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I was surprised to find that the Xoom will recognize MKV files. However, I tried 3 so far and all of them stutter and there is no sound.
wow thats a surprise. probably needs a codec
if it is like every other tegra 2 device it will do 720p mkv's as long as they are not High-Profile ones.... and most you "download" are high profile.... just need to reencode them.
which xoom player are you using? sometimes,the video formats played on xoom based on the player. if the player can't played the file well, you may try another one or just use a tool to convert mkv file to xoom compatible format
Sarahlili said:
which xoom player are you using? sometimes,the video formats played on xoom based on the player. if the player can't played the file well, you may try another one or just use a tool to convert mkv file to xoom compatible format
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Talk about bringing a thread back from the dead The solution is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092965
Can the Galaxy Tab play high-profile .mkv files flawlessly?
What I am talking about is 720p .mkv files with high bit rate ( 4,000+ kbps ) without DTS sound (just AAC sound) flawlessly?
The Xoom is having problem in this department.
Also, what player do you use? Default, or Rockplayer or others?
Standard video player plays 1080p and 720p without any problem...
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i use mVideoplayer, like it that it can extract subtitles from mkv.
Stock video player has played everything for me fine
swyped from a galaxy far far away...
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What I am talking about is 720p .mkv files with high bit rate ( 4,000+ kbps )
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High bit rate 4mbps? Compared to what, a cellphone video? XD
I got the tab to read PERFECTLY a full hd beast peaking roughly at 40mbps. H264, obviously. Was an mp4, but i doubt that a container will make any difference, i did watch several 720p mkv on the tab anyway.
Oh, i almost forgot: all this with the built in player. Using rockplayer in software mode, that 1080p beast ran at 2-3 fps.
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I have played 720p MKV file. But no player seems to play it smoothly. And most of them does not play the sound audibly.
Worse, the stock player do not even recognize the file type. H264 videos are flawless.
any suggestions for the MKV player?
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Worse, the stock player do not even recognize the file type. H264 videos are flawless.
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I watched like 6 episodes of Panty and Stocking with the stock player. MKV with subtitles (i had to convert them into srt and put them outside the MKV container...) in 720p and clearly with h264 video and aac audio.
There is maybe something wrong with your player?
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I've got some mixed results.
Most files play fine, 1080p or 720p, but it has problems with some files with only DTS or AC3 sound included.
While the galaxy tab is the best media playing tablet I've tried (not tried the archos 101) it failed to play a 720p blu ray rip with 9 reference frames I think it was encoded with matroska libraries later than 1.0
Stock Player is amazing. I cannot stress that enough. It can play 1080p and 720p high profile mp4 h.264 videos flawlessly. Only gripe is the non-support for > 2ch audio, but this can be easily remedied via an audio demux with Yamb -> downmix to stereo -> mux new audio with Yamb.
I don't even watch movies on my HTPC anymore, I just downmix the audio, leave the video alone, and paste the file unto my device.
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I found that using Rockplayer universal with hardware decoding mode plays just as well as the stock play but with the added function of allowing you to choose which audio track to use. However if you have an integrated sub title track mvideoplayer is better. However what the device can play isn't limited to profiles, as I found the tab can play high profile but content encoded with some of the newer matroska libraries, it struggles with.
http://www.pavtube.com/mkv-to-asus-eee-pad-mac-converter-enable-transformer-play-mkv-videos.html
MKV stands for the Matroska Multimedia Container, which is an open standard free container format. It can contain multiple video, audio, picture or subtitle tracks in one file. Matroska is similar to other containers like AVI and MP4, but it can hold video files from Blu-ray discs. With the development of Blu-ray movie, most people prefer enjoy movies in Blu-ray discs rather than in DVD discs. The reason is simple, that is Blu-ray discs offer more HD videos in a larger storage space. So, as a wild used video format ripped from Blu-ray discs, MKV has been the symbol of HD videos. And, do you want to watch MKV videos with Asus Eee Pad Transformer?
But, how to enjoy MKV movies on Eee Pad Transformer since the MKV videos are always in a large size and a HD video codec that Asus Eee Pad does not support to decode. Maybe Pavtube Video Converter for Mac can help you. It is a great Mac Eee Pad MKV converter for you to convert MKV videos for Transformer playing.
Here, I would like to take a MKV video file for example to show how to Mac convert MKV to Transformer.
First, import MKV from my Mac to the Pavtube Mac MKV to Eee Pad Transformer converter, and check the properties of the MKV file. Below are the detail parameters.
