In the HTC camcorder even you choose the encoding method as MPEG it would save the file as 3gp, but with this it will save the file as mp4. I had to modify a few smali files to get it working.
This is only changing the extension. The videos are already being recorded in an mpeg-4 stream, they are just being created with a .3gp extension. This is really only for people who need the extension to be mp4 for some specific reason.
I have tested this a bit so be sure to back up your original HTCCamera.apk just in case.
Download it here.
As you can see below, nothing with the encoding has changed.
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In recovery:
mount system
adb shell
mv /system/app/HTCCamera.apk /system/app/HTCCamera.apk_
exit
adb push HTCCamera.apk /system/app/
adb shell
chmod 0644 /system/app/HTCCamera.apk
exit
adb reboot
Does this also change the audio codec to something useable like AAC? Love your roms, use them and enjoy them heavily, mp4 usable on the ps3 would be amazing!
quepaso said:
Does this also change the audio codec to something useable like AAC? Love your roms, use them and enjoy them heavily, mp4 usable on the ps3 would be amazing!
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No, I can't change how its encoded. This is only changing the extension. The videos are already being recorded in an mpeg-4 stream, they are just being created with a .3gp extension.
Can you make 720p or any other recording resolution do > 30fps. The framerate on 720p is garbage.
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shoman24v said:
Can you make 720p or any other recording resolution do > 30fps. The framerate on 720p is garbage.
Sent from my Droid Incredible using Tapatalk
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Nope, I have no idea how to do that... This wasn't very difficult, it just took some digging.
720p at 30 fps is fine. The problem is that we aren't hitting that fps.
Can't squeeze blood from a turnip, and you cannot make hardware do something its unable to with the current OS.
As for aac audio streams, I doubt this phone supports it. I know where to change it, but so do a lot of people, esp. on the N1 forums. I've not heard of a successful case yet. Not even CM6 does it.
Before i flashed to your newest rom, i decided to try this on the existing rom.. Took footage of my room and what do you know, streams to the ps3 just fine.. But i pressed select and the Audio had dolby digital in it, meaning sound worked.. I took another video but this time played a song. Tried it and it worked!!!
This is AMAZING news! Before i had to sit there and convert the videos and they usually ended up not even working, now using PS3 Media Server, they work no problem. Thanks so much, you should take a look for the Evo guys and get it fixed for them as well if you can, i have a feeling all my evo owning family members are going to want in!
If you folks want to see if the aac audio codec will work, you can try this. Install it via clockwork, but make a nandroid.
adrynalyne said:
720p at 30 fps is fine. The problem is that we aren't hitting that fps.
Can't squeeze blood from a turnip, and you cannot make hardware do something its unable to with the current OS.
As for aac audio streams, I doubt this phone supports it. I know where to change it, but so do a lot of people, esp. on the N1 forums. I've not heard of a successful case yet. Not even CM6 does it.
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Well, i look forward to this .MP4 mod cooked into your next Rom, also, the recent WIFItether AP mode. Which by the way works great on your #2 Rom. Great Work.
adrynalyne said:
If you folks want to see if the aac audio codec will work, you can try this. Install it via clockwork, but make a nandroid.
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Im just about to re-flash/wipe the whole phone, would i need a nandroid for any reason?
Is it possible to record videos that use H.264 when res set to 720p?it should improve its 720p quality.it can only set to WVGA when it uses H.264.
Used the AAC Flash zip. Tried another video, using PS3 media server, it played fine with audio. Decided to plug the phone strait to the PS3 and try it there, Unsupported data on all 3 mp4 files. So no dice on native, but works streamed which is what i wanted in the first place.
I was digging through some files on the stock froyo kernel last week and it seems that they may have added mp4 as a container option, although I haven't loaded up the .zip to check.
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quepaso said:
Used the AAC Flash zip. Tried another video, using PS3 media server, it played fine with audio. Decided to plug the phone strait to the PS3 and try it there, Unsupported data on all 3 mp4 files. So no dice on native, but works streamed which is what i wanted in the first place.
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Are you using Twonky server to connect to ps3 as a media server... or you got something better?
coontag said:
Are you using Twonky server to connect to ps3 as a media server... or you got something better?
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Use PMS (PS3 Media Server). Everything else is a joke.
quepaso- PMS is for windows/mac/linux correct? so your saving newly encoded media files to a computer then accessing via the ps3 not connecting android to connect to ps3 directly via a media server. correct?
Yes, i just copy the mp4 file to my media server pc (it houses all my music, pictures and blu-ray movies that get streamed to the ps3s in the house), and the ps3 plays them back fine.
I am not streaming directly from the phone because that would be insanely slow. My entire house is wired with ethernet.
hmm... im getting unsupported data error from ps3.
vid records just fine and is stored as mp4 with the acc zip installed... i then i moved video from android to desktop.
When i access the file from ps3 via PMS i can see the file (even with the thumbnail preview)but clicking it causes it to go "unsupported"
any ideas?
Try mediainfo to see what the contents of the container are
mediainfo.sourceforge.net
Will all do respect Quepaso implied that the mp4 extension was already supported by the ps3. If I have to convert from .mp4 to another supported output what's the point in having the vids save as mp4 in the first place?
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I don't know if it has been posted here before(search for q8 returned no results) but I've stumbled upon something that might be useful. Maybe something to give back for all the cooked roms I've used. I'll quote the text files that came with them below. Enjoy.
Real media decoder plugin for Windows Media Player 10 mobile.txt:
I stumbled across this rm decoder for WMP mobile in another forum. 1O_+6|+b
Just Download the .cab file and install.
can play rmvb in WMP mobile.
I tried this in my HP IPAQ 112 (WM6 , 624Mhz cpu, 64M ram, WMP 10 mobile)
It can play 320*240 .rmvb files but gets jerky in 640*480 .rmvb files
For details, go to http://bbs.pdafans.com/viewthread.php?tid=485020&highlight=mplayer
And for your reference,
the above file <20 small.rmvb> can be played perfectly in my machine:
Video: RealVideo 3 320x240 25.00fps 901Kbps [Output 00 (Video Stream)]
Audio: RealAudio COOK 44100Hz stereo [Output 01 (Audio Stream)]
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More plugins (3gp, aac, mp4, ra, rmvb...) for WMP mobile.txt:
More plugins (3gp, aac, mp4, ra, rmvb...) for WMP mobile
You can now play 3gp, acc, mp4, ra, ram, rm, rmvb... in Windows Media Player Mobile U
Installing the attached cab files (some ppc lover extracted it from moto Q8 Rom and repacked it).
Q8 Real.zip: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DNB8YV5G
WMP Q8 All Codec.zip:http://www.megaupload.com/?d=0WIKRHTQ
outfaller said:
I don't know if it has been posted here before(search for q8 returned no results) but I've stumbled upon something that might be useful. Maybe something to give back for all the cooked roms I've used. I'll quote the text files that came with them below. Enjoy.
Real media decoder plugin for Windows Media Player 10 mobile.txt:
I stumbled across this rm decoder for WMP mobile in another forum. 1O_+6|+b
Just Download the .cab file and install.
can play rmvb in WMP mobile.
I tried this in my HP IPAQ 112 (WM6 , 624Mhz cpu, 64M ram, WMP 10 mobile)
It can play 320*240 .rmvb files but gets jerky in 640*480 .rmvb files
For details, go to http://bbs.pdafans.com/viewthread.php?tid=485020&highlight=mplayer
And for your reference,
the above file <20 small.rmvb> can be played perfectly in my machine:
Video: RealVideo 3 320x240 25.00fps 901Kbps [Output 00 (Video Stream)]
Audio: RealAudio COOK 44100Hz stereo [Output 01 (Audio Stream)]
More plugins (3gp, aac, mp4, ra, rmvb...) for WMP mobile.txt:
More plugins (3gp, aac, mp4, ra, rmvb...) for WMP mobile
You can now play 3gp, acc, mp4, ra, ram, rm, rmvb... in Windows Media Player Mobile U
Installing the attached cab files (some ppc lover extracted it from moto Q8 Rom and repacked it).
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Nice But still not compare to TCPMP because it has Avi Divx Support
I agree that TCPMP player is so much better, but it is nice to have these codecs.
What kind of WM6 theme is that?
It's darker then the official Windows Mobile blue theme, installed on my HTC Touch.
Could you please upload it?
What kind of WM6 theme is that?
It's darker then the official Windows Mobile blue theme, installed on my HTC Touch.
Could you please upload it?
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Don't know what theme is that. Pictures came with the files.
Looks like the Tmobile Wing theme...
I tried these plugins but I could not get it to play my 3gp files. Any ideas?
yrsmart said:
I tried these plugins but I could not get it to play my 3gp files. Any ideas?
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anyone please?
this does not work for me.
does not also work for me.
It appeared to be japanese? Maybe its not compatible? Im in agreeance with the others though! TCPMP is much better, It's got PLENTY of CODEC's! TCPMP FTW!
I installed this on a Touch HD, with coreplayer 1.3. It installed but WMP couldn't open anything new so i tried with Core and now CorePlayer wouldn't even open, so I uninstalled Q8. And CorePlayer Still would no longer open. soft reset..still dead Coreplayer. so i uninstalled Core.. reset and reinstalled Core... And it still no longer works. DEAD. worked great before i'll see what their support says but thought I'd give all a heads up.
Update: Haven't heard from Core Support yet so thought I'd install TCPMP in the mean time... It crashes now. installs wont run... so some thing is hosed up I searched found referenced: (http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-357053.html) checked and none of the files listed to manually delete exist.
can Anyone help?
hello guys
i've dwnloaded the wmp q8 all codecs and smthin wierd just happened like my htc jade aka 3g doesnt play storage card ringtones when sm1 calls or even to review them from the sounds sittings !
its really confusing i removed the codec then the ringtones responded normaly, does any one can help me on this ?
thanks in advance.
rmvb! that's the file i need! heh! thx alot, but i can't download from megaupload, mind if mirror'ing to mediafire>? thx
yes but does TCPMP have rmvb codecs
Thanks for the codecs
I have been searching for hours to find a player that will launch from outlook and play an .au file.
While other players would play .au files I could not get then to work from Outlook.
Don`t use the "WMP Q8 All Codec.cab"!!!
Since i have installed the cab, my handy plays nothing more and i think i have to restore it completly. It makes me angry.
with friendly reguards
I read about that this codecs only work in devices with Intel Xcale processor, like HTC Athena (x7500), , Dell Axim x50/x51 series, HP iPAQ’s...
works perfectly with Dell Axim x51v.
Hi Guys,
I really want to show off the screen quality of my TD2 to all my mates especially those ith iphones, ive the core media player which i must say is very good, whats is the highest quality video i could play on the phone?
I download the film Role Models which was a DVDrip axxo, but there was a lot of jurking.
Also whats the best video converter, im using "any video converter" at the moment but unsure which is the;-
1. best film format
2. best videso bit rate
3. best frame rate
our phones can handle
Thanks for any help anyone can input.....cheers
come on people, no one knw the answer to these questions?!
My experience is you can't expect to play most DVD rips from the web, the combination of the full D1 (DVD) resolution and the usual bitrates is just too much for the Diamond2. You would need a dedicated media player like an Archos for that.
You can play DVD resolution rips if the maximum bitrate is much reduced (to 700 - 1000kbps) or you can play higher bitrate movies if the resolution is reduced to less than DVD. Either way you'll have to transcode the movie which is a pain.
From what I read in a Touch HD review, Divx encoded (avi) movies were the most successful.
There is one way to play downloaded DVD rips on the D2. You have to go to Coreplayers settings and reduce "video quality" from "high" to "medium". Then it plays without jerkiness, but the picture quality is s**t. Not good if you're trying to show it off to your mates.
Thanks for the response Peter, appreciate it! Ive just download a few more movies, Iron Man and Madagascar, both run amazingly. suffice to say mates were impressed and my archos 404 is heading towards the bin
I'm glad your credibility (and that of the brilliant D2) was salvaged! Current Archos players belong in the bin
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I get best playback by encoding the video using "HTC Touch HD Video Converter", and playing the video in the HTC Album player.
HTC Touch HD Video Converter is located here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=467112
I recomend "SUPER" for convert all you videos and also follow this guide. Will give you awesome results...
Guide located here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=446366
later,
Tyrone
You can also use Vuze. I use it to download the music videos torrents, and it transcodes automatically every file downloaded, so, no hassle. Just set it up the way you like your vidz converted, then off you go, mate.
Of course, for the record, dowloading movies is illegal if you don't own the DVD, and if you do, then you don't have to download that movie again, and blah blah blah.
Please refrain giving titles here, or the MPAA will come get your ass.
to the above poster...
what settings / res / file types (.avi / mp4) do i need to set Vuze too?? I'm new at windows mobile and most stuff really lol.
cheers!!
Thanks for the awesome feedback guys.....
been reading through and it seems like these would be the best settings using Super Video Converter and playing in Core media player
Settings below:
1. swf or flv (Flash) container
2. Flash Video codec
3. mp3 Audio codec
4. DirectShow off
5. 580x348 widescreen 1.6 ratio resolution
6. framerate according to source video for keeping sync
7. 2544 kbps video bitrate
8. High Quality Checked
9. 44100 Freq audio
10. Stereo audio
11. 112 kbps Audio bitrate
But note as these are the best settings for the HD, would point 5. the video scale size 580x348 be ok for the TD2 as we have asmaller screen but same resolution?
B1CEP said:
Hi Guys,
I really want to show off the screen quality of my TD2 to all my mates especially those ith iphones, ive the core media player which i must say is very good, whats is the highest quality video i could play on the phone?
I download the film Role Models which was a DVDrip axxo, but there was a lot of jurking.
Also whats the best video converter, im using "any video converter" at the moment but unsure which is the;-
1. best film format
2. best video bit rate
3. best frame rate
our phones can handle
Thanks for any help anyone can input.....cheers
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The first thing that I did when I got my d2 was the test the video improvements.
So,
1. Go and dl those HD videos encoded by me from here....(50MB) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=43OGWM5R
or the same from here -> http://uploading.com/files/1R5GNAQK/kraft_d2_mp4.zip.html
2. Don't use Core player to play them because CP has no drivers for Hardware video acceleration for HTC D2. Its not their fault, they just don't have the drivers becouse HTC is not giving them.... The only player that uses hardware acceleration is the default Windows Media Player or HTC Album (video player).... WM don't have support for all the popular codecs so u need this #3.
3. HTC Touch HD Video Converter to convert to mp4. This is free (or donate) but slow encoder.
You can find lots of HD videos here, at Windows Mobile Video HD Content Showcase.
Or here....
Any way, those are the best "TO MP4" encoder setings...
Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 800x480 (with aspect ratio) 25.00fps
Audio: AAC 44100Hz stereo 1411Kbps [Audio]
- If your source videos are SD (DVD, PAL etc), use the default 600 Kit/s or cubit/s.
- If your source videos are HD (1080p/720p), use 750kbit/s.[/I]
KraFT
My D2 is playing most downloaded movies smoothly, using coreplayer.
In extreme scenes there can be a minimal amount of jerkiness.
Jakob Jakobsen said:
My D2 is playing most downloaded movies smoothly, using coreplayer.
In extreme scenes there can be a minimal amount of jerkiness.
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Most of the standard and low quality movies will run smoothly with Core player..
Download, try and compare the example HQ videos from the first line from the post above....
Unfortunatly, Core player has no hardware video acceleration drivers (long and ver old HTC story) so you cant even compare it with WM player for HQ video playback....
KraFT_mk said:
The first thing that I did when I got my d2 was the test if were any video improvements.
So,
1. Go and dl those HD videos encoded by me from here....(50MB)
2. Don't use Core player to play them because CP has no drivers for Hardware video acceleration for HTC D2. Its not their fault, they just don't have the drivers becouse HTC is not giving them.... The only player that uses hardware acceleration is the default WM player. WM don't have support for all the popular codecs so u need this #3.
3. HTC Touch HD Video Converter to convert to mp4. This is free (or donate) but slow encoder.
You can find lots of HD videos here, at Windows Mobile Video HD Content Showcase.
Or here....
Any way, those are the best "TO MP4" encoder setings...
Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 800x480 (with aspect ratio) 25.00fps
Audio: AAC 44100Hz stereo 1411Kbps [Audio]
- If your source videos are SD (DVD, PAL etc), use the default 600 Kit/s or cubit/s.
- If your source videos are HD (1080p/720p), use 750kbit/s.[/I]
KraFT
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KraFT your a Legend, just encoded a few of the windows HD clips and there Amazing. This is a must do....
Haha I've opened a topic just today describing the video formats and all that.
Too bad I didn't come by this post first though....
I'm using formatfactory right now for my conversion, since you can actualy convert ANYTHING to EVERYTHING with it....but i'll try the stuff above, since I have to set my quality really low (though there's no loss of filmquality whatsoever, it does lag, like 18 to 20 frames a sec.)
if this works better and easier, props to you man,
if it doesn't, you'll be hearing from me.....!
Allright, you got me convinced. one of the most important imrpovements is the framerate. though my setup shows just a very smaal decrease of framarate, i like my movies totaly smooth. mine play 20 or 21 frames right now, while this is just that bit nicer .
Quality though, is a bit worse.....but i'm talking maybe 1% loss of quality,actualy only noticable when played on a desktop computer, but still....plus the files are much bigger....but it's not a problem for me, I have 8 gig SD card and tons of space left.
thx for this wonderfull thing! I'm encoding some of my favourites (la haine, kill bill 1 and 2) directly
thx again!
-EDIT-
Did manage to find another downside on ecnoding with this tool. The options for it are by far not as great as formatfactory or Super!......that's a shame, since I usualy use direct converting from DVD, which is not supported by this converter. i'm trying my luck using your settings in my converter
Guys. For the drivers, it's not HTC fault. It's QUALCOMM's fault. somebody should really sue their ass, dammit, it's becoming unfair competition.
And btw, using CorePlayer i've never had any problems. but the bitrate should be less than 800 tho.
I have a problem playing some mp4 movies. I have downloaded about 5 movies, 3 work perfect!! But the other 2 just play a green screen? audio is fine but just get a bright green screen.
Any ideas guys as to what this might be?
Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 800x480 (with aspect ratio) 25.00fps
this is all wrong for me, if i use resolution 800x480 with default Streaming Videos program (came with my mobile) then this resolution does not fit at all.
(I use my phone on the side NOT vertical)
tbh 480x272 looked better on my screen
ahile said:
Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 800x480 (with aspect ratio) 25.00fps this is all wrong for me, if i use resolution 800x480 with default Streaming Videos program (came with my mobile) then this resolution does not fit at all. (I use my phone on the side and vertical)
tbh 480x272 looked better on my screen
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Do you have HTC D2?
what I've tried...
-rockplayer 1.6.3
-qqplayer
-vplayer (unlocked)
-vital player
What I watch..
-mostly divx avis haven't bothered trying nor do i care about mkvs at this point
ideally, where I would play video from nfs/cifs mounted storage
-cifs is working via cifs manager
what I've noticed
-rockplayer doesn't want to play anything
-qqplayer plays things but its choppy
-vplayer doesnt want to play anything either
- vital player cant play anything outside of /sdcard and doesnt play anything.
by doesnt work i mean i see the file in the player, i select it, either nothing happens or it appears to load and just closes the app. (yes software decode mode)
as a side note I've also noticed adb push file.avi /sdcard is much slower than my old 32gb class2 microsd card in my evo, and slower than the internal 16gb storage in my nexus s. (1266 KB/s (732659712 bytes in 565.100s))
anyone else having as much trouble as I?
My avi's play fine with rockplayer universal
Sent from my Xoom using XDA Premium App
You know whats strange? This device can handle the mkv format just fine.. whereas my gtab cannot.. yet plays avi's without any issues what so ever.
My m4vs, at first, will blank with weird rainbow lines for first few seconds but play terrific on RockPlayer afterward. Every time I select a m4v file.
Didn't try other formats such as avi, mkv, wmv, ogg, etc.
Tried VPlayer Unlocker, QQPlayer, all no good.
I'm looking forward to either VLC or CorePlayer which I think will hit first, on twitter, it's said to be expected to go out by middle of this month. Let's hope.
i dont know why, but every time i try to load an MKV file onto my xoom, windows explorer crashes. anyone else have this problem?
Blades said:
You know whats strange? This device can handle the mkv format just fine.. whereas my gtab cannot.. yet plays avi's without any issues what so ever.
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But do you get audio?
Here's what I've found:
I suppose it depends on the audio that's muxed in. AAC should work in place of AC3 - downmixed to stereo. Though I actually haven't tried multichannel aac, I doubt it would work out correctly. Question is, do dts and ac3 pass thru work (thru HDMI)
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I stated this in another post for video, so here goes again.
PLEX
I am working with the Android devs for Plex right now as a beta tester. At this very moment he is working on the video subsystem. Once the kinks are ironed out the next update will be pushed to the market.
I dont know about you, but I dont like having to encode my movies into another format just so I can watch them on my phone/tablet. Also having a collection closing in on 1000 movies makes that even more of a pain. I like the idea of having a server at home push my movies, NO MATTER the format to my phone/tablet.
Plex on my Nexus S looks near perfect, and there is early work being done to improve the video quality.
If I had to take a guess I would say the public is about two weeks or less away from an update that enables playback on the Xoom. Even better the interface will be tweaked to take advantage of the screen size and Tegra chip after that.
I will post in the forum the moment the official release goes live for our new toy.
I am happy to announce the 0.9.8.6 release of Plex which adds support for Honeycomb. This release has been worked and reworked by Darrin and the rest of the beta crew for months in an attempt to get everything working well on Honeycomb. Movies, TV and Music all work along with some of the Plugins. The layout has been optimized for our larger screen and looks great in my opinion.
Before anyone ask, NO the Netflix is not working on Android at this time.
Video by default will transcode to the Xoom, but if you want to try out direct stream and direct play you can enable it in Advanced Settings. Because of the limitations of the Tegra2 with High Profile we decided that transcoding should be the default.
You can find the new update in the market on your Xoom or here on the web.
If you need the server click the link forwindows or OSx
If you do get any crashes please send the event in along with info on any custom kernel you're running.
If you have any questions feel free to ask or PM me.
Have a look at Darrins blog post for more info.
http://darrin.plexapp.com/2011/04/27/plex-for-android-now-supports-honeycomb-xoom-and-other-tablets/
How to help us trouble shoot your problems.
If you are having playback issues and we ask you for a logcat please do the following.
Download alogcat
Open alogcat and clear the log.
Open Plex and try to play the movie, song or plugin.
Exit plex.
Open alogcat and save whats in there to a file.
If we ask for a PMS.log or Plex Media Server.log file please do the following.
First close down the PMS in your system tray. Then open it back up again, this clears out the log file. Try to stream a video. If it fails then do the following.
Windows-
Right click PMS icon in your system tray
Choose open plug-in folder
Go up one folder level in explorer
Choose the logs folder
Grab a copy of the Plex Media Server.log file.
OSx-
~/Library/Logs/Plex Media Server.log
Now lets go to pastebin.com and paste the contents of either file into the field. Send only the link.
Very nice! I use Plex on my iPhone and iPad everyday and now when I also got a Xoom, I wanted to be able to use Plex on this device.
I was just out snooping through the site for my wife's iPad and saw the news. This is awesome for the Plex team!
There is a good link here: http://darrin.plexapp.com/2011/04/27/plex-for-android-now-supports-honeycomb-xoom-and-other-tablets/
This thing looks awesome on my Xoom and it was the only thing making me miss my iPad!
ive never used anything like this so forgive my ignorance, whats the point if I can store stuff locally?
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DroidHam said:
ive never used anything like this so forgive my ignorance, whats the point if I can store stuff locally?
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I started with Plex on a HTPC setup and MacMini. Since then my library is now portable (3g/remote wifi) as well as usable in my house when my wife is watching Glee
Its also solid at playing HD content to your Xoom and saves the pain of having to run all your movies through Handbrake before you play them.
ive got a bluray player with external hd that plays mkv so idk if i would need to stream to my xoom over wifi
i am trying to find a reason to play with this but cant
DroidHam said:
ive got a bluray player with external hd that plays mkv so idk if i would need to stream to my xoom over wifi
i am trying to find a reason to play with this but cant
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The entire point of this on Android is for when your NOT at your home. It does pretty well over 3g, but it really shines on remote wifi.
Now Plex at home along with XBMC or to a lesser degree Boxee all SMOKE your blueray with regard to media. If you have never played with any of these program and actually indexed a library out of your mkv's then you need to give it a try. Seriously you will not want to go back to simple list view of your movies after you play with one of these programs.
Bottom line though, if you have no want to have access to all your media when away from home then this app may no be fore you.
Streaming a bluray over 3g would be awful no?
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Quick question... sorry in advance for not taking the 64.3 seconds necessary to research it myself, but does this work with m$ media center recorded TV files?
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im an idiot, my xoom is wifi ;p
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Streaming a bluray over 3g would be awful no?
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Ummm I think you misunderstood. I was talking about streaming your MKV files, I have over 300 720p MKVs that stream just fine. The transcode engine should work with 1080p's but I never really tried.
If the majority of your movies are ON BluRay and you dont want to rip them, then again, this program might not be for you.
Synman said:
Quick question... sorry in advance for not taking the 64.3 seconds necessary to research it myself, but does this work with m$ media center recorded TV files?
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As long as the file is not DRM protected it should work.
just downloaded it and gave it a whirl. Seems pretty sweet, I have a 1080p rip that wasnt too bad over my tethered 3g. But again, anything in my "library" would easily be able to be stored/played on my Xoom, but I guess if I forgot something this would be nice
The music portion is awesome. Is it possible to make the player goto landscape?
Can I remove 1 individual mp3/movie from the folder I added without deleting it from my hard drive?
nothing plays on my asus transformer, when i try to play a movie or even run a plug in , it goes back to the main screen
DroidHam said:
just downloaded it and gave it a whirl. Seems pretty sweet, I have a 1080p rip that wasnt too bad over my tethered 3g. But again, anything in my "library" would easily be able to be stored/played on my Xoom, but I guess if I forgot something this would be nice
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You I would say have a unique library if you have a bunch of HD movies encoded in low profile. Thats the single biggest downfall of the Tegra2 chip, most of us need to re-encode the files we have for playback.
If all of your movies CAN be played back on your Xoom without framedrops, then go take a look in Advanced settings and turn on Direct Stream and Direct Play. Direct Play will stream the file directly with zero transcoding as long as bandwidth allows.
I am closing in on 5 TB of media on my end and there is no way that any portable in the near future will be able to house it. Thats where this App comes into play for me.
You should be able to remove it from the library which is nothing more then a database. The next time it scans it will be added again. There maybe a way to hide it, but I have never looked into that. Google is your friend. I would just remove it from the library and then move the file to another folder.
wolf1306 said:
nothing plays on my asus transformer, when i try to play a movie or even run a plug in , it goes back to the main screen
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Thanks for the heads up, it did just drop and no testing has been done on it. Its odd though as the hardware should be the same.
Are you getting any errors in the android status area or does it just drop back to menu?
Do you know how to get a logcat?
Download alogcat open it, clear the log, open Plex and try to play the movie and plugin, exit plex, open alogcat and save whats in there to a file.
PM me the logcat file and Ill pass it over to Darrin.
I have got a new Nokia Lumia 1320.
Is there an app launcher to install apps like there are launchers in Android devices?
Is a free media player that supports most formats like .avi .mp4 .mkv .flv? Or that which is free in some countries?
sher_dil said:
I have got a new Nokia Lumia 1320.
Is there an app launcher to install apps like there are launchers in Android devices?
Is a free media player that supports most formats like .avi .mp4 .mkv .flv? Or that which is free in some countries?
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1. No, but there are programs like Skinery Themes, or Transparent Icons, Cool Tiles and 8.1 HD Tiles that can help make your desktop like you want, there are and other programs, i listed only those I know.
2. Although not entirely free, Moli Player Pro is fully functional in trial version with some limitations, but you can watch approx. any video format.
1. thanks for themers, I'm waiting for 8.1, no need for themers
So there are no launchers hmm
2.Moliplayer Pro free does not play .mkv and .flv. It only plays .mp4 and .avi, and that too not all .avi as some movies it didn't play. IF I purchase it once and uninstall it and want to install it after 2 months, will I have to pay or where it gets recorded that I installed particular apps.
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1. No, but there are programs like Skinery Themes, or Transparent Icons, Cool Tiles and 8.1 HD Tiles that can help make your desktop like you want, there are and other programs, i listed only those I know.
2. Although not entirely free, Moli Player Pro is fully functional in trial version with some limitations, but you can watch approx. any video format.
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sher_dil said:
1. thanks for themers, I'm waiting for 8.1, no need for themers
So there are no launchers hmm
2.Moliplayer Pro free does not play .mkv and .flv. It only plays .mp4 and .avi, and that too not all .avi as some movies it didn't play. IF I purchase it once and uninstall it and want to install it after 2 months, will I have to pay or where it gets recorded that I installed particular apps.
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1. You're welcome .
2. Moli player actually does play MKV or other formats:
Key features:
1. Plays almost all VIDEO formats: avi, mkv, mp4, h.264, rmvb, wmv, flv, ts, m2ts, and vob. etc.
2. Plays almost all MUSIC formats, epecially lossless musics: aac, mp3, ape, flac, and ogg etc.
3. Displays almost all SUBTITLES: embedded or seperate: srt, ssa, and *.ass etc.
4. Smooth playback of hi-def MKV video at 1080P with no over heat issue
5. Organizes videos & music in separate folders
6. Easy wireless video transfer from your PC browser in WiFi network.
7. FAST upload from PC to the camera roll of the internal storage and/or SD card.
8. Easy GESTURE control, swiping for volume, brightness and FF/REW.
9. Remembers the last played position and resumes playback where it was left
10. Displays thumbnails of all videos
11. Password protection at app start
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It's just you need to know some specifics in how to operate and where to put those movie files, as there are some limitations in WP 8.0 ( should dissapear in 8.1 ), there are help videos when you open the app. to guide you in understandin better how it woks.
If you purchase the app it get's linked to your Microsoft account that you used on the device you purchased it from, so if after a period you'll want to reinstall the app you just need to be sure you're using the same account, and all will be smooth an cool.
All that must be in paid version of Moliplayer
Anyway in free version it shows thumbnails with some snapshot of video for some .avi movies, but does not play it.... so they were at the right place. It asks me to pay for it to play that format.
Can we check all apps installed or previously installed on phone in the Microsoft Account on computer? where?
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1. You're welcome .
2. Moli player actually does play MKV or other formats:
It's just you need to know some specifics in how to operate and where to put those movie files, as there are some limitations in WP 8.0 ( should dissapear in 8.1 ), there are help videos when you open the app. to guide you in understandin better how it woks.
If you purchase the app it get's linked to your Microsoft account that you used on the device you purchased it from, so if after a period you'll want to reinstall the app you just need to be sure you're using the same account, and all will be smooth an cool.
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All that must be in paid version of Moliplayer
Anyway in free version it shows thumbnails with some snapshot of video for some .avi movies, but does not play it.... so they were at the right place. It asks me to pay for it to play that format.
Can we check all apps installed or previously installed on phone in the Microsoft Account on computer? where?
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Yes, you can check you purchase history :
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Why is there no free version available of VLC media player its like for free for every other existing device and OS, except for win 8 mobile
I have MX player and it plays MKV and AVI. I also think there is a free version that works perfectly fine.
Edit. Yeah in fact I have the free version and it great.
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All is well now, phone is properly synced.
And I got the free Moliplayer from China store that plays .mp4 .avi .mkv .flv flawlessly
Glad you solved your problems
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Glad you solved your problems
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