did anybody has any problem with AllShare app? it can find my home media server (Twonkymedia in my Qnap) but it can never load the content list.
I can load twonkey filelist but I can't make allshare play most of video files (mostly hd ones)
Sent from my HD2 T8585 using XDA App
My guess is that your HD files are in MKV format which the Tab doesn't understand. It would need to transcode them into a format the Tab knows what to do with.
For me, none of my .avi work :-(
MediaTomb --> GT
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA App
I tought so.It would be nice to change the default player to ie rockplayer..
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA App
Ikyo said:
My guess is that your HD files are in MKV format which the Tab doesn't understand. It would need to transcode them into a format the Tab knows what to do with.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The Tab does play .mkv files.
All you need to do is use something like Astro or ES File Explorer to select the files and then open up in the player. They then play fine.
With Astro you press and hold on the file and from the selection select Open As, then Video, then choose your video player.
For ES File Explorer you simply click on the file and from the selection select Video and then again the video player you wish to use.
Regardless the stock video player although it does not show .mkv files in it's list it does however play them fine.
Mine does not even show any content, be it video or just jpg, it will just keep trying to load, and after a few mins, it will just stop with an empty list.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA App
It could be the way that the Allshare app on the Tab works. I know that my Epic will show information that my Tab won't. I read that it is how the Tab requests data from the server. I wonder if we could pull the Allshare app from the Epic and put it on the Tab.
Related
Hi,
Does someone know if it is possible to stream videos over SMB to/from Captivate?
Is there some app for it?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
I'm using Astro File Manager w/ Astro File Manager - SMB Module to access my Windows machine.
It works out pretty well...
Cool. I will try it! Thanks
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
E strong file manager.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
If you have windows 7, you can turn on media streaming under the sharing and network center and use AllShare to connect.
I have not tried yet, but i have done this with other DLNA devices.
Estrongs file manager works really good. The only problem there is no video player that can play .avi files. At least I can't find one.
dirtblade said:
Estrongs file manager works really good. The only problem there is no video player that can play .avi files. At least I can't find one.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Some of my .avi's work, and some don't. Could it be because of length? Boondock Saints II will play, but Alice in Wonderland will not, both .avis.
PuffinNugz said:
Some of my .avi's work, and some don't. Could it be because of length? Boondock Saints II will play, but Alice in Wonderland will not, both .avis.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Avi is only a container not a format. Most players will only play certain formats at certain bit rates on mobile devices.
If a movie you really want to watch will not play you will have to re-encode it to the correct format before it will work.
example: both divx and xvid are both typically .avi files, but two different formats. If the player supports one but not the other then only some of your avi files will play.
I've installed Rock(divx)Player (non-market app) and at least I can play some of .avi files from sdcard that I couldn't play before. You can get it here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?enolzhkrmmy - just use adb install to sideload it
Hi Folks,
is there any media player that can access to files that are in my LAN e.c. on my server?
If i use Astro FE, or ES File Explorer I have access to my server, but i cannot chose which media player to take...
so what I need is a player that has access to LAN or a file explorer with which i can choose how to open a file...
(Main problem: there is no media player that plays ALL file formats + lan access)
Thank you,
Michael
So far I don't believe there's any that can do that, mainly due to fact that its not that easy to develop something like this. I believe it can be done, but because the app would probably need to be either some sort of client-server architecture or streaming the video, otherwise, if you would say like double click on a media file in astro on the LAN side, it would be downloading the video to your phone, then playing it locally rather than directly playing it from the LAN server/machine. Do correct me if i'm wrong though.
have also been waiting (im)patiently for this. can't believe it hasn't been done already!
Right.
That was no problem on my winmo 6.5 device, a lot of apps were able to do that.
An alternative would be a "Lan App" that simulats a "Lan" folder at the sd-card on which media programs have access.
The downloading thing junst happens with videos, that astro or ES File Manager cannot play. I can play a single MP3 for exaple but the screen than is black. So it seems as if there´s no comfortable app.
sad.
So can you recommend me some media app that maks the android device to a good looking media player for local files? (also that "easy" exercise is not as easy...)
thanks so far!
I use subsonic. It uses its own server software, which is a bit of a bummer, but it works great anywhere be it over wifi or 3g.
http://www.subsonic.org/pages/index.jsp
PS. There are clients for many platforms, including adobe air and a built in http server as well.
The subsonic client is available on the market I believe.
Vlc steamer can do both audio and video streaming great little app, but only works if the server can run vlan server
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
Where you able to find any app with la access?
There's an app in Google Play called 'Samba filesharing'. Browse for a media file on your pc, (through LAN of course) and open it. Works like a charm....
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
I am able to stream videos from a lan computer through ES File Explorer in HTC Desire Hd using the default streaming video player app. Takes a few seconds to buffer and works a charm. Not sure if this is just a HTC feature.
Thanks for the answers I also found one called bsplayer its great!!!!
