I'd like to start copying some movies from my laptop over to my SGS2 Skyrocket... however not sure what's the best way.
Or maybe I should say, what's the best settings to use when converting my movies? And the best software someone can recommend?
Thanks
LuvrGirl said:
I'd like to start copying some movies from my laptop over to my SGS2 Skyrocket... however not sure what's the best way.
Or maybe I should say, what's the best settings to use when converting my movies? And the best software someone can recommend?
Thanks
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why not just plug it up to the computer and copy the files to a Created "Movie" folder. your phone WILL play most formats already. i use dice player to play them and it makes them look really good. but you dont really need an app or anything.
im not sure what you mean by settings though. what are you trying to set up??
the2rrell said:
why not just plug it up to the computer and copy the files to a Created "Movie" folder. your phone WILL play most formats already. i use dice player to play them and it makes them look really good. but you dont really need an app or anything.
im not sure what you mean by settings though. what are you trying to set up??
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Ok cool, thanks. I just thought maybe there's certain settings (specs) to use to convert the movie files I have now to play on the SGS2 - kinda like "portable" specs so it won't take up too much space on the memory card.
LuvrGirl said:
Ok cool, thanks. I just thought maybe there's certain settings (specs) to use to convert the movie files I have now to play on the SGS2 - kinda like "portable" specs so it won't take up too much space on the memory card.
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i mean you can always change the formats to something that takes up less space. i think mp4's are pretty small.
OR you can buy an external sd card (32gig) and just put them there that way your not using the phones memory....but the phone has 16gig. are you trying to use your phone like an external drive of some sorts. most movies in avi format are around 700-900meg.
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So i got my g tablet on black friday and love it so far as long as all i use it for is surfing the net... the tapntap is ok for now except that it does not see or recognize ANY of my media... only way i can seem to get it to work is with the.. es file explorer... it will open/play and see the media but in a completely un organized fashion. Id like to know if its just mine or is there a fix?? help?? ... cuz its going back if it is just mine or not fixable.. id love to change the ui like i have seen others do on here but im just not tech savvy enough anymore.. i haven't found any other threads with this issue so any help would be appreciated............. Thanks
Im totally new to this android thing.. i have a DROID but its always worked!! so lol never explored past the market...
throtlejock said:
So i got my g tablet on black friday and love it so far as long as all i use it for is surfing the net... the tapntap is ok for now except that it does not see or recognize ANY of my media... only way i can seem to get it to work is with the.. es file explorer... it will open/play and see the media but in a completely un organized fashion. Id like to know if its just mine or is there a fix?? help?? ... cuz its going back if it is just mine or not fixable.. id love to change the ui like i have seen others do on here but im just not tech savvy enough anymore.. i haven't found any other threads with this issue so any help would be appreciated............. Thanks
Im totally new to this android thing.. i have a DROID but its always worked!! so lol never explored past the market...
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Is your media on the microSD? If so, then this is a common with tablets (not phones). The apps are still designed with phones in mind, where the microSD slot is /sdcard. But, on our device, /sdcard is the internal memory and /sdcard2 is the microSD.
The zPad firmware manages to get around this issue by mapping the microSD card as a subfolder under /sdcard, so apps can find content there.
roebeet said:
The zPad firmware manages to get around this issue by mapping the microSD card as a subfolder under /sdcard, so apps can find content there.
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roebeet,
Is that a prossiblity in a futre upgrade to TNT Lite? I bought a 16gb microSD card yesterday and it's pretty useless other than a storage device.
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roebeet,
Is that a prossiblity in a futre upgrade to TNT Lite? I bought a 16gb microSD card yesterday and it's pretty useless other than a storage device.
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I tried doing this awhile back, but failed. I think that the TnT framework expects the microSD to be on /sdard2. It's a combo of the init.rc and the vold.fstab, so ideally we should be able to change it if TnT hadn't thrown us a curveball.
I personally am OK with it as /sdcard2. I play videos off file explorer and music off the app "Andless" (which can scan /sdcard2). And ACV for comic reader can also scan /sdcard2. So it really depends on the app.
I put the music on /sdcard2 , and /sdcard and when I open up the music player still it says no files found
urbanartfx said:
I put the music on /sdcard2 , and /sdcard and when I open up the music player still it says no files found
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Most music players (including stock) expect the music files to be on /sdcard. They can't read /sdcard2.
