I have a few .mkv files im trying to view on another computer. I try to access through network and to no prevail NO SOUND i have video. So i add these .mkv files to a external HD and try to view them from it on the other pc also no sound but still. I do have video. I than move the files directly to the other pc and also same problem. Whats my problem here. is their a fix ? without having to get these again. \\
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jlmassey said:
I have a few .mkv files im trying to view on another computer. I try to access through network and to no prevail NO SOUND i have video. So i add these .mkv files to a external HD and try to view them from it on the other pc also no sound but still. I do have video. I than move the files directly to the other pc and also same problem. Whats my problem here. is their a fix ? without having to get these again. \\
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You are almost certainly missing the correct CODEC for your pirated movies to play back right.
Try using Google.
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I have a few .mkv files im trying to view on another computer. I try to access through network and to no prevail NO SOUND i have video. So i add these .mkv files to a external HD and try to view them from it on the other pc also no sound but still. I do have video. I than move the files directly to the other pc and also same problem. Whats my problem here. is their a fix ? without having to get these again. \\
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Install K-Lite codec on your computer. Or use KMPlayer
For android, MxPlayer.
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its defiantly not my codecs
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its defiantly not my codecs
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If you are trying to say that even playing these movies locally on a PC gives you video and no sound then you've got two options;-
1) There is no sound in the video
2) You're missing the CODEC you need to hear the audio
When you run diagnostics from DivX (I assume that you are actually using a decent player and not just Windows Media Player) what CODEC does it say was used to create the audio stream?
And this really isn't the right place for this thread either. XDA is a MOBILE PHONE DEVELOPMENT SITE - that's the third time I've told someone that today. If you can't fix it then post in the Off-Topic forum where it should be, in the **Desktops and Laptops Thread**
ive also try numerous players vlc mpc km
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ive also try numerous players vlc mpc km
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It doesn't matter what player you use. If the CODECs aren't on your system then the apps can't decode the audio stream. Why is that so hard to understand?
Can you get any of those files to play properly on any other device?
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It doesn't matter what player you use. If the CODECs aren't on your system then the apps can't decode the audio stream.
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VLC has all the possible codecs you could ever need to play .mkv files, in other words, it's not a codec issue. Why is that so hard to understand?
OP, does this problem apply to any and all mkv files? Have you checked all the sound related settings, drivers etc. on the pc? Is it definitely just mkv files that are the problem?
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It doesn't matter what player you use. If the CODECs aren't on your system then the apps can't decode the audio stream. Why is that so hard to understand?
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VLC has all the possible codecs you could ever need to play .mkv files, in other words, it's not a codec issue. Why is that so hard to understand?
OP, does this problem apply to any and all mkv files? Have you checked all the sound related settings, drivers etc. on the pc? Is it definitely just mkv files that are the problem?
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I don't make it a habit to state things as a fact if I'm not certain about them.
VLC does NOT come with all the CODECs as it is not allowed to install any proprietary (read copyrighted) CODECs. If you don't believe me then the OP at least might find this page on AfterDawn useful as it also contains links to some of the more common CODEC packs.
Important Note: While VLC will work for most MKV files you will find, the package does not include any proprietary codecs. RealVideo and ON2 VP6 are examples of codecs not packed with VLC for this reason. Therefore with VLC, if you get a Matroska file that contains RealVideo, you are pretty much in the dark and will have to look for another playback option.
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This is the exact reason why I asked the OP to run diagnostics from his software and post what CODEC the software says was used to create the audio stream.
But, as usual on this forum at the moment, people don't read the rules, post in the wrong place, don't actually bother to do what the people who are trying to help them ask them to do etc etc etc
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VLC does NOT come with all the CODECs as it is not allowed to install any proprietary (read copyrighted) CODECs
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I never said VLC comes with all the codecs, but since it has open source alternative for just about any audio/video stream you can pack in an mkv and throw at it, VLC practically has "all the possible codecs you could ever need to play an mkv file", which on the other hand means OP most likely does not have a codec problem. I suggest you look into codecs more closely and hone that reading comprehension of yours.
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I never said VLC comes with all the codecs, but since it has open source alternative for just about any audio/video stream you can pack in an mkv and throw at it, VLC practically has "all the possible codecs you could ever need to play an mkv file", which on the other hand means OP most likely does not have a codec problem. I suggest you look into codecs more closely and hone that reading comprehension of yours.
