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When I record a video with my s200 and transfer it to my PC, I can not view it in PC. It works ok on s200 though. What player should I use to view it? Seems like Windows Media Player 10 can not open it :?
VLC will most likely play it.
Or install a proper codec like ffdshow and watch the movie in any DirectShow player you want.
Media player should be able to open the files, but it needs the MPEG4 codec.
Usually if you have an internet connection, MP will try to download it automatically, but if it fails you have to download and install it your self.
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_Lite_Codec_Pack.htm
Also try BS Player, it's free and in my opinion much better than WM.
http://www.bsplayer.org/
Hope this helps.
Thanks for replies.
Is there a software to edit these videos (like turning the view 90 degrees or so)?
Do you mean on the S200 or the PC?
There is a nice software called VirtualDub (PC) I use to reduce movies in size to fit my Jamin. It can re-encode from different formats and apply filters like image rotation or size change.
And of course it's free:
http://virtualdub.sourceforge.net/
Note that BSplayer as of version 2.0 is now tied with ad-ware. I used it in the past, but since then I no longer use it. As I said. VLC (or video lan client) is the best to play any kind of video.
As for editing, like levenum said virtualDub is great free software for that.
Again I highly recommend installing ffdshow, which will allow decoding and encoding in a lot of different codecs. I like it better than the K Lite Codec Pack mentioned by levenum (it might contain an old version of ffdshow, didn't check that).
First I know this is not an issue if I install Android. However my android build booted up only once and not again and also messed my WMo so I'm not going that route (at least for now) till Android on NAND is a possibility (or even WP7?).
I have some MP4 files that are just large (1024x560). Coreplayer handle normal MP4 files just fine (like the Transformer movies) but can't play the large MP4 files. It complains H.264 codec not found but I believe Coreplayer supports H.264 natively. Here comes the question:
1. Is there anyway to go around the software limitation? I tried the same files on my wife's vibrant and they play just fine so hardware-wise, HD2 is capable to handle the playback.
2. If Coreplayer's software limitation cannot be circumvented, is there another media player for windows mobile 6.5 that can handle this situation?
Thank you for your input!
Well after some searching and research, here is what I have found:
1. The software limit for coreplayer is built in stone, and cannot be circumvented. Also the developers have seemingly stopped the development of that software package.
2. The best replacement I found is this (TCPMP):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5685536
It seems to be a little slower than coreplayer when playing transformers on my HD2, which suggests coreplayer actually does get some kind of hardware acceleration. It doesn't matter that much as (1) I won't use the phone to watch those movies (I have BD discs for both) (2) it still doesn't fix my original problem.
Any recommendation for other video player for WM6.5? I tried VLC (program doesn't start) and mplayer (can't browse file) so those are pretty useless.
CoreAVC supports QuadHD... so the limitation was us limiting the resolution for performance purposes. We removed the limitation in CorePlayer 2.0 as many devices can now handle the resolution without issues.
From what I can gather, coreplayer 2.0 is not released yet, and there is no plan to develop that for Windows Mobile 6.5 as the platform is officially dead.
Is that correct?
I think I have found the answer: android + rockplayer
What i dont understand is why there is no standalone flash player, like a mp4 player.
Application that will grab videos from webpages and view them in the player
It will be faster using hardware acceleration
And it would work on any version of android.
The Flash Player is proprietary of Adobe Corp., and licensed by them. If you want to use the technology's source, you have to pay them a lot. And also, the ARMv6 CPUs (what can be found in most of the Android devices) do not support full flash, as they miss some given instructions, what are in ARMv7 (thus, those phones can play flash).
You can't simply drop together a Flash player, because
a, You need the source (what isn't available)
b, You need the instructions set (what is only available under ARMv7 (ARM Cortex A8), and for those phones, there's already a player)
So simply, it isn't possible.
lets say i have a milestone 2.1
with a A8 processor
now i cant play flash player
to my knowledge the flash videos are in .flv format correct?
