just to clear things up before my 101 arrives in a few days : is the cinema plugin needed only for the mpeg2/ac3 5.1 combo or also for mpeg2 video in combination with some other type audio, and ac3 5.1 audio in combination with some other type video? in other words, is any of the two in a media file enough for the cinema plugin to be needed or do they both have to be present? h.264/ac3 5.1 combo works without the plugin? i guess not but i'd like to make certain...
thanks!
pirecrompir said:
in other words, is any of the two in a media file enough for the cinema plugin to be needed
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yes.
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h.264/ac3 5.1 combo works without the plugin?
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no.
thanks for the answer!
now, i have several video clips with h.264/ac3 5.1 in an mkv container. i'm trying to transcode these clips into mkvs or mp4s with the same video stream (so, video direct stream copy) and transcoded audio to either ac3 2.0 or aac that archos supports without the cinema plugin. none of the transcoders i tried seemed to be able to do this: mediacoder, super, handbrake (i'm not even sure if handbrake supports direct video stream copy, i wasn't able to find it) - they all failed. has anyone tried to do this and can recommend a good transcoder? i don't want to re-encode the video, just the audio stream.
thanks!
try vlc, ok it's a bit complicated but it definitly supports reuse of streams on the fly.
and do not reencode to ac3, afaik ac3 is completely depending on the cinema plugin
You can also use rock player free, although it leaves buttons on edge
675 Trip said:
You can also use rock player free, although it leaves buttons on edge
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AFAIK no hw accel at all, right?
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AFAIK no hw accel at all, right?
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yes, i read that everything above 540p is choppy without hw accel on a101.
i used a workaround that works but it's not ideal: i demuxed the ac3 5.1 audio stream from the mkv and re-encoded it into aac, then remuxed it back into the mkv. this works but it would be nice to have a one-step process to do this. i'm not sure what goes wrong with all the transcoders if you use direct video stram copying, i must be doing something wrong ... i'll be grateful if someone has any ideas. oh, and i haven't tried vlc yet - didn't even know it features transcoding, too...
thanks!
...or i'll just buy the freaking cinema plugin, it's only 15€ after all ... it's just that i like fooling around with free tools before i buy something which is not necessary and is something which should've come free with the product imo... oh, well
cheers
You got two options:
a) transcode all your movies/videos and spend couple of hours fooling around (how much $$$ is an hour? )
b) spend 15$ and be happy with the best video player available on archos' android devices
Okay, I have to ask. Can someone give a link to where you can buy the cinema pack? I've been trying to find it at store.archos.com or whatever and I can't find it. And yes...I feel pretty stupid about it since it seems everyone else knows where to buy it.
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Okay, I have to ask. Can someone give a link to where you can buy the cinema pack? I've been trying to find it at store.archos.com or whatever and I can't find it. And yes...I feel pretty stupid about it since it seems everyone else knows where to buy it.
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https://store.archos.com/plugins.php
You have to put in your product key and it should give you the option for the plugin.
Don't feel stupid; the Archos site is awful and half the links don't work right. The above link that blazingwolf posted should work. Note that when you do successfully purchase the pack, you will get a download link presented on the web page - that one does NOT work, or at least it didn't for me... it kept saying invalid product ID.
I had to use the link in the email they sent out after the order was completed. That one downloaded fine.
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You have to put in your product key and it should give you the option for the plugin.
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Thanks Wolf! Or is it Blazing? Either way, thanks. I'm tempted to get it, but on the flip side I'm not sure if I will keep the 101 or upgrade to the Xoom WiFi only tablet. I don't really NEED more than the 101, but you know...in reality I probably didn't even NEED the 101 to begin with. I'm kind of rambling...so I'll post now and put down the keyboard...
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Okay, I have to ask. Can someone give a link to where you can buy the cinema pack? I've been trying to find it at store.archos.com or whatever and I can't find it. And yes...I feel pretty stupid about it since it seems everyone else knows where to buy it.
