Hi Folks
I just got my G-tab (yeah !!.. love it) ... did my homework and loaded a few diff roms .. using CWM - Harmony, TNT Lite 4.3 .. and now 4.4.
So far I believe I like this ROM the best ... i've got it about where I want it in terms of functionality .. with a couple of exceptions.
I loaded it with 4.4 the 1st time round and downloaded tons of apps to test it out and see what i liked and didn't like.
App store worked right off the bat... which is very cool.
ES Explorer (a must)
Tested movies - and some worked with ES Video Player only .. some
only worked with Rockplayer .. seems like codec related to me.
However, here's my issue...
I was testing with a vid.. got it working with say .. Rockplayer.
I reloaded ROM TNT4.4 to make it a clean install (using the following technique http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842000 ) .. so far so good...all is back to normal. Right? Well not quite.
What worked before (in terms of vid playback).. no longer plays audio. Vids playing fine.. and i increased my video apps to
Double Twist
ES
MOBOplayer
RockPlayer
SummerPlayer
None play audio.. Odd i know.. all other audio is working.. music.. other vids..
Just wondering if there's a tweak i can do that anyone can think of.
Thanx for all your awesome work.. it provides tons of help to all .
M
On one rom, either tnt or vegan i had to plug then unplug headphones then sound works.
Found the solution - it was the Rock Player I downloaded the 2nd time around that was the issue. Removed and installed 1.6.3 .. all good. Still hit n miss for some vids depending on type (mpeg,mkv,avi..etc) so I have to try diff players at times. What they need is a VLC Media Player App (which i believe is in the works).. hopefully they'll enable streaming in this version as well.
Hope this helps..
M
It's not so much the container (AVI / MKV / MP4) as much as the audio codec. Some may not work properly. I haven't compiled a list but things like DTS may not work (off the top of my head). Obviously anything MP3 based will.
Not able to play m4v audio also, just so you know. The video plays though.
1. Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 wifi (SM-T520)
2. Android version: Kitkat 4.4.4
3. Official CyanogenMod 11 nightly 11-20141209
4. When I play some videos and using HW and HW+ decoder, I experience video is out of sync. It looks like there's frame dropping. Problem also exists on my Xperia V with latest CM. I use on both devices custom codecs from this forum. While using SW decoder everything is fine.
Logs are here
https://www.dropbox.com/s/uqvra9vqkefynrl/report_2014-12-13_085318.zip?dl=0
Yeah, I was constantly having the same bug on my stock Android 5.01 Nexus 7 2013. HW mode is not even available for most of my high quality mkvs, while in HW+ mode playback is choppy. In the end the solution was painful, but simple: I gave up Mx player pro and returned to bs player pro. Playback is a lot smoother now with HW mode in bs player. After more than a year with mx player I must say it's an extremely overrated piece of software with a non-existant price/performance ratio. While I like a lot it when it works, it has too many annoying bugs to recommend it anymore.
Mihai B said:
Yeah, I was constantly having the same bug on my stock Android 5.01 Nexus 7 2013. HW mode is not even available for most of my high quality mkvs, while in HW+ mode playback is choppy. In the end the solution was painful, but simple: I gave up Mx player pro and returned to bs player pro. Playback is a lot smoother now with HW mode in bs player. After more than a year with mx player I must say it's an extremely overrated piece of software with a non-existant price/performance ratio. While I like a lot it when it works, it has too many annoying bugs to recommend it anymore.
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I just checked BS Player (free version) and on my Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 it was just as choppy as MX Player. Maybe there's a bug in CM 11?
Did it previously work on older versions of your ROM? If yes, then it's likely a ROM issue.
@Mihai B mind posting the media info of the problem videos in question? Was this on stock ROM for the 2013 N7?
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Did it previously work on older versions of your ROM? If yes, then it's likely a ROM issue.
@Mihai B mind posting the media info of the problem videos in question? Was this on stock ROM for the 2013 N7?