VLC player for desktop plays flv so whats the problem with android?
Flash Video (FLV) and Flash are two different technologies. For FLV playback, you need a codec of it, what is, of course, basically not part of AOSP android. If you dug yourself through a Samsung Galaxy S firmware, you will find the matching .so files, and also, edit /etc/pvplayer.cfg and include the flv indexes from the GalaxyS file.
i'm not a software creator so i cant make software
but there could be made a player that Catches FLV videos from the browser and then plays them?
Hey guys , try this video player it's an absolute beast for VFP6 Arm processors . You know how limited P500 is with videos , can only run up to 640X360 and certain dimensions : max 1gb or something like that.
Well with moboplayer I've been runing 720X400 , or even higher with no probs . Thing is , above this resolution you should try to oc the cpu . Moboplayer makes great use of cpu speed unlike other players .
I could refer to this player as the Swiss army knife of video playback considering it also plays some formats of videos with audio files that fail on other players like default vplayer and Mvideoplayer
Unfortunately it does not play Mkv well yet and prolly the only rez P500 might go with a oc'ed 800 cpu is 480p. But as the devs of Mobo said they will be fixing mkv soon .
http://www.moboplayer.com/moboplayer_en.html
Just download the V6 VFP , that's the correct version for our phone .
Cheers and I hope this suggestion has helped many people in dire need of better video playback
I'll download this when I'm in need of it. Thanks! By the way, I remember your video playback problem thread. Glad you found a solution
the best video player so far for Optimus One!
Aye indeed it seems so freexander . I wanted to test yesterday Vplayer but it did not even finish the install . It might be arm V7 only with neon .
I can hardly wait to see if the mobo devs will continue the awesome support VFP 6 and give proper mkv support ;P. It would be awesome if I could at least run videos up to 480p
Working great,..better than QQplayer.
Sent from my LG-P500 using XDA App
plays video files that other players shows error.
thanks
does dis plays mkv files?
Hmmmm , not yet . At least I tried a 480p video of about 150mb and it did not work properly . But moboplayer devs said they will adress mkv problems in next version .
Nice! I like how it can change aspect ratio.
tried it, manage to play most of the video files
New patch : 1.0.120
It does not bring the proper mkv support but we can hope
Changelog :
Mobo 1.0.120 quick fix Build (2011-02-28)
Fixed: can not call the player in third-party applications
Fixed: long display time in built-in subtitle, built-in subtitles of the current version can only be opened directly in media library
Heh !
You know, in the unofficial port of CyanogenMod 7 (Alpha 4) the video doesn't work (divx/xvid, mp4, VP8...).
This video player have a "soft-decoding" mode that make video play really well !
Thanks you for making me discovery this video player !
(and I apologize for my really bad english !)
BUMP *
Update Build .129
Fixed: do not display internal subtitles when played by press menu long
Fixed: FC exception is raised by few ass internal subtitles
Fixed: internal subtitles can not show newline
Fixed: FC exception is raised by turn off the screen when use software decode
Fixed: ARM V6 version prompts error
Fixed: buttons can not be displayed properly when switch screen vertical or horizontal
Fixed: prompts can not auto-disappear in hardware decode
Modified: the display font and style on brightness
Optimized: optimize the boot process, faster boot
Feature: press the menu button to hide the toolbar under list view or grid view interface
Feature: display battery icon and percentage together, click text to hide percentage
Feature: add the rtsp protocol support
Feature: turn off the lock screen prompts in setting
Feature: long press on directory, add files in it to playlist
Feature: long press on file, add file to playlist
Feature: play files in playlist and auto-play next one, and if return manual next one play stop
Feature: support to play streaming media in browser[to be tested]
Feature: support for open m3u playlist
Feature: add media file type selection setting, unselected media file types will not be scanned
Feature: set hardware decode or software decode for specified media file type
Feature: play rm file with software decode by default
Feature: re-define the volume key to as fast forward
Known bug: only support local m3u file playback, do not support http m3u file
Very good, thanks for sharing!
