Database Users

Divx

Will nexus s have Divx support is know you can use rock player and stuff but I think on the galaxy s line phones All run 720p Divx formats far better than rock player.... what do you guys think?
Sent from my SGH-T849 using XDA App

I hope so but I doubt it. Nexus One can't do it.

i really hope sou. That is my main selling point. Galaxy s could perfectly play mkv. and divx. in 720p, even with a subtitles. If nexus s cant i would be very disappointed

i dout that will be installed, maybe try to extract that that from Galaxy s?

Will probably need the whole touchwiz framework along with the corresponding apps (video player, divx etc) for it to work. Haven't tried CM 6.1 Beta 3 for my i9000, but from what I've heard, it doesn't work on there.

I don't see why it wouldnt. The other 9000 galaxy s variants all play it. Why wouldn't this one?
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App

ksizzle9 said:
I don't see why it wouldnt. The other 9000 galaxy s variants all play it. Why wouldn't this one?
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Because its pure Google and previous android dont have the proper vid and audio codecs.
But im confused on how codecs work on this phones because I think the galaxy s line are all hard coded were other none supported devices use crappy software acceleration
I'm really hoping its supports all the great codecs the galaxy S line did but im not getting my hopes up. If not this is going to be my first request from developers ill make a hefty donation to get this avi, xvid .mkv and ac3 working again

those codecs were built into the system of the Galaxy S phones.
The Nexus S will not have any of them so we'll be forced to use other apps.
However, with any luck some good developer may be able to hack them out of touchwiz and add them into a custom stock rom, i wouldn't hold my breath though.
Basically your gonna be using rockplayer, or convert your movies to something othe than divx.

Use RockPlayer or VPlayer! Both are good apps, the latter one is free.

Superfrag said:
Use RockPlayer or VPlayer! Both are good apps, the latter one is free.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yeah, but with does two apps everything with a little higher quality is more like a slideshow instead of movie. Only thing they can play are low quality divx. Well, we still have converting but then again whats the purpose of that. We are all trying to avoid converting because its boring and takes time. Comon google, bring some codec support

Yea i used rockplayer back with my N1 garbage only software rendered
better off using handbrake and re-encode to mp4 and use android default player
Galaxy s is hardware rendered and run and look fantastic on SAMOLED esp when running 1280x720 HD avi, mkv files
I can look past everything else taken away but IDK i really like my video support on my vibrant
=

That's like the one thing Samsung did right with the software, was include a very good media player.

Can anyone, from those who got one today, confirm if it has DivX or not

I have a Nexus S and I can confirm it has no divx support. I can also confirm that vplayer beta is not supported on the Nexus S and will force close when attempting to open a video file.

Is Rockplayer the only option?

no divx but can it play mkv ?

How does Rockplayer work with HD videos that are not 720P?

csmall said:
Is Rockplayer the only option?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Rockplayer force closes as well with divx.

Rockplayer, vPlayer and all other DIVX players i tested from market are force closing as soon as you try to play a movie file.

Anyone has found a solution to play all the media files(mkv, divx) on the Nexus S? RockPlayer & VPlayer both don't work. I think they need to update the app for 2.3..
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Playing Divx/Xvid and Mkvs on Tmo Tab

I can barely play any codecs on my tmobile tab. Is it suppose to play Divx or xvid out the box? or do different carriers' tabs have different video codecs?
Also is there a stock video player app installed or can you only play out of the Gallery app?
I've already tried rockplayer and vplayer, both have video and audio lag for divx 720i videos.
ANd if other carriers tabs have more codecs can i install thme in my tmo tab?

The Tab plays more video out of the box than any other Android (or Apple) device I've ever used, and I've used most.
Now if you're trying to play videos you've (ahem) gathered from around the net, you will certainly find some that won't play properly. "Found" videos can have a truly phenomenal combination of audio codecs, video codecs, and bitrates, any of which might prevent proper playback.
While you cannot directly add codecs to Android (as yet), there are third party video players that will handle just about anything.
Rockplayer is one of these third party players. While it will play nearly anything thrown at it, it's not hardware accelerated (doesn't use the GPU) so it is largely limited to lower bitrate, standard definition videos.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/rockplayer-universal/com.redirectin.rockplayer.android.unified

if you actually read all that I posted you will see that i have tried RockPlayer.
And trust me I know enough about video codec, bitrates, and depths (Visual Effects/Graphics Artist) to tell you that I'm trying basic Divx and Xvid codec at a decent to low Bitrate and they are not working on Stock Video player and will not run smooth enough on rockplayer do to lack of graphic acceleration.
ALso, No the Samsung tab is not the Leader of COdec in the ANdroid Tablet market. The ARchos tablets (70,101 etc) lead in stock codecs by far (I own both a samsung tab and a 101).
Thanks... I guess