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Yes, I am using stock Android 5.01 ROM with a Nexus 7 2013 WiFi only, 32 GB, rooted with chainfire's autoroot, stock recovery, waited for OTA to arrive, factory reset with clear cache partition after applying the update. Worth mentioning that on KitKat 4.4.4. playback was much more smoother on the same files, with the same settings in MX Player. I only have a few applications, nothing that could conflict with MX Player. Here you will find an example of a file lagging when played. Basically every high quality mkv stutters like hell. If you need a file, I can upload it somewhere.
Thank you for your help!
Mihai B said:
Yes, I am using stock Android 5.01 ROM with a Nexus 7 2013 WiFi only, 32 GB, rooted with chainfire's autoroot, stock recovery, waited for OTA to arrive, factory reset with clear cache partition after applying the update. Worth mentioning that on KitKat 4.4.4. playback was much more smoother on the same files, with the same settings in MX Player. I only have a few applications, nothing that could conflict with MX Player. Here you will find an example of a file lagging when played. Basically every high quality mkv stutters like hell. If you need a file, I can upload it somewhere.
Thank you for your help!
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Is it happens with HW?
If it's so,
Have you tried the same video on Stock Player?
The same should happen with stock player too as HW basically uses android's standard mediaplayer interface.
So, if it stutters on HW, Possibly there might be some issues with in the rom itself.
Have you tried SW decoder?
It might work well since it's based on ffmpeg
HW mode doesn't work at all (mx player says decoder is not supported or something like this), therefore stock player is unable to play it, too. Battery drain is huge with SW mode, what's the purpose of buying applications like MX player that offer accelerated HW decoding then? But just FYI, software mode plays the file flawlessly. The ROM is the purest Android experience one can get right now, so this should not be a problem either. If HW+ mode doesn't work as it should even on stock Android, with developer previews available since months, I don't want to think what will happen with custom ROMs.
We are far away from highly compressed formats like divx, xvid or wmv, high definition content is the present and it seems Mx player with its HW+ decoder can't keep the pace.
I wrote about these problems ever since Android 5 was officially launched a month ago and still no fix was issued.
Mihai B said:
HW mode doesn't work at all (mx player says decoder is not supported or something like this), therefore stock player is unable to play it, too. Battery drain is huge with SW mode, what's the purpose of buying applications like MX player that offer accelerated HW decoding then? But just FYI, software mode plays the file flawlessly. The ROM is the purest Android experience one can get right now, so this should not be a problem either. If HW+ mode doesn't work as it should even on stock Android, with developer previews available since months, I don't want to think what will happen with custom ROMs.
We are far away from highly compressed formats like divx, xvid or wmv, high definition content is the present and it seems Mx player with its HW+ decoder can't keep the pace.
I wrote about these problems ever since Android 5 was officially launched a month ago and still no fix was issued.
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HW+ uses the same native codecs to decode. Only difference is that H/W uses android media framework and mx player uses its own media framework which itself depends on another android library. So, if any issues on codec configuration will affect both.
MX Player was working well on L preview (except the last one in which google hasn't released the sources).
Do you think your device doesn't has enough power to decode a 720p video natively?. Then, have ever thinked about why your stock player can't play the video?
Just google. MX Payer is not the only product. You will see the very large list of complaints all around the world. You are supposed to blame on Google for the semi baked ROM rather than MX Player.
Look at the article from famous Android Police Portal
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...o-playback-issues-after-updating-to-lollipop/
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HW+ uses the same native codecs to decode. Only difference is that H/W uses android media framework and mx player uses its own media framework which itself depends on another android library. So, if any issues on codec configuration will affect both.
MX Player was working well on L preview (except the last one in which google hasn't released the sources).
Do you think your device doesn't has enough power to decode a 720p video natively?. Then, have ever thinked about why your stock player can't play the video?
Just google. MX Payer is not the only product. You will see the very large list of complaints all around the world. You are supposed to blame on Google for the semi baked ROM rather than MX Player.
