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I've noticed movie lagging on HTC Inspire and Dell Streak but not on Archos. The larger the file the more likely it gets laggy. I tried RockPlayer, VitalPlayer, MxZing. Any suggestions? Thanks!!
If the bit-rate of the movie is too high the phone won't be able to play it back smoothly no matter what player you use. I'd recommend using the free 'Handbrake' to transcode the movie to a more managable size/bit-rate.
DirkGently1 said:
If the bit-rate of the movie is too high the phone won't be able to play it back smoothly no matter what player you use. I'd recommend using the free 'Handbrake' to transcode the movie to a more managable size/bit-rate.
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Thanks for the reply. However, Archos 43 can play the same video fine...
andycai said:
Thanks for the reply. However, Archos 43 can play the same video fine...
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That's because the Archos is capable of HD video playback. It probably has hardware acceleration where the others do not.
Can Xoom play .mkv video files?
I have a lot of 720p .mkv movies. I was wondering if I can watch 720p .mkv movies on the Xoom.
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Can Xoom play .mkv video files?
I have a lot of 720p .mkv movies. I was wondering if I can watch 720p .mkv movies on the Xoom.
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i doubt the native player can but i wouldnt be surprised to see some to some support for it later in the app market. most players out of box dont support mkv i believe
http://androidforums.com/android-applications/221011-app-play-avi-mkv-files.html
Rockplayer, arcMedia, VPlayer, yxplayer just to name a few.
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I just tested Rockplayer and yxplayer on my CM7 Galaxy S and I can play my avi's now. It COULD work on honeycomb.
Prob not....
I doubt that the xoom will be able to play .mkv files right out of the box. But Im sure that there are other players in the market that will be able to. I used to have an iPad (but sold it to get the xoom) and that was one of my main problems, not being able to play .mkv, but the VLC app worked perfectly for me, the only problem was that the iPad wasn't powerful enough to run a 720p or an 1080p .mkv file. Kept lagging and the audio was out of sync. Hopefull with the tegra 2 processor and the 1080p support the xoom will be able to play my files.
robbiev80 said:
http://androidforums.com/android-applications/221011-app-play-avi-mkv-files.html
I just tested Rockplayer and yxplayer on my CM7 Galaxy S and I can play my avi's now. It COULD work on honeycomb.
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I tested all of them on Dell Streak 5, Nexus One and Inspire 4G, they can play but with lags. Ironically, the cheap Archos can play the same file fine. Go figure.
just make sure theyre not more than 4gbs. damn android file size limitation.
robbiev80 said:
http://androidforums.com/android-applications/221011-app-play-avi-mkv-files.html
I just tested Rockplayer and yxplayer on my CM7 Galaxy S and I can play my avi's now. It COULD work on honeycomb.
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Galaxy S has native Divx support and can play AVI and MKV through the built in video player. No need for any third party players. I doubt the Xoom will have divx certification, but it certainly should be able to decode 720P MKV files using a software solution through Rockplayer.
andycai said:
I tested all of them on Dell Streak 5, Nexus One and Inspire 4G, they can play but with lags. Ironically, the cheap Archos can play the same file fine. Go figure.
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none of these have dual core either so the xoom will be able to handle high def mkvs, we probably just have to wait for a player that take advantage of dual core to smooth out playback.
socomdark said:
none of these have dual core either so the xoom will be able to handle high def mkvs, we probably just have to wait for a player that take advantage of dual core to smooth out playback.
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I don't think it has anything to do with CPU as Archos doesn't have that issue (although it has many other issues)...
randytheshiv said:
just make sure theyre not more than 4gbs. damn android file size limitation.
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what does it use FAT32??
muyoso said:
Galaxy S has native Divx support and can play AVI and MKV through the built in video player. No need for any third party players. I doubt the Xoom will have divx certification, but it certainly should be able to decode 720P MKV files using a software solution through Rockplayer.
