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Anyone using DicePlayer?

Has anyone here been using DicePlayer as their video player? I just bought it recently after the dev fixed a subtitle issue I pointed out on the spot.
It can play 1080p high profile MKV's with just about any audio format (AC3, FLAC, etc.) on the Infuse and Galaxy S series without any sort of lag or reduced quality. Even the Galaxy S2 can't do that out of the box (it fails the "birds" test). Everything is completely hardware accelerated, so it doesn't drain battery as much as software players—CPU sits at 400MHz during playback. It also has the second-best subtitle rendering (internal MKV SSA/SRT supported) I've seen behind MX Video Player.
And best of all, it works with ANY ROM. MKV support was one of the few things originally holding me back from using non-Samsung ROM's, but now I can watch my Bluray rips on MIUI or CM7 without any issues.

THANK YOU! I've been looking for the perfect video player for CM7, and this one is it. Now I just have to wait for MHL functionality...

GGXtreme said:
Has anyone here been using DicePlayer as their video player? I just bought it recently after the dev fixed a subtitle issue I pointed out on the spot.
It can play 1080p high profile MKV's with just about any audio format (AC3, FLAC, etc.) on the Infuse and Galaxy S series without any sort of lag or reduced quality. Even the Galaxy S2 can't do that out of the box (it fails the "birds" test). Everything is completely hardware accelerated, so it doesn't drain battery as much as software players—CPU sits at 400MHz during playback. It also has the second-best subtitle rendering (internal MKV SSA/SRT supported) I've seen behind MX Video Player.
And best of all, it works with ANY ROM. MKV support was one of the few things originally holding me back from using non-Samsung ROM's, but now I can watch my Bluray rips on MIUI or CM7 without any issues.
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good find. if it weren't for mhl I might run cm7 or miui with that. also just a comment, its a shame that the manufacturers can't write software this good, and the ones that can don't care to offer it to the customer. imagine if Samsung had full documentation on mhl and all the video drivers, developers like the creater of this app could make these phones amazing.

Awesome man thanks a ton. Been looking for a MKV playerfor my infuse for a while that actually WORKS

ok guys the developer doesnt have this up for purchase now because of a problem with their account but i was playing with this and the mhl together and it actually doesnt mirror when using mhl, it output native resolution of the video just like the samsung player but scans better and plays smoother! i highly recommend this app to all!. i downloaded some 1080p trailers and played them through a computer monitor and there is no way they were playing at a lower resolution the clarity was amazing. i would have expected it to be downconverted to the res of the phone screen but no, something with the way the video drivers and opengl libraries are working gives the mhl full hd output with dice player as well as the samsung player. but the subtitles dont play through mhl, something i can live with for sure. also the annoying touch screen controls dont output through mhl unless it is in software decoding mode which is a plus.
i cant wait till they get their market account fixed so i can buy this app.

Free version currently still shows
*** Currently can not purchase the full version because the checkout account is suspended.
This is the only video player I found that could playback 720p mkv smoothly through dnla on my Samsung Galaxy S. Here's my setup.
Samsung Galaxy S / Skifta / Diceplayer (Full purchased off the market in Nov 2011)
Server running Serviio dnla server
1080p stutters but I think that is down to the single core in the Galxy S. 720p smooooooth.
I paid £3.35 in Nov for the full version of Diceplayer from the market but now can't reinstall since changing rom as I can't download it again from the market?
I didn't backup my apps with titanium before doing the upgrade or I could restore the app only.
I have emailed the developer with my receipt but have received no reply.
I could try and get hold of the apk but am unsure if the market license check will work when there is a problem with the developers checkout account?
Any ideas?

kendox said:
Free version currently still shows
*** Currently can not purchase the full version because the checkout account is suspended.
This is the only video player I found that could playback 720p mkv smoothly through dnla on my Samsung Galaxy S. Here's my setup.
Samsung Galaxy S / Skifta / Diceplayer (Full purchased off the market in Nov 2011)
Server running Serviio dnla server
1080p stutters but I think that is down to the single core in the Galxy S. 720p smooooooth.
I paid £3.35 in Nov for the full version of Diceplayer from the market but now can't reinstall since changing rom as I can't download it again from the market?
I didn't backup my apps with titanium before doing the upgrade or I could restore the app only.
I have emailed the developer with my receipt but have received no reply.
I could try and get hold of the apk but am unsure if the market license check will work when there is a problem with the developers checkout account?
Any ideas?
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If you bought it through the market, you should be able to redownload it through your Google account. I recently reinstalled DicePlayer through the market, even with that notice on the market page (although it was on the same ROM). Also, 1080p doesn't stutter on my Captivate. It's probably the video, as even certain 720p videos stutter on my Infuse with DicePlayer (but only a specific couple of files).

h.264 10-bit video Support

hello,
I might buy the Galaxy S8 Plus ( Snapdragon Model ) soon but need to make sure it can play an h.264 10-bit video using hardware decoding.
name of the video: [1080p][16_REF_L5.1][FLAC_5.1]Suzumiya Haruhi no Shou****su BD OP.mkv
this is a link for the sample video:
https://www.koi-sama.net/files/hi10/
I really appreciate the help, thank you.

