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Can anyone recommend what settings i should have my TCPMP player on my Tilt for playing video. when i go to youtube, it lags quite i bit, so i just figured it was one of those things i have to deal with when using a pda and going to a site like youtube. but i put a video file on my storage card and played it and it lags quite a bit, probably even worst than playing something on youtube, i went to the recommend settings for tcpmp but that doesn't seem to work for a video i play directly off my storage card, any ideas on who to get less lag, i'm also using version .81RC1. Thanks
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I use "Raw FramePuffer" or "GDI" under OPTIONS - VIDEO.
Just not "DirectDraw" - It looked really bad with that...
I stream Divx/Xvid files over WLAN and from microSD and it's OK.
I've tried those options, but i still get the lag, it plays a little better in wmp, but still laggy, could it be something w/the video i put on my card, i didn't convert it to anything, mainly because i dont know how, i just put the card in my usb adapter and plugged it into my computer and copied the file to the card. Or could it be something i need to change under settings? because like i mentioned i do get the lag while playing youtube.
anyone else have any ideas on how to get tcpmp to play video's w/o much lag? i'm getting quite a bit on files i put on my storage card, it's basically unwatchable.
brianlb said:
anyone else have any ideas on how to get tcpmp to play video's w/o much lag? i'm getting quite a bit on files i put on my storage card, it's basically unwatchable.
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Had the same problem. Until I resized/re-encoded the videos with eRightSoft SUPER video converter (Free). The key is to using the "DIVX / AVI Pocket PC" as the output format.
If this doesnt work then I would try a different SD Card.
I put a 4000kb buffer in TCPMP to get normal "xvid" TV episodes working. It's a little choppy, but certainly usable. I didn't notice battery draining more than normal, and for not having to spend hours reencoding video, the occasional choppiness is okay.
Yes, the best way is to recode the video files. I don't use no fancy app for this, just windows movie maker has that option to scale it to pocket pc or any format you like. Works quit well.
Link to SUPER video converter
This a link to the free software I use SUPER. I also included a screenshot with the settings that work for me. Enjoy
http://rapidshare.com/files/74633129/Super_2007_build23_and_settings.zip.html
I found these settings on another forum and apparently they help, but I still can not play and mp4 file I encoded for the iPhone. I haven't tried other encodings, but I have seen some poeple (in addition to the OPs comment below) say DivX is one of the better types for the Tilt.
Windows Mobile Core Player Settings
I experienced the same thing on mine. I'm using TCPMP and I've found that the following steps help relieve some of the problems.
1. Options/Video:
Change from DirectDraw to Raw FrameBuffer
Uncheck "Dither" (whatever that is)
2. Options/Video/Pixel Aspect Ratio: set to Auto
3. Options/Settings/Advanced
Check "Slow Video Memory"
4. Options/Settings/Buffering
Change "Preload at Underrun" to 85%
Note: I'm using PocketDIVxEncoder to convert everything to AVI files with the right audio/video size and format and I've tweaked the rom quite a bit. The most important setting change I've found to improve response of programs/video came from the vx6700 forums:
H_KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/System/GDI/GLYPHCACHE/limit
change setting to either 32758 or 65536
I've tried both, and I'm using 32758 because it's a smaller memory footprint, but 65536 appears slightly faster.
dither 'smooths' out the colour gradients - so you dont see the nasty blockiness you get from high compression so much - also helps make the 16bit depth look a bit better
What about streaming video from your computer and re-encoding it on the stream server? Windows Media Server, VLC, and probably other apps can do this. I think Orb does this. Can anyone offer a comparison between TCPMPing divxs over the network and Orb-ing the same file?
I have tried ORB at home and it seems to work OK, but in order to really use it, you need to have a good network connection. So you are adding in yet another variable (and one which is almost completely unpredictable) to affect playback. Supposedly, ORB or Sling or whatever stream method you are using will detect your bandwidth and push you the best rate for your connection, but no connection means no playback. As an example, I couldn't get MobiTV to work over edge at all, which is promoted by AT&T as the way to watch TV on your phone. Right...
Ok. I recorded some video on my AT&T Tilt with a memory card. It plays fine on my phone. Well I want to get it on my computer. When I tried to, it was in the MP4 format. So I opened it with Quicktime and iTunes and it wouldn't play. It said there was an error. So I was gonna convert it. I tried to, but it gave me a warning saying that it would have no sound, so I didn't do that. Then I downloaded VLC Player and when I played the videos, they didn't have sound. I tried putting them in Windows Media Center, didn't work. I tried ActiveSync. Didn't work. There has to be some possible way to do this. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!
Same thing happens to me. Now I just record in the other format, QIF I believe. And that works fine.
THANKYOU!!!!!!!!!!
how did you even get "good" video playback?
how did you even get "good" video on the TILT? is it the change in file type that makes the video better in itself? where do you change it?
You can change to CIF by selecting it from the Capture Settings menu (hit menu when the camera is running) under Resolution. The capture format can be changed from MPEG-4 to H.263 if you go to Advanced > Capture Format.
Recording in a well-lit environment helps. I'm not usually affected by placebo, but I and a few other users have reported increased camera performance after installing the latest test drivers for the Kaiser from htcclassaction.org. It DID seem that the framerate was higher. I can't rule out the possibility that updating to windows mobile 6.1 may have made a difference, but I know I don't keep apps running in the background and the comparison whilst not scientific would be pretty fair.
