ANy one got this problem ?? i am not able to play files more than 32 gb.i have transcend 32 gb drive. rest all are looking fine,but big files are not working
That is an 4 GIG limitation of filesystem FAT16 or FAT32
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format your SD card with your PC to NTFS!
formatted with NTFS
its ntfs only. once i copy files, they will be playing..bug i cant drag n put in middle f the film..i have to start from beginning.. and if i restart phone, these files are showing 0 kb size ((
iamnivas said:
its ntfs only. once i copy files, they will be playing..bug i cant drag n put in middle f the film..i have to start from beginning.. and if i restart phone, these files are showing 0 kb size ((
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Normally that means the video stream index is screwed. Down to how u or some1 else encoded it.
Play on computer using VLC and if prompted by VLC "rebuild index".
Or encode it again in a nice format with keyframes and/or indexes.
Well the phone doesn't natively recognize ntfs, so that's not really a solution unless you want to run script files to mount and unmount the card. A more practical solution would be to re encode the movies. I'm assuming these 4gb files are 720p or similar resolution. As the s2 has a resolution of 800x480 anything larger is pointless.
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Well the phone doesn't natively recognize ntfs, so that's not really a solution unless you want to run script files to mount and unmount the card. A more practical solution would be to re encode the movies. I'm assuming these 4gb files are 720p or similar resolution. As the s2 has a resolution of 800x480 anything larger is pointless.
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good point, there is really no need for 720p or higher resolutions! best way is to reencode to a mp4 with a resolution of 480p/i and if that file is really bigger than 4Gb, why not split it in half? It's not like your phone can handle a 6h (or more? not sure ) movie with one charge. Or the bitrate is ridiculously high, bloating the file unneccessariely.
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Got the phone on launch and enjoying it so far but 1 major problem is the external memory card file-system: FAT32.
Now the phone can handle MKV file extensions but a good majority of files are larger than 4GB and FAT32 cannot handle anything of that size. Does anyone know how this can be remedied without hacking the phone? I really dont want to mess around with the kernel as I did with HTC Desire & Samsung Galaxy S and long term suffered from no updates.
So far I have formatted the memory card via Ubuntu to ext4 but the phone will always prompt to format when I go into the card. If I ignore this I can see my files BUT again I cant for some bizarre reason transfer large files into the phone. Remember the applications to connect to the phone are New Pc Studio & Keis are Windows based so they will not recognize the external card due to the linux filesystem.
The only way I can get files into the phone is via Keis Air but transferring files via WIFI larger than 4GB always breaks.
Its madness for Samsung to be able to play MKV files but not be able to format the external memory card to a filesystem that can handle the damn filesize!
Have you tried pushing the files via adb?
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sorry
but i don't think android can play videos sized more than 4gb!
i think it is because of the system
I think Kies chops the video up automatically when you use it to transfer anything over 4GB to the SD card/External SD card (Fat32). Give it a try?
Use handbrake for movies. I had a ton of 1080p movies I shrunk and file size was cut in half with no loss of quality.
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Hi,I have a lot of 1080p movies-mkv and all of them are more then 4GB.
I formatted my SD card to NTFS settings.
I copied the movie but when I disconnect my phone,He give me a notice that I must to format the SD card.
How do I solve this issues?
Thanks.
You need to format the SD card using FAT32. I think there is a 4 GB file size limit, but not positive. If so, you'll need to split your .mkv files into two pieces.
I knew this option(=to split the file) but why the hell in this superphone I can't copy a file larger then 4GB to SD or to my memory?
Samsung probably uses FAT32 for compatibility reasons. Pretty sure FAT32 is the standard for SD cards. Maybe the SGS2 can recognize a different format. Definitely won't be NTFS though.
You could also compress the videos.
NTFS is created and owned by Microsoft. They probably want some money if you sell devices with it, if they allow it at all. SGS2 has no problems with larger files if you use an open source file-system like ext4.