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium
Is there an app that can play a ripped dvd that is stored on the SGT?
That depends entirely on the codec you used for your ripped DVD. Have you transcoded the movie, is it a .vob, or have you kept it in and .iso?
jesand83 said:
That depends entirely on the codec you used for your ripped DVD. Have you transcoded the movie, is it a .vob, or have you kept it in and .iso?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'd be using folders with the usual dvd structure and with .vob files or .iso. There's no problem playing transcoded files of course. Thanks for any info.
Have you tried the Market?
i understand your request, but i think you would be better off encoding the video to a recognized file. You can get DVD quality video at a fraction of the space leaving you more room for other stuff or more video.
But if you still want DVD folder support try DAROON PLAYER
it's free at the Android Market just search "DAROON"
hope it works for you i haven't tried it.
theREDlegion said:
i understand your request, but i think you would be better off encoding the video to a recognized file. You can get DVD quality video at a fraction of the space leaving you more room for other stuff or more video.
But if you still want DVD folder support try DAROON PLAYER
it's free at the Android Market just search "DAROON"
hope it works for you i haven't tried it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks! I totally understand what you're saying, just wanted to know if it was possible.
Yes. An app exist. Search on Android Market
FHO Corp 2011
Why not if u got big extenal sdcard give it try guy. Just put ur dvd file on it.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA App
If you just convert the file to 3pg it'll work on any video player.
Sent from my SGT using XDA Premium
Qqplayer free on market
Sent from my GT-P1000L using XDA App
mx video player good
Daroon player
Sent from my SCH-I800 using xda premium
is there app a can see subtitles? standard player can't see subtitles?
Are there any tricks to this that don't require me to copy the file? I found a file explorer that lets me mount network drives from my NAS, but I cannot run the avi/mkv from there.
Anyone got some good pointers, or even better - a step by step for new owners ?
Cheers!
try es file explorer
daz_2000 said:
try es file explorer
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's the one I use for mounting the drive. Tried clicking, double-clicking, tapping, tapping it like I would tap a boy trying to date my daughter etc etc. Nothing happened...
I can play movies through that and it loads them in dice player. That's files off my shared folder on laptop on same LAN.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App
I got sick of trying to get high def/720p content to play over my network without lag (or even play off SD). So I bought Splashtop Streamer (the tablet version) which is a remote connection app that has the unique ability to stream at almost a full 30fps without lag, including sound. So then I just start a show/movie on my desktop, connect in, and watch it. Almost lag free. Hiccup every now and again but its pretty smooth overall. Highly recommend it.
Sent from my DROID BIONIC using xda premium
daz_2000 said:
try es file explorer
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This. Navigate to the folder, press and hold on the selected file, open as, video, and select a player such as mobo or dice.
Sent from my Captivate
I've got VLC setup on my server, running in HTTP server mode, and I'm using VLC Direct (https://market.android.com/details?id=com.vlcdirect.vlcdirect&hl=en). Works very well, and no copying is required. As an added bonus, you can use it in Remote Mode as well (not just streaming, which for all intents and purposes requires the pro version).
Thanks, guys! Got avis playing fine, and I even got mkv opened with another player. The mkv must have too high profile or something as it wasn't even stuttering (the image switched every ten seconds, so 6 images in the sound and video had a one minute lag ) even thouh the DTS sound worked fine
Will the VLC server downscale on-the-fly? Are there any options to do this? One of the major reasons for buying this was to watch movies in bed - or on the plane.
Are there any programs that will downscale movies to play well wit the Transformer?
I have a collection of videos that are kid friendly and a collection of videos that are not kid friendly and I'm looking for an app that will present the list of kid friendly movies to the android user while blocking any access to the not kid friendly movies (or any other file).
Currently I have the videos in separate folders so I see this is really being a "restricted file explorer" or a "video player locked a specific folder" app - but I'm open to suggestions. Is there an app out there that does this?
Thanks!
You can use MX PLAYER... Go to Settings-->List--> Video Folders... Select the folders which you want to display... Simple... Or, you can create an empty .nomedia folder...
Sent from my ST21i using Tapatalk 2
viktex1d said:
You can use MX PLAYER... Go to Settings-->List--> Video Folders... Select the folders which you want to display... Simple... Or, you can create an empty .nomedia folder...
Sent from my ST21i using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That looks like what I want...but this restricts MX Player as the kids video player and I like using MX Player for the non-kid videos. Is there a way to run MX player to be restrictive with a run-time switch?
Try a .nomedia manager on market (i only know Studio Kuma nomedia manager personally).
You can easily manage .nomedia files on your sd with it.
A .nomedia file in a folder prevents the folder contents to be scanned as media (could depends on your player app options too though).
You have to force a media scan once done.
beach9000 said:
That looks like what I want...but this restricts MX Player as the kids video player and I like using MX Player for the non-kid videos. Is there a way to run MX player to be restrictive with a run-time switch?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Can you be more specific about what you want????