I am curious if any of you use your TF for doing presentations for clients at wherever you work.
I have a couple of apple guys in the office and with their Ipads they have downloaded a program called "Portfolio" which I have not found in our Android market.
The basic functionality is that it lets them break up galleries into folders, so they create a folder for each product. Then for the client they can just click on the folder for the product they want to see and can show them photos/pdfs/etc.
Is there any way we can do that with either the standard gallery or another gallery?
U don't need special app to makes different folders for your different clients. The stock gallery already supports this.
Go to your SD card via any file manager, create a folder "client". Then create more folders within "client", name each of these folders with your clients name. Then drop the related files in their respective folders.
The stock gallery should pic this up and display your client's name in folders.
Apart from that, u can try Quickpic as an alternative gallery, its more flexible compared to stock gallery.
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+1 for QuickPic.
Also recommending QuickPic.
If we could only have Quickpic with the smoothness of JustPictures ^^
Thanks for the tips!
Quick question, if we have some marketing videos that I would also want to use that are either in Quicktime or WMV will they work on the transformer or do I need to convert them to something else? If so, what is the best for conversion (both time, ease, and quality)?
indiscriminant said:
Thanks for the tips!
Quick question, if we have some marketing videos that I would also want to use that are either in Quicktime or WMV will they work on the transformer or do I need to convert them to something else? If so, what is the best for conversion (both time, ease, and quality)?
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Yes for WMV as long as the resolution isn't too high (1080p isn't smooth with this format, I've tried. 720p or lower is fine for me), but you'll need to convert Quicktime into a more useable format such as MP4. You can use Handbrake to convert it, it's free so nothing to lose in trying it out.
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I'm after a media player for WM 5.0 as it seems that my Univeral didn't come with a decent one (I don't consider WMP to be decent - lacks one of my requirements). I have two real requirements - might add some if I think of them:
- Must be able to play .mp4 files, .avi (DivX if possible), .wmv and .mpeg
- Important: must be able to skip through files one after another.
Explanation: the XDA2i which I used to have comes with an 'Album' program which can be used to view photos and videos. This had two great features; the ability to view photos and videos in one program (not a problem for me as I have an even better photo viewer now) and the ability to point it at a folder of videos and then watch them one after the other, skipping to the next just by pressing on the d-pad.
Can anyone name a good media player which can meet both criteria? I've looked at some comparison charts but none seem to specify what seems to be a small feature to them but is actually an important one to me.
I have tried TCPMP and that doesn't seem to meet the second criterion.
Suggestions?
Look at TCMP again, but this time look in the settings menu and configure some hotkeys to skip tracks, there are is no shortage of keys on the Universal when it comes to picking a hotkey.
I'm willing to have another go, but doesn't 'skip track' mean to just go to the next one in the playlist?
Due to the way I use my device (take lots of short videos when out with friends) I can't be constantly adding them to playlists. The number of files I deal with is too large for me to have to organise them myself.
TCMP's playlist idea is completly different to mediaplayer. Browse to your folder in TCMP's file selector and use the select ALL option to give yourself a temporary playlist with all the files in the folder. You can even use the DIR command to select your Media folder which may have further folders below it with music, pictures and video in them and everything will be selected for your playlist.
Ahh okay, I didn't realise one could do this. Going to give it another go then report back.
Thanks.
No probs, it will also play your images too so you've got everything your XDA IIi could do, and probably more
Seems to be okay, I'm a bit confused with the buttons but I have set it so they at least change the playing video. I also managed to get it to play all the files in a folder.
Its best to pick something you will remember, like 'N' for next and 'P' for previous.
Anyone know an encoder that will easily let me encode videos for the transformers specs? Or Xoom of course since they're basically the same.
I've heard good things about HandBrake. I think someone at Xoom Forum has a profile built for Xoom, should work for TF as well.
I've been using the dvd catalyst xoom presets for my encoding. One thing to be mindful of is that the xoom's lower quality screen may mean some shortcuts are taken when re-encoding which could lose colour quality which although not visible on the xoom could be visible on the transformer (I can't complain at what I see from the HQ xoom oreset though).
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Anyone know an encoder that will easily let me encode videos for the transformers specs? Or Xoom of course since they're basically the same.
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I haven't transcoded from DVD in forever. Back then I relied primarily on Nero and WinAvi for most of my needs, but Handbrake was an excellent and free solution. Winavi is great if you don't mind the added step of converting it to a format the TF can handle. Freemake is a great converter for already encoded stuff.
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I've been using the dvd catalyst xoom presets for my encoding. One thing to be mindful of is that the xoom's lower quality screen may mean some shortcuts are taken when re-encoding which could lose colour quality which although not visible on the xoom could be visible on the transformer (I can't complain at what I see from the HQ xoom oreset though).