Video:
Format: h264
Resolution: 1280x544
Frame Rate: 23.976
Bit Rate: 0kbps
Duration: 00:01:02
Then, you can click the format bar to choose compatible output format for Asus Eee Pad Transformer playing. To enable Asus Transformer play MKV videos, you need choose a format with high video quality for Asus Eee Pad Transformer. I recommend you choose HD Video >> H.264 HD Video (*.mp4).
The program offers you changing the profile settings for the output file. Freely click the settings button and adjust the suitable video and audio settings for the HD MP4 format. Generally speaking, the default settings are suitable enough.
After all the settings have been finished, please click the convert button to start to convert MKV to MP4 format for Eee Pad Transformer. After the conversion finished, you can click the open button and get the converted MP4 videos. Then you need transfer MP4 videos to Asus Eee Pad transformer with a USB data cable.
On a PC I use DVD catalyst. It has a profile for the TF but I prefer using the ipad2 HQ profile as the file size is slightly smaller and the resolution I think is slightly better for the TF.
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Before converting your MKVs give BSPlayer (free) a try as it plays the MKVs i've tried fine ! and thats streaming from my PC too.
I couldnt find any other player that would handle MKVs as good as BSplayer.
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I couldnt find any other player that would handle MKVs as good as BSplayer.
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Except for Potplayer
I use Dice but it stutters with newer HDTV shows (like Terra Nova).
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On a PC I use DVD catalyst. It has a profile for the TF but I prefer using the ipad2 HQ profile as the file size is slightly smaller and the resolution I think is slightly better for the TF.
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Needed to say this is for mac
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Before converting your MKVs give BSPlayer (free) a try as it plays the MKVs i've tried fine ! and thats streaming from my PC too.
I couldnt find any other player that would handle MKVs as good as BSplayer.
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You need allot of free cpu space to use mkv
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Except for Potplayer
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I'll give that one a try too
BSPlayer x2. Just make sure you get the codec that it prompts you to install ARMv6 or 7 I'm not sure which. That should be all you need.
If you're insisting on converting them though, use handbrake all the way..
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BSPlayer x2. Just make sure you get the codec that it prompts you to install ARMv6 or 7 I'm not sure which. That should be all you need.
If you're insisting on converting them though, use handbrake all the way..
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You need armv7 as nvidia tegra 2 is an armv7 tablet
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But, how to enjoy MKV movies on Eee Pad Transformer since the MKV videos are always in a large size and a HD video codec that Asus Eee Pad does not support to decode.
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Actually most MKV are encoded in h264 (AVC) which is supported by the TF.
The things that make MKV incompatible are that audio is usually AC3 and the MKV container itself is not natively compatible.
Gotsent (mac & pc) and Xenon MKV (pc) will convert the audio to AAC (natively compatible) and put everything in an MP4 container. And since only the audio is actually converted the process is really quick. & both are free...
i'm very noob with mkv,videos converting etc but i downloaded from web some mkv's and i tried play them and testing out many players...i use settings reported HERE to convert my videos if i want to put them in the tablet,if i want to play them on native format i put in my external hard drive (i don't find a 100% working player yet....the best i tried it isn't ok all the time,it stutter in some moment...)
MX player plays the several 720p .mkv videos I have without much fuss. I have the current season of TopGear in .mkv format and play them directly from my 500Gb drive on my TF. I have no need to convert to something else.
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MX player plays the several 720p .mkv videos I have without much fuss. I have the current season of TopGear in .mkv format and play them directly from my 500Gb drive on my TF. I have no need to convert to something else.
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1 more vote for mx player, it can also handle ogm containers and its very customizable, have a fast swipe fast forward, all good.
But sadly, tegra 2 is garbage, nvidia sold us a lemon, I have some videos that even in a proper MP4 container encoded in 720p normal profile the decoder strugles, at the handbrake thread there's a long discussion about this and another issues.
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But sadly, tegra 2 is garbage, nvidia sold us a lemon
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I think this really bares some repeating. I like my transformer. But tegra2 was sold as considerably more powerful than it actually is.
I expected seamless 720p playback as a given, and here we are, trying to find ways to convert/playback standard files downloaded from the internet.
At that point, how is this different from iPhone/iPad where you need to convert files to Apple's preferred format in iTunes before "synching"? IMO not much.
I've found the best way is to stream from your PC. Granted it's not very useful if you are not always internet connected and if you have a crappy connection or cap. I use Plex for streaming indoors. Smooth as butter and offloads the decoding onto the PC so it will play 1080p [email protected] no problemo.
I just downloaded BSPlayer and I'm pretty happy with it. There was NOTHING that would play my Canon T2i 1080p video smoothly. BSPlayer comes very close. It drops frames and audio, but it is watchable! 1080p/24fps hiccups about once every 15-30 seconds, which I would consider acceptable. All my 720p stuff is silky smooth. My 720p MPEG2/AC3 files stream reasonably well from WMC. 1080i WTV files play, but have bad sync problems. MX Player and Dice failed differently on all of these.