It doesn't matter where i put the media... it wont load it... ive pretty much decided im taking the tablet back .... i cant justify spending that kinda money on something that cant do what my phone can.... such as play music videos pictures ... and flash player... i cant for the life of me understand why any company would release a product like this that isn't even complete on the software side of things.
Never mind i didn't realize i had to reboot the thing after loading media on /sdcard ... opps totally forget that i cant change my card on my droid without pulling the battery... thus automatic reboot... total after thought told ya i was new to this lol
Any other music players
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I tried doing this awhile back, but failed. I think that the TnT framework expects the microSD to be on /sdard2. It's a combo of the init.rc and the vold.fstab, so ideally we should be able to change it if TnT hadn't thrown us a curveball.
I personally am OK with it as /sdcard2. I play videos off file explorer and music off the app "Andless" (which can scan /sdcard2). And ACV for comic reader can also scan /sdcard2. So it really depends on the app.
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Has anyone had luck with other music players that can be mapped to access /sdcard2?
Andless works (thanks for the recommendation Roebeet) but it really lacks any fun-factor! I'd like to see album art, use id3 tags, and use play my music from /sdcard2. Poweramp can't do this (folder options are hard-coded).
I'll try the new Winamp beta later on tonight and report back. Thanks All!
MortPlayer Beta reads /sd2
treenuts said:
Has anyone had luck with other music players that can be mapped to access /sdcard2?
Andless works (thanks for the recommendation Roebeet) but it really lacks any fun-factor! I'd like to see album art, use id3 tags, and use play my music from /sdcard2. Poweramp can't do this (folder options are hard-coded).
I'll try the new Winamp beta later on tonight and report back. Thanks All!
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After trying 4 different music player apps, I stumbled upon Mortplayer beta. It reads .id3 tags, displays album covers, and most importantly for VEGAn users, it can read files from the gtab's microSD slot. Have fun all!
I use winamp and the music app in tnt-lite. Both use microsd card, read tags and use album art. The music app doesn't show album art until you pick a song, tho.
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I use winamp and the music app in tnt-lite. Both use microsd card, read tags and use album art. The music app doesn't show album art until you pick a song, tho.
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Were you able to get Winamp to read .mp3s from sdcard2? I tried and failed.
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Now that the voodoo sound kernels are out i would love to use nexus as my main music player but i simply cant fit my libary on.. all my music is 15gb. Ive seen some apps like subsonic but u need to leave your computer on all the time..
Are there any better solutions like shrinking the music or something like that? Really bugging me
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Guitarfreak26 said:
Hi Guys
Now that the voodoo sound kernels are out i would love to use nexus as my main music player but i simply cant fit my libary on.. all my music is 15gb. Ive seen some apps like subsonic but u need to leave your computer on all the time..
Are there any better solutions like shrinking the music or something like that? Really bugging me
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I've mentioned this before, and I'd hope it'd be launching today but it did not: Google Music, as it is currently known, will search your computer for music and then give you access to the music you already own to be streamed to another device while also allowing you to buy more music.
Yeah i heard about that It really sucks though, spotify is ok but they dont have everything i want lol
Guitarfreak26 said:
Yeah i heard about that It really sucks though, spotify is ok but they dont have everything i want lol
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I understand the issue...I have 65 gigs of music which I've trimmed down to 32gigs for my iPod and now I would rather use the most convenient solution of my phone but I don't know how I can cut it down that much.
How did you cut down to 32? Just didnt transfer all of it?
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How did you cut down to 32? Just didnt transfer all of it?
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...pretty much? Its an iPod. You can fill it with however much you want you just have to turn off autofill.
I do love the nexus s but for the life of me wish it had a card slot.. lol..
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I do love the nexus s but for the life of me wish it had a card slot.. lol..
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Ya...I'm starting to understand the complaint =/
Two of the best options that I have tested that are available now are Audiogalaxy and Subsonic.
Audio galaxy is extremely simple to setup and is a pure streaming option as it does not cache the songs to your device. It has an option to stream the music in high quality or in lower quality if you are in a non 3g/wifi area. Also, its 100% free.
Subsonic is more difficult to setup because you have to enable port forwarding on your router. Some people do no like to open up ports on their router because of the potential security risk. Subsonic not only streams the music to your device but it also cache's to your internal storage which comes in handy if your signal drops. Another feature is via a web page you can download any song in your library, my brother downloaded have of my library from his pc at his house. The web service is free but after an initial 30 day trial the android app costs, cant remember how much atm.