Look at the article from famous Android Police Portal
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...o-playback-issues-after-updating-to-lollipop/
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Thank you for your answer, Ktsamy.
My device is powerful enough to play a 720p video, as in KitKat there were no problems in doing this. I know about the issues mentioned in the link you posted, but they refer to Android 5.0, and as far as I know, this is one of the reasons Google halted 5.0 OTAs, fixed some of the bugs reported by early adopters and then updated most of the devices directly to 5.01. The video issues found in Nexus 7 2013 were supposed to be fixed in 5.01.
So what has to be done? Should we all patiently wait for Google to eventually fix the native android codecs/libraries problems you say they generated in Lollipop? And while we are waiting, applications like MX Player and other similar products are right now useless for the unlucky ones who have Android L installed?
I mean: ok, we do have a problem, but what about everyone (Google, paid app developers) working on a solution instead of blaming each other?
Mihai B said:
Thank you for your answer, Ktsamy.
My device is powerful enough to play a 720p video, as in KitKat there were no problems in doing this. I know about the issues mentioned in the link you posted, but they refer to Android 5.0, and as far as I know, this is one of the reasons Google halted 5.0 OTAs, fixed some of the bugs reported by early adopters and then updated most of the devices directly to 5.01. The video issues found in Nexus 7 2013 were supposed to be fixed in 5.01.
So what has to be done? Should we all patiently wait for Google to eventually fix the native android codecs/libraries problems you say they generated in Lollipop? And while we are waiting, applications like MX Player and other similar products are right now useless for the unlucky ones who have Android L installed?
I mean: ok, we do have a problem, but what about everyone (Google, paid app developers) working on a solution instead of blaming each other?
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all lollipop devices aren't affected.
Reportedly Google is aware of this issue.
second thing, Since Google is controlling the ROM, app developers can't fix the issue lies on ROM. But, developers can look for temporary workarounds to resolve the issue. But. No guarantee that all bugs will have some workarounds.
Well, stock 5.0 ROM for Nexus devices is fine, so it might just be a recompile or other issue for 5.0.1. @bleu8888 mind taking a look to see if it's just a simple versioning issue with 5.0.1? The updated OTA was released a few days ago for Nexus devices.
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Well, stock 5.0 ROM for Nexus devices is fine, so it might just be a recompile or other issue for 5.0.1. @bleu8888 mind taking a look to see if it's just a simple versioning issue with 5.0.1? The updated OTA was released a few days ago for Nexus devices.
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CDB-Man, the problem was present on 5.00 as well. I flashed the factory image, posted info about the stuttering in the Android 5 topic, Ktsamy pointed me and others affected by this problem to the same link he provided yesterday. In the mean time Google halted the OTAs for 5.00, fixed some bugs, including the one with the video lag present on the Nexus 7 2013 and directly released OTA 5.01. Unfortunately the stuttering in playing high quality mkvs is still present in MX Player, no matter if the ROM is stock 5.00 or 5.01.
Mihai B said:
CDB-Man, the problem was present on 5.00 as well. I flashed the factory image, posted info about the stuttering in the Android 5 topic, Ktsamy pointed me and others affected by this problem to the same link he provided yesterday. In the mean time Google halted the OTAs for 5.00, fixed some bugs, including the one with the video lag present on the Nexus 7 2013 and directly released OTA 5.01. Unfortunately the stuttering in playing high quality mkvs is still present in MX Player, no matter if the ROM is stock 5.00 or 5.01.
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If it's fixed it supposed to playable in H/W decoder or by Stock Video Player. But, none of these are working.
Can you do the following?
Long Press the video, Play using H/W decoder. if it says H/W decoder is not supported or automatically switches to S/W, close the playback. Collect the logs & upload here.
BTW, According to leaks Google is planning for another major update to 5.1 in Feb 15 to address the major bugs exists in lollipop
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Well, stock 5.0 ROM for Nexus devices is fine, so it might just be a recompile or other issue for 5.0.1. @bleu8888 mind taking a look to see if it's just a simple versioning issue with 5.0.1? The updated OTA was released a few days ago for Nexus devices.