Slick_42 said:
NTFS is created and owned by Microsoft. They probably want some money if you sell devices with it, if they allow it at all. SGS2 has no problems with larger files if you use an open source file-system like ext4.
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How do you format a SD card with ext4? Clockwork Recovery? Also, what do you need to do in order for a PC to recognize it?
It's because there are no drivers for reading an NTFS file system. Having a 4gb mkv file and playing it on your SGS2 is a waste anyways. There are no benefits to pumping such high bitrate/resolution unless you're doing HDMI out.
ayosopov said:
I knew this option(=to split the file) but why the hell in this superphone I can't copy a file larger then 4GB to SD or to my memory?
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Here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1123833
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It's because there are no drivers for reading an NTFS file system. Having a 4gb mkv file and playing it on your SGS2 is a waste anyways. There are no benefits to pumping such high bitrate/resolution unless you're doing HDMI out.
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The benefit is that you don't need to waist time transcoding , you can just drag and drop n play.
There are some solutions how to read ext4 in windows one of them is this reader like explorer , you can also find programs to partition your sdcard to ext4, google is your friend. Oh and format your removable SDcard don't mess with integrated
I watch my movies with subtitles.
I have mkv movie and srt file attached with same name.works fine in my pc.
So I merge the movie with subtitle and split the prepared file in order to copy the movie to my SD card.
I do it with this application:mkvmerge GUI
But when I play the movie in my phone,the stock player or any other player(vplayer,mVideoplayer...) don't show the subtitle.
Why?
Thanks.
stockplayer can't display integrated subs , only external. However mVideoplayer can and should work.
I used this MKVtoolnix 4.9.1 to mux subtitles in and split the movie.
I used MKVtoolnix 4.9.1 to mux subtitles in and split the movie.
It's not show the subs.
I try to do the same with mkv video that smaller than 4G.
Now mVideoplayer shows the subs as opposed to stock player.
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I watch my movies with subtitles.
I have mkv movie and srt file attached with same name.works fine in my pc.
So I merge the movie with subtitle and split the prepared file in order to copy the movie to my SD card.
I do it with this application:mkvmerge GUI
But when I play the movie in my phone,the stock player or any other player(vplayer,mVideoplayer...) don't show the subtitle.
Why?
Thanks.
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stockplayer can't display integrated subs , only external. However mVideoplayer can and should work.
I used this MKVtoolnix 4.9.1 to mux subtitles in and split the movie.
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Not exactly true, i've downloaded a .mvk file (720p HD movie) and .srt file and put them in a folder on my phone, and by using mVideoplayer or Stock player, both plays with subtitle without any problems.. But I have no idea if that's what my rom or anything else i use has an affection to it. just wanted you to know
Edit: I didn't merge them, recoded or whatever it's called to make it work.
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Not exactly true, i've downloaded a .mvk file (720p HD movie) and .srt file and put them in a folder on my phone, and by using mVideoplayer or Stock player, both plays with subtitle without any problems.. But I have no idea if that's what my rom or anything else i use has an affection to it. just wanted you to know
Edit: I didn't merge them, recoded or whatever it's called to make it work.
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You need to reread carefully what problem OP had and my explanation. What i said is 100% true.
Hi,
Has anybody managed to transfer a large MKV or any large file over 4gb to the Internal (USB storage) via USB?
Im trying to transfer a HD movie around 4.3gb and it will start to transfer, but a few minutes from finishing the transfer I get an error message pop up saying the device has stopped responding. I have transferred a 2gb film no problem this way so I'm wondering if the internal storage is formatted to FAT32 which is causing the issue? But if that was the case then i would have thought I would have got a warning saying the file was to large before transferring it.
Any ideas?
you can only transfer up to 2gb on a fat32-drive. need ntfs for more.
oh, and yes you most likely have fat32 preformatted.
Sent mobile.
I was having this issue too. I thought it had something to do with the tablet going into "sleep" mode cause it was taking so dang long!
looks like Fat format size per file limit
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Fat32 supports only files up to 4gb.
