I've searched and tried all the camera tweaks avaliable to try to help my 8125 record better video. I've changed the FPS registry from 10 FPS to 15 to 19...its still very laggy. I don't mind that the quality is only mediocore, I just wish it wasn't so laggy. Maybe someone with super knowledge can help with some registry tweaks or additional programing?
BTW, this forum rocks. I come here everyday and read alot but this is my 1st post :lol:
This is the closes thing I've ever found
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=256367&highlight=video+tweaks
Strange I would have figured getting better Video quality would be of Priority.
I thought by now they'd have a cab file with video Tweaks like they did for the cam but idk ?
I'd Love to know if thre is. Closest thing I've seen is the Coolcamera app and looks tempting to Get . Only $17.90 ...worth it considering I use the Cam + video ALOT !
I know the device isn't out just yet, but I was wondering if anyone has seen a sample of Nexus 4 camcorder yet? (Front & Back). I rely heavily on my cameras for work & for other reasons & not to bash the G-Nex, but the camera sensor on this device is a little underwhelming to say the least. I heard the camera hardware was based off of the AT&T 8mp Optimus G, but I'm not sure if that's an actual spitting image of what we can expect from the N4.
Any links or input would be greatly appreciated in advanced. Worst case scenario, 10 days isn't too far away!
Here you have some video samples:
Hope is what are you looking for :good:
Nexus 4 said:
Here you have some video samples:
Hope is what are you looking for :good:
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Thanks sooo much for the quick reply with content. The actually image quality is quite an improvement, but my problem lies with the FPS & the audio to a certain extent. I wasn't expecting perfection, so I'm overall happy with what we have here. I'm sure it'll get better between camera mods & software updates. Thanks again.
The mic makes the video so crap, I tried to record video with my GS2 once upon a time and it was far worse than my old iPhone 4 which had such amazing audio quality. I mean I went to Reading last year and the iPhone 4 was super clear, picked up good bass and sounded great but the GS2 just sounded like I was rubbing a plastic bag over the mic and the bass just killed the mic all together.
So if the audio sucks then there is no point to it shooting video tbh. I just have a separate camera though so it doesn't bother me too much though.
I would love it if someone uploaded the original video file from the phone. Youtube seems to always use an aggressive compression on user uploads, I rarely see good 1080p videos on the site, even from pro cameras.
Make sure to go fullscreen when watching the video and turn your youtube video to 720p HD.
Can anyone help ....
I get HEAVY compression artifacts on the video recordings at 1080p on the nexus 4 itself - even when I upload to the PC. The sound and video is compressed sounding too.
This thread might have been discussed before but I could not find any link.
Our dear phones come with Snapdragon S800 so it has the Qualcomm DAC. Other Android devices equipped with this DAC and processor like Galaxy Note 3 and LG G2 can play Hi res files. Z1 definitely has a best SQ output than the Note 3 IMO, I was not convinced by the Note 3's sound.
It has just the power my hungry cans need, it packs clarity, soundstage and dynamic bass, amps make it shine even more, implementation of theDAC is wonderful. Coming from an iPhone 5 (and lot of iPhones before) it was hard to find something that could actually feel like an upgrade in sound quality.
What is lacking in our devices to get them capable to read Hi Res files without downscaling bitrates to 16bit/44Khz? What is this kernel driver limitation, can't it be bypassed or modified to work like those of the Galaxy Note 3 and LG G2?
Try PowerAMP which it have his own decoder:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maxmpz.audioplayer
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Try PowerAMP which it have his own decoder:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maxmpz.audioplayer
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Thank you I'll give a look at it (Neutron might be a good player too). Do you think it can do the trick on its own? I wonder if it can bypass the "stock driver" limitation.
How can I change this thread to the good section?
