Hi all,
This is my first thread!
I'm running the latest stable CyanogenMod and I've got some questions about what to do for video support.
The stock app for my Galaxy Tab (as well as my Skyrocket) was excellent; it played every movie, show, or video clip I've ever thrown at it, without a hitch.
Now that I'm running CM9, I'm not sure what to use to give me the same flexibility I was accustomed to. I've seen some others mention MX player, which was the most popular in the Play store, and so I've given it a whirl, and I've found it to be sub-par. MX isn't able to play all of the videos I have (which is only just a few).
I imagine the simple answer is that the problem is one of formatting, and that perhaps I'm lacking a codec or something. However, I'm not sure the answer is that simple, only because the videos I am currently trying to watch belong to a series/season, all have the extension ".avi," and were compiled by the same author. Yet, MX will only play a few of them.
I appreciate any insight with regards to troubleshooting and resolving the issues I have with MX, or any references to another, perhaps better, player.
Alternatively, I would be much happier if I could somehow get the stock Samsung video player back (and perhaps the music player as well - **** Apollo). Is there a way that a noob like me can be guided to do such a thing? I'm willing to make a donation (via PayPal) for the efforts that lead me towards fulfillment of this end.
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In mx player, try changing the default decoder from hardware to software etc. and see if the other videos will play
Ah Yes, thank you! It seems to be working now.
I'd hit the thanks button, but I'm using the app.
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Also you could try dice video player from market works better than mx player in my case
The thanks button in app is found try a quick tap in any post you want you will find a popping menu that contains the thanks button
Mohamed Selim
Mohamedselim said:
Also you could try dice video player from market works better than mx player in my case
The thanks button in app is found try a quick tap in any post you want you will find a popping menu that contains the thanks button
Mohamed Selim
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I may give it a try. I don't like MX all that much. I just downloaded whatever was most popular
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like coreplayer on winmo.
what is the best media player for X10 rite now?
dont wanna depend on mediascape default player..as it doesnt stretch the screen on some videos
Nocturnal310 said:
like coreplayer on winmo.
what is the best media player for X10 rite now?
dont wanna depend on mediascape default player..as it doesn't stretch the screen on some videos
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double-tap the screen? And if they don't stretch out on the whole screen, then I would not like to see it fitting the whole screen. Since then it would look all pixelated and ****.
Yxflash can play most video files. I think that Meridian might stretch them out, like you want. I am not quite sure tho, since I convert them so that they fit the screen.
I gotta agree there.. Yxflash does play other types compared to others such as avi/divx files! If you are after a basic player, I think there's one called act 1 player..
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Act 1 Player is a cool basic player
Mano1982 said:
Act 1 Player is a cool basic player
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mVideoPlayer is my no1
try Wuzhenhua Player v4.1, free and has support for a wide range of audio and video formats. it's in Chinese but few buttons are easy to understand
http://mobiputing.com/tag/wuzhenhua-player/
within link above there is a ref to a thread in xda, post 76 you'll find english ver
Please let me know if someone would like to have the english translation of Wuzhenhua Player v4.1. Then i will help to do it.
Wuzhenhua 4.1 is already in English ^^x
suggestion: what about turning this thread into a media player collection, OP updating #1 to get a referential on the subject instead of getting multiple/duplicate threads on the subject?
jm2c
Media Go - Skyfire
I found that the SONY Media Go application can practically convert anything even old copy protected iTunes if you have DRM on your computer, If you are downloading off the phone browser try using Skyfire as this has built in video codecs for most video formats.
TuneWiki is de best allso with witget
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I personaly use Real Player, and I feel like I don't need anything else...
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Realplayer has just been released for Android.. works really well and has a nice library function for images/videos/music
Wowww Thanks Rob RealPlayer Beta is looking promising... Loved the 1st experience with it
im using mix zing and is quite good
I have been playing with doubletwist, its been working well, and much faster than mediascape.
Anybody tried 3, its an amazing player with widget album art and all.
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Anybody tried 3, its an amazing player with widget album art and all.
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Whats the full name of this on the market? I cant find one called 3.
Anyone know what widgets look good for video players? Ive got a seperate one for my music player and am trying to make one screen music and another screen video, want the best looking widget for video players now.
