Found an odd one and not sure who's problem this is - is it app or OS?
I have a BluRay rip (made by me using MakeMKV) of Napoleon Dynamite. I have a variety of players installed but the most stable seems to be Dice Player (ad version).
I started by playing the film from a USB HDD and it was fine. So that I could play it just on the tablet without the dock I copied over to a 32GB microSD card. This is where the fun started.
Trying to play the film from either the microSD or the SD readers failed to find any audio or sub streams. Playing the *same* microSD in a USB adaptor worked fine.
Apart from dice player none of the others I tried even offered audio streams apart from MX Player but that was unstable (still) - but at least that saw audio streams in the SD card reader. I seemed to be more stable on the USB version of the mount.
Curious what I/O api dice player (and MX player stability) could be using that lets it play video but not audio from the same mkv container depending on the hardware device it's attached to. Ideas?
I can't remember all the details but if you have a blueray rip, I'm sure its a big file. movies that are over a certain size has to be installed on the prime itself. I think it may be 4gb or something. unless you modify it. there's a thread on it somewhere here in general That they got it working and had a situation similar to yours.
I really don't remember all the details but it had to do with movie rips being over a certain size had issues playing because of the file formatting or something. it has to be changed then it'll work. you might have to backtrack a few pages or so to find that thread.
I've played 10GB+ MKV's off the microsd card and USB hard drive via dock with no issues. Card and drive have been formatted in NTFS but thats just so large files can be copied to them. I've not heard of any limitation on playing movies and have not had any issues.
MX Player open file twice. so MX need more I/O bandwidth than dice.
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First off. These forums have been amazing for this newb trying to get my device set up. I am good to go except for playing rippped DVD's.
I am running Calkulin+Clemsyn Froyo Combo.
I travel a lot so I am trying to rip my DVD collection into AVI's and then store on my 32gb micro sd card. I rip the dvd's into AVI's (currently DVD Ripper Platinum) on my PC and then copy over.
My issues:
1. I find that when I copy to sdcard2 (as opposed to sdcard) the files corrupt less often. Often times, I rip on pc, copy to sdcard2 and load with qqplayer and it hangs. I then copy the same file from the pc to sdcard and it plays. Strange.
2. Even when I get get the file to play, the quality is terrible. Audio ahead of video. Very herky/jerky during any type of action. Not sure if this is an issue when I am ripping or a Gtablet setting. Does avi vs mp4 make a difference?
Any help would be appreciated.
I've been watching ripped dvds as Xvid avi files on my gTab since day one without issues or problems. I use DVDFab and am running VEGAn 5.1.1 without any tweaks.
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I've been watching ripped dvds as Xvid avi files on my gTab since day one without issues or problems. I use DVDFab and am running VEGAn 5.1.1 without any tweaks.
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Thanks. What Gtab player are you using? Also, is xvid it's own format or is it a type of avi?
I also have no problem watching AVI or MP4. Try a different player. I use Summer Player from the market or the video player in ES file explorer. Calkulins and Clemsyn kernal.
Does your ROM have the video drivers that can utilize the nvidia video HW? When I was flipping between ROMs a while back, I recall that my video playback was poor on some ROMs because drivers were absent.
I have good video playback on all the tntlite releases and I am at 5.0.0 right now. I use the stock "normal profile" on handbrake to transcode dvd rips into mp4/m4v files. A typical movie is about 1G.
I have used the standard "gallery" to play movies, and currently use "mVideoPlayer" from the market.
For myself, I'm using VEGAN-Tab, 5.1.1 and the default player. I use AnyDVD with Handbrake and use the iPad preset. Works great with excellent video quality.
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Does your ROM have the video drivers that can utilize the nvidia video HW? When I was flipping between ROMs a while back, I recall that my video playback was poor on some ROMs because drivers were absent.
I have good video playback on all the tntlite releases and I am at 5.0.0 right now. I use the stock "normal profile" on handbrake to transcode dvd rips into mp4/m4v files. A typical movie is about 1G.
I have used the standard "gallery" to play movies, and currently use "mVideoPlayer" from the market.
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I think that may be the issue as I tried the suggestions posted and am still getting very choppy video. Can you let me know where to download. I did a search to no avail.
Thanks.
Issue fixed. Flashed Vegan-Tab 5.1.1 and everything plays great. Tried Ginger Edition before going to 5.1 and had same issues.
QUOTE=oc35;12954432]Issue fixed. Flashed Vegan-Tab 5.1.1 and everything plays great. Tried Ginger Edition before going to 5.1 and had same issues.[/QUOTE]
Right. I think only the releases up to froyo/2.2 have the proper drivers for decent video.
absolutely incredible...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1035167
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I have a diff issue with watching videos. I feel as if the sound isn't loud enough no matter which setting I mess with. When I listen to music this is never an issue so I know sound is fine on my g tab. The video files play fine on my laptop and I have tried the volume buttons on top. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance I love this forum
I am having issues playing movies off of the microsd card. I have about 8 movies saved to a 32gb microsd. I have two movies that will play (they are about 800mb each) but all of the others don't play (they are all 1.2 -1.5 gb). Does anyone know if the gtab has issues with playing larger files off of the microsd. I am running TNT Lite 4.4 Any suggestions appreciated.