Snapdragon 800 doesn't have native 24bit 96khz decoding, its the LG G2 that has a different DAC and custom kernel to support it. Your assumption is wrong, you can never listen to native 24bit 96khz audio on Xperia z1 or any other s800 processor phone like Note 3, Nexus 5. Poweramp and other players will basically bring it down to 16bit 48khz (or 44khz).
I'm an audiophile and all i can tell you is 16bit can sound really sweet provided DAC is well designed. I've tried LG G2 and audio sucked big time due to bad DAC quality. Z1 sounds way better than G2 or Nexus 5, and even Note 3. Z1 just falls behind Htc One which gets higher weightage coz of much higher volumes. My only complaint with Z1 audio was volume until I found the volume boost mod.
Journey from 96khz to DSD (1.4Mhz) is for audiophiles and not for normal listeners. Manufacturers like LG create a buzz by using it, but they epicly fail at delivering the basics.
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Snapdragon 800 doesn't have native 24bit 96khz decoding, its the LG G2 that has a different DAC and custom kernel to support it. Your assumption is wrong, you can never listen to native 24bit 96khz audio on Xperia z1 or any other s800 processor phone like Note 3, Nexus 5. Poweramp and other players will basically bring it down to 16bit 48khz (or 44khz).
I'm an audiophile and all i can tell you is 16bit can sound really sweet provided DAC is well designed. I've tried LG G2 and audio sucked big time due to bad DAC quality. Z1 sounds way better than G2 or Nexus 5, and even Note 3. Z1 just falls behind Htc One which gets higher weightage coz of much higher volumes. My only complaint with Z1 audio was volume until I found the volume boost mod.
Journey from 96khz to DSD (1.4Mhz) is for audiophiles and not for normal listeners. Manufacturers like LG create a buzz by using it, but they epicly fail at delivering the basics.
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I'm listening 24/96 content since z1 shows up in store ...I wrote that (just try to find) and it's sounds great ...for future don't give advices till you try something by your own ...and its for sure z1 output is great and it's not quiet -it's natural gained ...I had never listened with highest volume ...and I'm using denon ahd1100 32Ohm series
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I'm listening 24/96 content since z1 shows up in store ...I wrote that (just try to find) and it's sounds great ...for future don't give advices till you try something by your own ...and its for sure z1 output is great and it's not quiet -it's natural gained ...I had never listened with highest volume ...and I'm using denon ahd1100 32Ohm series
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Did you read it all? I'm sure you didn't. Just coz Z1 can play 24/96 doesnt mean it has a DAC which is 24/96khz. Any oldie android phone can play 24/96, it will be scaled down to 16/44 16/48 by hardware. It sounds better coz its probably a lossless 24/96 FLAC , which always sounds better than lossy mp3.
I've played 24/192khz FLAC on Z1 and it plays fine but its useless to do so.
I use 50ohm headphones and volume is too low without mod.
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I'm listening 24/96 content since z1 shows up in store ...I wrote that (just try to find) and it's sounds great ...for future don't give advices till you try something by your own ...and its for sure z1 output is great and it's not quiet -it's natural gained ...I had never listened with highest volume ...and I'm using denon ahd1100 32Ohm series
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In the future, learn to know things before you preach! Even my 5 year old S1 played 192kHz 24bit audio through Neutron but had to convert to yuck 44kHz/16bit though using voodoo sound made everything sound extraordinary for a phone.
Guys there is a way to improve audio notes 4 without root permissions? I tried poweramp and jetaudio set, but I'm really sad, use well xiami piston 2 but the results are mediocre
if you use stock music and video apps you could consider using adapt sound.
it is an extra "equalizer" that lets you test your ears and audio equipment, and compensate for any shortcomings.
it is built into all recent samsung devices.
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if you use stock music and video apps you could consider using adapt sound.
it is an extra "equalizer" that lets you test your ears and audio equipment, and compensate for any shortcomings.
it is built into all recent samsung devices.
