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Best video app?

Whats the best app for video? This is my first android so i don't know what is "best." i need it to play MKV, Mp4, AVI, etc.... all @ HD.

MX Video Player

Thanks i will try it.

MX works very good on Fire.
Just watched Modern Family mkv in HD (720p), hardware accelerated, without lags and nothing.
PS. The only problem was the audio channel that didn't work in HW mode. Just changed that to SW decoding and everything was fine.

Rockplayer
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manifest3r said:
MX Video Player
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Yep, MX Video Player is the best video player for the Kindle Fire.
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It's working on my mkv files very well. I also had to switch audio to software decode.
//Tapatalk.KindleFire//

what about vplayer?

I have always trusted in VLC Player, however, technically its still in closed beta for Android, and not available for direct download via the Market.
With the OP being new to Android, I guess I might be expecting a little too much to say, Google for it (VLC-neon.apk), and sideload it?! But I'm putting it out there anyway!

manifest3r said:
MX Video Player
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How do you get it to work where you the gray pullup bar on the bottom doesn't interfere with the onscreen controls? Also, do you know if it can stream from Dropbox/Sugarsync? I haved some vids on SS that I stream on Moboplayer, but can't get them to stream on MX.

HD Videos

How do I get a real HD Video on my note - first which PC software will convert it and 2 nd which app is the best for an HD video

peter7 said:
How do I get a real HD Video on my note - first which PC software will convert it and 2 nd which app is the best for an HD video
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try this
http://www.freemake.com/free_video_downloader/
Its free and it coverts best ... n use h.264 mpeg profile at 1280*720 or 1920*1080

Most of the video codecs are already supported by note or third party applications should be able to play almost all formats..if you are having issues transferring huge files enable usb debugging in the setting(for files below 4Gb). If you are looking for a good converter try handbrake its very good and free but if you are not familiar with encoding it may be slightly intemedating, look for tutorials online.
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Convert? "Convert"? Man, if you have to convert anything to play on the Note, you're doing it wrongz.

Install the app MX Video Player, it play most formats I throw at it.

eksasol said:
Install the app MX Video Player, it play most formats I throw at it.
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buddy go to application in setting's and click development mode and it normally transfer files ....
then download from market mx video player (the best) and it will play almost everything.

Dice player and RockPlayer are the best

this is the Samsung Galaxy Note - the stock player will play anything you throw at it. why encode in mpeg-4 when you can play .mkv? I don't see a point to downloading an external video player, period.

i have a lot of them and if you ned i can assist you with them.

Marchintosh said:
Dice player and RockPlayer are the best
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No way, MX video player is the best IMO.
The Gnote can play many HD content, but when it comes to lets say a 1080p profile [email protected] with 16 reframes, it can't handle it, but MX video player is the one that gives me the most acceptable frame rate play under such a heavy HD video.

[Q] Can galaxy r play this video?

i think galaxy r has a weak DSP because it records 720p video and doesn't play 1080p videos and i think even 720p playback is limited to [email protected]/4 ref frames.
here is a 720p mp4 avc [email protected] sample for you to try and see if it works in stock player:
https://rapidshare.com/files/1822600111/720p_avc_high_l4_cabac_4_ref_frames.mp4
and here is a 720p mp4 avc [email protected] sample:
https://rapidshare.com/files/3012087529/720p_avc_high_4.1_cabac_4_ref_frames.mp4
the samples are only 2 mb, so please try them out in stock player and tell me the result.
thanx in advance

1) Why do you have to use a stock player if you can choose full HW-accelerated: Dice or MX player?
2)I have S2 - I can't really see the difference between 720p and 1080p on such small screen (4'3") and I don't think any human eye would see it

m.kochan10 said:
1) Why do you have to use a stock player if you can choose full HW-accelerated: Dice or MX player?
2)I have S2 - I can't really see the difference between 720p and 1080p on such small screen (4'3") and I don't think any human eye would see it
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stock player also does hw acceleration, and if a dual core phone doesnt play 1080p video, then at least it should have full 720p support

yes but stock player doesn't play all video formats the two players above do.
BTW. these samples are far away from HQ-quality, especially divine enrique is extremely pixelated I don't think it'll make any difficulty for SGR, but let's wait and see.

m.kochan10 said:
yes but stock player doesn't play all video formats the two players above do.
BTW. these samples are far away from HQ-quality, especially divine enrique is extremely pixelated I don't think it'll make any difficulty for SGR, but let's wait and see.
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stock player doesnt play all formats because it does hw decoding only while mx and dice can do both hw and sw decoding which uses cpu and drains battery much faster than hw
and it is not about quality(bit rate), what matters is resolution(720p) and codec settings([email protected] frames)