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Whats the full name of this on the market? I cant find one called 3.
Anyone know what widgets look good for video players? Ive got a seperate one for my music player and am trying to make one screen music and another screen video, want the best looking widget for video players now.
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search for cubed on the the market you will find 3 on the list
Hi all,
I just got my Xoom in the mail yesterday so please forgive me if this seems like a really NOOB question but...
I was trying to watch some movies on my Xoom from a mobile website that I have used / watched without any problems on ALL of my other mobile devices including my SGS I9000M, Nexus S AND my HTC HD7 Windows Phone but when I try to watch these vids on my Xoom I immediately get an error stating that "this movie cannot be played".
I looked in my applications drawer and I do NOT see any "Movie Player" or "Video Player" app listed and this has me quite confused.
If there IS a stock "Movie / Video Player" can anyone tell me where it is hiding on the device and if there is NOT a stock "Movie / Video Player", can anyone tell me what the best app from the market would be that will play videos directly from the web in a seperate media player?
Thanks in advance...
There is not. Videos are tied into the gallery. I use MoboPlayer as a video player from the market.
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There is not. Videos are tied into the gallery. I use MoboPlayer as a video player from the market.
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Ahhhh... I see. So... MoboPlayer will do what I am looking for then?
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There is not. Videos are tied into the gallery. I use MoboPlayer as a video player from the market.
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Ok so... I tried this MoboPlayer and I still CANNOT get these videos to play. Any other suggestions?
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Ok so... I tried this MoboPlayer and I still CANNOT get these videos to play. Any other suggestions?
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What website is it? Does it require flash and do you have it installed? Maybe download dolphin hd web browser and try it on that.
Your in for a rude awakening. Multimedia sucks on The Xoom(Tegra2) and you need to 'convert' almost every type of movie file since majority are High or Baseline profile.
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Your in for a rude awakening. Multimedia sucks on The Xoom(Tegra2) and you need to 'convert' almost every type of movie file since majority are High or Baseline profile.
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This, I'm hoping its a software issue that google can fix. I hope VLC can maybe create a software decoding solution for us too maybe.
IF u dont plan on returning it then go to this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1102922
Have you tried RockPlayer
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yeah, i know another which is the best question. nevertheless would like some suggestions on a good video player for the bolt. running BURNTH3ORYX V1.5. other than that i really have no idea what is important
thanks
mark
QQplayer works nice if I remember correctly or seaman player.
I'm running the same with Vplayer and have had no issues...
Thanks for the help.
Since I bought the bolt, BAMF 186 is the only rom which i have run. Until now. BURNTH3ORYX is pretty minimalistic and I'm not seeing that a video player is baked in to it. I may be wrong. If there is a player, I haven't found it yet, thus my request for recommendations.
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I run realplayer and love it overall, Moboplayer is good as well.
My favorite is Act 1 video player from the Market
I use mobo player for pretty much everything. It just works.
I have tried them all.
The absolute BEST is " Seaman Player ". Hands Down.
The QQ comes in a close 2nd.
I've always liked Archos software for video and I'd love to get this running on the Note 10.1 but it sin't compatible.
Has anyone tried to side load it?
If I purchase it for one of my compatible devices, how would I pull it out and get it over to my Note 10.1?
Yeah.
Works great - looks great BUT... I actually use VLC beta might not look as good but plays everything!
MJ-12
I bought on my note 2 and transferred a titanium backup over. .however. .I find mx player better and more built in codecs..
It looks nice but functions poor
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Can you tell me if it plays mp4?
Can't you purchase extra codecs? I use mvideoplayer now but really wanted to play around with the Archos player.
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Ya sure when I get home I'll test one for you. .I bought the extra codecs but it didn't help. .
It pays everything I put on it but like mkv for example. .it stutters and jitters..
