Hey, I was using MX player Pro build 1.9.3 without any issues.
Today it updated to 1.9.5 from Play Store.
Since the update, I cannot play any video that contains a WMV1 or WMV3 video stream.
The player tries HW decoder, then SW, then gives an error:
"This video format (wmv3) is not supported."
All those videos used to play back perfectly in the past up to (and including) build v1.9.3.
What's going on...?
I'm on Sony Xperia Z1 Compact. I launch videos using ES File Explorer.
This setup has worked absolutely flawlessly in the past for WMV files or AVI files containing WMV video tracks.
Ps24u said:
Hey, I was using MX player Pro build 1.9.3 without any issues.
Today it updated to 1.9.5 from Play Store.
Since the update, I cannot play any video that contains a WMV1 or WMV3 video stream.
The player tries HW decoder, then SW, then gives an error:
"This video format (wmv3) is not supported."
All those videos used to play back perfectly in the past up to (and including) build v1.9.3.
What's going on...?
I'm on Sony Xperia Z1 Compact. I launch videos using ES File Explorer.
This setup has worked absolutely flawlessly in the past for WMV files or AVI files containing WMV video tracks.
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Message itself clear. Looks like MX Player has dropped support for some more codecs.
May be yet another patent issue. Anyhow, Custom Codec will work as usual with all codecs.
Not happy with this either. Especially for an app I paid for.
Hopefully just a bug they will fix.
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Not happy with this either. Especially for an app I paid for.
Hopefully just a bug they will fix.
Just hit this too, this is a problem. Is there a codec I can load somewhere that will enable wmv3?
same problem with mpeg2 hopfully thy wil fix it soon
I got this problem today, when upgrading from 1.9.3 to 1.9.8
The installation of the latest version of MX Player Custom Codec With DTS Support helped
TheDoka said:
I got this problem today, when upgrading from 1.9.3 to 1.9.8
The installation of the latest version of MX Player Custom Codec With DTS Support helped
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Well can you be helpful and tell us where to get it instead of teasing us?
Gailthesnail said:
Well can you be helpful and tell us where to get it instead of teasing us?
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/forum....player-custom-codec-dts-support-t2156254/amp/
Use Mango player apk , it's supports all type of formets
Dear jguy, the solution you supplied doesn't work. I followed it to the letter. Version 1.9.3 was flawless. I'm sorry I upgraded. I'm a paying user. I use my tablet to make a living. I use video to teach English. Not being able to employ my collection of WMV3 files blows a hole in my resource collection. If only I could reinstall 1.9.3.
Edward Lorence said:
Dear jguy, the solution you supplied doesn't work. I followed it to the letter. Version 1.9.3 was flawless. I'm sorry I upgraded. I'm a paying user. I use my tablet to make a living. I use video to teach English. Not being able to employ my collection of WMV3 files blows a hole in my resource collection. If only I could reinstall 1.9.3.
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You sure you picked the right version for your device? It worked for me with a Pixel xl. Also, not my solution, just provided a link for a previous post a few up.
MX player no longer plays WMV3
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You sure you picked the right version for your device? It worked for me with a Pixel xl. Also, not my solution, just provided a link for a previous post a few up.
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Sorry, the solution provided doesn't work. Right code for my Lenovo tablet is ARM7 neon: installed. I'd just like to go back to 1.9.3.
Edward Lorence said:
Sorry, the solution provided doesn't work. Right code for my Lenovo tablet is ARM7 neon: installed. I'd just like to go back to 1.9.3.
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You do a restart?
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You do a restart?
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Restart app, restart tablet, reinstall app & codec: did everything. Letting it go. Installed media player classic, works, end of trouble.
use custom codec. it's in the stickies.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sho....php?t=2156254
Supports WMV, MPEG DTS, all the stuff MX Player no longer supports or never supported.
jguy said:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/forum....player-custom-codec-dts-support-t2156254/amp/
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Thanks for this, worked like a charm!
For anyone else, I originally tried the codec from the Play Store and didn't work. I uninstalled it and downloaded the custom codec from the link above and installed thru the app and works perfectly.
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I have tried several players with no luck streaming a .avi file from dropbox. Has anyone had any success in doing this?
u cant stream only download
Can you stream media from any of the cloud sources
Hey, so I ran across this post today because I was trying to do the same thing. It took me a while, but I think I may have figured it out.
Go to the play store and download these two:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anttek.explorer&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anttek.remote.cloud&hl=en
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Sign in on the Drop Box client in the Anttek (on the top left of the application: click on device, select cloud , and then Dropbox)
From there pick the file and play!
