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[Q] How can I watch 720p mkv video on Inspire 4G??

Wondering if anyone has a solution here, AVI and MKV have issues playing. The MKVs are 720p HD tv shows, and the audio is great, but the video is choppy\slow-mo. Has anyone managed to find a player or a method to resolve this? I know this has been discussed in other forums, but related to different phones, so curious if there's a specific fix to this phone, or if a 720p is just too much for the Inspire 4G to handle. I wouldn't think so since last year's iPhone 3G and 3GS and 4 can handle it just fine.... I'm thinking something is wrong or I'm using the wrong app.

I don't think the stock video player can do it, so you'll have to try some third party apps like VPlayer, RockPlayer, and Act 1. Let us know if any of those three get the job done. I'm curious too. Otherwise we may need to convert videos.

gtg465x said:
I don't think the stock video player can do it, so you'll have to try some third party apps like VPlayer, RockPlayer, and Act 1. Let us know if any of those three get the job done. I'm curious too. Otherwise we may need to convert videos.
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VPlayer - Same
RockPlayer - Same
Act 1 - Same
None of these seem to work. I wonder if it's the way my videos are encoded? I sure hope not, because all the MKV files I download from the torrents of tv shows I miss are formatted the same way. They always played fine on iPhone
Anyone else experience this issue and find a resolution?
Thanks!

maybe the class of your SD Card, for anything above 720p a class 6 card is needed

Wiingy said:
maybe the class of your SD Card, for anything above 720p a class 6 card is needed
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Oh really? I don't see any Class 6 or higher on Amazon. Mine is a class 4. Can the Inspire 4G even benefit from class 6? I'm able to watch them off the memory card on my class 4 when plugged into my computer just fine.

the desire hd can support all class cards including class 10, so i cant see why the inspire cant either.
Yea class 4 should be ok i would think? Have you tried different size files?
Is anybody else having trouble like this ?

Wiingy said:
the desire hd can support all class cards including class 10, so i cant see why the inspire cant either.
Yea class 4 should be ok i would think? Have you tried different size files?
Is anybody else having trouble like this ?
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I have 2 inspire 4g devices, and have tried both a Class 2 and a Class 4 card. I ordered a Class 10 from Amazon (they only had up to 16gb, not the 32GB like my class 4), so I'll report back tomorrow when it arrives.
The file I'm using is a 1.09GB MKV file.

I have yet to purchase the Inspire and this problem is one of the reasons that I am waiting. FWIW I have read many complaints from users having this problem.

I have the same issue
It happens on G1, Streak and Inspire. However, cheap Archos doesn't this issue. Isn't that ironic? I was trying to copy the Archos player but no success...

andycai said:
It happens on G1, Streak and Inspire. However, cheap Archos doesn't this issue. Isn't that ironic? I was trying to copy the Archos player but no success...
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Clearly it's either the way my video is encoded, or the lack of proper decoder on the android. I am at the end of my rope trying to resolve. I didn't like my iPhone because it's incompatibilities, and everyone with Android said "get an Android cause it'll decode anything" ... lol... wonder if we'll ever have a solution to decode a mkv properly.

You do realize that your phone is only capable of show video resolution up to 400p? MKV is mostly used for HD rips because it ends up having the best quality after compression, but your phone is not HD in the sense that it is over a standard definition television vertical wise (watching it in wide screen format).
Anything bigger will have to be scaled down by the player, sucking up battery life and you wont notice a quality difference. Aside from that, forcing your device to play something higher res will suck the battery life as well because it will be more intensive on the cpu. Why dont you just use xvid rips in avi format? Everything that's ripped in mkv is always ripped in xvid as well.

yareally said:
You do realize that your phone is only capable of show video resolution up to 400p? MKV is mostly used for HD rips because it ends up having the best quality after compression, but your phone is not HD in the sense that it is over a standard definition television vertical wise (watching it in wide screen format).
Anything bigger will have to be scaled down by the player, sucking up battery life and you wont notice a quality difference. Aside from that, forcing your device to play something higher res will suck the battery life as well because it will be more intensive on the cpu. Why dont you just use xvid rips in avi format? Everything that's ripped in mkv is always ripped in xvid as well.
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Yeah that's what I'm going to do is just rework the files. Any suggestion on an easy program for MAC to convert MKV to avi?
Thank you much!

