[Q] video recording format (for DLNA) - Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini

Hi all.
I was wondering if you guys know if it's possible to change any settings in the video recording app in x10 mini (android 2.1) ? The ideal for me would be able to record in anything other than 3gp. I have also searched the market for an app which converts 3gp to another format (on the phone I mean) but didn't find anything.
The reason I want to do this is because I have found a pretty great free app, which I recommend to everyone, which is called TwonkyServer Mobile : it transforms your phone into a DLNA server, so you can directly view photos, music and videos that are on your phone to your TV through any other DLNA device such as XBOX, PS3, Bravia TV, media centers, etc...
It amazes all the people to who I demoed this : you take a pic from your phone, launch twonkyserver, and BOOM it's on your TV
It would be so great of I could do the same with videos, but 3gp formats are not recognised by most media centers...

try lgcamera from the market it can record in mp4 and avc..

thanks dude !! will try it tonight and let you know how it went ;-)

Dude ! The LG app is unusable, it crashes all the time, I cant use this.
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X10 with Twonky Media Server
Hi,
I am able to stream Music -mp3 and Pictures - Jpeg in my Bravia(40Ex710), but no videos yet
Could you help me in this
Media Server :Twonky -Xperia X10
Thanks in Advance

I still have the same problem. The issue comes from the fact that the phone only records videos in 3gp format, and the TV does not have the 3gp codec to read it. There are only 3 solutions :
- wait for bravia update to have a 3gp codec (and this might take forever).
- find another video recording app working on the x10 mini which can record in another format such as MP4 (but I haven't found it).
- find another app which can convert 3gp to mp4 on the phone (can't find it either).
If any of you guys have a clue for this, I would be very thankfull.

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Video Player

It's possible to play video on this device? How can I convert my video files to files which x8 understand?
It can take mp4 for sure : I have 2 videos in "/sdcard/video/"
You can try RockPlayer - Plays all divx videos so no need for convert the files at all the player is really great app and you can get it for free from the android market. I watch two movies both more then 2 hours long for a 50% battery so the player is great.
It looks like slideshow with software decoding, it's not works with hardware decoding.
It not play all avi formats well but works great for some if you have time to find out what format works on that phone but i Watch for example Fight Club on this and was nice and smooth also watch some Shows on it and it works great for that it`s very useful when you are at the bus or at the train and have time to kill.
When connected to the computer, download MediaGo from PC companion. It converts audio and video to x8 format, as well as adding it to the device.
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yup. just use the media go from SE. it automatic convert the media file to match the hardware decoding. its an extra work but worth doing. to save some memory.
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Cannot setup Media Go on my windows 7 x64 corporate. Fail while installing MS Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable package.
I use Avidemux GTK app on Ubuntu. Just use "auto->PSP" settings. it makes files that x8 decodes in hardware.
My favourite video playing app is arcMedia.
It is capable to handle largest video files thanks for video buffering.
But It is not working since I rooted my 2.1 with original rom.
Anybody knows why?
The problem is app2sd. arcMedia doesn't support app2sd yet.
I really wait for the update because you don't have to convert video files with it.
arcMedia plays normal xvid videos smoothly like desktop computers.
My pre-isntalled video player can't find any files, even those which i've recorded with camera. What's the problem?
What's the point of installing video player which can't find video files? for example if some1 buys x8 and don't want to use any of apps from the market, only pre-installed ones. so he can't watch any recorded videos? only getting there through camera app? it's the same with picture review.
Rockplayer v6 vfp version can play video rmvb well, of course, not as well as computer
It all depends on the encoding and the resolution of the files people.
Dont expect to be able to play a full hd avi or mp4 with a 600hz CPU!
Maybe the PSP compatible avi files you can d/l with utorrent work better.
N.
yeah,i would recommend you to convert the videos with Xmedia.(It Supports X8)
Its works everytime on my X8
I use yxplayer2, RockPlayer gives me a lot of erros playing the videos.
I can also say that vital player from market plays divx/xvid with no lag at all, for me it really is the best app of this kind.
to convert videos, try XMedia Recode or Format Factory
I use ImToo Video Ultimate Converter..
choose convert to android specification
Pavel.Hritonenko said:
It's possible to play video on this device? How can I convert my video files to files which x8 understand?
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there are lots of software players that play almost everything including mov and mpeg
Hi, Ive used RockPlayer quite extensivley and it played nice (even with subtitles) up untill last week when all of a sudden the video lagged awfully. I tried all the other players (yx, qq, arc...) and each and every one of them lags.
Now, Ive updated to the latest x8 software (from the first 2.1 release) and hoped it would help, but playback is the same.
Tried to enable JiT now, but that didnt help.
Any ideas why would something like this happen seemingly out of the blue?
EDIT: I might add that this is all in software mode (even for files that work in hardware mode). Id like software mode to work however because transcoding is kind of a pita job.
EDIT2: Found the culprit. H.264 @300kbps is too much for this phone period. Both xvid and divix play nice even at 1000kbps.

