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MX Player Custom Codec [AC3,DTS,MLP,TRUEHD, etc..]

https://github.com/USBhost/MX_FFmpeg is my modified source where i'm building from
You can download recent codecs here ( GitHub releases ) and 1.35.0-1.8.6 here ( Google Drive ).
Also the XDA download tab is no longer updated as for some reason I cant remove them.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Check which version you need by going to Local Player Settings/Decoder/General
in the Custom Codec tab it will tell you which one is needed (x86,x86_64,neon,neon64/ARMv8).
Note: skip step 1 if your using aio (all in one) version
2. Download the one you need (No need to unzip it)
3. Go back to Local Player Settings/Decoder/General
and tap the Custom Codec tab then select the version you downloaded. DONE!

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) :
What's the difference between MX Player Codec Packs on Google Play and Custom Codec?
MX Player Codec Pack not only contains ffmpeg library, It contains many other libraries required to work properly. If you download MX Player from Google Play mostly it will contain the required libraries according to your device architecture. You have to install codec packs from Google Play only if MX Player asks to install. Custom codec is just a modified version of the ffmpeg library used in MX Player. It's modified to include support DTS/Dolby(ac3) audio tracks. So, Codec Pack is mandatory if MX Player asks to install it. Custom Codec is optional and It's required only if you want to play the videos with DTS & Dolby (AC3) audio tacks
Why Custom Codec is not updated even though MX Player is updated?
In Many occasions MX Player may updated without any changes to ffmpeg library. So, Custom Codec will also remain same. The custom codec version required will be directly forced by the player itself. So no need to worry about it. If it's not compatible MX Player will not load at all.
How do I know that my Custom Codec is outdated & needs an update?
Whenever MX Player is updated, It will check the custom codec version loaded. If it's outdated it will show a error message that shows "Custom Codec is out of date. Replace it with the new version". Otherwise there is no need to check this thread for the new Custom Codecs.

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Thanks man!
I was looking for that!

Thanks. Will try it.

This is just what I was looking for. Nice work.

Re: MX Player Custom Codec With DTS Support [v1.7.11]
Many thanks.
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Great, thanks a ton!

Watch the movies in mx player 1080p mkv format with DTS audio and 5.1 audio track.My mobile is moto defy arm v7 1.1GHz

new version
Unfortunately Ive just installed new 1.7.12..... so not working..... Wait for ktsamy

Re: MX Player Custom Codec With DTS Support [v1.7.12]
war1 said:
don´t work with galaxy nexus neon codec for mx player 1.7.12
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What do you meant?
Can you explain the problem you are facing....
Does not play dts audio or any video?
Have you changed the rendering to HW+ or SW not HW...?
In the latest build of MX Player there is no option in preference to enable SW audio with hw playback.
You have to enable SW audio via audio track button if you are using HW rendering instead of HW+ or SW.
I have personally tested neon build and it is working perfectly.
Even my old build also working with the current version.
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When I go to the Decoder section, click on the directory with the files, then MX Player restarts... I'm getting a popup. This is with MX Player 1.7.12 on a Nexus 4 (4.2.2 stock rooted):
Popup says...
MX Player:
Unsupported device or component file corrupted. Please uninstall the application completely then reinstall it if the problem persists.
OK
When I hit the OK button, MX Player closes and when I reopen MX Player, the codec files aren't selected anymore in the Decoder section. I've uninstalled and reinstalled MX Player a few times, also tried just Force Stop ing it, and clearing its cache, but the same thing happens. This was all working perfectly on 1.7.11, so I suspect it's something with the new version of MX Player, but I don't know how to tell what it is.

funtek said:
When I go to the Decoder section, click on the directory with the files, then MX Player restarts... I'm getting a popup. This is with MX Player 1.7.12 on a Nexus 4 (4.2.2 stock rooted):
Popup says...
MX Player:
Unsupported device or component file corrupted. Please uninstall the application completely then reinstall it if the problem persists.
OK
When I hit the OK button, MX Player closes and when I reopen MX Player, the codec files aren't selected anymore in the Decoder section. I've uninstalled and reinstalled MX Player a few times, also tried just Force Stop ing it, and clearing its cache, but the same thing happens. This was all working perfectly on 1.7.11, so I suspect it's something with the new version of MX Player, but I don't know how to tell what it is.
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yes don't work with my nexus with the same error.

