Hey guys this is probably a simple question but I can't figure it out. I have an old iTunes acct and want to dump it but I want to transfer all my movies, music and vids first. Now I transfer some videos just fine but some won't transfer, and my movies won't transfer at all? So what do I got to do?
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Broadley1 said:
Hey guys this is probably a simple question but I can't figure it out. I have an old iTunes acct and want to dump it but I want to transfer all my movies, music and vids first. Now I transfer some videos just fine but some won't transfer, and my movies won't transfer at all? So what do I got to do?
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I know that all iTunes movies are protected by DRM and can't be natively played on non-Apple devices/software. Their music was protected, but they stopped doing that a few years ago, so you might have a mixed bag there. I still use iTunes for the AirTunes remote speakers, so I haven't looked into it, but I'm sure there are some ways around this somewhere on the web.
As for your other videos, I'm guessing those were videos you got from other means than iTunes. I'm thinking that they are in a format your device/software doesn't support. You could look into other players to add that support.
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Does anybody know of a Media Store for Android like iTunes? I just want an app or something for the computer where I can go purchase high quality movies, then put them on my phone. No subscriptions, just a place where I can download movies for like 10 dollars whenever I want. I'm sick of downloading crappy quality movies from the internet. Anybody else with me?
media hub?
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yea like media hub, but for all the non samsung phones
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title say its all. is there any sort of program to play all kind of video files on the phone ? if i ever to buy any phone, i need to check this as its very important to me.
so ... any idea?
there's a app called vlc player at marketplace. and its not free...
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there's a app called vlc player at marketplace. and its not free...
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This only allows you to control VLC on your PC, won't allow you to play anything on the phone.
Zune will convert 99% of the media it can't natively play and it will do it pretty quickly and with very good quality. At some point in the future we will most likely be able to copy/past files onto the device and use 3rd party video software.
ll_l_x_l_ll said:
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title say its all. is there any sort of program to play all kind of video files on the phone ? if i ever to buy any phone, i need to check this as its very important to me.
so ... any idea?
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every video I have on my computer has played on my hd7. These are mainly .avi files (downloaded tv shows and movies from graboid).
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every video I have on my computer has played on my hd7. These are mainly .avi files (downloaded tv shows and movies from graboid).
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\what about youtube files . flv files ?
youTube files .flv files, I suppose can't, as I usually download the YouTube videos with iFunia YouTube Converter and then it convert the flv files automaticly for me.
There are 2 players that normally can play many file type.
VLC player and Gomplayer, VLC is free~
here you can get: download.cnet.com/VLC-Media-Player/3000-13632_4-10267151.html
No dice as of now. Not possible without usb mass storage support, how else would you copy&paste the files over? The Zune software will only sync files it supports.
I'd say convert your .flv files to a common video format that every device can use, like .avi or .mp4 to name a few. I do it for my music videos downloaded from youtube. Those file formats should copy over easily. If not, zune will convert them effortlessly.
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thank you all for the reply. but the hell if i am going to back to converting movies before playing them. gone those days when i wanted to put movies on my nokia phone because it couldnt play **** but mp4 or 3gp.
i think i will hold on for a while. plus the fact i cant purchase paid apps because i dont live in the US is a deal breaker too.
i guess i should wait for while. bummer, i really liked the browser and the interface a little of the device.
so .. any updates since then or still nothing yet ?
Nope I wish there was though. I travel a lot and take that time to watch movies and tv shows on my phone. I still have to carry around my TP2 while I travel now to enjoy my media. I completely agree that the days of conversion should be over now. I used to laugh at other devices that couldn't play xvid natively and now I'm in that boat .
I really hope this feature emerges either natively or through a 3rd party eventually.
this is why 3 people I know of traded back to android again. they thought they could just ftp over a movie fike (like on ios) and play it on the phone.
one of them actually said "so my phone.... can't. share a file..... with other PHONES?"
then the other guys shook their heads and continued moving music around between themslves. no computers, no chords, and no transcoding.
the one guy bought a galaxy tab along with a thunderbolt, and tried to craigslist his samsung.
all because there is no fole support. wow.
