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i have a question with respect to streaming of subtitles to my tab.
At the moment i am running standard touchwise i am not intending to root it.
Here is my problem, i downloaded several episodes from a series and i am streaming them to my galaxy tab 10.1 on the following ways:
way 1: tversity on pc --> skifta on tab --> using rockplayer to play the movie
way 2: plexmediaserver on pc --> plex on tablet
I have no problems playing movies with incorporated subs (of course) but i have not found a way to play a avi in combination with a .srt file. (of course srt has same name as movie, and it is working in windows).
Is there a way to get this working??? am i doing something wrong?
EDIT: sorry for the bad english... i am from the netherlands
is there nobody who could help me out? or just tell me it is not possible.... i guess i am not the only one having this problem, right?
I know DicePlayer on the market supports .srt subs. You will need to transfer the .srt file(s) to your tablet.
varelawarfare said:
I know DicePlayer on the market supports .srt subs. You will need to transfer the .srt file(s) to your tablet.
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hmm, so that means i stream the .avi to my tablet and subsequently it opens automaticly the .srt file that i will have on my tablet? will this work with for instance skifta?
I use ES File Explorer and have added my laptop as a server over my home network (I'm not sure how you'd go about doing it otherwise).
These are my exact steps:
1. Open ES File Explorer
2. Navigate to .srt file
3. Copy .srt from laptop to tablet sdcard
4. Navigate to .avi
5. Tap .avi file > Complete action using: DICE Player --(movie should start playing)
6. Tap "Select a subtitle" on top right of screen
7. Navigate to your .srt file on tablet
Done.
I've never used Skifta, but (presuming Skifta operates as a file explorer which you use to browse your PC files) as long as the .srt is on your tablet, it should work.
can i add my computer as server without filling in a pasword? i am on windows 7 with only 1 user and dont want to change that.....
As far as I know, you need a password set up. However, I think you can set Windows to auto-login so you don't have to bother with entering it every time... Google should help in that reagard...
thanx everybody. i have es file explorer working.... so that is perfect
just downloaded the trial version of diceplayer and this player is streaming also subtitles... so that is also perfect.
unfortunately i have not found another free player that could do this . So, somebody knows of a player that also stream subtitlels or where i could select the subtitles which i have on my tab?
Just want to close this thread with at this moment i think is the only solution:
- I have installed es file explorer
- Put on a new user account on windows with a name/pass
- (optionally --> set in windows 7 to automatic startup without asking for pass)
- Bought diceplayer in the market to play series
Diceplayer is also streaming the subs from my computer, so you dont have to place the srt files on your tablet.
thanx for all help varelawarfare, much appreciated.
I usually don't make any fuss over apps, but this one kicks too much but.
It's a media player, which plays all your usual formats. (no 1080p)
What makes this app really awesome, besides its free, is its built in lan support and ability to play movies inside rar files.
It also automatically searches for subtitles and downloads them, even over lan play!
Check it out, it's on the market with support for tegra 2.
I am using it and it is the best really. Is there a paid version and what is diff between free?
Sent from Galaxy Tab 10.1 powerd by dark AOSP
I haven't found a payed version. Think so far its only ad supported.
The greatest player there is right now (nov 2011)
Market link
I have a setup at home that uses a NAS connected to the router to enable my PS3, my laptops and my Android devices to access videos and music from the entire house. THE issue that my Samsung Galaxy tab 10.1 never has been able to show the videos from the NAS (streamed from the network to my tab that is).
This player has changed that completely. NOW it just simply works beautifully!
It also black out the bottom bar while playing, like the stock video player.
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I don't have any problems with the stock video player.
stock doesn´t play mkv files.
i only know dice player witch can play mkv.but it´s a paid app.
this is the best player for free ! but the best option ist the lan mode.its possible to stream 720p videos without lag !the code engine is verry good.
i bought dice player and BSplayer one up's it other than i dont like the UI.
so guys mx player vs BS player vs Dice player ...
which it the best
In terms of player performance,
Dice wins hands down - seriously impressive performance no matter what I throw at it.
But Lan Mode on BS Player!! DAMN!!
now thats impressive! - can play anything.
noob question, how do you setup the lan mode?