I tried to play these 2 videos..
stock player was unable to play both the videos..
but. mx player with fast sw decoding played both clips very well...
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pankaj88 said:
I tried to play these 2 videos..
stock player was unable to play both the videos..
but. mx player with fast sw decoding played both clips very well...
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what??? i cant believe it, so i guess max hw decoding support is 720p avc [email protected]/4 frames like this sample:
https://rapidshare.com/files/2823428502/720p_avc_high_3.1_cabac-4_ref_frames.mp4
and i guess the same goes for galaxy s advance which records 720p and doesn't play 1080p

ahhm2011 said:
what??? i cant believe it, so i guess max hw decoding support is 720p avc [email protected]/4 frames like this sample:
https://rapidshare.com/files/2823428502/720p_avc_high_3.1_cabac-4_ref_frames.mp4
and i guess the same goes for galaxy s advance which records 720p and doesn't play 1080p
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same result for this video too..
stock player unable...
mx player played with fast sw decoding...

pankaj88 said:
same result for this video too..
stock player unable...
mx player played with fast sw decoding...
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well, this is unbelievable , what about [email protected]/3 frames?
https://rapidshare.com/files/3753950975/720p_avc_high_3.1-3_frames.mp4

hehe... theory faced reality

Vplayer is THE ONLY VIDEO PLAYER that can play full HD .mkv movies flawlessly,
so any other player here is short, Vplayer beats them in raw power hands down

nedooo said:
Vplayer is THE ONLY VIDEO PLAYER that can play full HD .mkv movies flawlessly,
so any other player here is short, Vplayer beats them in raw power hands down
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But its a paid app, mx player gives hw decoding and other stuffs for free
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m.kochan10 said:
hehe... theory faced reality
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yeah--my theory faced the phone s reality

It wasn't that bad, Be brave!

m.kochan10 said:
It wasn't that bad, Be brave!
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what do you mean???????

Nothing, just kidding. Cheers mate

Hey i have tried playin other videos using dice n mx, they wer able to play it but d nly prob is that they were a bit laggy....
Y so ??
Do all of u face d same prob ??
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our R only play 25 fps videos in only mp4 format but u can use other players like VPlayer to play like mkv format files ok
videos format
25fps - 720p
30fps - 1080p
but some times 1080p files are in 25fps so we can play it on our device ....
i xtremly recommanded to u use other players like VPlayer
coz in vpplayer we can play 30fps files but thay are some times little bit laggy

SbXLivE said:
our R only play 25 fps videos in only mp4 format but u can use other players like VPlayer to play like mkv format files ok
videos format
25fps - 720p
30fps - 1080p
but some times 1080p files are in 25fps so we can play it on our device ....
i xtremly recommanded to u use other players like VPlayer
coz in vpplayer we can play 30fps files but thay are some times little bit laggy
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Hey i tried using vplayer to play a video, its still lags.....
The video is a dvd rip movie and a mkx format (i guess, though not sure abt the format) and apprx 1.7GB. When i tried playing through stock app, it didnt played.
When i tried using mx and dice, they played but a bit laggy.
but when i used xplayer, its more laggy
and upon using hardware decoder in mx,dice its unable to play
is there any solution play such video without any lag on our R ??

vipul12389mehta said:
Hey i tried using vplayer to play a video, its still lags.....
The video is a dvd rip movie and a mkx format (i guess, though not sure abt the format) and apprx 1.7GB. When i tried playing through stock app, it didnt played.
When i tried using mx and dice, they played but a bit laggy.
but when i used xplayer, its more laggy
and upon using hardware decoder in mx,dice its unable to play
is there any solution play such video without any lag on our R ??
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this phone doesn't play anything in stock player(hardware decoding) above 720p [email protected]/3 ref frames, you can download media info to know the specs of the videos you want to play:
http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en/Download
i guess if you want play anything above that smoothly using CPU( software decoding), you should use NEON optimized codecs for the player you installed like mx neon codecs from here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mxtech.ffmpeg.v7_neon&feature=more_from_developer
but, you should install mx player first

can I enable hd playback in my galaxy s duos by rooting it

I'm currently using non rooted galaxy s duos. my devices is unable to play hd videos.whenever I try to play a hd file via mx player it is unable to use h/w+ decoder while h/w+ decoder works fine while playing non hd content. so what is preventing it from playing hd files? is it Samsung or the hardware specifications.will rooting the device help in hd playback? please help as I have seen devices with lower hardware specifications that are able to play hd videos like xperia neo v.
waiting for some good answers.