I have to agree that MX Player has a better UI, but BSPlayer seems to have a more robust engine.
I'm running stock at the moment. MX Player did do better at 1.4mhz. I assume BSPlayer would improve as well.
I do have to agree that Tegra 2 is a little weak. I'm confident that Tegra 3 will get me where I need to be.
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I just downloaded BSPlayer and I'm pretty happy with it. There was NOTHING that would play my Canon T2i 1080p video smoothly. BSPlayer comes very close. It drops frames and audio, but it is watchable! 1080p/24fps hiccups about once every 15-30 seconds, which I would consider acceptable. All my 720p stuff is silky smooth. My 720p MPEG2/AC3 files stream reasonably well from WMC. 1080i WTV files play, but have bad sync problems. MX Player and Dice failed differently on all of these.
I have to agree that MX Player has a better UI, but BSPlayer seems to have a more robust engine.
I'm running stock at the moment. MX Player did do better at 1.4mhz. I assume BSPlayer would improve as well.
I do have to agree that Tegra 2 is a little weak. I'm confident that Tegra 3 will get me where I need to be.
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Its not that tegra 2 is weak . We got to much **** running in background when watching a movie stop everything except movie player and you will be enjoying your video moment
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i really dont see what the big fuss is about.
between them MX player and BSPlayer can play pretty much any video file you throw at them, if they stutter, try clearning your tablets cache and killing some resource heavy apps that are running in the background.
i have TB of video in loads of different formats and i am yet to find a file i cant play well.
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MX player plays the several 720p .mkv videos I have without much fuss. I have the current season of TopGear in .mkv format and play them directly from my 500Gb drive on my TF. I have no need to convert to something else.
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+1...and you can have it HW decode video and SW decode audio...and vice versa.
Now if anyone knows of an app that will play m2ts files...that would be awesome!
My problem is that I did not see the movie .avi stored in sd but I see them using external hard drive I have tried almost all video players, but the result is always the same
Iconia Lightspeed_4.3 a500 [ICS4.0.3]
also tested on other images, but the result does not change
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Which video codec is the file encoded with?
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Which video codec is the file encoded with?
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mx video player codec Arm v7
vplayer codec arm v7
mobo player
*sigh*
Which video codec is the VIDEO FILE encoded with? It matters.
Just try Dice player
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Tegra 3 Does Not Support AC3 Audio
Despite what everyone has assumed, there apparently isn't any AC3 support at all in Tegra 3. In other words, HW accelerated audio in an MKV
isn't even possible. Basically, NVIDIA gave us high profile video with no audio!
NVIDIA Tegra 3 Audio Support Specifications:
Decode
AAC-LC
AAC+
eAAC+
MP3
MP3 VBR
WAV/PCM
AMR-NB
AMR-WB
BSAC
MPEG-2 Audio
Vorbis
WMA 9
WMA Lossless
WMA Pro
G.729a *
G.711 *
QCELP *
EVRC *
* Through third party
Encode
AAC LC
AAC+
eAAC+
PCM/WAV
AMR-NB
AMR-WB
Notice that there is no mention of AC3 support!
Here is the link if you wish to check the specs yourself: http://www.nvidia.com/object/tegra-3-processor.html
The TF Prime, TF300 and Toshiba excite are all handicapped when playing video containing AC3 audio, such as just about every MKV.
The tf300 cannot play an MKV with audio in the built-in audio player. The video plays silent.
MX Player cannot play an MKV with HW audio. You must select software audio or else the video plays silent.
Only Dice Player can play an MKV with sound.
But, I suspect that dice player simply defaults to its own software audio and is NOT using HW audio acceleration.
The Acer Iconia on the other hand, has licensed Dolby Audio on board, and I suspect, has added codecs supplied by Dolby. It is my guess that THIS is the
reason the Iconia can play MKV's correctly.
It can play an MKV with audio in the built in player.(ASUS tf300, TF Prime, and Toshiba excite cannot)
It can play an MKV with audio in MX Player WITH HARDWARE AUDIO SELECTED! (ASUS tf300, TF Prime, and Toshiba excite cannot)
It can play an MKV with audio in Dice Player. (ASUS tf300, TF Prime can also do this because Dice apparently supplies SW audio by default.
Take away message:
Only the Acer iconia a510 has AC3 support across the board and can universally play MKV AC3 audio.
All other Tegra 3 tablets are at the mercy of the 3rd party video players and their supplied software AC3 support.