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noob question, how do you setup the lan mode?
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You need to make sure you are connected to your local wi-fi network and you have shared video folders on a connected PC.
Then click on Lan Mode (menu button )
and enter the details for the computer you want to connect to - either by ip address or computer name
also enter the usernamme and password of a user with priviledges to the shared folder.
Once you do that you will be able to connect to all of the videos in that folder.
What I find amazing is just how well videos stream using this
to the point that you dont have to actually copy movies to your phone when you are at home.
Its very well put together.
you can also save playlists of movies on your remote server
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You need to make sure you are connected to your local wi-fi network and you have shared video folders on a connected PC.
Then click on Lan Mode (menu button )
and enter the details for the computer you want to connect to - either by ip address or computer name
also enter the usernamme and password of a user with priviledges to the shared folder.
Once you do that you will be able to connect to all of the videos in that folder.
What I find amazing is just how well videos stream using this
to the point that you dont have to actually copy movies to your phone when you are at home.
Its very well put together.
you can also save playlists of movies on your remote server
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ok i have my video folders shared. i can get bsplayer to see my network files but when i select a folder it says access denied. i turned off password protection
Check your network sharing settings . Worst case enable guest mode. Do you get a log in prompt wheb you connect via bsplayer?
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Check your network sharing settings . Worst case enable guest mode. Do you get a log in prompt wheb you connect via bsplayer?
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are you talking about the user/pass when you add a host? i just put in my pc's name and it shows the folders. i don't get a prompt when i try to access the folders
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nevermind, got it working
Excellent good stuff
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I am going to go through this as quickly as possible. I was not overtly sure where to post this; however, I have the Rezound and it is what I set it up on.
A little about my historical background: I started with TVersity and used that for a long time prior to getting my Droid. I upgraded to the OG Droid and when Flash finally hit I moved over to Orb. I hated the app and always received better quality from logging into mycast.orb.com. However, the quality was never something I was overtly fond of. I eventually switched to PlayOn as they had the added bonus of Netflix and Hulu but the horrid additional cost of a yearly fee. Quality was much better though. Netflix and Hulu released their own apps and PlayOn seemed a bit useless other than accessing my local media which, while not great, was free with Orb. I eventually did switch to the spinoff of XBMC media server called Plex. Plex is awesome. Streams anything to the phone and does a pretty decent job. The only down side I found to Plex is its tendency to make it really hard to find anything. It auto stacks movies. Having a whole folder dedicated to sequels such as Spiderman Cd 1, Spiderman Cd2, etc. I discovered the only way to watch Spiderman 2 was to load Spiderman 1. I could either rename every movie or live with it. No no no, not going to work even if Plex costs just $5 and streams my bluray mkv files. Needless to say, I have “some” experience in this. So let’s get started:
DOMAIN
If you are like me and are not willing to pay for a static IP address and you have to power cycle your network as it’s quite large – you seem to have a new IP address at least 4 times a week. Head on over to dyn.com and sign up for a free account.
Once logged in - go to “My Services” and click on “Add Hostname”. Pick something that you’ll remember or just write it down for now. Host with IP Address and Activate. Assuming you have a windows machine head over to dyn.com/support/clients/windows/installguide/ and get the Dyn Update Client (any other OS still head over to that link and click your OS on the left). This will update the domain name to the new IP address assuming you get a new IP address. There’s a How To Setup guide on that page so I won’t go into it. Assuming everything was done correctly your domain is now tied to your IP address.
FTP
Going to assume you do not have a FTP Server already setup on your PC. If you do, skip this and move on. Otherwise, head over to filezilla-project.org and download the Server. Install and Run. I know it’s weird, but when it launches it will ask to connect to the FTP Server, this is the local IP of 127.0.0.1. Just keep it default and move on. In the upper left there is File / Server / Edit / ?. You can Click Edit > Settings. I personally did not do much on that option. I kept it passive without SSL. Up to you on what you want to configure here. We will click Edit > Users.
GENERAL : On the right at least add yourself. Enable your account, give it a password, CHECK BYPASS USERLIMIT OF SERVER, make sure both options under this are set to 0 (meaning infinite).
