I just got my Transformer and I started to download some of my movies to the MicroSD. Alot of the movies that I tried to download wouldnt even download. I kept getting an error saying this device doesnt support WMV or MP4 format. And it stopped the download. I know these movies work on android because I watch them on my Inspire. Do I need to download an aftermarket movie player?
milleirish said:
I just got my Transformer and I started to download some of my movies to the MicroSD. Alot of the movies that I tried to download wouldnt even download. I kept getting an error saying this device doesnt support WMV or MP4 format. And it stopped the download. I know these movies work on android because I watch them on my Inspire. Do I need to download an aftermarket movie player?
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Don't just think that "it works on Android because it works on this or that model". If that were the case, mkv would be supported since Froyo, considering the stock player in the Galaxy Tab had no problem with them.
However your issue seems more simple than that! Try another browser, it might fix it. Also the two best video players for Android are Dice Player and MX Player. First isn't free but is awesomer.
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if you are on win 7 then a message should pop up that has an option "Copy anyways" just click that
How are you trying to download them? What browser are you using and where are you trying to download from? If you mean your just trying to copy files over from your computer to the Transformer then as mrevankyle stated the warning should still give you the option to copy over your files regardless if it will play or not. If your trying to download from the internet then you might want to try something like a torrent app to download your movies as it's a dedicated downloading app.
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title say its all. is there any sort of program to play all kind of video files on the phone ? if i ever to buy any phone, i need to check this as its very important to me.
so ... any idea?
there's a app called vlc player at marketplace. and its not free...
fulat said:
there's a app called vlc player at marketplace. and its not free...
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This only allows you to control VLC on your PC, won't allow you to play anything on the phone.
Zune will convert 99% of the media it can't natively play and it will do it pretty quickly and with very good quality. At some point in the future we will most likely be able to copy/past files onto the device and use 3rd party video software.
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hi
title say its all. is there any sort of program to play all kind of video files on the phone ? if i ever to buy any phone, i need to check this as its very important to me.
so ... any idea?
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every video I have on my computer has played on my hd7. These are mainly .avi files (downloaded tv shows and movies from graboid).
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every video I have on my computer has played on my hd7. These are mainly .avi files (downloaded tv shows and movies from graboid).
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\what about youtube files . flv files ?
youTube files .flv files, I suppose can't, as I usually download the YouTube videos with iFunia YouTube Converter and then it convert the flv files automaticly for me.
There are 2 players that normally can play many file type.
VLC player and Gomplayer, VLC is free~
here you can get: download.cnet.com/VLC-Media-Player/3000-13632_4-10267151.html
No dice as of now. Not possible without usb mass storage support, how else would you copy&paste the files over? The Zune software will only sync files it supports.
I'd say convert your .flv files to a common video format that every device can use, like .avi or .mp4 to name a few. I do it for my music videos downloaded from youtube. Those file formats should copy over easily. If not, zune will convert them effortlessly.
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thank you all for the reply. but the hell if i am going to back to converting movies before playing them. gone those days when i wanted to put movies on my nokia phone because it couldnt play **** but mp4 or 3gp.
i think i will hold on for a while. plus the fact i cant purchase paid apps because i dont live in the US is a deal breaker too.
i guess i should wait for while. bummer, i really liked the browser and the interface a little of the device.
so .. any updates since then or still nothing yet ?
Nope I wish there was though. I travel a lot and take that time to watch movies and tv shows on my phone. I still have to carry around my TP2 while I travel now to enjoy my media. I completely agree that the days of conversion should be over now. I used to laugh at other devices that couldn't play xvid natively and now I'm in that boat .
I really hope this feature emerges either natively or through a 3rd party eventually.
this is why 3 people I know of traded back to android again. they thought they could just ftp over a movie fike (like on ios) and play it on the phone.
one of them actually said "so my phone.... can't. share a file..... with other PHONES?"
then the other guys shook their heads and continued moving music around between themslves. no computers, no chords, and no transcoding.
the one guy bought a galaxy tab along with a thunderbolt, and tried to craigslist his samsung.
all because there is no fole support. wow.
Semi-convenient workaround
ll_l_x_l_ll said:
so .. any updates since then or still nothing yet ?
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After reading your post I decided to tinker a bit and found a semi-convenient workaround.
I tested downloading video releases for the iTouch and found that if I transfer them using the USB Device Enabler into the Storage\Video folder on my device choosing 'Don't convert just copy' when you transfer the video, then it shows up and plays back fine on the phone.
Obviously it would be ideal if i could playback any codec but for now this will do.
Hi all,
I just got my Xoom in the mail yesterday so please forgive me if this seems like a really NOOB question but...
I was trying to watch some movies on my Xoom from a mobile website that I have used / watched without any problems on ALL of my other mobile devices including my SGS I9000M, Nexus S AND my HTC HD7 Windows Phone but when I try to watch these vids on my Xoom I immediately get an error stating that "this movie cannot be played".
I looked in my applications drawer and I do NOT see any "Movie Player" or "Video Player" app listed and this has me quite confused.
If there IS a stock "Movie / Video Player" can anyone tell me where it is hiding on the device and if there is NOT a stock "Movie / Video Player", can anyone tell me what the best app from the market would be that will play videos directly from the web in a seperate media player?
Thanks in advance...
There is not. Videos are tied into the gallery. I use MoboPlayer as a video player from the market.
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There is not. Videos are tied into the gallery. I use MoboPlayer as a video player from the market.
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Ahhhh... I see. So... MoboPlayer will do what I am looking for then?
Stealyourface said:
There is not. Videos are tied into the gallery. I use MoboPlayer as a video player from the market.