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Not if you are running CM7 (as I stated in my post). CM7 = AOSP based.
OR u can use Handbrake to help u convert mkv to mp4 for playback on your xoom
Beware, that's not true. Xoom has limitation for what kind of video files it can play:
https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/45753?tstart=0
This has been discussed many times, all the forum threads are still alive.
You can search and join the talk.
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I doubt that the xoom will be able to play .mkv files right out of the box. But Im sure that there are other players in the market that will be able to. I used to have an iPad (but sold it to get the xoom) and that was one of my main problems, not being able to play .mkv, but the VLC app worked perfectly for me, the only problem was that the iPad wasn't powerful enough to run a 720p or an 1080p .mkv file. Kept lagging and the audio was out of sync. Hopefull with the tegra 2 processor and the 1080p support the xoom will be able to play my files.
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none of these have dual core either so the xoom will be able to handle high def mkvs, we probably just have to wait for a player that take advantage of dual core to smooth out playback.
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But it will still be limited by the FAT32 file system. You can't play full length 1080p simply because the files are too big.
please stop spreading this nonsense. its not true. this is a horrible false news being spread way to much. i just dont get people.
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But it will still be limited by the FAT32 file system. You can't play full length 1080p simply because the files are too big.
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Isn't the whole 32Gb formated in EXT4? Why would there me any use of FAT32!?
What nonsense?
dudeimgeorge said:
please stop spreading this nonsense. its not true. this is a horrible false news being spread way to much. i just dont get people.
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andycai said:
I tested all of them on Dell Streak 5, Nexus One and Inspire 4G, they can play but with lags. Ironically, the cheap Archos can play the same file fine. Go figure.
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my sentiments exactly, my Archos 101 can play every video file I thro w at it, I did purchase the $12 Cinema Plugin, the inability of the xoom to play some video files is what is keeping me from buying one, among other things
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Isn't the whole 32Gb formated in EXT4? Why would there me any use of FAT32!?
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Oh, I have an Evo and I think the file system on the SD card is FAT32. Can Windows 7 read EXT4?
Motorola's official word is to use <15MBps video on 720 and it will be fine.
Check the sticky faq here, it has the link to full Moto article.
We know tegra 2 has problem with 1080p HP, can the adreno 220 playback 1080p HP?
Yes it can, smoothly
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I agree. It can play 1080p videos, and the phone seems to do it with ease.
By 1080p do you mean 1080p high profile?
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By 1080p do you mean 1080p high profile?
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That is what the title of the post says...
Most movies etc is around 24fps.. Not sure why u need 50-60fps tho I don't really have any movie at those rates. If u can find me one i'll be happy to try
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By 1080p do you mean 1080p high profile?
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By 1080p I mean 1080p.
1080p just means 1080 horizontal lines, displayed progressively (ie. line 1, then line 2, then line 3, etc).
I don't know what you mean by "HP". Never heard of it. 1080p video can be a number of different video formats (mp4, h.264, etc.) and a number of different FPS (24, 25, 30, etc).
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By 1080p I mean 1080p.
1080p just means 1080 horizontal lines, displayed progressively (ie. line 1, then line 2, then line 3, etc).
I don't know what you mean by "HP". Never heard of it. 1080p video can be a number of different video formats (mp4, h.264, etc.) and a number of different FPS (24, 25, 30, etc).
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h.264 is a codec, mp4 is a container. They are different things. Just y 2c
Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1080p
McT1980 said:
Most movies etc is around 24fps.. Not sure why u need 50-60fps tho I don't really have any movie at those rates. If u can find me one i'll be happy to try
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I believe blu rays use 1080p high profile and stuff on the web is as well. I would prefer not to convert videos that I don't have to.
Its so hard to find any technical information about the adreno 220. I remember Qcomm boasting how it was 2x the power of tegra. Obviously that is a huge lie, but it would be nice to know what it officially supports.