Hmmm tempted! Thanks for the suggestion!
I'm gonna try that 1 if it's better than the mVideoPlayer i'll defenetly swap to it! BTW for MKV i think, not sure, but i think mVideoPlayer plays them! idk how well or not so well tho :x
i ilke it....
I have a 10 inch android pad and have the VFP version. Does anyone know how to make it play full screen? Thanks.
When I play a video from megavideo app, and I choose MoboPlayer, it plays one or two second and then closes. The video doesnt play, why?
Prety much best app for videos....it played a 720p mkv file at 10-15 fps almost same to rockplayer....
So what program do people use to convert their movies to something Moboplayer uses. I tried using Handbrake and Moboplayer said it had to use "soft conversion" and the movie then kind of stuttered. I could just be using the wrong settings with Handbrake, or should I be using something else?
I have been experiencing persistent difficulties playing high definition 1080p MKV rips on my HTC One, since day one. The video playback frame-rate always drops and the lag was apparent. My HTC One is rooted, so i was able to install FPS Meter to test the frame-rate during playback and it would always oscillate rapidly between 10 and 30. I always used MX Player Pro for video playback on Android, so i stuck to the latter and in order to enable DTS audio support, there's the settings option in-app to download the required custom codec (it's the ARMv7 NEON for the HTC One), which coincidentally opens up a link on XDA where a developer has been compiling the DTS audio codec. Here's the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2156254. You can download and extract the libffmpeg.mx.so to any folder on your phone. Then, in the MX Player Pro settings, point it to the location of the libffmpeg.mx.so file. But in my case, even after all that, the lag wasn't solved. I thought that maybe the Snapdragon 600 SoC wasn't powerful enough to handle these bulky (around 10 GB) 1080p MKV files. That is, until i came across the following FREE media players which solved the lag completely!
DicePlayer
1. Download and Install the FREE DicePlayer app from the Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.inisoft.mediaplayer.a
Try to play your video file. For me, the DTS audio was supported right out of the box. Maybe it was due to the custom DTS audio file that i had already installed previously for the MX Player Pro? In any case, you should first try to play your video file to see if it's fully supported.
But if you get no audio, follow these steps:
2. Download the DTS Audio Codec to your PC: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7909146/DicePlayer-DTS-AudioCodec-libffmpeg.zip
3. Extract the downloaded zip file.
4. Transfer the extracted libffmpeg.so file to the root of the internal SD card on your Android device. DO NOT transfer it to a folder or sub-folder. Make sure to place it in the directory of your phone's internal storage.
5. Launch Dice Player on your Android device and open the Settings Menu
6. Scroll down to Custom Plugin and check the box
7. Go back to the main menu.
8. Select your video file. You should now be able to play DTS audio on your HTC One!
Archos Video Player
1. Download and Install the FREE Archos Video Player app from the Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.archos.mediacenter.video
2. Download the Archos Video All Codecs Plugin to make sure that you have all the required video and audio codecs: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.m4rk3t.libcopy2
3. From the main menu, select "All Videos" and then choose the video file that you want to play.
(Credits to @spawndk for suggesting the Archos Video Player and its codecs pack)
VLC for Android
1. Download and Install the FREE VLC for Android app from the Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.videolan.vlc.betav7neon
2. From the main menu, just select the video you want to play.
3. Enjoy!
Note: The video file tested has been copied onto the phone's internal memory via USB, so if you stream the video file from your PC or online, the result might differ. If your video contains embedded subtitles, the video playback might lag in VLC and the image itself might appear corrupt (that would also depend on your video file). Since the VLC for Android player is currently in beta, some bugs still need to be ironed out. However, in DicePlayer and Archos Video Player, the subtitles play without any issue. Conclusion: use DicePlayer or Archos Video Player if you need subtitles. I tested the smoothness of the playback with power save mode on and off - it made no difference, so you can leave power saver mode on (when enabled, the power save option lowers your Snapdragon 600 CPU frequency which could cause lagging and stuttering if there is a high-enough CPU load).