sidc91 said:
I'm currently using non rooted galaxy s duos. my devices is unable to play hd videos.whenever I try to play a hd file via mx player it is unable to use h/w+ decoder while h/w+ decoder works fine while playing non hd content. so what is preventing it from playing hd files? is it Samsung or the hardware specifications.will rooting the device help in hd playback? please help as I have seen devices with lower hardware specifications that are able to play hd videos like xperia neo v.
waiting for some good answers.
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plz I'm waiting for the answer...

somebody help me

are you trying to play 1080p videos?

karan128 said:
are you trying to play 1080p videos?
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no i'm trying to play a 720p video.

looking at the specs of your phone it must allow at least 720p playback. have you tried other video players like vlc or dice player?
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karan128 said:
looking at the specs of your phone it must allow at least 720p playback. have you tried other video players like vlc or dice player?
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i tried most of the apps bt none of them has helped.my friend's hcl u1 tablet also doesn't support hd playback by default but when i tried playing a 1080p movie in mx player by enabling h/w+ decoder it played flawlessly so i'm wondering why i'm unable to select h/w+ decoder in my galaxy s duos while playing specifically hd videos only otherwise h/w+ decoder works fine fr non hd content.

if you want you can root and use scripts like thunderbolt to boost your phone's performance.
h/w+ codec doesn't work for all videos. so its no use thinking about it.
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In gallary of galaxy s duos it should run 720p video of avi and mp4 smootly but the other for the format we need to install player
But u have installed the mx player it should had detected video format to run smooth
Try different player like Bsplayer or go to setting of Mx player and switch to s/w decoder for all the video It should work
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Rahulraj39 said:
In gallary of galaxy s duos it should run 720p video of avi and mp4 smootly but the other for the format we need to install player
But u have installed the mx player it should had detected video format to run smooth
Try different player like Bsplayer or go to setting of Mx player and switch to s/w decoder for all the video It should work
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i have tried every thing but nothing is helping me out...

it works
changing the decoder from hardware to software in mx player did work! Really!
1080p runs like a charm, at naturally smooth frame rate.
answer is simple, graphics hardware in s dous is not capable of handling the video on its own and with full hardware acceleration. point of shame, though, ace 2 can even record camera at 1080p. on the other hand, processor is good enough.
my guess is, class of sd card also matters. there may be other apps using the card and for mx player, it only gives a fraction of the full read speed which makes the frame rate look bad.
I used class 10 scan disk, 16 gigs and s/w encoder in mx player, it runs as smooth as the screen can bear. not as robust as my galaxy s2 does. but it goes to the better screen quality, instead..

[Q] cant play some mkv's

Hey there,
I mainly use my tab for videos and ebooks, and i faced problems in running some mkv's.
basically i was trying to play an anime video by coal girls but the player did not play it.
These are 720p videos with flac audio.
Also happens with videos by re-packers like horrible subs and gotwoot...
I know that the tab can play 720p mkv's watched a lot of 720p movies on it flawlessly. But then why does it fail to run these.
P.S. : I also tried mxplayer but it plays the video on s/w decoder and that too very poorly even after enabling multi core decoding for s/w decoder.
Thanks in advance.

a1shakes said:
Hey there,
I mainly use my tab for videos and ebooks, and i faced problems in running some mkv's.
basically i was trying to play an anime video by coal girls but the player did not play it.
These are 720p videos with flac audio.
Also happens with videos by re-packers like horrible subs and gotwoot...
I know that the tab can play 720p mkv's watched a lot of 720p movies on it flawlessly. But then why does it fail to run these.
P.S. : I also tried mxplayer but it plays the video on s/w decoder and that too very poorly even after enabling multi core decoding for s/w decoder.
Thanks in advance.
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Can you upload a trailer or short clip you can't play(not too big just 3-4 minutes in which i can see problem).i will try to find a solution!!!

here is a sample
Droidlover123 said:
Can you upload a trailer or short clip you can't play(not too big just 3-4 minutes in which i can see problem).i will try to find a solution!!!
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here is a sample
http://www.2shared.com/video/Clmodmua/Coalgirls_Magical_Girl_Madoka_.html

cant play 10 bit video's as well
well i tried playing some more videos, could'nt play 10 bit-720p-BD-AAC video's as well.. :crying:
Tried a lot of players, default samsung can't play it and players like mx and dice default to s/w which stutters so much that the video is unwatchable ...
I was hoping that someone had experienced it before and tried a custom ffmpeg i.e custom codecs to solve the problem.

