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[Q] HTC Sensation and .3gp 1080p video recording

As above surely as a multi media device and 1080p video recording it would be better to capture video in .mp4 for better allround compatibility.
Does anyone know why HTC use .3gp rather than .mp4 for video recording?
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Are you sure it's only .3gp?

xnifex said:
Are you sure it's only .3gp?
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According to the spec on HTC's site, it only records in .3gp

ah ok. the European HTC site has way more info on it than the US one does for the Sensation

That's what the Atrix does too.
I use lgcamera app if I want it recorded in other formats.
Found it kind of odd too.

xnifex said:
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desire HD can .mp4 (desire with ace port to)
i thing sensation can to. this moment i can't chek sensation rom dump.

They don't have the mp4 license.. it's only a container, so quality or anything else is not infected if it's 3gp.

dangerousp said:
They don't have the mp4 license.. it's only a container, so quality or anything else is not infected if it's 3gp.
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So it's possible to transcode the video you get from .3gp to .mp4? And you need a license to use .mp4? That must suck.

Virtue94 said:
So it's possible to transcode the video you get from .3gp to .mp4? And you need a license to use .mp4? That must suck.
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There's no transcoding needed; it's just a different container. A command-line utility like ffmpeg can quickly wrap it into an mp4 container for you if you prefer that. No difference in quality.

Or... simply change the file extention to .mp4 for a faster fix either on phone or in windows/mac.
Easy 8)
-smc

Yes, it is strange to use a format with negative connotations like 3GP (I remember old dumbphones recording in 3GP, it's like the video equivalent of AMR...) but as others have said it's only a container so doesn't affect the actual quality which is determined by the codec used, namely H264 MPEG-4.
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If you want to check the quality yourself, have a look in the Sensation video clips thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1089723

pakraider said:
There's no transcoding needed; it's just a different container. A command-line utility like ffmpeg can quickly wrap it into an mp4 container for you if you prefer that. No difference in quality.
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hey man i am hoping you can help me with this.
i am trying to watch the videos i make on my samsung lcd tv which is dlna compliant. the pictures i take are working flawlessly but SADLY when i try playing videos it says format not supported. this is a real bummer! my tv plays .mp4's just fine so it must be a .3gp issue. any suggestions?

cyrarchy said:
hey man i am hoping you can help me with this.
i am trying to watch the videos i make on my samsung lcd tv which is dlna compliant. the pictures i take are working flawlessly but SADLY when i try playing videos it says format not supported. this is a real bummer! my tv plays .mp4's just fine so it must be a .3gp issue. any suggestions?
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That's an interesting problem. I'd like to know the reason/fix.

Have you tried renaming the files to .mp4?

bcpk said:
Have you tried renaming the files to .mp4?
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yes i have tried renaming them. it still didnt play on the tv. hoping there is a solution.

YAMB may be able to split and rejoin the 3GP container into an MP4, give that a try.

this will convert on the computer right? then i can use any converter, but it makes little sense to first download the video, convert it and then watch it.

I can't get lgcamera to take a video on the sensation. It takes pics but says recording failed when trying any type of video.

GorillaPimp said:
I can't get lgcamera to take a video on the sensation. It takes pics but says recording failed when trying any type of video.
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same here buddy, got excited when i saw the mp4 option on it. it looks like a pretty decent app but the video would not record.

cyrarchy said:
same here buddy, got excited when i saw the mp4 option on it. it looks like a pretty decent app but the video would not record.
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That was an awful tease. I was all ready to be in DLNA heaven.

[Android 2.1+] Emit - play videos from your computer on your android

Hi, guys and girls
Emit is a video streaming app. You can find it on Android Market in free and paid version. Both version contains the same functionalities. Free version is ad-supported.
Emit allows you to:
Live streaming of videos from your PC/Mac/Linux to an android device or on emitapp.com
Pre-encode and download videos to device for offline viewing
Transfer music from iTunes to your device
Subtitle support: .srt and .mkv
HTTP Live Streaming for Android 2.3+
Accessible from 3g or external wifi
Securing access with password
You can now play your videos on https://www.emitapp.com/
If your server is running and you register on our site, you can play/download your videos and music out of your browser from anywhere.
Here is an iOS version.
Lastest Emit version: 9.2.0
Latest desktop version: 1.12
More info on Emit webpage.
If you have any question, ideas, problems or just want to say thanks, visit us on our support page.
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We fixed the crash bug on windows. You can get the latest version on emitapp.com.

Wonderful app. I'm glad to see you created a thread for this! I have updated my XDA portal news article.

zokipirlo said:
We fixed the crash bug on windows. You can get the latest version on [URL="
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Thanks for the update. I can try the app now!

Is there a reason the paid version is not compatible with the Atrix??