What can be used to view H.263 on the home pc? Will media player play it? And is there a good reason why it just doesn't record to .wmv or regular old mpeg? As you can tell I am a moron when it comes to video.
VLC will read it
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What can be used to view H.263 on the home pc? Will media player play it? And is there a good reason why it just doesn't record to .wmv or regular old mpeg? As you can tell I am a moron when it comes to video.
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QuickTime will play H.263 encoded files.
The Tilt does not use WMV or MPEG because they do not have formats optimized for mobile devices, so the files end up being huge.
Thanks, that makes sense!
my mp4 videos run fine on wm player! try downloading the vista or xp codec pack which is available on most torrent sites
I know its old but anyway...I record video w/ my kaiser, bluetooth the video over to my laptop, convert with WM convert, open w/ movie maker, edit then post. Sooooooooo easy and no cables required!
You're all going through waaaay to much by using converters & what not. When recording in mpeg4 format just rename the files to ".3gp" after you transfer them to your computer and they will play regularly through quicktime with sound & everything intact.
download K lite codec pack: http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_lite_codec_pack.htm
it will allow windows media player to play ANYTHING, throw and file at it and it will play
VLC Works for me
VLC works for me, try it
TLJack64 said:
You're all going through waaaay to much by using converters & what not. When recording in mpeg4 format just rename the files to ".3gp" after you transfer them to your computer and they will play regularly through quicktime with sound & everything intact.
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Use a converter to be able to edit the video in windows movie maker, it takes like 10 seconds to convert a MPEG4 to WMV. (i've got the codec pack but in order to edit the video you need to convert it.)
I have a MP4 movie that I want to watch
There is sound but no picture if I open in the TF3D built in player (plays other formats fine)
If I open in WMP, it's fine until I change to full screen
Because its in letterbox format, you can still the edges of the movie as if it was in portrait mode
Hopefully the attached pic explains it better
My orbit never suffered with this
Anyway to make the TF3D app play more file types
Anyway to fix the screen issue with WMP
it's now working in TF3D but the windows media screen problem is still there
Any ideas why ?
I´ve just started playing around with the Galaxy Tab 7.7 and it surprised me very much that when I tried to open a MOV file and it told me no application was found to play it. I´ve instantly installed moboplay (which I use all the time on my GS2) and it could not play it either. The only time I could play it was when I clicked over the file and selected the "soft decode" option. Is this standard? It kind of sucks having to do this all the time.
have it set to automatically switch to software decoding so you don't have to manually do it yourself
also try DicePlayer and MXVideoPlayer they are the two i find great in playing videos
How do I set it to do this automatically?
Long click on the .mov file, and select open as video. After that options to play with all the media players installed in your device will pop up. Click the set a default box and choose your preferred player. Next time you don't have to go through the while process again.
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I know how yo set an app to default, I wnt to know how to sey auto soft decode to default.
Software Decode to default is always bad, cause it results loading your CPU pretty bad, hardware on contrary uses some low level installed drivers and GPU, thus you get flawless playback + free CPU. I have Dice player + Solid Explorer combo = best of the best, imo. Maybe you can try them?
Exactly. ..setting your media to run in sw mode by default is not a good idea. You'll see that high quality videos begins to lag and stutter. Its always a good idea to keep the settings in hw mode. Dice player and vplayer gives you the option to run your media in either hw or sw mode by default in settings. You can check it out yourself. Sometimes when you play a .mkv file, you might have to switch to sw mode otherwise audio doesn't come out.
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I used MXplayer...it plays .mov perfectly (and every other format i threw in it perfectly)..it's free, light and you can add subtitle, change screen size quickly by tabbing the screen and it can scan your SD card and bring all files directly .
Try Rockplayer off the market, I find it great for blu-ray rips or high res dvd-rips. Has book marking on movies or tv shows you have been playing also.. Has the option for hardware or software encoding
So I've added the slow mo button for a longer clip and it plays fine on the phone but when I copy it to Windows laptop it just plays like normal video but with no sound. How do I save/transfer it with slomo please?
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So I've added the slow mo button for a longer clip and it plays fine on the phone but when I copy it to Windows laptop it just plays like normal video but with no sound. How do I save/transfer it with slomo please?
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i believe the video is just recorded with a higher framerate and then the player adds a filter to slow it down. that's why you can acctualy play(modify) with the sequence after its been recorded. because its not acctualy recorded with the effect.
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So I've added the slow mo button for a longer clip and it plays fine on the phone but when I copy it to Windows laptop it just plays like normal video but with no sound. How do I save/transfer it with slomo please?
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I noticed it too. When you record the slow mo video, it will show as a slow mo using the video player from Samsung... If I use another player like VLC or even Windows, it won't show it. I then realized, you need to edit and save it as a separate file to keep the slow mo changes using other players. Once I saved it, it created a new MP4 file... Now I'll have 2. The original and the edited one that will play in slow mo in all players like VLC. Hope it works for you.
Edit: You don't have to edit it. You can just save it as a separate file. I just edit it first cuz I want to change where the slow mo starts and finishes.
Sorted thanks for the info.