[Q] Getting smooth flash playback on CM7 - Defy Android Development

Hi Ive been installing a tonne of ROMs this past few days and the cyanogen ROM is pretty amazing, only problem I have found is the flash video playback within websites is not that good, even the official CM7 Roms have had this problem with choppy flash video.
I have found an update zip in the forums that makes flash video and 720p video playback silky smooth, however it only installs on froyo and when trying to install the update via recorvery on CM7 it comes with an error during process and is ubale to install (doesnt do anything to booting up so didn't affect ROM when unsucessfull)
the link below is where a member posted this 720P playback update zip:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...3&postcount=24
if its possible to adapt the code for installing on CM7 gingerbread, you would have cracked the problem that even the official CM7 ROMS still have,

Your link doesn't work.
Btw. Quarx said he wants to enable hardware accelerated flash on CM7.

hw flash works in nightlys. if you want it to work on older releases replace libstagefright.so or rebuild one from source.
Oh and flash playback is incredibly bad on stock roms. On cm7 nightly 480p is watchable and 720p is only a little choppy while on stock 360p is barely watchable even on leaked 2.3.
And why did you opened a dev tread for that? General is ok but why dev. And working HW flash is stated in the OP of CM7 thread

Havent tried the latest nighlty but if its hardware accelerated must be good. that link was working today as I double checked it but it definitely feels hardware accelrated once zip is applied on a froyo rom not stutter whats so ever, im using BBC news embeded flash videos as a benchmark as they are pretty demanding videos to play with mico choppiness ever 10 seconds without the mentioned update zip

BBC news videos are fluid for me on CM7 nightly. Once it became choppy in full screen, I think some other service was using a lot of CPU at the same time.

heres the correct link from that post with the really good decoder
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11018223&postcount=24
just installed the nightly rom and playback 720p video fine but flash is no where near as good compared to using froyo and this update zip which I tried to install (after testing) on the nightly rom and it gave me continuous loop.
Back to nordic for me.

UPDATE!
Update latest rc0 implements flash hardware decoding, its amazing!

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[Q] Adobe Flash 11 distortion

Anyone else having problems with Adobe Flash 11 videos playing all distorted? When I go to youtube or any site with flash videos they appear with green lines and just blurry incomprehensible video while the audio plays fine. This has been happening for awhile, but usually resizing the screen or going from full screen back to "in-browser" would fix the issue but that seemed to stop working. I even tried uninstalling Adobe Flash and re-installing but that didnt help either.
Running Cyanogenmod, not sure if that makes a difference.
Same problem here, but try using different browsers will help.
I got that on cm7 but stock it works fine.
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This is a current issue with all CM7 based ROMs. There are a couple of bugs filed on the issue tracker for both the p999 and p990... Vote for them so we can get a fix.
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lotherius said:
This is a current issue with all CM7 based ROMs. There are a couple of bugs filed on the issue tracker for both the p999 and p990... Vote for them so we can get a fix.
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I was able to correct this issue by downgrading from Adobe Flash 11.1 down to 10.3, not a perfect solution of course but better than distorted video.
It seems (from what I can tell) that this issue is related to hardware acceleration in 11.1, because 10.3 uses software acceleration and works just fine.
The version I installed is located in this thread (Flash 10.3 + Hulu_8.apk):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1010606
My Configuration:
P999DW
CM7 NIGHTLY 20130301
Mazout GB Kernel (Overclockable) 2.6.32.60
Baseband v21y
Adobe Flash 10.3 w/Hulu_8 Patch

ICS and mp4 video files

So i just 1 day ago installed a custom rom with ICS (as my signature says)
But some of my mp4 video files cant be played and others can, i didnt have any problem with it in Gingerbread, so i was wondering if it's a general problem with ICS and it's just not complete it, or something else, anyone have an idea?
Pjevser said:
So i just 1 day ago installed a custom rom with ICS (as my signature says)
But some of my mp4 video files cant be played and others can, i didnt have any problem with it in Gingerbread, so i was wondering if it's a general problem with ICS and it's just not complete it, or something else, anyone have an idea?
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Just codec issue, download VLC and that should fix it
But still, gingerbread could play all my mp4 files without problems, so i dont see why ICS shouldn't either, but i guess it will get fixed at some time later.
Psychoticus said:
Just codec issue, download VLC and that should fix it
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I'm using ICS 4.0.4 KonstaKang from Modaco and VLC doesnt work :\
It installs but doesnt open.
But on my ZTE Blade I installed MX Player and Armv6 SPF codecs and it plays every mp4 I have

desire S problems with all custom firmware!

