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Anyone find an app that'll play mkv files (well) on Samsung Infuse 4G?

Seems it's a device by device issue. I have MKV HD videos I had to convert to play on iPhone, but I see some people have had success getting them to play on various android devices, but I can't find any video app that'll play them without being jerky or not having audio.
Thanks

bella92108 said:
Seems it's a device by device issue. I have MKV HD videos I had to convert to play on iPhone, but I see some people have had success getting them to play on various android devices, but I can't find any video app that'll play them without being jerky or not having audio.
Thanks
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the stock player can play the .mkv wrapper. but not all .mkv's will be compatable there isnt just one .mkv codec. i plan to mess with transcoding some movies and report what works for me. the infuse has similar (better) hardware to the iphone so playback of similar files should be posible, that's not to say there isnt a difference in the os or player that gives the iphone an advantage.

.mkv files work and the built-in video player has full support for even L5.1 High profile 720p h.264 video (5.5Mbps, CABAC). Weirdly enough, I can't get FLAC contained in mkv to play and AAC-LC is a mixed bag (some play, others don't). AC3 works great though; I haven't run into a single failure.

Boo it won't work for me :-(

Download Rockplayer.... Pretty much plays all the files I have ever seen.... Lemme know if that works

slider2828 said:
Download Rockplayer.... Pretty much plays all the files I have ever seen.... Lemme know if that works
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OMG! You.... ROCK!!!!!
I downloaded "Lite" and it works fabulous. Only issue is now I can't find the "full" version to buy\download so I don't have the rock app logo on the screen 24\7

I also use rock player, when is vlc releasing their android app? Also I know the infuse screen is big and all, but do you really need an .mkv and HD on such a small screen? I'm sure an xvid encoded movie would look just as good a screen this size and the distance at which you watch it.

nstong said:
I also use rock player, when is vlc releasing their android app? Also I know the infuse screen is big and all, but do you really need an .mkv and HD on such a small screen? I'm sure an xvid encoded movie would look just as good a screen this size and the distance at which you watch it.
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No, don't need the HD-ness, it's more of the fact that I download them for my WDTV live HD as MKV and it'd be nice to have a player that I can play them without having to mess with converting them.

bella92108 said:
OMG! You.... ROCK!!!!!
I downloaded "Lite" and it works fabulous. Only issue is now I can't find the "full" version to buy\download so I don't have the rock app logo on the screen 24\7
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When you first open Rock player, click on the menu button on your phone, the menu says activate and that is where you can buy it. Even though its the light version.

slider2828 said:
When you first open Rock player, click on the menu button on your phone, the menu says activate and that is where you can buy it. Even though its the light version.
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Nice, just saw that. yikes, TEN BUX for a video player app? Maybe I'll stick with the lite version. $1.99 seems more in line for what it does, hehe

bella92108 said:
Nice, just saw that. yikes, TEN BUX for a video player app? Maybe I'll stick with the lite version. $1.99 seems more in line for what it does, hehe
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I prefer Moboplayer over Rockplayer. No nasty red R in the corner and it's free. Work better with more features as well.

Gilgehmesh said:
I prefer Moboplayer over Rockplayer. No nasty red R in the corner and it's free. Work better with more features as well.
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HEHE now the flood gates open
Does Moboplayer play mkv without stutter\audio issue?

bella92108 said:
HEHE now the flood gates open
Does Moboplayer play mkv without stutter\audio issue?
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No problems for me so far... plays everything I throw at it without issues so far.. including mkv files.

Moboplayer (ARMv7-Neon optimizations) is quite good, even in software decoding mode. Seeking can get noticeably laggy but overall it's a good experience, at least coming from Rockplayer and mVideoPlayer. Subtitles and audio (including FLAC) work well most of the time in hardware accelerated mode and software decoding is not bad for a single core 1.2GHz phone.
Swyped from my Samsung Infuse 4G

Gilgehmesh said:
I prefer Moboplayer over Rockplayer. No nasty red R in the corner and it's free. Work better with more features as well.
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$10 bux is a donation... It just gets rid of the R, but whatever I don't mind it....

slider2828 said:
$10 bux is a donation... It just gets rid of the R, but whatever I don't mind it....
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Yeah, every paid app in the market is a "donation" but they're usually more in line with the features and development cost of the app.