I tested it with Mx Player, Mobo Player, and VLC Beta player. Worked on all of them perfectly, Mx Player took a while but VLC player Beta Player worked like "butter" on some Jelly beans haha ;-)
My phone: HTC Sensation
My Rom: Virtuous Eclipse
Android 4.03
HTC Sense 4.0
I hope this works!! Good Luck my fellow Android user!
no jacking off tonight :laugh:
That is a genius workaround. I'll definitely be using that since I have unlimited LTE. Thanks.
I downloaded the two apps that you suggested and I also downloaded the vlc direct pro free app, but when I try to open a video file using the file explorer it says the file size is too large to open directly. Can you upload a full length movie to dropbox and then try your method to see if it still works?
Is dropbox the only cloud storage with this issue or can you stream avi's from google drive?
You should be able to start downloading any video file from most hosting services and immediately be able to play it in your video player of choice (I use DicePlayer). Then when you are finished watching the video, you can delete the file after.
At least this is what works best for me...
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I downloaded the two apps that you suggested and I also downloaded the vlc direct pro free app, but when I try to open a video file using the file explorer it says the file size is too large to open directly. Can you upload a full length movie to dropbox and then try your method to see if it still works?
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UMGixxer, I figured it out.... Go to dropbox app, rename the video to .flv. For example. ToyStory3.MPV may not play, but ToyStory3.FLV will play... Tell me if this works!!
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That is a genius workaround. I'll definitely be using that since I have unlimited LTE. Thanks.
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My pleasure bro! Hopes it works for you dude!!
Well I downloaded another media player "mx player" and it worked fine, I think I didnt have the actual vlc player that i was trying to use. But I wonder if your method will work with the stock media player.
UMGixxer said:
Well I downloaded another media player "mx player" and it worked fine, I think I didnt have the actual vlc player that i was trying to use. But I wonder if your method will work with the stock media player.
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Good question, I havent tried it. But then again, I never use the stock media player...
You can do this in ES File Explorer as well, just by linking it to your Dropbox account. You do need a media player that will play the formats you've got on Dropbox--MX Player works well for me.
I have installed BS player.. trying to play the video file below and it says unsupported format.
Radha Madhu - Radha Madhu Episode 100 from you tube.
I have installed adobe flash already(11.1 version). I am new user here and the forun doesn't allow me to paste url. Please help.
Try using the official app. If that doesn't work, then it's not compatible with mobile.
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Try using the official app. If that doesn't work, then it's not compatible with mobile.
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tried stock player, BS and MX as well. Is there way update codecs ?
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tried stock player, BS and MX as well. Is there way update codecs ?
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by stock player you mean the stock video player? no, not that one, i think he meant try the official YouTube app
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by stock player you mean the stock video player? no, not that one, i think he meant try the official YouTube app
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Found solution to my problem. All players (youtube/bs /mx and stock ) say unsupported format. The real issue these videos are not allowed to play on mobile.
I found the workaround is switch to desktop mode.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1273898
Thank you both for your insight.
Does the official app actually play videos in 1080p?
Just noticed an update for the mobile.HD media player in the store. It now supports DTS audio. Works great, without any lag now!
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Just noticed an update for the mobile.HD media player in the store. It now supports DTS audio. Works great, without any lag now!
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ooh! thanks for the headsup. Oddly enough, I'm running the trial and did not get an update notice. Wen to my apps, selected mobile.HD, and tapped install and updated. Works great now!
Also supports subtitles according to the release notes.
I haven't been able to test any files yet though since I'm not at home.
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ooh! thanks for the headsup. Oddly enough, I'm running the trial and did not get an update notice. Wen to my apps, selected mobile.HD, and tapped install and updated. Works great now!
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I didn't get a notification either, I just happened to look! I immediately purchased it after. Well worth the 3.49 now! Ran a 1080p version of inception and didnt have a single slowdown or anything.
I'm pretty sure, actually, that they increased the price a dollar with this update. I'm 99% sure that it was $2.49 when I purchased it.
It makes sense though, if they feel the app is now closer to completion.
Cool - Hopefully they will add Dolby audio as well. So MKVs are playing good through it with DTS audio. Maybe I will havbe to buy it.
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Cool - Hopefully they will add Dolby audio as well. So MKVs are playing good through it with DTS audio? Maybe I will have to buy it. I used my trial already when it sucked so now I can't try it again.