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http://www.archos.com/store/plugsearch.html?prod=archos101it
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i have the htc touch pro from verizon and it seems really hard to figure out the right settings for a video to play on my touch pro. what can i do?
All of my movies are in mp4 format and play perfect!!
ReaperBoy said:
i have the htc touch pro from verizon and it seems really hard to figure out the right settings for a video to play on my touch pro. what can i do?
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Try my ROM.
See sig block.
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All of my movies are in mp4 format and play perfect!!
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what are your size settingins bitrate video siE and other settiings like that?
Actually I just download movies that are already in mp4 format. Most ipod movies will work great on the TP.
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Try my ROM.
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what if my phone breaks while the rom is on my phone? can i get it back to the original settings? like the rom version and radio version and the locked gps. and is there a tool to backup the programs and contacts on my phone?
and with that rom does it still have thee original tf3d and everything is pretty much the same.
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Actually I just download movies that are already in mp4 format. Most ipod movies will work great on the TP.
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cant you right click on the file and go to properties then go the one of the tabs and then click advanced and i think it tells you this stuff.
There is a thead somewhere on here where someone got the video playback quality that is in the Xperia. The CAB hasn't been released yet but when it does the Touch Pro will have the best video quality in the US. I can't do a search for it right now.
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There is a thead somewhere on here where someone got the video playback quality that is in the Xperia. The CAB hasn't been released yet but when it does the Touch Pro will have the best video quality in the US. I can't do a search for it right now.
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alright well can i put you reply to this thread when you find it!
How will it do this?
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Hi,
with WiMo i was able to play podcasts (h264/aac, 368x208, ~200kBit/s) somewhat smooth with TCMP. With android i get - well - with some luck a frame per minute. I would have said its because of a incomplete/non-optimized GPU-Driver but Youtube (SD) plays fine so for me this looks more like a codec/app-issue. Has anyone already looked for a solution? Any tips on codecs/apps that should work?
SD works, yes. HD/HQ youtube does not however, and I think it's related to a scaling issue.
We're not done with the port... I think this is a pretty minor bug considering the other major ones we have out there....
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SD works, yes. HD/HQ youtube does not however, and I think it's related to a scaling issue.
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...hm… for me exactly this looked like a codec-thing… i dont know the mobile side but for pc i remember something like VP6 for SD and X264 for HD on Youtube. But thanks for the tip, i'll look into this direction too.
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We're not done with the port...
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…and it will never be completely done - otherwise there would be no need for our lovely legacy-forums here
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I think this is a pretty minor bug considering the other major ones we have out there....
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As you already said in another thread: Everyone has his own priorities
Just see this thread as my notepad - i collect my results/ideas here, if someone has made own tests he can add his results and if someone wants to have a look on his own he knows what has been tried already…
B2T: With the described movie i have about 10-20% free CPU-cycles so this should not be the bottleneck. hw3d has no effect (guess this doesnt really affect 2d acceleration). Changing from fullscreen/stretched to original size showed also no difference
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Just see this thread as my notepad - i collect my results/ideas here, if someone has made own tests he can add his results and if someone wants to have a look on his own he knows what has been tried already…
B2T: With the described movie i have about 10-20% free CPU-cycles so this should not be the bottleneck. hw3d has no effect (guess this doesnt really affect 2d acceleration). Changing from fullscreen/stretched to original size showed also no difference
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Not a bad idea, I'd like to see this bug squashed.
I've heard it was a scaling issue - have you tried different resolutions? I know someone tried the native resolution of our RHOD, but that didn't work either... I guess I'd be surprised if it is codec, as you can get frozen frames on YouTube HQ and audio plays just fine. I am by no means an expert here tho .
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Not a bad idea, I'd like to see this bug squashed.
I've heard it was a scaling issue - have you tried different resolutions? I know someone tried the native resolution of our RHOD, but that didn't work either... I guess I'd be surprised if it is codec, as you can get frozen frames on YouTube HQ and audio plays just fine. I am by no means an expert here tho .
