Can anyone on 2.1 confirm if h264 mkv base profile or high profile runs flawlessly after the update?
I'd love to know that too, if anyone's tested it yet
Also did anyone get 720p videos to play smoothly (either with mediascape or with rockplayer)?
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Hello All,
I am running CWM and TNTlite 4.40. I am having issues playing video on it.. I tried playing the videos that it came with and some on them it would play no problem with the standard video player that it came with.. Then i tried loading my videos thru USB or microsd and it has a LAG.. I converted the video from 2GB mkv to Mp4. i used Rockplayer and it does the same thing.. The audio is fine but the video has a delay. Not sure what is going on or if it is the firmware it self. Can someone shed some light.
thanks in advance
regards
cd
What is your video encoded at? If it's high profile H.264 you may have issues depending on resolution (and at 2GB, I'm guessing it's not a 480p video!)
A program called MediaInfo (free) will tell you how your video is encoded - if you see anything like "[email protected]", it's too much for the Tegra 2 chip to handle. It will do [email protected] with some tweaks to settings (like no p frames). One of my other posts (shold be able to search under my profile if you're really interested) has Handbrake settings for a good 720p video encode that runs like butter and isn't a space hog either.
I was reading on other websites and here when I tried to post this thread about a player called Diceplayer that can play high-profile mkv on Tegra2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1181938
I installed the trial but the app crashes for me before I can even select a file. Anyone else able to get the app to run? The thread above indicates it works on the Galaxy tab...
Hopefully someone else can get this app to work, the feedback seemed pretty impressive on the Galaxy forum.
EDIT: After reading the release notes it says that h.264 high profile still doesn't work on Atrix. Since other Tegra2 phones can do it, shouldn't the Atrix be able to as well? I wonder if it's just the software that they haven't optimized for the Atrix or if the Tegra2 in the Atrix is somehow different.
Sorry I fail at this, the info I was reading that said it didn't support atrix was from a previous version. Well I still can't get the trial to work on my phone and I don't want to pay $4 for something that doesn't work.
Statements like this give me hope:
I'm stunned speechless by Diceplayer. I had literally given up playing high profile MKV's on Tegra2 with the talk about hardware limitations. This thing cleaves through high profile mkv's like a katana through hot butter.
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Diceplayer solve container problems. not Video decoding problems.
If your device can play H.264 high profile MP4, Diceplayer can play
H.264 High profile MKV.
but if not, diceplayer can't play it.
because diceplayer use same hw video decoder driver that is used by stock player.
You should retry playing your videos (in any player) after the 2.3.4 update, it seems to have fixed a lot of the h264 decoding issues for me
are you saying 2.3.4 plays high profile mkv files now?
I can play 480p MKV but 720p MKV stutters and is unwatchable
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I can play 480p MKV but 720p MKV stutters and is unwatchable
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720p will play its the 1080p that wont play correctly for me! major lag!
This is old, but I haven't found any related threads so just confirming that 720p MKV playback works flawlessly on the Xperia arc (all builds, firmwares). Unfortunately, it's only with the PAID app DicePlayer: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.inisoft.mediaplayer.dice
It works with all the efnet MKVs I've downloaded (TV shows) but failed with some Blu-Ray ripped MKVs with embedded subtitles.
It's available as a trial to test first: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.inisoft.mediaplayer.trial
YouTube 720p (HQ) also works flawlessly.
HDMI output/mirroring is put to good use with 720p playback (and yes, HDMI output works on any display/TV, not just Sony).
Hi,
I just tried playing one 720p .mkv file ( an old Sienfeld episode) and it does not work smoothly neither with MoboPlayer or DicePlayer .... only works in software mode with both players.
Not all mkv files are the same, so I will try more .....
just tried again with 3 files, two were samples from movies 70mb and 25mb and one full episode, about 400mb , all of them 720p mkv.
NONE played ok with MoboPlayer or DicePlayer, actually both worked only in software mode, video was laggy, sound was delayed or totally crashed. One of the files played almost OK and I think is just a matter of bitrate. It would be very good to know if there is one player that can use hw acceleration for .mkv 720p files.
Well .mkv is just the file container. You'll need to check what codecs are actually used for audio and video compression, if you want to find out what works and what not.
You are right.
mkv is the container. The most usual codecs are .x264 and VC-1
But if the bitrate is too high the files will not be properly played
I use MX Video Player to play videos.
It uses HW acceleration if possible and if not software decoding.
Mx video player is the best player at this time
Just download
1) MX video player Pro 1.3C apk (This pro file easily available just search in Google)
and
2) MX video player Codec for AMRv7 apk (This file is free in market just search in market)
Only MX Video PRO can play HD videos in the proper way? I've just started it out on my Dell Streak 7 and the video was lagging. :/
Best MKV 720 Video Player till now .
DicePlayer Ad.
thanks a lot, I'll try it out!
I'm using MX video player on neo v and is working fine.
Select the Mobile BRAVIA Engine while playing mkv files.
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i'm using "Kascend Video" player..play smooth with 720p MKV video..^^
BSPlayer also uses hardware acceleration.