Can the Flyer play high-profile .mkv movies?
Also, can you transfer a 5-8 GB movie file to the Flyer and play it flawlessly?
The Playbook does NFTS storage so you can play 6 - 8 GB movie files. I don't know if the Flyer can do NFTS or not.
you mean, you'd like to know if you can format your SD card as a NTFS drive, and copy large video files on it?
No it won't play. I tried loading 720 mkv and it doesn't play. But the SD card is supported.
I tried to with an app downloaded from the market, it does play with sounds, but the picture is not that great.
I am using Plex to play all my videos (all file types including mkv). Plex re-encodes on the fly, saving you from having to re-encode your video for your specific device.
When I had my Transformer, I was not happy with the quality of the video. But on the Flyer's 7" screen its acceptable.
I need to set up a remote server so I can watch my vids remotely away from home.
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I am using Plex to play all my videos (all file types including mkv). Plex re-encodes on the fly, saving you from having to re-encode your video for your specific device.
When I had my Transformer, I was not happy with the quality of the video. But on the Flyer's 7" screen its acceptable.
I need to set up a remote server so I can watch my vids remotely away from home.
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:O i'm gonna try it, thanks for the info
Using Plex Remotely
Using this guide below, I was able to remotely access my Plex Media Server with my Flyer tethered to my HTC Thunderbolt.
http://wiki.plexapp.com/index.php/Plex_Android#Enabling_Android_from_outside_of_your_home_network
Of note: To test your remote connection, make sure your Flyer is not connected to your home wifi network. In my case I tethered my Flyer to my Thunderbolt.
It works beautifully I might add.
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Can the Flyer play high-profile .mkv movies?
Also, can you transfer a 5-8 GB movie file to the Flyer and play it flawlessly?
The Playbook does NFTS storage so you can play 6 - 8 GB movie files. I don't know if the Flyer can do NFTS or not.
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just bought a flyer yesterday and i tried a 720p mkv (Naruto episode) and I dowloaded mobo player and it played OK. I think there was a bit of a lag but its hard to tell.
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just bought a flyer yesterday and i tried a 720p mkv (Naruto episode) and I dowloaded mobo player and it played OK. I think there was a bit of a lag but its hard to tell.
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I've read the vplayer and rockplayer should support MKVs. Supposedly you can get a cable for 1080p HDMI playback on an external source. I have not tried any of the above.
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I've read the vplayer and rockplayer should support MKVs. Supposedly you can get a cable for 1080p HDMI playback on an external source. I have not tried any of the above.
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Maybe you can connect in 1080p but from what I've read the chipset does not support 1080p video decoding.
vplayer and rockplayer would not play back 720p mkvs for me. it would play 720p avi.
I cant remember which one it was, but one of the video players i tried would play them back on "software decoding" (as opposed to "hardware decoding"), but it didn't look good.
Try Moboplayer. It plays back 720p mkvs for me. Its not super smooth but its the lowest frame drops i've seen.
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?
no then? :s
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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
Wow, what a couple of weeks of learning about android OS. I've got my X2 tweaked, but continue to have one major problem: Video playback.
I am wondering if I have had problems because of my file transfer process? I am using window 7, 64 bit tethered to x2 in order to write files to the 32g sdcard-ext which I added to my phone. I keep getting playback error on mp4 files. I have now installed vlc player app because vlc player decodes EVERYTHING on my laptop, but i continue to get the same error.
Interesting, I loaded the winamp app and plugged my phone into the laptop. Winamp noticed the droid from my laptop. I then transferred dozens of mp3 files, even converting some FLAC which took longer but still transferred with no problem playing back when the device is disconnected (USB). When I look around with root explorer, I see that these files have been dropped onto the internal memory of the x2, not the mounted 32g sd-card (sdcard-ext). Using Windows 7 with x2 tethered I dropped an mp3 audiobook onto the sdcard-ext, folder Music and was unable to find the file when the x2 is disconnected.
My question: Am I having problems because of the way in which I am writing the files to the sdcard-ext ? If so, what process do I need to follow in order to properly transfer mp3, mp4, vlk, avi to the mounted sd card for playback through winamp (audio) and vlc (video)? Thanks in advance to all who reply.
Try rockplayer from the market, its free but has a red watermark that disappears after a short while. It plays everything I have thrown at it so far on my DROID Incredible.
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Thanks for the advice. I d/led rockplayer lite and was successful in viewing an mp4 written to my 32g sd card, again transfered with the phone tethered USB using Windows 7. The video playback is a bit choppy...kinda suprising considering the dual core.
In regards to other file formats, getting error:
"Can't open mnt/sd-card-ext/Movies/x.avi to play"
and
"Can't open mnt/sd-card-ext/Movies/x.mkv to play"
I'm starting to believe I have some sort of problem with the SD card mount? That would cause slowed performance, wouldn't it? It is a Kingston 32g microSD. Any known performance issues with the card? Any idea on my issues with avi and mkv?