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ok, but does not improve the power, hope note note 5 is not so mediocre
it actually also boosts volume a bit when in use(unless you use very bad headphones/speakers)
***(Update: I've found a fix! Being in stock room and installing Ainur Sauron mk ii.ii has improved the frequency response of the phone. The volume is same as before (but it's still adequate), so PowerAmp/Firefox/VLC is still much louder. But now the sound signature is similar. No more pathetically weak bass and overly bright sound!
BTW, Ainur Sauron doesn't work on LineageOS, RRemix, etc. I think Ron's made with Shivam Kumar Jha's trees are incompatible with Sauron. So I'm using stock 318)
I'm sure I'm not the only one that has noticed how badly Asus has tuned the audio of this phone (esp. through the 3.5mm jack).
The Snapdragon 636's SoC is capable of providing pretty decent audio quality. But in the ZMPM1 only the sound through a select few apps (Firefox, PowerAmp with hires 24bit + 88/176/352/384khz audio, VLC, etc) is good. The sound from almost all other apps and audio mods like V4a is pretty bad.
For example, the sound produced by Firefox when playing YT videos is quite full and rich and has a seemingly accurate and linear frequency response. The same video when played through the YT app not only has much less volume, but also has a completely different sound signature with reduced bass, harsh treble, and an overall tinny and compressed feeling. (BTW, it's definitely the phone and not my headphones/IEMs)
Now in previous phones I've experienced that Firefox's audio is not changed by mods such as V4a or other equalizers. This makes me believe that Asus has, for some reason, purposely worsened the sound (perhaps due to some issue with the amp? IDK)
So is there any way to revert/override/bypass the changes made by Asus in all apps? So far I've tried the following-
1. Used Lineage Os 15.1 by Shivam Kumar Jha. It boosts the volume so there's no difference in volume between the good and bad sound, but the sound is still bass-lacking and tinny in most apps while full and rich in Firefox.
2. Used Ainur Sauron mk ii - Didn't fix it.
3. Used V4a- Not only did it not fix it, but installing the V4a driver means audio is now capped at 48khz and 16bit, so even PowerAmp hires breaks.
4. Other equalizers- doesn't really remedy the problem, only masks it somewhat (that too pretty badly).
So is there some way to maybe modify the audio effects or mixer paths files to remove this? Or is this just baked into the device in such a way that it's not fixable? I hate being limited to Firefox for YouTube and PowerAmp hires for local audio, and not being able to use viperDDC/IRS for headphone compensation makes things worse. So any help would be very much appreciated.
For me with V4A sound is great by using Convoler/IRS mod, and some tweaks in compatible mode.
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For me with V4A sound is great by using Convoler/IRS mod, and some tweaks in compatible mode.
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V4a just changes the sound, it doesn't improve it. And with it's 48khz 16bit limit even PowerAmp's hi res output becomes average quality.
Even if you neutralize the frequency curve with v4a, it can never improve the slightly garbled and compressed nature of the Zenphone's sound. Instrument separation cleraly suffers because of it.
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V4a just changes the sound, it doesn't improve it. And with it's 48khz 16bit limit even PowerAmp's hi res output becomes average quality.
Even if you neutralize the frequency curve with v4a, it can never improve the slightly garbled and compressed nature of the Zenphone's sound. Instrument separation cleraly suffers because of it.
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I see. Can you give me an audio sample file where you could see diff clearly ? So i can test it our myself with with and without v4a, and might be able to figure out.