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Cool - Hopefully they will add Dolby audio as well. So MKVs are playing good through it with DTS audio. Maybe I will havbe to buy it.
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Cool - Hopefully they will add Dolby audio as well. So MKVs are playing good through it with DTS audio? Maybe I will have to buy it. I used my trial already when it sucked so now I can't try it again.
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Uh, Dolby Digital was already supported.
Unless you're referring to TrueHD or something, I guess.
It stutters on some of the super-high bitrate stuff I have, but most 720p and 1080p stuff now plays perfectly. (Edit: Stuttering was because of playing a file stored on the network, see below post).
I noticed that there's no option to turn subtitles OFF for episodes that have them embedded, though.
Also, now that I think about it, I wonder if it's possible to bitstream the audio via HDMI out.
Edit: There's also an x when you tap on the screen that lets you turn subtitles off. It's not obvious though; it would make more sense for "off" to be a section in the track selection.
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Uh, Dolby Digital was already supported.
Unless you're referring to TrueHD or something, I guess.
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Hmm - I must be getting this confused with another player in the store that only plays 2 channel audio, when I was on the search for an MKV player a few weeks back. All of my MKVs have both DD 5.1 and DTS tracks (when I encode them). Maybe it failed because of the DTS track being in there when I tried it out.
I will have to give this one another whirl.
I just connected to my receiver via HDMI. So basically what happens is that this player decodes the DD/DTS track to PCM, and then the 5.1 PCM is output to the receiver / TV. So, the Dolby Digital or DTS light won't come on on the receiver, but it's still 5.1 surround. It's just the decoding is done in the player, and not in the receiver. There shouldn't be much of a quality difference either way though, though it would be nice if it did support bitstreaming.
Also, I take back what I said above about it being stuttery. That was only the case when trying to play a 1080p file over Wifi. I copied that same file to a USB hard drive, and it played back perfectly. This is with a file that's at a ridiculous 12mbps bitrate.
So yeah, nearly perfect for me. All it needs is an option to turn off the subtitles, and it's perfect. Bitstream support would be nice too, but I don't actually see that as a necessity. And then it also needs "Play To" support.
Edit: Never mind, I found the button to turn off subtitles, it's a little x on the screen when you tap on it. It'd make more sense for OFF to be in the track selection menu.
Takes a while to load (1-2 minutes), but once it does it seems to be playing DTS movies just fine. Purchased it last night, I believe it was $1.80 or something. I haven't tried it on a receiver yet, though.
Hello all !
Yes i have resident evil Mkv movies and it work !
Thank !
I can't find this app in the store. I'm from Australia
robt772000 said:
I can't find this app in the store. I'm from Australia
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Switch your surface's language settings temporarily to English-US, then go to the MS app store, download the apps you want. you can switch back to English-Australia and the downloaded apps will still be there.
It's a really great app, but it's not showing my subtitles... Their codification is ANSI, not UTF-8, but even when I convert them to UTF-8, the subtitles are not working. Anyone know some solution?
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I can't find this app in the store. I'm from Australia
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No no no. We are the right way up :silly:
Does the "try" version have all the features of the full version?
Because it doesn't show any of the subtitles, embedded or not.
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Does the "try" version have all the features of the full version?
Because it doesn't show any of the subtitles, embedded or not.
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yes, I have paid version and mine doesn't show subtitles either. at least audio works now. This app is amazing. Will be flawless once they add embedded subtitle support for mkv's.
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yes, I have paid version and mine doesn't show subtitles either. at least audio works now. This app is amazing. Will be flawless once they add embedded subtitle support for mkv's.
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It already has embedded subtitle support. Try tapping on the screen, and there's a button with either a bunch of rectangles or an x on the top right (under the volume) to turn subtitles on or off. You can also switch streams by swiping up from the bottom of the screen.
Otherwise, if that's not working, what format are your subtitles in?
Hi,
I am trying to view live videos from MoneyControl android app on LENOVO Tab 2 A10-70. It throws an error to install Mx player. However, even after installing Mx player it does not work and throws the same error.
Do I have to install additional codec or get paid version of it?
Thanks.
mrkapasi said:
Hi,
I am trying to view live videos from MoneyControl android app on LENOVO Tab 2 A10-70. It throws an error to install Mx player. However, even after installing Mx player it does not work and throws the same error.
Do I have to install additional codec or get paid version of it?
Thanks.
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This sounds like more of a question for the developers of "MoneyControl" if they are failing to detect MX Player's presence.
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This sounds like more of a question for the developers of "MoneyControl" if they are failing to detect MX Player's presence.
