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HD 720p video for LEO ?

Anybody knows if LEO's hardware is capable of capturing HD video ?
The hardware (read speed) of LEO should be more than enough for HD I belive
Is WM 6.5 the limit or is it other things ?

That is an interesting question.

It should be capable. As HTC Bravo which will be released next year, also uses Snapdragon 1GHz, supports 720p video recording.

Given that the Leo isn't even capable of playing 720p video, I find it very hard to believe that it is capable of encoding 720p video in real time - encoding video is far more computationally intensive than decoding it.

WideVGA / WideNTSC
Well, 720p is maybe too much, but it definitely should record wide 800x480 videos (as Samsung Omnia) !

Shasarak said:
Given that the Leo isn't even capable of playing 720p video, I find it very hard to believe that it is capable of encoding 720p video in real time - encoding video is far more computationally intensive than decoding it.
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A bit inaccurate.
It is not capable of playing 720p video without hardware acceleration.
Actually, the hardware is capable of playing AND recording 720p video. We just can't use it because we don't have the software.

maati said:
A bit inaccurate.
It is not capable of playing 720p video without hardware acceleration.
Actually, the hardware is capable of playing AND recording 720p video. We just can't use it because we don't have the software.
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o really? How do we know that the Bravo perhaps doesn't have a specific hardware chip for 720p videos? Does the HD2 have such a chip or is snapdragon just capable?

Seeing the crap quality that we have in 640x480 with 20fps, I dout it that we will get 720 or 480P ever.

tsttse said:
o really? How do we know that the Bravo perhaps doesn't have a specific hardware chip for 720p videos? Does the HD2 have such a chip or is snapdragon just capable?
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It's Snapdragon, which is not only the 1Ghz processor, but a platform that is capable of playing/recording 720p video.
If you convert a video to the right format, so that it uses the hardware acceleration, you can already play 720p right now.
This is the same with any phone and the reason why lots of phones only allow a specific file format (e.g. you have to convert anything you put on an iPhone with iTunes first).

maati said:
A bit inaccurate.
It is not capable of playing 720p video without hardware acceleration.
Actually, the hardware is capable of playing AND recording 720p video. We just can't use it because we don't have the software.
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Can you cite any examples of an HD2 playing back 720p video at an acceptable frame-rate even with hardware acceleration?

What's with the Helicopter demo from the Omnia? Should work, afas I read.
EDIT: OK, I searched for it again, seems like it's not 720p but 480p. Seems like nobody has yet tried 720p with hardware acceleration?

maati said:
What's with the Helicopter demo from the Omnia? Should work, afas I read.
EDIT: OK, I searched for it again, seems like it's not 720p but 480p. Seems like nobody has yet tried 720p with hardware acceleration?
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Why would you want to play a 720p video on a device that only has 480 resoltion?

johncmolyneux said:
Why would you want to play a 720p video on a device that only has 480 resoltion?
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It means you don't have to faff about with video conversion - you can download just one version of the file for use either on a desktop PC or a phone.
However, the importance in the context of this thread (as you would know if you'd actually read it before posting in it ) is that if the HD2 cannot even decode 720p at a satisfactory rate, how could it possibly encode 720p video in real time, given that encoding is far more computationally intensive?

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However, the importance in the context of this thread (as you would know if you'd actually read it before posting in it )
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I did read the thread. I was actually asking that poster a particular question that had nothing to do with the capabilities of the phone. Simple matter - an 800x480 screen will only play a video (in landscape) at a 480p maximum. Running 720p video will not look any better.
It was just a question. No need to ave a go.
Incidentally, I've got 720p videos converted from MKV to MPEG using the wonderful mkv2vob, and they play a treat.

this maybe possible I've came across ways to increase the bitrate at which the camera records at and also fps.
in a few days I may have another camera tweak but for video quality I'm just lookin for a exported red file viewer for ppc

johncmolyneux said:
I did read the thread. I was actually asking that poster a particular question that had nothing to do with the capabilities of the phone. Simple matter - an 800x480 screen will only play a video (in landscape) at a 480p maximum. Running 720p video will not look any better.
It was just a question. No need to ave a go.
Incidentally, I've got 720p videos converted from MKV to MPEG using the wonderful mkv2vob, and they play a treat.
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What are you saying ?? That you actually converted a 720p video (which is basically around 1280x720) to an Mpeg using MKV2VOB (which doesnt change the resolution, so its still around 1280x720) and you have manage to play it on HD2 ???

Jaqb said:
What are you saying ?? That you actually converted a 720p video (which is basically around 1280x720) to an Mpeg using MKV2VOB (which doesnt change the resolution, so its still around 1280x720) and you have manage to play it on HD2 ???
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Yeah, that's right. It played fine.

What player did you use ?

Jaqb said:
What player did you use ?
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CorePlayer (v1.3.6)

Coreplayer cannot play video greater than 1008x1008... So either you're lying or you're confused. But either way you're not playing 720p with Coreplayer.

[Q] Bad quality 4K recording.