I am using avi format xvid and it still can't play anything in hd. My captivate plays the same files fine wtf.
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Nevermind vplayer works for xvid avis I wonder why the stock player won't play any of them....
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laxwillsch said:
Nevermind vplayer works for xvid avis I wonder why the stock player won't play any of them....
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Yeah, the processing power is certainly there so I guess it's just an issue of improper codec execution :-(

Not sure on a player to watch them on android. I would just go through the top ones on the market place and do trial and error
I dont have a computer with osx on it currently, but VLC (the PC/OSX version) does convert file formats as well and it's free.

yareally said:
Not sure on a player to watch them on android. I would just go through the top ones on the market place and do trial and error
I dont have a computer with osx on it currently, but VLC (the PC/OSX version) does convert file formats as well and it's free.
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Yeah none worked. I think it's just the issue of the MKV file. They don't work on iPhone with any of the players either, I think it just takes more power and video processing to handle them.

Try xyflash, i used this on iphone. Android market has it also so i tried it. It plays 720p mkv bleach videos and sub titles work using mkv sub extractor. Not the best but it does the job i think

Did you guys try lower resolution files but coded in mkv?
Will the Atrix be capable of running 720p mkv files?

idanoclo said:
Try xyflash, i used this on iphone. Android market has it also so i tried it. It plays 720p mkv bleach videos and sub titles work using mkv sub extractor. Not the best but it does the job i think
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I don't even see an app by that name on the market. You realize that not everything for iPhone is for android, and vice versa, right?

Can Xoom play .mkv video files?

Can Xoom play .mkv video files?
I have a lot of 720p .mkv movies. I was wondering if I can watch 720p .mkv movies on the Xoom.

Earthbrain said:
Can Xoom play .mkv video files?
I have a lot of 720p .mkv movies. I was wondering if I can watch 720p .mkv movies on the Xoom.
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i doubt the native player can but i wouldnt be surprised to see some to some support for it later in the app market. most players out of box dont support mkv i believe

http://androidforums.com/android-applications/221011-app-play-avi-mkv-files.html
Rockplayer, arcMedia, VPlayer, yxplayer just to name a few.
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I just tested Rockplayer and yxplayer on my CM7 Galaxy S and I can play my avi's now. It COULD work on honeycomb.

Prob not....
I doubt that the xoom will be able to play .mkv files right out of the box. But Im sure that there are other players in the market that will be able to. I used to have an iPad (but sold it to get the xoom) and that was one of my main problems, not being able to play .mkv, but the VLC app worked perfectly for me, the only problem was that the iPad wasn't powerful enough to run a 720p or an 1080p .mkv file. Kept lagging and the audio was out of sync. Hopefull with the tegra 2 processor and the 1080p support the xoom will be able to play my files.

robbiev80 said:
http://androidforums.com/android-applications/221011-app-play-avi-mkv-files.html
I just tested Rockplayer and yxplayer on my CM7 Galaxy S and I can play my avi's now. It COULD work on honeycomb.
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I tested all of them on Dell Streak 5, Nexus One and Inspire 4G, they can play but with lags. Ironically, the cheap Archos can play the same file fine. Go figure.

just make sure theyre not more than 4gbs. damn android file size limitation.

robbiev80 said:
http://androidforums.com/android-applications/221011-app-play-avi-mkv-files.html
I just tested Rockplayer and yxplayer on my CM7 Galaxy S and I can play my avi's now. It COULD work on honeycomb.
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Galaxy S has native Divx support and can play AVI and MKV through the built in video player. No need for any third party players. I doubt the Xoom will have divx certification, but it certainly should be able to decode 720P MKV files using a software solution through Rockplayer.