Nexus 7 the same bug..... Please, fix it, thank you!

Same problem
Having the same issue as funtek on my Neuxs 10 with version 1.7.12 of Mxplayer with this codec, both neon and not, tried them both. Same error message.

Your new link that you have posted when you recompiled the codec must have done it. That download is working for me on mxplayer 1.7.12 with no error message or corrupt codec message on the nexus 10. Weird... but very happy, many thanks brother! Must have just been corrupt.

AW: MX Player Custom Codec With DTS Support [v1.7.12]
I'm on a Samsung Galaxy S2 and the Codec in op wouldn't work.
The recompiled Codec works.
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AW: MX Player Custom Codec With DTS Support [v1.7.12]
The exact same message as in funtek's post.
I've noticed that the files in the alternative zip are only half the size as the files in op, perhaps the zip was messed up?
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Hi, Neon Codec on Galaxy Nexus: MX Player Pro crash after set the custom codec and restart application. Next time launched MX Player, the default codec is used.
Also tested tegra2 codec on Galaxy Tab 10.1 - this one is working fine.

[Q] Cant change audio track in HW mode

Cant change audio track in HW mode
When playing an mkv file with two audio tracks when using HW mode
the player does not actually change audio track even though the new audio track is selected
why is this?
when using HW+ mode changing audio tracks works fine
though HW+ does have its own problems
Playback can suddenly stop at certain points of a video
(I have a mkv video that stops in the exact same place when using HW+)
Seeking does not work( ie cant jump to half way though the video)
when you enable SW for audio there are jumps in the video and the audio drops in and out
after a short while the audio stops dropping in and out and the video stops droping frames but then the video and audio are
out of sync
Hopefully these problems will be fixed soon, as aside from these issues MX Player is awesome!
happy with MX Player Pro purchase
I would like to help improve MX Player,
can we send in logs to help improve MX Player?

RetroMatto said:
Cant change audio track in HW mode
When playing an mkv file with two audio tracks when using HW mode
the player does not actually change audio track even though the new audio track is selected
why is this?
when using HW+ mode changing audio tracks works fine
though HW+ does have its own problems
Playback can suddenly stop at certain points of a video
(I have a mkv video that stops in the exact same place when using HW+)
Seeking does not work( ie cant jump to half way though the video)
when using HW for video and SW for audio there a jumps in the video(losing frames???)
Hopefully these problems will be fixed soon, as aside from these issues MX Player is awesome!
happy with MX Player Pro purchase
I would like to help improve MX Player,
can we send in logs to help improve MX Player?
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Try SW audio decoder, this option is below the audio track selection window.

bleu8888 said:
Try SW audio decoder, this option is below the audio track selection window.
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I have tried that but the video and audio lose sync

RetroMatto said:
I have tried that but the video and audio lose sync
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What's your device model name and ROM version?
And would you share your video having this issue?

bleu8888 said:
What's your device model name and ROM version?
And would you share your video having this issue?
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I am using a Minix NEO-X8H-PLUS (MBX NEO-X8H-PLUS)
with Android 4.4.2 Kernal version is 3.10.33
build number is KOT49H.20141122 release-keys
The files I am using are around 4gb, how would I get them too you?

RetroMatto said:
I am using a Minix NEO-X8H-PLUS (MBX NEO-X8H-PLUS)
with Android 4.4.2 Kernal version is 3.10.33
build number is KOT49H.20141122 release-keys
The files I am using are around 4gb, how would I get them too you?
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I will try to test on your device first.
Thanks for the info.

bleu8888 said:
I will try to test on your device first.
Thanks for the info.
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Thanks

Try to Uninstall the Player
Can you just uninstall the MX player and try install this again , might be well help you .

Same issue on Xiaomi Mi5: SW and HW+ options don't work, in HW mode changing audio track does nothing.