I bought myself a Note 3(N9005, 32GB version) few days ago, but since the beginning I have had a problem with recording 4K videos. To be exact, it doesn't record at the promised 45-50 mbps bitrate, instead it records at 10 mbps or even lesser bitrate. So my question would be, how can I fix that?
All the other featured modes are working flawlessly. Would really appreciate some help. The phone is not rooted or customized in any way.
Thanks in advance!

Trash Wolf said:
I bought myself a Note 3(N9005, 32GB version) few days ago, but since the beginning I have had a problem with recording 4K videos. To be exact, it doesn't record at the promised 45-50 mbps bitrate, instead it records at 10 mbps or even lesser bitrate. So my question would be, how can I fix that?
All the other featured modes are working flawlessly. Would really appreciate some help. The phone is not rooted or customized in any way.
Thanks in advance!
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Did you set it up for 4k in settings

Yes, under the video resolution section I chose 3840x2160. Is there supposed to be some more options to improve the quality?

jaythenut said:
Did you set it up for 4k in settings
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this is the sample of video i made in 4K resolution.
http://youtu.be/GBTojAQF4Cw
I have same problem.

Trash Wolf said:
Yes, under the video resolution section I chose 3840x2160. Is there supposed to be some more options to improve the quality?
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Do you have a 4k TV if not you won't see any difference between 4k then 1080p

^ um WRONG. And that has nothing to do with this topic
Sent from my SM-N900W8 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

I don't have that
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5jwzODnW-8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Sent from my SM-N9005 using xda app-developers app

Downscaled 4K looks much better though, so there is a huge benefit in making 4K videos. Anyway it seems like those crappy units of Note 3-s made their way only to Estonia, since me and shizny are both from Estonia and there is no more information about that problem on the internet, atleast I couldn't find absolutely nothing on such weirdness.

Actually jaythenut is correct. Though the Note 3 is capable of recording video for playback on a 4K TV your device having only a 1080p display is not going to appear different at all.
The Note 3 plays back recorded 4K Video in 1080p on both the phone and any other playable media device as it can't process anything higher than that.
Your better off recording videos in 1080p at the now 60f/s.
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rdbloch said:
Actually jaythenut is correct. Though the Note 3 is capable of recording video for playback on a 4K TV your device having only a 1080p display is not going to appear different at all.
The Note 3 plays back recorded 4K Video in 1080p on both the phone and any other playable media device as it can't process anything higher than that.
Your better off recording videos in 1080p at the now 60f/s.
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no one is right.
quality of recorded videos playback is not the same as seen on youtube, by other peeps recordings.
check the quality, bitrate of 4K recorded video on my device is 6000kbps, 1080p is 15000kbps.
If you think a little logically then how come 4K recorded video is worse than 1080p? Even the playback quality is worse, not only on the device itself, but also on monitor.
Have you ever watched 1080p video on 720 display? Any difference? Video is crispy and detailed, Now how about 520p video on 1080p screen?
Now this is the same as my 4K recording on 1080p screen.
Either the device is faulty and cannot record/play 4K videos or sample videos made on youtube are actually 1080p.

This is really strange. I'm from Estonia as well and I'm facing the exact same problems. All my 4K videos look like 240p ones or even worse.
(Can't post the full YT links because of my postcount, but here's the v-codes)
watch?v=4iEt7lGGPqk- 4K sample
watch?v=4fryaJ6cfw4 - 1080p sample for comparison
I can't find anything on the internet regarding this subject, does anyone have any idea what the hell is going on? I sent an email to Samsung support about this as well.

the same problem here (lithuania), firmware N9005XXUBMJ1

Wait for while there will b some patches to fix it.all devices havr same problem

Same here. 4K recording quality (and, of course, bitrate) is awful. Videos looks like 240p.
Lithuania, baseband N9005XXUBMJ1.
EDIT: Ok, it seems that this is common issue with particular batch of this model (maybe it only affects the Baltic countries), and service centers are aware of this problem.
Left my phone for warranty repairs...

Fatmann said:
Same here. 4K recording quality (and, of course, bitrate) is awful. Videos looks like 240p.
Lithuania, baseband N9005XXUBMJ1.
EDIT: Ok, it seems that this is common issue with particular batch of this model (maybe it only affects the Baltic countries), and service centers are aware of this problem.
Left my phone for warranty repairs...
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so it looks like well have to wait for a fix for this to work properly is that correct

Maybe this helps, but you need to be rooted. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioD9DcKXNck&feature=youtube_gdata_player

tkwish said:
so it looks like well have to wait for a fix for this to work properly is that correct
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Looks like it.
I've opted for warranty service.

Fatmann said:
Looks like it.
I've opted for warranty service.
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Let me know if they fix it.

rttnpig] said:
Let me know if they fix it.
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Yes, they did. 4K video quality is normal now.

Fatmann said:
Yes, they did. 4K video quality is normal now.
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Did the service center tell you what was the problem?