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have you tried the stock player. it plays almost everything and the stock player widget displays the last viewed video (kinda like archos, i still have my 101 and still thin it was the best media player until this tablet came along).
man, just check out the app and it reminds me of the old 101 media player that i loved. might have to snatch it up and hope the fix up some of the problems.
bought it an tested it. i'll keep it since it merges the functions of mizuu along with a decent player. it's not as good as stock since you can't use the entire screen (it doesn't hide the bottom bar). it also chokes on a few videos. i haven't check the media info to see what it could be that makes it stutter, however going into preferences and selecting "force software accel" fixes that. given that bs player doesn't seem to use that more more in hardware vs software accelleration i'm hoping archos does the same.
there's no widget like in the old verion on my a101 and there's no way to select default folders. it automatically searches for the files, but like mizuu you can search a db to grab media info and then it'll organize the files into tv or movies.
so far i've played wmv, avi, flv, mkv and mp4. the only problem was one mkv that i had to force software playback. it good and worth the $5, but i'm not sure it'll replace samsung's default payer just yet.
There is a free All Codec for Archos package in Play Store. After using it, Archos plays everything.
I use Archos actually, since it plays 1080p MKV HD material without stuttering like MX Player does for me. Will go for VLC tomorrow, I will have a look if there is this problem with HD material.
Love the ui, havent experienced anything like it, its beautiful. The problem is that when I tried it, it failed to output hdmi, there was no video just black screen. That and the fact that it doesnt uses the full screen keeps this from being the best imo. Stock player works wonders and does what its supposed to do but not as pretty.
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Love the ui, havent experienced anything like it, its beautiful. The problem is that when I tried it, it failed to output hdmi, there was no video just black screen. That and the fact that it doesnt uses the full screen keeps this from being the best imo. Stock player works wonders and does what its supposed to do but not as pretty.
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i agree completely. it's got the best ui of any media player i've used, but no other app besides the stock player can use the whole screen.
on another note, my nook hd+ is the inly tabket that plays netflix in full screen. i wonder why gn101 doesn't.
Unfortunately it didn't pick up any of the videos I have at all so its not much good to me. They're all on an external sd which is the only possible reason I can think of, anyone else had the same issue?
When I click on the icon at the right in Archos, I get fullscreen, no problems so far, tested with 1080p mkv
What it makes better than VLC for me is UPnP/DLNA and SMB(!!!) support, that VLC doesn't have so far by now. Since I have several Synologys in my LAN, I want to use them and not my computer as streaming host.
I decided to give it a try since it is on sale today for $2.50. I cannot figure out how to port it from my GS3 to my Note 10.1. Both are rooted and have TiBu.
I have already tried to backup the app on my GS3, move it to the Note and restore it via TiBu but maybe I chose the wrong options because it did not work.
How did you get it into the Note 10.1?
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nevermind....I got it.
Hello, and thank you in advance for your help! I use MX Player Pro mostly for watching technology training movies on the go. Frequently, I encounter content that I'd like to be able to jump back to when I get back to my desk. Is there a way to bookmark within a video?
For more or less the same reason, is there a way to "favorite" a video?
Settings > Player > Resume
That will make it remember last playback position.
There's no favouriting videos. Though, you could get a similar result in a roundabout ray by moving videos to a "favourites" folder.
Greetings,
MX Player is the best!!
I just wanted to one-up this request for a bookmarking feature simular to mvideo's. It's very hard to find this feature even though the demand for the feature seems to be high. Mvideo has it, but doesn't play in the background.
VLC has it, but only on their Windows player, not their android player. MX Player is the best player and I believe this feature would make MX Player even more popular.
Thank you for the great player amd your time and consideration.
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Greetings,
MX Player is the best!!
I just wanted to one-up this request for a bookmarking feature simular to mvideo's. It's very hard to find this feature even though the demand for the feature seems to be high. Mvideo has it, but doesn't play in the background.
VLC has it, but only on their Windows player, not their android player. MX Player is the best player and I believe this feature would make MX Player even more popular.
Thank you for the great player amd your time and consideration.
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I like this feature too. But up to 2018 Sep 1st still not seen this Favorite feature. So disappointed!
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I like this feature too. But up to 2018 Sep 1st still not seen this Favorite feature. So disappointed!
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Any progress ?
Any progress ?
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Any progress ?
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We are sorry to keep you waiting. We prioritise the feature requests based on the user demand, feasibility and other business priorities. So, we may not be able to provide any timeline at the moment. However, we will review this again based on the user requests and prioritise this if it found to be useful for more users.
I think we need this features, due to easy search for video clips section, especially for business people and students. you should reconsider for your application to be more complete
This feature is needed.
Really want this