on forums, or use the solution presented and watch 720p high profile video on the tab.

Denil Wong said:
What exactly does the video format support by the 10.1? I tried installing .avi, .mpeg and I wasn't able to play the videos. Most of the .avi are Blueray copies. Or anyone know a good video converter for Mac?
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You don't need or have to convert anything really (maybe except mkv's) if you just use MoboPlayer to watch them.
If you prefer to use the Gallery to watch videos, then it's best you convert to mp4 files.
On my Mac i have a myriad of converters, from VisualHub (no longer in development), Handbrake (free), WinX HD Video Converter, my three regulars.
There are tons out there.

i've been having trouble with a 720p x264 file about 1.2GBs.
the video plays but it is very laggy/choppy and the audio isnt in sync with the video playback.
i've checked that the files played fine on my computer.
should i convert these files too?

Thank you all for your great tips. Will definitely try it out when I get the chance to this evening. Highly appreciate it guys! CHEERS!!!

Regardless of whats being said over at the Xoom fourm, the GST as of now can only play back 720p/1080p H.264 Base Profile, smoothly. So far from my tests the GST doesn't support AC3 Audio, so the stock player will not play it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134811&highlight=Poot+Video
I started this thread and there is useful information in it in relation to H.264 playback on the GST.

Metzenw said:
Regardless of whats being said over at the Xoom fourm, the GST as of now can only play back 720p/1080p H.264 Base Profile, smoothly. So far from my tests the GST doesn't support AC3 Audio, so the stock player will not play it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134811&highlight=Poot+Video
I started this thread and there is useful information in it in relation to H.264 playback on the GST.
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HC 3.1 supports 720p high profile and I haven't had any problems using the Handbrake settings posted over at the TF forum.
In that thread I've seen people trying to solve some judder problems with certain clips, but tbh I'm not a video guru and the conversation is over my head. But as I've said, I have yet to experience that for myself even with movies with lots of action and fast camera pans.

e.mote said:
BTW, the entire suite of clips used for the survey is here. Tegra 2 (on 3.1) can play 720p HP and 1080p BP. On the Xoom, the stock player is hard-capped to 1080p BP. If you play MP or HP, the stock player will error out or crash.
http://www.mediafire.com/?depxt4zyvpwel
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I had just about given up hope trying to find the right combination of settings via Handbrake to encode my DVDs so they would play smooth on my GTab. I have come close but just hadn't hit it. I then downloaded your clip from your link - 1280 baseline - and was pleasantly surprised by not only the absolute smooth playback but by the picture quality.
I have since tried your VDisc_023 but the playback isn't absolutely smooth. It is close but not quite there.
So here's my question, can you supply either the change I need to make in VDisck_023 (I noticed it is set to High, perhaps just changing it to Base?) to equal your 1280_Baseline Avatar clip I mentioned above or the complete settings I can use in the GUI Handbrake interface? If I had my choice, I would prefer using the GUI but at this point, I will take what I can get!
Thanks so much for showing me I can get smooth playback with a terrific picture!

i use freemaker. much better easier and faster than handbreak give it a try

seansk said:
i use freemaker. much better easier and faster than handbreak give it a try
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Tried it and was not happy with the quality of the output. I was seeing too much... don't know the technical term is but I call it blocking. I really liked the easy interface and how you can easily cut scenes to convert but...

[Q] YouTube Problems on A501 w/ 3.2.1

I recently instaleld Acer_A501_4.066.31_COM_GEN1 on my Australian A501. With this or the 4.066.29 provided by Moscow Desire, I cannot play YouTube videos, neither in the browser or in the YouTube app. The app starts but video will not play. This is with a clean install (cache/system/data wipe). I have tried with 3.5.3, 3.5.4 [stock] and 3.5.5 [latest] YouTube app.
Can provide logcat grabs, but it appears the OMX codec (hardware acceleration) for h264 fails to start on the 3.2.1 ROMs. I had the same problem with some regions of 3.2 rom too.
Any tips appreciated, but for now it's back to 4.483.01 for me (YouTube works fine in this w/ any version of YouTube app).

i had a similar problem. im not sure what browser you are using but in dolphin browser go into the settings and change your display from android to computer i think. and should work.... it will use more data so if your on mobile data you will want to change it back to android to save your data.

galapogos01 said:
I recently instaleld Acer_A501_4.066.31_COM_GEN1 on my Australian A501. With this or the 4.066.29 provided by Moscow Desire, I cannot play YouTube videos, neither in the browser or in the YouTube app. The app starts but video will not play. This is with a clean install (cache/system/data wipe). I have tried with 3.5.3, 3.5.4 [stock] and 3.5.5 [latest] YouTube app.
Can provide logcat grabs, but it appears the OMX codec (hardware acceleration) for h264 fails to start on the 3.2.1 ROMs. I had the same problem with some regions of 3.2 rom too.
Any tips appreciated, but for now it's back to 4.483.01 for me (YouTube works fine in this w/ any version of YouTube app).
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I'm running 3.2.4, and seems ok here in Moscow. Generally, I don't let any of my apps auto-update, especially the Market App.