MvP77 said:
Is there a reason the paid version is not compatible with the Atrix??
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Paid version should work the same as free. Is there any difference? What is not working?

STOKED!!!!!
thank you, zokipirlo. this is a great contribution to the android market.

Sounds like Plex, although it does allow you to download.

It doesn't work too good, I got a lot of garbage frames, big boxes of colors and stuff. My PC is fast enough so I don't think it's a problem with the encoding speed.
Also I found a bug, You cant add an entire hard drive letter, on the server it shows like C:/\ and on the app itself it shows C:\\ and when you enter it shows nothing.
I hope this app get better because I miss Air video from my iphone.
Also, could you make MKV embedded subs appear like they appear on the PC? I mean, encoding the subs with the video on the PC (for anime fansub and stuff)
EDIT: this is on a vibrant 2.2

Holy hd batman!!
Works perfectly on my Samsung Galaxy S2, This is great because plex didn't!!
The one and only feature i can suggest for now is 3G support, For when I'm not at home.

Video stops playing (crashes to menu) if I move the slider too fast. Also buffering takes too much time. I have fast wifi and i3 laptop.
Inspire 4g , CM 7 base.

sotodefonk said:
It doesn't work too good, I got a lot of garbage frames, big boxes of colors and stuff. My PC is fast enough so I don't think it's a problem with the encoding speed.
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This is usually a side effect of bad wifi signal strength. Are you far from your wifi router?

Thor said:
The one and only feature i can suggest for now is 3G support, For when I'm not at home.
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If you open port 1554 pre encoded videos will work now. It will be unsecure though. We are working on securing connections for next release.

Avg identifies the program as a threat, see the attached screen-cap

theloother said:
Avg identifies the program as a threat, see the attached screen-cap
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Yes, we know that, there is also a note on android market about that. We also speaked with guys from Kaspersky lab and they whitelisted our application. Don't worry, it's not a virus.

metaldood said:
Video stops playing (crashes to menu) if I move the slider too fast. Also buffering takes too much time. I have fast wifi and i3 laptop.
Inspire 4g , CM 7 base.
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In "live" or encoded playback?

zokipirlo said:
This is usually a side effect of bad wifi signal strength. Are you far from your wifi router?
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No, my router is right next to my PC, and I was using the PC when I tested the software... Let me try at work with a different router and PC

sotodefonk said:
No, my router is right next to my PC, and I was using the PC when I tested the software... Let me try at work with a different router and PC
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If that's not a problem then it's probably quality related. Can you please tell me which quality profile or bitrate in case of custom profile are you using?

I tried all 3 profiles.
First the default one, appear to be good for 10 seconds but then randomly some frame goes bad and the next 30 frames looks awful too, then it corrects itself for another 10-15 seconds and the same happens.
The dual core preset appear to be the same.
And the low quality preset its a gamble, because sometimes looks better, but still got some bad frames, but sometimes it looks worse than the other 2 presets, almost 95% of bad frames.
Could it be a codec problems? I use CCCP for my video playback needs...

zokipirlo said:
Paid version should work the same as free. Is there any difference? What is not working?
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The premium version doesn't show on the market for the Atrix 4G. And when you check the online store it says this app is not compatible for the Atrix 4G.

[APP] VLC Nightlies Build for Android.

Finally Guys.!
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VLC Announces its official BETA version.
Play Store Link
EDIT:
Just now saw the Nightlies build for Tegra 2 Based Phones. Thanks to gitanshu.
Please test it and post your update
NIGHTLIES for Tegra2
It is told to play 720p mkv without any issues(unlike MX Player.)
Being BETA,its slower than final. So, wait for final Version to get MAX Performance

Buddy its not for us, It will not work on Galaxy R its only for ARM V7 processor with NEON version...

Our handset had Tegra 2 which does not support NEON instructions as told above by vikram.
However they have said they'll release it for other CPUs as well so we'll get one for us in sometime, then you can update the OP here.

Yeah. Sorry. Posted it in a hurry. Was off the phone then. Havent tested it
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I downloaded it in hurry without reading anything coz i thought our sgr will surely support it but wasted my 7mb... It says "Sorry, but your device is currently not supported by this version of VLC for Android"
Btw waiting for another, compatible release of vlc....
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Vplayer is the only video player that could play fullHD mkv fluidly, so far no alternative
You need to enable hardware decoding in settings :silly:

nedooo said:
Vplayer is the only video player that could play fullHD mkv fluidly, so far no alternative
You need to enable hardware decoding in settings :silly:
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Dice Player is there, check it !!

chandrus1983 said:
Dice Player is there, check it !!
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Checked, it's like slide show
Not even close...

chandrus1983 said:
Dice Player is there, check it !!
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when it faces any lag in playing higher bit-rate videos it starts skipping frames.....
although it seems its playing it fine but skipping frames ruins experience on some videos.....

