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Is it possible to play .avi videos on Transformer? I have tried to play videos on MicroSD but have been unsuccessful.
Try using rockplayer?
flanny02 said:
Is it possible to play .avi videos on Transformer? I have tried to play videos on MicroSD but have been unsuccessful.
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Moboplayer, free from the Market, does a nice job.
Rockplayer seems to work, thanks!
AVI, the container, is fine and Android should have no trouble with. But, there's also the codecs that the video data is encoded in, as well as the codecs for the audio data.
Those may or may not be supported, especially if they're older files using some ancient and crappy codec.
Edit: Bah, OP responded as I was writing this
I know this is an old thread but hopefully someone can still be patient and help me out.
I just recently got the TF101. I think it's the plan TF101, not the "G" version. I got it through a Groupon deal so it didn't have a lot of technical details.
I'm brand new to Android and I want to watch AVI files on the Transformer using a microSD card. I've downloaded a bunch of the usual suspects (MoboPlayer, BSPlayer, Rockpayer, VPlayer) and so far I like MX Player and Dice Player the best.
Here's the problem:
I've formatted the microSD on my iMac as FAT32 and added tv show folders. **Only SOME of the avi files play without any "read" errors** I know avi's can have all sorts of codecs but for my collection of Friends tv show I personally ripped all the episodes from a dvd set using Handbrake and used the same setting for all the videos. So why are some working flawlessly and other videos can't play at all?
Is there something that I'm missing that I need to do to make all my avi's compatible? Do I need to download something else aside from the ARM codecs req by each app? Is it because I'm using a non-brand microSD?
All help is appreciated... Thanks!
Hello everyone. I would like to see the footage shot by my camera (Panasonic TM700) directly on the TF in order to get a larger preview of that offered by the display of the camera. The problem is that I have not found any player that would display the correct file type MTS shot in 1080/50p. I think this isn't a problem of processor (I have a media player with a sigma 800mhz and movies run fine), but a problem of proper codec ....... Do I have some hope that there is a codec for the development of this TF?
Maybe you could contact the developers of those video applications? Does ffmpeg read those files (does mplayer?) - if so, it should be easily doable. Does VLC read those files? There is supposed to be a version of VLC for Android one day but no one know when. Also keep in mind that decoding on your media player could be hardware accelerated and idependend of the processor while TF has to use software decoding.
MTS is part of the AVCHD video format.
I'm not sure if moboplayer will play this, and even if it does,
i doubt it will be without stuttering like crazy, but thats pretty much dependant
on the bitrate of your MTS files.
you could try to remux the audio and video streams from the MTS to an MP4 container or an mkv even.
Google for MTS2MP4 which might be of help.
Try XenonMKV or GOTSent for any mkv remuxing.
Or reencode the whole thing alltogether (which you are likely trying to avoid)
goodluck
Android 3.0+ supports mpeg transport streams with AAC audio only...
The native media player object of Android (hardware accelerated) does _not_ even play fluidly TS files. So you're out of luck for out-of-the-box playback.
I use Handbrake to reencode to MP4 container with AAC audio. Works fine on my TF, but a lot has to be lost in terms of quality to make it playable. Search the forums for the Handbrake 3.1 guide.
any news about an app that can play MTS files?
thnkx, Danilo
not for me
dice player with the tegra plugin works for me. mts m2ts
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TGA_Gunnman said:
dice player with the tegra plugin works for me. mts m2ts
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already talk with the developer about iisue of MTS h.264 720p files. these files will not work on dice player. he said it take some time to enable that...
...and i was searching for h264 mts 1080p!!!???....but tegra2 doesn't support it
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...and i was searching for h264 mts 1080p!!!???....but tegra2 doesn't support it
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its an Mkv right??
if im not wrong you can use some mkv player, but those are also hard to get
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.
bob dylan said:
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)
Christian Troy said:
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?
wehweh said:
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!!
Hi,
I'm searching for a tablet that can run xbmc movies with software render, mostly because when android use hardware decoding, they don't output via mhl the overlays, like player UI and subtitles.
I saw Asus infinity users say they can't run 1080 or 720 movies without bugs, that's maybe because Asus IO issues, since Samsung don't have this issues, anyone tested or can test if can run 720 and 1080 movies without freezes?
Thank you very much!
I use ES File explorer as it can see files on the LAN via samba.
Then I use MX Player (free) for playback. There is the option for SW or HW decoding.
Runs well without freezing. No media server necessary.
Ty.
I use dice player, they can access smb shares directly, without need es explorer.
But what I want is use the XBMC UI in my tv via mhl, and need run in sotfware decoding, if run in hardware, the UI and subs don't show.
I think I'll need to buy a iPad.
If you must
I never liked XBMC cuz I never saw the point of it. Aside from the gorgeous UI of course.
All my files on my hard drives are arranged by year & genre etc with proper names so I don't need a library feature.
And it's big and bulky. Kinda like why I replaced WMP with MPC etc.
If you're buying an iPad just to play media files, why not get a media player instead?
Western Digital makes some good ones, as does Micca.
Think I'll try out Dice player. Didn't like it before for some reason, maybe that has changed with an update.
You might try XBMC for android as well...
lol IS xbmc for android I'm talking about, I want know if note 10.1 and run 720p files IN xbmc for android.
D'oh. LOL
Ordered nexus player and gamepad first day on playstore. Just received shipping confirmation with tracking info.
I paid for overnight shipping so I am expecting shipment November 6th, 2014.
Anyone else got their shipping info?
You don't happen to use plex do you OP?
Yes mine will be here Friday. And for the guy above, I use Plex. Want something tested?
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sublimnl said:
Yes mine will be here Friday. And for the guy above, I use Plex. Want something tested?
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Good ol' XBMC ? I'm interested to see how the x86 build (Kodi Beta 1) runs incl. support for bitstreaming HD audio over HDMI
and how far you can push H.264 1080p decoding (> 20 Mbps ??).
I'm still a bit sceptical about x86 Android with the push from Intel.
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Good ol' XBMC ? I'm interested to see how the x86 build (Kodi Beta 1) runs incl. support for bitstreaming HD audio over HDMI
and how far you can push H.264 1080p decoding (> 20 Mbps ??).
I'm still a bit sceptical about x86 Android with the push from Intel.
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XBMC is on my list to get up and running anyway so I'll definitely test it.
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controllers will be here today. i ordered two players but no ship date yet for those.
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Yes mine will be here Friday. And for the guy above, I use Plex. Want something tested?
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If you could check what it can direct stream that'd be great.
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If you could check what it can direct stream that'd be great.
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+1
Also be sure to max out the quality settings in Plex. By default, and after every updated they change back to low setting that makes most stuff transcode rather than direct stream.
Also let us and Plex know if you get any pauses while playing content, or if it gets stuck on the last frame of direct streaming content like it does on the ADT-1... I been trying to get Plex dev's to acknowledge this for ages.
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Yes mine will be here Friday. And for the guy above, I use Plex. Want something tested?
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I'd love to know what codecs/containers both the integral atom can decode using MX player, etc as well as what XBMC/kodi can deal with on a mapped network drive with streamed native content (mkv, mp4, m4v, avi, x264, xvid, mpeg, ac3, aac, dts, mp3, etc). Thanks for offering to test!
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Also let us and Plex know if it gets stuck on the last frame of direct streaming content like it does on the ADT-1... I been trying to get Plex dev's to acknowledge this for ages.
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Not sure what you mean here. Can you explain?
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Not sure what you mean here. Can you explain?
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Well for me and a few others who have ADT-1's and post on the Plex forums. We've been having an issue where on the last frame of a movie/tv show it will stop/pause on that frame, rather than gracefully return to the previous screen. But it only happens when content is direct streaming the video and transcoding the audio. Most likely all audio will be transcoded because if it has better than stereo sound, it will be transcoded to stereo, since that is all android built in media player (exoplayer) will output for non-google apps (they are supposedly working on adding AC3 passthrough).
As for the other comment about pauses, since the last plex release movies just seem to randomly pause requiring a fastforward/rewind/ or stop/play to get going again... not sure the conditions that this occurs for (transcoding, direct stream, ect).
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... Most likely all audio will be transcoded because if it has better than stereo sound, it will be transcoded to stereo, since that is all android built in media player (exoplayer) will output for non-google apps (they are supposedly working on adding AC3 passthrough). ...
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Good lord, I didn't know that was an issue. It'd be an extremely poor livingroom media box if all networked streamed media was stereo only! The chromecast was recently updated with AC3 passthrough (finally) and has always supported AAC 5.1 via LPCM, but the chromecast still has no DTS passthrough just yet.
If Android has the same limitations as ChromeOS this will be a terrible media box indeed.
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Good lord, I didn't know that was an issue. It'd be an extremely poor livingroom media box if all networked streamed media was stereo only! The chromecast was recently updated with AC3 passthrough (finally) and has always supported AAC 5.1 via LPCM, but the chromecast still has no DTS passthrough just yet.
If Android has the same limitations as ChromeOS this will be a terrible media box indeed.
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Yeah, it sucks. But at least I got a Google engineer to comment on G+. He said they are working on adding it. Alternatives are virtual surround sound on your receiver, or using a different media player (MX, XBMC, ect), since it's just software related.
I dunno why they don't just add options to passthrough all audio... do they need licenses to passthrough audio? If so they seems pretty stupid. How does XBMC get by with passthrough.... I'm sure they don't pay for licenses.
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Yeah, it sucks. But at least I got a Google engineer to comment on G+. He said they are working on adding it. Alternatives are virtual surround sound on your receiver, or using a different media player (MX, XBMC, ect), since it's just software related.
I dunno why they don't just add options to passthrough all audio... do they need licenses to passthrough audio? If so they seems pretty stupid. How does XBMC get by with passthrough.... I'm sure they don't pay for licenses.
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A license is indeed technically required to passthrough (which, as you state, is really stupid), however Roku somehow squeaked around that issue to support passthrough... they wouldn't detail how in their forums but did confirm that they did NOT get a license. Unfortunately the Roku isn't the best media box either as they don't internally transcode AAC 5.1 to LPCM, only downmix to stereo.
I would think a box as powerful as the Nexus Player would impliment internal transcoding of all 5.1 formats to LPCM 5.1 as the PS3 does, or give the option to passthrough. Heck, even my $79 blu-ray player from Sony transcodes AAC 5.1 to LPCM 5.1 and directly passes through AC3 and DTS. Google isn't a tiny op (like Roku)... this situation on Android, if it does exist on the Nexus Player, needs to be addressed ASAP.
I'm also very interested in which codecs are supported with plex. My Samsung tv does a tremendous job in playing more or less everything direct play. Chromecast on the other hand only do x264 (preferably in mp4 container). I have remuxed several of my dvds to mkv and kept the MPEG 2 video and ac3/DTS streams. Good for archiving. I wonder if Nexus player can handle at least MPEG 2. Ac3 seems to be under development for passthrough.
I also really hope they have not included cinavia protection!
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A license is indeed technically required to passthrough (which, as you state, is really stupid), however Roku somehow squeaked around that issue to support passthrough... they wouldn't detail how in their forums but did confirm that they did NOT get a license. Unfortunately the Roku isn't the best media box either as they don't internally transcode AAC 5.1 to LPCM, only downmix to stereo.
I would think a box as powerful as the Nexus Player would impliment internal transcoding of all 5.1 formats to LPCM 5.1 as the PS3 does, or give the option to passthrough. Heck, even my $79 blu-ray player from Sony transcodes AAC 5.1 to LPCM 5.1 and directly passes through AC3 and DTS. Google isn't a tiny op (like Roku)... this situation on Android, if it does exist on the Nexus Player, needs to be addressed ASAP.
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The ADT-1 can decode 5.1, and output multichannel PCM, but only for select google apps; like Play Movies, ect.
When you think about it, HDMI cables should require a license to transfer AC3 and DTS from point A to B....lol I don't see how passthrough audio w/o decoding or touching it is any different.
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Johan1976 said:
I'm also very interested in which codecs are supported with plex. My Samsung tv does a tremendous job in playing more or less everything direct play. Chromecast on the other hand only do x264 (preferably in mp4 container). I have remuxed several of my dvds to mkv and kept the MPEG 2 video and ac3/DTS streams. Good for archiving. I wonder if Nexus player can handle at least MPEG 2. Ac3 seems to be under development for passthrough.
I also really hope they have not included cinavia protection!
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Plex uses what ever media player is built in to said device. For Android, it's exoplayer. On your Samsung TV (and my own), it's Samsung's media player and their APIs that Plex use.
I know it uses internal player like exoplayer, but which codecs are supported with exoplayer on nexus player?
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Luxferro said:
The ADT-1 can decode 5.1, and output multichannel PCM, but only for select google apps; like Play Movies, ect.
When you think about it, HDMI cables should require a license to transfer AC3 and DTS from point A to B....lol I don't see how passthrough audio w/o decoding or touching it is any different.
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Plex uses what ever media player is built in to said device. For Android, it's exoplayer. On your Samsung TV (and my own), it's Samsung's media player and their APIs that Plex use.
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I couldn't agree more about the HDMI cable license as that would be common sense... the whole license deal is so screwed up for both audio and video and always has been. But Google could clearly afford to license properly for their media boxes!
As for Plex: its doubly important what the Nexus Player natively supports for those running Plex servers on non-Intel NAS devices such as most Synology NASes. Those don't have the power to transcode so Plex can only direct/bitstream for both video and audio. The Nexus Player needs to be robust in its native container and codec support to exist in a livingroom.
I wonder how kodi gets around the walled garden to bitstream properly over android's hdmi, or do they? I've never run XBMC/kodi on android.
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I wonder how kodi gets around the walled garden to bitstream properly, or do they on Android?
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They have it on Android. You need to enable expert settings then its listed. I just installed it the other day so I could watch something without it pausing all the time.
I'm sure as soon as the masses get their nexus players and complain to Plex they won't be able to ignore us on the bugs; like the pausing issue in their last android release.
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They have it on Android. You need to enable expert settings then its listed. I just installed it the other day so I could watch something without it pausing all the time.
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Have you tested a bunch of containers and codes on the ADT-1's kodi? If it has native passthrough for both AC3 and DTS, does it also transcode AAC 5.1 to multichannel PCM or downmix to stereo PCM? I assume it natively supports all kinds of containers considering what the PC version can do, but it'd be great to try a variety to verify. How about xvid and/or mpeg-2? I'd also be interested how it supports .flac and other uncompressed audio codecs.
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I'm sure as soon as the masses get their nexus players and complain to Plex they won't be able to ignore us on the bugs; like the pausing issue in their last android release.
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I sure hope so... hopefully we can encourage people here to all send bug reports and complaints.