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I am no expert either but would not the codec be contained in the software such as Utube. And the Multimedia architecture would mostly bypass the Processor. So the problem to me would seem to be routing and timing issue. Thus the beggining frames play but stop due to the loss of coordination.
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I am no expert either but would not the codec be contained in the software such as Utube. And the Multimedia architecture would mostly bypass the Processor. So the problem to me would seem to be routing and timing issue. Thus the beggining frames play but stop due to the loss of coordination.
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I don't even get any frames to play at the beginning.
It starts with a black screen with audio...
If I skip ahead, I can randomly get freezes of images, but that's about it.
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I don't even get any frames to play at the beginning.
It starts with a black screen with audio...
If I skip ahead, I can randomly get freezes of images, but that's about it.
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What you say supports what I am saying about routing and timing. I am thinking in general terms not specifics and I am no expert.
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What you say supports what I am saying about routing and timing. I am thinking in general terms not specifics and I am no expert.
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I would think its the processors job to coordinate the frame of reference for the timing. The actual MMS stuff would use that frame of reference to process the video according to the codec provided in the software. The routing and or timing could be screwed because HTC needs a way to get around patent laws. The could have done something as simple as changed polarity or phase or something more complicated as recode with another chip. The audio would works because its simple to process. Our drivers are not doing what needs to be done to process the information. It would have nothing to do with the codec which is contained in the software. Like I said I am guessing.
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I would think its the processors job to coordinate the frame of reference for the timing. The actual MMS stuff would use that frame of reference to process the video according to the codec provided in the software. The routing and or timing could be screwed because HTC needs a way to get around patent laws. The could have done something as simple as changed polarity or phase or something more complicated as recode with another chip. The audio would works because its simple to process. Our drivers are not doing what needs to be done to process the information. It would have nothing to do with the codec which is contained in the software. Like I said I am guessing.
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Then again the Architecture in our older phones might not be fast enough to process the HQ resolutions.
No, this isn't a question of processing power, it's a matter of having the right codecs installed. I've seen Youtube HQ working on my phone before, running one of tiad8's FroyoX builds with camera kernel, months ago.
The behavior you see where you can skip around and see one good frame, but otherwise nothing, is caused by the actual encoding of the video, and the current codec lacking support for it. (The difference between B frames, I frames, and P frames, if you care to look that up...)
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No, this isn't a question of processing power, it's a matter of having the right codecs installed. I've seen Youtube HQ working on my phone before, running one of tiad8's FroyoX builds with camera kernel, months ago.
The behavior you see where you can skip around and see one good frame, but otherwise nothing, is caused by the actual encoding of the video, and the current codec lacking support for it. (The difference between B frames, I frames, and P frames, if you care to look that up...)
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Interesting.
So what do we need to do to get the codec support? I'm assuming the kernel clocks are finally right as well...
found it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYW1DIi4ZzY
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found it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYW1DIi4ZzY
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That is based off of Tiads cut and paste Blazn if I am correct which was good for video playback but everything else was buggy. This proves HQ can work on our phones.
My question here is wouldnt the Codec that was required by the utube app. be contained within that app. or if it was not when it tried to play back and the codec was missing you would get nothing or a reference to download the required codec such as happens with other operating systems.
Or if the codec is contained in our current version intact. Then it is not referencing the codec properly which goes back to what I originally said about timing and the coordination with the MMS architecture on the phone. It looks as though Tiad had found the proper channeling. Did he leave anyone any information about this before he left this forumn?
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That is based off of Tiads cut and paste Blazn if I am correct which was good for video playback but everything else was buggy. This proves HQ can work on our phones.
My question here is wouldnt the Codec that was required by the utube app. be contained within that app. or if it was not when it tried to play back and the codec was missing you would get nothing or a reference to download the required codec such as happens with other operating systems.
