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Hi, I was wondering if anyone has had any luck adding movies to the streak. Ive tried to put a digital copy from a dvd I bought on it and it never shows up. Can someone please help. And sorry if this is a repeat question.
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I usually upload vidcast (video podcast) to the /video dir in memorycard. Works like a charm.
It is probably an codec issue...
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Use Rockplayer if your codec doesn's get recognized.
Otherwise I like Meridian player most.
Doesn't this type of movie have digital rights that only play on certain progs. I.e windows mob. Media player? I know I've had this issue with loading movies in this format to a phone before.
Is it in MP4 or avi? As the stock player wont play avi files N I would also recommend rock player.
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Thanks I will give rockplayer a try.
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VPLAYER seems to be the new kid on the block that plays all
DVDs on the Streak
The best solution I've found by far is SPB Mobile DVD. This software allows you to put a DVD into your computer's DVD drive, run the software, and it will convert a full length movie into an .avi file of about 500megs that plays really well with Rockplayer. Just copy it to your storage card and enjoy!
I got SPB Mobile DVD when using my former WinMo phones (came to the Streak from the Tilt2). Most of the SPB software I used on my windows phone is forgotten now with Android, but this gem really works well! Hope this helps!
can I bypass the download security on the stock att Dell streak so I can just put movies on it from the wed.... like from 4shared... when ever I try to download from a site it says unknown download not aloud..... any info would help
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can I bypass the download security on the stock att Dell streak so I can just put movies on it from the wed.... like from 4shared... when ever I try to download from a site it says unknown download not aloud..... any info would help
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Use a different browser then you can download ok
if you have a pc with nvida g card there is a program called badaboom its a v quick converter that will do dvd,s as well as norm vido files.i set it to ipoo out put and keep the films to 1 gig and it plays on the norm player v well
nvida 280 gcard and when converting divx 350ish fps
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Use a different browser then you can download ok
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OK so now I have dolphin browser on it and rockplayer and still can't get movies off of 4shared it downloads really fast and its not the hole file.... man all I want on this sick 5" screen is some really nice movies. love the phone have had it for two months this thing is just awsome...... just really would like some movies.. PS no CPU any more need to be able to do it from my streak
When you say no CPU, do you mean you don't have a computer to move stuff from?
BTW, you won't be able to play digital copies from bought movies on the Android platform. They only work through iTunes devices or Windows Media Player. Since Android has neither, you can't play the file no matter even if you get it onto your phone. DRM will stop it from playing. I would see if you could find a DRM stripper, or just download it, or use a DVDtoMP4 or something program.
ya no computer to move movies on to the streak.... oh well thanks anyway im just going to pay someone to put movies on my sd card....
I hope I don't incur the wrath of the mods here, but if you have an unlimited data plan, you could always go to one of the well known forums that i'm not allowed to mention, where you will find rapidshare/megaupload links for hundreds of movies that have been converted for watching on smartphones. Of course, before you download any, you need to check you own an original copy ;-)
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I used dvdfab, amazing program, converted a movie that i used to have on my ipod, it was set to mp4, converted it to mp4 for general devices, used rockplayer, works like a charm.
I tried playing it on streak player, it works but everything seems choppy.
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Get a program (of your choice) that will rip a DVD into mp4 format. Choose the resolution of Android 800x480. Easier said than done sometimes, since DVD copy protection can sometimes be a factor. WHat I find is the best way is this.
1. Get ImgBurn, and DVDFab (for the copy protection). if this is not legal here, I apologize. Img is free, dvd fab has a free version
2. create an ISO of the DVD.
3. Get Elaborate Bytes Virtual Clone drive also free.
4. Mount the ISO you just created.
5. load up your DVD to mp4 converter
6. convert to mp4 with the android settings of 800x480
7. copy the resulting mp4 file to your streak. the default video player will play the file without issue, as well as any other program (rock etc) that supports playing mp4.
the program I use at home for the conversion to mp4 supports most major devices by name (i.e. iphone) but the streak is not listed. In playing around with it, I found there is a specific setting for "Android 800x480" and it works perfectly. Aiseesoft MP4 Converter Suite is what I use, and it allows for the conversion of DVD to mp4 and the conversion of basically any other codec out there to mp4 (xvid, divx, avi, wma, etc)
I've successfully converted the Hot Tub Time Machine, Night of the Demons, some Voyager shows, and all play without fail.
if you need more info, email me, I'll help where I can.
hi,
I want to know whats the best way (format & quality, an app) to watch some movies on the nook. It no need to be in best quality but it should work.