Video playback

is absolutely horrible. Compared to my old Galaxy S which could play ANYTHING with the stock video player (even 720p and .mkv files), with no stuttering or lag.
The stock video player can't even play regular .avi's and I've tryed many different formats. Is there any way to fix this and/or improve this?
Thank you.

i just wanna be able to watch some 720p mkv`s on the go..
somebody any ideas?

Yeah, I had the same problems.... I got an alpha of VLC Player, and works fine now. Try a couple players in the market and see what works.
Sent from my Sensation 4G.

Use another media player then.
Isn't that... obvious?

i hated the video playback until...
Astug said:
is absolutely horrible. Compared to my old Galaxy S which could play ANYTHING with the stock video player (even 720p and .mkv files), with no stuttering or lag.
The stock video player can't even play regular .avi's and I've tryed many different formats. Is there any way to fix this and/or improve this?
Thank you.
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Dice Player. Yes, you have to pay for it, BUT the picture/playback and sound sync actually make the phone work properly (for me at least). I went through 10 players over 3 months to find it.

Mobo player. Probably one of the best out there since it sets up according to ur phone's specs.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e

lianw said:
Use another media player then.
Isn't that... obvious?
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Yes, it is obvious. I'm just extremely disappointed that the stock video player is so bad, it can't even play some of the files that HTC states it should. I also don't feel the need to pay for an app in order to play video files, that's just ridiculous on a high-end phone like this. And let's be honest here, the video players on the market are rubbish.
tissimo said:
Yeah, I had the same problems.... I got an alpha of VLC Player, and works fine now. Try a couple players in the market and see what works.
Sent from my Sensation 4G.
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Thanks, will definitely check out the alpha of VLC, love it on my PC.

Atrix 2 and HDMI Mirroring

I purchased the Atrix 2, and tested out playing tv shows using various video players through HDMI mirroring and each video file on every video player resulted in jerky video playback. Plays fine on phone, even plays fine on original atrix using hdmi and video playback mode.
Anyone else who has an atrix 2 have this problem?

shanghei said:
I purchased the Atrix 2, and tested out playing tv shows using various video players through HDMI mirroring and each video file on every video player resulted in jerky video playback. Plays fine on phone, even plays fine on original atrix using hdmi and video playback mode.
Anyone else who has an atrix 2 have this problem?
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Guess the Atrix 2 just isnt as good as the first one. Unless your tv just cant handle that substantial upgrade you made, and now you are forced to upgrade your TV.
On a serious note now, try restarting your phone.. Install take killer and see how much ram you have to play with. Or you just might have to wait for a update from Moto. Could be some codec hardware/software issues. Good luck!

g2tegg said:
Guess the Atrix 2 just isnt as good as the first one. Unless your tv just cant handle that substantial upgrade you made, and now you are forced to upgrade your TV.
On a serious note now, try restarting your phone.. Install take killer and see how much ram you have to play with. Or you just might have to wait for a update from Moto. Could be some codec hardware/software issues. Good luck!
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Task killer is nothing but a battery drainer, dont install it please!

I demuxed the video files and the video plays 100% smooth with NO audio. I am converting the audio to mp3 to see if the video will play fine with that codec.

File with mp3 audio didnt even play but I converted the aac audio from 48hz to 44hz and that made a difference. File with 48hz noticeably had alot of frame jumps while file with 44hz still had frame jumps but it didnt have that many. Both files look fine on phone. Problem is while mirroring.

g2tegg said:
Guess the Atrix 2 just isnt as good as the first one. Unless your tv just cant handle that substantial upgrade you made, and now you are forced to upgrade your TV.
On a serious note now, try restarting your phone.. Install take killer and see how much ram you have to play with. Or you just might have to wait for a update from Moto. Could be some codec hardware/software issues. Good luck!
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Don't install a Task Killer just use the one the phone comes with that is built in.