Or if the codec is contained in our current version intact. Then it is not referencing the codec properly which goes back to what I originally said about timing and the coordination with the MMS architecture on the phone. It looks as though Tiad had found the proper channeling. Did he leave anyone any information about this before he left this forumn?
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He never gave anyone anything useful from his builds.
He was just slapping stuff together, and would see what stuck to the wall.
I heard people had issues with his builds on HQ youtube, and I even tested his junk and wasn't able to get HQ to work... so I think it's just more BS from him.
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another junk from tiad8
could this be true?
http://www.neopeek.com/viewtopic.php?f=84&t=6544
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There's a reason he's banned here. Let's not repost more of his crap here, thanks.
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Well... Most of my podcast have different resolutions and none worked so far. Also should scaling not be disabled when the Player is set to "original size"?
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I am no expert either but would not the codec be contained in the software such as Utube.
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I dont know for youtube but most 3rd party video-players i've seen say that supported codecs are device dependent so i guess they are in the rootfs, not the app.
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OK, maybe, but afair do most companys not charge people/companys for playback - only encoding… And "free" codecs like theora or webm would not be affected
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As said: 20% cpu left and works on Wimo -
I've managed to get "working" video with ffmpeg's default avi-output (think it was divx/mp3) but colors where disorted. My android died yesterday and i had no time to reinstall so i could not test further atm.
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OK, maybe, but afair do most companys not charge people/companys for playback - only encoding… And "free" codecs like theora or webm would not be affected
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I think I remember reading the issue the with getting decent video playback wit the MSM GPU is is getting information on the hardware. The codec used to play HQ video on Windows mobile comes from HTC and is written specifically for the MSM7x chipset using proprietary information - information which is not available to everyone, or can only become available for a price and an NDA.
Perhaps there is binary blob that can be used?
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I think I remember reading the issue the with getting decent video playback wit the MSM GPU is is getting information on the hardware. The codec used to play HQ video on Windows mobile comes from HTC and is written specifically for the MSM7x chipset using proprietary information - information which is not available to everyone, or can only become available for a price and an NDA.
Perhaps there is binary blob that can be used?
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Perhaps a binary blob could be dug up, but we couldn't use it in the AOSP builds. Only custom builds would be able to use it, or individuals will just have to integrate it themselves.
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Perhaps a binary blob could be dug up, but we couldn't use it in the AOSP builds. Only custom builds would be able to use it, or individuals will just have to integrate it themselves.
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That would be fine with me.
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That would be fine with me.
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Ok... My point is, source is preferred.
If we can't get source, so be it - but a proprietary blob does very little good in the scope of this type of project. I want everyone to have the best Android experience possible, I don't want just a few builds working correctly and others borked. That sucks.
Anyone got the new Netflix app to work on their TP2?
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so far i have working audio in the app however no video =(
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so far i have working audio in the app however no video =(
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Same here, even with highlandsun's video codecs it seems we can't play the video.
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Same here, even with highlandsun's video codecs it seems we can't play the video.
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Probably due to same issue with HQ Youtube videos huh?
How can I bypass the "This device is not supported by Netflix" that I get when clicking on a title on my Instant Queue, so I can see if it is working or if it just audio only. Is there a way to spoof the app into thinking I am on a supported phone? If so, please tell me how to do it. Thanks.
There is an apk that will not check for device compatiblity but yeah no video. For me it plays audio and then it kicks out back to the queue. I wish it worked. Anything we can do?
Can't tell anything without knowing what codec / format Netflix is using in this app. I'm sure they're using H.264, but if it's not H.264 Baseline Profile then our phone hardware can't decode it. And if it's larger than 640x360 resolution, our current codec can't handle it.
I don't have a Netflix account so I haven't tried to see what formats they're using.
The current codec we have is written in C++ with threads. I'd say that's at least a 10% performance hit right there; if it was written well, in straight C, it would probably have achieved the 800x480 that Qualcomm's original spec claimed.