Can any one with a sensation try to play this clip:
http://www.dvdloc8.com/clip.php?movieid=13599&clipid=4
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Can any one with a sensation try to play this clip:
http://www.dvdloc8.com/clip.php?movieid=13599&clipid=4
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Video looks great but I'm not getting any sound. Tried stock, mobo, and dice players.
karnovaran said:
Video looks great but I'm not getting any sound. Tried stock, mobo, and dice players.
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Try qqplayer
brusko1972 said:
Try qqplayer
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I did but qq wouldn't even do video.
magic_man said:
We know tegra 2 has problem with 1080p HP, can the adreno 220 playback 1080p HP?
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The Adreno220 is capable of SBS (side by side) Stereocopic video @ 1080p, Pretty powerful stuff.
magic_man said:
Can any one with a sensation try to play this clip:
http://www.dvdloc8.com/clip.php?movieid=13599&clipid=4
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tried with rockplayer. the details shows that the audio for this video uses 6 channels, is that the reason why no audio could be heard while playing
well so far i watched quite some 720p mkvs.. like hdtv rips and 720p bluray rips : these work fine with diceplayer
1080p trailers sometimes fluent and sometimes not...but dont get ur hopes up for 1080p bluray rips (6gig/10gig) these it cannot handle.. hope that this will be fixed in near future by software developments
anyone know a decent video player for TF? wiht Tegra2 it even can play decent 720p MKV...
Haven't tried it for MKV containers but Buzz Player works perfectly with x264 encoded mp4 encodes.
Would love to find a player that dims the on screen Honeycomb buttons like the stock player though.
mobo player with codec
change the setting of mkv to software acc' in the setting
I use RockPlayer. Works perfect for me. Don't think its on the market though.
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Rosch89 said:
I use RockPlayer. Works perfect for me. Don't think its on the market though.
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https://market.android.com/details?...er.android.unified.lite&feature=search_result
Lite version is but not the full version. The watermark on the top left can be pretty annoying.
It's been mentioned in other forums- DICE Player works very well! The dev mentions in the app description that Tegra 2 might have some glitches, but so far it's been able to play most mkvs i throw at it- even those that mobo and mx (and others) play with no sound!
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.inisoft.mediaplayer.trial&feature=more_from_developer
sadly tegra 2 is unable to fully decode HD using its hardware. dice so far has the smoothest frame rate in all the players out there, but it still lag at certain scenes where there is a lot of movement or fighting. hoping they be able to solve the problem.
anyway was wondering by increasing the processing speed of the tegra 2, will it be able to process mkv better?
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sadly tegra 2 is unable to fully decode HD using its hardware. dice so far has the smoothest frame rate in all the players out there, but it still lag at certain scenes where there is a lot of movement or fighting. hoping they be able to solve the problem.
anyway was wondering by increasing the processing speed of the tegra 2, will it be able to process mkv better?
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It has nothing to do with Tegra 2. Samsung's Galaxy S series are using Hummingbird and can fully decode 720p. It's all software and codecs.
You could always just convert your move to mp4, I've done it to loads of HD movies (LOTR and such) and they run great, even streaming through to the TV via HDMI.
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well mkv works the best in dice player atm. hopefully they can optimize it for tegra.
DICE Player is the answer to your problem concerning MKVs. Give it a try, the developer is VERY active on the XDA forums especially in the Transformer forum.
Converting something to another format is unacceptable in the hardware that we're getting. And honestly, it's a waste of time to convert. Just get DICE Player and you won't ever have to convert again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16224858#
Go there. The developer is actively talking in that thread. Another new version was released today to fix some problems with subtitles and multiple audio streams in a single MKV. Honestly, it's the best player and well worth the $4US to the dev.
MX player is the best the guy above ^ is 100% right.
Hello, playing with my new toy. Have a DHD and quite experienced with rooting etc.
Im currently having some lag issues with mkv and or 720p or above movies. Tried mobo player and the normal one.
