First of all, I am grateful that the vibrant can play divx encoded video files; I don't think I could live without it. Unfortunately it cannot stream them.
A solution is to start downloading the Avi and then [while its downloading] switch over to the Files application, go to the ".downloadTemp" folder [you need to first enable "hidden files" in the options], and open the incomplete *.avi in the stock video player application. This works wonderfully and i can instantly start watching a video AS IT DOWNLOADS.
UNFORTUNATELY, the video player app will not let me fast forward. Sometimes it lets me rewind, but it mostly takes me back to the very beginning of the video if I even touch the trackbar. And yes, for those who are wondering, the Video WAS sufficiently done downloading to reach the part of the video i wanted to fast forward to. I obviously wasn't trying to forward to the end of the video with only 10% of it downloaded.
I looked in the android market for alternative video players, and the only one that REMOTELY worked was Rockplayer. It would let me fast forward and rewind, except it was really glitchy and full of ads. I prefer just watching it on the perfectly stable stock Player than to use a glitchy one.
So i come to you guys, hoping for a solution. Any Ideas? Are there any other Video Players that i missed that will let me fast forward and rewind incomplete video files as they download?
(Oh, and if you're wondering the source of the videos, i usually just watch divx movies and shows that have been uploaded to megaupload, such as: megaupload.com/?d=T5D3YV8R&w=719&h=349)
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Solved: VPlayer and Moboplayer support HTTP Streaming for DviX
I have read a few posts similar to yours, complaining about streaming divx avi files.
I myself do NOT have any issues with this and have tested a fair share of my 900gigs of divx avi's. I DO have issues stream MKV files while I have seen others report that they can stream MKVs.
What does this mean?
This means that AllShare is no different then any of the other DLNA based streaming software out there, there are compatibility problems that need to be worked out. Usually this is sorted out on the streaming server side and not the player.
I am saying that the software you are using to stream is more then likely causing the problem.
Give Twonky a try. Thats what I use and as I said I can stream divx/xvid avi's without issue. The downside is that Twonky is not free, the upside is that there is a 30 day trial to test and see if it resolves your issue. If it does, I dont think the price for Twonky is that bad, I paid $15. If you want a free one (they update compatibility less frequently) just google search DLNA or UPNP streamers and test a few out. XBMC is a good open source alternative, but is really not an option if you are using a windows box. XBMC is a program and not a service so you would be running a full media player at all times. XBMC can be setup as a standalone in linux though, if you have a spare PC to use.
Good luck.
When I say "stream," I don't mean from a home network source, I mean from an http source.
Therefore, I don't think the DLNA solution applies (Although i'm probably going to end up taking your advice for when i want to play videos from my computer, so thanks for the tip )
But that still leaves the current issue. Any Ideas?
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When I say "stream," I don't mean from a home network source, I mean from an http source.
Therefore, I don't think the DLNA solution applies (Although i'm probably going to end up taking your advice for when i want to play videos from my computer, so thanks for the tip )
But that still leaves the current issue. Any Ideas?
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AHHHHH.... I have been looking for a way to do this as well. HTTP streaming should no longer be an issue when 2.2 drops as sites like quicksilverscreen and the like all work fine through Flash 10.1 in 2.2. I have tested this with a Nexus1 and it works beautifully even over 3g.
I still want to have access to my home server though as I have close to a terabyte of video and my system is setup to auto download shows as they come out.
I am hoping to get my hands on a deODEXed version of the AllShare app to see if I can remove the WIFI only restriction. After that it should just be a matter of setting up a VPN back to my server.
Right, megavideo should work fine once we get the 2.2 update (woot! cant wait till we get flash xD)
as for movies uploaded on megaupload, I guess i'll survive with the .downloadTemp folder trick for now. Thanks.
And if i may ask, what's the quality like on allshare and twonky? and how fast does it respond to fast forwarding/rewinding?
I would like to stream from a regular windows samba share over wireless. I can't even get that working properly. It appears to be a limitation with the player and not the OS.
I don't seem to be able to get streaming audio from websites, either through applets like IHeartRadio or direct from radio station sites. I get these feeds fine on my iPhone, but not on the G Tab.
Oddly enough, though, I CAN get Pandora and I get audio and video on YouTube and even sometimes on Xfinity TV.
Any ideas on why I can't get these streams?
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Does your iPhone work through the same Wifi connection? Could be the connection.
I haven't had any problems streaming audio, including iHeartRadio and TuneInRadio (on Vegan 1.5.1).
Yep, using the same Wifi connection.
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EDIT: Whoops! I just downloaded TuneinRadio and it works great! Sure wish I could get I Heart Radio to work, but in a pinch this will do it. Thanks for the tip!
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I was wondering if any of you out there in Rezound land have had any issues watching videos that are posted to facebook or Twitter?
Last night I loaded a video of my daughter on Facebook and when I tried to play it on my Rezound the video was very distorted but the sound was fine. I also tried to watch a Video on my Friendstream app and it also would not display properly. I used 2 apps, mVideo player and streaming video player and they both would not work.
I also have the Incredible and my wife has the Incrdible 2 and the videos worked fine on those 2 devices.
Any idea what might be causing this
I've not had any video issues... but then I don't use Facebook or Twitter (friendstream either).
You don't say if you are stock, rooted or using a non-standard ROM. All of which could affect how your phone is working and would provide info for others to help/suggest.
My primary player is MXVideo player.
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I was wondering if any of you out there in Rezound land have had any issues watching videos that are posted to facebook or Twitter?
Last night I loaded a video of my daughter on Facebook and when I tried to play it on my Rezound the video was very distorted but the sound was fine. I also tried to watch a Video on my Friendstream app and it also would not display properly. I used 2 apps, mVideo player and streaming video player and they both would not work.
I also have the Incredible and my wife has the Incrdible 2 and the videos worked fine on those 2 devices.
Any idea what might be causing this
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I've had problems with streaming videos on ICS. espn vids don't want to play and neither does the ncaa march madness streaming. I haven't tried any facebook or twitter vids.
Chromecast works fine in apps that stream from the NET (youtube, etc). Both from S3 and computer.
Streaming from my PC videos NOT made with the S3, are fine.
Streaming videos SHOT with the S3 from the PC or from the S3 are constantly stuttering. Some of them don't do it, but most do. They are shot in 720p (not 1080p).
Switched from AOSP back to Stock, same problem. Anyone else?
And streaming the same buggy videos through PLEX server (from PC to Chromecast, controlled via S3 plex app) works great. So I assume something is wrong with the videos themselves?
It seems even this smartphone has hdr10 screen recognized by prime video and YouTube, but Netflix Is limited to HD streaming.
Is it supposed to be like this ?
Same here.
I believe that the Netflix app needs updating to release this function.