Can Dell Streak play 1080p or 720p Videos?

Hello Guys,
Just wanted to know if Dell Streak can play 1080p or 720p Videos or not?
I tried playing mp4/ avi files using Rock Player, they worked with lag, is there any work around?
Have you enabled the hardware acceleration in the build.prop?
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I convert them to .mp4's to watch on my Streak.
The Streak is only 800x480 so theres no point trying to play a 1280x720 video.
A converted 720p .mkv file is soooo much better quality than its .avi counterpart.
I use the Touch HD Encoder, a very simple and effective program.
Can I ask what program u guys use to convert the video files?
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i use Rock Player from Market to play video files; i try 720p and 1080p mkv movies with subtitles and works perfect 100%, like on computer with hd video card .
there is a great program in the forum called "Encoder" - I have used it to convert videos to mp4 for all my previous phones to play without any lag.
I use arc media player, not come across a file yet that it wont play, everything from avi, to mkv to mp4, in any definition. Great apparently and its free!
Sorry if this is OT:
I am having issues getting my DVDs converted to digital on my desktop. I was trying to use handbrake, but it always came out funny (jagged sound and large rainbow pixels across the screen). I assume this is some kind of copyright protection.
Right no I am desperate to convert my library to digital back ups that I can toss on and off my devices at will. Any insight on how to solve my problem would be great.
I used Handbrake without any probs - did you choose the best settings? I used Presets Normal, Video Codec Mpeg-4 & Picture Size Custom - I resized using Aspect Ratio.
I followed a couple guides online. I m not even talking about it getting to the phone, it won't even play on the desktop.
So far I ve used these settings:
720x480
264
mp4
EDIT: Just for clarity. Should I be using VLC since Handbrake does not decrypt? (I read this after a google search please inform me if I m wrong).
you can play 720p [email protected]
see this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1170541
and
http://diceplayer.inisoft.co.kr/news-and-tips/howtoremovenexus-1h264codecrestrictions
I confirm this file works for Streak and Venue.
juami said:
you can play 720p [email protected]
see this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1170541
and
http://diceplayer.inisoft.co.kr/news-and-tips/howtoremovenexus-1h264codecrestrictions
I confirm this file works for Streak and Venue.
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Hi
Can you let me know how you got this to work
I tried to use the Dice Players directions
http://diceplayer.inisoft.co.kr/news-and-tips/howtoremovenexus-1h264codecrestrictions
I get as far as trying to backup the original codec module and keep getting a Permission denied message
Any help would be much appreciated
Many thanks

[Q] How works Youtube...without any flash ?

Hi, I learnt a lot on this forum about our mini and there is something that I don't understand.. How works youtube ? We don't have flash on our mini (pro) so how does it works ?
video doesn't need flash to be played !
It's not the good question Bigbrother (je suis sur FrAndroid )
The question is :
In France, with our operators (SFR, Bouygues Telecom... Same as T-mobile or Verizon in USA xD) we have an application whos call "SFR TV" or "Bouygues TV" that allow us to see French chanels in instant streaming !
Streaming doesn't need flash ? I think that it need so my question is, how does this application work if the mini doesn't have flash ?
To make it clear;
you need flash to play flash content (which can be video),
but you do not need flash to play a video stream.
If you go to m.youtube.com you get a video stream which is opened with a video player - this is not flash.
YouTube videos are encoded in h.264. Flash is used to play these files.
These files may well be played directly without Flash through standalone app.
In android youtube, it plays video as mp4. Not flv or anything related to flash.
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Okay and the flash used in the navigation can't be converted because this is not only video content.. that's sad
I made today a little application to display Youtube video's on my SE X10 Mini Pro - android 2.1.
Because there is no official Youtube App available for my device/location.
You can find the free app here:
rsolution.be/youtube-for-android-2.1-or-higher
So, by developing, I investigated the streams.
This works by using the Youtube RTSP/3GP streams and by HTTP/MP4 files.
The mp4 specs: fmt=18 -> mp4: 480x 360 (H264) / AAC 2.0 44KHz
The 3gp specs: RTSP, 3GP
Basically on youtube site it uses flash to play a mp4 file or whatever it is. But on the app it downloads that file and displays it as it would a video recorded on the camera
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[Q] HDMI video great! but no sound?