Since there are many different types of codecs and bit rates used in 1080p MKV files, here is the exact video file that i've used for this guide (just in case anyone wants to replicate the steps in this guide to verify if they get identical results with the exact same video file):
Pacific.Rim.2013.1080p.BluRay.DTS.x264-PublicHD.mkv
Runtime ............: 2:11:17
Size ...............: 13.8 GB
Video ..............: 1920x1080
Bitrate ............: 13300 kbps (H264 [email protected] CBR)
Audio 1.............: English DTS 5.1 Ch 1510 kbps
Audio 2.............: English OGG 2.0 Ch 64 kbps -Commentary By Director Guillermo Del Toro
Chapters............: Yes
Source .............: 1080p Blu-ray AVC DTS-HD MA 7.1-PublicHD
Subs ...............: English French Spanish Portuguese
Using MX Player Pro, that same video file would lag all the time. No amount of tweaking in the settings would fix it.
Disclaimer: I own that movie on original Bluray disc, but instead of re-encoding it myself (my PC is too slow and i'm far from being an encoding wizard to know the best settings for optimal compression while preserving image quality) to play on my mobile devices, i got it from torrents. I am in no way promoting piracy. If you like a movie, definitely buy it.
I also tried playing the same thing with mx player .. it played video but no idea .. then added dts codec from xda and now no hiccups at all
Dts is patented and the company that has the patent doesn't want to license it to any Android player, last year most players played Dts out of the box until they got trouble from the patentholder.
Software patents suck but to ban reverse engineered playback
Good post Electronical
Still, Id like to suggest to try my favourite player Archos Video
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.archos.mediacenter.video
And the free codecs that give support for AC3 and DTS audio
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.m4rk3t.libcopy2
Plays all my mkv's 100% smooth not only on my HTC One but also on other devices I own.
And it grabs movie info, coverart, auto download subtitles etc. etc.
spawndk said:
Good post Electronical
Still, Id like to suggest to try my favourite player Archos Video
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.archos.mediacenter.video
And the free codecs that give support for AC3 and DTS audio
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.m4rk3t.libcopy2
Plays all my mkv's 100% smooth not only on my HTC One but also on other devices I own.
And it grabs movie info, coverart, auto download subtitles etc. etc.
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I tested that app and its codecs pack with the same full hd movie and there was no lag. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll add it to the main post. :victory:
I have found that es file explorer plays 1080p mkv better than anything else.
1080p mkv files play fine for me on mx player. at first audio did not work but that was fixed by using hw+ decoder or even sw decoder (battery hog).
~dumbo.
an0ther said:
I have found that es file explorer plays 1080p mkv better than anything else.
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I just tried it. I never thought about using ES File Explorer for playing media before. :laugh: But using the video file mentioned in the first post, there is some lag, i can't select the audio track and the embedded subtitle doesn't load. In fact, there are no options on-screen.
HD mkv on HTC One
Hi, would just like to ask all poster above the following:
When playing this large HD mkv / 1080hp file where are you actually playing it from?
1. Are you streaming from PC to phone?
2. Is it stored on the phone itself?
3. Are you streaming it from the internet?
I ask this because I have been pulling my hair out over the last 3 days trying to get a 1080hp HD mkv rip of several different movies (between 3 and 5 gigabytes in size) to play successfully on my HTC One (M7). Movies are being streamed from a Synology NAS DS213j
NAS is connected to a VirginMedia SuperHub router.
This problem only happens when I try to stream over the internet via 3g to the HTC One.
Streaming over Wi-Fi over my LAN works perfect - can stream from NAS to Windows Laptop, my HTC One, the wifes iPhone, the kids P.C running XP four different movies at once or the same movie to all devices.
Tried bucket loads of different Video player for the HTC but nothing will play these movies stored on my NAS without buffer, lag, stuttering, choppyness whatever you want to call it.