Wikipedia:
The maximum possible size for a file on a FAT32 volume is 4 GB minus 1 byte or 4 294 967 295 (2 32 −1) bytes. This limit is a consequence of the file length entry in the directory table and would also affect huge FAT16 partitions with a sufficient sector size. [1] Video applications, large databases, and some other software easily exceed this limit. Larger files require another filesystem.
I know this dosent help, but why not just play it off of the external media? There is no reason to transfer it.
i cant even get my tablet s to read my 1TB external HD... i think cause is on NTFS... but is this mean i have to find another ext HD format it to FAT32 and copy over 500gig of stuff their in order to watch my mkv movies on my tablet S??
I watch movies defining share on my desktop, installing TVMobili server there and then using UPnP and MoboPlayer on tablet to stream movie or music.
Well as long as other people are seeing it too. I wouldn't say it was due to the tablet going to sleep at a crucial moment as I made sure it was awake the whole time.
The fat 32 file limit like restriction seems to be a plausible explanation, but I would have expected to have seen a warning or error before the transfer began.
Streaming isn't a problem, but if I'm on a long train journey then a film is a good way to spank the time (providing it fits on your tablet!).
I guess we may just have to split >4GB movies
Is there any other format I can use on my 32 GB Sd Card, a side from FAT 32?
I bought this card so I could take movies out of my home library and put them on the SD card with the intention of watching them on the tab using dice player.
All my movies are 4+ GB in size, so FAT 32 is out. I tried MAC OS journaled with no luck.
Is there an app, or some other method I can use to accomplish my goal?
I know I can transfer wirelessly to the tab without issue, and that's great for 2-3 movies but I'd like to travel with more than 2-3 movies AND without having to re-size, download a smaller size, etc...
I download movies from http://mobiletheatre.info/mobile/ and they come as MP4s. You could probably use a conversion program to pack them up a bit. Mine are like 600MB-1.2GB each
I just sold my transformer and one of my largest issues was the tablet could not play h264 movies. They ran very slowly, some apps would play the movie with no sound, others would play the sound but both the video and sound were very slow. Anyways you look at it, the transfomer could not handle bluray quality h264 movies.
Will ICS fix the Android 4gig file limitation?
Brandon
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Will ICS fix the Android 4gig file limitation?
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4Gb limitation is not entirely an Android limitation, it's a FAT32 limitation.
Nvidia's demo showed the Transformer Prime playing high profile 1080P video.
Yes Asus Prime will play your h264.
And it can handle 4GB + files
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Yes Asus Prime will play your h264.
And it can handle 4GB + files
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How do you know this? I thought this was a limitation of the fat32 storage formatting?
irishtexmex said:
How do you know this? I thought this was a limitation of the fat32 storage formatting?
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yes its a fat32 storage limitation.
if you want bigger files (eg a h264 mkv) it must be on your
internal storage (which is ext3/4 formatted) or you have to format
your sd-card as ext3/4, which will make it unreadable from windows.
correct me if im wrong
propaply there is a windows-ext3/4 tool where you could r/w ext partitions?
Any chance HC or ICS can read exFAT? That would solve cross compatibility and file size problems.
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Any chance HC or ICS can read exFAT? That would solve cross compatibility and file size problems.
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Maybe the kernel devs get NTFS working properly...
I would rather go for a ext3/4 tool for windows and make the sd ext3
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How do you know this? I thought this was a limitation of the fat32 storage formatting?
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On the swedish android site swedroid.se forum there are a guy from Asus that can answer questions about Prime.
On Primes internal storage they have no problem with big files, they have tried with a 7gd+ and that work good.
"ANTIFISH" explained it good.
If you use MicroSD the limitations are 4GB because of fat32,
If you connect a hard drive that is NTFS the Prime can mount it and handle files that are bigger than 4GB.
This is way I going to buy the 64GB version, but just because the MicroSD can't handle big files and you have to use the Primes storage for those files.