SHARED FOLDER: Add the directories you want to view. Once added RIGHT click on the directory and select EDIT ALIASES. If you do not give the directory an aliases it will not show when you FTP into it. I personally set an empty folder as my home directory (it’s the one with the H next to is) and that one does not need an aliases. The others; however, must! Set your permission levels, etc..
I did not touch the other two such as SPEED LIMITS or IP FILTER.
PHONE SETUP
On your phone download the following:
ES File Explorer (Yes you “can” use Astro or some other File Browser that has FTP but I prefer ES)
MoboPlayer (the one by Mobo Team – there’s a ton of plugs ins if you want to explore.)
In ES File Explorer swipe till you see FTP Servers. Click the Menu Key > New > FTP (or SFTP if you configured FileZilla for that)
Server: Remember that DYN domain name? That goes here. Eg: Nickname.dynds.ip.com
Port: 21
Mode: Passive (unless otherwise configured)
Username: The Username you added to Account in FileZilla
Password: The Password you gave to said Account in FileZilla
(I do not allow anonymous logins)
Encoding: Leave Alone
Display As: Some name you would like to ES File Explorer to use to represent your FTP.
Click OK.
Tap your FTP in ES and your Folders that you added on the FTP will appear on your Android device. Navigate around to confirm everything works. To stream video, long press a movie and choose OPEN AS > Video > Mobo (if you select it as the default action, future quick taps will launch the video in Mobo)
RESULTS
I’m on 4g and for one reason or another it does seem to take anywhere between 3 to 7 minutes for the video to load. But darn it! It’s a start. I’ve tried the following players :
Rock Player = Force Closes
MX Video Player = Kind of works and kind of does not
Mobo Video Player Pro = Doesn’t work
QQPlayer = Does not even show up as an option to play as
VPlayer = Same as QQPlayer
The only player that I have had consistent successful trials over 3g and 4g is the Mobo Player by Mobo Team. I’m open to ideas on how to cut down on that load time though.
This does work. There’s no need for Cifsmanager to mount the network drive (and then we would have to have root) and or to download the whole file over FTP. It does stream and the quality is actually better than TVersity, Orb, PlayOn, and Plex.
The DYN Domain name works with other things as well. I control my utorrent with Transdroid and use the Domain name.. so really, just that alone has been awesome.
Hope this helps some people and like I said, I’m open to suggestions to make this quicker!!!
Thanks for info, I already have everything setup previously (ssh on my linux box, es already installed and i have my server already added in) at but I'm not in a 4G area so I can't test it out.
The only way I can think of transferring files faster is compress the video more or increase your upload speed. How big are the files you're transferring and what's up upload bandwith on your server?
The whole point was that you don't transfer the file, it streams. Following the method layed out above - the file streams over the internet via FTP to your phone.
For heavy users like me, FTP is much better than the cloud at the moment. Those File Size limits just will not do for me. Anyway this is a very interesting thread; I already have FileZilla set up using DD Wrt and the awesome NAT Port Forwarding. I tried with MX Video player but it seemed to not want to load up. Going to try with MoBo.
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I have a great app for my Ipad (i know i know) lol -- that does streaming nicely over wifi or even tethered to my previous 3g cell... I just upgraded to a 4g android... <---- which is amazing
So to let you guys know what works with this... It's more then just having this all set up! I have noticed that it does not like HD content... but on a 3-4inch screen sd content done right does not look bad at all... lol
Presently i loaded the latest ES File Browser and also MX Player from the Play Store (aka the market) when i add my FTP server with a feed of 20mb/1mb to my 4g cell running about 15mb/8mb it streams files that are under give or take 450mb converted to .mp4 / .avi perfectly with no lag or oos sound... Give it a try and let me know what you guys find... But the most important thing is that the file size needs to be give or take 450mb or smaller otherwise the buffer does not keep up!
Have you tried Subsonic? I'd be curious to see how it compares. It can be set up to transcode and reduce bitrate on the fly. It does have it's own Android app though it launches movies through JWPlayer on the browser.
The server side is a java based app with web interface for management and you can play back music/movies through the web page.
I use it to primarily stream my music collection to my phone but it works for movies too.