Ok so I just tried HDMI Mirroring and it works flawlessly granted you really need to reformat the videos to an acceptable format considering I tried to watch a non formated .mkv video and because of the compression of that video type it did stutter a bit. .avi has a slight issue with Not actually playing at least the one I attempted anyway. .mp4 played perfectly with no issues at all. Will let you know if I figure out any tricks for optimizing videos.
Edit: Yea ok so after playing with Multiple Videos it seems that it depends on the compression of the video as far as I can tell, considering I just got a bunch of Other .avi's to function with no issues at all. So yea seems video related.

malickie said:
Ok so I just tried HDMI Mirroring and it works flawlessly granted you really need to reformat the videos to an acceptable format considering I tried to watch a non formated .mkv video and because of the compression of that video type it did stutter a bit. .avi has a slight issue with Not actually playing at least the one I attempted anyway. .mp4 played perfectly with no issues at all. Will let you know if I figure out any tricks for optimizing videos.
Edit: Yea ok so after playing with Multiple Videos it seems that it depends on the compression of the video as far as I can tell, considering I just got a bunch of Other .avi's to function with no issues at all. So yea seems video related.
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All the files I tested were video files I already converted to work with my Atrix, which works on my atrix perfectly fine using the Entertainment Center feature of the original Atrix. The files also work perfectly fine on the SGS 2 mirroring. The files play perfectly fine on the Atrix 2 with the exception of mirroring, the frames jerk randomly. I removed the audio from the video file and it worked perfectly. I tried playing a low res divx and it still did the frame jumps.

Try dice player or rock player dice is optimized for dual core/high end phones
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freshbakd said:
Try dice player or rock player dice is optimized for dual core/high end phones
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I had already tried rock player and just tried dice player and the frames still jump. The files play perfectly fine on the phone itself with stock player and any other player. The problem is when you try playing it while in HDMI mirror mode.

how does the games look with HDMI mirror? ie: angy birds, need for speed? any frame drops?

billyblonco said:
how does the games look with HDMI mirror? ie: angy birds, need for speed? any frame drops?
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Angry birds played fine Ill download need for speed now

I just tried mirroring FPSE and it lagged real bad. I mirror it just fine on SGS2 and original atrix using photon rom.
Wack.
Also here is a video showing the Samsung Galaxy s2 mirroring FPSE just fine, however Atrix 2 cant seem to handle it.
FPSE runs smoother in Atrix Webtop mode then it does in Atrix 2 mirror mode

I cant install NFS Shift, when trying to download it just says NaN 0mb

Good news is I posted this over at motorola forums and Mark, the forum moderator said that motorola will look into this problem.
Hopefully they do some sort of fix.

shanghei said:
Good news is I posted this over at motorola forums and Mark, the forum moderator said that motorola will look into this problem.
Hopefully they do some sort of fix.
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mark wont do anything

andy2na said:
mark wont do anything
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lets hope he gets the info to the right people who can do something

andy2na said:
mark wont do anything
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My experience is that Mark will pass the issue on. He has no control over what happens after that, but he will bring it to the attention of someone higher up.

shanghei said:
I purchased the Atrix 2, and tested out playing tv shows using various video players through HDMI mirroring and each video file on every video player resulted in jerky video playback. Plays fine on phone, even plays fine on original atrix using hdmi and video playback mode.
Anyone else who has an atrix 2 have this problem?
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Hello buddy, seems you got the Atrix2 already. i just have some questions on this
is the CPU TI4440 or TI4430?
is the display pixel arrangements RGB or Pentile?
does the display satisfy you?
does the camera satisfy you?
thanks.

shanghei said:
I purchased the Atrix 2, and tested out playing tv shows using various video players through HDMI mirroring and each video file on every video player resulted in jerky video playback. Plays fine on phone, even plays fine on original atrix using hdmi and video playback mode.
Anyone else who has an atrix 2 have this problem?
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Hey Shanghei,
How does the atrix 2's screen look? Is it nicer than the Atrix 1? Is it Pentile technology?
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Why cant i play 720P MKV?

