Hi All,
I've read a bunch of thread but none of them has resolve my problem.
I was used to play MKV files with my Galaxy S2 without any problems with the default player.
But since I've made a restore of my phone, I'm now unable to play the same MKV file. There's only sound, no image. (I have tried some other player, none of them have worked)
Anyone has an idea of what's going on here? Am I missing a codec or something?
Thanks a lot for your help.
Are you on stock Samsung ROM?
Yes I'm using the original ROM
Model Number: GT-I9100M
Android Version: 2.3.3
Baseband Version: I9100MUGKG2
When I connect my device to Kies, it shows me that it is up to date.
No idea what could have happened?!
No .
You could try factory reset again .
You could try copy a new file and see how that plays .
jje
Ok thanks, I'll save everything and do a reset and see what will happen.
Still doesn't work, I really don't know why, that pisses me off.....
This is the movie I'm trying to play with my phone.
File Type: MKV
Size: 2213.18MB
Video Size: 1920 x 1080
Length 01:01:08
Video codec: h264
Sound codec: Dolby AC3 / FAST Multimedia AG DVM
Planet Earth from BBC
Try to clear data and cache from your video-app in settings > apps > runing apps > all
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Thanks for the advice, but it still doesn't work.
I'm wondering if there's any kind of limitation inside the new Virgin firmware or ROM that doesn't allow me to play MKV files, cause I've tried with other MKV files in 720p and this is not working either, so it's not a corrupted file or anything.
Update:
I took a look at diffrent Galaxy S2 spec from Canada and United States
Here's what I've found:
Canadian (Virgin):
Video format supported: 3GP, MP4 and WMV (unprotected)
US (AT&T):
Video format supported: 3GP, AAC, AAC+, AMRNB,AVI,eAAC+,H.263, H.264, MP4,MPEG4, QCIF, WMV; Video, Streaming
I think I'll need to unlock my phone, do you guys think it will allow me to view my files?
Thanks again
martin5mars said:
Hi All,
I've read a bunch of thread but none of them has resolve my problem.
I was used to play MKV files with my Galaxy S2 without any problems with the default player.
But since I've made a restore of my phone, I'm now unable to play the same MKV file. There's only sound, no image. (I have tried some other player, none of them have worked)
Anyone has an idea of what's going on here? Am I missing a codec or something?
Thanks a lot for your help.
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Have you tried MX Video player? I think it's the best videoplayer available on market and it supports almost all file extensions.
martin5mars said:
Hi All,
I've read a bunch of thread but none of them has resolve my problem.
I was used to play MKV files with my Galaxy S2 without any problems with the default player.
But since I've made a restore of my phone, I'm now unable to play the same MKV file. There's only sound, no image. (I have tried some other player, none of them have worked)
Anyone has an idea of what's going on here? Am I missing a codec or something?
Thanks a lot for your help.
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Try mx player.. Its available in market and its free
Thank me if I helped you
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bibymon said:
Try mx player.. Its available in market and its free
Thank me if I helped you
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martin5mars said:
Hi All,
I've read a bunch of thread but none of them has resolve my problem.
I was used to play MKV files with my Galaxy S2 without any problems with the default player.
But since I've made a restore of my phone, I'm now unable to play the same MKV file. There's only sound, no image. (I have tried some other player, none of them have worked)
Anyone has an idea of what's going on here? Am I missing a codec or something?
Thanks a lot for your help.
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This software application can be the install mx video player
Sometimes i have too problems playing mkv files
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Hi All,
I've already tried MX Player, mobo, and some others.
It can play in S/W decoder mode but its unwatchable it lags so much
Thanks again
parazitul80 said:
Sometimes i have too problems playing mkv files
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Is there something to do when you have problems with MKV files?!
I didn't find a solution for that.
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My galaxy s2 crashes and reboot when playing .mkv file it plays for a minute then hangs (no response) then reboots. It happened using stock rom and villian rom so it might not be the issue. I suppose since the stock video player doesnt support this format but isnt the s2 capable of doing so?
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The stock SGS2 is capable of playing MKVs. Have you tried a few different MKVs from different sources to see if it may just be something it doesn't like with that particular video you are trying to play?
I haven't had the problem yet on my SGS2 but on my previous phone (Captivate) there were times when a certain MKV I downloaded it did not like and would stop playing. But it was rare
I'd definitely try some other MKV videos just to see if this always happens. An MKV file from somewhere else or totally different (not from the same source as the one that does not play) just to narrow it down. I play MKVs nearly daily during my train commute to work and haven't had any problems on stock player
You can also try Mobo player - its free. Just to see if it happens on that too
Actually i used mobo player and orher player but same issue in pc it plays fine il try differrent file with mkv format il see how that works since i only tried one file so far since it supports mkv it should be the file issue but it works fine in pc thanks ill let u know if it works
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Its usually a sign of unplayable format of the file .
MKV is a container with many formats .
jje
Thank you guys, its just as you guys said some formats of mkv doesnt work but others does. Tried another mkv file and it works in the default player unlike the the former mkv where the default player said that the format is not compatible. Just to note the mkv with subtitle crashed but the one without subtitle worked. Not sure if that could be the reason
Btw how to use the thanks meter?
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I have an off-name tablet from eBay running Gingerbread and having problems getting video files to play on it. No matter what i use/encode, i get an error saying "Sorry, this video cannot be played."
What is the recommended file type/encoding settings i should be converting to for Android devices?
is it a cheap $100-150 tablet? Those have a lot of problems. The video may be to high quality. I recommend 480p vids. Either that or reset the tablet. Or it may be to cheap to play anything. Sorry, try the low quality video, does YouTube work?