The only codec that is accelerated is h.264 in any container. So, mp4 and mkv work fine even at 1080p resolution.
If you encode your movies in h.264 and set Rockplayer to use hardware decoding mode down low in the settings, you'll have no problem viewing it.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA App

synplex said:
ALso, No the Samsung tab is not the Leader of COdec in the ANdroid Tablet market. The ARchos tablets (70,101 etc) lead in stock codecs by far (I own both a samsung tab and a 101).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's true that the Archos can play a lot of video formats, but I don't put it in the same category as other top Android devices because it's so lacking in other areas.
Sorry I just perused your previous post, but I've truly had very few problems in playing video on the Tab, even with "found" videos.
In fully reading your post, my question to you would be, Why Divx? If you're encoding video specifically for use on the Tab, why not encode to h264?

I have the Sprint SGT, and I have zero problems with 720 mkv and avi files, regardless of who encoded them. The stock player renders them as smooth as silk. It also has a 5.1 mobile mode for AC3 audio tracks. And the control lock means I can wipe fingerprints off the screen off with my shirt without disturbing playback. My only complaint with the player is the lack of a skip button.
I have read other complaints from other SGT users about poor or stuttery playback, and I'm quite baffled. The only file that would play were 720p mov files. Other than that, I've had zero problems.
Rockplayer was awesome on the Evo, but its useless for me on the SGT. Its now useless for me on the Evo, but thats because I don't even bother watching videos on the Evo anymore.
Wait... I did encounter one problem. I downloaded the newest version of mkvmerge to split mkv files into <2GB parts, and those files will not play on the SGT. But I mostly watch TV and those files top out at 1.5 GB. But xvid avi is no problem. Dunno about divx for sure, I never really use it.

well i have problems with sound playing 1080p BRRip H264 AAC-.mp4 files i get no sound,does anyone know why?

Is this your own rip or did you... uh... find it laying around?

Thank you all for the replies.
Im using Divx and Xvid because those are the native file formats I'm downloading from a sever/email at work on to my SGT on the go. If I could I would convert to mp4 or h264. Is there a android video converter app that can do did?
Yes I heard that the Sprint SGT can play Divx and some MKV out the box (my friend has one), why is that? Different native video player? If so can I get it extracted for my Tmobile Tab?
ALso I never said Archos are on the top on android Tablet List, I was pointing out that they have Much more codecs out the box "Leaders in Codecs out-the-box"
Lastly Rockplayer is studding on me, giving me about 20-25fps when my video files are 30fps. Also audio sometimes lags on Divx and mkv files.
What is the latest version Rockplayer app out there or is there a better video app for SGT??

Have you tried VPlayer??? I prefer it over Rockplayer

synplex said:
Yes I heard that the Sprint SGT can play Divx and some MKV out the box (my friend has one), why is that? Different native video player? If so can I get it extracted for my Tmobile Tab?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Very interesting. I do have the Sprint Tab, perhaps that's why it plays almost everything I throw at it.
I'd never considered that different versions of the Tab would have such a major difference in codec support. I'd figured Samsung was responsible for paying the licensing fees for the various included codecs. Looking at the reality of these significant codec differences, it makes me wonder if the codec licensing fees aren't instead forced on the carriers themselves. That's the only reason I can fathom to explain the codec differences.
The Sprint ROM's are online here. My guess is that you could certainly pull the necessary files out of the Sprint rom and run them on your device. That said, I've absolutely no idea how the codecs are packaged and which files and libraries you'd need.

my tmo tab being a gsm device might not play nice with a sprint rom. And I have no idea how to take apart a rom or how to add codec to mine tab.
Anyone have any other options?
Also I have tried v player and same result as rock player

So far my tab has played all my video files with out a problem, (mostly .mkv animes) i have to use mkv sub extactor (from the market) to get subtitles to work. Rockplayer would go out of sync after 5mins of 720p .mkv

RockPlayer can play h.264 720p MKV videos using hardware acceleration as long as they don't have DTS audio (as many do when they are real BluRay rips). If you play TV rips they generally work since they are not using DTS. Dolby audio might work in HW mode as well, I am not sure.
You can play DTS audio though, but only in software mode . But the processor in the SGT cannot keep up with both DTS and h.264 in 720p. I think it might manage 480p with DTS though.

synplex said:
my tmo tab being a gsm device might not play nice with a sprint rom. And I have no idea how to take apart a rom or how to add codec to mine tab.
Anyone have any other options?
Also I have tried v player and same result as rock player
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
From what I've read, most incompatibilities between GSM and CDMA versions of the Tab have to do with communications related apps, limitations that should have no impact on the video app.
I would think it's extremely likely that the Sprint video app and/or codecs would run flawlessly on other versions of the Tab. Ripping apps from ROM's and deodexing them is not my forte, but there are many in the developer forums who are very experienced in that sort of thing.