;-) just for my wife to kill time before getting the baby in the hospital ....
do you have any suggestion?
thanks for your help!
My wife uses netflix, works great. What is the status of your nook? Stock or rooted?
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If you're running CM7...
I just did a lot of this for my wife who was convalescing...To covert to a format I can watch on the NC, I use AVS Tools video converter, but any converter will work fine for media you have rights to; there is an M4v* conversion preset for the iphone (720p) which works great on nook color (I run CM7 & use standard movie player). NO tweaks really needed, but I set the frame rate to 29.97 to match the source. Smaller video sizes don't seem to make much difference in file size. With CM7 the google videos you can dnload work great on Nook Color.
For loading, I suggest transferring via your SD card, wireless transfers of movies takes forever.
* Nice format as I can then load same files on my wife's ipad. Yeah she gets the cadillac tablet, I get the tweakers tab...
If running CM7 -
I suggest mobo player with the moboplayer codec for armv7vfp3 (two separate apps on Google Market). I've had extremely smooth playback with software decoded files that I was too lazy to convert to a supported format.
If encoding for Nook Color in general (CM7 or stock):
MP4 container, H.264 baseline profile, up to 854x480 resolution. Technically the screen is 1024 x 600 but NCs have a hardware limitation for decoding higher than 854x480, YMMV with that.
I use DVD Catalyst 4 (paid software, was $10? I think) which has several Nook Color presets (and updated recently for Nook Tablet) as well as other tablets and phones, such as the Xoom. Just easier to click the preset, adjust for subtitles/alternative voice track if needed, then set a whole batch of videos to recode.
I've used free applications like Handbrake, for which you can get a preset profile for the Nook Color. I just like the ease of DVDC4 for converting both digital and hard media.
on cm7
moboplayer decodes and smoothly plays back every movie I've ever "obtained" from the internet
no need to convert anything
The vlc beta works really well. I like mobo too, just had some syncing issues with a few of my xvid avis.
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Thanks for all the feedback. I have some DVDs she would like to see (means converting?) . I use the NC with CM7 (1 month old NL version) from SD.
So what's the best way?
Thanks!
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Handbrake is definitely the best for DVD conversion. It has easy to use presets. I'be had good luck with iPod touch preset. Reasonable file size and decent video quality.
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I use Rock player to play my avi's
http://www.appbrain.com/app/rockplayer-lite/com.redirectin.rockplayer.android.unified.lite
Zirus69 said:
Thanks for all the feedback. I have some DVDs she would like to see (means converting?) . I use the NC with CM7 (1 month old NL version) from SD.
So what's the best way?
Thanks!
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FREE: Handbrake with some preset profile, there were a few here. For a basic, no-frills, very customizable encoder, it's very good. And it's free.
PAID: IMO, DVD Catalyst 4. $10. I'm in no way affiliated with the company, just have been a very happy customer with the ease of use/results. With minimal tinkering I've gotten better results for some tricky conversions (e.g., multiple episodes, multiple sound tracks/subtitling options, widescreen) than with Handbrake. For me it's worth the money not to have to spend time tinkering with test encodes, tweaking settings, etc. so I can just batch jobs up and do other things.
YMMV, of course.
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Handbrake is definitely the best for DVD conversion. It has easy to use presets. I'be had good luck with iPod touch preset. Reasonable file size and decent video quality.
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Handsdown the WORST dvdripping software (experience) on the market, I have no idea why everyone reccomends it. I use Magic DVD Ripper. Simple easy to use interface, with advanced options if needed.
streaming videos from share to Nook Color
I "stream" all my videos to my Nook Color via 802.11g using CifsManager and VitalPlayer software decoding. Occasionally the video I'm watching will be hardware decoded by VitalPlayer if the codec is correct. And occasionally, if watching a big .mkv file I get a little chatter with only 54Mb 802.11g, but that's very rare.
It beats the hell out of copying video files to /mnt/emmc or /mnt/sdcard over wireless.
1) grab VitalPlayer from the Market (free version is OK, the ads only show up when the controls are visible)
2) grab CifsManager from the Market.