Netflix released an updated app today with support for more devices. I get the main screen, then loading, then the playback screen and nothing .... black screen. Nerts.
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Netflix released an updated app today with support for more devices. I get the main screen, then loading, then the playback screen and nothing .... black screen. Nerts.
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I'm not sure what 'nerts' are, but the new video playback libs might be necessary... Anyone with those new libs given this new app a shot?
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I'm not sure what 'nerts' are, but the new video playback libs might be necessary... Anyone with those new libs given this new app a shot?
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nerts = nuts = really mild profanity
I actually have the new libs installed already. I'm running a RHOD500 with the latest kernel, overclocked to 710 Mhz, in case that matters.
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nerts = nuts = really mild profanity
I actually have the new libs installed already. I'm running a RHOD500 with the latest kernel, overclocked to 710 Mhz, in case that matters.
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So HQ YouTube works?
Why not just say 'nuts'?
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So HQ YouTube works?
Why not just say 'nuts'?
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HQ YouTube works more or less. There's a little stutter sometimes, and some HQ videos start and then stop after 5 or 10 seconds, and some others play just fine. Oh, and the libs fixed video playback of the mp4 movies I already had on my device.
Weird thing is, YouTube under WinMo refuses to play HQ videos at all.
Nerts is funnier.
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HQ YouTube works more or less. There's a little stutter sometimes, and some HQ videos start and then stop after 5 or 10 seconds, and some others play just fine. Oh, and the libs fixed video playback of the mp4 movies I already had on my device.
Weird thing is, YouTube under WinMo refuses to play HQ videos at all.
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IIRC, WinMo plays HQ YouToobs flawlessly.
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Nerts is funnier.
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If you say so, lol.
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IIRC, WinMo plays HQ YouToobs flawlessly.
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It used to. Some time back YouTube changed something, and now HQ videos play without sound (I was thinking they didn't play at all). Supposedly you can fix this by changing your network to "media," but I don't have that option any more since I upgraded to 6.5.
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It used to. Some time back YouTube changed something, and now HQ videos play without sound (I was thinking they didn't play at all). Supposedly you can fix this by changing your network to "media," but I don't have that option any more since I upgraded to 6.5.
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I just rebooted to see. Worked fine for me, I'm on 6.5 - but I used Opera... I don't know if there's some app that I should be using, perhaps it wasn't truly HQ.
Either way, if it used to then there shouldn't be anything limiting the hardware. Seems hyc went thru all that pretty thoroughly tho.
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I just rebooted to see. Worked fine for me, I'm on 6.5 - but I used Opera... I don't know if there's some app that I should be using, perhaps it wasn't truly HQ.
Either way, if it used to then there shouldn't be anything limiting the hardware. Seems hyc went thru all that pretty thoroughly tho.
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I'm using Dot's latest rom dated 04-23-11 and it does play HQ youtube flawlesly, unlike NRG's which for some reason have a little choppy sound while the video plays, or it could just be my old tilt2
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I just rebooted to see. Worked fine for me, I'm on 6.5 - but I used Opera... I don't know if there's some app that I should be using, perhaps it wasn't truly HQ.
Either way, if it used to then there shouldn't be anything limiting the hardware. Seems hyc went thru all that pretty thoroughly tho.
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I was using the HTC YouTube app. I tried it on two different 6.5 TP2s and they both do the same thing, HQ video plays, but no sound.
And your right. I know the hardware is capable, just somewhere along the way something in the software got screwed up on YouTube's end or mine.
Anybody try changing the build.prop to HTC vision or desire z or any of the phones that works with Netflix that's how we have it working already in my section
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA App
I don't think the new version checks to see what model you're running.
The new Netflix app has a LOT of compatibility issues.
They still can't get it working on most Huawei S7 ROMs, and that device can do 720p easily.