I have done lots of research over the last few days and I am not sure whether it has something to do with Transcoding the movie on the NAS before being sent over 3g internet - really would like some clarification on this from an expert please!
According to a speed test, I am averaging 2mbps upload speeds on the virgin router - would an HD movie require more than this?
Thanks.
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... I don't think 3G will be fast enough to keep up. What speeds do you usually get with 3G? There's also the horrendous latency as well which could be causing the problem...
KiraYahiroz said:
... I don't think 3G will be fast enough to keep up. What speeds do you usually get with 3G? There's also the horrendous latency as well which could be causing the problem...
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Not really sure how to measure my 3g speed or about latency?
I don't seem to have problems with mpeg4 or avi up to 1.5gb haven't tried anything larger though yet?
Terry1968 said:
Hi, would just like to ask all poster above the following:
When playing this large HD mkv / 1080hp file where are you actually playing it from?
1. Are you streaming from PC to phone?
2. Is it stored on the phone itself?
3. Are you streaming it from the internet?
I ask this because I have been pulling my hair out over the last 3 days trying to get a 1080hp HD mkv rip of several different movies (between 3 and 5 gigabytes in size) to play successfully on my HTC One (M7). Movies are being streamed from a Synology NAS DS213j
NAS is connected to a VirginMedia SuperHub router.
This problem only happens when I try to stream over the internet via 3g to the HTC One.
Streaming over Wi-Fi over my LAN works perfect - can stream from NAS to Windows Laptop, my HTC One, the wifes iPhone, the kids P.C running XP four different movies at once or the same movie to all devices.
Tried bucket loads of different Video player for the HTC but nothing will play these movies stored on my NAS without buffer, lag, stuttering, choppyness whatever you want to call it.
I have done lots of research over the last few days and I am not sure whether it has something to do with Transcoding the movie on the NAS before being sent over 3g internet - really would like some clarification on this from an expert please!
According to a speed test, I am averaging 2mbps upload speeds on the virgin router - would an HD movie require more than this?
Thanks.
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I updated the post to add that the video file tested in this case is copied onto the phone's internal memory via USB. I haven't tested any of these video apps relative to streaming from PC or online but the limitation is not set on the HTC One in this case. It's most likely a bandwidth throttling or low performance decoding issue.
Thank You so much!
I am so glad to have found this. I actually used new MX Player Pro and downloaded their custom Codec directly from them and configured.
I have DTS and am streaming over my network on 2.4ghz on Shield Tablet (5ghz is an issue). Beautiful and stutter free.
I use ES File Explorer to browse my SMB shares and it launches MXPlayer to play the files. Everything is instant! I tried Dice Player because I own it from my first Transformer Tablet. It is painfully slow browsing SMB shares and crashes on file launch if using ES File Explorer. A shame really, back in the day it was great app.
I actually switched to a Win 8 Tablet just because I wanted to be able to watch ANY file on my shares on the tablet. Well that Win 8 tablet is now getting given to my daughter (who keeps "borrowing" it anyway) and I am getting a Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 to replace it.
Thanks again XDA-developers!!
Somtimes you may meet some problems, some MKV files playback without sound, while some MKV files even can not be recognized even with popular Android MKV players like BSPlayer FREE, Dice Player and MX Video Player.
The real reason behind that is MKV can be encoded by different codecs, some of those codecs are not compatible with your Android tablet or phone, so you are unable to play MKV videos on Android successfully. To get those MKV files to play nicely on your Android phone or tablet, the easy option is to convert MKV to Android commonly supported file format (H.264 encoded MP4 is highly recommended).
Can anywhere die codec Pack for archos Player codex pack mod for Digital 5.1 for 5.1 Toshlink output add?
i have only 5.1 by ac3 files and so by bluray Digital 5.1 only Stereo 2.0 .
can it any inofficell Mod or hack the codec Pack as Mod Edtion whit as Soundfiles support for 5.1 outfut too for all more channel Sounds?
Install BSPlayer. Done