Hi there, on my HTC P3300 and my wifws Asus P320 we have used Coreplayer to watch youtube videos with good quality.
The last few days we get 'unknown file format' trying to open flv streams from yutube.. I have tried different settings but can't get it working again.
If I select RTSP, it works fine, but the video quality is no good.
Anybody knows what is wrong?
same here. and the tcpmp flash plugin isn't working either. which leads me to suspect that youtube may have changed their codec slightly? i dunno!
From the coreplayer forums:
"We are aware of this issue and are working on a fix to repair it,
Youtube changed the way it plays flv files and we will release
a version fix as soon as possible. "
Answer:
YT function on CP sucks!
I have only ever wanted to access youtube on my phone 2 or 3 times, usually when an upcoming film is mentioned in conversation and I want to have a look at the trailer. As coreplayer is software which is already on my phone, and it works ideally for this sort of usage, I for one hope that it is working again soon.
Hi,
I have used handbrake to convert a DVD movie for playing on the Nexus S, according to settings found on a nexusoneforum thread (840-how-convert-any-video-your-nexus-one) Basically the settings are the same than the iPhone, but with correct extensions and some tweaking. The video has only P/I frames, no B frames.
When converting a 5min chapter, the resulting video was perfect! I got a 45MB file, which could be played in the stock player. However, after converting the whole DVD (file size of 1.1GB), using the same settings, then I get the message "Sorry, this video cannot be played". I tried other players but with the same issue.
Has anyone got an idea? Is there a maximum size for videos?
Thanks in advance for your help.
I return with some new experiments. I partially encoded the movie, trying various number of chapters, still in h264 (x264) in handbrake. I noticed that a 155MB, 17 minutes file plays correctly, but not a 275MB. I don't know if the problem is size or duration, I would need to try different resolutions for that.
Has anybody tried it?
I just tried to play these files from the USB storage but on my computer. The file itself is ok, but VLC can play the 17 minutes file, but cannot play the longer one with this error:
Code:
No suitable decoder module: VLC does not support the audio or video format "undf". Unfortunately there is no way for you to fix this.
I now suspect the problem lies with handbrake, that uncorrectly tags the stream formats (but why does it happen for a longer stream??). I will try to edit these files with avidemux or virtualdub to see what is inside.
I found the issue and it has nothing to do with the encoding, but with the uploading to the phone!
Indeed, the original file is readable. I use Linux, with the KDE desktop. It seems that when the screen times out (or the phone goes to sleep?), the upload is somewhat interrupted and the file is corrupted! Even if I took care to unmount the mounting point of the Nexus on the Linux filesystem.
I tried again after I increased the screen timeout to 30 minutes, and it worked ! I was able to upload the 1.1GB file to the phone and the movie could be played.
Is that a known issue, or am I doing something wrong?
Besides, I still have difficulties to unmount the Nexus:
Code:
$ umount /media/35EE-1E0E/
Unmount failed: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.
The mounting point of the Nexus disappears though and the file is correctly uploaded. Has anyone encountered this problem (or has tips)?
I have a couple of seasons of a cartoon in mp4 format on my Galaxy Tab 2 and having never had a problem with MX before, now some of these files skip erratically and the audio and visuals are jumbled up in several episodes.
I assumed this was an issue with the file, but they play perfectly well on my PC through VLC.
Have updated to latest version through Google Play but still doing it.
Other files are fine, including .avi and another mp4.
Thoughts?
Rgds
P.S
Im a bit of a luddite tbh so please use small words and not too many of them in the hope i understand what to do.
Mr Yarrow said:
I have a couple of seasons of a cartoon in mp4 format on my Galaxy Tab 2 and having never had a problem with MX before, now some of these files skip erratically and the audio and visuals are jumbled up in several episodes.
I assumed this was an issue with the file, but they play perfectly well on my PC through VLC.
Have updated to latest version through Google Play but still doing it.
Other files are fine, including .avi and another mp4.
Thoughts?