a1shakes said:
well i tried playing some more videos, could'nt play 10 bit-720p-BD-AAC video's as well.. :crying:
Tried a lot of players, default samsung can't play it and players like mx and dice default to s/w which stutters so much that the video is unwatchable ...
I was hoping that someone had experienced it before and tried a custom ffmpeg i.e custom codecs to solve the problem.
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Bro sorry I can't reply at the moment....pls wait a bit....
On which ROM u are???
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stock rom
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Bro sorry I can't reply at the moment....pls wait a bit....
On which ROM u are???
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I'm on stock samsung unrooted 4.1.2 rom..

a1shakes said:
I'm on stock samsung unrooted 4.1.2 rom..
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Did you tried h/w+ mode in MX player?
See screenshot
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Yup tried that, didn't work
yup i tried that even allowed the 10 bit video option, the video which i have uploaded just won't play on h/w or h/w+........
Can't see any other option now.Why don't you try to play the video i have uploaded...
If you want the details :
Stream #1 :
type : video
codec : H264/AVC/ MPEG4-AVC/MPEG4 part 10
Resolution : 1280 x 720
Frame rate : 23.97602
Stream #2:
Type : audio
Codec : FLAC
Channels: stereo
Description : flac 2.0
Stream #3:
Type: subtitles
codec : ssa

plays fine on nexus 7
I played the same video on friend's nexus 7 and s2 which plays it pretty well on s/w decoder, however the tab 2 lags like hell in s/w decoder.....
Don't know what to do now...
Can anyone try the video sample i uploaded in post 3 and post the results....

a1shakes said:
I played the same video on friend's nexus 7 and s2 which plays it pretty well on s/w decoder, however the tab 2 lags like hell in s/w decoder.....
Don't know what to do now...
Can anyone try the video sample i uploaded in post 3 and post the results....
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Yep bro I tried and it was a ****ty performance but still you can convert video in an supported format and it will be fine.......
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found a temporary solution
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Yep bro I tried and it was a ****ty performance but still you can convert video in an supported format and it will be fine.......
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Or you can use splashtop 2 (free on market) to stream the video to the tab... Works perfectly for those who don't want to convert tons of videos...
Final conclusion : There seems to be a problem with the native h/w rendering capabilities...so no software can help it..
720p mkv + flac audio or 10 bit 720p videos are not playable natively mostly due to the poor gpu, and poor performance with s/w decoders.

I use BS player. It plays everything, using H/W decoder. Plays local, or off the network.
Use the ARMv7 version, and also download the BS hardware decoder, it is vastly improved over the stock or AOSP one.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bsplayer.bspandroid.free

Tried it but fails to work in h/w
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I use BS player. It plays everything, using H/W decoder. Plays local, or off the network.
Use the ARMv7 version, and also download the BS hardware decoder, it is vastly improved over the stock or AOSP one.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bsplayer.bspandroid.free
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Installed bs player free + arm v7 vfp cpu from market, but it still plays the video using s/w decoder with terrible frame rates. Frame dropping option also dosen't help. And when i choose h264 hi10 to be played on h/w decoder , there is black screen with only audio.
Try the sample which i have uploaded in post 3 and post the results. I'm on stock rom so maybe cm/aosp plays it better. If so i may install a custom rom..

not possible to play 10 bit videos at the moment
So i finally dug around the forums myself and realized that there is no android device that can play 10 bit encoded videos at the moment, not even tegra 3.......
source : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1425664
At the moment, 10 bit encoding i fairly new and requires much more power than ur 8 bit mkv's which were used to have earlier.
So basically our tab can play 8 bit 1080p videos flawlessly, but fails to do so for a 10 bit 720p video on h/w decoding i.e ur stock samsung player will refuse to play it and all the players that u will try will play it on s/w decoder no matter what u try and yet u'll get very bad frame rates.
SO the solution is to :
1) re encode the videos, which did'nt work for me cuz i lose the subtitles while converting(some error)
2) can stream using splashtop2 ( free in play store) which is okay but need to have very high net speeds..... :/
If u cant play ur vid's properly, first see the details if they are 10 bit or hi10p if yes try the above.
Cheers