andycai said:
I tested all of them on Dell Streak 5, Nexus One and Inspire 4G, they can play but with lags. Ironically, the cheap Archos can play the same file fine. Go figure.
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none of these have dual core either so the xoom will be able to handle high def mkvs, we probably just have to wait for a player that take advantage of dual core to smooth out playback.

socomdark said:
none of these have dual core either so the xoom will be able to handle high def mkvs, we probably just have to wait for a player that take advantage of dual core to smooth out playback.
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I don't think it has anything to do with CPU as Archos doesn't have that issue (although it has many other issues)...

randytheshiv said:
just make sure theyre not more than 4gbs. damn android file size limitation.
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what does it use FAT32??

muyoso said:
Galaxy S has native Divx support and can play AVI and MKV through the built in video player. No need for any third party players. I doubt the Xoom will have divx certification, but it certainly should be able to decode 720P MKV files using a software solution through Rockplayer.
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Not if you are running CM7 (as I stated in my post). CM7 = AOSP based.

OR u can use Handbrake to help u convert mkv to mp4 for playback on your xoom

Beware, that's not true. Xoom has limitation for what kind of video files it can play:
https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/45753?tstart=0
This has been discussed many times, all the forum threads are still alive.
You can search and join the talk.
sunnyd119 said:
I doubt that the xoom will be able to play .mkv files right out of the box. But Im sure that there are other players in the market that will be able to. I used to have an iPad (but sold it to get the xoom) and that was one of my main problems, not being able to play .mkv, but the VLC app worked perfectly for me, the only problem was that the iPad wasn't powerful enough to run a 720p or an 1080p .mkv file. Kept lagging and the audio was out of sync. Hopefull with the tegra 2 processor and the 1080p support the xoom will be able to play my files.
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socomdark said:
none of these have dual core either so the xoom will be able to handle high def mkvs, we probably just have to wait for a player that take advantage of dual core to smooth out playback.
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But it will still be limited by the FAT32 file system. You can't play full length 1080p simply because the files are too big.

please stop spreading this nonsense. its not true. this is a horrible false news being spread way to much. i just dont get people.

Neo3D said:
But it will still be limited by the FAT32 file system. You can't play full length 1080p simply because the files are too big.
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Isn't the whole 32Gb formated in EXT4? Why would there me any use of FAT32!?

What nonsense?
dudeimgeorge said:
please stop spreading this nonsense. its not true. this is a horrible false news being spread way to much. i just dont get people.
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andycai said:
I tested all of them on Dell Streak 5, Nexus One and Inspire 4G, they can play but with lags. Ironically, the cheap Archos can play the same file fine. Go figure.
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my sentiments exactly, my Archos 101 can play every video file I thro w at it, I did purchase the $12 Cinema Plugin, the inability of the xoom to play some video files is what is keeping me from buying one, among other things

labbbby said:
Isn't the whole 32Gb formated in EXT4? Why would there me any use of FAT32!?
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Oh, I have an Evo and I think the file system on the SD card is FAT32. Can Windows 7 read EXT4?

Motorola's official word is to use <15MBps video on 720 and it will be fine.
Check the sticky faq here, it has the link to full Moto article.

[Q] Whatever video I use looks jerky... Best video settings?

Why are all my videos jerky? I've tried some of the guides out there for converting video, but they all look kinda jerky, regardless of the codec, and regardless which app I use to play. I even tried replacing the SD card with a faster class 10, and same result... anyone else have similar experience, and how did you resolve?

That's hard to say. I have some 720p mp4's on my Inspire that were converted with Xillisoft and they play great, which kind of surprised me coming from the Captivate, with its better graphics chip, that had some issues with the same videos.

dzelaya18 said:
That's hard to say. I have some 720p mp4's on my Inspire that were converted with Xillisoft and they play great, which kind of surprised me coming from the Captivate, with its better graphics chip, that had some issues with the same videos.
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What settings and format you convert using?