Save your time... download DICE player Ads
I have been searching for a player to stream video from my FTP server in my house for months.
I tried various FTP servers and players and nothing worked.
Less than a month ago, I found DicePlayer Ad in Google Play store/market.
search for:
pname: com.inisoft.mediaplayer.trial
Now, it says there is ads, but they have presently only included a place-holder (with no live ads) and the name 'trial' also seems meaningless because full functionality is included.
I won't bother explaining how well it works in detail because it's damn near idiot proof. If you're tech-savvy enough to want to stream media from your ftp server, you're tech-savvy enough to be doing so in less than 2 minutes using this app.
I just wish I could find a windows based solution that would work as well as this app. Any movie that I have tried to play, every format, starts to play within approximately 30 seconds. Navigation requires about 5 seconds of seek time. Embedded and subtitles in separate files work. I tried emailing the dev to ask how this works but got no reply, but the speed of navigation leads me to believe that it could not cache much of the media on my device.
I also use this app for video media on my sd because it has all the features of any other player I've tried. I use Music Folder Player Free for music (pname: de.zorillasoft.musicfolderplayer) in case anyone's interested.
Love it... also... anyone know an app that will stream movies over ftp on windows 7?
Yeap I'm still trolling this thread. ^_^ I'm still using Plex. I've had to change some of my file names and completely re-did my TV shows. I still get the best quality streaming from ES File Explorer to Mobo.... but I still have the issue with the HORRID buffer, play, buffer, play... utterly unwatchable.
I get pixelation with Plex but by far the best Computer to Phone quality. After about one or two buffers of about 15 seconds, it streams pretty well. If you have a Jetflix account, its simular in picture quality. Very watchable but not perfect.
I'm trying this Dice player... Took me a second to add my FTP, but its taking forever and a day to list my videos... If it cache's the list I'll be kewl with it. I'll update with my findings on play back.
FTP to PC Windows 7. VLC should work. Have you mapped your FTP to your machine? I'm still using dyndns. I can map my .com to my windows 7 machine at work and it streams. The PC thinks the drive is local. Can take about 10 to 20 seconds for the video to load, but plays perfectly. Let me know.
This is amazing info
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I'll have to try FTP. Before I just used CIFS to see network shares from the computer over Wifi (VPN didn't work worth a damn on Gingerbread.)
I finally get ICS with proper working VPN, but now I can't seem to get CIFS working.
Anybody know how to get CIFS properly working on the Rezound? I don't think there are any kernels with support yet.
I don't know if using the FTP server I am is causing the issue or not but no-dice about Dice player. I set it up and it shows the connection on the PC but it never stops trying to scan. I set up a test account with a single video and still just sits there trying to scan...?
Rezound and Cifs - We need an AOSP kernel with it. AOSP as it will address my other issue. Cyanogen has it built in... so it's a matter of waiting for CM to come to the Rez with a functioning ROM.
This and Wii remote connections are my only real complaints about HTC devices. Superior to some as at least HTC unlocks the bootloader (looking at you Moto).
Diceplayer has native FTP/HTTP/SMB support.
But Diceplayer dose not support Passive mode FTP yet.
You did not need to use cifs.ko or ES file browser.
is the another free alternative to dyn.com?
They don't have it as a free service, although they have a trial for a few days free they start to charge you after 14 days it seems.
I dont go for the "free" trials where you are required to give credit card info
Edit: I'm going to try no-ip.com see how that goes
Edit 2: no-ip.com works it has a free personal account option that doesn't need a credit card and works great for this
I can access my NAS box via internal SMB share or external FTP but whenever I long press a movie -> play as -> movie -> select player
The .avi file refuses to play. The stock movie player, MX Video Player, ES Media Player, and MoboPlayer, none of them can play the file.
But VLC can stream the file perfectly fine on a windows machine.
