Have an external hd connected to my western digital media hub, both have quite a lot of movies on there id like to stream to my phone, i can stream mp4 through twonky quite easily but 99% of my movies are ripped in mkv format, would be perfect if i could stream them to my phone then use hdmi out to watch in another room, any ways to do this?
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Would like to know any app that can stream media files from smb/cifs share.
CIFS Manager will get you file level access to the NAS, provided the kernel you're running supports CIFS (I don't have an SGS, so can't tell you). You should be able to find instructions in the forums.
In terms of playback of the actual files, if they're playable from SD card, they should work via CIFS manager.
Have a look into Plex as its an awesome app. It has a problem on the S2 at the mo but there is away around this, read the post here:
http://forums.plexapp.com/index.php/topic/26473-samsung-galaxy-s-2-audio-only-problem/
Another way to try is to dl UPnPlay and then see if this works, you may need to download rockplayer but the stock video player should work with UPnPlay
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I'd like to use my phone as a source to play streaming videos (SWF container in this instance) onto my DLNA enabled TV. This works fine over HDMI but I don't want the cables dangling all over my house ideally.
Any ideas on how this can be done? I know that it can be done with VLC on a PC which converts a stream into a video file which can be sent over DLNA. Is there something similar for Android?
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You can do the two ways, "to" and "from" the phone right...
I recommend you first install some good video players (maybe some codec issues i had). I have Vplayer and RockPlayer lite
Then, install iMediaShare, also on android market.
Hope it helps
Great app for the content that they have on there...will be buying the full version.
I want to watch a foreign channel that is in the SWF container though so are there any options for extending that onto my TV in real time?
I am trying to access media files (mp3 or video files) from shared network drive and play directly in Galaxy Tab 10.1. I am using ES File Explorer and i am able to access my network locations. But it is very SLOW. If any one knows any app with which i can directly access network files on my tab and play them directly in the same wifi network, please advice.
I use a similar setup, SMB network share (which my NAS provides) and ES File Explorer to access the files. It's very fast, I have no problem streaming 720p videos using Dice Player. What apps do you use to play the videos?
MP3s are no problem as well but I prefer DLNA/UPnP via Allshare to play music since it shows album arts.
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I use CifsManager (with pershoot's kernel and the CIFS module) together with Mobo and RockPlayer Lite.
CifsManager lets me mount remote CIFS/SMB shares on my device (/sdcard/smb in my case) and then I can play them as if they are stored locally with Mobo and RockPlayer.
Did anyone ever find a solution to this? The issue it bizarre, I have Samsung Glide on the same network that plays 720 files from the network just fine, but the GalaxyTab gets 5kb/sec. Same issue on other wireless routers.
I usually play video over LAN with BS Player, it has a "LAN mode" integrated into the app.
But as long as the files are under 2GB (at least that seemed to be the case, since if I wanted to play a 3GB file it didn't work (very slow and stuttering) but if I split it into two smaller pieces it worked fine) going to their location in File Manager HD and playing them like local storage seems to work too (tried BS player and Dice player, both worked fine).
As mentioned above BS Player's LAN mode is doing the trick for me.
I think its worth to mention VLC Direct Pro, if you have an active computer on the network (wont work directly from something like an NAS) since it will provide support for pretty much any. possible. file. ; 1080p high profile mkv's, name it;
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I use CifsManager (with pershoot's kernel and the CIFS module) together with Mobo and RockPlayer Lite.
CifsManager lets me mount remote CIFS/SMB shares on my device (/sdcard/smb in my case) and then I can play them as if they are stored locally with Mobo and RockPlayer.
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I'm getting "invalid arguments" when mounting it through CifsManager or manual mount.
any advise ?
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Which video format does best work in NOOK tab?
I have tested sideloaded MKV from SDcard and found out it doesn't support at all though official site said it was supported.
Any suggestion for Converter and format???
NB: it's my first Android device..
Are you sure? Because mx video player and the stock player play my .mkv files fine
The stock media player is kind of terrible and doesn't support some (nonstandard) codecs (what was your mkv file encoded in? - i.e. what's inside the .mkv?). Definitely grab MX player and use that - either root the device+grab it from market, or download it, stick it onto your card/internal memory and install it through there. If it doesn't work in MX player then make sure it's not a corrupt file and that it plays on your pc.