Ok.. I tried searching for a answer but not coming up with good results..
basically I am running into a video that won't play and wonder if this is just not supported on ICS or if I need some kind of player.. I already downloaded MX player and it made no difference..
Does anyone know if it just requires some player or is it just not possible? In the right center of the below page I click the video to play it. I get a popup window and nothing.. I tried enabling popups but made no difference either.. Much appreciated if you could help out. Not the end of the world.. just a video I could not watch that I was hopeful for.
http://www.sunstreamcorp.com/floatlift.htm
I think something's just wrong with that video clip. I can't view it on my desktop either.
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I think something's just wrong with that video clip. I can't view it on my desktop either.
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oops! I didn't even think of trying the .. cough, cough.. desktop..
bad assumption..
thanks..
Desktop did not work for me either.. guess I need to not forget that
Not sure if this is the correct place for this....
But would some crafty developer PLEASE, PLEASE make a video player for the Gear S?
Thank you.
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Not sure if this is the correct place for this....
But would some crafty developer PLEASE, PLEASE make a video player for the Gear S?
Thank you.
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I'm thinking of try to do this, but curious how do you see this working? Playing videos on phone storage, like a standalone player? or browsing videos on the phone? or something else?
Let's be clear I can't write a netflix or amazon app or any other proprietary streaming service.
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I'm thinking of try to do this, but curious how do you see this working? Playing videos on phone storage, like a standalone player? or browsing videos on the phone? or something else?
Let's be clear I can't write a netflix or amazon app or any other proprietary streaming service.
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On the original Gear, i could simply transfer videos into the pictures folder on the Gear, they would show up in the Gallery, and then I could play them.
Very simple.
Thank you for considering giving this a try!
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gottahavit said:
I'm thinking of try to do this, but curious how do you see this working? Playing videos on phone storage, like a standalone player? or browsing videos on the phone? or something else?
Let's be clear I can't write a netflix or amazon app or any other proprietary streaming service.
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I would also like to see this happen. I do get some small video clips Texted to my by my daughter out of state and would love to see them on my Gear S even though they would be very small.
Hope it can be done.. thanks for trying
Jim
gottahavit said:
I'm thinking of try to do this, but curious how do you see this working? Playing videos on phone storage, like a standalone player? or browsing videos on the phone? or something else?
Let's be clear I can't write a netflix or amazon app or any other proprietary streaming service.
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There is a video folder on the Gear S already we just have to have it connected to the computer in order to use it so if you could unhide it somehow or integrated it with gallery
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There is a video folder on the Gear S already we just have to have it connected to the computer in order to use it so if you could unhide it somehow or integrated it with gallery
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That doesn't mean the Gear S can play videos?. I would think that the Gear would need a player of some type and maybe Flash or Java?.
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That doesn't mean the Gear S can play videos?. I would think that the Gear would need a player of some type and maybe Flash or Java?.
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Did I ever say it plays videos or did I say there is a video FOLDER on the GS yeah reread. Anyway there is Internet and WiFi should be able to play videos somehow it plays my mms videos just fine
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Did I ever say it plays videos or did I say there is a video FOLDER on the GS yeah reread. Anyway there is Internet and WiFi should be able to play videos somehow it plays my mms videos just fine
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I did take a video that I made and converted it to a 3GP format. Tried to send it to my watch using gear but gear didn't recognize the video so I emailed it to a buddy who in turn text me with the video as a attachment and you are right. it did play just fine on the Gear S.
If there was a App that could see the video files on the gear, I would assume that if it was saved in the 3gp format it would be able to play. not sure about other video formats, I could play around with it and see if it will play something other than the 3GP.
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I did take a video that I made and converted it to a 3GP format. Tried to send it to my watch using gear but gear didn't recognize the video so I emailed it to a buddy who in turn text me with the video as a attachment and you are right. it did play just fine on the Gear S.
If there was a App that could see the video files on the gear, I would assume that if it was saved in the 3gp format it would be able to play. not sure about other video formats, I could play around with it and see if it will play something other than the 3GP.
