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Best Video Player/Converter/Format

What does everyone use for:
a. Video Format and Size?
b. Software to Convert?
c. Media Player on their Kaiser to play their videos?
I am trying to determine what the all around most efficient video format and player is. Also looking for a great video converter that is efficient and preferably free.

avi-DivX
SUPER converter\pocket divx encoder
TCPMP!!!!! With Raw or DirectDraw drivers, works great for me!

i am currently using Magic DVD ripper which converts my movies/tv shows into avi's suitable for pda. File size is pretty big but it's pretty much perfect quality and great sound. oh and play them in TCPMP of course. I think my transformers movie is about 1.7gig

briggs81 said:
i am currently using Magic DVD ripper which converts my movies/tv shows into avi's suitable for pda. File size is pretty big but it's pretty much perfect quality and great sound. oh and play them in TCPMP of course. I think my transformers movie is about 1.7gig
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HA!
I got transformers dvd down to 300m/o with 320x240 divx

Sorry for going out of the topic..
I would like to know, what i have read on this forum that on Kaiser you can't play videos? than how can avi files can be run smoothly? Can anyone please elaborate.
Regards,

of course you can play video on the kaiser. just use xilisoft dvd ripper to convert a dvd and then install tcpmp on your pda

Check out the first post on this thread. It's what I use and have never had a problem...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=357330

convert video or coreplayer?

hi...as the topic....is there any programs or hack that can let me play all the video files( at least all the famous one) at my kaiser?
btw, is the kaiser originally able to play avi file?

samlee860407 said:
hi...as the topic....is there any programs or hack that can let me play all the video files( at least all the famous one) at my kaiser?
btw, is the kaiser originally able to play avi file?
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CorePlayer Mobile.

alltheway said:
CorePlayer Mobile.
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can it play .flv files? I think not.

hm....after some downloading, i use tcpmp0.72 and it seems sux and very very slow @@
while seems tcpm0.81 is even worse...
i will try coreplayer mobile...thanks

ahh... i need to buy it, cant even try? :'(
is there any free alternative?

TCPMP is the business... it's free, it runs pretty much any video file, and it's just as fast as WMP.

Audio said:
TCPMP is the business... it's free, it runs pretty much any video file, and it's just as fast as WMP.
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but if you want SPEED, go for CorePlayer

Audio said:
TCPMP is the business... it's free, it runs pretty much any video file, and it's just as fast as WMP.
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hm...so its 0.72version better or the 0.81 version better??
and isit possible to get a trial version of core player ?
doesnt want to fork out money for something that dont suits me

hm....after some more reading and trying
i got few more question to ask
1st : is there any free video converter that i can use and convert the video file and upload it to my kaiser? if there is can you guys link me some?
2nd: as like some here suggest, coreplayer, will the video quality that being played in the kaiser using coreplayer is better(or faster) if compared to the video quality of a converted video?
thanks

For converting, try this thread

samlee860407 said:
hm....after some downloading, i use tcpmp0.72 and it seems sux and very very slow @@
while seems tcpm0.81 is even worse...
i will try coreplayer mobile...thanks
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Try to put your video settings to Raw Buffering or GDI, it will go faster.
And search first next time, this has been said a dozen times...

thanks alot for all the answers man...i had search but seems too much complain about it
hehe...
am using divx to convert now...but would like to ask how will the quality of core media player if compared to it?
the quality of the file converted is not that bad...but will core media better?

CorePlayer
alltheway said:
CorePlayer Mobile.
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Bingo, same opinion

Win Media Player and AVI?

Is there a driver or codec I need to play AVI on my ATT Tilt??

yes, its called: use_the_search.exe

What is that...
WHat is use_the_search.exe???

avi is not a real format it's a container of many many many codecs
like divX and .....
http://pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php?soft=1080
this is the best general free player for pocketpc to play video

epauldc29 said:
WHat is use_the_search.exe???
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Sarcasm - they get that way with noobs sometimes

Fruitcake said:
yes, its called: use_the_search.exe
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Interesting, with such a helpful guy around, live is easy
As I could not find an addon for the media player to accept .avi I switched to Coreplayer. No regrets, but why use 2 programs where one could do the job?
So mr Fruitcake, please expose your sources.
Regards,

Player
The free playert is nice, but drags along - very low frames per minute it seems

BEST DVIX/XVID/wmv etc video player for FUZE?

what's the best video player that works well with FUZE??!?! pref. one that supports all popular formats..back in the days i used to use TCPMP 0.72 on my tilt..it worked very well..

Coreplayer... Best decoding and speed.

Broman400 said:
Coreplayer... Best decoding and speed.
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Not always, dependent on format, but agree is best allround player. Better results can be had if willing to encode specifically for Album/WMP..

doop said:
Not always, dependent on format, but agree is best allround player. Better results can be had if willing to encode specifically for Album/WMP..
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That would be mp4 VGA 640x480 @500kps Video and 128kb audio right?

philliyxx said:
That would be mp4 VGA 640x480 @500kps Video and 128kb audio right?
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That will play smooth, You can up the video bitrate but on small screen not going to tell much above 600

best hd/ video player?

I tried rock player lite, but it doesn't play hd vids very smoothly; I transcoded Star Trek 2009 to mp4, and its very jerky and doesn't play smooth..
Any other video players that you guys might recommend?
thanks so much; lovin' this damn thing!!!

atomb said:
The best I have used so far is MoboPlayer (http://moboplayer.com/moboplayer_en.html) You have to use the medium version since the Xoom doesn't support Neon. This is the only player I could get to play 720p video smoothly. Hope that helps and if you find something better let me know!
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I tried this and it works the best out of all i have tried. Make sure you get the medium version and not the Neon version.

unfortunately, mobo player does not recognize .m4v files, which is how I have saved my ripped Blu rays..

wase4711 said:
unfortunately, mobo player does not recognize .m4v files, which is how I have saved my ripped Blu rays..
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tried renaming them as mp4? usually does the trick for me if i recall. the two formats are almost identical.

I have had no trouble using the stock video player to play 720p videos encoded into a mp4 file. I would go that route and use the hardware decoding
Sent from my Xoom using my Xoom

diaa08 said:
tried renaming them as mp4? usually does the trick for me if i recall. the two formats are almost identical.
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thanks; doing that, and encoding 720p instead of 1080p seemed to fix it!

Any news on the android version of VLC??

wase4711 said:
thanks; doing that, and encoding 720p instead of 1080p seemed to fix it!
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The Xoom can easily handle 720p videos. I haven't tested 1080. It all depends on how you encode the video.
From what I've seen on the threads and in personal experience, there are really only two viable players: the Android native video player, and RockPlayer. Between these two, you should be able to enjoy all your video, provided you have encoded them correctly.

I hate converting videos, thats why i use mobo. Its played all my videos great. Much better than Rock played, vplayer advance same spot.

found one!
Vital player will play everything for me, including 1080p videos that I have encoded with Handbrake..
Loving this thing!!

rockplayer and the stock video player handles blu rays i convert with handbrake very well

I tried different players and playback quality is mostly the same. Perhaps minor, but I like the interface in mVideoPlayer - posters, IMDB links etc.

I have said it before and Ill say it again. Your best bet for video is to get PLEX. As of this writing it is still not Honeycomb ready. As a beta tester working with the devs, I can tell you that its playing video like a champ on my Xoom and a release to public should be coming very soon.

what good is telling us that here if WE can't download it yet?
you should wait until its released before you keep posting that here..

wase4711 said:
what good is telling us that here if WE can't download it yet?
you should wait until its released before you keep posting that here..
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Two reasons really.
Lets face facts that the majority of us here own a Xoom because we are Android nerds and already own a Android phone. So purchasing Plex on your phone will give you access to it on your Xoom when its available. In truth you can install it on your Xoom already, the video just does not work in the current release.
Two there is no quicker way to know about its updated release for Honeycomb compatibility then to have it already installed and letting the market inform you.
Lastly this is a community page and a community OS, so keeping others informed is kind of the way things work. If you have a problem with someone telling you that there will soon be an app released that will do X, but you cant have it yet, mumble quietly to yourself, but keep it to yourself.

ritalin said:
I have said it before and Ill say it again. Your best bet for video is to get PLEX. As of this writing it is still not Honeycomb ready. As a beta tester working with the devs, I can tell you that its playing video like a champ on my Xoom and a release to public should be coming very soon.
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Does it play local files yet or all still streamed from server? Also, any clue of an ETA?

dch921 said:
I have had no trouble using the stock video player to play 720p videos encoded into a mp4 file. I would go that route and use the hardware decoding
Sent from my Xoom using my Xoom
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Do you mean using stock player in hardware decoding mode?
How do you do this? I can't find the options for the stock player.
Thanks

QQPlayer is free and doesnt want any special permissions
Hi,
I use QQPlayer. It plays everything I have thrown at it and it does not need any special permissions to install.
-TheHoovie

I'm still using Mobo. I just played a 1080p Meet the Fockers avi I got from a torrent site over HDMI on my big TV and everything was perfect.

patass said:
I'm still using Mobo. I just played a 1080p Meet the Fockers avi I got from a torrent site over HDMI on my big TV and everything was perfect.
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Obviously wasn't high profile or it would have stuttered without sound.