[Q] Video never starts playing

I just purchased MX Player Pro from the Google Play store and have v1.7.40 (neon)installed on my Nexus 6. Since I have a lot of video files with AC3 audio, I installed the custom AC3 codec found here on XDA (automatic restart applied). After that, I configured MX Player Pro to use HW+ decoding and failover to HW decoding.
I can't seem to get videos to play at all. I open a video and it sits there like it's on pause. I've tried multiple video files and get the same result. Most are x.264, one is x.265. I've tried changing it to HW decoding as well as SW decoding but get the same result. I've force stopped the app and tried again after clearing the app data and telling it NOT to use the custom codec but still get the same result. Am I doing something wrong? I really like MX Player Pro but I'm going to need to refund it if I can't get it to work.
EDIT: On some videos that I start, if I manually fast forward, I don't see any video at all. On the x.265 video, I can manually fast forward and see the video frame of where it's at in the timeline but it just never plays.
END EDIT
On a side note, after launching MX Player Pro for the first time, I was not prompted to install the codec package so I installed it manually.
Thanks so much to anyone who takes the time to read this and/or assist with this matter.

Well, assuming by "codec package" you mean the ARMv7 Codec package on the Play Store, you don't need these codec packages by default. On the contrary, the fact that you installed the custom codec may be what's causing the playback issue.
The Custom Codec on XDA here is purely for AC3 and DTS audio compatibility, and generally shouldn't affect video playback.
To be certain, are you using the stock Nexus 6 ROM? If yes then which build in particular?
Also, if you could collect an error log after it freezes, that would help.
How-to MX Log Collector - Error Logs

@phoney_stuff
H/W+ may cause issues with certain videos. I don't recommend it to use it as default.
Just try to start the video in S/W decoder (log press the video & from menu > play using > SW decoder.)
Don't resume if it asks.
Let me know the results.
If you still have issues, kindly collect the logs immediately after playing the video & upload here.
@CDB-Man
As you know Custom codec is same as the inbuilt ffmpeg which comes with mx player itself. But, ac3 & dts support is enabled. So, it may not be the issue.
Both H/W+ & S/W decoders use ffmpeg. If the issue is there in S/W it might be an issue related to ffmpeg itself.

Gentlemen,
Thanks for the reply!
I'm running stock Android 5.1.1 on a non-rooted device, latest version, screenshot attached.
My first attempt was without the codec that's is available on the Play store, but with the custom AC3 codec. When that failed, I installed the codec from the Play store and got the same result. Then I tried it again after removing the custom AC3 codec (leaving the codec available from the Play store in place) and, again, got the same result. In a past experience of playing videos in MX Player with AC3 audio without the custom codec, the video would play without audio which is what I was hoping to achieve as a troubleshooting step (to see if the custom codec was causing a problem).
Currently, I have MX Player Pro installed with the codec that is available on the Play store as well as the custom codec to play AC3 audio. This is the config which we're basing our tests on as of now. Please let me know if I should remove the codec that I downloaded from the Play store. Also, I deleted the x.265 video that I mentioned in my previous post and obtained another video encoded in x.264. Regardless of this, it's important to note that I get the same result with ANY video I attempt to play. I'm attaching my loss for your review as requested. In this test, I have HW+ fully disabled in settings and SW decoding fully enabled. I also choose to start the video from the beginning rather than resume. Again, thanks so much for the help. Please let me know if there is anything else I can provide to help troubleshoot this issue.

@phoney_stuff
The issue is not with MX Player.
MX Player is not getting audio focus.
Looks like some other app is trying to keep the audio focus. That's why mx player is not playing any video.
Goto Settings > Player & Disable "Play Alone"
Then try again.
Note:
If you disable the option "Play Alone" MX Player will keeps on playing the video regardless of the status. For e.g it won't pause if you receive a call. So, best solution is that find the app that is stealing the audio focus & uninstall it or if there is any particular Settings in that app kindly adjust it.
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@ktsamy
That did the trick, or it could be that I'm not currently using the phone that did the trick.... or both. VIC works while I'm on the phone so I guess I was expecting MX Player to do the same.
I'm going to leave Play Alone disabled since I like the option of playing audio our video when I'm on the phone.
Would it be too much for me to request an feature (toggle-able) to have MX Player to pause when it loses audio focus?

ktsamy said:
@CDB-Man
As you know Custom codec is same as the inbuilt ffmpeg which comes with mx player itself. But, ac3 & dts support is enabled. So, it may not be the issue.
Both H/W+ & S/W decoders use ffmpeg. If the issue is there in S/W it might be an issue related to ffmpeg itself.
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Hmm yeah, which is what I meant by:
CDB-Man said:
The Custom Codec on XDA here is purely for AC3 and DTS audio compatibility, and generally shouldn't affect video playback
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As in, using your version shouldn't in and of itself cause playback issues! As in, the issue is likely not caused by the fact that you are using the custom codec, but probably something else!
phoney_stuff said:
Would it be too much for me to request an feature (toggle-able) to have MX Player to pause when it loses audio focus?
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Enabling "Play Alone" does precisely just that? As in, make MX stop playing when it loses audio focus if another app plays...

