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I have Rock Player installed, and I can see my Windows Home Server on the phone. I have lots of video on there, some in AVI and some in MKV. AllShare doesn't recognize the MKV files, only AVI files. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
la fours said:
I have Rock Player installed, and I can see my Windows Home Server on the phone. I have lots of video on there, some in AVI and some in MKV. AllShare doesn't recognize the MKV files, only AVI files. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I don't think there is anything you can do. AllShare won't play WTV or DVR-MS either and these are Native recordings on Windows Media Center.
Until Samsung publishes some specs we won't know what is supported.
The only solution i have see is to find a DLNA server software package that can transcode on the fly. There are 30 or so different ones, and some are free but i have not ventured down this path yet.
Try the vlc streamer app from the market, plus vlc player on your pc. Works beautifuly once you have everything configured right.
This transcodes on the fly, so you can play pretty much anything.
Thanks alphadog. I'll look into DLNA software for my server.
jsmith8858 said:
Try the vlc streamer app from the market, plus vlc player on your pc. Works beautifuly once you have everything configured right.
This transcodes on the fly, so you can play pretty much anything.
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That does sound promising, but I don't always have my laptop turned on in order to play the media. That is the appeal to AllShare was. I could stream music or a movie with out having to use my laptop.
Will VLC Stream and Convert work for you? It's able to connect to VLC running on a PC and tell it to stream and trasncode on the fly to the Captivate.
cheese74 said:
Will VLC Stream and Convert work for you? It's able to connect to VLC running on a PC and tell it to stream and trasncode on the fly to the Captivate.
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I guess if I install it on the server itself, it should work. Not sure why I didn't think about that when jsmith recommended it.
I think I know why it isn't working. I using my home server mostly as a file share and a way to do automatic backups of my laptops. So there are no codecs or software installed on the server to play the files. I bet if I install vlc and the cccp codec pack it will work. And if not, I can try the vlc streaming app.
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la fours said:
I think I know why it isn't working. I using my home server mostly as a file share and a way to do automatic backups of my laptops. So there are no codecs or software installed on the server to play the files. I bet if I install vlc and the cccp codec pack it will work. And if not, I can try the vlc streaming app.
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I wish you luck, but I don't think installing codecs on the server will affect what the phone plays. My machine plays every file under the sun, but the phone will only play certain file types - that is why something needs to transcode on the server to a format the phone will understand.
VLC or some DLNA server that will do this on the server side is a good way to go.
But I don't want to discourage you - let us know how your tests go.
la fours said:
I think I know why it isn't working. I using my home server mostly as a file share and a way to do automatic backups of my laptops. So there are no codecs or software installed on the server to play the files. I bet if I install vlc and the cccp codec pack it will work. And if not, I can try the vlc streaming app.
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Sorry for my message earlier echoing the poster above me. didn't see it show up as I was preparing mine. Vlc doesn't require additional codecs to be installed. So it should work as long as you are able to install onto your server.
Yeah, just install vlc on your server, and as long as you have everything configured properly you should be fine.
Thanks everyone. Hopefully this weekend I will get a minute to look into this more and try it out. I will be sure to let you all know how it works out for me.
Hi all, this is my first post. But I wanted to ask what is in your opinion the best video player for xperia play. I use mobo player its good and i was lookin for somein a lil better it plays mkv but in hd it goes out of sync sometimes. I love my play btw its amazing phone I was saving up for it since it was announced lolz.
faisaldante said:
Hi all, this is my first post. But I wanted to ask what is in your opinion the best video player for xperia play. I use mobo player its good and i was lookin for somein a lil better it plays mkv but in hd it goes out of sync sometimes. I love my play btw its amazing phone I was saving up for it since it was announced lolz.
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Ive never seen Mobo Player go out of synch.
Did you try changing hardware/software mode and trying that?
Mobo player is the best so far imo.
I agree. Mobo Player is the only one I've been able to find that I can stream video with my Tversity media server. Been able to play everything I've thrown at it so far.
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Yup! Try MOBO Player,
Its free, its the best of the best player i've ever use..
Try! Try!
mrchewbacca said:
I agree. Mobo Player is the only one I've been able to find that I can stream video with my Tversity media server. Been able to play everything I've thrown at it so far.
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I us TVersity, too. But Mobo Don't find the Server. Where i can find the TVersity Streaming Server in the Mobo Player?
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Im using rock player, it played EVERY video file i have asked it to run.
try diceplayer
Rock/Mobo/Vital/vPlayer can not use hw decoder when playing file that isn't supported by system like MKV(+DTS/FLAC).
Diceplayer can play MKV/M2TS files using HW Decoder.so
diceplayer use almost same power as stock player. sw codec base player need more power.
Xperia Play have QSD8255. it can play 720p High level 3.1~4.1
I had issues with RockPlayer on my XP, can't remember if I tried MoboPlayer.
I'm using arcMedia Player and that has played everything I have thrown at it.
Android's media playing capabilities definitely seems to be weaker than that of iPhone and Windows IMHO.
German-Guy said:
I us TVersity, too. But Mobo Don't find the Server. Where i can find the TVersity Streaming Server in the Mobo Player?