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What settings and format you convert using?
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I believe that those videos were converted using the Apple TV H.264 720p preset, down-converted from a 1080p WMV source. I'm also using a Class 2 16GB Sd card...that Class 10 would be awesome.

dzelaya18 said:
I believe that those videos were converted using the Apple TV H.264 720p preset, down-converted from a 1080p WMV source. I'm also using a Class 2 16GB Sd card...that Class 10 would be awesome.
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Nice... ended up using the handbrake Apple TV settings you recommended and it worked great, thank you!

HD movies 1080p blue ray .mp4 not working on external SD card.

Will appreciate the help people very much - scandisk 16gb, SD class unknown,.... runs perfect on internal SD .. would like to know the class and brand I would need to make this work... thank you very much.

What is the bitrate of the files?

Its a 128kbs file... thanks for helping. ... wow big mistake not 1080p but 720p....

blue-ray where do you say you bought that

filero555 said:
Its a 128kbs file... thanks for helping. ... wow big mistake not 1080p but 720p....
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eh, its not 128kbs. Try again. That's an MP3 file.

wow man I'm not sure this information was giving to me .. its a 4gig file don't know if that helps ..

Wow I'm not sure this information was giving to me .. its a 4gig file don't know if that helps.

ya i can vouch it is 128kbs i know cause i did the video file maybe you can try again
its a 1.49 gig file 1280x720 resolution 2 channels 48kHz

filero555 said:
Its a 128kbs file... thanks for helping. ... wow big mistake not 1080p but 720p....
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I was going to say 4gb is awfully small for a full 1080p mp4. usually avr 8-12gb as x264 mkv and even higher in mp4 format
As for class it shouldn't matter but I'd go with higher class just for the faster transfer for such big files
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demo23019 said:
I was going to say 4gb is awfully small for a full 1080p mp4 usually avr 8-12gb as x264 mkv and even higher in mp4 format
As for class it shouldn't matter but I'd go with higher class just for the faster transfer for such big files
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hey man you'll be surprised on how good 4GB looks at 1080p full hd looks
check us out at pixelhd.me PS3-TEAM FOR LIFE

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/9595/capturecv.png..... I was told to post this.. here ya go.

Hd playback

i have tested MKV @ 1080p playback the phone plays them without any problems my question to the everyone is dose it even matter because the phones resolution is only 800 x 480 whats the point what is everyone converting there HD content to and what is the best software recommended ? also which player offers the best Hardware decoding playing on the skyrocket

im doing straight mkv files their native everything.
the same ones i play on my computer i play on my phone.
handheld google device

My phone trips up when playing 1080p stuff, especially from my Canon DSLR
What player are you guys using?

I was using the one that comes stock. I just flashed my phone to um, alien 4.
Just played one with the stock player that comes in alien 4.. i watched a 1080p southpark episode, no problems

nizon said:
My phone trips up when playing 1080p stuff, especially from my Canon DSLR
What player are you guys using?
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MX player is awsome it supports HW playback which means it takes full advantage over the andrino 220 chipset . i have have had poor luck trying to find other players that play videos as well as that one the stock video player provided with the phone works good but can not decode all videos/sound

how are you guys putting files greater than 4gb on your memory card? all 1080p movies i have are like 10-12 gigs

all mine goes on a 32gb card
handheld google device

groves226 said:
all mine goes on a 32gb card
handheld google device
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i couldn't format my sd card to be ntfs so i can't put files larger than 4gb's on my sd card. can you?
i have a sandisk 32gb card

ghost13 said:
i couldn't format my sd card to be ntfs so i can't put files larger than 4gb's on my sd card. can you?
i have a sandisk 32gb card
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hmm just looked at it and I'm fat32 also. I've only been playing tv shows and none of them are more then 3gb.

tokoam said:
MX player is awsome it supports HW playback which means it takes full advantage over the andrino 220 chipset . i have have had poor luck trying to find other players that play videos as well as that one the stock video player provided with the phone works good but can not decode all videos/sound
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+1 on MX Player.
The only player I know of that takes advantage of the multi-core processor.

mx player is good i like it as well. just wish we could format the cards ntfs