EDIT 1: I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Nexus
EDIT 2: Mx Video Player now works over LAN stream with Software Decoding only for my Bleach AVIs
EDIT 3: DicePlayer works with default encoding over LAN stream (supposedly using Hardware decoding) for AVIs
EDIT 4: DicePlayer doesn't work over 3G / 4G FTP streaming
EDIT 5: Mx Video Player works with Software Decoding over 3G / 4G after small buffer time. Was smooth when it wasn't buffering which was maybe every 10 seconds or so. File was 175 megabytes over supposedly 4G. Only need 150KB/S to play the file so not sure why buffering was necessary since 4G should easily sustain 150KB/S
EDIT 6: DicePlayer isn't playing some MKVs over LAN: 8 Mile and American Gangster
EDIT 7: MX Video Player isn't playing audio from some MKVs over LAN: 8 Mile and American Gangster
EDIT 8: Both are playing my Death Note MKVs over LAN with audio and subtitles
ftp streaming
FTP stream video to Galaxy Nexus from home over 3G
Home Router - Cisco Linksys EA3500
Simultaneous Dual Band N750 with Gigabit ports and USB
Plugged external usb drive into USB port on router
Setup FTP share for the drive on the router
Opened ES File Explorer
Setup connection for FTP
When ES File Explorer has a connection with the FTP shared drive, I select the folder with the shows in it.
Selected American Chopper.avi (348MB), the got an open with dialog box, and selected BSPlayer Lite
So BSPlayer Lite can stream from FTP
The video did not stream smoothly, but I'm on Wind and the data speed sucks.
Speedtest.net test was 1.16Mbps
Can someone with a good data connection try it and post the results.
Works on my arc s, through hdmi to monitor with external audio.
But phone screen always enabled.
VLS - smooth, but with step-by-step seek (without direct).
BSPlayer lite - works less smoother but with normal seek.
After days of researching why my ftp streaming wasnt working i finally figured out it was because of ES explorer unable to handle streaming, no matter what app i used(some worked better then others but none was near usable.
With that i finally found a suitable one called Antek explorer on the google app store. You would need the ftp plugin and 3rd party video player(mx player).. All streaming now works perfectly.
Have you guys tried BubbleUPnP? Streams music,pictures,and movies over WiFi or 3G very well. MX player works best for me as renderer. 3G requires bubbleupnp server software to be installed on you pc,but is free. App has a free version with streaming limitations to try it out. I use media player11 on win7 four all my media but there are many options. I like free
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shaolinx said:
After days of researching why my ftp streaming wasnt working i finally figured out it was because of ES explorer unable to handle streaming, no matter what app i used(some worked better then others but none was near usable.
With that i finally found a suitable one called Antek explorer on the google app store. You would need the ftp plugin and 3rd party video player(mx player).. All streaming now works perfectly.
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This has worked for me!:highfive:
NM I'm an idiot.
Hi:
i installed
[ROM] UNOFFICIAL CM9 with working camera
previously i used only webos .
i used kalemsoft media player and streamer for all media including media stored on PC and from another wifi network when away from home.
it works great and is really simple
besides the actual droid version of this app, is there another comparable?
i do want a player able to handle all video types and a matching streamer..
thanx
amkaos said:
Hi:
i installed
[ROM] UNOFFICIAL CM9 with working camera
previously i used only webos .
i used kalemsoft media player and streamer for all media including media stored on PC and from another wifi network when away from home.
it works great and is really simple
besides the actual droid version of this app, is there another comparable?
i do want a player able to handle all video types and a matching streamer..
thanx
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I use mVideoPlayer to stream and play videos on my Touchpad that were recorded and stored on my computer using Windows Media Center.
bananagranola said:
I use mVideoPlayer to stream and play videos on my Touchpad that were recorded and stored on my computer using Windows Media Center.
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thanx for your reply..
i dont see how to set-up to stream from a PC on home network.
thanx
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i may have stumbled into it.. do you know how to access files from another LAN?
amkaos said:
thanx for your reply..
i dont see how to set-up to stream from a PC on home network.
thanx
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I use Remote Potato Server on my computer, so I can use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.dyndns.piet5211.rempotatoclient on my Touchpad. When I stream video from the app it uses mVideoPlayer to open it.
bananagranola said:
I use Remote Potato Server on my computer, so I can use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.dyndns.piet5211.rempotatoclient on my Touchpad. When I stream video from the app it uses mVideoPlayer to open it.
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i will look for it .. thanx
For a decent DLNA server, check out TVersity (do a Google search).