I use mVideoPlayer. It plays everything I throw at it.
Galaxy Tab

zozodouce said:
well i have problems with sound playing 1080p BRRip H264 AAC-.mp4 files i get no sound,does anyone know why?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Probably because it's a 1080p H264 file and you're trying to play it on a device with a 1Ghz processor, and no hardware acceleration for video playback. It can't cope.

Geletis said:
From what I've read, most incompatibilities between GSM and CDMA versions of the Tab have to do with communications related apps, limitations that should have no impact on the video app.
I would think it's extremely likely that the Sprint video app and/or codecs would run flawlessly on other versions of the Tab. Ripping apps from ROM's and deodexing them is not my forte, but there are many in the developer forums who are very experienced in that sort of thing.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
....Anyone?

Filgaliel said:
I use mVideoPlayer. It plays everything I throw at it.
Galaxy Tab
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you read the app detail for mVideoPlayer, it only play videos/codecs your phone/tablet can already play. It doesn't add anything or help at all. It's just a skin that takes up app space.
...thanks anyway

Hanson68 said:
Is this your own rip or did you... uh... find it laying around?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
downloaded from the net.

mkv no sound?

I tried a bunch of video player and the stock player. My mkv files play fine without any sound. they all have sound on my Note 10.1... any ideas? I didn't expect this
P/S: just found the solution. issue solved with BSplayer... meh I didn't expect this at all. Samsung note tablet can play everything nicely tho.

Having the same issue and experimenting now, so far neither SD or HD h264 mkvs are playing nice through hardware decoding (I either only get software with sound on a low frame rate or hardware with smooth frame rate and no sound). My guess is we are going to have to wait for some folks more talented then myself to put together a custom kernel/codecs to get things running properly.
Edit: tried bsplayer solution, it works decent enough for now, playing 720p mkv smooth enough (around 28fps) with software decoding, sure that's going to eat battery but great workaround in the meantime

rookiegenius said:
I tried a bunch of video player and the stock player. My mkv files play fine without any sound. they all have sound on my Note 10.1... any ideas? I didn't expect this
P/S: just found the solution. issue solved with BSplayer... meh I didn't expect this at all. Samsung note tablet can play everything nicely tho.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Keep in mind that Samsung has the best native codec support of any Android vendor, and will pay the licensing fees for those codecs to be installed on their proprietary devices like the Note or Tab or GS line.
Stock Android as found on the N10 is 100% open source, and Google doesn't necessarily pay for third-party codec support, they leave that to the end user and third-party applications to deal with.

NO PROBLEM (Hakuna Matata), just download BS PLAYER, it plays everything, if the sound is a little bit low for you, then purchase the BS PLAYER PRO version , it increases the sound by 200%.....

I rooted and installed MXPlayer with DTS libs. 1080p MKVs with DTS works great.
Now I wait for CIFS, OTG, and XBMC.
Sent from my SGH-I747

VLC.

How about MX Player? It's what I use primarily for .mkv videos, and it seems to work nicely, in my experience anyway.

espionage724 said:
How about MX Player? It's what I use primarily for .mkv videos, and it seems to work nicely, in my experience anyway.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
MX Player is usually my go-to player, but it does not decode DTS audio due to licensing restrictions. VLC does decode DTS audio, which is why I suggested it. If you are in the USA you have to download the nightly version from the site since it's blocked on the Play Store.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

philbrewer said:
I rooted and installed MXPlayer with DTS libs. 1080p MKVs with DTS works great.
Now I wait for CIFS, OTG, and XBMC.
Sent from my SGH-I747
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How do i get and install dts libs to get dts to work?

There is also: MKV Video Player in google play store..
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

Dice player does work with dts but the lip sync is out. Is there a guide to getting dts to work with mxplayer?

Oli2k said:
How do i get and install dts libs to get dts to work?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Check this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1831111
Sent from my Nexus 10

Thanks a lot, here is a video guide
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6sl1MtBybE
Sent from my Nexus 10 using xda app-developers app

[Q] Really Disappointing Galaxy Note 3

hi friends
i bought a galaxy note 3 exynos octa yesterday
when i play movies and seek the forwar it take long time to seek
but the same video on samsung s4 will do perfect after notification about update i updated my phone
now the same video say the audio codec not supported
i am really disappointed
is there any solution to playback without lag and codec issues?