3) Configure your share on any old computer/NAS and put video files in it. Know these things: the workgroup, the share perms (username/password) and leave the NTFS perms at Everyone Full Control.
4) on your Nook Color, use Terminal to create folder /mnt/cifs
5) fire up CifsManager and connect to your share point, mounting it to /mnt/cifs, remembering to specify the path, workgroup, username and password. When the dot in CifsManager is green, you're mounted.
6) using File Explorer, or Root Explorer on your Nook Color (any Android file manager will do) browse to /mnt/cifs/[share name] and browse your video files. Select the video to play.
7) Select VitalPlayer if asked, and set to default if desired.
8) Wait a few seconds for VitalPlayer to start your video. Usually it will display "Software Decoding" before it starts playing.
I've never met a codec that VitalPlayer didn't like.
OR you could just download ES File Explorer and Rock Player from the market, and browse your Windows Media Server(s) on your network, playing files through Rock Player (which supports almost any file type for wireless streaming).
I use Mobo for the NC.
However, I do have a strange problem. On my Xoom, I can reach my NAS using ES File Explorer and it will stream to the Xoom.
If I use the NC to the exact same file, it will try to download the file and play it locally. I'm assuming that it will also only work for files that are re-encoded for the NC format and if its not, it will just simply chock on playback.
How does an app like Netflix do it? Do they have various encoded versions or is there some transition layer within the Netflix APK?
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I use Mobo for the NC.
However, I do have a strange problem. On my Xoom, I can reach my NAS using ES File Explorer and it will stream to the Xoom.
If I use the NC to the exact same file, it will try to download the file and play it locally. I'm assuming that it will also only work for files that are re-encoded for the NC format and if its not, it will just simply chock on playback.
How does an app like Netflix do it? Do they have various encoded versions or is there some transition layer within the Netflix APK?
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Not sure - I have used ES File to access movies, and they stream. If it's the wrong file format though ES File will open a browser window. So make sure it's a m4v of the right dimensions etc & it should stream.
The player is what supports the streaming Not the file explorer. Rock Player is the only one I've used that worked for streaming. ES media player would try and cache the file locally first.
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The player is what supports the streaming Not the file explorer. Rock Player is the only one I've used that worked for streaming. ES media player would try and cache the file locally first.
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OK, makes sense...I was using Mobo when streaming.
viewing really wide screen movie
For those born before 1970, there's a great movie called How the West Was Won (HWWW). The aspect ratio is wider that 16:9. When I play on NC, the aspect ratio is wrong. Yet viewing the m4k file with VLC on my PC, the aspect ratio is correct.
TV shows and other movies display correctly on NC.
Why does the native movie player or the ES Explorer view change the aspect ratio. Any suggestions?
Hi,
Read through video streaming search results and didn't find quite the question I have so here goes...I'm trying to watch some TV programs streaming from a website mobilev*ds.org and am having a problem getting some (most) links to play - some play eventually but after multiple efforts. I have tried a nunber of browsers (Dolphin, Chrome, Firefox with Flash side installed) but none are consistently working. I also use the same streaming site with my iPhone and the programs launch Quicktime with no problems. Any ideas what I might try next? I'd rather not download the material.
Thanks,
Jack
It appears that site uses Flash to stream the videos, at least that's what Chrome on my PC indicates. It appears the videos are in MP4 format which would explain why Quicktime would open and play it. Since Flash is not officially supported on the Nexus 7 people have had to try various workarounds to enable it. Generally it involves side loading Flash player version 11.1.111.5 or above. Do a search through the Nexus 7 forums here for "flash" and you'll see much discussion on subject.
Here is one such thread on sideloading Flash and using the Firefox Beta browser.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30973920
Two more threads (from other XDA Nexus forums) on the Nexus 7/Flash subject.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1865587
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856912
bennor3814 said:
It appears that site uses Flash to stream the videos, at least that's what Chrome on my PC indicates. It appears the videos are in MP4 format which would explain why Quicktime would open and play it. Since Flash is not officially supported on the Nexus 7 people have had to try various workarounds to enable it. Generally it involves side loading Flash player version 11.1.111.5 or above. Do a search through the Nexus 7 forums here for "flash" and you'll see much discussion on subject.