Currently have the revolver rom, feels quite good i like the update app which came with it. Going to try revHD rom later tonight to see if there is any improvements.
Whats a recomended video player or rom for movie stuff? Answers on a postcard, Thanks!
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Paid: Dice Player
Free: MX Video Player
Also, hd video is really difficult for the Tegra 2 that barely handles 720p. You can have 1080p, and smooth, but it will most likely need to be re-encoded so that the hardware will like it... you might want to try to overclock, often that solves the issue, even if not always.
If you go for the re-encode way, use h264 basic profile, that's the biggest deal.
Thats really a bummer since i thought the tegra 2 is well capable to display atleast 720p mkv videos having a hd screen. Is it the tegra Architektur which doesnt play nicely with hd mkv material or just software related?
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Really? The mkv videos I downloaded the other day works just fine.. but I guess it could be because I'm overclocking? I mean, it was 720 p and it was working way smoooth with Mobo so I don't know where your complaints come frmo..
It has to do with the type of encoding. You can get 1080p to play if you encode it right
just tried a 720p clip and it does play smoothly with HW encoding but can not play the sound back. Is it because of the sound track being dts 7.1 ch?
How long takes to convert a video with handbrake?
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Don't reencode the videos. Use a MKV -> MP4 Tool to reencode the audiostream to aac. It's way faster.
Have a look at my tests http://painfullyrandom.blogspot.com/2011/08/testing-android-video-decoding.html and/or search here on XDA for Tegra hd video. Sadly it's not the best choice for video play... It works but it's far from optimal.
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I've said it before, I'll say it again. Try Diceplayer. The only reason it won't playback ANY file well, is because the bit-rate is too high for Tegra 2. All the videos I download are 720P h264 and it plays them just fine. The only time it struggles is when there is fast panning (which results in a higher bitrate if it's a variable bitrate). All things said, I have no issues playing any videos, even those with 7.1 channel audio.
Also, use the search function. This is discussed at length in a few other threads in the transformer forums. I think it was specifically in the Themes/Apps forum.
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I've said it before, I'll say it again. Try Diceplayer. The only reason it won't playback ANY file well, is because the bit-rate is too high for Tegra 2. All the videos I download are 720P h264 and it plays them just fine. The only time it struggles is when there is fast panning (which results in a higher bitrate if it's a variable bitrate). All things said, I have no issues playing any videos, even those with 7.1 channel audio.
Also, use the search function. This is discussed at length in a few other threads in the transformer forums. I think it was specifically in the Themes/Apps forum.
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yes, Dice Player is the best so far. Playing videos is a hit / miss with the rest of the free players...
Paran0idAndr0id said:
just tried a 720p clip and it does play smoothly with HW encoding but can not play the sound back. Is it because of the sound track being dts 7.1 ch?
How long takes to convert a video with handbrake?
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same here but the audio is "only" AC3 5.1 the video is super smooth but there is no sound.
I don't know where you get your files, but I'm almost sure I don't want to go to that site.
Example:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/420077/Indiana Jones 4_HD 1080base.mp4
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/420077/Indiana Jones 4_HD 720main.mp4
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/420077/Indiana Jones 4_HD 480high.mp4
those are a few seconds from the trailer of Indiana Jones and the crystal skull grabbed from the PSN "some time" ago. Play them at 1ghz on the Transformer with Dice (or whatever you want), and see what works well... I encoded this stuff in a way that shows my point. Same bitrate for all of them.
The original file is main profile, full hd and slightly higher bitrate. Still plays at 1ghz.
Keep in mind that if you make the file hard to decode, the size could be quite small, once I've watched a reasonably good dvd rip that was 250mb. That's the whole point of h264 vs divx, same quality, smaller file. Or same size better quality, depending on your point of view
I just tried the dice player and it plays the test file without problems being 720p mkv. I think Asus should had intergrated such a mdiaplayer by default
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