BubbleUPnP from Play Store is a reasonable, free client.
Personally I just share a folder on my PC on my home network, then use ES file explorer to goto the folder and MX Player (which plays nearly everything) to stream to my Touchpad. That way I don't have to install anything on my PC.
You can also try Emit. Its pretty simple but it does use a lot of the remote PC's CPU.
https://www.emitapp.com/
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emuX said:
For a decent DLNA server, check out TVersity (do a Google search).
BubbleUPnP from Play Store is a reasonable, free client.
Personally I just share a folder on my PC on my home network, then use ES file explorer to goto the folder and MX Player (which plays nearly everything) to stream to my Touchpad. That way I don't have to install anything on my PC.
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++1 this is the way to go for sure. es file explorer and mxplayer for the win. you dont even need to create shares on the windows PC. just scan the LAN for the computer that you want to access files on, then enter the login username and password that you login to the windows machine with and voila, youll have access to everything on your PC.
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++1 this is the way to go for sure. es file explorer and mxplayer for the win. you dont even need to create shares on the windows PC. just scan the LAN for the computer that you want to access files on, then enter the login username and password that you login to the windows machine with and voila, youll have access to everything on your PC.
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on webos i used kalemsoft .. i really like it..
i ll try this..
from what i tried so far for android, nothing else is as simple and good..
thanx
VLC direct
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I downloaded xbmc android from the pivos website but I didn't try network streaming. Otherwise it seemed pretty functional, if your interested I would try to find a link.
http://www.pivosforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=847
I use a variety of methods .
For xbmc have a look at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1813089
The one I prefer is to mount my NAS directory onto the touchpad via "cifs manager" from the market and then I use Vplayer. No issues at all.
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haxin said:
++1 this is the way to go for sure. es file explorer and mxplayer for the win. you dont even need to create shares on the windows PC. just scan the LAN for the computer that you want to access files on, then enter the login username and password that you login to the windows machine with and voila, youll have access to everything on your PC.
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i have troubles getting this to play things like mp4 etc.. i did like your sugg*
about es file explorer..
also, i looked at vlc and saw many warnings so idk how far i should look into it..
w/ many ways to play files from remote locations, i still dont know how to set up to play from a network other than my own home LAN while on the network..
even tho i would like to get setup in android, i limited times when i can fuss w/ it..
wouldnt be such a big thing if i have to boot to webos for access outside my own LAN..
All help and sugg's are appreciated..
thanx again
emuX said:
Personally I just share a folder on my PC on my home network, then use ES file explorer to goto the folder and MX Player (which plays nearly everything) to stream to my Touchpad. That way I don't have to install anything on my PC.
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I do this with ES File Explorer, works great with the VLC nightly builds as well located here. If you've ever used VLC on a desktop it plays almost every format out there, and the mobile version does too. This is the real, on device version of VLC, not a streamer that relies on a desktop version of VLC to be running.
spunker88 said:
I do this with ES File Explorer, works great with the VLC nightly builds as well located here. If you've ever used VLC on a desktop it plays almost every format out there, and the mobile version does too. This is the real, on device version of VLC, not a streamer that relies on a desktop version of VLC to be running.
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i installed and tried to stream from ES File Explorer.
the status number (buffer?) at tlhe corner stuck @ 68% on every video i tried, no matter the *.ext...
i uninstalled / reinstalled then rebooted.. same thing.
i would like to get this thing going
thanx
amkaos said:
i installed and tried to stream from ES File Explorer.
the status number (buffer?) at tlhe corner stuck @ 68% on every video i tried, no matter the *.ext...
i uninstalled / reinstalled then rebooted.. same thing.
i would like to get this thing going
thanx
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Install MX Player as per my original post and use that to play your video (just use ES File Explorer to select the video.)
When you select the file in ES Explorer you should get a pop up option to choose a player, like in the screen-shot below from my phone (lent my TP to my mum for a few weeks):
amkaos said:
i have troubles getting this to play things like mp4 etc.. i did like your sugg*
about es file explorer..
also, i looked at vlc and saw many warnings so idk how far i should look into it..
w/ many ways to play files from remote locations, i still dont know how to set up to play from a network other than my own home LAN while on the network..
even tho i would like to get setup in android, i limited times when i can fuss w/ it..
wouldnt be such a big thing if i have to boot to webos for access outside my own LAN..