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Ok so... I tried this MoboPlayer and I still CANNOT get these videos to play. Any other suggestions?
yiannisthegreek said:
Ok so... I tried this MoboPlayer and I still CANNOT get these videos to play. Any other suggestions?
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What website is it? Does it require flash and do you have it installed? Maybe download dolphin hd web browser and try it on that.
Your in for a rude awakening. Multimedia sucks on The Xoom(Tegra2) and you need to 'convert' almost every type of movie file since majority are High or Baseline profile.
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jamaicansolja said:
Your in for a rude awakening. Multimedia sucks on The Xoom(Tegra2) and you need to 'convert' almost every type of movie file since majority are High or Baseline profile.
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This, I'm hoping its a software issue that google can fix. I hope VLC can maybe create a software decoding solution for us too maybe.
IF u dont plan on returning it then go to this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1102922
Have you tried RockPlayer
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Hello.
I just got my first android tablet today and transfered 2 720p movies, one mkv and one mp4.
But no matter if i use stock player, rockplayer or MX video player the stupid thing wont play anything
What is wrong? it works flawless on my optimus 2x, so why not on an actual 720p tablet screen?
Not sure why you are having this problem. I would try doing a factory reset. This often fixes the problems like this.
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I opened the app for the first time for about 12 hours ago, another factory reset wont help.
Include mynet app that was with the tablet force quits itself when i try to browse videofiles that lays on the 32gb external sd.
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I found out that when i tried an dvd mp4 movie at 1.4gb size the vodeoplayer froze with sound but no picture like the video still continued even after i quitted all media apps.
So if ics still wont play mp4 files after it arrives for my tablet im gonna get my money back for not getting what i payd for.
So then my question will now be:
Do you know about an gpu acellerated video converter that converts mkv or mp4 to avi? that seems to be the only format compatible for now...
If no video is coming threw on anything, then it is not the app, but the tablet software. If you are thinking about getting rid of it, a factory reset could not hurt to try.
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Waited like an hour for my phone to sync a movie and I downloaded a couple of apps to try and open the .avi file but not success, if anyone can advise me or point me in the direction to an app that will play .avi files.thx
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I use mxplayer. If it still doesn't play, your avi is corrupt.
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I use mxplayer. If it still doesn't play, your avi is corrupt.
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That is actually what I used. But I didn't know how to add the file
[Edit] I got it, just had to move the video out of the torrent file and moved it into my videos folder.
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Hello.
I tried to look this up but I cannot find an answer. This is my problem:
I do not have a dock. I connect USB to my PC. I try to copy an avi file to the tabled SD. I get a warning that the avi file will not play once copied.... and yes, it does not play.
I share a folder on my PC and I connect using the same program (Archos) on the tablet to the share. The same avi file plays no problem over wifi. I try to copy over wifi from PC to tablet, same problem.
I tried both the SD and the internal memory.
I took the SD out and used it with a data writer on the PC.
One time, a few months ago, but I do not remember what I did, I was successful. Those 3 movies are on the SD card and they play, so it should not be the SD card.
If anybody has any idea, I would much appreciate. Thank you.
I've played avi videos with BSplayer free without any issues. I also use AirDroid to transfer files from my computer to my tablet.
I'm it familiar with the software you are using but perhaps it's time to try something different
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I am sure that the tf700 can handle avi files easily. Have you tried the following players (available for free on Google Play Store): Dice Player, MX Player, BS Player? All of these video players can handle almost anything.
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I am sure that the tf700 can handle avi files easily. Have you tried the following players (available for free on Google Play Store): Dice Player, MX Player, BS Player? All of these video players can handle almost anything.
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Thanks for responding. Considering that I can play anything with the same player, on the tablet, from a share on the PC, I think the player has nothing to do with it. Also, the message that it will not play is given by Windows explorer, which should not know what player I am going to use.
What are you guys using to copy the files from PC to tablet? Windows Explorer or something else?
Thank you.
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Thanks for responding. Considering that I can play anything with the same player, on the tablet, from a share on the PC, I think the player has nothing to do with it. Also, the message that it will not play is given by Windows explorer, which should not know what player I am going to use.
What are you guys using to copy the files from PC to tablet? Windows Explorer or something else?
Thank you.
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I seriously believe that there is something wrong with your Windows driver for the tablet. I just simply follow a very standard procedure:
1. Connect the tablet to a PC with Windows Vista or later (which fully support MTP) using the USB cable.
2. Navigate to the tablet's internal storage using Windows Explorer and paste the videos you want to play. The warning saying that your device may not be able to play the files is really irrelevant, you can ignore it and proceed to copy. The reason for that warning is because MTP assumes that your tablet cannot play avi files, and all Android devices using MTP will have this annoying alert.
3. Use the player suggested in previous posts to play. I must disagree with you regarding the role of players, especially when certain players have better support for Tegra 3 SoCs than others, hence the need for different video players. More importantly, avi is just a container, the important thing is the codec being used (h.264, MPEG-4, etc...). For example, a h.264 high profile video at 40 Mbps in an mp4 container is unplayable on my HTC Sensation even though mp4 is officially supported by my phone.
In all seriousness, it should be as simple as that. If it still doesn't work, you should try using a different Windows machine.
I get that message for literaly everything I copy to my TF700 and my SGS3 through Windows Explorer: .avi, .jpg, .bmp, .png, .mp4, .mp3, .srt, .doc, .txt, .wmv....
I use MXplayer (primary), BSplayer(secondary) and Diceplayer(tertiary) : They all play it fine. You get that error message in Windows because Android's stock player doesn't recognise the file when it's placed in the file manager. (duh, it's incomplete during transfer). Just hit 'yes to all'.
Try playing it with another app. Frankly other videoplayers are also far more advanced than the rather crappy stock app. Those three ^ play everything.
Also: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2132910