Personally I think the sd card being the issue is barking up the wrong tree. Different SD cards have different classes which it was a while ago but I was told they mean different speeds. But even a slower one shouldn't cause an issue.
I play MKV files on my rockplayer, so I know that one works, and avi is common enough that it should too. Possible issues might be if the video quality is too high you might just not have the RAM, but I don't know how it crashes when that is the case or what happens. But keep in mind the X2 isn't a heavy hitter in that department.
One option you can try is switching between Hardware Decoding mode settings (in the top layer of menu structure). I had issues with my mkv files where it would crash sometimes, so I would flip that setting and most of the time it would solve that particular instance (ran into one case out of six 22 minute shows where neither worked). But I was generally IN the video first before that happened.
You can also try and contact RockPlayer (or better see if they have an FAQ first) and see what solutions that brings.
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Thank you all for your help. Okay, I have rockplayer lite working somewhat on mp4, but I have a horrible lag in audio...like 9 seconds and the video is still jerky. No love on the mkv and avi as of yet. Still working it. As far as the lag issue, I opened up advance task killer to kill almost all operations before playing back...still a horrible audio lag and jerky video.
I appreciate the feedback on the SD card as I was kinda just firing into the dark, but I saw a program SD BOOSTER which claims to speed transfer rates...it also has a warning that it could glitch my SD card, so I am leary. What do you mean that the X2's strong point isn't video process?
Try MoboPlayer.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.clov4r.android.nil&hl=en
Well, after pulling out half my hair, I took a zoom out approach. Wrote video and audio to another 8gig microSD card I have. BAM . rock player and mixster ripping through avi and mp4 video. Winamp seems to be finding all mp3 but no FLAC support on winamp app as of yet. Now I have to chase down the guy who sold me this 32gig Kingston.
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how do i play mkv video files without decoding it to mp4 ?
i think any lesser device supports mkv
zonemaster said:
how do i play mkv video files without decoding it to mp4 ?
i think any lesser device supports mkv
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download vlc player or mx player from play store
om22 said:
download vlc player or mx player from play store
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It doesnt even let me copy the file, windows explorer crashes
File size larger than 4Gb? If so format SD card exfat
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File size larger than 4Gb? If so format SD card exfat
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The file is 1.4 giga and for some reason when I tried to copy the to my s3 it also crashed (in the past I could transfer to the s3)
a lot of my anime and tv shows are in mkv format but they are pretty small in size and i have no trouble playing them with mx player. i might try a larger file and get back to you.
Edit: i transfered a 13.1GB file to my XTZ "The Hobbit, An unexpected Journey 1080p" x264 .mkv file (bearing in mind whenever you transfer something to your XTZ at least in my case, it will warn you the file may need to be converted to play on your device) and i played it using mx player at first it complained i needed a custom codec to play audio because of "dts" which i went and downloaded but the movie was still playing without audio and looked fine. After installing the codec i tried playing the movie again and it was working perfectly.
If you cant transfer the files have you tried a different usb cable to connect your XTZ to your computer or even tried using an sd card reader (if your using an sd card) ?
I'm having the same issues and can't figure it out. Smaller files around 25 mb transfer fine. Larger files like my tv shows, which are 1+ gb, crash windows explorer every time. Yet I can transfer the same files without problem using OTG and a thumbdrive. I'm running stock (4.12) on an SGP312. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thx!
To the OP, mkv files play on the stock player but you wont get any audio if the audio format is AC3. Try downloading the vmplayer from google play. Works for me.
*** Also I tried a different cable and had the same results.
If watching anime, MX Player and BSPlayer are great options. I prefer to use MX Player because it renders perfectly .ass and .saa styled subtitles. Also the Hardware Plus (HW+) decoding works great. Only thing that won't be fully playable would be 10-bit color encodes that are getting popular among subbing groups, as this is due to hardware limitation, and software decoding is slow as heck with that format. So, anime in 8-bit and 1080p should run flawless.
For any other type of vids contained in mkv, MX Player and its HW+ decoder is also the one to go with. I play huge (+10GB) FullHD mkv files with no stuttering at all.
I used XTZ 32GB for all these tests.
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I'm having the same issues and can't figure it out. Smaller files around 25 mb transfer fine. Larger files like my tv shows, which are 1+ gb, crash windows explorer every time. Yet I can transfer the same files without problem using OTG and a thumbdrive. I'm running stock (4.12) on an SGP312. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thx!
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I had no issues transferring large files (up to 8GB) over USB to my SGP312. Might be a driver issue in your Windows version. I am using Windows 8 64bit myself.
That being said, I am now solely using the app Wifi File Transfer Pro to send data wirelessly to my Tablet. It is not as fast as USB, but much more convenient.
Download some other media players for your tablet like VLC, MX players. If they can not help you achieve the goal, then I am afraid that you need to encode your videos into MP4 format via a third party programs inclucing Handbrake or Brorsoft Video Converter.