You just access the media server address in your browser and use the web interface to find the video you want that way. Then choose Mobo Player to play the video.
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juami said:
try diceplayer
Rock/Mobo/Vital/vPlayer can not use hw decoder when playing file that isn't supported by system like MKV(+DTS/FLAC).
Diceplayer can play MKV/M2TS files using HW Decoder.so
diceplayer use almost same power as stock player. sw codec base player need more power.
Xperia Play have QSD8255. it can play 720p High level 3.1~4.1
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Thanks for mentioning of diceplayer - i tried it and seems good for everything but cannot play WMV files - it has an option to play them stock but regardless of what I set it too does not play them.
you dont need a DNLA server such as ps3media center or tversity to stream your media.
Install the cifs/tuns modules (or flash my system.img with it all built in) and use cifs manager to map your pc's network drives to your sdcard.
You can now stream video,pictures and audio over your wifi network without any extra software running on your PC.
and if you wanna get tricky you can run a vpn to your pc and connect to it and stream music while away from your house ;D
neil_swann80 said:
I had issues with RockPlayer on my XP, can't remember if I tried MoboPlayer.
I'm using arcMedia Player and that has played everything I have thrown at it.
Android's media playing capabilities definitely seems to be weaker than that of iPhone and Windows IMHO.
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Thanks for the recommendation on arcMedia. It worked flawlessly with .avi, .div, .divx, .srt subtitles in spanish failed with accented letters and non-english characters but japanese subtitles worked perfect, and they look really sharp.
Even though MoboPlayer was recommended by a lot of people and someone reviewed it (I searched for that thread but I couldn't find it again), .divx wasn't recognized as a video file, .div closed after a split second and .avi's audio was out of synch like hell. I didn't even check if subtitles were supported.
Mobo has worked the best transfered plenty of BR Rips from PB and they look amazing on the xplay. People at work are like wtf.
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Mobo player has a soft decoder that plays all video files there are out.
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FrAsErTaG said:
and if you wanna get tricky you can run a vpn to your pc and connect to it and stream music while away from your house ;D
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Someone mentioned this to me, how do you go about setting a vpn up, would it work for network connected storage?
Also how safe is it to use?
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Someone mentioned this to me, how do you go about setting a vpn up, would it work for network connected storage?
Also how safe is it to use?
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don't know about vpn but get "File Expert" from the market and you can map network drives (including NAS drives, i.e. PC can be off) and stream video via wifi (dice player or other players supporting your formats will be needed, otherwise your are limited to MP4 format) - I mapped my NAS device using internal IP address - don't know how secure it would be if you enable external web access to it through external IP and not sure if it would work as an FTP or something for downloading only not streaming possibly.
I use upnplay for streaming over a network in conjunction with moboplayer works great (probably the 2 best free apps iv ever come across).
Im interested in setting up a vpn to access my content whilst out and about or through someone elses wifi. Might have to invest in a sling box
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I use Wyse PocketCloud from the Market to access two machines at work - one via remote desktop to take control of it, one with UltraVNC to share with other people on it. But if it's file sharing not just using your PCs' desktops - one of the guys here uses remote desktop to put files he needs into the Dropbox remotely, then picks them up in the Dropbox on his mobile. I don't use Dropbox yet - want to try setting up external access to the network files first to see how they work in File Expert if at all. Maybe TUN/CIFS modules are better for that but I haven't tried them out either.
Mobo Player the best!
and for audio FYI, i'd go for PowerAMP!
I'm using rock player, no issue for me so far.
It would seem that using es-explorer, where it emulates a server, causes a bandwidth or memory bottleneck when full bluray files are streamed to MX-Player.
Does anyone else know how-else I can stream to MX-Player..
What type of server/service can I setup on the PC end so perhaps MX-Player can m0ar-directly receive files..
I am trying to stream files typically 22GB to 38GB, peak bitrate is bluray standard 40Mbit..
I know that the link has enough bandwidth, since I can get over 100Mbit to the Note 3, and 90Mbit to Nexus 7.
I am also sure that the hardware is capable of playing the files, since they play fine from an SD card.
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It would seem that using es-explorer, where it emulates a server, causes a bandwidth or memory bottleneck when full bluray files are streamed to MX-Player.
Does anyone else know how-else I can stream to MX-Player..
What type of server/service can I setup on the PC end so perhaps MX-Player can m0ar-directly receive files..
I am trying to stream files typically 22GB to 38GB, peak bitrate is bluray standard 40Mbit..
I know that the link has enough bandwidth, since I can get over 100Mbit to the Note 3, and 90Mbit to Nexus 7.
I am also sure that the hardware is capable of playing the files, since they play fine from an SD card.
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Enable SW Decoder (Network) from Settings > Decoder
Then try again.
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ktsamy said:
Enable SW Decoder (Network) from Settings > Decoder
Then try again.
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I tried enabling software.. the network stats remain the same..
the player itself is even choppier.. seems to only play smoothly (for a second) with HW+, then the server emulation bottle neck occurs
inveterate said:
I tried enabling software.. the network stats remain the same..
the player itself is even choppier.. seems to only play smoothly (for a second) with HW+, then the server emulation bottle neck occurs
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can you post a logcat?
ktsamy said:
can you post a logcat?