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+1 for DVD Catalyst. I believe DVDCatalyst is his username here & they answer all emails very quickly too.
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Anyone know an encoder that will easily let me encode videos for the transformers specs? Or Xoom of course since they're basically the same.
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I'm a fan of DVDFab. (Despite the name, it not only rips your own personal DVDs, but also does video format conversion, as well as Blu-Ray ripping.)
testing different handbrake settings atm since I really dont want to pay for a video encoder when I just put down half a grand for transformer and dock.
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testing different handbrake settings atm since I really dont want to pay for a video encoder when I just put down half a grand for transformer and dock.
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It's currently $9.95 & well worth it but I understand. I prefer it over HB, TBH. There is a free DVD Catalyst version but not sure how its compared to the paid version.
Read on some other forum where some Asus guy was recommending FreeMake, found here: http://www.freemake.com/
Apparently you should use the Apple TV 720p settings for the best results.
It should be pointed out that freemake and dvdcatalyst are for Windows, and handbrake is for macs. I have both types of machine, but tend to use the mac for dloading.
I tried to convert a high profile copy of the Godfather 2 last night on Handbrake. It worked fine, but wouldn't convert when the srt sub file was included for some reason, so I had to watch on the Asus with airvideo running simultaneously on my iPhone for scenes in italian!
I may try Miro video and see how that goes.
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It should be pointed out that freemake and dvdcatalyst are for Windows, and handbrake is for macs. I have both types of machine, but tend to use the mac for dloading.
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Handbrake is available for Windows (as well as several other OS's)
http://handbrake.fr/downloads.php
Handbrake works fine and is a great free solution. While I don't have a transformer yet, I use handbrake all the time to convert videos for my Evo and Nook Color.
I've been using handbrake on Win7 x64 for a while now encoding for Xoom.
I played with diff setting to try and get the best quality for the smallest file size.
Overall I'd say -
1. Output file is always lower Qty, then preEncode file no matter what!!
2. Best results I got using H264 baseline profile with an input file rez matched for the Xoom screen (1280x720 or 1280x800).
3. A quick way to get a seasonable output file is to set handbrake setting to output a file size instead of FR. I use 700MB or 800MB for files I do not rip myself.
Cheers,
fifo
Hmmm surfed into this post from google... tried handbrake but I seem to be getting files bigger than the original.....
I'm trying to convert 720p AVI to run on my Xoom....
Anyone got a good preset they could share or a decent program recommendation ?
Have a look here -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321859&highlight=encode+video
I use meGUI, its a profile based video compression software, but also you can adjust plug-ins and more video improvements...
at sourceforge megui
Its free.
Also I use Elgato Turbo 264.HD, its a mac only hardaware, but simple as drag and drop...
Is there a way to watch videos loaded in SkyDrive on you device?
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Yeah you can. You just have to make a folder and if you're using SkyDrive.com, click on the checkbox of that folder and click on the 'Information' tab in the right column. In 'Folder Type' change it from Documents (the default) to Photos.
Now if you go to that folder in the Pictures Hub or the SkyDrive app, you should see the thumbnail for the video. But of course Windows Phone will only play the video files its supports natively, i.e. MP4 files.
Hope this works for you (it works for me!)
Awesome thanks!
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Holy crap this is awesome. I have been looking for a way to control what albums / folders show up in the photo hub. This totally does this, along with the playing .mp4 benefit. Thanks!
Awesome sauce! Couldn't get it to work in the Pictures Hub at first, but somehow it did after I refreshed SkyDrive on my browser. Didn't work even after syncing my email and SkyDrive on my phone, or maybe it just happened to refresh on my phone afterwards too.
Edit// Oh right, I did try uploading a picture as well, maybe it refreshed after that.
Can't get it to work. Do you upload using the SkyDrive website or the app that was released last week. I used the app.
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Can't get it to work. Do you upload using the SkyDrive website or the app that was released last week. I used the app.
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[UPDATE: Never mind. I had to restart the Skydrive program on my PC for some reason to get it to start the sync.]
I'm having trouble, too. I'm not sure what the correct sequence is.
I created a folder on my PC in the SkyDrive folder that was created when I installed the "app". Then I put a video file into it. I thought it would sync and create a parallel folder on the Skydrive site. Nothing happened. So I created a folder with the same name on Skydrive. The file from my PC didn't sync. I looked for a way to manually sync on both my PC and Skydrive but couldn't find any.
I also tried to drag my file to Skydrive but it complained it was more than 300k (IIRC).
Please tell me what the correct sequence is to get a new folder created on Skydrive and to sync files from my PC.
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Only way I can get movies to play is view skydrive through the browser. Vids don't show in my pictures hub and on the skydrive app, it just gives me the vid details when I tap it.
To watch MP4 videos directly from SkyDrive, need right MP4...