Rgds
P.S
Im a bit of a luddite tbh so please use small words and not too many of them in the hope i understand what to do.
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It may related to video resolution. Galaxy Tab 2 is not so fast device to run high resolution video.
What is the video resolution of your mp4 files?
bleu8888 said:
It may related to video resolution. Galaxy Tab 2 is not so fast device to run high resolution video.
What is the video resolution of your mp4 files?
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Thanks Bleu...how would i check that out, file properties?
Im tempted to its not that as it played first 20 episodes OK with no issue and suddenly started playing up.
Rgds
Mr Yarrow said:
Thanks Bleu...how would i check that out, file properties?
Im tempted to its not that as it played first 20 episodes OK with no issue and suddenly started playing up.
Rgds
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Long press any video file
Select properties
Here you can see some basic info about video file.
Just check resolution for the files which doesn't have problem & the one which has problems.
Provide us with the media info of the video causing problems, as it will help us diagnose the issue. You can extract the media info using a PC app such as MediaInfo.
Hello developers team. MX is the best video player. But since last update I am facing one serious issue in that. It shows all the video folders thrice.
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When I add any video to my device and after adding it when i refresh list in mx player it shows that folder containing video 3 times. Kindly solve this issue as soon as possible. So that I can use my favourite player again without any issues
My Device Details :
Asus Zenfone 5 (A500CG)
hapandya said:
Hello developers team. MX is the best video player. But since last update I am facing one serious issue in that. It shows all the video folders thrice.
In detail .....
When I add any video to my device and after adding it when i refresh list in mx player it shows that folder containing video 3 times. Kindly solve this issue as soon as possible. So that I can use my favourite player again without any issues
My Device Details :
Asus Zenfone 5 (A500CG)
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Hi,
Duplicated listing issue might be fixed on latest test build:
https://sites.google.com/site/mxvpen/translation/test-build
Feedback will be appreciated.
Thanks
Just got a Nexus 5x and when I select a video file (total commander + samba) I don't see MX player in the list of applications. Not sure if this is MX player's fault or if it's something else.
f3bruary said:
Just got a Nexus 5x and when I select a video file (total commander + samba) I don't see MX player in the list of applications. Not sure if this is MX player's fault or if it's something else.
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... just to be clear with what you are saying, you are using a file browser app on Android, navigating to an SMB share, and when selecting a video on the SMB then MX is not offered as a playback option?
May want to first check your device app defaults then.
I'm having either the same issue or a similar one. Everything works fine on my Nexus 7, but this is a problem on my Nexus 5X. If I select files with certain extensions from network locations, MX Player is not listed in the "Open with" popup where you select the app you want to open the file with. Only Media Viewer and Podcast Addict are listed in this pop-up. Trying different file types out, MX Player is listed if I select an mpg or wmv file, but not avi and mp4. I'm selecting the file in an app that let's me browse files on my NAS. If I save the video locally on my phone, there is no problem when I select the local copy, MX Player is listed in the "Open with" pop-up. When the file is still on the NAS, I think the format of the link it's trying to open is hxxp://192.168.X.X:XXXX/Folder/filename.mp4 where hxxp is replaced with http (forum rules don't allow new accounts to post links).
It's weird that I have the exact same setup, apps, OS version, files, network, etc. on my Nexus 7 and everything works fine. The same setup also worked previously on my Nexus 5. I've had this problem since I got my 5X, which was shortly after the phone was released.
dave224466 said:
I'm having either the same issue or a similar one. Everything works fine on my Nexus 7, but this is a problem on my Nexus 5X. If I select files with certain extensions from network locations, MX Player is not listed in the "Open with" popup where you select the app you want to open the file with. Only Media Viewer and Podcast Addict are listed in this pop-up. Trying different file types out, MX Player is listed if I select an mpg or wmv file, but not avi and mp4. I'm selecting the file in an app that let's me browse files on my NAS. If I save the video locally on my phone, there is no problem when I select the local copy, MX Player is listed in the "Open with" pop-up. When the file is still on the NAS, I think the format of the link it's trying to open is hxxp://192.168.X.X:XXXX/Folder/filename.mp4 where hxxp is replaced with http (forum rules don't allow new accounts to post links).