So, it's not just youtube. It's anything that tries to use the hardware accelerated h264 codec. MX Video Player in software mode works fine.
There seems to be some issue starting the OMX Codec HW Accel.
Working Logcat
Code:
I/ActivityManager( 135): Displayed com.google.android.youtube/.app.tablet.WatchActivity: +798ms
D/dalvikvm( 1900): GC_CONCURRENT freed 693K, 6% free 21444K/22599K, paused 4ms+4ms
D/YouTube ( 1900): youtube.app.suggest.HistoryDb.query:88 History query returning 0 rows
D/MediaPlayer( 1900): Couldn't open file on client side, trying server side
I/AwesomePlayer( 85): reset
I/AwesomePlayer( 85): cancel player events
I/AwesomePlayer( 85): cancel player events
I/AwesomePlayer( 85): setDataSource_l('http://redirector.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?id=8561f3eee9e535f1&itag=18&source=youtube&uaopt=no-save&el=standard&devKey=ATpxuMO4AN5NR1nGmfaQDBQO88HsQjpE1a8d1GxQnGDm&app=youtube_gdata&ip=0.0.0.0&ipbits=0&expire=1331604646&sparams=id,itag,source,uaopt,ip,ipbits,expire&signature=B58929DFA39322596AF1A07415918502DA795904.ED0E6738CA5428F3A54AD3177B048BF08CE585EF&key=yta1&androidcid=mvapp-android-acer')
D/HAL ( 85): [HAL] hw_get_module:share library path:/system/lib/hw/gralloc.tegra.so
I/NuHTTPDataSource( 85): connect to redirector.c.youtube.com:80/videoplayback?id=8561f3eee9e535f1&itag=18&source=youtube&uaopt=no-save&el=standard&devKey=ATpxuMO4AN5NR1nGmfaQDBQO88HsQjpE1a8d1GxQnGDm&app=youtube_gdata&ip=0.0.0.0&ipbits=0&expire=1331604646&sparams=id,itag,source,uaopt,ip,ipbits,expire&signature=B58929DFA39322596AF1A07415918502DA795904.ED0E6738CA5428F3A54AD3177B048BF08CE585EF&key=yta1&androidcid=mvapp-android-acer @0
I/NuHTTPDataSource( 85): connect to o-o.preferred.eftel-mel1.v11.lscache1.c.youtube.com:80/videoplayback?id=8561f3eee9e535f1&itag=18&source=youtube&uaopt=no-save&el=standard&devKey=ATpxuMO4AN5NR1nGmfaQDBQO88HsQjpE1a8d1GxQnGDm&app=youtube_gdata&ip=0.0.0.0&ipbits=0&expire=1331604646&sparams=id,itag,source,uaopt,ip,ipbits,expire&signature=B58929DFA39322596AF1A07415918502DA795904.ED0E6738CA5428F3A54AD3177B048BF08CE585EF&key=yta1&androidcid=mvapp-android-acer&cms_redirect=yes @0
I/OMXCodec( 85): [OMX.Nvidia.h264.decode] AVC profile = 66 (Baseline), level = 30
I/OMXCodec( 85): [OMX.Nvidia.h264.decode] allocating 10 buffers of size 1566720 on input port
I/OMXCodec( 85): [OMX.Nvidia.h264.decode] allocating 10 buffers from a native window of size 345600 on output port
I/nvos_linux_stub( 85): stub_helper: alloc iovmm
I/nvos_linux_stub( 85): stub_helper: alloc carveout_iram
I/nvos_linux_stub( 85): [email protected]: info=2147483647 DeintType = 2147483647, DeintRate = 2
D/dalvikvm( 907): GC_EXPLICIT freed 145K, 11% free 7049K/7879K, paused 6ms+3ms
D/YouTube ( 1900): youtube.core.player.Tracker.ping:230 Pinging http://video.google.com/s?docid=hWHz7unlNfE&ns=yt&len=11179&el=detailpage&ps=android&rt=6.3&playback=1&plid=cZUZxWkh6DOztSor%0A&av=3203_13&fmt=18
I/AudioService( 135): setCurrentMediaType 2
I/AudioService( 135): setDolbyDefaultEq, MusicEq = 0 , VideoEq = 0
I/AudioService( 135): Current audio device output is Speaker. MediaType=2
I/AudioService( 135): SetNaturalBassOn true
I/AudioService( 135): SetHighFreqEnhancerDepth 0
I/AudioService( 135): SetNaturalBassDepth 0
I/AudioService( 135): setEqSpeaker mediaType= 2, mode= 0
I/nvos_linux_stub( 85): Allocating new output: 640x368 (x 9)
I/OMXCodec( 85): [OMX.Nvidia.h264.decode] allocating 11 buffers from a native window of size 353280 on output port
I/nvos_linux_stub( 85): stub_helper: alloc iovmm
Non-Working Logcat
Code:
I/ActivityManager( 134): Displayed com.google.android.youtube/.app.tablet.WatchActivity: +719ms
D/YouTube ( 3089): youtube.app.suggest.HistoryDb.query:88 History query returning 0 rows
D/MediaPlayer( 3089): Couldn't open file on client side, trying server side
I/AwesomePlayer( 85): reset
I/AwesomePlayer( 85): cancel player events
I/AwesomePlayer( 85): cancel player events
I/AwesomePlayer( 85): setDataSource_l('http://redirector.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?id=8561f3eee9e535f1&itag=18&source=youtube&uaopt=no-save&el=standard&devKey=ATpxuMO4AN5NR1nGmfaQDBQO88HsQjpE1a8d1GxQnGDm&app=youtube_gdata&ip=0.0.0.0&ipbits=0&expire=1331604646&sparams=id,itag,source,uaopt,ip,ipbits,expire&signature=B58929DFA39322596AF1A07415918502DA795904.ED0E6738CA5428F3A54AD3177B048BF08CE585EF&key=yta1&androidcid=mvapp-android-acer')
I/NuHTTPDataSource( 85): connect to redirector.c.youtube.com:80/videoplayback?id=8561f3eee9e535f1&itag=18&source=youtube&uaopt=no-save&el=standard&devKey=ATpxuMO4AN5NR1nGmfaQDBQO88HsQjpE1a8d1GxQnGDm&app=youtube_gdata&ip=0.0.0.0&ipbits=0&expire=1331604646&sparams=id,itag,source,uaopt,ip,ipbits,expire&signature=B58929DFA39322596AF1A07415918502DA795904.ED0E6738CA5428F3A54AD3177B048BF08CE585EF&key=yta1&androidcid=mvapp-android-acer @0
I/NuHTTPDataSource( 85): connect to o-o.preferred.eftel-mel1.v11.lscache1.c.youtube.com:80/videoplayback?id=8561f3eee9e535f1&itag=18&source=youtube&uaopt=no-save&el=standard&devKey=ATpxuMO4AN5NR1nGmfaQDBQO88HsQjpE1a8d1GxQnGDm&app=youtube_gdata&ip=0.0.0.0&ipbits=0&expire=1331604646&sparams=id,itag,source,uaopt,ip,ipbits,expire&signature=B58929DFA39322596AF1A07415918502DA795904.ED0E6738CA5428F3A54AD3177B048BF08CE585EF&key=yta1&androidcid=mvapp-android-acer&cms_redirect=yes @0
D/dalvikvm( 3089): GC_CONCURRENT freed 5906K, 32% free 16291K/23623K, paused 3ms+6ms
I/dalvikvm( 3089): Jit: resizing JitTable from 4096 to 8192
D/dalvikvm( 3089): GC_CONCURRENT freed 1073K, 27% free 17265K/23623K, paused 3ms+5ms
D/dalvikvm( 3089): GC_CONCURRENT freed 849K, 22% free 18463K/23623K, paused 3ms+7ms
I/OMXCodec( 85): [OMX.Nvidia.h264.decode] AVC profile = 66 (Baseline), level = 30
I/OMXCodec( 85): [OMX.Nvidia.h264.decode] allocating 10 buffers of size 1566720 on input port
I/OMXCodec( 85): [OMX.Nvidia.h264.decode] allocating 10 buffers from a native window of size 345600 on output port
I/NuCachedSource2( 85): Keep alive
D/dalvikvm( 2775): GC_EXPLICIT freed 30K, 12% free 14408K/16199K, paused 3ms+37ms
I/ActivityManager( 134): Starting: Intent { cmp=com.google.android.youtube/.app.tablet.WatchActivity (has extras) } from pid 3089
W/Resources( 3089): Converting to string: TypedValue{t=0x12/d=0x0 a=2 r=0x7f08006a}
E/TelephonyManager( 3089): Hidden constructor called more than once per process!
E/TelephonyManager( 3089): Original: com.google.android.youtube, new: com.google.android.youtube
I/AudioService( 134): AudioFocus requestAudioFocus() from [email protected]
D/YouTube ( 3089): youtube.core.async.UserAuthorizer$AuthTokenCallback.run:390 got authToken for [email protected]
I/AudioService( 134): setCurrentMediaType 0
I/AudioService( 134): setDolbyDefaultEq, MusicEq = 0 , VideoEq = 0
I/AudioService( 134): Current audio device output is Speaker. MediaType=0
I/AudioService( 134): SetNaturalBassOn true
I/AudioService( 134): SetHighFreqEnhancerDepth 0
I/AudioService( 134): SetNaturalBassDepth 0
I/AudioService( 134): setEqSpeaker mediaType= 2, mode= 0
I/AwesomePlayer( 85): reset
Can anyone provide a logcat for playing a YouTube video on 3.2.1? Just from the activity creation including any OMX Codec / nvos* entries.