Overall I prefer audiogalaxy for its simplicity and ease of use.
Do you find it heavy on your data usage?
The main issue I have with audiogalaxy and subsonic is that you need to have your computer (source) constantly on or else you wont be able to stream it to your phone.
mspot is a good choice to put your music directly onto its servers so you can play it from the cloud. however it only offers 2gb free and if you want 10gb+ of online storage you have to pay per month.
I have decided to go with grooveshark and rdio for my music streaming. at least i get an endless selection of songs and I can download the songs and albums Im interested in listening to at that point in time.
Bronk93 said:
Two of the best options that I have tested that are available now are Audiogalaxy and Subsonic.
Audio galaxy is extremely simple to setup and is a pure streaming option as it does not cache the songs to your device. It has an option to stream the music in high quality or in lower quality if you are in a non 3g/wifi area. Also, its 100% free.
Subsonic is more difficult to setup because you have to enable port forwarding on your router. Some people do no like to open up ports on their router because of the potential security risk. Subsonic not only streams the music to your device but it also cache's to your internal storage which comes in handy if your signal drops. Another feature is via a web page you can download any song in your library, my brother downloaded have of my library from his pc at his house. The web service is free but after an initial 30 day trial the android app costs, cant remember how much atm.
Overall I prefer audiogalaxy for its simplicity and ease of use.
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There is an easy setup guide for subsonic. Just search subsonic here and it should show up. I'd prefer subsonic over audiogalaxy simply because it supports folder structures. I don't use playlists much because all of my music are organized via folders.
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Do you find it heavy on your data usage?
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Subsonic only uses data if the music isn't cached on your phone already. So if you find yourself listening to different music every single day, then it might use a lot of data. Otherwise, if the music is already saved in your storage, it will just play it from there rather than streaming it again. You can also set up the storage size you want it to take up on your internal storage. I set mine up at 500 MB.
Also, subsonic is supporting videos. Not all formats yet since they are still working on it, but they are supporting one video format (forgot what it was).
I did some searching and didn't find an answer so I thought I'd ask. I've tried to play a couple of videos from the mini-sd card, one in .mkv and one .avi without success. I have Format factor so conversions aren't a problem provided I know what is needed. My questions are...
1. What is the best format and resolution?
2. Are there any particular storage location requirements, such as no SD card to have movies play properly?
3. Is there a player that I should be using other than the default.
FYI, I am currently on rooted stock 3.1
Thank you in advance for any help!
MadKat7 said:
I did some searching and didn't find an answer so I thought I'd ask. I've tried to play a couple of videos from the mini-sd card, one in .mkv and one .avi without success. I have Format factor so conversions aren't a problem provided I know what is needed. My questions are...
1. What is the best format and resolution?
2. Are there any particular storage location requirements, such as no SD card to have movies play properly?
3. Is there a player that I should be using other than the default.
FYI, I am currently on rooted stock 3.1
Thank you in advance for any help!
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Not a direct answer to your question, but I have found that there are very few video files that I can't get to play off of the microSD card between Moboplayer (with the codec it will ask you to add from the market the first time you open it up) and Rockplayer. I have tons of just random files in different formats that just seem to work in at least one of those players. Much easier to install those apps then convert a bunch of files.
Hope that helps enough, otherwise I hope someone can answer your more specific questions.
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1. What is the best format and resolution?
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Ideally it would be any format that can be played back with the default player via hardware acceleration, which in my experience would be MP4 for the smoothest playback. As for resolution I would try to stick to whatever resolution the original video is at for the best quality possible, although if the original is 1080p I find it's a bit hit and miss in terms of getting smooth playback (YMMV, of course). Anything else at 720p or less should be fine.
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2. Are there any particular storage location requirements, such as no SD card to have movies play properly?
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Not really. This shouldn't matter as long as the video is in the correct format.
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3. Is there a player that I should be using other than the default.
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What mcmikeal said.
Thanks for the help. I'm using moboplayer and all is well!
Since you can't put 10 gb rips on your Android atm without splitting them I am looking for a media player that supports split files (meaning that it plays the two files as if they were one).
XBMC does this great but I think it is too heavy for a mob ile.
I want a player like VLC, lightweight and can play a lot of formats. I don't know how this TV out works, but that should also be supported.
Anyone that can share a good app tip?