I have a problem with the camera and video hardware to all custom firmware which are based on cyanogenmod kernel. Camera work but does not move and hardware video on player don*t move. On firmware are based on stock all right work. I've tried everything hboot and recovery but result is the same. Install Miui 2.1.6.08 then install kernel UNITY_V9_2.6.35.14 is the only variant when camera well works but hardware video does not work at all. I hope to help developers!
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dimonicool said:
I have a problem with the camera and video hardware to all custom firmware which are based on cyanogenmod kernel. Camera work but does not move and hardware video on player don*t move. On firmware are based on stock all right work. I've tried everything hboot and recovery but result is the same. Install Miui 2.1.6.08 then install kernel UNITY_V9_2.6.35.14 is the only variant when camera well works but hardware video does not work at all. I hope to help developers!
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When you install cyanogen don't flash the tiamat kernel, just a thought :3
Bewinxed said:
When you install cyanogen don't flash the tiamat kernel, just a thought :3
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I repeat once more when flash cyanogenmod or Miui with cm kernel, I have a problem with the camera and video and tiamat kernel does not affect this
some guys faced with this
Upload video with this problem megaupload.com/?d=4Q4JWAX5
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i hope someone could take a look at this and lend a hand. i've got the same problem with my Desire S. Used both MIUI 1.12.30 and then Reaper v1.1, both really good ROMs except for the video playback problem. It does the same when trying to take pictures, the camera preview window would freeze after a couple of seconds but pictures come out ok. same thing when viewing videos through browser or when i try to watch a video file saved in the sd card, video freezes after couple of seconds but audio is totally normal.
yep yep! and what I say
here's another http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1441784