@CDB-Man enabling Play Alone also prevents it from playing when it doesn't have a audio focus to begin with.

phoney_stuff said:
@CDB-Man enabling Play Alone also prevents it from playing when it doesn't have a audio focus to begin with.
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This is what the issue is.
Just find out the app that steals/keeps audio focus. Disable it or uninstall it.
You can now play even when "Play Alone" is enabled.
This is used to pause MXPlayer when you loose audio focus (like call or notification or alarm or Playback from another player). That's why it's enabled by default.
It's not the fault of MX Player.
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@ktsamy
Thanks be to you, I found the app that's keeping audio focus is the phone. I like the feature of Play Alone that pauses MX Player when it loses audio focus. However, I it would also be nice if MX Player allowed me to play audio our video) while I'm currently in a call without having to toggle Play Alone on/off all of the time.

[BUG] Alternate HW+ Decoder problem

when using the new alternate HW+ decoder no video shows embedded subtitles......... the old hw+ decoder plays the files perfectly with subs but this new one doesn't show subtitles whatsoever........

caspianprince said:
when using the new alternate HW+ decoder no video shows embedded subtitles......... the old hw+ decoder plays the files perfectly with subs but this new one doesn't show subtitles whatsoever........
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Can collect the bug report & share here.
FYI, now if you disable the subtitle on one video it will be disabled on further playbacks. You have to manually select the subtitle again. Once you select the subtitle it will be enabled everytime till you disable it again.
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ktsamy said:
Can collect the bug report & share here.
FYI, now if you disable the subtitle on one video it will be disabled on further playbacks. You have to manually select the subtitle again. Once you select the subtitle it will be enabled everytime till you disable it again.
Sent from my SM-G900H using Tapatalk
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i know that and my subtitle is enabled....it's just that whenever i am using newer hw+ the subtitle doesn't show and whenever i am using older hw+ OR HW OR SW subtitle shows....... u don't have that problem???

caspianprince said:
i know that and my subtitle is enabled....it's just that whenever i am using newer hw+ the subtitle doesn't show and whenever i am using older hw+ OR HW OR SW subtitle shows....... u don't have that problem???
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No, I can't reproduce. Can you provide a sample clip?
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here is the log......... first i played the video with alternate hw+ and the subtitle didn't show..next i played it with older hw+ and subtitle showed........ then took the report

I cannot remember what video it was, but it was an mkv, when playing a video the subtitles would show even though they were disabled, then if i enabled subtitles i would have two identical sets of subtitles, though one set was a few pixels apart from the other.
John.

caspianprince said:
here is the log......... first i played the video with alternate hw+ and the subtitle didn't show..next i played it with older hw+ and subtitle showed........ then took the report
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Subtitle rendering & Media Playback both are individual functions. It less likely to conflict.
Just downloaded the original video & tested myself. After test & trails I have found that "Improve SSA rendering" option in Settings > Subtitle > Text is somehow affects when using new HW+ decoder for video decoding. Report passed to the developer. Just disable it as a temporary solution till the developer fixes the issue.
Edit: Update from developer
@caspianprince
It's internally fixed & next update will fix the issue with SSA subtitle rendering issue when used with new HW+.

ktsamy said:
Subtitle rendering & Media Playback both are individual functions. It less likely to conflict.
Just downloaded the original video & tested myself. After test & trails I have found that "Improve SSA rendering" option in Settings > Subtitle > Text is somehow affects when using new HW+ decoder for video decoding. Report passed to the developer. Just disable it as a temporary solution till the developer fixes the issue.
Edit: Update from developer
@caspianprince
It's internally fixed & next update will fix the issue with SSA subtitle rendering issue when used with new HW+.
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Thank you man!

caspianprince said:
Thank you man!
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@caspianprince Would you try latest beta version? I think this issue is fixed.
https://sites.google.com/site/mxvpen/translation/test-build

bleu8888 said:
@caspianprince Would you try latest beta version? I think this issue is fixed.
https://sites.google.com/site/mxvpen/translation/test-build
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Just tried it..... the problem is fixed...... nice work!! Thanks

Corruption in small to medium parts of the video is a reason i dont use HW+ i would rather use HW with lower volume.
John.