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Hi,
Thanks for your reply.
I am not able to view live video though Google Chrome. using the same tablet I believe it internally uses MX player - please correct me if I'm wrong.
Live video sites:
moneycontro llive (please google search - it does not allow me to post link)
ndtv live (please google search - it does not allow me to post link)
It looks like Mx player is not installed correctly on the tablet.
Do you know how to fix this issue?
Thanks
Does MX Playe work if you try to launch it by itself? If MX Player is able to launch itself as a standalone app, then the problem likely isn't with MX Player. Again, you should also go ask MoneyControl to see if they can help as well.
P.S. you can still post links if you remove the URL tags around them.
MX Player team is very happy to announce that we are now adding “AC-3” audio support in our latest version of the app (i.e. MX Player v1.8.17 & MX Player Pro v1.8.16) in most of the regions.
If you have video files with “AC-3” audio, you can now play it without using any third-party / unofficial custom codecs…!
There are no extra efforts required on your end. Just relaunch the app again with working internet. Once, MX Player configuration is updated on your device, it will automatically start working again…!
Thank you very much
Great News! Thank You!
When I read that the AC-3 patent expired, MX Player is the first project that came to mind that would benefit from it. I was pretty bummed out when they forced you guys to remove support for the codec, but I'm glad that it's not longer an issue.
Wow - good riddance ! The patent won't be missed !
@Thirumalai.K thanks for adding the support , I got quite a few videos that use AC-3
http://www.cnx-software.com/2017/02/10/dolby-digital-ac3-us-patent-has-expired-on-february-1-2017/
Some other patents for tracking:
http://www.osnews.com/story/24954/US_Patent_Expiration_for_MP3_MPEG-2_H_264/
Great news. Will try must.
Not workin
Cleared Cache and restarded with working internet. Still showing unable to play ac3
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Cleared Cache and restarded with working internet. Still showing unable to play ac3
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you actually upgraded the app, or using the latest version right ?
(i.e. MX Player v1.8.17 & MX Player Pro v1.8.16)
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rebooting the phone might help - or whatever the reason for not working is ...
CC: @Thirumalai.K
I'll take a look within the next days and see how it goes ...
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MX Player team is very happy to announce that we are now adding “AC-3” audio support in our latest version of the app (i.e. MX Player v1.8.17 & MX Player Pro v1.8.16) in most of the regions.
If you have video files with “AC-3” audio, you can now play it without using any third-party / unofficial custom codecs…!
There are no extra efforts required on your end. Just relaunch the app again with working internet. Once, MX Player configuration is updated on your device, it will automatically start working again…!
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What about dts codec does we need it
Thirumalai.K said:
MX Player team is very happy to announce that we are now adding “AC-3” audio support in our latest version of the app
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Please.. PLEASE.. Pleeeeease add ChromeCast support.. :fingers-crossed:
ChromeCast & DTS are the only 2 things that are now missing from the already mammoth great MX Player.. :victory: :highfive:
It would be nice to make a SALE for a day or to for the Pro version to celebrate the AC-3 thing )))
thanks i just use MS player... Its one of the most usable software on android phone...I just go to purchase it.
Is the update released? I didnt get any update in play store
Thirumalai.K said:
MX Player team is very happy to announce that we are now adding “AC-3” audio support in our latest version of the app (i.e. MX Player v1.8.17 & MX Player Pro v1.8.16) in most of the regions.
If you have video files with “AC-3” audio, you can now play it without using any third-party / unofficial custom codecs…!
There are no extra efforts required on your end. Just relaunch the app again with working internet. Once, MX Player configuration is updated on your device, it will automatically start working again…!
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I also like to know if this is the case for DTS, too. Or do we still need the custom codec?
(btw. I'm in team Chromecast as well.)
Vankog said:
I also like to know if this is the case for DTS, too. Or do we still need the custom codec?
(btw. I'm in team Chromecast as well.)
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For DTS, you still need a custom codec as it's copyrighted.
Good new. thank you.
Will it work with Dolby Digital Plus?
zacharias.maladroit said:
you actually upgraded the app, or using the latest version right
rebooting the phone might help - or whatever the reason for not working is ...
CC: @Thirumalai.K
I'll take a look within the next days and see how it goes ...
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He has mentioned in most of the regions, Not all regions. I suspect, They might have excluded some regions especially US.
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Will it work with Dolby Digital Plus?
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DOlby Digital Plus is E-AC-3 & it's still protected by patents.
How to get the new mx player version?