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2.1 & youtube app?

does youtube with hd work on the 2.1 builds? if so could we take the app and install it on a 1.5 rom with good results? i know youtube is broke atm until the 2.1 update that's why im asking. i just saw a complaint thread about youtube on android central.

it does work with 2.1 however my experience with all the 2.1 roms floatin around is the hd side of it only works with wifi. as far as usin it on 1.5 no go

nbroneobi said:
it does work with 2.1 however my experience with all the 2.1 roms floatin around is the hd side of it only works with wifi. as far as usin it on 1.5 no go
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so why wouldn't it work on 1.5? different kernel and such? i hate the fact a google app is broke you know!

can anybody upload the 2.1 youtube app and ill try it out? if it doesn't work it will be no different for me as right now it's a no go.

never mind i tried the 2.1 app and it doesn't work, i get a force close...such a shame.

it does work in 2.1.. with HD too...
sometimes (less than 10%) I cant play a vid.. but just select it again.. and it is fine...

I watched a vid in hd on 3g no problem... took a bit longer to load obviously but still worked like a charm... it's nice to have youtube back after losing it in 1.5

when u mean hd, do u mean high quality?

spiritcrusher33 said:
when u mean hd, do u mean high quality?
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i think he means heavy duty

thedudejdog said:
i think he means heavy duty
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HD= high def

fixxxer2008 said:
HD= high def
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sorry, i meant to put a or in there at the end.

spiritcrusher33 said:
when u mean hd, do u mean high quality?
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I sure hope so. The Hero doesn't have enough pixels to display HD. Any attempt at HD is just pure wasted bandwidth. The Hero barely has enough pixels to even display Youtube's 480p "High Quality".

FYI
The Youtube app does work great on DamageControl v1. Although by default it gets the low quality video. You have to go to the Menu and select Play High quality.
Obviosly its going to take longer to load the HQ video. And it does work over 3G.

cmccracken said:
I sure hope so. The Hero doesn't have enough pixels to display HD. Any attempt at HD is just pure wasted bandwidth. The Hero barely has enough pixels to even display Youtube's 480p "High Quality".
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the youtube app on 1.5 needs to be fixed...why can't a dev fix it on a custom rom? whats the issue anyways? seems stupid to have to wait until 2.1 for a fix.

@fixxer
well the devs can't really do much if they dont have the source code for the youtube app...
if memory serves me right, the youtube app isnt working because of a timeout issue, which is why it works everynow and then...you cant really change those type of settings easily without access to the source. its a problem with how the app was programmed.
also keep in mind the devs are hard @ work on more important things such as getting teh hardware to work 100%, and is something thats within relative easy grasp as opposed to modifying an application without source.

I totally agree. Youtube on 1.5 has been messed up since the November MR, which IMO is totally unacceptable. Haven said that, I hope you guys still using 1.5 don't have to wait much longer but I have to say it works great on 2.1

HQ is only available as default PRE November MR release (yea, before the MR you could set youtube to default to HQ always), and now on wifi.
You can tell a vid to go to HQ after you select the vid. Much slower, but works fine and is clear.

troyboytn said:
I totally agree. Youtube on 1.5 has been messed up since the November MR, which IMO is totally unacceptable. Haven said that, I hope you guys still using 1.5 don't have to wait much longer but I have to say it works great on 2.1
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hopefully by april we will have the update and custom roms.

[MOD] 480x320 Recording for CM6 ROMs

This is a cross post from my mau5 ROM thread, but I think other people might enjoy it too.
I've put together an update.zip that allows for 480x320 recording via camcorder. Currently, our device only allows 352x288(high quality), this simple hack just allows a greater resolution and I think a clearer picture IMO.
I've set 352x288 as the default "low" quality and 480x320 as the default "high" res recording so that you do have a choice whenever you want. I've also changed the file format to mp4 instead of 3gp since well.. no one uses 3gp for anything.
There are few drawbacks though. 480x320 is the last somewhat "stable" res where the OMX core won't **** bricks all over the place so be weary of any force closes. Also, gralloc likes to crap out when switching resolutions on the fly along with being unable to view the 480x320 video in the gallery app (since we have such bad gfx power).
I do plan on making this STABLE at one point, but it'll require kanging some memory for gralloc to use while changing resolution.
You can check for yourself on the differences with a 352x288 recording and a 480x320 recording
(low light vs direct light)
You can see an example of a video I shot last night at a xmas party HERE to see 480x320 when it comes to more 'motion' recording. (Warning: White people dancing)
Download the 480x320 update.zip here:
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Awesome. I remember darchstar had unstable 720p in his aosp rom. Glad to know someone is still working here
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brokentoaster24 said:
Awesome. I remember darchstar had unstable 720p in his aosp rom. Glad to know someone is still working here
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I've always been messing around with it. The proprietary blobs just get in the way a lot and you end up at a dead end with no resources. :/

Decad3nce said:
I've always been messing around with it. The proprietary blobs just get in the way a lot and you end up at a dead end with no resources. :/
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When are you due for an upgrade? I'm trying to follow the hero devs so I know what to get next
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Works great. You said we're unable to watch videos in Gallery, but I can view them. I just shot a test 480x320 video.

Does this work with Aosp rom
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raymond4 said:
Does this work with Aosp rom
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Not sure. Nandroid and find out

Why is the video quality in the CM/AOSP ROMS so bad? I know you said the 480x320 is better, but looking at both of your vides, while hte content was not fun (white people dancing never is) the quality is just unwatchable.
Just curious because on the HTC ROMs it is at least somewhat decent.
Not crapping on what you're doing here Dec, but just trying to understand what you're dealing with.

riggsandroid said:
Why is the video quality in the CM/AOSP ROMS so bad? I know you said the 480x320 is better, but looking at both of your vides, while hte content was not fun (white people dancing never is) the quality is just unwatchable.
Just curious because on the HTC ROMs it is at least somewhat decent.
Not crapping on what you're doing here Dec, but just trying to understand what you're dealing with.
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I get bored. You can only push the framerate so high on either quality, and the hero itself has never had that good of recording capabilities.
The htc roms are 'decent' looking because their encoding is handled better and optimized for the proprietary omx libraries which we have no source too

Decad3nce said:
I get bored. You can only push the framerate so high on either quality, and the hero itself has never had that good of recording capabilities.
The htc roms are 'decent' looking because their encoding is handled better and optimized for the proprietary omx libraries which we have no source too
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I was going to mention the video recording quality not more than two days ago and was messing around with the app a little here and there, but no need for that now
Thanks again Deca

Does the now low quality 352x288 save as mp4 as well?

bray424 said:
Does the now low quality 352x288 save as mp4 as well?
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Yes it does.

bro that video was priceless lol thanks for the little upgrade

The quality is definitely superior compared to the standard. I can't thank you enough. You continue to breathe life into my Hero. Arigato!!

Will it work with AOSP 2.2 ROM?

Decad3nce said:
You can see an example of a video I shot last night at a xmas party HERE to see 480x320 when it comes to more 'motion' recording. (Warning: White people dancing)
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Thanks .. Side note, what was with the guy checking himself out in his "hand mirror"? Great video for the laughing

Twolazyg said:
Thanks .. Side note, what was with the guy checking himself out in his "hand mirror"? Great video for the laughing
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Lets just say he had a little bit too much "eggnog"

Hay decad I'm on asop and flash this the only thing I see so far is that after taking video it fc no big deal. When I got to video info it shows mpg4 for mat like it should. I think. If I go to video setting it show some thing different and can't change it. So it works for the most important part the video. Zoom works too
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Thanks this works excellent Happy New year / New years Eve
Root-Hack-Mod-Always™

this works on liquidsense rom perfectly
it seems like at least one person is still dedicated to making our htc hero cdma camcording quality better it may not be 720 HD but.... I can't wait to see your future camcorder improvements

Terrible audio quality when recording video

A most disappointing realisation this weekend was the absolutely abysmal sound quality when recording videos on the MT4GS. I only just got the phone and hadn't done much 1080p video yet. I think I put too much faith in phone cameras.
Is it this bad for everyone?
Also, any ideas on how this can be fixed? Perhaps the magicians here at XDA can figure out how to use the voice call microphone instead (unless that's the one it currently uses)?
Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzFKurX9NTE

aad4321 said:
Is this your first HTC? lol. welcome
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My second (I had the G2). I take it this is a problem with all MT4GSs then.

Yep. The speaker is bad too.
Overcome Kratos ROM on my talk enabled Galaxy Tab using Taptalk

Welcome to the wonderful world which is HTC
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lol holy crap that was horrid. sounds like it is using the voice call mic. seems to be fine in lower decibels, but i'm gonna try mess with my guitar and amp and try some recordings.

I think speaker placement is horrible as well, everytime I try to hold it to listen to music or whatever, I end up covering the speaker, raising the volume all the way, and then when I move my finger, it blasts, and I have to quickly lower it again...

