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Video Players With Hardware Decode?

I am running the latest HyperDroid-CM7. Which video players (are there any) support hardware decode? If there are any, which codecs are supported for hardware decode?
I've been encoding in H.264 via Handbrake but I'm getting lots of stuttering in the players I've tried. If I need to try a different format, I just need to know which one(s).

Stock video player, RockPlayer, MoboPlayer etc.
Practically any player can play in HW mode. Just make sure to enable Hardware Decoder in settings

I am using MoboPlayer and there is an option in settings called "Default Using Soft Decoding". It was _not_ checked. I checked it an now I'm getting much smoother playback.
Did I just _enable_ software decode? If so, why is it playing better?
I think I'm not understanding something here.

As far as I know, HD2 doesn't have hw support for H.264 but for H.263. So when converting your movies in Handbrake, use H.263 as output.

I swapped ROMs to NexusHD2-Gingerbread and now MoboPlayer is working much better than it did under HyperDroid. I think it might have been a HyperDroid issue.

Try diceplayer.
Mobo/Rock/VPlayer can't play MKV(+DTS) in hw decoder mode.
diceplayer can play MKV/M2TS/AVI using hw decoder.

juami said:
Try diceplayer.
Mobo/Rock/VPlayer can't play MKV(+DTS) in hw decoder mode.
diceplayer can play MKV/M2TS/AVI using hw decoder.
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For anyone else interested in this:
diceplayer is indeed good, play flawless video with hardware decoding

Can .mkv movies with DTS sound track be played on the Tab 7.7 ?

I have tried the default video player but it cannot play .mkv movies with DTS sound track.
I can see the video part of the movie but so sound can be heard.
Is there a solution to this or do I have to convert my .mkv movies?
Edit: Actually DicePlayer and MX Player can play .mkv movies with DTS sound track.

Earthbrain said:
I have tried the default video player and diceplayer but neither of them can play .mkv movies with DTS sound track.
I can see the video part of the movie but so sound can be heard.
Is there a solution to this or do I have to convert my .mkv movies?
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Shouldn't this be in the Q&A section?

use mx video player , it worked perfect when I played 1080p mkv /w dts video.

Dice Player does this too (and is a better player for the Tab 7.7 overall with better hardware decoding, not much in it though so pick whichever).

NZtechfreak said:
Dice Player does this too (and is a better player for the Tab 7.7 overall with better hardware decoding, not much in it though so pick whichever).
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Just wondering what makes you think dice has better hardware decoding. I have not tried Dice yet but i have not run into a single problem with mx video player

Masterface7 said:
Just wondering what makes you think dice has better hardware decoding. I have not tried Dice yet but i have not run into a single problem with mx video player
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On my Note and Galaxy Nexus some files don't play smoothly with mx player (they are very watchable, just not perfect like with Dice Player).

Glad to see you here NZ... Haven't try the video part thoroughly... Anyway, MX is still good for me as of now... Thanks for the input about Dice...

You can also try BSPlayer.
I found this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vDN-RilC1k
It can also play my AVCHD camera files. (.mts)
One BIG problem is that the player can't play from my ntfs formatted sdxc card.
(Dice+ Mx works)
I have all three installed, but I usually use Dice.

I am having mixed results on my 7.7 - vids with DTS stored on the SD card play nicely when using MX player when the audio stream is set to SW.
However, when the same videos are accessed over the network they are choppy if they play at all. Anyone else experiencing this? I've done some network analysis and the wifi isn't being maxed out or anything.
Maybe I'll start a new thread on this.

sladeywadey said:
I am having mixed results on my 7.7 - vids with DTS stored on the SD card play nicely when using MX player when the audio stream is set to SW.
However, when the same videos are accessed over the network they are choppy if they play at all. Anyone else experiencing this? I've done some network analysis and the wifi isn't being maxed out or anything.
Maybe I'll start a new thread on this.
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@sladey,
There is another thread "wifi connections" that documents some slow streaming prob.
I had to experiment with wifi-g to wifi-n (both 2.4 & 5.0 ghz) to get a steady stream.
No fixed answer at moment as all above settings still hv some intermittent stutter.
Try wifi-g and slowly move up speed.
Cheers

Linuschen said:
use mx video player , it worked perfect when I played 1080p mkv /w dts video.
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What version Exactly?

MX Video Player v1.6f. You'll have to google for the apk as it's an old version that supported DTS software decoding prior to it being pulled.

yeah I tried them and they aren't supported on jellybean so I got diceplayer and used the special codec file and I can playback my 15GB .mkv's with DTS with no problem even running the cpu at 300mhz on my note 2 it plays back flawlessly on my 64gb ntfs microsd card. So it's DicePlayer that does it for JellyBean.
I appreciate your help though.

[Q] Having problems with mkv videos with AC3 audio

Hi,
anyone else having trouble with mkv files with AC3 audio?
Tried MX player, BSplayer and vlc.
MX player has no sound and smoth in HW and sound in SW (audio only) but really choppy.
BSplayer won't play in hw at all and vlc has horrible quality (artifacts).
Is that working for anyone or is that a general problem? (codec?)
Anything that i can try?
thanks

Try sending the MX Player dev a message mentioning the problem, it's likely something to do with the cutting edge hardware in there not being 100% supported just yet. MX Player is a great app, and I'm sure the N10 will be supported in no time at all.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app

nilknarf said:
Try sending the MX Player dev a message mentioning the problem, it's likely something to do with the cutting edge hardware in there not being 100% supported just yet. MX Player is a great app, and I'm sure the N10 will be supported in no time at all.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app
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I am using MX for MKV with AC3 - in the Decoder tab in settings, set the decoder to HW+ and in the Software decoder section, tick the box 'S/W audio' to force software decoding for Audio - then you should get smooth HW accelerated video playback with soft-decoded audio.
I also use MX with EZ Usenet to stream these types of files directly from Easynews, and it works perfectly with HW+ setting, software for audio

tried using a vlc nightly? What version did you use?