For christ sake
in asus site its says it can play 1080P
but i cant play 720P Fluent in mkv format?
i have the Alcatraz episode on 720P couldnt see it yestarday and i cant play it proper to see it
i used dice player and MX video player
nothing played it fluent
any thoughts?

i know it seems like more work but for MX video. there is also an "add on" that is listed for our processors. After that, make sure hardware decoding is on(settings).
https://market.android.com/details?...EsImNvbS5teHRlY2guZmZtcGVnLnY3X3ZmcHYzZDE2Il0.
also sometimes mobo works better

Welcome to a Tegra-zone full of disappointment.
I too thought this was something tegra2 should handle without even breaking a sweat, after all that BS-advertisment.
And then this... Yeah well. What can you do?
If you just bought it, I'd return it and get a prime. With twice the amount of cores, it should at least be able to do basic tasks such as playing videos which my 5 year old laptop could handle.

non of them

Using Android Revolution HD and MX Video Player 720p mkv plays smooth even over CIFS.All mkvs I use are P2P encodes.

Dice Player seems to handle MKV files the best for me. It is a paid app but you can download the trial for free I believe. Also, mkv files can actually be a lot of different things. The MKV file itself is just a container file, and can contain video encoded in a number of different ways. The Tegra 2 can only handle stuff that was encoded in H264/MP4 using the Basic profile I think it's called? Or baseline? Something like that.

Running prime rom
not going to change it for watching TV
ill guess il convert it to MP4

Dice Player plays my League mkv's perfectly fine. They look gorgeous.

Do a search man, this has been covered time and time again. But here is my input.
why not just convert them? I use dvd catalyst to convert all my videos to mp4. the end result is a file thats 80 percent smaller
and looks just as good as the mkv on a 10" screen. I carry 2 32 gigabyte sd cards and have close to 50 movies on them. They even look good over hdmi out on my lcd and led tvs at home.
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theraffman said:
why not just convert them?
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Because converting takes time.

theraffman said:
Do a search man, this has been covered time and time again. But here is my input.
why not just convert them? I use dvd catalyst to convert all my videos to mp4. the end result is a file thats 80 percent smaller
and looks just as good as the mkv on a 10" screen. I carry 2 32 gigabyte sd cards and have close to 50 movies on them. They even look good over hdmi out on my lcd and led tvs at home.
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Thanks dude converting right now
letsgophillyingeneral said:
Because converting takes time.
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Takes around 20 min with handbrake converter

Hearmeman said:
Takes around 20 min with handbrake converter
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I use handbrake, I know. I just don't bother converting video files since my Android devices can handle almost anything I throw at them.

letsgophillyingeneral said:
Because converting takes time.
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Using dvd catalyst it takes about 15 minutes per mkv, I do large batches over night while I am sleeping, much quicker and less stressful. Plus you get a more efficient file... And you only need to do it once.
I struggled with this when I first got my tf, not all my mkvs would play, I think it had to do with the airstrip compression but I don't remember. Any way, once I figured out the converting method I use now, everything has been smooth sailing. Aside from the initial push, (converting my entire library) it odd really a hassle free option now.
Even if I could play mkvs perfectly I would still convert them, I would prefer a 1.2gb file over a 5-6gb file any day. What I carry on 2 sd cards would take 8 if they were 720p mkv files.
But to reach their own.
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[Q] MKV files Playback on Surface

Hi everyone,
Do you know a Player for Windows RT that supports MKV files playback? I´ve been using VLC or even CineXPlayer for other platforms...
thanks in advance,
Carles.-

Unfortunately I think there are no MKV player available yet...
One way to do (while waiting for someone to develop/port one) would be to convert MKV to MP4 contener (ie only change the container and the convert the audio but keep the video in h264).