Here is one such thread on sideloading Flash and using the Firefox Beta browser.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30973920
Two more threads (from other XDA Nexus forums) on the Nexus 7/Flash subject.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1865587
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856912
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Thanks for the advice - bit strange that the vids are MP4 but will play on Chrome on iPhone which doesn't support flash either. Not sure how this all works....tried the sideload of Flash (11.5) but got a flash error on Firefox - maybe I'll try a later version of flash and see if that works...some of the vids work in Chrome on the Nexus 7 while some don't (I use only Videobam links). I thought Nexus 7 could cope with MP4 files?
Don't suppose there is a way to browse these files without downloading using say MX player?
Cheers,
Jack
Have you tried changing your user agent in dolphin browser to iPhone or iPad? Some websites automatically assume that since you're using an android tablet to browse the site, you can watch videos in flash. I've found that changing the user agent to an idevice will often force the site to switch to HTML5 video.
If switching the user agent doesn't immediately work. Leave the user agent as iPhone or iPad and reboot. Then try it again. That has helped me before.
If any more experienced members want to weigh in on this question, please do.
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Have you tried changing your user agent in dolphin browser to iPhone or iPad? Some websites automatically assume that since you're using an android tablet to browse the site, you can watch videos in flash. I've found that changing the user agent to an idevice will often force the site to switch to HTML5 video.
If switching the user agent doesn't immediately work. Leave the user agent as iPhone or iPad and reboot. Then try it again. That has helped me before.
If any more experienced members want to weigh in on this question, please do.
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Thanks - I'll try that later. Did a root around and have a few things to try later on one of them being the above. Perhaps (though I'm not sure quite how) MX player would be an option, couldn't find a Nexus 7 example but have seen it play an online stream - not sure how this would work on N7 as when opening the MX Player app I didn't find an option to browse or enter a URL. The example I saw showed a user browsing a site and launching a vid and then being asked which player to use, something which doesn't happen when I launch that particular mobile video site. Perhaps there are some settings within the browser that I can play with as you've indicated above....If I have any success I'll post and let you know, anyone else feel free to suggest a workaround....
Thanks,
Jack
Jacksuarez7 said:
Thanks for the advice - bit strange that the vids are MP4 but will play on Chrome on iPhone which doesn't support flash either. Not sure how this all works....tried the sideload of Flash (11.5) but got a flash error on Firefox - maybe I'll try a later version of flash and see if that works...some of the vids work in Chrome on the Nexus 7 while some don't (I use only Videobam links). I thought Nexus 7 could cope with MP4 files?
Don't suppose there is a way to browse these files without downloading using say MX player?
Cheers,
Jack
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I side loaded the install_flash_player_ICS.apk (http://download.macromedia.com/pub/...roid/11.1.115.17/install_flash_player_ics.apk) before installing the Firefox browser. Then visited the site and successfully streamed several TV shows.
I would assume that you would have to download the video to have MX Player launch the file. Might want to try VLC Player and see if you can stream content the way you're trying to stream it.
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MX Player can stream from a network location. You do need put in the full network path to the media file.
Edit to add: I took the streaming file link for one show, http://mvds1.org/media/tv/grimm/Grimm.S02E04.Quill.HDTV.x264-2HD.mp4.php, and dropped the .php when pasted in the MX player network stream entry box and was able to stream the video.
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MX Player can stream from a network location. You do need put in the full network path to the media file.
Edit to add: I took the streaming file link for one show, ], and dropped the .php when pasted in the MX player network stream entry box and was able to stream the video.
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Hi,
Thanks to everyone for the help - I tried 2 methods last night and was successful in both (mostly). I downloaded the Boat Browser from the play store and it played the videobam links, albeit not great quality but acceptable enough. The mobile video site also had links to another stream (show was B Bad) which I could never get to play in Quicktime (it stuttered all over the place) and while I could copy the URL to MX Player, remove the .php extension and get it to load, it had the same stuttering issues (but the video playback quality was better). I tried the videobam link in MX Player and couldn't get it to work - the videobam links don't give the fill file extension, just videobam.com/GFQ.....(no MP4 as with the link posted by the user above.
So I'm quite happy with the Boat browser for viewing these vids and hopefully it will work with other sites, MX Player has a nicer look/feel to it but I am not sure how to find the proper links from videobam to play the vid in there - any suggestions would be welcomed.