Galaxy S6 4k Video

So in this video I used a tripod which took some amazing video. But I also took 4k video while driving (I was not driving) and the camera did a good job at keeping a still video. There was still a lot of movement but it shows less in the video then there actually was. I captured mainly movement to see how the camera could keep up with it.
You can watch the video here:

blackout720 said:
So in this video I used a tripod which took some amazing video. But I also took 4k video while driving (I was not driving) and the camera did a good job at keeping a still video. There was still a lot of movement but it shows less in the video then there actually was. I captured mainly movement to see how the camera could keep up with it.
You can watch the video here:
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Wrong forum, S6 "edgers" not apply lol

Brava27 said:
Wrong forum, S6 "edgers" not apply lol
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True, but the camera is the same so it still goes for the S6 itself. Both phones are equal when it comes to camera.

Do you know if the 4k video was encoded with the native h.265 encoder rather than the older h.264? The exynos soc supports native h.265 encode / decode which should help with 4k video size.

testinguser said:
Do you know if the 4k video was encoded with the native h.265 encoder rather than the older h.264? The exynos soc supports native h.265 encode / decode which should help with 4k video size.
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Honestly not sure.

blackout720 said:
Honestly not sure.
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Here is a utility that can show you details about your media file. Just point it to the raw video file that was generated by the s6. By the time it gets uploaded to youtube, it is transcoded so no way to tell the native encode format prior to the conversion on youtube.
One of the strong features of the new chips, including the 810 are it's ability to natively encode and decode h.265. This is remarkable as even intel chips cannot completely hw encode+decode the new format. The newer nvidia/amd cards are making progress towards h.265. So I hope you can appreciate that little device in your hands can do this. But whether it actually does and makes use of it is the question. I hope you indulge us.

The quality of the focus is amazing.
https://youtu.be/TCvKSexuzK4

Please see this thread for the continued discussion of this topic.

So no 1080p60 video mode, anyone care?

Will there be a way to possibly modify this to enable in the future? Or 3rd party camera app? I think it's a nice looking video mode and not sure what's the big deal for leaving it out if they did.

SysAdmNj said:
Will there be a way to possibly modify this to enable in the future? Or 3rd party camera app? I think it's a nice looking video mode and not sure what's the big deal for leaving it out if they did.
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Use an app if it didn't. You can get much better control over pics and video.
Google camera is pretty basic really, not exactly something for enthusiasts.

Who said it doesn't? That would be really sad if it didn't

it has 720p 120fps and 240fps - but not 1080p60 - wow.
Once again, ****ting the bed on the camera app.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2493305,00.asp
1080 60

iRub1Out said:
it has 720p 120fps and 240fps - but not 1080p60 - wow.
Once again, ****ting the bed on the camera app.
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That doesn't make sense. How can it shoot 4k at 30fps but can't go higher at 1080p?

airwa1kin7 said:
That doesn't make sense. How can it shoot 4k at 30fps but can't go higher at 1080p?
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Look up

Apparently the 6P is capable and has the programming to do so.
Good deal, Google FINALLY added this.
For example, the N6, the hardware is fully capable, but no 3rd party (or stock) allow it to work since the .so camera files don't have a profile for 1080p60 - so even IF a camera app had the ability, the hardware doesn't have to coding to use it.
The N6 is my case in point. It can and does shoot 2160p at 30fps but CAN NOT shoot 1080p at anything higher than 30fps. Stupid, yes, absolutely. The hardware is MORE than capable, but the coding isn't there to support it.

HEVC Encoding Support

Hi,
Is the Nexus 6P supports HEVC encoding? When I record a UHD video, it appears to encode using H264 and I don't see the encoder in android.media.MediaCodecList.
Seems unexpected since the Snapdragon 810 offers HEVC capabilities.
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bernick said:
Hi,
Is the Nexus 6P supports HEVC encoding? When I record a UHD video, it appears to encode using H264 and I don't see the encoder in android.media.MediaCodecList.
Seems unexpected since the Snapdragon 810 offers HEVC capabilities.
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In addition, it seems like I cannot use the AVC high profile. When I request so, I always get: "Use baseline profile instead of 8 for AVC recording"

bernick said:
In addition, it seems like I cannot use the AVC high profile. When I request so, I always get: "Use baseline profile instead of 8 for AVC recording"
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There's a few things that really burns my butt about owning a Nexus 6P. One is no 1080p 60FPS and the second is it doesnt record in h.265. I feel your pain.

Gytole said:
There's a few things that really burns my butt about owning a Nexus 6P. One is no 1080p 60FPS and the second is it doesnt record in h.265. I feel your pain.
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But do you think it is only a software constraint that could be worked around, since the snapdragon 810 has hevc encoding capabilities?

bernick said:
But do you think it is only a software constraint that could be worked around, since the snapdragon 810 has hevc encoding capabilities?
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I feel as if it is. There's no reason why it doesnt use it. The phones fast enougj, the ram and internal storage are fast enough it just doesnt nake sense. Maybe it's the sensor? If the API doesnt have support for it through the driver then it won't happen anytime soon

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I feel as if it is. There's no reason why it doesnt use it. The phones fast enougj, the ram and internal storage are fast enough it just doesnt nake sense. Maybe it's the sensor? If the API doesnt have support for it through the driver then it won't happen anytime soon
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Well good news, I have installed Android N and the HEVC encoder is available (not sure about [email protected]).