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Ok I'm waiting for some feedback on my other app, so I'm gonna switch gears for a bit and explore the video aspects. I'll report back wehn I know something.
Update:
So this how far I got in a couple hours.
Can access Video Folder
Can definitely write a video app to list and play videos from the folder
can rotate video to landscape or play portrait(Haven't figured out fullscreen yet)
Play MP4 with issue, should play MKV as well.
Plays Audio
We should easily be able t browse files on the phone as well and autodownload.
I'll do some more testing of video capabilities. More info to come.
You can see a demo here
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tao8m9mkab5r69f/20141118_222440.mp4?dl=0
Now for the bad news, this type of app needs to go through the samsung app store and I'm still waiting on myb dev setup for this. As soon as I get set up I will clean this up and release it through samsung, but it may take a while
Fantastic!
gottahavit said:
Ok I'm waiting for some feedback on my other app, so I'm gonna switch gears for a bit and explore the video aspects. I'll report back wehn I know something.
Update:
So this how far I got in a couple hours.
Can access Video Folder
Can definitely write a video app to list and play videos from the folder
can rotate video to landscape or play portrait(Haven't figured out fullscreen yet)
Play MP4 with issue, should play MKV as well.
Plays Audio
We should easily be able t browse files on the phone as well and autodownload.
I'll do some more testing of video capabilities. More info to come.
You can see a demo here
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tao8m9mkab5r69f/20141118_222440.mp4?dl=0
Now for the bad news, this type of app needs to go through the samsung app store and I'm still waiting on myb dev setup for this. As soon as I get set up I will clean this up and release it through samsung, but it may take a while
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That looks great! You mentioned in your post about Portrait/Landscape....... If you do develop this, please let us have the option of either.....I prefer portrait, simply because when the watch is on your wrist, the is the normal viewing angle.
Thank you so much!!!!!
wilddove said:
That looks great! You mentioned in your post about Portrait/Landscape....... If you do develop this, please let us have the option of either.....I prefer portrait, simply because when the watch is on your wrist, the is the normal viewing angle.
Thank you so much!!!!!
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Yeah it's just so dam small in portrait. Lol
Clever guy
The video player has been submitted to the app store. This version will be free with no restrictions. If I make a more advanced edition it will be a different app, so you can continue to enjoy the free edition.
Now we're just waiting on Samsung......
gottahavit said:
The video player has been submitted to the app store. This version will be free with no restrictions. If I make a more advanced edition it will be a different app, so you can continue to enjoy the free edition.
Now we're just waiting on Samsung......
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Come on Samsung he's trying to do your job for you the least you can do is approve his app fast
Uniquebarbee said:
Come on Samsung he's trying to do your job for you the least you can do is approve his app fast
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Yeah this is my first attempt at submitting to Samsung. I have not idea how long it takes or how often they reject apps and for what reasons. We'll see.
This one is pretty simple so hopefully it won't take too many go arounds.
I was surprised to find my app works just as well on my gear 2.
Thank you so much!!
gottahavit said:
Yeah this is my first attempt at submitting to Samsung. I have not idea how long it takes or how often they reject apps and for what reasons. We'll see.
This one is pretty simple so hopefully it won't take too many go arounds.
I was surprised to find my app works just as well on my gear 2.
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Let's hope Samsung doesn't take too long! Thank you for doing this.
When you make a more advanced app, I will be first in line to purchase it!
What is the app named?
faithofgod said:
What is the app named?
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Basic Video Player
Not very imaginative, but I don't get into names
Source code?
Would you be willing to post the source code if Samsung says no or takes too long?
jdlg said:
Would you be willing to post the source code if Samsung says no or takes too long?
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If they say no(I can't imagine why) I will post the code. The app has moved to the next step in their process. Still no idea how much longer it will take.
Update: It has moved one step further in the process. it is now in "Under test verification"