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I just want to paste this post from Q&A section so it can be helpful to as much people as it can:
I use Dice player to play mkv videos but not all mkv videos can be played i H/W mode and I think I know why. Developer of DicePlayer wrote in description that Xperia arc can play "720p [email protected]/4.0(some Level 4.0 file have shutter problem)" videos. From what I know scene releases of tv shows and hd movies now need to be converted with 4.1 profile so our arc/arc s can't play it. There is no need to reconvert video to change Profile Level do 4.0 or 3.1 thanks to H264 Level Editor tool. It can change level within 1 second. Tested with justified.s03e04.720p.hdtv.x264-compulsion.mkv. Changed level from 4.1 to 4.0 and still couldn't play it via DicePlayer so I changed it to 3.1 and it worked like a charm.
Don't know why but video still can't be played in MX Video Player.
I just hope this can be usefull to somebody having touble with playing 720p mkv videos.
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I just want to paste this post from Q&A section so it can be helpful to as much people as it can:
I use Dice player to play mkv videos but not all mkv videos can be played i H/W mode and I think I know why. Developer of DicePlayer wrote in description that Xperia arc can play "720p [email protected]/4.0(some Level 4.0 file have shutter problem)" videos. From what I know scene releases of tv shows and hd movies now need to be converted with 4.1 profile so our arc/arc s can't play it. There is no need to reconvert video to change Profile Level do 4.0 or 3.1 thanks to H264 Level Editor tool. It can change level within 1 second. Tested with justified.s03e04.720p.hdtv.x264-compulsion.mkv. Changed level from 4.1 to 4.0 and still couldn't play it via DicePlayer so I changed it to 3.1 and it worked like a charm.
Don't know why but video still can't be played in MX Video Player.
I just hope this can be usefull to somebody having touble with playing 720p mkv videos.
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Good to know.
Download link to the tool: http://coolsoft.altervista.org/en/h264leveleditor#download
Can someone please verify for me that the only way H/W decoding is used is when a H.264 / MPEG-4 file is being played. I am running CM7 alpha 12. It is just a sanity check. Also, what converters are people using when converting. It could be that I am not converting correctly.
Thanks.
On paper it's supposed to run
"HW Decoding is limited to 3GP, 3G2, MP4, M4V, MKV, WEBM, H.264 (Baseline/Main/High profile) up to 1920x1080, MPEG-4 Simple/Advanced Simple profile up to 1920x1080, & H.263"
I personally never got any mkv above 480p (well i watch anime so its either 480 or 720) to run smoothly. If I really need to convert a video file, I use handbrake. Also with some mp4 files, I find that if they are on High profile they don't work, but its fine with baseline profiles.
I'm also running CM7 Alpha Final (7.2)
Below 720p runs fine here using MX Player, of course, MKV only in soft decode, to get hard decode you need .MP4 files compliant to h264 or x264, I even get full ASS/SSA rendering which is superb for those who likes to watch anime.
720p HW decode depends mostly on the profile used to encode the video. Don't expect a smooth playback with videos encoded with 16 ref frames, but the tablet plays perfectly fine high profile 3.1 (3 or 4 ref frames).
I know this because I tested.
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With cortex a8 single 1ghz and a same gpu that runs slower (200mhz) and half the memory 512MB, i am able to play 720P with h/w decode without frame drops or sound chops or any problems what so ever.
I tried the same mkv's on Nook Tablet.
To keep it simple it Sucks!
They advertise 1080p and it cannot even play 720p flawlessly.
My Vibrant just flies with any mkv not over 720p.
So this little baby needs more developing for sure.
P.s
Vibrant on:
3.1.10 kernel
1.8 gpu drivers
ICS 4.0.4
Slim Rom V3.2 with V8.2 Kiss kernel.
Talking about HW decode, I'm pretty sure the tablet is perfectly capable of playing 720p High Profile 3.1 without sound chops or frame skipping, you obviously have some kind of problem in your tablet.
I've watched hundred of videos using this profile on my NT and never had any problems, everything on rooted stock rom + MX Player.
BUT, if you are trying to play 720p High Profile 3.1 in a MKV container, you are going to have problems because only SW decode works, I tested this on my tablet and you get a poor playback.
Thanks for the responses. Any ideas about best converters? I am currently using anyvideo converter. Is there a better/easier one to use? As always thanks for the help.
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Use Handbrake. The high profile preset works fine, but I tweaked the preset a little to fill my needs.
The best part of Handbrake is the option that let you burn stylized soft subs on the video.
Sent from my LG-P990 using Tapatalk 2
Hey Guys,
I have been experiencing playback problems ever since I got ICS. Playing 1080P videos in MKV or MP4 format was never a problem. Now quickbox and stock player will not even open files like this (1080P clips around 500-700mb). The only player so far which is able to run them is MX player and it lags and stutters (so un watchable). AVI formats work just fine and this sort of playback was just fine on Gingerbread. Anyone know of a solution?
Also please don't tell me to convert these video to 720P or anything else like that etc, it's a nuisance and I want to be able to play all formats (which worked before) on my phone from the get go.
xt910 on 4.0.4 (OTA stock update).