All my movies are in mkv I would gladly pay for an app for playback would make the surface all most complete

Use mkv2vob to make mkv video playable on the surface in a few seconds. Make sure "transcode dts" is checked in options since the surface can't decode dts audio. If space is an issue you can convert video with handbrake, the default iPad setting works well.

hoodoomagic said:
Use mkv2vob to make mkv video playable on the surface in a few seconds. Make sure "transcode dts" is checked in options since the surface can't decode dts audio. If space is an issue you can convert video with handbrake, the default iPad setting works well.
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Cheers will give that a try, some of my MKV have flac will this still work?

A new app called YxPlayer RT was released in the Windows RT store that says can play .mkv's. I haven't tried it yet but I don't see any other options yet. YXPlayer has an app for android that has decent reviews.

antmantucan said:
A new app called YxPlayer RT was released in the Windows RT store that says can play .mkv's. I haven't tried it yet but I don't see any other options yet. YXPlayer has an app for android that has decent reviews.
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*sigh* almost!!! At first it didn't work at all. I had to turn hardware acceleration off. Hard coded subtitles don't work/show up at all. Most .mkv's don't play at all. The ones that do play come through okay. I did Surface chat to get a full refund. The app isn't ready yet. However, if you have english speaking mkv, you may get away fine. I watch anime, and I need the hardcoded subtitles to show up. It's a bit overpriced in my book.

I tried and it did not work for me neither.
http://apps.microsoft.com/webpdp/app/13a81648-ee6b-4c34-934c-f317c8f60474
The version for iPad was so so.
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Yxplayer works okish for me... but I had to turn off the hardware acceleration... and 1080 videos do not work at all! But overall its playing majority of my anime fine...!
Hopefully they will come out with some updates soon!

mutunekk said:
Yxplayer works okish for me... but I had to turn off the hardware acceleration... and 1080 videos do not work at all! But overall its playing majority of my anime fine...!
Hopefully they will come out with some updates soon!
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what about subs? or is your anime in english? none of my hard coded subs will show up.

nuprotocol said:
what about subs? or is your anime in english? none of my hard coded subs will show up.
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Some subs show up... others don't... its pretty 50/50!

mutunekk said:
Some subs show up... others don't... its pretty 50/50!
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so do you plan to keep it?

Check this out
http://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/com..._and_various_other_format_to/?sort=confidence
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so do you plan to keep it?
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I guess ur asking about the surface? I really love this thing!! best tablet I have ever used... but it currently has a lot of issues (I would not recommend it yet) but I am betting in the next couple of months just like the mkv, they will be all fixed! and once they do that, this thing will be epic!!

cmartinpe said:
Hi everyone,
Do you know a Player for Windows RT that supports MKV files playback? I´ve been using VLC or even CineXPlayer for other platforms...
thanks in advance,
Carles.-
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I know of a software Power DVD Mobile for Ultra that supports MKV playback, but you need to pay a fee to buy Power DVD Mobile first and then activate it. I haven't tried this yet and don't know how good it works. Nevertheless, a lite version of Power DVD used to be bundled along with many branded desktop/notebook computers.

mutunekk said:
I guess ur asking about the surface? I really love this thing!! best tablet I have ever used... but it currently has a lot of issues (I would not recommend it yet) but I am betting in the next couple of months just like the mkv, they will be all fixed! and once they do that, this thing will be epic!!
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Thanks! I meant the mkvsoftware. I received a refund from Microsoft. Didn't know if you were returning it as well.

Multimedia 8 can Play MKV,and use subtitiles,you can Try

dadian said:
Multimedia 8 can Play MKV,and use subtitiles,you can Try
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Tried the app and it won't even recognize MKV files. What are you doing to get them to play?

jivy26 said:
Tried the app and it won't even recognize MKV files. What are you doing to get them to play?
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Same here. Can't even recognize mkvs...

nuprotocol said:
Same here. Can't even recognize mkvs...
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Same here my files don't even show up