It's weird that I have the exact same setup, apps, OS version, files, network, etc. on my Nexus 7 and everything works fine. The same setup also worked previously on my Nexus 5. I've had this problem since I got my 5X, which was shortly after the phone was released.
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The issue might be only on marshmallow.
Can you check the actual url forwarded through any other app available in openwith list?
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ktsamy said:
The issue might be only on marshmallow.
Can you check the actual url forwarded through any other app available in openwith list?
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I'm not sure it has anything to do with it being Marshmallow, because I have Marshmallow on my Nexus 7 where everything seems to work OK. I'm not sure how to check to see what the URL is with the other apps. I was only guessing the URL with the NAS app because there's a "share" feature in that app where it lets me share the file with a friend and it displays the http URL I posted when I do that.
dave224466 said:
I'm not sure it has anything to do with it being Marshmallow, because I have Marshmallow on my Nexus 7 where everything seems to work OK. I'm not sure how to check to see what the URL is with the other apps. I was only guessing the URL with the NAS app because there's a "share" feature in that app where it lets me share the file with a friend and it displays the http URL I posted when I do that.
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That's strange.
Just open mpg or mkv which can be opened in MX Player. Then check the properties in mxplayer. The URL pattern will be similar to that only except change in file/directory name.
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ktsamy said:
That's strange.
Just open mpg or mkv which can be opened in MX Player. Then check the properties in mxplayer. The URL pattern will be similar to that only except change in file/directory name.
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I opened a MKV file and the path is pretty much the same as I said previously, but ends with "...mvk?_basic=lotsofletters=".
Playing around with it now again, I notice that even though I have VLC installed on my phone, it also does not show up in the "Open with" pop-up for the same file extensions that MX Player is missing for. It seems like my phone is just handling files with those extensions strangely. I think the apps that are listed in this pop-up are determined by the "App links" assigned by each app. In the list of apps' "App links" in my phone settings, MX Player and VLC both only list "*". I looked up Podcast Addict since that app is listed in the "Open with" screen for AVI files, and that has about 10 or so youtube and soundcloud URLs, but also "*". It never single-outs AVI files specifically. This whole thing just confuses me. I think it's just a bizarre bug with the Nexus 5X.
dave224466 said:
I opened a MKV file and the path is pretty much the same as I said previously, but ends with "...mvk?_basic=lotsofletters=".
Playing around with it now again, I notice that even though I have VLC installed on my phone, it also does not show up in the "Open with" pop-up for the same file extensions that MX Player is missing for. It seems like my phone is just handling files with those extensions strangely. I think the apps that are listed in this pop-up are determined by the "App links" assigned by each app. In the list of apps' "App links" in my phone settings, MX Player and VLC both only list "*". I looked up Podcast Addict since that app is listed in the "Open with" screen for AVI files, and that has about 10 or so youtube and soundcloud URLs, but also "*". It never single-outs AVI files specifically. This whole thing just confuses me. I think it's just a bizarre bug with the Nexus 5X.
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But, still wonder how it was working in Nexus 7 with marshmallow. Probably you might have changed anything in app link settings
I don't have a device with marshmallow. I will forward the issue to the developer. He may find some workarounds.
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BTW, can you tell me which apps are available in the pop list for avi? I will check the manifests. There might be some clue.
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ktsamy said:
But, still wonder how it was working in Nexus 7 with marshmallow. Probably you might have changed anything in app link settings
I don't have a device with marshmallow. I will forward the issue to the developer. He may find some workarounds.
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BTW, can you tell me which apps are available in the pop list for avi? I will check the manifests. There might be some clue.