Tinderbox (UK) said:
Corruption in small to medium parts of the video is a reason i dont use HW+ i would rather use HW with lower volume.
John.
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Are you still encountering the issue even after updating to 1.9.3?
Instead of generic statements, Kindly report it along with sample video and bug report. It will be helpful to get the issues fixed.
Sent from my SM-G900H using Tapatalk

I am on the latest on Google Play, MX Player Pro 1.7.40 I am on kitkat v4.4.4 for the Rockchip RK3229
John.
ktsamy said:
Are you still encountering the issue even after updating to 1.9.3?
Instead of generic statements, Kindly report it along with sample video and bug report. It will be helpful to get the issues fixed.
Sent from my SM-G900H using Tapatalk
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Tinderbox (UK) said:
I am on the latest on Google Play, MX Player Pro 1.7.40 I am on kitkat v4.4.4 for the Rockchip RK3229
John.
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New HW+ is available only to the devices with android 5.0+. Old HW+ method may not be compatible with old devices especially when the android media framework is modified by the OEM or by Rom developer in case of custom rom.
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So if you are on v4 kitkat or under MX Player is not interested in fixing bug`s most Android users are running kitkat 27.7% as of 2016
John.

Tinderbox (UK) said:
So if you are on v4 kitkat or under MX Player is not interested in fixing bug`s most Android users are running kitkat 27.7% as of 2016
John.
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It's not a bug. Android 5.0+ provides a official API to use system decoders in native programming language. When a particular encoding profile is not supported you may still have issues in new HW+ as well.
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This is on my MiniMXQ TV Box Android v4.4.4 - 1GB/8GB - Rockchip RK3229 SOC
MX Player Pro V1.7.40
Video file "Hagure Yuusha no Aesthetica - 01 10bit H.264 AAC.mp4"
HW+ - Normal video speed and sound, but image has intermittent break-up from small to large areas.
HW - Frozen perfect image, if you select another point in the video, you get 1/2 second of playback and then a freeze, perfect image
SW - video and sound quality great, but video is very jerky
Thanks for the help
John.

Tinderbox (UK) said:
This is on my MiniMXQ TV Box Android v4.4.4 - 1GB/8GB - Rockchip RK3229 SOC
MX Player Pro V1.7.40
Video file "Hagure Yuusha no Aesthetica - 01 10bit H.264 AAC.mp4"
HW+ - Normal video speed and sound, but image has intermittent break-up from small to large areas.
HW - Frozen perfect image, if you select another point in the video, you get 1/2 second of playback and then a freeze, perfect image
SW - video and sound quality great, but video is very jerky
Thanks for the help
John.
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It looks like a system decoder issue. If it's supported it suppose to be playable in HW decoder. When you have tried HW decoder, it hows thrown a unknown error. Does any other player works? I think that particular video will have issues with every player?
Can you try MX Player Pro 1.8.9 beta 2 & share the bug report again?
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I am on kitkat v4.4.4
MX Player Pro 1.8.9 beta 2 needs android v5.1 or above as far as i know.
https://sites.google.com/site/mxvpen/download
John.
ktsamy said:
It looks like a system decoder issue. If it's supported it suppose to be playable in HW decoder. When you have tried HW decoder, it hows thrown a unknown error. Does any other player works? I think that particular video will have issues with every player?
Can you try MX Player Pro 1.8.9 beta 2 & share the bug report again?
Sent from my SM-G900H using Tapatalk
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Tinderbox (UK) said:
I am on kitkat v4.4.4
MX Player Pro 1.8.9 beta 2 needs android v5.1 or above as far as i know.
https://sites.google.com/site/mxvpen/download
John.
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Beta versions will work on Android 4.0 & above.
You can download the latest nightly version from the official beta webpage ( https://sites.google.com/site/mxvpen/translation/test-build )

MX player Pro build 1.9.5 dropped MPEG2 support?

mpeg2video has broken in last version of MX Player Pro 1.9.5. It reports "This video format (mpeg2video) is not supported".
MX Player Pro 1.9.5 ARMv7 Neon was installed from Google Play.