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try using a different video player like VLC.
monty11ez said:
try using a different video player like VLC.
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There's a VLC player for Android? I don't see it in the Market
use moboplayer and it will play avi files also but with some research it works on my zinglife tablet too
dlcookie said:
use moboplayer and it will play avi files also but with some research it works on my zinglife tablet too
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You're just doing a regular avi encoding, nothing special? Thanks
serstylz2 said:
You're just doing a regular avi encoding, nothing special? Thanks
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it plays all files u throw at it !
or else use xmedia reencode to convert files
I must have a ****ty tablet, cant get any filetype to play. Thanks all
I am trying to watch a video on my.nt and it's being weird. In can't fast forward and I can't jump to parts. Also it gets fifty at times. Is it the tablet or the player? I would really like to watch tinker taylor solder spy and the player is killing it.
It might help if you specify what codec the video is encoded with, what container the video is contained in, and what video player you're trying to use before anyone can help you.
The movie is avi but the problem also happens with mp4 videos. The player is mobo player. ITs stored on my sd card, would putting it on the internal drive be better?
I was having problems with mobo myself. I wound up going with Mx Player. Glad I did---LOVE it
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I'm having similar issues with MX, but I can't play ANYTHING. It just crashes. I'm on a rooted NT. Any suggestions? I've already tried uninstalling/installing.
loribuono said:
I'm having similar issues with MX, but I can't play ANYTHING. It just crashes. I'm on a rooted NT. Any suggestions? I've already tried uninstalling/installing.
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Did you also get arm7 codec?
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Hey, so whenever I try to watch MKV videos that are 200mb or bigger, my GS2 will play the video for a couple of minutes, but then it freezes and I have to restart the phone. I'm currently using Unnamed ROM, but I've tried using other ROMs and the same thing happens. Can anyone help!? Thanks.
Odd... never had such an issues. also shouldn't this be under the Q & A section?
Are you over clocking/undervolting? This happened to me when I oc/uv a little too much with something that needs more power.
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Try using other video players such as mxvideo player or mvideoplayer.
mobo player works good too.
Dice player is the best player I've found that will play .mkv files. I've used Mobo too and Dice plays better IMO. If your OC/UV'ing, like mentioned, that will certainly play a roll. Try all stock voltages and see if you lock up.
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I made some files from an MKV BD rip to test out picture quality. I made 2 files each at 1280x720 and 800x480 in both MKV and MP4 containers. I wanted to see if there was any appreciable difference in viewing quality between resolution and see if, as you reported, there were any problem playing MKVs with the stock player. Well, I immediately ran into a problem. When I tried to drag and drop the 2 MKV files over it instantly crashed Windows Explorer. Every time. I tried using Kies, but it converts the files to MP4 when copying to the device. Strangely, it converted them fine and they played fine, as did the others. I don't know why an MKV file would cause Explorer to crash. In watching the files I could not see any noticeable quality difference between the Hi-def 1280 file and the native 800 file that would make it worthwhile to give up the additional storage space needed for the Hi-def file. I'd still like to know why I can't transfer an MKV file to the device, though.
Miami_Son said:
I made some files from an MKV BD rip to test out picture quality. I made 2 files each at 1280x720 and 800x480 in both MKV and MP4 containers. I wanted to see if there was any appreciable difference in viewing quality between resolution and see if, as you reported, there were any problem playing MKVs with the stock player. Well, I immediately ran into a problem. When I tried to drag and drop the 2 MKV files over it instantly crashed Windows Explorer. Every time. I tried using Kies, but it converts the files to MP4 when copying to the device. Strangely, it converted them fine and they played fine, as did the others. I don't know why an MKV file would cause Explorer to crash. In watching the files I could not see any noticeable quality difference between the Hi-def 1280 file and the native 800 file that would make it worthwhile to give up the additional storage space needed for the Hi-def file. I'd still like to know why I can't transfer an MKV file to the device, though.
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How big is the file? And use the file explorer option in Kies Air. And I like the option of being able to playback 720p files so I don't have to go through the process of re-encoding everything just for my phone.
penguinlogik said:
How big is the file? And use the file explorer option in Kies Air. And I like the option of being able to playback 720p files so I don't have to go through the process of re-encoding everything just for my phone.
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The files varied in size from 100-200mb. I have yet to try KiesAir, but will do so. The file size difference between a 1280x720 and an 800x480 file is considerable. Enough to make a reconversion worthwhile. I use PavTube Ultimate and there's a preset for Samsung that makes it a practically 1-step process.
AntwanL said:
Are you over clocking/undervolting? This happened to me when I oc/uv a little too much with something that needs more power.
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No, I haven't tried to overclock it yet.
penguinlogik said:
Try using other video players such as mxvideo player or mvideoplayer.
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I've tried multiple video players. Got the same results.
Try using MX Video player and change in the settings somewhere to use software decoding instead of hardware accelerated and see if that works.
penguinlogik said:
Try using MX Video player and change in the settings somewhere to use software decoding instead of hardware accelerated and see if that works.
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+1 had the same problem with done of my videos out of sync when I would resume them. Mx solved that problem with software encoding instead of hardware
Hi guys,
I am having issue streaming MKV files off a Windows share from my S3.
I am using DicePlayer, and even tried other ones (MX, VLC beta and other ones ...).
The application will be buffering and then go back to the file browser.
I was using the exact same technic with my S2 and it worked just fine.
I am using the stock Samsung ROM, rooted.
Have you guys tried that at all?
I haven't tried to store the mkv on the SD/internalSD storage yet but that would defeat the purpose ...
Thanks !