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You should read your own post ...
VLC has all the possible codecs you could ever need to play .mkv files
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There is zero ambiguity there - you are stating, explicitly, that any .mkv file will play on VLC because VLC has "all the possible codecs". That is simply not true.
Without the OP replying and telling us what CODEC the audio stream was encoded with it is impossible to state whether VLC should work with that stream - heck, the OP may even be using an old version of VLC with less CODECs than the current version.
And none of this matters one iota anyway - this thread shouldn't even be here, as I pointed out quite clearly yesterday.
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There is zero ambiguity there - you are stating, explicitly, that any .mkv file will play on VLC because VLC has "all the possible codecs".
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You just so happened to leave out the rest of the sentence, the italicized part was the relevant bit. But in any case OP seems to have lost interest.
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I have a few .mkv files im trying to view on another computer. I try to access through network and to no prevail NO SOUND i have video. So i add these .mkv files to a external HD and try to view them from it on the other pc also no sound but still. I do have video. I than move the files directly to the other pc and also same problem. Whats my problem here. is their a fix ? without having to get these again. \\
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hi,
Use Klite Codec or KMplayer for your Computer
For Android Phones Use MxPlayer or Mobo Video Player Pro(It will play mostly all formats )
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What is a decent media player for the G Tablet that will use hardware acceleration for video playback? I using a modded firmware with the standard Android 2.2 and Marketplace.
Rockplayer
Tried that but I can't get hardware accel to work.
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Tried that but I can't get hardware accel to work.
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Did you update it? The one in the market normally will want to update to a version that works with our processor type. If yours did not I think you can download and install from the website. I have checked the hardware button and mine sticks when it did not used to with the old version.
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Did you update it? The one in the market normally will want to update to a version that works with our processor type. If yours did not I think you can download and install from the website. I have checked the hardware button and mine sticks when it did not used to with the old version.
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Thanks I will try that.
I quite like mVideoPlayer. Works nicely for me.
Any recommendations on a player with good subtitle support? For both external subtitles (e.g., .ass, .srt, .ssa, etc) and embedded subtitles (e.g., mkv).
I have no idea which one has a good subtitles support, but i found Real player beta.
It is fast and capable of reproducing my mp4 videos when no other could.
I can't play mkv movie on my vegan-Tab. I tried with Rockvideo,mVideoplayer...
They can not play.
Please help me .
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I can't play mkv movie on my vegan-Tab. I tried with Rockvideo,mVideoplayer...
They can not play.
Please help me .
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I can't either. Don't think it is supported yet. I just convert them to MP4 with Handbrake.
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Any recommendations on a player with good subtitle support? For both external subtitles (e.g., .ass, .srt, .ssa, etc) and embedded subtitles (e.g., mkv).
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I have rockplayer but I just installed mVideoplayer and whenever you first open it, the changelog shows all of the subtitle formats being supported in the new release.
Well I did that and it will play my mkv file in software decoding but stops on hardware decoding. Any ideas.
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Well I did that and it will play my mkv file in software decoding but stops on hardware decoding. Any ideas.
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If it plays does it play ok? If it does then why does it matter if it is hardware or software mode? MKV is hard to play as it is which is why I convert them. The players will get better, just need to give them some time.
ahhh more confusion...
so if i put a dvd into my computer and convert it to mp4 is this the best to play on a stock gtablet? will quality be fair -good -great?
heck the reason i purchased this thing was so i could watch movie and browse the net while on vacation! and it has become a crazy pain...thought it would be smoother than it is...tons of web pages wont open cuzz the are flash?? supported so i get crazy gobbledy gook on he page! maybe i should have jut bought a net book?
The Flash problem is easily solved. Go to the FAQ thread and follow the instructions to install the correct Flash plugin. It works fine.
As for video the best codec for quality seems to be .mp4 in my opinion. .avi files work well too.
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VLC of andoid. ARCMEDIA. runs flawlessly on any android version. here's the apk
Argh this is frustrating. I had a $100~ chinese tablet and it runs any video smoothly while this thing refuse to run a lot of videos due to codecs...
Ok, I've been struggling with this and doing all sorts of research, but I can't seem to piece together a definitive answer. This is what I know (or think I know anyhow)
1) H264 will play just fine from more or less any video player as long as you have the decode mode set right. this seems to be why so many people swear to their particular player (and I've tried so many, moboplayer, dice, etc etc.)