VLC: used the armv7-android-neon nightly from 2 or 3 days ago
MX: with hw+ its stutters even worse than with hw when i have software audio
i stream directly from files on my computer, can that be the cause?

VLC works intermittently for me and MX Player works pretty good, the only issue I've had is what seems like missing frames or slow playing video but then the audio is ok. To me VLC seems smoother but it's very tempremental.

ninjasamo said:
VLC works intermittently for me and MX Player works pretty good, the only issue I've had is what seems like missing frames or slow playing video but then the audio is ok. To me VLC seems smoother but it's very tempremental.
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is that a general assessment or specifically to AC3?

kavey said:
I am using MX for MKV with AC3 - in the Decoder tab in settings, set the decoder to HW+ and in the Software decoder section, tick the box 'S/W audio' to force software decoding for Audio - then you should get smooth HW accelerated video playback with soft-decoded audio.
I also use MX with EZ Usenet to stream these types of files directly from Easynews, and it works perfectly with HW+ setting, software for audio
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THANK YOU!!!!

Remove AC3, MLP audio codec
Changelog for MX player says the following:
1.7.33
Remove AC3, MLP audio codec due to license issue.
Added RTL subtitle disposition option under Settings > Subtitle for Android 4.2 and later.
Added http user-agent overriding option under Settings > General.

Thratchen said:
Changelog for MX player says the following:
1.7.33
Remove AC3, MLP audio codec due to license issue.
Added RTL subtitle disposition option under Settings > Subtitle for Android 4.2 and later.
Added http user-agent overriding option under Settings > General.
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No problem use a custom code:
"Custom Codec v1.7.32 is fully compatible with MXPlayer 1.7.33
As Usual supports all codecs incl DTS & DOLBY (AC3)
(Old Custom Codecs are not compatible with the latest MXPlayer v1.7.33...!!)"
P.S. the version of MX Player that has AC3 support removed is v1.7.33 so you need to at least refresh the codec you have installed or install the latest ones.
Here is the post with all the various devices compatible custom codecs and installation instructions. I just did a successful before and after test. After installing this AC3 audio is a non-issue.
Too bad both the owners of DTS and AC3 need to such dicks about their decoding software. I have no issue when they charge for encoding.

MX AC Problem
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Essential can't play X265 HEVC 4k video via HW (black screen / frozen frames) SW only

i have a 4k h265 hevc video that i;m trying to play, but it doesnt work. using MX player, and it only works in SW but that means it is very veyr laggy and choppy.
HW and HW+ doesnt work. does anyone have this issue?
is there a special codec i have to install?
thanks!

geminihc said:
i have a 4k h265 hevc video that i;m trying to play, but it doesnt work. using MX player, and it only works in SW but that means it is very veyr laggy and choppy.
HW and HW+ doesnt work. does anyone have this issue?
is there a special codec i have to install?
thanks!
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Supposedly it does support 4K playback at main profile.
Qualcomm's marketing does say yes.
I don't have any content so I'm not sure about codecs an players.

10bit H264 hw acceleration - RK3328

hi guys,
i recently bought MX10 android tv box (RK3328) for playing 10bit H264(x264) videos.
There is some media player app preinstalled and 10bit H264 works flawlessly, but is really, really crapy with subtitles.
So i searched for alternative, but can´t find anything, that works with 10bit.
VLC - no support, MX Player - no support, KODI - no support.
KODI forks: FTMC and X-Media Center - these should work (according to developers), but when i enable RKCodec acceleration they just crash attempting to play a file.
Is there anything that actually works correctly on RK3328 ?

joemiddle said:
hi guys,
i recently bought MX10 android tv box (RK3328) for playing 10bit H264(x264) videos.
There is some media player app preinstalled and 10bit H264 works flawlessly, but is really, really crapy with subtitles.
So i searched for alternative, but can´t find anything, that works with 10bit.
VLC - no support, MX Player - no support, KODI - no support.
KODI forks: FTMC and X-Media Center - these should work (according to developers), but when i enable RKCodec acceleration they just crash attempting to play a file.
Is there anything that actually works correctly on RK3328 ?
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Have a look here mate.
https://www.cnxplayer.com/android.php

Tried CNX today and same story again. It plays on CPU, not HW accelerated = slideshow.
Then i found HashTech Go Player which plays 10bit x264 perfectly on RK3328, but without subtitles, so its useless. Also is really bad with remote control.

joemiddle said:
Tried CNX today and same story again. It plays on CPU, not HW accelerated = slideshow.
Then i found HashTech Go Player which plays 10bit x264 perfectly on RK3328, but without subtitles, so its useless. Also is really bad with remote control.
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Ok try this one they claim to use the hardware for 4k.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xmw.app.playerxtreme

joemiddle said:
hi guys,
i recently bought MX10 android tv box (RK3328) for playing 10bit H264(x264) videos.
There is some media player app preinstalled and 10bit H264 works flawlessly, but is really, really crapy with subtitles.
So i searched for alternative, but can´t find anything, that works with 10bit.
VLC - no support, MX Player - no support, KODI - no support.
KODI forks: FTMC and X-Media Center - these should work (according to developers), but when i enable RKCodec acceleration they just crash attempting to play a file.
Is there anything that actually works correctly on RK3328 ?
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Hi,
I have rk3328 too and works fine using the latest official Kodi app the hardware acceleration is included by default
Regards.