Not all MP4 files are created alike, unfortunately.
My old videos are from a (gasp) Palm Pre.
Converted them to Microsoft Zune HD WMV movie format with "Any Video Converter" (freeware), and volia! I can watch them on my phone again (without taking up the space!!!)
For some reason the conversion to some of the other MP4 type files did not work as well as the WMV format for me. I don't pretend to be a videofile, but works well enough. They're not high quality vids in the first place.
Oh, and if you are having trouble with a "new folder" on your SkyDrive folder in your computer showing up online, try refreshing the SkyDrive page, or log/in out. It should pop up.
Any programs or shortcuts to getting video transfered to your Tab to watch offline.
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What are you looking for? A conversion program? Not understanding what your asking here.
When I want to transfer video, I just drag and drop...
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What are you looking for? A conversion program? Not understanding what your asking here.
When I want to transfer video, I just drag and drop...
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I guess I'm looking for a program to convert my DVDs into mp4 so I can drag and drop into tab. Google searched but was baffled at so many programs, it was confusing. Any input will be appreciated.
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Any DVD Converter from AnvSoft is a great program for that, it has profiles for different devices, but it's not free.
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Handbrake is a good program for video conversion. Makes mp4 compatible files and can deal with most dvds i have chucked at it. It works on the main platforms too.
Oh and its free and open source!
Tried handbrake and it works better than the paid programs, tried demos of the paid programs but wouldn't work on purchased DVDs, some crap about digital rights, supposedly you only use these
Programs to make copies of copied videos on a disc. They never made it clear if purchasing there product would allow you to copy a dvd and change formats. I paid full price for all my DVDs ,I should have a right to do and copy whatever I feel like with my DVDs ,so there!
If need to convert DVDs to mp 4 handbrake will do it for you. Free.
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Hey,
I just got an MK808 TV Stick and I it's a pretty neat slick device. Like how small it is, and seems to be pretty fast (but, will probably flash some custom ROM on it soon).
Anyways, I want to use this as a replacement OS for my Smart TV and play Netflix/Hulu (have to root/market enabler to get this)/stream from my personal library, which is all shared on a raspberry pi PC via SMB. My Smart TV is DLNA compliant, but can't play all the different formats that I have accumulated over the years. My new stick TV PC, so far can handle it all.
Whats the best and easiest way to open files stored on SMB drives, and play them in a media play on my stick PC (right now, using VLC do to this). I say easy, in the sense that when my 6 year old kid wants to watch one of his movies he doesn't have to mount a drive via ES file explorer and choose what file from a list of directories like I am willing to do, but more of a "see the cover art, click and play" kind of way. I know XBMC would do most of this (if not all) but it only does software decoding, and I would like to have hardware.
Thanks in advance.
Ive got an ICUBE mk809II, i also have a NAS (nsa310) with my network share on. I use solid explorer and you can map to your network drive with that by adding an SMB share. Hopefully you have root. You can also then do a shortcut on the desktop by doing a solid explorer widget to that network share.
The second way i've used is to download a CIFS/SMB app, MountManager seemed the best, and you a can make a virtual link to your network share which is by default in your mnt folder. If you wanted to use your tv stick as a torrent box, you can map to the network share, and point Adownloader to the virtual link in the mount folder and it will get to your share. Its then easy to bookmark to your SMB/network share by doing a widget in Solid Explorer on your desktop. So with one click from the desktop, your there, I mainly use MX Player over VLC player as VLC was having audio sync problems.
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but more of a "see the cover art, click and play" kind of way.
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Try MIZUU BETA .
Tried MX Player?
Did, played some of my content, but not all of it. VLC so far is working ok.
Anyone have any idea how to install Finless rom with this? Can't seem to find much information on how to flash it, just what its features are.
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zmaki said:
Try MIZUU BETA .
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Wow zmaki, that was the perfect choice! App works great for streaming from my SMB shares and shows the cotent like XBMC, except with decent rendering!
I have to admit though, I wish the program had its own built in media player with codec support, that would make it the cats ass.
PLEX works awesome, no problems with any streaming and it looks great.
colhavoc, welcome from hfx...
Hi,
The question here is the same issue I have wirh my new android miniPC to let my children (and even my self) an easy access to files stored on my PC.
My device is not rooted (not I'm goind to do so).
The device is conected over the same LAN (wi-fi is disabled).
I saw codlike two solutions ("solid explorer" or MountManager) but both need root, is there another solution?
dannygud said:
Hi,
The question here is the same issue I have wirh my new android miniPC to let my children (and even my self) an easy access to files stored on my PC.
My device is not rooted (not I'm goind to do so).
The device is conected over the same LAN (wi-fi is disabled).
I saw codlike two solutions ("solid explorer" or MountManager) but both need root, is there another solution?
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es file explorer?