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Hahah, well, things just got weirder. I was about to reply to your post and went to double check that only "Media Viewer" and "Podcast Addict" were showing in the "Open with" pop-up, but now... everything works fine. MX Player and VLC both show up when I select AVIs and MP4s. Maybe when I was tinkering around in the App Links section I changed some setting? Or maybe just looking at them "woke" the phone up somehow? I have no idea. I don't recall ever doing anything with the settings on the Nexus 7, either, but who knows. I think everything is fine now.
I had to get my phone repaired and got it back today. Surprisingly it works now. I can select MX player from Total Commander when I click a video file. Only problem now is that MX player doesn't see any subtitles. It works from ES file explorer, but not from Total Commander. It's over samba btw
f3bruary said:
I had to get my phone repaired and got it back today. Surprisingly it works now. I can select MX player from Total Commander when I click a video file. Only problem now is that MX player doesn't see any subtitles. It works from ES file explorer, but not from Total Commander. It's over samba btw
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When MX Player gets a remote URL it will try to find the subtitle with the same name in assumption. When the local host denies or returrns with 404, it may not show the subtitles. Either Total commander has to fix the issue or you have to wait till mx player gets native SMB support.
Yes it does indeed seem to do that. I just tested a video that had a subtitle with the same filename and it works. It doesn't work however with subtitles that have language codes in them like video.en.srt. This did work with ES file explorer.
I seem to have the same issue as the OP: playing a video file from samba or FTP (tested with Solid Explorer and ES File Explorer) only returns the default Video Player app and nothing else.
This is true at least for files having wmv or mp4 file extensions. Avi or mkv files can be opened by MX Player, VLC player and Yatse, which should actually work with all kind of video files.
I checked the "App links" section in the settings, and MX Player and VLC are defined as being able to open * links and have all permissions set.
This is on my Moto X 2014, which worked as expected in Lollipop.
Any idea what I could check to fix the issue?
Thanks
Zelgadis87 said:
I seem to have the same issue as the OP: playing a video file from samba or FTP (tested with Solid Explorer and ES File Explorer) only returns the default Video Player app and nothing else.
This is true at least for files having wmv or mp4 file extensions. Avi or mkv files can be opened by MX Player, VLC player and Yatse, which should actually work with all kind of video files.
I checked the "App links" section in the settings, and MX Player and VLC are defined as being able to open * links and have all permissions set.
This is on my Moto X 2014, which worked as expected in Lollipop.
Any idea what I could check to fix the issue?
Thanks
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Bah, I installed "Intent Intercept" app from Google Play to try and provide some additional information to help resolve this issue... and lo and behold MX Player now appears as a valid target for playing remote WMVs and MP4s...
Have no clue about what happened, but the issue seem to be Android-related, and has nothing to do with MX.
Thanks anyway!
I've this exact problem on my moto x force. Both MX player and loader droid don't show up on the apps pop up. Was fine on 5.1.1 but since update nothing
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Zelgadis87 said:
Bah, I installed "Intent Intercept" app from Google Play to try and provide some additional information to help resolve this issue... and lo and behold MX Player now appears as a valid target for playing remote WMVs and MP4s...
Have no clue about what happened, but the issue seem to be Android-related, and has nothing to do with MX.
Thanks anyway!
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OK this exact thing has just happened to me. Installed Intent Intercept and now everything is showing. I've uninstalled t now to see and they still show. Maybe something in that app has kicked android to work proper now haha
madnlooney said:
I've this exact problem on my moto x force. Both MX player and loader droid don't show up on the apps pop up. Was fine on 5.1.1 but since update nothing
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OK this exact thing has just happened to me. Installed Intent Intercept and now everything is showing. I've uninstalled t now to see and they still show. Maybe something in that app has kicked android to work proper now haha
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Thanks, glad I found this thread! works for me!
namartlu said:
Thanks, glad I found this thread! works for me!
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Glad it worked. It's a really strange one
Installing intent intercept fix the problem for me too. Thanks a lot for the advice
This needs to be put in the FAQ. I have been digging for a solution to this for hours, and it was really driving me up the wall. This worked perfectly. Thanks everyone!