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
Mr Paul said:
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.
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Hi guys, was just wondering if anyone had any issues playing videos (of any type) to play properly on their tab and if so if they have found a way to fix it..?
Recently bought a tab 10.1, and no matter what file type I upload - avi, mkv, xvid, divx, mp4, m4v etc none will play without pixelation on playback.
I've converted with 5 different converters, played using moboplayer, vplayer, rockplayer, diceplayer and mxplayer.
Youtube playback is fine, I'm going to try streaming tonight see if that's fine.
Don't really know what else to do. So any help or suggestions is greatly appreciated!
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Hi guys, was just wondering if anyone had any issues playing videos (of any type) to play properly on their tab and if so if they have found a way to fix it..?
Recently bought a tab 10.1, and no matter what file type I upload - avi, mkv, xvid, divx, mp4, m4v etc none will play without pixelation on playback.
I've converted with 5 different converters, played using moboplayer, vplayer, rockplayer, diceplayer and mxplayer.
Youtube playback is fine, I'm going to try streaming tonight see if that's fine.
Don't really know what else to do. So any help or suggestions is greatly appreciated!
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What quality of vids are you playing? 720p should be fine with those player especially mobo and dice
I'm not playing HD quality. Most of my video files are normal quality avi's. Really I'd really like it to just play them but it won't play them without the pixelation.
K well I tried streaming a video from my MacBook Pro to my tab via wifi and it works perfectly...
Thoughts anyone?
How are you transferring the files onto your tab? I have a MAc book pro also and the only way I was able to transfer quickly was via the USB adaptor...
I'm using Diceplayer and have encountered no issues with play back and most of my files are downloads and avi, mkv etc. I just plug and play, no converting or anythign and not encountered any pixilation or play back issues.
Seems what works for some doesn't work for others...but if streaming worked for you, try the adaptor for getting your video's onto the tab.
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How are you transferring the files onto your tab? I have a MAc book pro also and the only way I was able to transfer quickly was via the USB adaptor...
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I'm using Kies, and that seems to transfer at a reasonable rate. Not too painfully slow.
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I'm using Kies, and that seems to transfer at a reasonable rate. Not too painfully slow.
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Have u tried transfer it manually using usb data cable from pc to tab?
i'm not suprised you're getting pixalation issues if you're trying to transfer using Kies. I found it an absolute joke but then again I am using a MAC.
Just suck it up and buy the USB adaptor...and transfer files via a USB stick or use WIFI explorer
Ya, Kies is as absolute joke on Mac.
Didn't think that it was the program that was causing my problems. I searched and searched for days and converted god knows how many types of files when all along it the useless program.
I just transferred some files via the hubby's PC through File Explorer and it's now playing perfectly.
Total fail of a program. Can't update firmware on Mac, can't upload files, it can't even update itself.
Cheers for all the help guys.
Why not instead of the USB cable, download SwiFTP and setup an FTP server on the tab? Then just FTP files to it using FileZilla on the PC or something?
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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
So, I'm trying out various Android market apps on my rooted NT, trying to find a way to play .avi files. These videos easily on my Android phone: drag, drop, and play. But since the NT doesn't naively support .avi (and other common video extension) files, what can I do? Do I have to install codecs or something? Thanks.
Download MX player is the best out there, in the nook tablet works perfectly you can install the codecs for Arm7 only if it tells you to. It support many video formats including AVI by default.
~ Veronica
lavero.burgos said:
Download MX player is the best out there, in the nook tablet works perfectly you can install the codecs for Arm7 only if it tells you to. It support many video formats including AVI by default.
~ Veronica
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Yeah, I tried that app, along with some of its codecs. No luck. If I take the time to convert files in Handbrake to .mp4, it'll work, but my old laptop takes forever.
Whenever (an it's not often) i get a file that doesn't work in MX Player.. then Mobo player usually does the job... with no extra codecs to install
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Whenever (an it's not often) i get a file that doesn't work in MX Player.. then Mobo player usually does the job... with no extra codecs to install
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Yeah, I also tried Mobo, didn't work.
I wonder what's wrong? It can't be the video files, as they play just fine on my Samsung GSII.
Yeah i think you are defiantly doing something wrong..
In MX player and Mobo Player make sure you're using the SW decode for playing the movies..
Apart from that maybe you need to provide a little more info so we can help you troubleshoot. The NT definitely plays AVI and it does it quite well so maybe there's just something a little screwed up in your system..
thnaks
it worked for me
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.