[Q] MT4GS Camera

Hi, I bought the MT4GS solely for the camera, and have CM7 on it, and its not so good.
Is there anything I can do to make it as good as stock, or do I have to go back to Sense?

stock (based roms) is the only one with fully functional camera

Use an ice sense for the best functionality.... use ics aosp for great quality w/ zero shutter lag

Thanks, whats an ice sense? Im a total noob, took me a couple of days to get CM7 on! Can I just put it on the SD card again and install like that?

go here for stable http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1469615
go here for experimental (work in progress) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1533931

Thanks, installed without a hitch, camera a lot faster! After a couple of days its started restarting in an endless loop, I've reinstalled, anything else I can try?
Im going to sea in the morning, and our net access will be like dialup, so I've gotta download anything tonight!

gobbleman said:
Thanks, installed without a hitch, camera a lot faster! After a couple of days its started restarting in an endless loop, I've reinstalled, anything else I can try?
Im going to sea in the morning, and our net access will be like dialup, so I've gotta download anything tonight!
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Use PyroIce, it has the Sense Camera. The DS camera took like a perfect 10/10. The One on pyroice is a 9/10. Just disable review time. And pics a fast
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Sweet, thanks, where do I find it?

aad4321 said:
I run this and i honestly think the pictures kinda suck compared to the stock rom.
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Stocks camera is a whole other rank Xo You have to consider the software, and drivers a custom build for a camera. I change my Sensation camera to like a 8 now. :3 Its still good.
It's Always Sunny in XDA

My suggestion is flash Bulletproof and stick with the stock camera and a nicely running stock rom. That or pyroice and know that 1080p video is not an option. Grab all the UV kernels that TBalden has.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement.

Ah, I see I have pyroice, where can I try the stock rom from? Originally I got it to get rid of the T mobile stuff, but the camera is what its all about for me...

If you turn off widescreen on pyro ice, the pics are a lot better. I also think using ics camera app from the market is another option for fast pics, but not as good for scenes.

Coug76 said:
My suggestion is flash Bulletproof and stick with the stock camera and a nicely running stock rom. That or pyroice and know that 1080p video is not an option. Grab all the UV kernels that TBalden has.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement.
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OK, Im totally befuddled, but I've messed around with the settings, and its still ****e, so, Bulletproof? Will this give me the camera as good as stock?
Or if stock is what i need, can I get that? Arriving in Sri Lanka in the morning, be good to take some decent pics!

Bulletproof uses the stock camera app.

Blue6IX said:
Bulletproof uses the stock camera app.
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Cause itza beeeast
Typed by ---- oh wait! I'm schizophrenic!

got it working, you all rule!
I saw that the keypad lights werent working, and i was like, what!?
Then this:
[Port] BulletProof Sensation myTouch 4G Slide (Showing lights work)
on youtube, and I turn off the lights, and they work! Awesome, dying to see what the battery life is like. Took me this long to download the zip, Im on a yacht in the Maldives, and when people are using the net its pretty slow. I'll test the camera in the morning and put up some pics

Something else to keep in mind is if you really want to be able to take pictures quickly you might want to look into getting a faster microsd card if you are still using the one the phone came with.
If you can get to a class 10 card (I was running a PNY one for a while) you can eliminate that as a bottleneck.
With the stock memory card and taking pictures at the highest resolution I can easily take pictures (or try to...) Too quickly and have to stop and wait for a brief pause in between while it writes to the memory card the last one I took before it's ready to take another one.
The class 10 memory card made that problem go away, since it was able to write the data to the card fast enough that I wasn't stuck waiting that brief pause between pictures.
(In the life of a photographer a nanosecond can mean the difference between getting the shot or getting disappointed)
So something to consider.
If you feel like going overboard, the 64 gig sandisk cards not only work in the doubleshot ( as BlackKnightAvalon found out for us) but perform as well as ( maybe even a bit better then) those class 10 cards I was just referencing.
They are a bit pricey, but the good side of that is they made all the other memory cards drop in price. So scoring something like the 16 gig class 10 PNY card I used to run should be pretty reasonable.
So if you do tend to notice some little lag before it's ready to take pictures again after you just took one and you are on the stock memory card, this is something to keep in mind
Sent from a digital distance.

Camera's better, and
maybe this is as good as it gets? I have Bulletproof installed, will get a faster SD card as suggested (thanks!), but its about the same as my old W880i Sony.
Should I expect better from this? A couple of photos, one is ok, close up, and the other is ok-ish?

All I see attached is a couple of a couple-hundred KB tiny little squares of nothing, so yes, I would expect better (LOL maybe my internet is screwing up again -- AT&T sucks)

camera 360
gobbleman said:
Hi, I bought the MT4GS solely for the camera, and have CM7 on it, and its not so good.
Is there anything I can do to make it as good as stock, or do I have to go back to Sense?
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That asking your big brother "google" for "camera 360" will help a lot! Trust me!
After that, will you send some pictures to my e-mail? [email protected], a Chinese thanks!

[Q] Rooted my phone have some camera questions.

When ever I take pictures their are black bars on the side of the pictures. Also when I'm in the camera app everything looks like it has a weird filter but when I take the picture they are clear.

RAdical_Future said:
When ever I take pictures their are black bars on the side of the pictures. Also when I'm in the camera app everything looks like it has a weird filter but when I take the picture they are clear.
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Which ROM are you using?

Rom I'm using.
Fuzi0719 said:
Which ROM are you using?
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Im using CM 9.1 by scverhagen.

Yeh I have the same rom as you CM9 R8 and to me the image on the screen isnt as clear but when you take a pic it seems the resolution turns out better than you expected. I also noticed that the camera button on the side of your phone doesnt work which is lame I really liked using that for picture taking it was handy but oh well cant be perfect for a rom. If you want also do what I did, I just downloaded other camera and video apps. Way better than the stock app and on the screen they show up as better resolution than the stock app

Yeah, unfortunately the camera apps that come with CM/AOKP ROMs are very lacking on this phone, compared to the stock camera app. There are some third-party apps that do reasonably well, though. I like Camera360.

RAdical_Future said:
When ever I take pictures their are black bars on the side of the pictures. Also when I'm in the camera app everything looks like it has a weird filter but when I take the picture they are clear.
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The black bars on the side is because the phone has a 16x9 screen but the picture is being taken in the 4:3 ratio. It's the same thing as watching an old tv show on a new widescreen tv.
Talking about our camera, has anyone figured out a way to port our camera to Cyanogen? That's the only thing that's stopping me from flashing a Rom, considering I've had this phone for a year.

Nas Escobar said:
The black bars on the side is because the phone has a 16x9 screen but the picture is being taken in the 4:3 ratio. It's the same thing as watching an old tv show on a new widescreen tv.
Talking about our camera, has anyone figured out a way to port our camera to Cyanogen? That's the only thing that's stopping me from flashing a Rom, considering I've had this phone for a year.
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CM will never run a Sense camera because of framework/libs
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Give ICS Camera or Camera JB+ a try. They are definitely fitting replacements for stock and you'll be very happy with results.
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I've tried both apps but have serious issues with those and the included ICS or JB camera apps. So far none have worked to record video.
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1080 does not work on anything but a GB ROM with this phone, make sure that at most 720 is selected...
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201

rorytmeadows said:
Give ICS Camera or Camera JB+ a try. They are definitely fitting replacements for stock and you'll be very happy with results.
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Well I'm running the RemICS_UX port from the HD2. Not bad of a rom. It's over samsungized but I'll find a theme for it. It claims to have the 1080p recording so lets see how that works out.
I personally don't care for all the "features" of the stock CAMERA app since I can always download a 3rd party app that will be on par. I only use night mode, macro and automatic. My main concern is 1080p recording (and that the mic doesn't sound so crappy).

Nas Escobar said:
Well I'm running the RemICS_UX port from the HD2. Not bad of a rom. It's over samsungized but I'll find a theme for it. It claims to have the 1080p recording so lets see how that works out.
I personally don't care for all the "features" of the stock CAMERA app since I can always download a 3rd party app that will be on par. I only use night mode, macro and automatic. My main concern is 1080p recording (and that the mic doesn't sound so crappy).
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I believe the 1080 not working has more to do with HTC Android drivers for the camera, rather than the available choice in the software.
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rorytmeadows said:
I believe the 1080 not working has more to do with HTC Android drivers for the camera, rather than the available choice in the software.
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Yeah, trying to record in 1080 makes the button useless. I'm starting to feel that the phone doesn't have real 1080p feature. My last phone was a Huawei Comet/U8150 and I had a very similar issue with the camera. Turned out that the phone had a 2.0 megapixel camera that was made to look like a 3.0 by the stock software. It was a sorry excuse of a camera.
I'm going to have to think about this one. I wonder if we could somehow port or rewrite a code to get 1080p working. Sadly, I know nothing about android development. My main thought was to sit the htc camera apk on top of cyanogen but I've read up that it's not that simple.... which I find weird considering someone has the beats by dre stuff on their mytouch4g slide rom.

Its not to complicated to understand but it is to fix. You see it does have true 1080 recording and it still one of the best cellphone cameras to date. Thing is if you want to run a custom ROM that is not based of the original T-Mobile release then some things may not be the same, the camera being one.
Unless you can get ahold of the proprietary camera drivers or write you're own you will be missing much of what is available. And any app based off the HTC framework will not work of different, such as cyanogen or even aosp.
Even phones that have been nearly torn apart by some super smart people doesn't mean that everything imaginable is possible or at least not easy. Try running sense on a Samsung phone, not too easy. Just saying be happy for what you have unless you know a sneaky backdoor to these issues that no one has thought of yet
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I knew it had to lay within the coding.
I already imagined that it would be hard. Such a shame...