Diceplayer
VLC player
Stock player is rubbish. Use those two, they are free and play *everything*
Send From My Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N9005 Using Tapatalk

MXPlayer
/thread

gyco said:
MXPlayer
/thread
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Good luck playing an mkv with dts on that.
Send From My Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N9005 Using Tapatalk

ShadowLea said:
Stock player is rubbish. Use those two, they are free and play *everything*
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Personally, I find that Samsung's stock video player is a vast, vast improvement over any other stock player. True, it doesn't play everything you can throw at it but it is far more capable than say the HTC stock player, or the vanilla Android video player on the Nexus devices because the codec support with these is just shocking. Point being, as stock players go, Samsung's is probably the best - I certainly wouldn't call it rubbish, though YMMV.
I've not tried VLC for a while now, but last time I did (probably a year ago) I found it very poor, though I used to use Diceplayer and MX Player Pro a lot and always found them to be ok. These days, I usually use the Archos video player with the free codec pack when stock doesn't quite work for me, which isn't very often on my Note 3, but almost always when using my HTC One or Nexus devices (5 & 7).
Regards,
Dave

Another disappointment is that metadata does not work on the Note 3. You would think something as advanced as this and it would work.

VLC all the way!

gyco said:
MXPlayer
/thread
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+1 for MX Player. It's a shame it doesn't support DTS anymore, but I find it's only mkv files that have been converted form blu-ray that contain DTS audio. Weekly HD TV shows seem to be fine.

now i am using mx player with dts codec
but the mx player seem to have problem with playing m2ts with dolby digital sound
seeking forward and backward is really laggy and took 3 to 5 second and the sound will crash
what about vlc or dice are they capable playing 1080p m2ts without crash ?

Jay-Taicho said:
+1 for MX Player. It's a shame it doesn't support DTS anymore, but I find it's only mkv files that have been converted form blu-ray that contain DTS audio. Weekly HD TV shows seem to be fine.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Every tv show I download doesn't work in MX...
Send From My Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N9005 Using Tapatalk

to play dts with mx player
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2156254

AC3 sound support for Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 (TW ROM) fix found.

As you may know, Samsung dropped support for AC3 sound some time ago, so the stock video player would only play video with no sound on several mkv videos that I have on my device. To counter that I used MX Player until a few days ago it also dropped support for AC3 rendering my mkv videos unplayable.
I found the following posts on the Tab S / Tab 4 forums. I tested what they suggested and the problem was solved both for stock video player and MX Player.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/ac3-sound-stock-player-t2848450
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-4/development/adding-support-players-ac3-sound-tab-4-t2897324
They both work. I currently have the Tab 4's fix on my SM-T320.
Sent from my SM-T320 using Tapatalk.

thdervenis said:
As you may know, Samsung dropped support for AC3 sound some time ago, so the stock video player would only play video with no sound on several mkv videos that I have on my device. To counter that I used MX Player until a few days ago it also dropped support for AC3 rendering my mkv videos unplayable.
I found the following posts on the Tab S / Tab 4 forums. I tested what they suggested and the problem was solved both for stock video player and MX Player.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/ac3-sound-stock-player-t2848450
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-4/development/adding-support-players-ac3-sound-tab-4-t2897324
They both work. I currently have the Tab 4's fix on my SM-T320.
Sent from my SM-T320 using Tapatalk.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
One is for rooted and the other I wouldn't have a clue where to put the unzipped files.
Easiest thing for some of us is just uninstall current MX player and load a previous MX player and don't update.
http://www.androiddrawer.com/22713/download-mx-player-app-apk/

GTT1 said:
One is for rooted and the other I wouldn't have a clue where to put the unzipped files.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Both say the same thing, place the ".xml" file in /system/etc and the ".so" files in /system/lib. Both are for rooted devices. The libraries are the same in both posts, the xml file differs slightly.
GTT1 said:
Easiest thing for some of us is just uninstall current MX player and load a previous MX player and don't update.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Done that and undone it after I applied the fix. Now I have the latest MX Player and auto update On for it.
Sent from my SM-P905 using Tapatalk.

AC3 support used to work until NK1 update.
Just dowmload the AC3 update on op and MX Player will take care the rest.

thdervenis said:
As you may know, Samsung dropped support for AC3 sound some time ago, so the stock video player would only play video with no sound on several mkv videos that I have on my device. To counter that I used MX Player until a few days ago it also dropped support for AC3 rendering my mkv videos unplayable.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
err, but you can simply get the "custom codec" for MX Player (widely promoted on this very forum, if I'm not mistaken) and bingo, AC3 and DTS support is restored to MX Player.

locutusx said:
err, but you can simply get the "custom codec" for MX Player (widely promoted on this very forum, if I'm not mistaken) and bingo, AC3 and DTS support is restored to MX Player.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes I have installed that too, but the fix above is also for the Samsung stock Video Player (that has a very useful button that can stream DLNA with subtitles to TV)
Sent from my SM-P905 using Tapatalk.

thdervenis said:
Yes I have installed that too, but the fix above is also for the Samsung stock Video Player (that has a very useful button that can stream DLNA with subtitles to TV)
Sent from my SM-P905 using Tapatalk.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Oh yes! And thank you for the fix! :victory: