nexus 5 video player/movie player - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

hi, can someone tell me what video/movie player with codecs specifically works on nexus5? i tried BSplayer and mobo player and i don't get video, its just black screen and audio works fine, just no video,
thanks
using latest moboplayer and bsplayer
should i try mxplayer?

Have you tired using the alternate HW encoding feature? I believe it's in the preferences somewhere. I think the app actually has a little warning sign to try this if you are having problems with BS. I use it on my N5 without problems but my current videos are MP4 formats. Have tried any others.
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Try DICE Player or VLC. Both works great.

MX Player Pro > Everything else
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Marck527 said:
MX Player Pro > Everything else
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yes im using this app, works so far without needing any codecs or any settings change, i just installed, opened up the movie file and it plays with good volume and audio! paid for it lol

MX Player Pro.
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cobyman7035 said:
yes im using this app, works so far without needing any codecs or any settings change, i just installed, opened up the movie file and it plays with good volume and audio! paid for it lol
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It's absolutely worthed though, one of the must have apps for me.
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Marck527 said:
MX Player Pro > Everything else
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+1
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Marck527 said:
MX Player Pro > Everything else
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What is the difference between mx player and mx player pro?
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ReD_AvEnGeR said:
What is the difference between mx player and mx player pro?
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Your supporting the developer of the wonderful app on the pro version. Also no ads I think.
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I've tried all the video players and MX player wins for me ..... works great with Airstream app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nityaalabs.airstream&hl=en) to stream videos from my computer to my nexus 5 :laugh::good:

zephiK said:
Try DICE Player or VLC. Both works great.
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Vlc does not working. When you try to open a video file the application close. So... Waiting for an update
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Dice player is the best, free and has that floating window option
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overon37 said:
Vlc does not working. When you try to open a video file the application close. So... Waiting for an update
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They are working on that.

mangojai said:
I've tried all the video players and MX player wins for me ..... works great with Airstream app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nityaalabs.airstream&hl=en) to stream videos from my computer to my nexus 5 :laugh::good:
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can u stream huge 1080p .mkv files with no stuttering? thanks

Thumbs up for MX Player :good: :good:

"MX Player Pro > Everything else"
couldn't agree more.

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Movie Encoding?

Can anyone tell me what are the best settings to encode movies or a good free program to use?
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tonyt3rry said:
Can anyone tell me what are the best settings to encode movies or a good free program to use?
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a player that encode it on the phone while playing is mobo player and i use handbrake to convert it on my laptop! i think this is what you want to hear!
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+ 1 for mobo player or rockplayer, with these u won't need to re encode anything.
DICE Player. Plays 720p mkvs smooth.
Look no else.
Good alternative is MoboPlayer and RockPlayer though. But if you want to watch MKVs and all that, DICE Player is what you're looking for.
Are any of them free i dont want to pay off the dtore as ibread that my bank will charge me as a import currency
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Look for the post in general that I replied to someone asking the same question. Miro video converter is the easiest but no batch processing. Pick nexus preset.

ICS 4.0 incredible S ---video in green screen

Hello,just want to ask is anybody know why my screen turned to render green while playing any video file?
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What Player are you using? Assuming it's something naff like the default one, i would recommend using a better one from the Market. Try vplayer, moboplayer... or any of the other decent ones.
Did it do the same when on Gingerbread?
If not, I'd reccomend an alternative player as Dirk suggested
Thanks for replying..i'll try other player on market 1st..just want confirmation is anyone using this ROM in incredible s exprienced the same problem?
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I was trying with mobo player,and yet still with same problem..its like u waching video in night vision mode..
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zeroRyuki said:
I was trying with mobo player,and yet still with same problem..its like u waching video in night vision mode..
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MacaronyMax said:
Did it do the same when on Gingerbread?
If not, I'd reccomend an alternative player as Dirk suggested
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Like above. Was it working ok before changing to ICS?
DirkGently said:
Like above. Was it working ok before changing to ICS?
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yes..before this,i was running cm7 and no problem at all to play video..after i flashed to vivo ics 4.0, and try to play the video,that green screen appeared..i know this rom is in alpha stage,just want confirmation,is anyone else with this rom are exprienced same proble..if yes,then i just need to wait for this to be fixed..;p
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Maybe Your roms hw codecs are messed up, but you have let developers to fix it, but you can use mx video player to watch videos on your phone but it doesn't work with online videos, with mx when you start to play video, right top on your screen there should be box with hw, sw or sw fast reading in it if it says hw, press the box and change it to sw or sw fast
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What codec are you using?
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Maybe Your roms hw codecs are messed up, but you have let developers to fix it, but you can use mx video player to watch videos on your phone but it doesn't work with online videos, with mx when you start to play video, right top on your screen there should be box with hw, sw or sw fast reading in it if it says hw, press the box and change it to sw or sw fast
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Thankss dude..that mx video fixed the green think..all looks normal now and im using sw codec since hw still got green screen..thanx anyway..
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Video player?

ok so looking up and around google i get the impression, MOBOPLAYER is one of the best for android and that, so i download it and....the codec it keeps saying it didnt download, i have a connection but nothing, soo werid So any recommendation, im rooted btw if thats any help
Use MX player, dice player, no issues with them at all on jellybean
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wesamothman said:
Use MX player, dice player, no issues with them at all on jellybean
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thanks bro

.mkv movie plays skippy?

I have the lorax blue ray rip. Its 720p, 3.5 gb large, .mkv file, and encoded in x256.
When i play it with rock player its all skippy and not even watchable, but it plays the audio just fine.
When i play it with the default player the video is just beautiful, no skipping at all. However no audio plays. What can i do to fix this? Other blue ray rips play just fine and the lorax i have plays fine in other computers.
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Just encode it into something that plays. Mp4 on a phone will still look beautiful. I use handbrake but there free or free to try out there. Check cnet downloads.
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I perfer mxplayer. I get 0 issues out of it
Motorola lied and I'm still locked mb865
Mx player is the best, even vlc plays a broad spectrum of formats. A HD movie in avi format wasnt playing properly in MX, which played flawlessly in vlc.
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+1000 for MX Player. It is so good I paid the $5.60 for the paid version, which does nothing extra except no ads. But I felt the Korean developer deserved some money because it is such a good product.
Dice Player is the best, at least on the Xoom.
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I perfer mxplayer. I get 0 issues out of it
Motorola lied and I'm still locked mb865
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Ditto, i even buy the pro version it's so damn good
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TheChemist187 said:
I have the lorax blue ray rip. Its 720p, 3.5 gb large, .mkv file, and encoded in x256.
When i play it with rock player its all skippy and not even watchable, but it plays the audio just fine.
When i play it with the default player the video is just beautiful, no skipping at all. However no audio plays. What can i do to fix this? Other blue ray rips play just fine and the lorax i have plays fine in other computers.
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jfrank1485 said:
Ditto, i even buy the pro version it's so damn good
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Use MX player..if u still have problems change playing mode from HW to SW (fast mode)..will work fine

Choppy video performance

Did anyone notice a choppy video playback using YouTube app on the N5?. I tried my Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 playing HD videos on youtube , it is choppy on my N5 where it is smooth on my N4.I did not try other video players.
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Did anyone notice a choppy video playback using YouTube app on the N5?. I tried my Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 playing HD videos on youtube , it is choppy on my N5 where it is smooth on my N4.I did not try other video players.
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Yeah, that's what I notice too. I mean, the video looks stunning, but it doesn't seem to be running smoothly at all.
I ran it side by side with my iPhone 4S, and my iPhone played the video much smoother overall. I thought I was just seeing thing until it reached one part in the video where the same kid in the video raising his hand to point at the sky. The arm movement right there was noticeably unnatural in the Nexus 5, compare to my iPhone 4S's playback.
Does anyone know an app that can show you what the currently playing video's fps is?
I have not experienced this... well I haven't notice it if it is choppy
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beaver2233 said:
I have not experienced this... well I haven't notice it if it is choppy
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Do you have any other smartphones that is capable of playing youtube videos? Pull the same video up across both both phones and start the playback at the same time.
Better yet, compare it against your PC browser.
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I have not experienced this... well I haven't notice it if it is choppy
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Try watching this video and let me know how it runs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v2L2UGZJAM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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kojaraty said:
Try watching this video and let me know how it runs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v2L2UGZJAM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Can confirm that that video is much choppier on the Nexus 5 compared to the Nexus 4. No idea why. Doesn't make any sense.
muyoso said:
Can confirm that that video is much choppier on the Nexus 5 compared to the Nexus 4. No idea why. Doesn't make any sense.
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I hope it's just some optimization problem that can be fixed with software update(s). I'd really hate to return this phone back, but it's quite a deal-breaker for someone like me who uses the phone as an on-the-go multimedia player.
Are there any alternative apps that can play HD youtube videos smoothly?
Duplicated said:
I hope it's just some optimization problem that can be fixed with software update(s). I'd really hate to return this phone back, but it's quite a deal-breaker for someone like me who uses the phone as an on-the-go multimedia player.
Are there any alternative apps that can play HD youtube videos smoothly?
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Sometimes these issues are also caused by user settings like what and how many apps or widgets running in the background, Google syncronisation interval and what apps connect to the internet etc etc.
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Try watching this video and let me know how it runs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v2L2UGZJAM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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I'll try it and test it on my S4 and N5 once I get near wifi.
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Try watching this video and let me know how it runs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v2L2UGZJAM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Just tested it on mine. It is slightly choppy, but not very noticeable.
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Vertron said:
Just tested it on mine. Very smooth, not choppy at all.
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Maybe my phone is defective then...? I already closed all apps running in the background and tested it again, still stuttering
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Maybe my phone is defective then...? I already closed all apps running in the background and tested it again, still stuttering
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I don't think its defective. I believe all the devices have the same issue. We just have to wait for a software fix.
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kojaraty said:
I don't think its defective. I believe all the devices have the same issue. We just have to wait for a software fix.
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Well, there are people like me and you who notice the "stuttering" (I wouldn't call it choppy, because still frames are just as clear as my 4S). Then, there are others that say it does not stutter even in the slightest.
I don't know what to believe in anymore.
Maybe the YouTube app isn`t fully optimsed for KitKat yet.
hmm I can only just notice it - though if I wasn't looking for it I doubt I'd notice it
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Probably a good test would be download the video using for example tubemate, then play the local copy this would help determine whether network latencies are contributing to any lags or if caused by decoding the video if it occurs when local copy.
Then try hw vs Sw decoding.
Will test when I ve got time.
My preferred video player is MX player that currently doesn't run on kit kat
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paul_59 said:
My preferred video player is MX player that currently doesn't run on kit kat
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I thought they updated it?
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yeah its very stuttery. Whats worse the youtube app doesn't seem to be able to get 1080p and 720 upscaled looks atrocious. Playing the same video on my 2 year old One XL and this phone, the Nexus is so much worse in terms of stutter, upscaling and color that I'm very disappointed at the moment.
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I thought they updated it?
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You're correct, I hadn't noticed
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paul_59 said:
Probably a good test would be download the video using for example tubemate, then play the local copy this would help determine whether network latencies are contributing to any lags or if caused by decoding the video if it occurs when local copy.
Then try hw vs Sw decoding.
Will test when I ve got time.
My preferred video player is MX player that currently doesn't run on kit kat
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Sure it does. I installed it yesterday and it runs beautifully!

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