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[Q] Playing Mp4 video files on Samsung Galaxy S

Hi,
I have downloaded a movie in MP4 format and while playing it on my Samsung Galaxy S, i can see the picture but there is no sound coming...
Picture quality for the file is very good no problem in it..only thing is sound is missing.
Is it some problem? Or some settings needs to be changed?
Seniors..plz advise.
Regards,
Anoop.

Remember that media volume is independent of ringer volume, so make sure you turn the media volume up.
I have run into a bug a few times where the sound on an mp4 won't play, but then I just exit the video player and try again and it works.
Otherwise, it may be the sound codec of the mp4 isn't compatible, although that is unlikely as the Galaxy S seems to support every major codec under the sun. Does the sound work on your computer?
I'm also unsure of if the Galaxy S is able to playback 5.1 encoded sound, so perhaps the sound is beyond the Galaxy S's playback capabilities. That would probably only be the case with a huge bitrate however.
Finally, you can always just encode the video into another format using a tool such as the excellent free Handbrake program (for Windows and OSX). Settings that work flawlessly for me are H264 .MP4 at 800 x 480 (the screen resolution of the Galaxy S, can crop videos if needed) with bitrates up to 2000kbps and AAC audio at 128kpbs, 48000hz stereo.

How the f.. a 1ghz Humingbird can beat a 1.6Ghz Intel atom??
I had the same problem with some 720p Mp4 video,
I also tried Rockplayer, but the playback freezes badly,
with the default Galaxy video player HD video is smooth, while on my intel atom netbook, HD is unwatchable..
How the f.. a 1ghz Humingbird can beat a 1.6Ghz Intel atom??

sonci said:
With the default Galaxy video player HD video is smooth, while on my intel atom netbook, HD is unwatchable..
How the f.. a 1ghz Humingbird can beat a 1.6Ghz Intel atom??
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Because the Hummingbird supports GPU hardware accelleration for H.264? ;D
Just grabbed myself a Galaxy S and im in the prosess of flashing official Froyo btw.
Best phone evah! (With lagfix)

Nice update now in Froyo,
I see my MP4 HD movies now have audio,
Well at least they did smth right..

The fact is Samsung can play most of MP4 files. Several special MP4 videos will not be played as MP4 is a container video format which may encode with a variety of codecs like H.264, MPEG-4, Xivd, DivX, MPEG-4 ASP etc. or with subtitles or multi-channels audio tracks. As MPEG-4 AVC H.264 codec, support is limited to the required specifications. If your MP4 files are using audio and video codec that Samsung Galaxy cannot support or your MP4 files cannot meet the supported specifications of audio and video codec, your Samsung Galaxy phones or tablets will fail to play MP4 files. Even you download different Android video player, they still fails to play.
In order to successfully play MP4 on Samsung Galaxy, a better solution is to convert MP4 to Samsung Galaxy supported MPEG-4 Video with require specifications. Google search TechiSky How to Play MP4 on Samsung Galaxy you will find the answer.

Try MX-Player

[Q] What's the best video player for the tab?

Ok. I know there are several video players at the market. But not sure which is the best on the SGT.
I have VLC player on several of my machines at work and at home. It has become my #1 media player. Also, I have videos in these formats:
Extension: .mp4
- -video codec: H264 - MPEG 4 AVC (avc1) 480x192 @ 24 fps
- -audio codec: MPEG AAC (mp4a) 48khz
Extension: .ogv
- -video codec: Xiph.org Theora (theo) 1280x544 @ 24 fps
- -audio codec: Vorbis Audio (vorb) 48khz
I need a player that supports those video formats as well as others like xvid, .mov & .avi
I really want VLC Player on my tab but I guess it doesnt exist. So whats my alternatives?
-dan

mVideoPlayer

Vplayer
mVideoPlayer

RockPlayer

Using RockPlayer
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I am using vplayer. But no matter which one you use, you will hear a faint humming sound in the headphones. I thought the problem was with vplayer but I noticed it in other players too except the stock player which has some cool features like bookmark and lock screen which others don't have.

Vplayer for streaming via tversity and upnp. Stock player is good but is very picky
Oh and vlc for android is due very soon
Here's the git..
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-android.git;a=summary
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M video seems the best! I love the swipe action to fast forward or rewind
The back ground noise is from the Tab its self, simlar error on the i9000, use a new kernel with voodoo sound and should/will solve ya problem
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Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. I will try both mplayer and vplayer.