Hello,
My MX Player Pro was updated to 1.9.5 from Play Store.
Since the update, I cannot play any MPEG2 videos.
Before the update all .mpg, .ts and .REC video files worked fine.
Now I get "This video format (mpeg2video) is not supported."
(well, mine is in finnish but it translates to that)
Is this a bug or planned issue?
My player is ARMv7 NEON on Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 & Samsung Galaxy S7

Have you tried using the custom codec from the codecs thread?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2156254

ChazzMatt said:
Have you tried using the custom codec from the codecs thread?
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No, not yet.
Actually, for years I have just been using MX Player without any problems and without knowing about any custom codecs.
All my files has been standard mpeg2, mpeg4 or h264 stuff so nothing custom about them at all.
All these including mpeg2 have been working fine for years now.
So maybe I will need to look in to those.

mpeg2video not supported
After upgrading MX Player to 1.9.6 at Samsung S5Neo the .ts files recorded at Synology from DVB-T cannot be played. It says "mpeg2video not supported". Same applies to the DVB-T live stream.

Use custom codec.
You also started a duplicate thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3664814

jyli said:
No, not yet.
Actually, for years I have just been using MX Player without any problems and without knowing about any custom codecs.
All my files has been standard mpeg2, mpeg4 or h264 stuff so nothing custom about them at all.
All these including mpeg2 have been working fine for years now.
So maybe I will need to look in to those.
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Ok, the custom codec works for me on mxplayer 1.9.6... But why was the support dropped?

Having the same issue. It started last night and I'm running 1.9.5

shaun0207 said:
Having the same issue. It started last night and I'm running 1.9.5
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Seems like the custom codec is the only way to go.
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how can i get an custom codec for the galaxy s7?

tweakertje said:
how can i get an custom codec for the galaxy s7?
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You should check this post https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38207227
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found it an select the custom codec
There is an other strange thing mpeg2 is in software mode not hardware decoding???
if I select hw+ audio codecs there is audio but its stuttering
The old version (1.9.3) also decodes in software mode.
Galaxy s7

tweakertje said:
found it an select the custom codec
There is an other strange thing mpeg2 is in software mode not hardware decoding???
if I select hw+ audio codecs there is audio but its stuttering
The old version (1.9.3) also decodes in software mode.
Galaxy s7
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can you collect a bug report & share with us?

Hi,
I have just downloaded the codes suggested it the above link. The video works perfectly now. Thanks for the help and info
Tony

So is this really the way things work with MX Player Pro from now on?
I must use custom codec to watch mpeg2 decoded videos and for every new update of MX Player I will need to get new custom codec?
I updated the MX Player Pro yesterday to 1.9.8 (I think it was 1.9.5) and now the custom codec (1.9.0) that I have won’t work with it.

jyli said:
So is this really the way things work with MX Player Pro from now on?
I must use custom codec to watch mpeg2 decoded videos and for every new update of MX Player I will need to get new custom codec?
I updated the MX Player Pro yesterday to 1.9.8 (I think it was 1.9.5) and now the custom codec (1.9.0) that I have won’t work with it.
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Get Custom Codec Pack v1.9.8 from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/mx-player/mx-player-custom-codec-dts-support-t2156254

dabrain42 said:
Ok, the custom codec works for me on mxplayer 1.9.6... But why was the support dropped?
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Anyone know the developer of mx player on Tapatalk
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Goodbye MX Player
I won't be using this app anymore. I need mpeg2. Period.
No reason to have this app without it.
No time to root my android tablet or play little games with codecs.
It used to to a good job, now it is just a vegetable.
Goodbye

derfy1234 said:
I won't be using this app anymore. I need mpeg2. Period.
No reason to have this app without it.
No time to root my android tablet or play little games with codecs.
It used to to a good job, now it is just a vegetable.
Goodbye
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Read two posts above yours. Custom codec pack adds that functionality and more.

ChazzMatt said:
Read two posts above yours. Custom codec pack adds that functionality and more.
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Even with the custom codec I am still having compatibility issues that I never had before this change with MPEG2 files - audio pauses and subsequent desync, anybody else showing similar?
Just playing DVB-T recordings.