So one of the walls I'm finding with the fire is the storage. I have a pretty good library of videos ripped to my Drobo...about a good 100 legally owned DVD's and probably a thousand or so MP3's ripped from legally owned CDs. Now we are talking a LOT of space. Is there any kind of relatively easy to setup cloud-type server with security where I can log in through the Fire and watch movies or listen to songs? Maybe access some files?
What do you guys think?
Use PlayOn Software/App
I use the 'MyMedia' option in PlayOn to watch streaming video from my PC on my Kindle Fire
I use an app called Emit that works OK.
Emit works ok I swear the free version skipped less though.
Emit works great for me
The Amazon cloud service holds unlimited music, I use that for my 100GB+ collection of music. You get a couple gigs free for other stuff, but I haven't loaded anything else to mine so I don't know if its any good for movies.
Damn you Swype!
ExploreMN said:
So one of the walls I'm finding with the fire is the storage. I have a pretty good library of videos ripped to my Drobo...about a good 100 legally owned DVD's and probably a thousand or so MP3's ripped from legally owned CDs. Now we are talking a LOT of space. Is there any kind of relatively easy to setup cloud-type server with security where I can log in through the Fire and watch movies or listen to songs? Maybe access some files?
What do you guys think?
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Google Music would be a good solution for you music needs, you can store up to 20,000 songs.
You could encode to Stream-able MP4 and upload to SugarSync/Dropbox. Or Use a app like Plex to encode/transcode on the fly.
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Right, I do not want to spend anymore time trying to convert Movies from DVDs from my (small) collection, all of which I've already seen.
Can anyone recommend a legitimate movie download site that has the following:
Movies pre-formatted for the HD2 (Size and Format)
Good quality
Wide selection
Fast Downloads
I really liked the fact that you could pay for and download a wide selection of movies, pre-formatted for the Iphone (no joining VOBs, no out-of-sync audio, no already watched films) from Itunes.
Is there such a paid-for service available for the HD2 please?
In a word, no. In two - Not yet.
I know what you mean - But as I remember the iPhone iTunes selection was really restrictive on titles and quality...a bit like the Xbox selection currently available on Live.
However, I did really like the convenience...if not the prices!
Now I just use CorePlayer on the HD2 and it copes with 99% of my current rips in any format I have them - no converting needed.
Rumour has it that MS will be tying the WM7 platform into the Xbox gaming platform in the not-so-near (a year or 2?) future...in which case we will be undoubtedly get a portal from where we will download all our games, apps, video etc...like iTunes and the App store. Until that day, we on our own - which is fine by me since I hated iTunes and my iPhone!
Ah right. OK. Thanks. Well...that's that then I suppose.
Why convert? All my videos play fine ripped straight from the DVD on my TP2. Given that the Leo is more powerful, why would you convert a DVD that is already 480 lines of resolution (and you have 480 lines of resolution on your phone)?
This may sound completely stupid, but how do you play video on your xoom? I mean there isn't even a dedicated video app. How the hell do you release a tablet and expect it to compete with the I pad without a native video player or support for most video formats? I just transferred a couple of avi files that don't show up anywhere because there's no app to play them.
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This may sound completely stupid, but how do you play video on your xoom? I mean there isn't even a dedicated video app. How the hell do you release a tablet and expect it to compete with the I pad without a native video player or support for most video formats? I just transferred a couple of avi files that don't show up anywhere because there's no app to play them.
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See: http://www.gigadroid.com/androidtalk/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=21
verusevo said:
This may sound completely stupid, but how do you play video on your xoom? I mean there isn't even a dedicated video app. How the hell do you release a tablet and expect it to compete with the I pad without a native video player or support for most video formats? I just transferred a couple of avi files that don't show up anywhere because there's no app to play them.
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Theres an icon on your homescreen that says gallery. It plays movies as long as they are supported format. Try rockplayer universal it will play avis
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.tencent.research.drop&feature=search_result
QQplayer works for me too. Multichannel too. i havent tried mkv files yet
edit: it does play MKV files and with subtitles
Great just what I was afraid of. I have almost a 1TB of movies/videos/TV shows. So my only options are to convert them all or use a non tablet android app to play unsupported files. Thanks for the info though guys.
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https://market.android.com/details?id=com.tencent.research.drop&feature=search_result
QQplayer works for me too. Multichannel too. i havent tried mkv files yet
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mkv high profile will not work on Xoom with any current player and I tried them all.
Ya i just tried a couple of files i had already converted for my moms ipad. a couple were DVDrips and those played pretty much fine using rocklayer. But one was a converted 1080p music video. The music video played fairly well but there was a noticeable difference in the frame rate from the standard def videos.it wasnt at all choppy but it wasnt as fluid as i would have liked. If this is what im going to have to expect from HD video then im definitely not sold on this tab.
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Ya i just tried a couple of files i had already converted for my moms ipad. a couple were DVDrips and those played pretty much fine using rocklayer. But one was a converted 1080p music video. The music video played fairly well but there was a noticeable difference in the frame rate from the standard def videos.it wasnt at all choppy but it wasnt as fluid as i would have liked. If this is what im going to have to expect from HD video then im definitely not sold on this tab.