Vplayer is better then DICE player..

nedooo said:
Vplayer is the only video player that could play fullHD mkv fluidly, so far no alternative
You need to enable hardware decoding in settings :silly:
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Hmm, most of 1080p and even 720p [email protected] videos that I've tried on Vplayer lagged. Some of 720p videos played smoothly on Dice or MX Player, but none of them can play 1080p higher than [email protected] smoothly.

When I tried to play the video with VPlayer hardware acceleration, I saw a black screen with sound. What's the problem?

nRoof said:
Hmm, most of 1080p and even 720p [email protected] videos that I've tried on Vplayer lagged. Some of 720p videos played smoothly on Dice or MX Player, but none of them can play 1080p higher than [email protected] smoothly.
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Well I don't know about profiles, but I know that Vplayer plays smooth fullHD mkv movie while Dice or MX play slide show...
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Fusrodah said:
When I tried to play the video with VPlayer hardware acceleration, I saw a black screen with sound. What's the problem?
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Disable and enable HW acceleration while movie plays (some kind of bug), but look here BS player is the new champ, check that out :highfive:

Look what I found:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28630303
Nightlies link:
https://code.google.com/p/vlcmediaplayer/downloads/list
"Humka ICS de dyo babua!"
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Updated OP with Link to Nightlies.. Thanks dude!

Guys please try this..the latest knightley build vlc for t2 822 was uploaded 36 hours ago...gets the link http://vlcmediaplayer.googlecode.com/files/VLC 822 T2.apk
It's able to play atleast 720p mkv without any lag...just turn in the hardware acceleration from the preference!!
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Testing now.
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khpatel4991 said:
Guys please try this..the latest knightley build vlc for t2 822 was uploaded 36 hours ago...gets the link http://vlcmediaplayer.googlecode.com/files/VLC 822 T2.apk
It's able to play atleast 720p mkv without any lag...just turn in the hardware acceleration from the preference!!
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dude jst downloaded...and while the player was searching for files..it just shutdown..
its unstable n i removed the app....
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No problems for me dude...
Check if you have installed correctly version
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No problem for me either.
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Youtube app for Nexus 5 definitely sucks

I'm trying the Youtube app on my Nexus 5 (version 5.3.32) and it definitely really sucks.
Videos (HD and SD) suffer of frame dropping and sometimes (for example when you listen to a song) there are some punctual audio distorsions (metallic peaks) while playing.
I compared the same music video on a Samsung Galaxy S2 and the difference is embarassing...
Any news/solutions?
As a workaround, i'm using Google Chrome on Nexus 5 for Youtube and it's so much better than the app.....

cicciolon082 said:
I'm trying the Youtube app on my Nexus 5 (version 5.3.32) and it definitely really sucks.
Videos (HD and SD) suffer of frame dropping and sometimes (for example when you listen to a song) there are some punctual audio distorsions (metallic peaks) while playing.
I compared the same music video on a Samsung Galaxy S2 and the difference is embarassing...
Any news/solutions?
As a workaround, i'm using Google Chrome on Nexus 5 for Youtube and it's so much better than the app.....
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I replaced the Google YouTube app with an alternative called Viral. I even removed the YouTube apk and only have an issue with the Flowly app. Viral includes features that Google ignores such as background audio playback and full control over the UI theme colors. It actually had floating video windows before Google added that feature.
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3DSammy said:
I replaced the Google YouTube app with an alternative called Viral. I even removed the YouTube apk and only have an issue with the Flowly app. Viral includes features that Google ignores such as background audio playback and full control over the UI theme colors. It actually had floating video windows before Google added that feature.
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It's not accettable that Gapps are not working good on a Nexus device!

cicciolon082 said:
It's not accettable that Gapps are not working good on a Nexus device!
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correct me if I'm wrong but aren't GApps are just supposed to be a collection of Google Apps and is separate from Nexus devices.
With regards to your original comment, the Youtube App is the same for everyone isn't it?

I experience no such issues with the stock YouTube app on WiFi or data. I always have HQ or HD selected.
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Does anyone else YouTube app take seconds to launch?
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Yep it takes a few seconds to open but I've noticed that's on all phone

Stuttering problem could be due to WiFi optimization. Disable it from advanced WiFi setting.
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Everyone has the same gapps
I thought everyone on the same version of android should have the same version of gapps? Also, there is surely going to be delay when opening apps unless your phone runs on SSD? Well, that would be so cool LOL

Well i`am running stock/no root and i never xperienced any issues as discribed by some users on YouTube, not on wifi and 3G.