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As I have said already, the issue doesn't appear on all nexus devices. Most of the reports are from Nexus 7.
Thanks again, ktsamy, for your help. I was not very sure about how to collect the log, hope it is okay. It said decoder not supported, then switched to sw.
Same here on stock 5.0.1. But the same player is smooth on 4.4.4. So I guess it's Google's problem.
Ktsamy, have you found the time to check the log I have posted a few days ago?
I have an nvidia shield tablet LTE and can confirm HW+ makes video stutter on my device. Was working perfectly prior to the lollipop update. Hope Google, MX Devs or whoever can resolve the issue. Noticed that SW mode is a HUGE battery drain!
I guess it seems that Google really rushed the release of Lollipop.
Mihai B said:
Ktsamy, have you found the time to check the log I have posted a few days ago?
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@Mihai B @isamu99 @kneep
I've tried some high resolution videos on Nexus 7 2013 5.0.1 but can't reproduce this issue.
So it looks not like happening with all videos.
So I've tried download one of files having this issue -- The.Secret.Life.of.Walter.Mitty.2013.BluRay.720p.x264.DTS-HDWinG.mkv -- but it is taking forever.
Would someone send download link or torren file having enough seed?
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@Mihai B @isamu99 @kneep
I've tried some high resolution videos on Nexus 7 2013 5.0.1 but can't reproduce this issue.
So it looks not like happening with all videos.
So I've tried download one of files having this issue -- The.Secret.Life.of.Walter.Mitty.2013.BluRay.720p.x264.DTS-HDWinG.mkv -- but it is taking forever.
Would someone send download link or torren file having enough seed?
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Bleu8888, I have PM'd you with the link to the file. If you can't download it, please let me know.
Hey,
I updated to Android 5.0.2 with CM 12. I'm using the Nightly "cm-12-20150118-NIGHTLY". I can't play any videos inside the gallery or in several other video players like VLC. I can use MxMedia Player, because it's using a custom softwaredecoder (I think so). Is there any way to fix this? I found users that have the similar problem but no solution.
c00l3rf4rm3r said:
Hey,
I updated to Android 5.0.2 with CM 12. I'm using the Nightly "cm-12-20150118-NIGHTLY". I can't play any videos inside the gallery or in several other video players like VLC. I can use MxMedia Player, because it's using a custom softwaredecoder (I think so). Is there any way to fix this? I found users that have the similar problem but no solution.
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I've got the same exact problem. I'm guessing there's a codec missing but I'm not sure what package (or Google App) will provide it.
- Mark
If anyone comes across this, I found the answer for me. I enabled "NuPlayer" under "Developer options." All my videos recorded in the gallery now play.
BTW - I hadn't really worried about this until recently since I always used MxPlayer which played everything anyway.
Good luck and please let me know if it works for you. Cheers!
Currently running stock, un-rooted CM12.0-YNG1TAS2I3.
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I just started using MX Player over VLC as MX Player has better playback on my Lenovo Tab 2 A10-70, but one thing I did like about VLC was that it allowed for audio offsets to adjust either badly synchronized source material or other situations like laggy bluetooth speakers. Is this a feature that the developers are interested in adding?
On my tablet vs my galaxy s7 it seems like the audio is correct on the s7 but lags one or two frames behind the video for the tablet. I have tried most different combinations of HW+, HW, SW acceleration for both video and audio without luck. If this is something that can be fixed without adding audio offset, I'd like to hear suggestions as well.
Thanks!
Edit: I notice this feature is available in the S7 version but not on my tablet. When I press the 3 dots at the top right of the video the menu options are Play, Display, Audio, Subtitle, Tools, Help on the S7 but on the tablet it is just Play, Display, Subtitle, Tools, Help. Same video file.
Edit: Resolved by downloading 1.8.4 nightly. Apparently 1.8.3 in the play store has a minimum version of 6.0 and I am running 5.0 on the tablet. Possibly an issue with the apk?