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It is certainly not what i expected. Hopefully it can be fixed with an update or app.
i downloaded dvd catalyst 4 online it was 9.99 (normally $20) and has a preset for motorola xoom
just load any dvd into your computer click go and when its done it will have you connect the xoom and transfer it
then click on the gallery app and there it is. the quality is great too
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/63258/kw/video/p/7901,7906
You can use Handbrake, a free video encoding program. I found that redoing h.264 high profile to h.264 main profile(see the link) and dropping motion estimation method to diamond, Subpixel ME & Mode Decision to 0, and avg bitrate to 4000 kbps makes for a lower encode time(20ish minutes for 1 hour on my i7 920 win 7 64bit). Excellent quality too vs original.
I'm attempting to convert a 720p copy of inception using handbrake right now. (6 hrs estimated time) what a pain in the ass. I set it to the APPLE preset. Which I'm hoping/assuming is what one would use for the ipad. Ill let you guys know how it turns out. If it does work won't be so bad as I can just set a bunch of files to convert in queue while i sleep.
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I'm attempting to convert a 720p copy of inception using handbrake right now. (6 hrs estimated time) what a pain in the ass. I set it to the APPLE preset. Which I'm hoping/assuming is what one would use for the ipad. Ill let you guys know how it turns out. If it does work won't be so bad as I can just set a bunch of files to convert in queue while i sleep.
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Iceytea posted a handbrake preset for Xoom. I am trying it now and it is going much faster. 2 hour 720p movie took me 1 hour estimated with Apple universal preset and with this one 45 minutes. Can't comment on quality yet as it is still converting.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11695846&postcount=50
someone on here said that mkv works on RockPlayer on the Xoom
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someone on here said that mkv works on RockPlayer on the Xoom
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mkv works with stock player as well just have to convert it to baseline. High profile mkv works with nothing on the Xoom. I tried them all.
verusevo said:
Great just what I was afraid of. I have almost a 1TB of movies/videos/TV shows. So my only options are to convert them all or use a non tablet android app to play unsupported files. Thanks for the info though guys.
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Dude, the SDK was just released this week. There will be a tablet optimized app within a month or so... your video files are not wasted.
i really want one, but i have heard that you cant't watch video on this? i have loads of tv series and films on my pc, and i would be using this xoom for watching on the train and and the gym....
will i be able to do that? someone told me there is an issue ?
The issue is lack of software to take advantage of the hardware. 720p and 1080p videos have an issue I believe. It varies depending on the file type you're trying to play. MKV files have the biggest problem. As far as I know, divx play fine..?
Once someone like Rock Player update their app for Xoom support it should be fine. The hardware can handle it, just need the apps!
I have personally played a ripped copy of Avatar, I own on blu ray, for a Xoom I own. I have played it at 1080p and 720p. There is just a specific baseline format you need to rip it at. I like the 720p setting as there is little visual difference and it is a lot smaller file. It is definately HD.
Apple has the "ready to go" movies by iTunes you can buy where the Xoom you currently have to rip in a specific format. The movies I rip though are of much higher quality than from iTunes currently. Several of my friends own iPads.
Once flash is out for the Xoom Amazon Video on Demand will work. I have tested it already on my Droid X.
In my opinion Apple wins right now is easy of use getting movies, where the Xoom smokes it in quality.
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I have personally played a ripped copy of Avatar, I own on blu ray, for a Xoom I own. I have played it at 1080p and 720p. There is just a specific baseline format you need to rip it at. I like the 720p setting as there is little visual difference and it is a lot smaller file. It is definately HD.
Apple has the "ready to go" movies by iTunes you can buy where the Xoom you currently have to rip in a specific format. The movies I rip though are of much higher quality than from iTunes currently. Several of my friends own iPads.
Once flash is out for the Xoom Amazon Video on Demand will work. I have tested it already on my Droid X.
In my opinion Apple wins right now is easy of use getting movies, where the Xoom smokes it in quality.
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So the movies / TV shows you purchase from iTunes, can you play them on other non-apple devices or are you stuck with them in apple products? ie, can you purchase from itunes and play on the xoom?
When the ipad first came out there were issues getting videos in the correct format, until software was updated/released.
At least with the Xoom, once the software is available, any video you have from just about anywhere will play on it. iPad/products still require the video to be in a particular format no matter what.
I've been using Rock Player on my Xoom to watch ripped DVDs of the simpsons and friends. Technically, they are indivual episodes ripped as mp4s. So far, it works very well.
It depends on their format. Mp4s seem fine.
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most of mine are avi's will that be a problem?
AVI's work fine with rockplayer for me
great thanks mate!
Hey,
Wondering if anyone wants to recommend me a video app for the xoom.
Ideally, play files without converting (i.e. mkvs). also optimized for larger screens.
heard about rockplayer - but apparently you cant get the paid version. dont mind paying for no ads.
in the meantime anything else?
search is your friend; endless posts about this topic in the Apps thread..