Thanks
man thanks for this post, i am raising this issue in asus offical forum and xda alos, but mostly people are only worried about the camera quality and gaming perfomance, nobody even in youtube reviews talked abut worst sound quality of this phone, i dont know why.
i even raised service request with Asus but they did not provide any solution, more and more developer need to fix in future custom rom. other else this phone is total waste, i am movie and music loving guy, the movie sound is terrible from earpone jack, in night when i want to watch movie and listen to music , i cant do it, because its not pleasant,
the speaker is good, but 3.5 jack sound is very very bad, i request all rom developer please fix this in your custom rom, as asus is not listening
There are kernel avaible so may there is a way to enhance or tweak the sound from that level, please do it, if i had know that this is the issue, i would have gone for RN5 Pro phone, instead of this one, i need a great experience, even phone selling at 5000 have clear and loud sound i had Lenovo A6000 Plus, which was almost half of this phones price, but man the sound was so great
Asus Please fix this in updates, other else this is waste, not only sound, there are many more bugs in this phone, Asus just rushed this half backed phone to market, the phone should be balance of Hardware and Software, only having good hardware at competitive price is not enough, you need to have a great software to use the hardware properly, asus missed onthis one
even the LED notification and front flash is of cheap quality, even in dark night or dark room LED notification does not glow enough why Asus why
Camera software is patheric, but thanks to some mod, now we can use Google camera, i will use it for few months and then sell it, because its not pleasant to use due to many software issue and some cheap parts used by Asus.
Update: Using Ainur Sauron while on the stock room and enabling FMAS drivers using the Sauron useroptions file improved the sound (I think, or it just might be me slowly losing my mind, lol). I've also increased the volume of hphl and hphr in vendor/etc/mixer_paths.xml to 12, that may or may not have had something to do with it. The volume is still much lower than PowerAmp/Firefox, but the sound signature seems to be more neutral. Using splitscreen it seems that Firefox @ volume 6 and YouTube app @ volume 10 sound almost identical, and both of these sound pretty similar to an ancient s4 (which has a pretty linear frequency response).
I received my phone a about a week ago and I agree, coming from my old oneplus one the audio was lacking depth, it had recessed vocals with high interfering in between, and shrill highs. After carefully listening many flac and other audio files back and forth on my old phone and Asus, I came to the conclusion that the entire audio output spectrum of zenfone max pro m1 is shifted towards the right, which explains all the aforementioned issues. I have posted the same on zentalk and I really hope that this issue gets fixed soon. Too bad very few people look for decent audio quality in budget segment otherwise this wouldn't have been an issue at the first place.
Those that are still facing this problem, I stock room+Ainur Sauron. I've updated the OP with some relevant info.
This sounds great. Don't know why all people are complaining about 3.5 mm jack sound. I can hear each and every note of all songs same as I can on my pc. I've tried a lot of different earphones/headphones (2 sennheiser, 1 flipkart smart buy in ear, 1 Sony (over Ear) don't know the model was my friend's, 1 boat and 1 Philips. All sounded different but were very clear and fine.
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Update: Using Ainur Sauron while on the stock room and enabling FMAS drivers using the Sauron useroptions file improved the sound (I think, or it just might be me slowly losing my mind, lol). I've also increased the volume of hphl and hphr in vendor/etc/mixer_paths.xml to 12, that may or may not have had something to do with it. The volume is still much lower than PowerAmp/Firefox, but the sound signature seems to be more neutral. Using splitscreen it seems that Firefox @ volume 6 and YouTube app @ volume 10 sound almost identical, and both of these sound pretty similar to an ancient s4 (which has a pretty linear frequency response).
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How to enable 'FMAS drivers using sauron useroptions'... I have installed Ainur sauron
So after all these days I've found the perfect fix for speaker and headset audio quality improvement, install viper4android xHiFi from magisk and tweak the setting to your taste. the best part is all these changes are global, so unlike music FX or similar apps, these effects will not be limited to music players. I was also able to remove the sharp audio output from earphones and the loudspeaker using the EQ within viper. The addon also processed bluetooth audio but I haven't tested it yet.
Bro ,i am on the same boat ,but got good quality output using vlc player with audio output set to Open SL ES..Do it ,live with it till we get an update from ASUS.
Since i Love music i flashed a custom rom and now i'm enjoying music as i use to. Shane on Asus for ****ing up the audio on the device
Easiest way if you don't want to root
Just install vidmate and listen songs in it.
Try it just once.