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Am sure that the ROM and Kernel I'm on makes little difference but just in case the image shows what my daily driver is.
Not one problem with the YouTube app from the playstore for me.if a video sucks its cause of the person who made it
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jball said:
Am sure that the ROM and Kernel I'm on makes little difference but just in case the image shows what my daily driver is.
Not one problem with the YouTube app from the playstore for me.if a video sucks its cause of the person who made it
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No way...i compared the same video on Nexus 5 and Galaxy S2....

daudster said:
Stuttering problem could be due to WiFi optimization. Disable it from advanced WiFi setting.
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I'll try to disable all the battery saving optimizations for wi-fi...

072665995 said:
correct me if I'm wrong but aren't GApps are just supposed to be a collection of Google Apps and is separate from Nexus devices.
With regards to your original comment, the Youtube App is the same for everyone isn't it?
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Yes...but Google works directly on Nexus...they could guarantee that at least on Nexus devices they are ok!!!

Mine was updated today. Have a look at the store. Utube is famous for stuttering though. Don't think they give it the server power, size, or wotnot, it needs. .

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Mine was updated today. Have a look at the store. Utube is famous for stuttering though. Don't think they give it the server power, size, or wotnot, it needs. .
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To clarify: you are experiencing stuttering problems after you updated to the newest version of the YouTube app?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrzheng.supertubeplayer
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To all the people who have unlocked their bootloader

Hello, I just wanted to ask the people who have unlocked their bootloader have you lost L1 certification or not and are u able to still stream HDR videos on Netflix ?

Unlocked bootloader only. No other changes or mods.

I did this, still L3 for me

L3 means SD streaming only from service that use DRM, as L1 is required for HD and above (even 720p).
Here's mine, locked bootloader - note L1 and HDCP level:
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Probably custom kernel is needed that will fake the OS about bootloader being locked.

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Probably custom kernel is needed that will fake the OS about bootloader being locked.
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Doesn't matter. It's unavoidable if you unlock bootloader.

I'm on TMobile and wondering, does every video get locked to SD or just certain services? And if that's the case, is there a list?
Also wondering how TMobiles HD video add on relates, is it completely a waste of money or do you only lose certain advantages of paying for this add on?
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Or you can just install modded apps that ignore the L3

DonKilluminati23 said:
I'm on TMobile and wondering, does every video get locked to SD or just certain services? And if that's the case, is there a list?
Also wondering how TMobiles HD video add on relates, is it completely a waste of money or do you only lose certain advantages of paying for this add on?
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No only what uses DRM. YouTube doesn't use DRM so YouTube will still stream in 1080p and 1440p with L3 security. Netflix uses DRM so that will only stream in 480p max with L3 security. So you have to know wherever your streaming from does it use DRM or not.

Eric214 said:
No only what uses DRM. YouTube doesn't use DRM so YouTube will still stream in 1080p and 1440p with L3 security. Netflix uses DRM so that will only stream in 480p max with L3 security. So you have to know wherever your streaming from sores it use DRM or not.
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I should have asked this all a different way probably, what I'm trying to find out is what uses DRM? I assumed Netflix and MLB At Bat but didn't know for sure what else.
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DonKilluminati23 said:
I should have asked this all a different way probably, what I'm trying to find out is what uses DRM? I assumed Netflix and MLB At Bat but didn't know for sure what else.
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That I don't know since I don't care for on a screen this size, only 360 or 240 isn't really watchable. 480p is watchable in most cases. Not ideal and not great but watchable. I'm not watching movies and shows on a 7 inch screen. I'd like to be able to see when I'm 60.
You can probably just do a Google search to find out what streaming sites or apps uses DRM

Eric214 said:
That I don't know since I don't care for on a screen this size, only 360 or 240 isn't really watchable. 480p is watchable in most cases. Not ideal and not great but watchable. I'm not watching movies and shows on a 7 inch screen. I'd like to be able to see when I'm 60.
You can probably just do a Google search to find out what streaming sites or apps uses DRM
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I don't ever watch TV or movies, just a a few services such as ESPN+ and DAZN, couple others, for when I'm not able to watch something at home. I'll keep trying to Google my way, thank you
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DonKilluminati23 said:
I should have asked this all a different way probably, what I'm trying to find out is what uses DRM? I assumed Netflix and MLB At Bat but didn't know for sure what else.
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I couldn't find an exhaustive/definitive list but combining Wikipedia and a few other searches shows the following services: HBO, Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Spotify. It may be fair to assume Google Play Movies & TV does too, given Widevine is Google's.
Netflix is known to require L1, but I don't know whether any of the others do.

DonKilluminati23 said:
I don't ever watch TV or movies, just a a few services such as ESPN+ and DAZN, couple others, for when I'm not able to watch something at home. I'll keep trying to Google my way, thank you
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ESPN videos on my phone are always crisp. Sometimes it starts off not so good but about 2 or 3 seconds in it becomes a high res video and I'm rooted with L3