So I'm still getting used to this whole Zune syncing business. Seems easy for the most part.
One question I couldn't figure out myself is how to move videos to the different categories. For example my "collection" is all in one category. Nothing is showing under "movies" but I have over 100 movies on my PC. Some videos I'd also prefer to show under "personal" as well.
Is the movies category just for videos purchased off Zune or can I move my own videos to these other categories either from the phone or on Zune?
In the Zune software, right mouse clcik the video and select 'Edit'. It’s not that obvious, but you can categorise your videos from the pop up windows.
Cheers,
Dangerous.
Brian_Dangerous said:
In the Zune software, right mouse clcik the video and select 'Edit'. It’s not that obvious, but you can categorise your videos from the pop up windows.
Cheers,
Dangerous.
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Ohhh really. So right-click it once from Zune when you're browsing your devices videos or in the "collection"?
In the collection.
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Ok, not sure if this is the right place for this since this is not really an android App, but I'm sure we're all going to enjoy it. If you're not familiar with DoubleTwist, it allows you to sync and mobile device with a PC or Mac, just like iTunes does with the iPod. Music, pictures, videos (you can drag and drop video files form you computer and it converts them for you).
Short review with more details: http://htcsource.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=615&Itemid=1
DoubleTwist Website: http://doubletwist.com
For DoubleTwist to work properly on Android phones ensure USB debugging is turned off under Apps/Development (you can turn it back on after using DoubleTwist)... if you don't do this it doesn't know its an Android phone and won't know what to transcode video content for.
he guys,
want to buy this lovely phone .. yeah i know, got some issues, but its new and i think there is a lot of potential ...
but thats off topic
so my question is, can i put my movies and my music into zune to sync with the hd7? oder can i just download movies and music from the zune store ??
I travell a lot with train ( home to work and back ) an i like watching movies, but i´ve got so many movies, i dont want to buy them all again over zune stroe
You can definitely add your own movies and music to a WP7 device using Zune, just point the Zune software to the folder where your files are stored and drag and drop to your device. Be aware some video files will probably be converted by the software and might take some time. But you are not required to buy your multimedia from Zune again before they can be used on your device.
^^ MP4, M4V and WMV videos don't have to convert.
I've had no problems with any movies or television shows that were on my computer already, they dragged and dropped. Took a few minutes per t.v. show. Don't know if it converted them, probably did, but if it did, it did it fast or did it in advance of me dragging and dropping.
Just sync it once via cable, turn on wifi syncing, then drag and drop the night before and in the morning you will be all set.
thx bros
so i think, i will buy it today ..........
general rule is if zune can play the movie the it will be synced to phone or zune. some videos in wmv and h.264 dont need to be converted, but some movies might be converted when the phone starts to sync with the software
Hai!
I've been seeing alot of people wanting to stream video from thier Home PC or HTPC to thier Xoom. I've also seen some really hard ways to go about it, srsly.
Here's an easy way that does not require you to install anything on your PC.
1. Share out your video folder on your PC, allow full access to everyone.
2. On Xoom, connect to your WiFi then goto Market, search "bs player" and download and install it, and the ARM7 addon next to it.
3. Open BS player, in top right menu, select LAN Mode.
4. Add your host(IP) and share: 192.168.0.2/downloads (this may not work for, is only example), add your username and password for the PC (your Login). You may need to add // infront of your IP address in some cases, not sure why.
Done.
BS player also plays most files inc .avi. Streams 720p quite fluently.
Also there is a way to do this over the net, but your net would probably die and it takes longer to explain and i'm at work, and i'm lazy ^_^.
Ciao.
You could do the same thing from your file explorer and have any player play the files from your computer. I switch to LAN in Honeycomb HD File Explorer and put my home IP in and now I can watch any of the files on my Xoom.
I installed tversity server on the pc and shared the video folder
I installed bubbleUpnp on the xoom..
open bubbleUPNP, browse to the folder, click the video and watch it on MX Video Player (or others)
Works beautifully
There are a few ways to do it.
This appears to be one of the easiest ways, along with sharing and using it through HD Explorer, which i do more than the way i posted.
But having to install software on your PC just to stream videos, in my oopinion, is unacceptable.
My PC has way more than enough power to do it as it was built for gaming, but I'd prefer not to add software that i don't need to.
But everyone has their way of doing it, this was just for those who aren't overly computer savvy and wanted to know how.
Qloud Free does a really good job of streaming video as well. Adjustable bit rate before you start each video even allows you to take in to account how powerful the CPU on the PC you are streaming from might be.
I followed your instructions, but nothing will play. Every file on my WHS server that I click on just crashes with "Unexpected error occured". I tried MP4, AVI (Xvix and Divx), and WMV files. I can see all my files under the folder I shared, none of them will play though.
I use Splashtop. What it basically does is lets you control your PC from your Xoom. Not sure if thats what you need. On the same network its pretty smooth.
If you are just looking to play it directly on your Xoom without it playing on ur PC then there are several softwares/apps available that let you view your PC files on your tablet.
What I would do is enable web sharing on my PC and then access the URL from my tablet's browser.
don't forget gmote 2.0. Its been streaming brilliantly for me
There is also Zumocast. Originally it was only available for select motorola phones, but you can find it in XDA forums...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1276410
Grabbing Plex is also a good way, though it isn't free. If you have a wide array of video formats (I have a large mix of SD, 720p, and 1080p content), something that can transcode is pretty much the only option, and Plex is much cheaper than the paid version of TVersity.
The Plex Media Server app catalogs videos with metadata like XBMC does on the PC, but requires their paid app from the market to access it. It handles real-time transcoding for videos that would otherwise be unplayable on the Xoom (ie 1080p high profile).
I agree with splashtop. I though about streaming other ways but didnt want to leave my video folder open to the entire network. Splashtop works perfectly.
I also use splashtop to get the video onto my xoom and then plug it into the tv with hdmi rather than carrying my laptop around or using a media streamer.
I personally like Remote Potato on windows 7. There is an app in the market called Remote Media Center that works real nice.
You will need Windows Media Center for this to work. I like it because I can also stream Live TV and the Guide.
Hi,
I've been an android user for ages, but I'm also a photographer and I'm very very intrigued by the Lumia 1020....but there is one particular thing that really keeps me from trying it...it's media player capabilities. I watch video on my android phone ALL the time. This is not an exaggeration. I watch videos going to and back from work, I watch videos when I'm waiting for a doctors' appointment (or any appointment). And the best part is that is nothing that Android won't play either straight away or simply by installing the right codec and a good player from the google app store (some of the best are free). I've the Lumia 1020 review and one of the main complaints were that there were A LOT of video formats and codecs that had to be converted before hand so the phone would play it. That is absolutely out of the question for me as sometimes I will copy like 8 seasons of a show directly to my phone.
Is there an app, codec, hack or whatever that will allow a windows phone the same flexibility when it comes to playing multiple formats or would I be stuck with converting videos before hand?
I just checked: there is an app which already supports playing MKV, but it's $4.49 US and I don't know if it's available in all regions, so you should check the WP8 store from your browser before buying. It also doesn't have great reviews (plays MKVs but some people say they lack subtitles, for example) although the dev is responsive to feedback according to some reviews. Alternatively, wait for VLC to be ported, which is a work in progress (once they have it working for Windows RT, the Windows Phone 8 port will be fast).
There are also media streaming clients on the phone which require you to install server software on the PC, but don't require that you convert the files. These also have the advantage of not using up phone storage. However, you will need to have very good bandwidth (both download to phone and upload from PC) to stream video.
Hey, i recently got my chromecast and really like it but i can't play vevo videos on YouTube. Nothing shows up on my TV. Anyone else having this issue or knows a solution?
And something "off topic", is there like anyway to cast your pc desktop, kind of like teamviever?
Chekhn said:
Hey, i recently got my chromecast and really like it but i can't play vevo videos on YouTube. Nothing shows up on my TV. Anyone else having this issue or knows a solution?
And something "off topic", is there like anyway to cast your pc desktop, kind of like teamviever?
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Seems to be casting vevo videos just fine here.
Any yes, you can use AllCast...but last I heard you needed a nexus5, not sure if that's changed or not.
mdamaged said:
Seems to be casting vevo videos just fine here.
Any yes, you can use AllCast...but last I heard you needed a nexus5, not sure if that's changed or not.
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Thank you for your reply.
Some vevo videos are working but not all of them. And Allcast is an app for the phone, i meant like pc desktop
Chekhn said:
Thank you for your reply.
Some vevo videos are working but not all of them. And Allcast is an app for the phone, i meant like pc desktop
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Well, give me one of the videos you are having issues with and I'll try it.
As for desktop cast, there is a selection in chromecast extension in chrome that lets you select entire screen, probably not going to work well though. Just click on the little arrow drop down and it's under "Cast current tab". There's no standalone ones that I know of (though I have not looked tbh). If I see one I'll repost.
Well for You Tube there is a CCast icon (or should be) in the You Tube player itself displayed when going there via the PC Browser.
Just send the content to CCast using that button instead of the Cast a Tab.
Unless you send a link to a problem content we can't really help...
Could be that the content isn't codec compatible with CCast.