I tried them on my Verizon 8+ and get "unsupported video codec" using the default video player.
I have not tried d/l VLC or an alternative to see if that works, it may.

could you please check using mx player h/w+ or h/w

MX Player hw+ doesn't seem to have a problem with any of the sample video decoding, got a complaint about unsupported audio (AC3) on one of the files though.

thank you for your help, I just purchased the phone ( G955U ) and it isn't working on hw+, is there a Rom or kernel you are using?

I'm using bone-stock as provided by Verizon, with all current system updates.
Videos d/l to local SD card and played off that from within MX Player. I noticed some traffic where spawning video playback via file explorer may not work in some cases so I opened the file directly in MX.
The MX Player I used was the free edition, freshly installed.
I have since bought MX Player Pro, and of course it works on my device.
System performance settings are at the default, no tweaking so far (phone is 4 days old).
Good luck, sorry I don't have more help to offer, still new with the device.

thanks for all your help, I really appreciate it.

If you haven't installed their codec pack, get it. I think it will fix your problems: MX Player Codec (ARMv7 NEON)

hello, tried it and didnt work, it does run 4k hevc 10-bit using hw but cant run h.264 10-bit unless I use sw (works well but fast battery drain).
thank you

Runs smooth and without problems or lags with the mx Player pro with the sw decoder. The hw decoder doesn't Work.

i use hw+
along with a custom codec for ac3

Yep custom MX codec canm be found here on XDA forum - use search.
It's up to 1.9.0... Anything older will get an "update codec" message....

I tried but no luck, it works on sw only, what is your phone's model?
mine is G955U Sprint Unlocked. all other codecs work ( even hevc 10-bit 4k ) but h.264 10-bit is only working on sw.

How do you setup the custom codec for AC3 (I recognize I'm being lazy by just asking...but I have a headache...)?

For C0derbear
Put on root directory of phoner or sd card and start MX player. Go to settings, and select "custom codec at bottom of list in decoder settings. Select codec with browser it opens.
That's if it doesn't detect the custom codec and ask to use it.
It will restart to apply codec...

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.
Sent from my phone

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.

MX Player Pro 1.9.24 does not play mpeg video

Once again ... my MX Player Pro is not able to play the same videos which played successfully last month.
I had the same problem which I posted earlier this year, but now the suggested custom codec in that thread does not work. I get this message: "video format (mpeg2video) is not supported"
I have MX Player Pro version 1.9.24 installed on my Samsung tablet running Android version: 4.4.2.
The app codec shows up as Armv7 Neon Type.
I have uninstalled and re-installed the ap, and checked for updates. Still does not play my videos.
I went to the link for mxvpen downloads and downloaded MX Player Pro 1.9.24 (ARM) using Chrome which performed an update. Still cannot get this app to play. I also tried installing the extra Neon Codec 1.9.19.
This is very aggravating and I regret buying this ap.
Any other ideas would be appreciated.

Troubleshooting MX Player Stutter

Hello,
This is my first post regarding MX Player but I think it could be useful for others if they find themselves in a similar situation.
I recently purchased a new Android box for streaming and have been using MX Player without issue for a couple years.
When installing the latest version of MX Player(1.52.1) and Latest version of codecs (1.49.0 ARMv7 neon) I have intermittent stutters and videos sometimes crash or fail to play.
I have a T95z Plus model. 2022 Upgrade Android 12
OSAndroid 12.0CPUH618 Quad-core cortex-A53GPUMali-G31 MP2RAM4GBROM32GB
The specs are similar or identical to my previous unit. I replaced due to frequent crashing and software annoyances.
My solution was to find a downgrade. I'm not sure if posting links is acceptable here but google is your friend.
In my case I was able to open MX Player on my old unit and browse the About section in the settings drop down.
There I was able to find the current version and codec version that I knew to be stable.
The version of MX Player that seems to be working without issue for me is 1.48.9 using Codec version 1.44.
Hopefully someone finds this post useful and google will find this thread. I was unable to find any solutions after a couple hours of searching google and the xda forums.

Hey
MX Player's HW decoder is nothing but a thin wrapper around Android MediaPlayer implementation on the device. If you are facing this with the HW decoder, it's likely due to a firmware bug or the video profile exceeding the device's capabilities.
Please try selecting HW+ by selecting the HW icon on the player window and check again. This may provide a better experience in case of firmware issues. If the problem persists, please collect a bug report and share it with us at [email protected] along with a video recording so that we can get this checked.
Lacks87 said:
Hello,
This is my first post regarding MX Player but I think it could be useful for others if they find themselves in a similar situation.
I recently purchased a new Android box for streaming and have been using MX Player without issue for a couple years.
When installing the latest version of MX Player(1.52.1) and Latest version of codecs (1.49.0 ARMv7 neon) I have intermittent stutters and videos sometimes crash or fail to play.
I have a T95z Plus model. 2022 Upgrade Android 12
OSAndroid 12.0CPUH618 Quad-core cortex-A53GPUMali-G31 MP2RAM4GBROM32GB
The specs are similar or identical to my previous unit. I replaced due to frequent crashing and software annoyances.
My solution was to find a downgrade. I'm not sure if posting links is acceptable here but google is your friend.
In my case I was able to open MX Player on my old unit and browse the About section in the settings drop down.
There I was able to find the current version and codec version that I knew to be stable.
The version of MX Player that seems to be working without issue for me is 1.48.9 using Codec version 1.44.
Hopefully someone finds this post useful and google will find this thread. I was unable to find any solutions after a couple hours of searching google and the xda forums.
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