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I am not rooted.. is there a logcat app that will run concurrently without root?
Install mx log collector.
Run it immediately after the problem. It will dump system log...!!!
Else you can do it in a PC...!!
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ktsamy said:
Install mx log collector.
Run it immediately after the problem. It will dump system log...!!!
Else you can do it in a PC...!!
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Ok log attached
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Ok log attached
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@bleu8888
Can you look at the problem?
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It looks like that network packet is being delayed while begin dispatched from server to MX Player.
This might one of these:
1) Streaming server -> Device
2) Device -> ES Explorer
3) ES Explorer -> MX Player
If you think 1) is not the case, it might be 2) or 3)
Would you try other apps other than ES Explorer, such as BubbleUPnP?
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It looks like that network packet is being delayed while begin dispatched from server to MX Player.
This might one of these:
1) Streaming server -> Device
2) Device -> ES Explorer
3) ES Explorer -> MX Player
If you think 1) is not the case, it might be 2) or 3)
Would you try other apps other than ES Explorer, such as BubbleUPnP?
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Yea. Es Explorer is definitely the problem
I tried bubbleupnp..
running xbmc on desktop.. everything is working.. streaming to mxplayer.. Wh00t..
Finally watching my pc videos..
the fact that I only have bluray rips didn't help, which meant i couldn't watch ANY of my pc videos.. LOL
Thank ya'll so much...
Damn you Es xplorer, grrrrrrrr................
I'm using mx player pro version.once my phone got hanged,so I undergo factory reset, from there on whenever I load external .srt subtitle file it is showing unfortunately mx player has stopped working.Other videos are playing smoothly,files with embeded subtitles are also working smoothly.
Please give a solution for this.
aravind564 said:
I'm using mx player pro version.once my phone got hanged,so I undergo factory reset, from there on whenever I load external .srt subtitle file it is showing unfortunately mx player has stopped working.Other videos are playing smoothly,files with embeded subtitles are also working smoothly.
Please give a solution for this.
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Kindly collect the logs immediately after the crash & upload here.
For more info read here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2843144
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external subtitles not working
Thank you sir for your fast reply.I performed all the things as you said,since the collected bug report is .zip file how can i send it you?I didn't see any insert option in reply box page?
aravind564 said:
Thank you sir for your fast reply.I performed all the things as you said,since the collected bug report is .zip file how can i send it you?I didn't see any insert option in reply box page?
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There is an option to attach files. If you still has issues, kindly upload some where else like dropbox or drive & share the link
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Hello guys,
after yesterday's upgrade of MX PLayer Pro to version 1.8.4 i'm not able play videos via DLNA anymore. I tried reinstall application, restart phone, clear settings of MX Platyer, but without success. I'm using latest BubbleUPnP, and also latest Serviio DLNA server. Also, with another player (VLC) is everything ok (so from my point of view is issue with MX PLayer). My phone is Nexus 5, latest stock Android 6.0.1. Any suggestion, what can be a rootcause?
thanks a lot
sclavux said:
Hello guys,
after yesterday's upgrade of MX PLayer Pro to version 1.8.4 i'm not able play videos via DLNA anymore. I tried reinstall application, restart phone, clear settings of MX Platyer, but without success. I'm using latest BubbleUPnP, and also latest Serviio DLNA server. Also, with another player (VLC) is everything ok (so from my point of view is issue with MX PLayer). My phone is Nexus 5, latest stock Android 6.0.1. Any suggestion, what can be a rootcause?
thanks a lot
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Can you provide more information...?
I can play with bubbleupnp.
Kindly explain your setup like from where you are streaming...?
Kindly share the bug report as well.
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ktsamy said:
Can you provide more information...?
I can play with bubbleupnp.
Kindly explain your setup like from where you are streaming...?
Kindly share the bug report as well.
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yes, sure
i hope it will be clear
Linux server + Serviio server <-router-> ==wlan==> Nexus 5 with BubbleUPnP, where is MX Player selected as external renderer
the same issue is in Plex, if i select MX Player as external player (also after mentioned update)
sclavux said:
yes, sure
i hope it will be clear
Linux server + Serviio server <-router-> ==wlan==> Nexus 5 with BubbleUPnP, where is MX Player selected as external renderer
the same issue is in Plex, if i select MX Player as external player (also after mentioned update)
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Kindly collect the bug report from help menu immediately after the error & share here.
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I can confirm that there is indeed a bug with the newest version. The application crashes when you try to stream a video. Local files are working okay. Reviewers on Google Play also say the same thing. You can revert to the previous version or wait for the fix.
HTC M9 stock Android 6.0
Also got this problem using intent to start the stream. See here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/mx-player/mx-player-1-8-0-alpha-test-t3239819/post68168410
New update is being rolled out by the developer to fix the 1.8.4 regressions. It may take some time reflect in Google Play. Just wait for 1-2hrs.
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ktsamy said:
New update is being rolled out by the developer to fix the 1.8.4 regressions. It may take some time reflect in Google Play. Just wait for 1-2hrs.
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Great