[Q] Looking for latest ROM

Hi,
What is the latest most updated ROM versions there is for TF101?
Did 4.2.2 JB came out already? Or is it still 4.1.2?
I'm still with 4.03 ICS by Revolver and there's not apparent update of this ROM brand.
I'm more interested in modified stock ROM's than CM based ROM's.
Thanks
gil80 said:
Hi,
What is the latest most updated ROM versions there is for TF101?
Did 4.2.2 JB came out already? Or is it still 4.1.2?
I'm still with 4.03 ICS by Revolver and there's not apparent update of this ROM brand.
I'm more interested in modified stock ROM's than CM based ROM's.
Thanks
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Asus has not gone past 4.0.3 (build 9.2.1.27) and it has been over 6 months. I have heard rumors they have abandonned it.
If you want to go to JB, you will have to go with a CM, Paranoid Android, AOSP or AOKP build.
I will say this - IT IS SO WORTH IT! It is so much smoother and such.
I was running the TeamEOS 3 (4.1.X builds) and switched to the PA/CM10 hybrid last fall. Loved the PhabletUI over the tablet UI.
TeamEOS 4 came out with (4.2.X builds) and I jumped over to that. It is fully functoinal for what I use (including BT HID and GPS). No issues for me.
I had the 4.1.2 from MattmanWRX on my TF101 and showed it to a Stock Infinity user and he swore up and down my tablet was smoother and more fluid than his (with 2x the horsepower).
All of the 4.1.X and 4.2.X ROMs that I have run (TeamEOS, LiquidSmooth, MattmanWRX and the RaymanFX 4.2 0.8.0) had full keyboard dock support if you have that.
Keep in mind, 4.2.X is a PhabletUI, no tablet interface available. If you want the Tablet UI, stick with 4.1.X.
@frederuco
Thanks for the detailed reply. I had no idea they didn't go past 4.0.3.
Several of the main features that are important to me is fully functional HDMI output, Direct WiFi, Overclocking and playing HD content smoothly.
Can you tell which ROM will provide me with these function bug-free?
Thanks a bunch!
gil80 said:
@frederuco
Thanks for the detailed reply. I had no idea they didn't go past 4.0.3.
Several of the main features that are important to me is fully functional HDMI output, Direct WiFi, Overclocking and playing HD content smoothly.
Can you tell which ROM will provide me with these function bug-free?
Thanks a bunch!
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EOS4 will be a beast once its finished, for now if your just coming from stock id recommend EOS3 (with kat kernel #70), hd playback/ heavy 3d games are improved greatly on these roms only issue you may find is input lag on hdmi, this was my experience when trying hdmi yet havnt seen it reported in the threads by anyone else yet.
gil80 said:
@frederuco
Thanks for the detailed reply. I had no idea they didn't go past 4.0.3.
Several of the main features that are important to me is fully functional HDMI output, Direct WiFi, Overclocking and playing HD content smoothly.
Can you tell which ROM will provide me with these function bug-free?
Thanks a bunch!
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I cannot comment on WiFi Direct or HDMI, but OC to 1.4 is very good. Some tablets get RR and SoD with 1.5 and higher.
No issues with video playback.
My suggestion - backup using titanium backup, install TWRP from GooManager. Backup your current ROM, then install TeamEOS 4. Be sure to wipe cache, Davlik, format system and factory reset from TWRP.
Restore apps with TB and see if it works.
If not, wipe and restore your Revolver.
frederuco said:
I cannot comment on WiFi Direct or HDMI, but OC to 1.4 is very good. Some tablets get RR and SoD with 1.5 and higher.
No issues with video playback.
My suggestion - backup using titanium backup, install TWRP from GooManager. Backup your current ROM, then install TeamEOS 4. Be sure to wipe cache, Davlik, format system and factory reset from TWRP.
Restore apps with TB and see if it works.
If not, wipe and restore your Revolver.
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I'm familiar with CWM but not TWRP, what's that?
gil80 said:
I'm familiar with CWM but not TWRP, what's that?
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TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project) is a different style of recovery. It is touch based, has a file manager and a terminal emulator in it. I like it because it can reliably access both internal and microSD storage (no SD or USB).
Also, nandroid backups grab the kernel (CWM on the TF101 do not backup the kernel).
TWRP 2.3.2.3 is required for Android 4.2 ROMs because of the new file structure for multiple users. It will flash fine the first time with other (and older TWRP) but when you update, your data starts getting in nested folders in the /sdcard/.
Another thing, when you go to wipe, ALL of the wipes are in one are instead of spread around like in CWM.
You can also set it up to flash up to 10 files at a time.
I will say that TWRP does not seem to like ARHD, but it has worked fine with Revolver, and all the other 4.1 and 4.2 ROMs I have tried.
http://teamw.in/project/twrp2
gil80 said:
Several of the main features that are important to me is fully functional HDMI output, Direct WiFi, Overclocking and playing HD content smoothly.
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I use HDMI (without audio so I can't confirm it works), it's overclocked to 1.5GHz and I'm playing 720p mkv scene releases in MX Player without issues. Can't say about Direct Wifi, I don't use that. All on Team EOS's latest 4.2.1 (haven't made the jump to 4.2.2 yet).
Guys, thank you so much for helping out. I will start to check these things out!
Cheers
Lethe6 said:
I use HDMI (without audio so I can't confirm it works), it's overclocked to 1.5GHz and I'm playing 720p mkv scene releases in MX Player without issues. Can't say about Direct Wifi, I don't use that. All on Team EOS's latest 4.2.1 (haven't made the jump to 4.2.2 yet).
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Thats exactly what im looking for. I have had little success playing 720p mkv on my device with no lag. I upgraded my TF101 last night to cyanogenmod 10 v6 and it worked great for a little while, even playing videos well with little to no lag. I played with it last night for a couple of hours and installed many apps and settings. I powered it down before i went to bed and now it will not get passed the unlock screen. Its completely unresponsive at the lock screen. Any Ideas? Do i need to flash it to another ROM?
BlameXCanada said:
Thats exactly what im looking for. I have had little success playing 720p mkv on my device with no lag. I upgraded my TF101 last night to cyanogenmod 10 v6 and it worked great for a little while, even playing videos well with little to no lag. I played with it last night for a couple of hours and installed many apps and settings. I powered it down before i went to bed and now it will not get passed the unlock screen. Its completely unresponsive at the lock screen. Any Ideas? Do i need to flash it to another ROM?
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Why would you install something as old as RaymanFX's CM10 v0.6?
Running that, I would recommend upgrading to something newer anyway. There has been updates to that CM10-ROM if you prefer something similar (see the nightly builds), and there has been CM10.1 builds which are equally stable and functional.
My CM10.1 is pretty good and does 720p just fine at 1.4GHz
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josteink said:
Why would you install something as old as RaymanFX's CM10 v0.6?
Running that, I would recommend upgrading to something newer anyway. There has been updates to that CM10-ROM if you prefer something similar (see the nightly builds), and there has been CM10.1 builds which are equally stable and functional.
My CM10.1 is pretty good and does 720p just fine at 1.4GHz
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After browsing the web last night for a while, as i am unfamiliar with android customization, i found a few instruction outlines that pointed me to repositories with builds. That was the newest build i could find on those repositories. I realize now that it is old and have learned a lot about the mods.
I will download the one you are suggesting and seeing how that goes. I appreciate your response!
Glad to hear that, that is the one thing that has not pleased me so far with my transformer. I really want to play 720p rips of movies/shows.

[Q] Any camera/video/gallery fix for KitKat

Days ago, I was testing CyanFox Nightly from 01/27 and noticed that camcorder, camera and gallery works fine, I mean, with other ROMS when I have mp4 files, opening gallery reboots phone; and video recording sometimes is borked or sometimes it just records nothing, but with that latest CyanFox there is no problem.
Is there any way to extract something like a fix (for camera and gallery issues) from CyanFox to another ROM?
franzpimp87 said:
Days ago, I was testing CyanFox Nightly from 01/27 and noticed that camcorder, camera and gallery works fine, I mean, with other ROMS when I have mp4 files, opening gallery reboots phone; and video recording sometimes is borked or sometimes it just records nothing, but with that latest CyanFox there is no problem.
Is there any way to extract something like a fix (for camera and gallery issues) from CyanFox to another ROM?
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Just general feedback those things depend on the ROM, and since CM 11 Kit Kat isn't official or stable yet. it depends which version of CM 11 they used.
Make sure you clean flash from ROM to ROM and if you have specific problems with a specific ROM. I would recommend posting a logcat to elp the DEV.

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