Semi-convenient workaround
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so .. any updates since then or still nothing yet ?
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After reading your post I decided to tinker a bit and found a semi-convenient workaround.
I tested downloading video releases for the iTouch and found that if I transfer them using the USB Device Enabler into the Storage\Video folder on my device choosing 'Don't convert just copy' when you transfer the video, then it shows up and plays back fine on the phone.
Obviously it would be ideal if i could playback any codec but for now this will do.
I have been trying to find an app that will allow me to stream music and video's to my phone. I found the GMote app and it worked well for what it is, but it will not play back to my phone any video that isn't .mp4 it seems. AKA - .avi and xvid. Is there some other app that I haven't found that will allow me to steam these to my phone? I did a search through the forums and couldn't really find anything. Thanks in advance.
Bump ^^
Anyone know anything about this or does an app like this just not exist?
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Bump ^^
Anyone know anything about this or does an app like this just not exist?
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Wait for VLC media player
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257649
Orb live or plex will do it with a server app installed on the PC. The Android app costs money but the service is fee.
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I've been using skifta for quite some time now and still love it
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VLC Media player, sort of...
http://gizmodo.com/5843399/download-vlc-for-androidsort-of
Well Skifta was a damn bust! Only single folders unless you load that CRAP called XMBC on your system and than it's such an awful interface I could not even get a single folder added to the videos.
Has nobody found a good solution for this yet!
Anybody know of a way to play my zune pass music onto my phone? I love my Zune HD, but it can be an inconvinence to carry it around when my phone can already play music.
Depends on the music. If some songs are protected like DRM files, then no. But if you have songs that you know aren't, just drag and drop the songs you want into your SD card.
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I used to have the Zune pass and Zune HD. I gave the Zune HD to my gf, and ripped the DRM from all my Zune pass music using Tunebite (search torrents for it), and uploaded it to Google Music (I'll send you an invite if you want). This was a great solution, but it was time consuming to rip and upload my whole library to Google Music. Then every time I downloaded a new album, I'd have to rip it and upload it to the Google Music servers..gets annoying after a while.
So, I just got Spotify. It's only $10 a month and streams all the music you want to your phone. I have an unlimited data plan, so if you're on a newer plan and listen to a lot of music this might not work for you.
Push comes to shove, just use Tunebite to rip the DRM from your Zune music files and then drag and drop them onto your phone.
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Anybody know of a way to play my zune pass music onto my phone? I love my Zune HD, but it can be an inconvinence to carry it around when my phone can already play music.
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nooomoto said:
I used to have the Zune pass and Zune HD. I gave the Zune HD to my gf, and ripped the DRM from all my Zune pass music using Tunebite (search torrents for it), and uploaded it to Google Music (I'll send you an invite if you want). This was a great solution, but it was time consuming to rip and upload my whole library to Google Music. Then every time I downloaded a new album, I'd have to rip it and upload it to the Google Music servers..gets annoying after a while.
So, I just got Spotify. It's only $10 a month and streams all the music you want to your phone. I have an unlimited data plan, so if you're on a newer plan and listen to a lot of music this might not work for you.
Push comes to shove, just use Tunebite to rip the DRM from your Zune music files and then drag and drop them onto your phone.
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Awesome!
And greetings fellow Zune HD users!
hey all, i converted a few m4p songs to mp3s a few days ago and my phone refuses to play them. i dont know why. ive also tried converting then using an app from the market and they just wont play. could it possibly be that ita due to the fact that i took then from my iTunes library?
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It's because it's country music. Lol j/j
There was another thread around here about some music playing & others that wouldn't. You might have to search for that one...I don't remeber the subforum.
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Burn the mp3s to cd then import them from the cd. Even if you convert to mp3 it keeps the stupid itunes drm. Atleast that is how I was able to play some music my brother put on my laptop after I lost his and his wifes passwords.
I suggest you to install the Vplayer or ArcMedia to your phone to play the special MP3s. BTW, if you always rent movies from iTunes, you may interest in keeping iTunes rentals forever.