All help and sugg's are appreciated..
thanx again
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ok when you say "play from network" what do you mean exactly? are you talking about playing a video link from a website? or are you talking about from computer on another network, for example do you want to be able to access your videos on your home computer when you are away from home?
"Install MX Player as per my original post and use that to play your video (just use ES File Explorer to select the video.)"
k,, i'll try again... im having probs w/ other apps also.. there may be a connection between those probs and vid players not behaving..
"ok when you say "play from network" what do you mean exactly? are you talking about playing a video link from a website? or are you talking about from computer on another network, for example do you want to be able to access your videos on your home computer when you are away from home?"
yees, i was speaking of "access your videos on your home computer when you are away from home".
w/kalemsoft player, there is option to type in my known IPaddress etc..
thanx
playing movie files remotely
amkaos,
what you are trying to do requires 2 things, first for your movies to be accessible from outside your lan,
For this, there are a wide range of possibilities. You can use cloud storage, you can open ports on your router and gain access to a NAS device at home from outside, a VPN connection to your home machine, and few others I am sure.
The second thing you need is good connectivity, good download speed to your device and good upload speed from your home network if is where the files reside.
Once you have access to the files and good connectivity you should be able to open the files and play them on your device with most of the software that has been mentioned here.
I hope this helps.
idk how to get xbmc to stream from lan.
es player, mixed results of supporting formats..
couldnt get vlc player to work at all w/ lan
mx player pro wouldnt play atall from lan..
vplayer.. had place to type local ip.. but still wouldnt show the any of the shares on the pc..
would not play when selected from es file explorer..
xbmc ..
this looks very promising but i couldnt even to get it to show in the video choices in es file explorer.
i tried to use local lan ip address //192.168 etc..
smb://192.etc.. as shown in esfileexplorer..
beyond that i dont know how else to search..
i tried to use my actual ipaddy from whatsmyip.. no go there either
mixed results == not playing atall or wont stream, wants to copy entire file then play..
i am sure that part of the probs is that i dont really know how to properly search for the lan share..
vlc..wouldnt show up in esfileexplorer video choices ..
to stream, app wants me to install the player on pc.. im not willing to do that for now..so didnt try it..
thanx
Hi Guys,
I had a thought, whilst trying to look through the Google PlayStore for a DNLA Server app to play some files both off my Android Device and via the NAS Server I have connected to my Router. But unfortunately couldnt find a decent enough App in the PlayStore that catered for every feature I want, and thought...
1) Wouldnt it be AWESOME if the CyanogenMod team include a built in DLNA Server into their current roms??
and,
2) (This is where I am hoping a talented Android Programmer viewing this post may step in...) It would be really useful to have an App that can scan your NAS (or whatever other storage you have), and then list all the files (especially movies) as to:
a) What folder they are in
b) What name the file is called
c) How big that file is in size
d) What format, codec, and resolution
... and so on!!
Some Apps do show some of this information, but not all of it... And so wondered if anyone could code such an App?? Sure it wouldnt take a talented programmer too long to write a file scanning App that could create/output to txt, csv, html reports..??
Does this sound like a good idea??
Cheers, Lister
Anyone?
hi mate,
in wich form do you serve the media on your nas?
You mentioned that you have searched for dlna progs on google play, whats with BubbleUPnP?
Its working fine for me. Or do you have a smb connection to your nas and just want to scan there for movie files?
In this case wouldnt a good file manager be enough?
Hi @clonednull,
Thank you for your reply, and interest....
1) Not sure what you mean by "which form do you serve your media on Nas" ?
My media is various movies (DVDs mainly) that I've ripped in MP4 or MKVs of TVs and Films, stored on a QNAP NAS for easier viewing via my TV (networked) but also on Mobile devices around the house....
