I'm trying to play the above gopro recordings on my Xperia table z without much luck. If tried several players but best I can get is a very slow frame rate. Before buying this table I went to a shop and tried my gopro sd in several devices. I'm sure the Xperia could play the recordings.
If tried copying the vid file to the tablet. I'm only interested in playing from the sd card though. Iv tried vlc, Gom,Vplayer and mx player.
I'm running the standard sony 4.2.2
Tablet is 16gb WiFi only s
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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.
Rockplayer Lite
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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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.
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.
Hi I am looking for a new tablet for video viewing and I am thinking about Z2. Ive got a z1 compact smartphone and its great, I wouldnt mind owing a sony tablet too.
Now my question is Z2 tablet capable of playing 1080p HI10P videos (mainly anime) ? my z1c can play 720p hi10p vids in software playback mode, which is ok.
Can anyone confirm this that it plays them or doesnt. Thanks
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Hi I am looking for a new tablet for video viewing and I am thinking about Z2. Ive got a z1 compact smartphone and its great, I wouldnt mind owing a sony tablet too.
Now my question is Z2 tablet capable of playing 1080p HI10P videos (mainly anime) ? my z1c can play 720p hi10p vids in software playback mode, which is ok.
Can anyone confirm this that it plays them or doesnt. Thanks
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Just tested on mine. It doesn't play using the inbuilt Sony movie player. I can get it working using third party players (I tried VLC and MXPlayer), but only using the software decoder.
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Just tested on mine. It doesn't play using the inbuilt Sony movie player. I can get it working using third party players (I tried VLC and MXPlayer), but only using the software decoder.
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Thanks. Did you experience any problems (stuttering, lag, seeking not working, etc)?
I bought the (Slimport) nano.console (Analogix) (http://www.analogix.com/en/products/nanoconsole) on Indiegogo a couple of weeks ago so I could play recorded videos directly from the LG V10 onto my Samsung SUHD 4K (JS7000) TV. I was disappointed to see that the video playback was choppy. All ok on the device screen but choppy on the TV. Tried at 1080 p and UHD resolutions at 30 fps. I also tried using Miracast to stream wirelessly over wifi to my Chromecast. It worked. Looked like a bit lower resolution but also choppy. So, I'm thinking this issue is likely NOT with the Slimport. I'm thinking that it's something with the phone.
Anyone have any suggestions to make the video output smoother? I tried alternate video players, such as MX player and VLC player. Same thing. Thanks!
UPDATE 3/15: Heard back from Analogix. They indicate that this problem must be with the phone. They suggested making sure to close out any programs that might be occupying the processor. I did that and things look a little bit smoother. I need to play with this more when I get a minute.