If you formatted you sdcard to a ext filesystem you could have larger files I did this with a sdcard to use for Linux image files
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Oh but I have the one X, means no SD card :/
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Oh but I have the one X, means no SD card :/
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you should be able to still format the internal memory..not that I have done it before on a device with just internal
Yeah I also thought so but I searched and found one person here at the forum who had tried. The result was the phone complaining about corrupt storage etc. So no luck there.
So, as we all know, the K1 tablet (both versions, I have the newest revision), comes with nVidia ShadowPlay built into for video recording, and when you activate manual recording, the videos are saved to the photo/gallery photo on the main tablet's storage and not to an external SD card. Well, it came to my attention that when I record a video, as in starting and stopping when I'm done, the OSD states "recording saved", I look in all the folders and there is no video saved to the tablet. Am I doing something wrong? Is there no way for me to find out if it actually captures and records a video file or am I screwed?
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So, as we all know, the K1 tablet (both versions, I have the newest revision), comes with nVidia ShadowPlay built into for video recording, and when you activate manual recording, the videos are saved to the photo/gallery photo on the main tablet's storage and not to an external SD card. Well, it came to my attention that when I record a video, as in starting and stopping when I'm done, the OSD states "recording saved", I look in all the folders and there is no video saved to the tablet. Am I doing something wrong? Is there no way for me to find out if it actually captures and records a video file or am I screwed?
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I've always used MX Player to watch the recordings
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I've always used MX Player to watch the recordings
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That doesn't really help though, as I'm trying to locate the files so I can upload them to YouTube, or extract them and keep them on my PC so I don't run out of space as the files with ShadowPlay can get quite large, depending on the settings I use. The other problem is that the files are nowhere to be found on the SD card or internal storage, like, at all. I looked in all the folders, not a single MP4 file has been found, what am I doing wrong? What can I do to ensure that a file is actually written to the internal storage? Is there an actual way I can see where it stores the file? I'm getting kinda desperate here, because no matter how many times the app says "recording saved" it doesn't actually save a bloody thing. I must be doing something wrong.
I don't care about seeing the recordings on my tablet, I only care about being able to extract them from the tablet and uploading the files to YouTube from my PC after I copy them. Of course though, no one seems to ever reply to the threads I make anyway, so chances are, you'll be the only one to reply to them, which means this issue will get me nowhere after I reply.
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That doesn't really help though, as I'm trying to locate the files so I can upload them to YouTube, or extract them and keep them on my PC so I don't run out of space as the files with ShadowPlay can get quite large, depending on the settings I use. The other problem is that the files are nowhere to be found on the SD card or internal storage, like, at all. I looked in all the folders, not a single MP4 file has been found, what am I doing wrong? What can I do to ensure that a file is actually written to the internal storage? Is there an actual way I can see where it stores the file? I'm getting kinda desperate here, because no matter how many times the app says "recording saved" it doesn't actually save a bloody thing. I must be doing something wrong.
I don't care about seeing the recordings on my tablet, I only care about being able to extract them from the tablet and uploading the files to YouTube from my PC after I copy them. Of course though, no one seems to ever reply to the threads I make anyway, so chances are, you'll be the only one to reply to them, which means this issue will get me nowhere after I reply.
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MX Player will also show the file path where they are located if you select the video and hit the info button That should help ya!
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MX Player will also show the file path where they are located if you select the video and hit the info button That should help ya!
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So, does that mean that the files are in fact being recorded and saved, but are just "hidden" in some fashion? I'm just confused as to why they wouldn't give an option to show file in folder or the path, anyways, I installed the app and I do hope it works, that and I hope there's no weird writing permissions lol and thank you. Sorry for bothering ya.
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So, does that mean that the files are in fact being recorded and saved, but are just "hidden" in some fashion? I'm just confused as to why they wouldn't give an option to show file in folder or the path, anyways, I installed the app and I do hope it works, that and I hope there's no weird writing permissions lol and thank you. Sorry for bothering ya.
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No worries, things like that can get frustrating lol As long as MX Player can find the video (might have to hit the little refresh button) you should be able to locate it
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No worries, things like that can get frustrating lol As long as MX Player can find the video (might have to hit the little refresh button) you should be able to locate it
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Just tried that program and worked like a charm, it copied the video file to a folder I made in ES Explorer, thank you so much!
Though I do wonder though, where it's storing the videos beforehand, the file explorer shows a folder but cannot be accessed by normal means, I'm thinking it's hidden, and this thing is rooted, so I don't know lol. :laugh: