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Good video playback on your Kaiser (Using Divx)

Please try this if you are suffering problems with video playback on your Kaiser (NOT VIDEO GAMES).
Go to the OFFICIAL DivX website and download the latest full package. Try out the DivX converter using the setting 'Mobile' (you can try it for a period then if you like it you can then purchase it).
This device has its faults but if you are not prepared to work around this you should not post on this developers site!
I can play any movie file over WiFi from my WLHDD2.5 in perfect rendition (for a PDA) after doing this with the basic TCPMP set to GDI playback.
JUST GIVE IT A TRY, you have nothing to lose!!!
EDIT..Use the .81 version of TCPMP if you can get it, buffer processing is faster.

Farsquidge said:
Please try this if you are suffering problems with video playback on your Kaiser (NOT VIDEO GAMES).
Go to the OFFICIAL DivX website and download the latest full package. Try out the DivX converter using the setting 'Mobile' (you can try it for a period then if you like it you can then purchase it).
This device has its faults but if you are not prepared to work around this you should not post on this developers site!
I can play any movie file over WiFi from my WLHDD2.5 in perfect rendition (for a PDA) after doing this with the basic TCPMP set to GDI playback.
JUST GIVE IT A TRY, you have nothing to lose!!!
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Again, we all know we can view videos at a good speed after having converted them. But our Kaiser should read them with no conversion at all.
We have enough solutions to convert videos, thanks for this one, but it is just one more ...

dizzy33 said:
Again, we all know we can view videos at a good speed after having converted them. But our Kaiser should read them with no conversion at all.
We have enough solutions to convert videos, thanks for this one, but it is just one more ...
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I can not assist the mentally blocked so please do not give negatives until people have had time to try it THANKS!!
One would like to ask where it is said that Windows Mobile plays un-converted files??? It is primarily designed to sync via Windows media player.(as is the iSpudge with its PC software)..All other video playback is user selected and not fully supported. No lawsuit here I'm afraid...
OH, and BTW, did you selectively miss this in the first post???
'This device has its faults but if you are not prepared to work around this you should not post on this developers site! '

deleted ....problem solved.... i am just too stupid lol

samlee860407 said:
hm....my kaiser cant play the file that i converted using divx ....
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If you used the OFFICIAL DiVx converter in the latest DiVx full package, it would play with any TCPMP! You have some setup problem there buddy...

Farsquidge said:
If you used the OFFICIAL DiVx converter in the latest DiVx full package, it would play with any TCPMP! You have some setup problem there buddy...
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yes...i just firgue it out that i cant double click the converted file and expect it to play @@
then i try to edit before you post...but then again i din click the post button...lol
anyway...thanks alot bro
the quality is good, just that nid to spend some time to convert
btw, Farsquidge, did you use core media player before?

samlee860407 said:
yes...i just firgue it out that i cant double click the converted file and expect it to play @@
then i try to edit before you post...but then again i din click the post button...lol
anyway...thanks alot bro
the quality is good, just that nid to spend some time to convert
btw, Farsquidge, did you use core media player before?
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No, I am stuck here with TCPMP until I get back to UK to purchase the new Coreplayer as my cred card wont work from the UAE online.
I am just trying to pass on any workarounds I find to others. I expect a massive factor of improvement when I get it but anything before that will also help others.

ah....massive improvement huh
is coreplayer really that good?
really wish to try it, only if i no need to pay 1st
but then the divx convertor is really easy to use, just that it takes time to convert

CorePlayer
samlee860407 said:
is coreplayer really that good?
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Definitely !
Cheers
hrb

samlee860407 said:
ah....massive improvement huh
is coreplayer really that good?
really wish to try it, only if i no need to pay 1st
but then the divx convertor is really easy to use, just that it takes time to convert
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Yep, it does!! But has patience been lost? We are developers... Not miracle workers.. Even iTunes takes full control of the other type of unit (COMPLETELY!) to convert...I think the fact we still have a factor of control on our devices to CHOOSE is befuddling people... If it was all fully auto then XDA would no longer exist!!!

ahh....hehe, good good
well...maybe coz i am converting prison break and stuff which is quite big in file....hehe
thanks all again

Farsquidge said:
One would like to ask where it is said that Windows Mobile plays un-converted files??? It is primarily designed to sync via Windows media player.(as is the iSpudge with its PC software)..All other video playback is user selected and not fully supported. No lawsuit here I'm afraid...
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Video??? I can't even get WMP to sync more than 30 songs before dropping the connection. It took me 5 nights of sitting there reconnecting every 90 minutes or so just to get 4GB of music synced up. I have to say, this is one job the iPhone handles WAY, WAY, WAY better. The whole MS thing is just sad and disappointing.
It's funny that everyone talks about how it is nice to be able to install 3rd party apps to make your device better. Yes, you can not yet install 3rd party apps on the iPhone, but the biggest point is, in many case you don't need to. The browser works great, chat works great, music playback works great, video playback works great, google maps work great, email works great, etc....
My suggestion for video on the Kaiser is, don't waste your time with it. I have wasted 10s of hours trying and it is just not worth it. I have tried 6 different encoders including DivX, Pocket Divx, Handbrake, 4 different file types and countless bitrates, framerates and codecs.

tbh,i would really wanted an iphone but there are some major flaw that why i din buy it although its my dream phone
1st, its not available in my place officially(only can get cracked version), no 3g, no mms,can edit word,excel and blah blah
and although i dont knw will i face the same problem when i am syncing songs, as i haven try yet
but no, you dont need to waste 10hours to get ur kaiser to play video
just downlaod tctm, install it in kaiser
download divx, convert it as the 1st post says so, then upload to ur device...done
less then 30minutes all done

jgermuga said:
Video??? I can't even get WMP to sync more than 30 songs before dropping the connection. It took me 5 nights of sitting there reconnecting every 90 minutes or so just to get 4GB of music synced up. I have to say, this is one job the iPhone handles WAY, WAY, WAY better. The whole MS thing is just sad and disappointing.
It's funny that everyone talks about how it is nice to be able to install 3rd party apps to make your device better. Yes, you can not yet install 3rd party apps on the iPhone, but the biggest point is, in many case you don't need to. The browser works great, chat works great, music playback works great, video playback works great, google maps work great, email works great, etc....
My suggestion for video on the Kaiser is, don't waste your time with it. I have wasted 10s of hours trying and it is just not worth it. I have tried 6 different encoders including DivX, Pocket Divx, Handbrake, 4 different file types and countless bitrates, framerates and codecs.
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OK, BUT, please don't express your opinion until you have tested this yourself and posted any problems with it! Let others decide???
Many thanks..

That's a great idea, Farsquidge!
I know this topic has been covered extensively (see here), but all applications which provide help to the user are welcome.
A freeware alternative is available, too, which you may be interested in (and requires a bit of tweaking for us tech-inclined): http://www.pocketdivxencoder.net/

vpoet said:
That's a great idea, Farsquidge!
I know this topic has been covered extensively (see here), but all applications which provide help to the user are welcome.
A freeware alternative is available, too, which you may be interested in (and requires a bit of tweaking for us tech-inclined): http://www.pocketdivxencoder.net/
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I hope some can use this to move forward.
Best thing I have from you is the sig tag... Just taken it as my mother died 15/01/08 of cancer so have joined your group.

Farsquidge said:
I hope some can use this to move forward.
Best thing I have from you is the sig tag... Just taken it as my mother died 15/01/08 of cancer so have joined your group.
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I am so sorry for your loss. My mother had breast cancer year before last, and my grandmother before her. It's great to know, though, that our children may have no need to worry about such a devastating disease with the research our generations are putting into this area. God bless you, Farsquidge!

vpoet said:
I am so sorry for your loss. My mother had breast cancer year before last, and my grandmother before her. It's great to know, though, that our children may have no need to worry about such a devastating disease with the research our generations are putting into this area. God bless you, Farsquidge!
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Thanks, I have her in my heart always, and, as we were both from Yorkshire, England...she would say, 'If you don't mean what you say, I will tan your hide!!'
She was a pearl!!!

I use a product called "Wondershare DVD Ripper Suite" (has a ripper and a converter) and it has a nice batch feature as well. I have also had success with "SPB DVD" and "DVD to PocketPC" by a company called Makayama. "Ashampoo Shrink and Burn 3" does fine for me as well. Also, I have noticed that Windows Media Player performs some type of conversion/compression when syncing. For example, "Star Wars 3" is a 855 MB WMV file, but when I synced it to my device it was only 359 MB. However, when I transferred the original 855 MB file to my storage card using a card reader it was still 855 MB - what is Windows Media Player doing besides syncing?

ellergek said:
what is Windows Media Player doing besides syncing?
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It is probably doing its best to convert a video file (of which there are MANY formats) to the preferred WM AVI PDA format. If you do not have the corresponding CODEC in your PC WM player it will not even try..Everyone has to try to standardise their media format for the player designate. If you expect the file you have on your PC/Laptop to play the same on your portable device 100% without conversion then I am afraid you are living in cloud cuckoo land! The processor speed and video codecs are radically different for WM devices against full Windows machines. (irrespective of any driver omission before anyone starts!!)
Aspect Ratio is not only for screen playback... it is for what you expect from your device....

Does anyone watch videos on their phone?

what kind of file types do you download?
Do you use a converter?
I downloaded some movies from this blackberry movies site and that was fine. But none of the videos I have on my computer work.

YEA..I ACTUALLY HAVE Clash of the titans, and harold and kumar on my HERO. i used Xilisoft Convertor and converted it. Works great on the phone.

t12icky0 said:
YEA..I ACTUALLY HAVE Clash of the titans, and harold and kumar on my HERO. i used Xilisoft Convertor and converted it. Works great on the phone.
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do you just convert everything to mp4?

I use Allok works great

DivX is one the most popular format for videos for computers, but only one app (yxplayer)will play them. It cost $20, and doesn't work anymore. It worked in 1.5, but after a few rom flashes on my part and updates on their part, it would freeze the video randomly. If there is a way I could pull the apk from one of my old nands, when it was still xyplayer, it might work.

HandBreak FTW!

HandBreak FTW!
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is that an app or conversion program
Sent from my HERO200 using Tapatalk

An awesome conversion program, then use mVideoplayer from the market. It remembers your brightness setting for watching movies, the position you were in the movie if you tab out to do something else and come back, you'll be ready to pick up right where you were. Even has srt/sub title support for those like myself who watch subbed anime on the go.
Terrific player + handbrake makes crunching movies down into the correct file type and size (480x320) a cinch.

i was hoping someone would ask that question. Try the videoplayer.apk from the droidx

what does that play.
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TheNexxuvas said:
An awesome conversion program, then use mVideoplayer from the market. It remembers your brightness setting for watching movies, the position you were in the movie if you tab out to do something else and come back, you'll be ready to pick up right where you were. Even has srt/sub title support for those like myself who watch subbed anime on the go.
Terrific player + handbrake makes crunching movies down into the correct file type and size (480x320) a cinch.
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Please post the Handbrake settings you used to convert videos for the Hero.
I haven't looked at HB in quite awhile. Does the latest version come with a default Android profile?

mkhopper said:
Please post the Handbrake settings you used to convert videos for the Hero.
I haven't looked at HB in quite awhile. Does the latest version come with a default Android profile?
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i'm using an older version, psp settings work fine for it......

gonzoangel said:
what kind of file types do you download?
Do you use a converter?
I downloaded some movies from this blackberry movies site and that was fine. But none of the videos I have on my computer work.
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Im gonna keep it simple. Use Videora Android Coverter. I download .avi files or .mp4 and convert them using these setting.
H.264/.mp4 >500kbps
aac/96kbps
23.976 FR
320x480
perfect files size for any SD card, playable with Double Twist or Meridian.

Same Specs, only with HandBrake.
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H.264/.mp4 >500kbps
aac/96kbps
23.976 FR
320x480
perfect files size for any SD card, playable with Double Twist or Meridian.
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Thanks, I will try converting some podcasts with those specs in HandBrake and see how it comes out playing in DoubleTwist. I feel like you can't put the Hero through too much before it will start to become way too laggy or something.... haha

[Q] Movie sources for Captivate?

Hey all, first post here. I have what should be a simple question but I can't find a clear answer. I'm going on a trip and want to watch a movie on the awesome Captivate screen but I'm unsure of where to find any. Does anyone know if there are online (legal) sources where I can purchase/rent & download a movie or TV show? Does Amazon movies work on the Captivate?
Thanks for the help in advance.

Agraceffa said:
Hey all, first post here. I have what should be a simple question but I can't find a clear answer. I'm going on a trip and want to watch a movie on the awesome Captivate screen but I'm unsure of where to find any. Does anyone know if there are online (legal) sources where I can purchase/rent & download a movie or TV show? Does Amazon movies work on the Captivate?
Thanks for the help in advance.
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I am not that sure of the technical details of the formats but I have used anydvd and handbrake (high profile settings) to convert my personal DVD collection. The screen is incredible on this phone.

I always watch disney movies on youtube by typing disney name and part 1
They're magical
Sent from my phone so excuse the spelling errors

Alright, I guess I'm sol until I have a chance to convert some videos at home. Thanks anyways guys!

Agraceffa said:
Alright, I guess I'm sol until I have a chance to convert some videos at home. Thanks anyways guys!
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I've yet to run into a format our phones can't use (I hear there are SOME issues with 1080p mkv). As long as it's capable of supporting the license files if something is DRM locked, it should open in the video player.

Kaik541 said:
I've yet to run into a format our phones can't use (I hear there are SOME issues with 1080p mkv). As long as it's capable of supporting the license files if something is DRM locked, it should open in the video player.
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And if the phone's default player can't play it, there's always RockPlayer and a few others available in the market that will do the job.

[Q] movies...

so i know theres a few posts about this but i cant find the one that works. i want to rip some episodes off a dvd and put it on the phone. ive been trying on handbrake all day and it wont work. it plays back all choppy on the computer and phone. please help is there a better program to rip dvds???

I use dvddecrypter to rip and autogk for converting. That being said I haven't used It for the captivate yet.
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Ive been using dvd fab platnuim to rip dvds onto my captivate. Havent experienced a problem yet.
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so i used dvdfab and i guess i ripped the dvd but it has no sound. i am a total noob so im growing impatient... lol

JagoRacing said:
so i used dvdfab and i guess i ripped the dvd but it has no sound. i am a total noob so im growing impatient... lol
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If you want to start easy, just rip with the movie to mobile option and pick iPhone. It should work fine.

Well to anyone who wants to know... I used dvdfab and just ripped using the generic type and then saved it to the sd card on my phone and it plays perfectly. so if theres any of yall that cant do it then just follow what i did. download dvdfab and then pick source from dvd then click rip and then generic and then start. let it finish then mount your phone to computer then drag and drop movie to sd card. done and done...

JagoRacing said:
Well to anyone who wants to know... I used dvdfab and just ripped using the generic type and then saved it to the sd card on my phone and it plays perfectly. so if theres any of yall that cant do it then just follow what i did. download dvdfab and then pick source from dvd then click rip and then generic and then start. let it finish then mount your phone to computer then drag and drop movie to sd card. done and done...
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I find if i pick iPhone and then change the screen resolution to match the 480 x 800 pixels (depends on the movie ratio) - that i get a slightly smaller file size then doing generic. I also found MP4 smaller then MKV.

Here's a program you can buy for $9.95 or you can also just download the free version for the Droid Incredible which has the same resolution as the Galaxy S. http://www.tools4movies.com/

The only videos I have on my Cappy are frlm youtube. I download ek from youtube in flv format and use handbreak to convert them to mp4 and they play without issue. Ive been wandering what video codecs are supported. Ive successfully played h.264 720p brrips flawlessly off my sd card(class4) and couldnt be happier.
As far as Im aware, the Cappy is sorta like the PS3...add a file and it should play. I have found out that it dosent really like flv..soooo..I convert all my youtube ahit to mp4 and leave all my brrips as the are and everything plays fine.
Sent from the awespme Captivate using the best app in the market.

Hey guy how do you get the videos from youtube??? not on the phone just in general to you computer...

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The only videos I have on my Cappy are frlm youtube. I download ek from youtube in flv format and use handbreak to convert them to mp4 and they play without issue. Ive been wandering what video codecs are supported. Ive successfully played h.264 720p brrips flawlessly off my sd card(class4) and couldnt be happier.
As far as Im aware, the Cappy is sorta like the PS3...add a file and it should play. I have found out that it dosent really like flv..soooo..I convert all my youtube ahit to mp4 and leave all my brrips as the are and everything plays fine.
Sent from the awespme Captivate using the best app in the market.
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I think there's a program called jetvd that will allow you to download mp4s straight from youtube
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Hey guy how do you get the videos from youtube??? not on the phone just in general to you computer...
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There's a website called keepvid.com that will allow you to download youtube videos. Just copy and paste the youtube url into the box and it does the rest

smurfgod said:
The only videos I have on my Cappy are frlm youtube. I download ek from youtube in flv format and use handbreak to convert them to mp4 and they play without issue. Ive been wandering what video codecs are supported. Ive successfully played h.264 720p brrips flawlessly off my sd card(class4) and couldnt be happier.
As far as Im aware, the Cappy is sorta like the PS3...add a file and it should play. I have found out that it dosent really like flv..soooo..I convert all my youtube ahit to mp4 and leave all my brrips as the are and everything plays fine.
Sent from the awespme Captivate using the best app in the market.
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What steps are you taking to brrip?

coldbeverage said:
What steps are you taking to brrip?
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Torrents..lol
From what I've read, it's a long drawn out process that really sucks and I have no idea how it's done.
Sorry.

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I use DVD Decrypter to rip the DVD then AutoGK to convert it to xvid. Transfer the movies to my SD and it plays perfectly. I also have Rock Player instead of the stock media player. Doing a comparison between the two there is a slight improvement on the quality using Rock Player.

[Q] Can VLC be ported to SGS?

Hi Guys & gals.
Since VLC player has already been ported to iPhone 4, & the sources available for anyone to comile it for any other platform of his/her choice, what's stopping someone from porting it?
Advantages:
- dont bother about conversion, can play all.
- many others that are not apperent to me as of now .
The source code page - http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-sources.html
I know this thread doesn't belong in this forum, will be tossed to the appropriate one at appropriate time by appropriate people & I welcome it.

i still prefer mVideoPlayer

yeah, advantage "dont bother about conversion" is kinds pontless - we already can play everything.

would be cool if we could watch divx-streams

Thank you all for answering, but if its on iPhone 4 why not on my SGS?

ragin said:
Thank you all for answering, but if its on iPhone 4 why not on my SGS?
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same thing applies: we have something like mvideoplayer on SGS, why not on iPhone?

VLC uses software decoding/rendering to display movies. This sucks. Bad.
mVideoPlayer uses the on device codecs, which use the on device GPU to decode/render movies. This is way, way better.
So yeah, VLC can be ported, but I doubt anybody will put in the kind of insane work required when mVideoPlayer is available - with mVideoPlayer on an SGS being the best (by far) video solution for any mobile device available.

+1 for this

RyanZA said:
VLC uses software decoding/rendering to display movies. This sucks. Bad.
mVideoPlayer uses the on device codecs, which use the on device GPU to decode/render movies. This is way, way better.
So yeah, VLC can be ported, but I doubt anybody will put in the kind of insane work required when mVideoPlayer is available - with mVideoPlayer on an SGS being the best (by far) video solution for any mobile device available.
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Thanks for the info. Just because VLC has been my fav player on my laptop, so this question.
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ragin said:
Thanks for the info. Just because VLC has been my fav player on my laptop, so this question.
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To be honest vlc suks big time even on windows. You can download many-many players that look better, work faster, have more options, play same amount of file types and do it faster.

Window media player classic is a good one. Search for CCCP on Google. I only use VLC for region locked DVDs.

VPlayer is good enough?
http://www.appbrain.com/app/vplayer-alpha/me.abitno.vplayer
(unless you actually want the orange cone etc.)

+1 for Media Player Classic
The best one i've come across so far.

Thread moved to Q&A.

You can go to the VLC forum and see that they are working on it.
http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=47310&start=20

+1 for VLC.
mVideoPlayer does NOT play all formats, like .rm (Real Media Codec) which VLC does.

dupel said:
To be honest vlc suks big time even on windows. You can download many-many players that look better, work faster, have more options, play same amount of file types and do it faster.
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Such as...?
/I don't want it on my Galaxy S since it won't be h/w accelerated, but I think it's a damn good cross-platform player

Yes. Such as? I don't know of a better video player on windows than VLC. Please enlighten us all of one that is better.

galaxyms said:
Yes. Such as? I don't know of a better video player on windows than VLC. Please enlighten us all of one that is better.
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Depends on your criteria. I personally prefer Media Player Classic Home Cinema with ffdshow.