2) H364 is just pure crap because Tegra2 just can't handle it. Something with proprietary codecs or some such.
Now, experimenting with different HD files over the time I've owned my TF, some play and some don't. I've heard others claim otherwise. If anybody can guarantee they can play ANY , really ANY HD mkv file (H364 without re-encoding included) I'd like to know what ROM/app you're using (and I'm sure a lot of others would too). I'm sick of having to pick out/convert my movies all the time.
I'd really like to put this thing to rest.
I hear ya I dont want to re-encode my library either but becuase I cant stand not knowing I have been doing some testing to see what the problem is with not being able to play all files. I have discovered that that the Transformer does not like 5.1 channel AAC audio. I can encode any video to MP4 and it plays great when I set the audio to stereo but when I try with 5.1 AAC MP4 files it no worky. 5.1 AC3 seems to be ok. I too have tried many players from the market and get different results with each one using the 5.1 setting (such as stuttering or lagging or I think it was BS player would only play the rear channel audio) but setting my encoding output to stereo they all play fine. I was on the Google Android Developers site and it stated stereo only was supported for honeycomb so maybe the ICS upgrade will fix this issue? In the meantime I plan on continuing testing different bit rates and audio settings to try and get to the bottom of this. Sorry in advance if this did not help you.
MX player- plays anything i throw at it. make sure you get the Arm7 codec pack too.
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MX player- plays anything i throw at it. make sure you get the Arm7 codec pack too.
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I like very much the MX player and it is true it plays mkr videos fine but I do not have sound... I have the ARMv7 codec pack (only this one) do you get sound?
Instead, to play and hear mkv I use DicePlayer Ad. with Dice player plugin for tegra2.
(I am unrooted)
Use software for audio (but hw for video)
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Use software for audio (but hw for video)
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The problem with this is that most players out there only let you use one decoding mode for both video AND audio. what player lets you do what you're saying?
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The problem with this is that most players out there only let you use one decoding mode for both video AND audio. what player lets you do what you're saying?
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Mx video with the codec pack as said previously.
I'll be sure to try it once I get home.
MX player will play the movies just fine but the issue is with the audio. The Transformer has a problem playing audio encoded with 5.1 & 6.1.
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It worked great! thanks a lot!!
I watch alot movies on my phone and when a movie is .avi format no matter how big (1,2gb) is playing with no problem, BUT when its .mp4 on the stock and some other players says, sorry this video can not be played, and on some players like mobo or mx (the ones with codecs) plays but with lag (the picture is like a slow motion)?
Its funny cos the videos that are recorded with the phone are .mp4 and are played very well...
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I watch alot movies on my phone and when a movie is .avi format no matter how big (1,2gb) is playing with no problem, BUT when its .mp4 on the stock and some other players says, sorry this video can not be played, and on some players like mobo or mx (the ones with codecs) plays but with lag (the picture is like a slow motion)?
Its funny cos the videos that are recorded with the phone are .mp4 and are played very well...
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Try quickpic or es player
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Try quickpic or es player
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Im sure its not a player problem, coz ive tried them all...
was egountyi
First could you dump mediainfo details about this mp4 file?
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Im sure its not a player problem, coz ive tried them all...
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Which rom are u on?
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Which rom are u on?
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Im on Kirillos now, but its the same on all ive tried. Also its the same on the stock rom.
Maybe someone could download a .mp4 movie and see if it lags also.. ?
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Im on Kirillos now, but its the same on all ive tried. Also its the same on the stock rom.
Maybe someone could download a .mp4 movie and see if it lags also.. ?
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Most likely your mp4 file has H264 video with a profile above what this device supports in hardware... For that reason i would like a dump of the technical details of the file. On windows if you use MPC-HC there is a properties windows with a mediainfo tab.
AVI or MP4 are only the container format that encompasses varius audio, video, subtitles tracks. The video codec inside the track is what matters. Most AVI files contain one track of video and one track of audio, but the codecs usually are XVID and MP3. In the case of MP4 files the codecs are H264 and AAC. But H264 has a enormous range of profiles and levels that increase the CPU power needed for a given bitrate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264/MPEG-4_AVC#Profiles
IIRC, this device only supports H264 baseline profile in its hardware decoder, so if your file has a higher profile using MXplayer it will decode in software.