2) DLNA Apps on GooglePlay, much like uPNPBubble
True, there are many Apps on the PlayStore that support DLNA, but I guess I'm being a tad fussy here.. I am looking for something that has the looks, elegance and features, such as 3D carousel view of media that can be flicked through, but then clicked and pushed to DLNA devices. I am looking for an App that can push local (on my Android device) as well as networked media (such as my NAS) too the TV. But it all comes down to looks, and so many Apps either look dated, or the ones that look good dont work with local content, and only networked content...
3) SMB Network connection to NAS
Not too sure on the networking side of things, just know I have a QNAP NAS, that works fine when connecting/viewing via the TV. However an App such as "FX Explorer" on the PlayStore views the NAS connection as a SMB.
However the App I am looking for, to connect to my NAS via an Android App... I would like it to be able to scan the directories, count how many files/videos are in each directory, be able to tell me their file sizes, the file formats, their dimensions (ie: 720, 1080, 352 and so on) and then if possible, be able to export this data to the SD Card as a report, beit txt, csv, html and so on....
Basically so I can audit my data/content, so easy to browse and so on....
I did start to look at File Managers, rather than SMB scans or Movie Collection Apps... But cant find a single App on the AppStore than can scan my OWN content, and list it in the format that its recorded in and so on....
If you know any Apps, I would be very grateful...
Many thanks, Lister
Lo @Lister Of Smeg!
Aha so you want a viewer / streamer / dlna client + server / media list scanner + exporter for all specific file informations and this all should be wrapped in a fancy 3d look.
I'm afraid what you are searching for will not be found in one app.
As before mentioned i personally like BubbleUPnP for dlna content and i use the default file explorer (wich is Solid File Explorer) to search arround in my smb content.
If you want a good looking movie library of your smb content check out apps like MovieFlow
A nice looking video player with upnp and smb support is also Archos Video Player
Last but not least you could try out XBMC for android. It looks nice, has a lot of features and also plugin compatibility for many things but it is somehow "overdressed" for most situations.
Check them out at their Homepage: xbmc.org
Hope i could help a little bit mate and wish you all best! :highfive:
Hi @clonednull,
Apologies for the delay in getting back to you.... and thank you so much for your reply!!
Re:
Aha so you want a viewer / streamer / dlna client + server / media list scanner + exporter for all specific file informations and this all should be wrapped in a fancy 3d look.
I'm afraid what you are searching for will not be found in one app.
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Indeed, lol.... Yeah I appreciate Im not going to find summit that ticks all those boxes in one App.... :crying: But that wasnt really what I was after, I'm kinda after 2x seperate Apps...
1) A DLNA Player/Server, that can play both local content on my phone, as well as videos found on my NAS. With a CoverFlow kind of interface...
So many of the Apps will not play locally or if do, they pass the playing feature onto another 3rd party App installed. Or they dont have a very good GUI on them, and have something like that of a Gingerbread App... lol
I've tried the Archos Video Player out before, and I think that is awesome... Especially on a Google TV Stick. I bought my folks one of these for Christmas, and have it pointing to my NAS with all my films and TV shows... Looks beautiful and plays beautiful too...
Also tried XMBC, but on previous hardware it didnt really run to well as it wasnt designed for it, and so had a lot of crashes, but it was fairly early into the development days... Looks a lot better now on my phone...
Tried MovieFlow, had a few issues with that... Didnt really want to connect too well I think, and I think it maybe because of the English Database issues its having at the moment (or at least thats what the App says....)
Solution: I think maybe I'll ask the MoboPlayer team, if there is any likely hood of them adding a DLNA client into their App sometime in the future. As that App can play anything and everything, has a lovely interface for local stuff... and especially the CoverFlow. Just needs to add SMB scanning and DLNA output and we're sorted
2) SMB Directory Movie Lister, basically any App (Movie or FileManager based) that can scan SMB / NAS devices, read all the video files on them, create a report on: Folder Location, Name, File Size, Screen Dimension Size, Format, Totals.... and then be able to Output it to a file (beit Cloud based, or local SD Card)
I am really surprised nothing like that exists out there, despite how popular NAS storage is for movies, and even though some Movie Apps can identify such detailed info when scanning files on these Servers, why cant any of them do Reports, say Movie Collectors/Audits...??
But thank you for all your help, very much appreciated... as always!!! I shall update this post if I hear anything back from MoboPlayer team...
Cheers, Lister