No, it's not an issue with apk. It's intentionally done by the developer. There are some of the old device issues which is yet to be resolved. If you sign up for beta testing you will automatically get the latest nightly on google play. For marshmallow it must be released to stable channel since it comes up with some specific fixes for marshmallow devices.
There are some more features in works like new HW+ engine which will be better compatible with most of the devices, better HW+ support for HEVC & more.
According to the information I have received from the MX Player developer, if everything goes as expected the pre marshmallow users will directly get 1.9.0 on stable channel. He is trying to align with the Android N public release.
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Hi guys, here are my log files from crashes that have been happening ALOT lately.
Info :
MX Player Pro Version : 1.10.50 (Custom Codec Tegra 3 1.9.18.2)
Device Manufacturer & Model : Asus ME301T
Android Version : 4.4.4
Rom Info: Stock/Custom Rom details : Omni 4.4.4
Detailed Problem Description : On nearly every video start or end "MX Player has stopped" and comes back to file list, sometimes even "crashes to desktop".
Steps to reproduce the problem : Tap on a video to play it, "MX Player has stopped" and interface comes back to the list. Sometimes tapping the same video again will then play fine. Sometimes 10 videos in a row will crash, sometimes 1 crash per 10 videos. Sometimes crash on video end, just as it's going back to the list. It's too random to determine a crash patern other than that. Sometimes after a tablet reboot, it's fine for 10min then starts to crash again.
Bug Reports (alot of them) attached to this post.
Older versions of MX Player Pro didn't have this problem at all, i don't remember seeing a crash in years before, anyone thinks by going back to "stable" instead of "Beta" i could at least watch my videos ??
Also, i wanted to try removing my custom codec, but can't seem to find a way to do that, anyone care to show me ? :fingers-crossed:
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UPDATE : ISSUE RESOLVED ! >> Settings > Audio > Audio Output > Java AudioTrack
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daver18qc said:
Hi guys, here are my log files from crashes that have been happening ALOT lately.
Info :
MX Player Pro Version : 1.10.50 (Custom Codec Tegra 3 1.9.18.2)
Device Manufacturer & Model : Asus ME301T
Android Version : 4.4.4
Rom Info: Stock/Custom Rom details : Omni 4.4.4
Detailed Problem Description : On nearly every video start or end "MX Player has stopped" and comes back to file list, sometimes even "crashes to desktop".
Steps to reproduce the problem : Tap on a video to play it, "MX Player has stopped" and interface comes back to the list. Sometimes tapping the same video again will then play fine. Sometimes 10 videos in a row will crash, sometimes 1 crash per 10 videos. Sometimes crash on video end, just as it's going back to the list. It's too random to determine a crash patern other than that. Sometimes after a tablet reboot, it's fine for 10min then starts to crash again.
Bug Reports (alot of them) attached to this post.
Older versions of MX Player Pro didn't have this problem at all, i don't remember seeing a crash in years before, anyone thinks by going back to "stable" instead of "Beta" i could at least watch my videos ??
Also, i wanted to try removing my custom codec, but can't seem to find a way to do that, anyone care to show me ? :fingers-crossed:
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There seem to be some issues with the audio output method. Can you please change it to a different method on Settings > Audio > Audio Output and check again?
To unload the custom codecs, tap on the custom codec option in Settings > Decoder and select "Use Default Codec" in the browse window.
Sure, there is Auto-Select (ticked) then OpenSL, Native AudioTrack and Java AudioTrack.
So i select any of those 3 and try again ?
I'll try that and post results here later today !
(I'll keep my custom codec since it doesnt seem to be related ?)
Ok i tried every option one by one, OpenSL crashes, Native AudioTrack crashes but Java AudioTrack seems to do the trick ! Loaded about 15 videos in a row without crashing on Java, while the other choices wouldn't even load any of my videos anymore.
So for everyone having this issue, try :
Settings > Audio > Audio Output > Java AudioTrack
THANKS for helping me @ MX Player