Thanks for all the help to those that made suggestions,
Jack
Do you have a link to the video your trying to play from the videobam site or a link to the main media site that streams videos from the videobam site? The videobam site appears tobe a hosting site where people host video that they then link to from other websites. See the videobam/faq page for more information. You may be able to stream or download directly from the videobam site if the download link is available on the page that is streaming the video. See the videobam demo page for one such example.
Some streaming sites do not provide easy access to the streaming file to prevent users from doing what your attempting to do by streaming to MX Player. They generate money they use to operate by having users view the video with advertising embedded on the streaming web page.
As to the issue of video quality. Many factors can affect the end user quality. They range from poor recording quality, poor encoding quality, poor internet connections between your broadband provider and the site that streams the content, and your overall broadband speed. Trying to stream high definition content through a low speed broadband connection can contribute to a poor streaming experience.
Good to know. Ima try that ics apk cus um havin issues too
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Bought a N7, and am happy with it I would like to stream videos (.ISOs ripped with AnyDVD + ImgBURN) from my Win Vista machine. I've several Win machines in my network. 2 with XP MCE, 1 with Vista, and 2 with Win 7. With ES File explorer, I can see the computers in the network but cannot access the hard drives. Samba issues? I can access the hard drives though Tonido, but clicking on a file initiates a download. I have VLC in web mode, but cannot see it on the tablet. I've turned on file sharing without permissions.
Suggestions?
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I use dropbox to play movies right from the cloud, or I just simply put them on my N7 within a minute. Don't know an alternative if you didn't meant this :s
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ClintvL said:
I use dropbox to play movies right from the cloud, or I just simply put them on my N7 within a minute. Don't know an alternative if you didn't meant this :s
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Dropbox has a file size limitation of 2 gigs for a free account. I'm talking terabytes of movies. When I rip a movie, it stays the full, original DVD quality and size, which averages about 7 and a half gigs. I'm trying to do this on the cheap, and paying $10 bux a month to dropbox isn't an option.
Other suggestions? I want to use VLC or any other player to simply play the video from one of the Windows machine, mainly the Vista one, as that is the one with all the storage space.
Google Drive gives you 5gb for free.
I've investigated all of the streaming options for my girlfriend who wanted to watch movies that were stored on her computer while on the couch... there are several avenues for local streaming and several others for remote streaming. If you want to stream through your own wifi network I would recommend getting Splashtop 2 HD which is basically a VNC server/client so once set up you will see whatever is on your PC screen on your N7, this works beautifully for us, just start the movie playing on your PC then turn the monitor off, video and sound are mirrored to the N7. You could also use MediaHouse which is a DLNA/UPnP client for android along with PS3 media server on your PC.
Remote streaming over the internet is limited to cloud based storage services, dropbox is the only one I have experience with and it is hit and miss. To stream from drop box you must use AntTek explorer with their dropbox plugin, then you can browse dropbox files from within that app and when you open it it will ask you which app to use, make sure you use MX player.
I've used https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.qiss.vega.ad&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm1vYmkucWlzcy52ZWdhLmFkIl0. for streaming to my phone works great.
Anon1992 said:
Google Drive gives you 5gb for free.
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again, 5 gigs isn't big enough for an 8 gig movie. Besides, who wants to constantly load and unload one movie at a time?
alfeuss said:
I've used https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.qiss.vega.ad&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm1vYmkucWlzcy52ZWdhLmFkIl0. for streaming to my phone works great.
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That looks pretty good.
crkrjak2001 said:
again, 5 gigs isn't big enough for an 8 gig movie. Besides, who wants to constantly load and unload one movie at a time?
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Is having them on your PC and using a file explorer with network capabilities not an option for you?
Like ES File Explorer or FX Explorer?
alfeuss said:
I've used https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.qiss.vega.ad&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm1vYmkucWlzcy52ZWdhLmFkIl0. for streaming to my phone works great.
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The problem with this is it streams over the internet from your home computer... most people have TERRIBLE upload speeds, even with very high speed broadband internet. It's not uncommon to have 25mb down and only 768kb up. I can't see streaming a DVD rip with an upload cap below 1mb, let alone HD video. The nice thing about cloud based storage is they are actual network servers and are able to serve up your content much faster than you can from your home internet connection, unless you happen to be very lucky and have unusually high upload speed at home, I don't.
