File format for video? - Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

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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jphilippon said:
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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Default Media Player Plays Divx/xvid 7 Mp4's For Me!

I read everywhere that people are using rockplayer to play various video formats such as xvid & divx.
I also thought I would need the rockplayer to play my videos...
While I did try rock player, most of my videos were lagg/choppy and most videos were well out of sync, many files didn't even play and this resulted in a crash/freeze...
Not long ago, I was browsing through my media and saw my videos as well as the preview!
I tried them all with the default player on the dell streak and it played ALL videos smoothly, clear & in sync...
If the default player plays almost everything, why are people moaning about software needed to play video's?
The default player does not play AVI FILES that' why we need Rock player
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lufc said:
The default player does not play AVI FILES that' why we need Rock player
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Ahh, I see, so the default player plays most formats but does not play .avi?
That's fine as most of my videos are xvid...
Also, why does every single video I have lag and the audio is out of sync with rockplayer or even yxflash player?
That's why I use the built in player for the time being until Android 2.2 is out as it should fix & improve the functionality of the phone as well as make it even faster/smoother and if were lucky, improve battery life!
kanej2006 said:
Ahh, I see, so the default player plays most formats but does not play .avi?
That's fine as most of my videos are xvid...
Also, why does every single video I have lag and the audio is out of sync with rockplayer or even yxflash player?
That's why I use the built in player for the time being until Android 2.2 is out as it should fix & improve the functionality of the phone as well as make it even faster/smoother and if were lucky, improve battery life!
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avi is a container which can be used for the xvid/divx codecs amongst others.

Video player advice....

Hey does anyone know about a video player that plays VIDEO_TS.....I need to play some of my movies....?!
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vari9 said:
Hey does anyone know about a video player that plays VIDEO_TS.....I need to play some of my movies....?!
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look for MoboPlayer in the market....the best so far for me..
I'm using RockPlayer. Sweet~ And stable. Able to play Video_TS files like VOB and even rmvb.
MOBO I use it works very well and is available on the MARKET
François
I used rock player.....it doesn't play the video_ts folder as a whole...i have to select files....gonna try mobo now.....and the movie has a menu in the beginning...so how to select to play movie or view scenes...??..??
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I tried mobo....didn't work out for me...it cannot play the video_ts folder as a whole!
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i have alot of movies with -TS files, too
so this is something i'm gonna be looking into as well. i thought Mobo was gonna be the solution
anyone tried VPlayer ?
sanaell said:
anyone tried VPlayer ?
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I have. Plays AVI very well.
Try Mplayer. If it will be as good as the pc one it will rock. SO far it's a bit rough but will work where others fail.
Watch out what settings you tick, not all processing methods are supported by tegra.
I used MoboPlayer and when plays DivX video, the movie plays but the screen getting so dark. I almost couldn't see the movie.
MP4s or MPGs plays normally.
Any help?
Try RockPlayer, seems the best so far.
You don't answer his question.... he asked for a player that plays vob files in a folder. Not the best media player.
moboplayer dark screen
ahsya said:
I used MoboPlayer and when plays DivX video, the movie plays but the screen getting so dark. I almost couldn't see the movie.
MP4s or MPGs plays normally.
Any help?
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I have the same problem. mobo goes dark whenever I start a video..however the trick is the control screen for moboplayer that displays once after you install it and the correct codec.
Brightness control is done by using your finger to slide up/down on the left side of the screen ( landscape mode ).
volume is on the screen right side ( up /down) and forward back in the video is at the top ( left right)
After I reinstalled it and actually read what the control screen says instead of just clicking on pass I find it to be satisfactory to just bring the brightness back up.
I have only had my A500 for 2 days so I'm new. Hope this helps.
sweborn said:
You don't answer his question.... he asked for a player that plays vob files in a folder. Not the best media player.
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Neither did you, so stop being useless.
PS. I did mention mPlayer a few posts back, if that doesn't do it...
I favor Buzz however I haven't tried much else...
I'm new to android.Is it impossible to install movie codecs on android tablets so that we can play all movie formats.Like .ts .mkv etc.
I hope you don't torture yourself with updates on your pc when there's VLC and SMplayer.
No, one size should fit all, look for mplayer or rockplayer.
Thanks.I downloaded moboplayer and it seems for me better than other players i tried.
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I favor Buzz however I haven't tried much else...
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is there a vdo player that was built from ground up specific for the tegra processor as opposed to a regular android smartphone player?