Im trying to watch sword art online on my note 10.1
The files are in .mkv format and when I play them on the note, it plays the audio but not the video. Can anyone help me resolve this issue? thanks.
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Im trying to watch sword art online on my note 10.1
The files are in .mkv format and when I play them on the note, it plays the audio but not the video. Can anyone help me resolve this issue? thanks.
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I laready fixed it, found this player that actually does what it is supposed to do, Dice player. It did the job.
Strange, the default player plays all the .mkv files I've thrown at it... Not that I don't have a few extra's in reserve if something doesn't...
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Strange, the default player plays all the .mkv files I've thrown at it... Not that I don't have a few extra's in reserve if something doesn't...
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Mine too apart from some AC3/5.1 codecs is cannot play the audio, I at least get a picture on everything I have thrown at it. Your video must be an obscure codec of some sort.
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Mine too apart from some AC3/5.1 codecs is cannot play the audio, I at least get a picture on everything I have thrown at it. Your video must be an obscure codec of some sort.
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It would be interesting to know which codecs are used.
Maybe the OP could find out and post? I use MediaInfo on pc to see details but Potplayer play everything anyway on pc.
I wonder if mxplayer will work with it?
BS Player (free) is also a good program to use for .mkv files as it has more audio codecs then some other players.
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Strange, the default player plays all the .mkv files I've thrown at it... Not that I don't have a few extra's in reserve if something doesn't...
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It plays every .mkv player alright BUT it cannot play 10bit hd mkv videos and other players play it with some stuttering. The best you can get is BSPlayer but it also cannot play it as smoothly as it does 8bit videos. I, personally, convert my anime to 8bit beforehand.
I use MX Player and it plays everything I threw at it even 10bit MKV 1080p stuff. Though 10bit files stutter. I have to use the software renderer in mxplayer because for some reason the HW one will work with 8bit files, but only show a black screen with 10bit. The HW+ renderer doesn't work very well at all on 10.1 so I just stick with software rendering for everything. My favorite feature about mxplayer is that the embedded fonts in the subs and their positions is preserved so it's like watching on my PC using mplayerhc. I haven't tried any other players yet because I don't think I need to at the moment. The only thing it doesn't play are MKVs with DTS tracks. Licensing issues made them remove it .
If the HW renderer would work on 10bit files I'd buy the adfree version in a heartbeat.
+1 MX Player
it works fine on many videos playing.
Hi all-
Has anyone used BS player with ripped TV shows? Don't have the tablet in front of me, but pretty sure the shows are MP4 format and play fine with MX player - no issues at all. I'm trying to use "BS Player Free" as it successfully gets subtitles online for the shows. However, these which play fine in MX, have video and subtitles in BS player, but no audio. I've tried tweaking/changing the settings but I can't figure out a successful one to get it right. And after a few tries, the player begins to crash immediately when launching a show, not playing at all.
Very frustrating. Any suggestions/advice?
Thanks all.
Hi There,
I have never had any trouble with BS Player, altough I prefer the look of MX Player so don't use it that often. Recently they have updated to remove support for Dolby AC3 audio codec as they don't have a license to support it. You may want to search for an older version and install that instead. I am on 1.9.150.
Unfortunately Dolby don't seem interested to license out AC3 to small developers like that do they really don't have a choice but to either remove support, or go undeground with it. A shame really..
Yeah, I'll try that. If the older version doesn't work, or if I can't find that version, anything else I should try??
I'll assume that you've tried all the obvious things such as having the volume turned up, not on mute etc etc. Try a file that you know should work, I think if it's AAC audio it should work, and if that works OK then you know it's not the tablet or any setting in BS Player.
Thankfully AAC is quite popular and normally I would try to avoid anything with AC3 because some players won't support it. When I can't avoid it I keep my trusty copy of BS player handy (and backed up). I'm not sure of any other decent quality player that supports it. Dolby only appear interested in DVD/Blu-ray manufacturers and the likes. If you find another good player that works then let me know!
Oh yes - volume up, not on mute, etc. The same file/show works in MX player, but not in BS player which I'm trying to use for the subtitle feature.
If you haven't knowingly messed with any of the settings then I can't think of a reason it wouldn't work. Double check your preferences to make sure it is using HW decoder, and under playback preferences there are options for what codecs are supported, make sure MPEG4 H264 are checked. I guess that if those are unchecked it wouldn't play the video either. You also have an option during playback to select the audio stream. Normally there would be only one, but perhaps it is not sure which one to select and you need to manually tell it. To find that option open up the menu (top right) select audio, then audio stream. Might be worth a double check. I can't see any other settings that would affect it.