Converter please
I convert my video files with quick media converter.. what i want to know is which converter best suit for NOOK standard? I also converted some files to mp4.. some worked. but some didn't..there are a lot of mp4 version to choose.
Thanks.. I will try to install MX player on my NOOK
I use WinX DVD Ripper (vendor is Digiarty) and rip in iPad mode so that I can watch on my Nook or my iPad. The format is .mp4 and they've worked on my Nook Color and Nook Tablet straight from the beginning with no tweaking on the stock video viewer, Mobo Player and mVideo player.
The newer versions of WinX DVD Ripper have an output format specifically for Android tablets but I haven't even messed with it because iPad format works fine for me.
I've seen posts where people have had success using HandBrake too but I've never personally used it...
I use handbrake. But usally mx player works fine
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Handbrakeor Super should work perfectly for this purpose. They both are a little full-featured so read a guide before using them -- if you're not experienced in working with multimedia files.
Otherwise, Windows Media Encoder is a very user-friendly and efficient way to convert your videos to a given playback dimension.
123Kage said:
Which video format does best work in NOOK tab?
I have tested sideloaded MKV from SDcard and found out it doesn't support at all though official site said it was supported.
Any suggestion for Converter and format???
NB: it's my first Android device..
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Make sure to install the codec apk. It's not included with the download of the player.
MX Video Player Codec [Armv7]
It doesn't ask for the codec when you run MXV for the first time. Once you install the codec, all supported formats will play...
no need
Save yourself hours of time, you don't need to re-encode video if you install MX player.
Convert them to MP4 format, then you can play them freely.
Code:
icoolsoft.com/guides/how-to-convert-mkv-to-mp4-videos-with-icoolsoft-mp4-converter.html
Hi is any way to stream my movies from my computer that is runing windows7 to my sgs2 i mean somthing like windows media server please help thank you ????
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Use Samsung preinstalled Allshare... Only some video formats supported.. As usual, the folders on pc should be shared on the network..this should be done by installing Allshare on pc... Set it run on boot... Or have to launch each time when streaming
You can also give Skifta a go from the Play store.
File Expert: Free on the market
Dolphin Browser: Free on market
Rockplayer: Free on market.
File Expert can browse windows network shares via WiFi, dolphinbrowser opens them as a Stream, and Rockplayer plays them (Definitly AVI formats, which is all I use)
Works pretty smoothly on N class WiFi, I've watched several episodes of American dad and a few movies on it in the bath (waterproof cycle case FTW!)
Using ES file explorer from google play to get access to my shares and play the streams with MX Video-Player. Everything works fine for me. Even .mkvs in 720p over WiFi are looking great and playing without lags.
fettkraut said:
Using ES file explorer from google play to get access to my shares and play the streams with MX Video-Player. Everything works fine for me. Even .mkvs in 720p over WiFi are looking great and playing without lags.
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Hello, I do this too I think ES File Explorer + MX Video player will give a higher quality (since you're opening the file itself, instead of getting a limited bitrate video stream).
I think you could use VideoLAN (vlc) to stream video to a dedicated port or something, you can always google about it if you want.
Good luck.
Hi,
Can anyone help with this one?
I've got a few video files in MKV format, which play fine if they are stored on the tablet (SGP311) or on the Micro SD card.
However, when I try to stream MKV files from my Windows Media Center (windows 7) library, I get the message "Cannot Show media. File format not supported"
MP4 files stream ok from the same location, so I'm confused.
I'm using the stock player. I have downloaded MXPlayer, but not worked out how to stream from WMC with that yet.
Can anyone explain why or suggest a solution before I convert the videos over to MP4 format?
thanks
Andy
Are yuou playing it right from wmc? If so, i think its in the software because it has to play within..
If you want to play the video from the location folder you can try gomplayer it plays a lot of video formats (even an mp3 file).. Currently using.
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Hi,
Thanks for the reply.
I'm trying to stream it from the HDD on the wmc PC straight to the tablet.
I've found something now which works well and seems to play everything. Using ES file explorer and mx player as described here.
http://apcmag.com/how-to-stream-video-to-an-android-device.htm
Use rockplayer. Mxplayer does stream mkv though, you do need a filemanager though.
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Use rockplayer. Mxplayer does stream mkv though, you do need a filemanager though.
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I use the DicePlayer, works well
I had the same problem and I didn't figure out what was that.
So I found a cool media streaming app called ArkMC. It supports all video formats. Works smoothly.