Of course in the real world, this may or may not be important to you. It is certainly possible to play MKV video quite well in Dice player on all of these tablets. However, if 3rd party support for your chosen player fails, you must understand that the built in players in these tablets will play silent with most MKV files. Only the iconia a510 does not rely on a 3rd party player for MKV playback.
As a disclaimer, I own both a Transformer and an a510 so I have no personal bias toward either. I am quite fond of both, and both have their pros and cons.
Supersoulfly: Quoted from previous thread,
Perhaps someone knows, was AC3 a problem with Tegra 2 also?
I personally am using the BS Lite player to get my MKVs to work. If Nvidia dropped the ball on this I don't see any other solutions than outside software.
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Yes it was. In fact myself and I believe another member, emote were responsible for long threads showing how to split MKV files into two parts, remove the audio, convert to another format and put them back together. The objective was to avoid having to transcode the video. Tegra 3 is much better, because at least it can handle the high profile video well, and it has the software horsepower to do the AC3 decoding. Just seems that the problem really shouldn't exist at all at this point.
Course the next thing I would be curious to know, is if exynos or snapdragon processors support AC3. If they do, it might bias me toward them in the future.
The Transformer Infinity is rumored to have (or will have) multiple processor choices. I know I would be inclined to chose the processor that supports AC3 as well as high profile video, so that MKV files just play without all the software workarounds.
I'm not too interested in the infinity yet. Really would like to see how well the Tegra 3 (or snapdragon) runs at that high resolution first. That high resolution is new territory for Android and ICS, not sure how app friendly it will be either.
Just a random thought, but I would guess it has to do with licensing fees.
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Just a random thought, but I would guess it has to do with licensing fees.
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This makes sense. And Wikipedia shows that AC3 is just another term for Dolby Digital, which is why it was on the Iconia tab.
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Just a random thought, but I would guess it has to do with licensing fees.
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Of course it has to do with licensing fees.
But can you imagine buying a Blue Ray player or Reciever that can't decode Dolby soundtracks?
Dolby digital is a pretty common format.
And when you call the company to complain that your blue ray player or reciever won't play audio, they tell you to get an external decoder for the audio, our players just handle video?
If you question the importance of their decision, ask yourself:
Why did Acer think that it was so important to get Dolby audio onto the a510? Why did Acer pay the licensing fees that NVIDIA didn't? Because someone at Acer realized that the video player on the iconia can't play any videos. And the first thing the customer is going to do when he gets home is to dump the latest episode of his favorite TV show on his Acer tablet and see how it plays. And on the Acer a510 it actually does! So why was Acer able to think through what the customer wants, and NVIDIA unable?
Remember NVIDIA is not a small outfit. They make computer gaming chips that are designed to play and support just about everthing. To not support a codec that is present in just about every downloaded movie on the planet is strange. But remember this is the same company that designed a chip, the Tegra 2, that couldn't even play high profile video. I had to transcode every movie or TV show that I played on my galaxy tab 10.1 since the day I bought it.
Have you tried to play it on Dice player ?
I think you are misunderstanding. There isn't anything wrong with MKV playback on these tablets. Dice Player works well on both the TF300 and the a510.
The point is that, the absence of audio in some players, like the stock player in the TF300 or the HW audio option of MX Player has always been assumed to be due to a fault in the video player not using the HW audio decoding capability of the NVIDIA tegra 3.
I'm just pointing out that missing hardware audio - or missing audio altogether in some of these players is because there ISN'T any ability at all in the tegra chip to decode these soundtracks. If the programmer hasn't implemented a software decoding solution, you will get no audio.
Dice Player has a software solution, it decodes AC3 and you get sound.
MX Player has a software solution, you select it manually and you get sound.
The stock player depends on Tegra 3, therefore you get no sound in your video.
The a510 has a system-wide fix for the NVIDIA's lack of decoding capability. Acer paid dolby to implement the decoding that should have been native to our tablets, so any video player will work. Even the stock player.
I'm guessing nvidia didn't include dolby digital because it would be quite pricey to license it and they want to get as many companies to use their chips as possible
so they didn't include it but if companies themselves license dolby digital they probably provide hw decoding
Well about the audio AC3 , its does play Ac3 , about 2 days ago i saw a movie with ac3 audio and works fine, you only need to download the BSplayer lite and will play all formats ...
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Well about the audio AC3 , its does play Ac3 , about 2 days ago i saw a movie with ac3 audio and works fine, you only need to download the BSplayer lite and will play all formats ...
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Yes, you can hear AC3 audio from this tablet. The thing is, it's being decoded via software, not the actual SoC. That is the OP's gripe. Hardware decoding requires much less work for the processor, which means better battery life. Plus, it would be much smoother and more consistent than software decoding.