You're not using a bluetooth speaker are you? I have just double checked with mine and it seems to work OK for me over bluetooth.
Cool - will try/check those settings today. Will there be more than 1 audio stream to choose from? I don't think there were, but I'll double check. Audio didn't work with or without BT speaker, but works fine in MX player with or w/out BT speaker. I am using one regularly. But when I test tonight, I'll not use it and only use tablet speaker.
Thanks.
In case you cannot get your videos to work, you should consider Dice Player. Out of the box, Dice Player does not support those unlicensed codecs, but it supports custom plugins, which allow you play any videos with audio. As long as you know how to add a plugin, you should be able to play anything.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1833704
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In case you cannot get your videos to work, you should consider Dice Player. Out of the box, Dice Player does not support those unlicensed codecs, but it supports custom plugins, which allow you play any videos with audio. As long as you know how to add a plugin, you should be able to play anything.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1833704
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Will try that as well - thanks for the suggestion!
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\Out of the box, Dice Player does not support those unlicensed codecs, but it supports custom plugins, which allow you play any videos with audio. As long as you know how to add a plugin, you should be able to play anything.
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What? Diceplayer plays the videos just fine without plugins. I've never installed a single plugin and have yet to run into a video it can't play...
I second DicePlayer. All my videos are ripped(ahem... We'll leave it at that.) TV shows as .mkv, .mp4, .avi or .mpg with .srt subtitles.
Regarding the subtitles; You do know you can just get them from podnapisi, right? (there is nothing illegal about that.)
Then just name them identical to the videofile except for the extension, put it in the same folder as the videofile, and pretty much every player plays it automatically...
No, I've never heard of podnapisi. Cool - thanks. I'll try that too.
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Update - so When I got home and checked the ripped shows that work in both MX and BS, and compared it to the ones that only work in MX, I saw the pattern. Using a file manager app, I looked at the properties/details of the files/shows. Worked on both - audio was listed as MP3. Only worked on MX player - audio not listed. I don't know why its not on some shows, but obviously there is audio since it works on MX player. However, I could only get it to work on MX player by switching from HW decoding to SW decoding. Interesting and confusing for a newbie like me. Also, both shows are avi files so I couldn't see a difference there. Still puzzled but I will try Dice player next!!
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So, Dice Player works flawlessly as you guys mentioned. And I added subtitles to the folder and it found those too. Love this forum and all the help you guys offer. Thanks so much!!
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The trick for the subtitles also works for.sub files and all other subtitle formats if you ever run in to them, and they also work on a pc, media player, tv and dvd player this way.
As an added little bonus, diceplayer has a 400% volume boost as well. Which is useful, as the tf700 speakers are not exactly what you call loud.
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What? Diceplayer plays the videos just fine without plugins. I've never installed a single plugin and have yet to run into a video it can't play...
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I am talking about audio codecs. For example, due to licensing issues, Dice Player removed support for DTS audio quite long ago (just like BS Player removed support for Dolby recently), so custom plugin is the only way you can get support for those audio codecs. Videos using those codecs will still play, just that there will be no sound.
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Also, both shows are avi files so I couldn't see a difference there.
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AVI is just a container format - the codecs used for the audio and video streams inside the file make the difference whether you can play it or not.
Wish I knew how to open or modify it.
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I am talking about audio codecs. For example, due to licensing issues, Dice Player removed support for DTS audio quite long ago (just like BS Player removed support for Dolby recently), so custom plugin is the only way you can get support for those audio codecs. Videos using those codecs will still play, just that there will be no sound.
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Ah. That's why I never noticed.
VLC (Beta, but works shockingly well) still has support for both those codecs. It doesn't like 1080 .mkv very much, though.
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Wish I knew how to open or modify it.
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You'd have to re-encode it. If you have an Adobe package (not acrobat), Media Encoder does the trick. Otherwise, try Handbrake. It's open source.
http://www.bsplayer.com/android/source.html
to compile specific custom codec for bsplayer with AC3 and other.
If you want to see how your video is encoded download this for Windows:
http://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo
Then you'll be able to see how the audio was encoded in a video file.