VLC Direct Pro works fine for me in local network. Since it encodes the video before streaming it, there is no issues except 20-30 seconds of delay, which makes seeking a bit difficult. You can choose the bitrate also.. Over 1Mbps I did not see any major difference on my N7
I tried samba but due to high bitrates of movies (mostly 1080p) , I see buffering issues sometimes. Wifi connection must be strong and you need a powerful player to be able to play the 1080p mkv content..
crkrjak2001 said:
Dropbox has a file size limitation of 2 gigs for a free account. I'm talking terabytes of movies. When I rip a movie, it stays the full, original DVD quality and size, which averages about 7 and a half gigs. I'm trying to do this on the cheap, and paying $10 bux a month to dropbox isn't an option.
Other suggestions? I want to use VLC or any other player to simply play the video from one of the Windows machine, mainly the Vista one, as that is the one with all the storage space.
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Why on Earth would you leave a (crappy) DVD full size? At 7", a compressed DVD looks *really nice* on the n7.
DVD's "with all the junk," are 7.5 gigs. Trimmed down, can be less than 1 gig. They still look great....unless you're trying to watch them on a screen larger than a 20-24" monitor.
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crkrjak2001 said:
again, 5 gigs isn't big enough for an 8 gig movie. Besides, who wants to constantly load and unload one movie at a time?
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CHollman82 said:
I've investigated all of the streaming options for my girlfriend who wanted to watch movies that were stored on her computer while on the couch... there are several avenues for local streaming and several others for remote streaming. If you want to stream through your own wifi network I would recommend getting Splashtop 2 HD which is basically a VNC server/client so once set up you will see whatever is on your PC screen on your N7, this works beautifully for us, just start the movie playing on your PC then turn the monitor off, video and sound are mirrored to the N7. You could also use MediaHouse which is a DLNA/UPnP client for android along with PS3 media server on your PC.
Remote streaming over the internet is limited to cloud based storage services, dropbox is the only one I have experience with and it is hit and miss. To stream from drop box you must use AntTek explorer with their dropbox plugin, then you can browse dropbox files from within that app and when you open it it will ask you which app to use, make sure you use MX player.
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I'll try this. Thanks!
phillip1953 said:
Why on Earth would you leave a (crappy) DVD full size? At 7", a compressed DVD looks *really nice* on the n7.
DVD's "with all the junk," are 7.5 gigs. Trimmed down, can be less than 1 gig. They still look great....unless you're trying to watch them on a screen larger than a 20-24" monitor.
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I leave them @ full size, because I stream them to other computers in my house along with pressing backup copies. A compressed version down to one gig looks crappy on my 50" plasma.
On a side note, kudos to getting your A3000 to access the internet. Something I've tried for months to do with mine without luck.
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VLC Direct Pro works fine for me in local network. Since it encodes the video before streaming it, there is no issues except 20-30 seconds of delay, which makes seeking a bit difficult. You can choose the bitrate also.. Over 1Mbps I did not see any major difference on my N7
I tried samba but due to high bitrates of movies (mostly 1080p) , I see buffering issues sometimes. Wifi connection must be strong and you need a powerful player to be able to play the 1080p mkv content..
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I haven't gotten VLC Direct Pro to "see" the movie I'm streaming on the Vista machine, even with every file-sharing without permissions and the web interface active on the VLC player. It's like I can see the computers in the network, but cannot access the hard drives with ES File viewer. I can access any file using my Tonido.com account, but can only download files and not view them.
crkrjak2001 said:
I leave them @ full size, because I stream them to other computers in my house along with pressing backup copies. A compressed version down to one gig looks crappy on my 50" plasma.
On a side note, kudos to getting your A3000 to access the internet. Something I've tried for months to do with mine without luck.
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You'll need to find a network card for an old 8 or 16 bit PC and use a 286, or if you can find one, 386 bridgeboard. Another option is via a program called "Shapeshifter" and run a Mac OS on it. I run System 7 on mine. Break out your old 56k modem for that trick. There was a network card for the UNIX version of the Amy...but rare as hens teeth.
IMO, a DVD looks like crap on anything larger than a 32" screen.
Truth be told.....I'm using an N7 at the moment.
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phillip1953 said:
You'll need to find a network card for an old 8 or 16 bit PC and use a 286, or if you can find one, 386 bridgeboard. Another option is via a program called "Shapeshifter" and run a Mac OS on it. I run System 7 on mine. Break out your old 56k modem for that trick. There was a network card for the UNIX version of the Amy...but rare as hens teeth.