Cant play any mp4

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

Atrix & PS3 Media Server (DLNA)

Hello,
I was wondering if anyone around here is using PS3 Media Server with their Atrix?
Specifically, be able to play movies (mostly MKVs, some High Profile) from the PS3 Media Server (currently running 1.30.1, also tried 1.40 beta 2)
I keep getting some invalid stream messages from all the players and UPNP/DLNA controllers I tried (BubbleUPNP, UPnplay) using Video players MoboPlayer and MX VIdeo Pro.
AVI files work just fine. But MKVs just don't work. I didn't try any other formats (MP4 for example, I would assume it works as it's natively supported on the Atrix)
Has anyone managed to make a Renderer .conf for PS3 Media Player that works well with the Atrix ?
I searched the forum and couldn't find anything. I also searched PS3MediaServer's and couldn't find anyhting that worked. (except one thread from someone asking the same question as I do, with no answers)
Thanks for any feedback you may have.
Noone?
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As far as I know. The Atrix won't play any high profile mp4, or mkv. I have used your exact setup. The only thing I can recommend is that you try to have the settings so that it transcodes the videos in a 720p main to low profile that the Atrix can render. I've noticed it doesn't like videos with ac3 5.1 audio. Only aac. Its funny, so many people trash the iPhone 4 but it plays almost all the videos I've tried, whether I'm streaming over DLNA or streaming over the web.
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(help) can't play mkv files?

HI all, the problem is i can't play/hear mkv files, i tried to use: Vplayer and video was stuck, then i tried to use: mvideo player and then i coudn't hear anything, i geuss im looking for hd-audio-codec for my xoom or some player who can play mkv+sound+subtitle,
im using motorola xomm 3g, 3.1
thanks, Aviad
Try Dice player. It plays high bit rate .mkv files. I also noticed quality improvements after overclocking my device but that will not be necessary for Dice Player to work.
Add to the list rockplayer and moboplayer, both of which do a nice job for me.
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Mobo player is great on xoom.
Been using MXVideo player lately and I'm starting to like it a lot better.
Either one works great
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Use dice player...
Dice player played my videos better than most other players.
I never got high bit rate .mkv files to play on any other player. Mobo played lower bit rate .mkv files but sometimes I'm watching 720p files on my home computer and want to continue watching on my commute so I just transfer without converting and Dice plays it.
Thanks guys, ill try dice player and let u know if it works
hey,
Mx player works great for me. I love it.
Hi, r u useing MKV files with this player and everything is ok? it looks like very nice player im trying it but i think the video is no perfect as i want it to be... now i can play subs+mkv+sound but sometimes the video and the sound are not perfectly sync
Aviad said:
Hi, r u useing MKV files with this player and everything is ok? it looks like very nice player im trying it but i think the video is no perfect as i want it to be... now i can play subs+mkv+sound but sometimes the video and the sound are not perfectly sync
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In the market you will see that there is a Dice Player plug in for Tegra 2 devices. Install that as well. They should be on the same page.
Here it is:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.inisoft.mediaplayer.tegra2
Aviad said:
Hi, r u useing MKV files with this player and everything is ok? it looks like very nice player im trying it but i think the video is no perfect as i want it to be... now i can play subs+mkv+sound but sometimes the video and the sound are not perfectly sync
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I ran into issues like this with some HIGH PROFILE MKV files while running dice player.
MX Player plays those files for me with ease.
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