I know a lot of you are thinking this has been addressed before but my problem isn't getting the video to play in entertainment center mode but the audio.....
But the thing is that it will only play sound in video's i recorded with my camera.
What im trying to do is play videos that i have taken from my computer and put them onto my ext sd card.
So like i say the video is just fine but it will not play back with audio.
Oh and they are avi and mpeg formats
Any ideas guys and gals?
The Tegra 2 seems to have crappy video/audio codec support. The samsung processor in the captivate I had previously played everything I could throw at it.
Thankfully, the T2 is powerful enough to do some software decoding. Try using various video players. I find that MoboPlayer can run all my HD videos so far.
Also, just because a file is .Divx, .AVI, .mkv.... doesn't mean that it will play. As far as I know, there are different encoding formats and levels for each codec. The T2 seems to be okay with any basic file, but none of the highly processed files such as movie mkv's.
If you try download another programe in market you would can see
But we can't do the dane for media center....so the better you can do for now is convert your vídeo tio an old codec
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Hmmm what codex is recommended? 3gp or something?
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what if i was to flash back to a stock sbf seeing as i'm running gingerblur right now.
would that straighten things out?
J-Roc said:
I know a lot of you are thinking this has been addressed before but my problem isn't getting the video to play in entertainment center mode but the audio.....
But the thing is that it will only play sound in video's i recorded with my camera.
What im trying to do is play videos that i have taken from my computer and put them onto my ext sd card.
So like i say the video is just fine but it will not play back with audio.
Oh and they are avi and mpeg formats
Any ideas guys and gals?
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did you get any feedback??
I've been using Handbrake and the settings from here:
http://www.knowyourcell.com/motorol...d_transfer_them_to_the_motorola_atrix_4g.html
The only difference is that I like to click the "keep aspect ratio" button in handbrake for the resolution. Tweak as you like, but I've found that if you use the constant quality setting, A/V gets out of sync. Biggest bummer is that I have to encode specifically for the Atrix...can't seem to use my "advanced encoded" videos from my media server. I have taken previously encoded 1080p HD movies back though handbrake with the referenced settings to the Atrix and they play beautifully both in MoboPlayer and the Entertainment Center.

[Q] Advise on converting exact video format on ray

Hey Guyz,
I'm using an xperia ray device & I've been going through so many converters to get some video converted on to mp4 to view it through my phone... I just don't understand what type of encodes, formats that I should exactly use...
If anyone can advise me on this + a good converter name which can do this job.. that will be a great help for me..
thanks in advance
.G33K said:
Hey Guyz,
I'm using an xperia ray device & I've been going through so many converters to get some video converted on to mp4 to view it through my phone... I just don't understand what type of encodes, formats that I should exactly use...
If anyone can advise me on this + a good converter name which can do this job.. that will be a great help for me..
thanks in advance
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lol we are not using a 2003-2007 phones anymore.
your ray supports any video format. you dont need to convert a video to mp4 or anything to make it playable.
since you're using android, try Moboplayer from the market. it supports nearly all video formats.
the matter of fact, converting a video format from this to that will reduce the video quality and will make the converted video really bad. so just let the video formats stays the way it was to enjoy the original quality.
If you just send video file throught MTP connection (using Windows Media Player except USB Flash mode) Windows offers you to encode video for the best experience. If you are advanced user check SUPER encoder. It has huge number of settings to encode your video as you wish. Good luck ;-)
Download handbrake and use the android preset. It gives a really good experience.
Izzy Stinson said:
lol we are not using a 2003-2007 phones anymore.
your ray supports any video format. you dont need to convert a video to mp4 or anything to make it playable.
since you're using android, try Moboplayer from the market. it supports nearly all video formats.
the matter of fact, converting a video format from this to that will reduce the video quality and will make the converted video really bad. so just let the video formats stays the way it was to enjoy the original quality.
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Yeah! I know that the latest smartphones supports almost all known formats except for few, I've even tried mobo player.. some avi's, mkv's & mp4's doesn't play properly.. its like a little slow than a normal video + voice & video plays in two different ways.. that's what I wanted to know wat are the possible codec & cordinates to convert...
btw, I'm gonna try handbrake & see whether I can do anything using that...

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