I would reccomend Rock Player. It isnt in the market so you will have to go to their site to get it. It is free and will play pretty much any video file there is.
rockplayer. freecoder. org
dro1dfan said:
Hey,
Wondering if anyone wants to recommend me a video app for the xoom.
Ideally, play files without converting (i.e. mkvs). also optimized for larger screens.
heard about rockplayer - but apparently you cant get the paid version. dont mind paying for no ads.
in the meantime anything else?
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moboplayer
I also second Moboplayer -- it's been able to smoothly play videos rockplayer couldn't handle
I gave this a try and it does play things the stock player cannot. Although it still cannot play high profile 720p files properly, still, a very good player so far.
Yeah, It still fails on 720P high prof MKVs -- it's a bummer. But it handles AVI's better than rock player(though it chokes on 5 channel audio - 6channel is fine)
Moboplayer plays my avi, xivd perfectly but has issues with audio from MKV's. Sadly, I have to install multiple video players to play my videos. I have over 5TB worth of MKV's. I'm going to have to re-encode, if I ever want to play them on my Xoom on one video player.
Act 1 video
+1 for mobo
Vital player works great
bigslam123 said:
I would reccomend Rock Player. It isnt in the market so you will have to go to their site to get it. It is free and will play pretty much any video file there is.
rockplayer. freecoder. org
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thanks! i think they are waiting for android market in app payments.
moboplayer is great too
Moboplayer plays literally everything that I throw at it. I always dl movies and tv shows from all the file sharing sites and it literally everything plays smooth.
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laxwillsch said:
Moboplayer plays literally everything that I throw at it. I always dl movies and tv shows from all the file sharing sites and it literally everything plays smooth.
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Any high profile 720p mkv file does not play with moboplayer. More specifically, it will try to play but without sound and severe stutter.
After trying numerous video apps, the best one I found is PlayOn. Early on I had issues with some video files but after updating to the latest server software, I was able to play all my video files (avi, xivd & mkv's) perfectly. PlayOn player is free but you have to pay for the server software.
I'm willing to pay if it plays all my video files w/o conversion but I found it best to convert it to the Xoom screen size & shrink down my 8GBs+ 1080p MKV's to 2GB+ for when I'm traveling or watching while eating lunch at work. I use DVD Catalyst to convert.
Hey people, i am taking a trip to europe next month and i wanted to watch some movies on the plane to kill some time. Does anyone know how i can download either free movies or paid movies to my evo?
Thanks
Netflix? Megaviewer?
If you own the dvds, you can rip them using PSPVideo9, or whatever number they are now. You will be able to rip and decrypt the DVDs into a viewable format for just about any mobile Device. I hope you got a big card though. They are pretty big depending on the movie.
Piracy aside, this raises a good question. What(if any) converters are people using to get videos into an Evo compatible format? Also, what encoding profiles are you using with said programs?
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Piracy aside, this raises a good question. What(if any) converters are people using to get videos into an Evo compatible format? Also, what encoding profiles are you using with said programs?
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I'm encoding my movies in mp4 format using Ripbot (freeware). Also heard Handbrake is another good alternative encoder.
theoner1 said:
I'm encoding my movies in mp4 format using Ripbot (freeware). Also heard Handbrake is another good alternative encoder.
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Any tips on what encoding parameters you're using? I don't really need HD video on my phone, just a decent quality and minimal size. Similar to what a DVDrip is for the "community" small in size, still decent quality (or so i hear)
I have used Bitripper to rip my dvd collection. Each movie ends of being around 1gb give or take and the quality is pretty good.
A good app for simply viewing movies is "Crackle". It has a good quantity of movies to view which are free, as well as the app itself.
i use handbrake and use the iphone setting works pretty good for format and dvdshrink to rip and do a reauthor taking out all menus and lang,ect... using those two most movie run about 500mb(lowest)to 960mb(highest).
hope that helps
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i use handbrake and use the iphone setting works pretty good for format and dvdshrink to rip and do a reauthor taking out all menus and lang,ect... using those two most movie run about 500mb(lowest)to 960mb(highest).
hope that helps
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i'm running MIKG 2.1 and the stock video player now plays .avi files
it was annoying how there was virtually no android .avi support when i first got my evo.
Handbrake is great also, you can convert 1080p or 720p videos that will be insanely clean
i download movies off the web site from my phone call mobile theatre.info here the link
http://www.mobiletheatre.info/mdb/inthe.html
hope this help let me kno if it do
Jcki4 said:
i download movies off the web site from my phone call mobile theatre.info here the link
http://www.mobiletheatre.info/mdb/inthe.html
hope this help let me kno if it do
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i'm going to check that site out, so you have used it before and its a good one.
Jcki4 said:
i download movies off the web site from my phone call mobile theatre.info here the link
http://www.mobiletheatre.info/mdb/inthe.html
hope this help let me kno if it do
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thtz a good link thanks dude
MacTheRipper and Handbreak to mp4's works great for me.
I use freemake video converter. It's free and very simple to use. You don't even have to know what format you need. Ask you what platform you want to covert to(blu-ray, apple, android,youtube, flash, etc).