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On the swedish android site swedroid.se forum there are a guy from Asus that can answer questions about Prime.
On Primes internal storage they have no problem with big files, they have tried with a 7gd+ and that work good.
"ANTIFISH" explained it good.
If you use MicroSD the limitations are 4GB because of fat32,
If you connect a hard drive that is NTFS the Prime can mount it and handle files that are bigger than 4GB.
This is way I going to buy the 64GB version, but just because the MicroSD can't handle big files and you have to use the Primes storage for those files.
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Is it possible to format the MicroSD card as NTFS? Wouldn't this solve the problems while still allow the MicroSD card to be writable/readable in Windows PCs?
I thought the original Transformer could read NTFS. I thought I remembered reading that someone hooks up a usb hard drive to their dock and plays movies off of it and that it was formatted NTFS.
I'm a heavy Linux guy (since '93), but I'd rather have it place nice with NTFS then exFAT. I can r/w NTFS just fine now thanks to ntfs-3g. Just format the sdcard as NTFS when and the problem should be solved for large files.
I've been waiting for the Prime because it can play High Profile 4.0 h.264 video in hardware.
I've already converted my entire movie/tv collection into h.264 files last spring. Took me three months with six computers working 24x7. I have over 2800 movie and tv files to watch now. Should keep me busy for several years.
I've always ran a custom rom on the original and was able to read NTFS with my drive hooked up. Don't know about stock stock..
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I thought the original Transformer could read NTFS. I thought I remembered reading that someone hooks up a usb hard drive to their dock and plays movies off of it and that it was formatted NTFS.
I'm a heavy Linux guy (since '93), but I'd rather have it place nice with NTFS then exFAT. I can r/w NTFS just fine now thanks to ntfs-3g. Just format the sdcard as NTFS when and the problem should be solved for large files.
I've been waiting for the Prime because it can play High Profile 4.0 h.264 video in hardware.
I've already converted my entire movie/tv collection into h.264 files last spring. Took me three months with six computers working 24x7. I have over 2800 movie and tv files to watch now. Should keep me busy for several years.
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hmm now i feel like i want a 64gb one because i want to store bigger files
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hmm now i feel like i want a 64gb one because i want to store bigger files
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I think i will be better to go with the dock and a small usb drive or stick. Instead of 32gb more you can have nearly 200gb more and you can transfer the movies from the disk to the Transformer.
On my original Transformer I was always able to use ES File Explorer to read files from my PC.
I was also able to stream movies and music via this app. I wonder if that would work on the prime also?
My hope is to store more on my nas and less on my tablet!
Brandon
as the extent to i know you can play the video format such as H.264 (HP @ 40Mbps), VC-1 AP, MPEG2, MPEG-4,H.263, Theora, DivX 4/5, XviD HT, , VP8, WMV, Sorenson Spark, Real Video, VP6.
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On my original Transformer I was always able to use ES File Explorer to read files from my PC.
I was also able to stream movies and music via this app. I wonder if that would work on the prime also?
My hope is to store more on my nas and less on my tablet!
Brandon
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Use BSPlayer (lite). It has an integrated file manager with smb support. Another option is to transfer and watch the movie at the same time.
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as the extent to i know you can play the video format such as H.264 (HP @ 40Mbps), VC-1 AP, MPEG2, MPEG-4,H.263, Theora, DivX 4/5, XviD HT, , VP8, WMV, Sorenson Spark, Real Video, VP6.
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What about .mkv files? I know it's just a container and not a video format, but severel devices had problems with them.
I do what i want, because I can.
Flussen said:
What about .mkv files? I know it's just a container and not a video format, but severel devices had problems with them.
I do what i want, because I can.
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Yea I'm curious about this too. Most TV shows and movies you find online in HD nowadays seem to be in .mkv format.
There is a video on YouTube of Prime playing .mkv file (which is said to be h264 high profile 1080p video) without any problems.