IMO, a DVD looks like crap on anything larger than a 32" screen.
Truth be told.....I'm using an N7 at the moment.
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I've got an old network card for my Amiga. Even got the drivers for it. Just never got it to work properly with my network.
the .ISO's of the DVD's I rip look good on my plasma. It is an older Samsung which might be why. Not too many options on changing screen resolution. It's like letterbox or normal. period. I'm not complaining though.
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I have tried all forms of searching, software, & methods to get this to work - short of purchasing software. Everything I search leads me to software to buy; & the methods I have come across on XDA & Google searching aren't working for me. I've tried Handbrake & MakeMKV. Here's some specifics:
I have the Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital Download of the movie TED. I've tried to get the WMA & iTunes copy of the digital download onto my N10, but it won't copy over from my laptop. It says it's not supported. That's ok because I'm sure a ripped Blu-ray is better for our awesome screens anyway. First, I've tried to use Handbrake w/ the AppleTV3 settings (as suggested in another thread on here) & also Android High. All I got was the video of the Universal screen saver. So, I tried MakeMKV. It ripped the disc & I was confronted with a bunch of mkv files, 10 to be exact. They were of various sizes & lengths. I'm guessing the two large files are the actual movie. I then tried to use Handbrake to convert them to mp4 & still no good. I'm so frustrated.
What am I doing wrong? Am I on the right track? I've seen other results, but I'm tired of downloading all of these freeware/shareware programs (lord knows what they're installing in the background, lol!) If anyone could give me a step-by-step guide of what they do to get their Blu-rays on their N10, I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks in advance!
No need to convert the mkv's, they will play just fine as-is. :good:
Bsplayer is currently the best media player for the n10. Just make sure you have the latest version, and turn on the 'experimental 4.1 hw decoder' in the settings.
Random sidenote about mkv's, I would suggest not encoding them to Hi10P; haven't found a player yet that was able to decode them with hardware (the players I used could play the videos with software though, but at 1080p, caused dropped frames).
stiggy2012 said:
No need to convert the mkv's, they will play just fine as-is. :good:
Bsplayer is currently the best media player for the n10. Just make sure you have the latest version, and turn on the 'experimental 4.1 hw decoder' in the settings.
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Just to make sure I'm understanding correctly; I just use MakeMKV & all is well? Aren't there different types of .mkv's, like mkv-avc & such? Also, like I said, I used MakeMKV & I got TEN different files of varying size & play time. Why so many different files for one Blu-ray? I played all of them & they are just different clips of video from the movie, two of them being the full version (the rated & unrated versions). Great, right!? They are almost 25GB! o.0! If all I need is to just pick one & put it on my N10, how do I make it smaller?
Thanks for the help, I appreciate the quick response!
espionage724 said:
Random sidenote about mkv's, I would suggest not encoding them to Hi10P; haven't found a player yet that was able to decode them with hardware (the players I used could play the videos with software though, but at 1080p, caused dropped frames).
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Sorry, for being such a n00b at all this media stuff, but the most I've ever done is simple ripping of CD/DVD/Blu-ray. Would I encode them after using MakeMKV to rip the Blu-ray? How would I encode them? What would you recommend?
Thanks for the help!
dscatto said:
Sorry, for being such a n00b at all this media stuff, but the most I've ever done is simple ripping of CD/DVD/Blu-ray. Would I encode them after using MakeMKV to rip the Blu-ray? How would I encode them? What would you recommend?
Thanks for the help!
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In my case I usually rip the blu-ray to a de-securitied iso using DVD-FABHD (Beta Qt versions) and then load that in Handbrake to make a full res mp4 reencode. Naturally there will be some quality loss, but I never see it.
The 2 options to play the 25GB full size files would be to connect a USB-OTG cable with external storage (thumb drive or full size) or to play it over the network. (Need a decent connection to your WIFI router)
May be other options.
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In my case I usually rip the blu-ray to a de-securitied iso using DVD-FABHD (Beta Qt versions) and then load that in Handbrake to make a full res mp4 reencode. Naturally there will be some quality loss, but I never see it.
The 2 options to play the 25GB full size files would be to connect a USB-OTG cable with external storage (thumb drive or full size) or to play it over the network. (Need a decent connection to your WIFI router)
May be other options.
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Thanks bud! I'll give DVD-FABHD software a try. What settings do you use in Handbrake?
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