Well I read the VLC discussion forums and it seems that the developers are working hard but are still a long way from a release. By the looks of it perhaps by May or June we could have a stable VLC Player version at Android Market.
http://ivoire.dinauz.org/blog/index.php?post/2011/02/02/VLC-on-Android

Video Player help???
Hey guys,
I have a Spring Galaxy Tab. I have it rooted and everything. I've been trying to find a all in one video player but none of them seems to be working correctly. I have several movies and videos I converted to watch on my EVO or my Zune HD, but now that I have my tab, I would like use them there too. All the videos are in Mp4 format with either a 320x240 res 600x480 (forget what the numbers are but its the level above 320x240).
Vplayer - starts up and immediately shouts down. The the icon changes and is grayed out with a little memory card icon on it. Then I have to uninstall it.
Divx Demo Player (Rock player with extras) - and it wont play anything. But it plays any format of video or movie on my Evo.
Rock Player - I have the new version from the site and it wont play anything
Seems like nothing is working.. Most times it gives a error saying the video formats are not supported. But I have all these video player on my Evo (Which I know is a completely different device) but I'm wondering if my TAB needs video codecs or something?
Any ideas?

Moboplayer

How about the stock video player of ginegerbird version,(with media striaght fight =false)?
Have u try? the stock one play mp4 avi mkv without problem except rmvb.
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I use Mobo Player. It's really a great app.

sohrab1985 said:
I use Mobo Player. It's really a great app.
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I will try Moboplayer. I'm still running the stock rom. Havnet tried to update to Gingerbread yet. Didnt think any of the roms would work since they are not based on the Sprint Tab.

I think I know what's wrong
Still getting the same errors on my movies. I converted them with iSkysoft Media Coverter for Mac.
Some of the movies I used the iPhone 4 profile.:H.264, 960x640 res, 30fps, 1500kbps birate.
And some using the iPod Touch mp4 profile: mp4 video codec, 640x480 res, 30fps, 2500kbps bitrate.
So now I see why they arent working, although both of those profiles work for the Evo and Zune HD,.
What is the complete best video format, res,frame etc... for the Sprint Galaxy Tab?

[APP] DicePlayer: DivX(Xvid), H.264(X.264) Hardware Decoding

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.inisoft.mediaplayer.trial
DicePlayer can play DivX(Xvid), H.264(X.264) natively just like Galaxy S.
The link is for 7 days trial version. You will be surprised.
DESCRIPTION
Nexus S/Galaxy S2/Gingerbread Galaxy S can play 720p MKV/AVI ( H.264 High Profile+AC3/DTS Audio ) files.
Spec.
* Supported file format : AVI , MP4 , AVI
* Supported Video Codec : MPEG-4 ASP / H.264
* Supported Audio Codec : MP3/AAC/AC3/DTS
* Supported Subtitle format : SMI / SRT
* Apple Http live streaming ( beta )
Tested Devices
1. Samsung Galaxy S variants : Gingerbread required
-> 720p play well.
2. Samsung Galaxy S2
-> can play 1080p
3. Moto Atrix
-> can not play H.264 High profile clips.
4. Desire HD : Froyo tested
-> H.264 High Profile level 3.1 can play well.
5. Samsung Nexus-S
-> 720p play well.
Limitations
1. S5PC11x Chipset can play 720p(h.264 high profile)
2. Tegra 2 based phone can not play H.264 high profile clip.
3. Froyo Galaxy S/Tab can not play movie. Gingerbread is required.
4. 2nd gen. Snapdragon can not play H.264 High profile level 4.0/5.0 clip.
This application is "Trial Version".
only use for 7 days
- Depending on the device will not work, so be sure to test this version and buy commercial version, please do.

Repost, although this player is really good, and I strongly recommend it.
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yup
definitely the real deal
I ended up purchasing full version and was well worth the $3

Just tried this, works great with DTS audio. Now my Samsung Galaxy S2 is complete, well worth the price.

hi
thank you for the great app
i just tried to open a movie and it didnt work its mp4 and can you make this app work with tablets with tegra 2 ? like transformer or galaxy tab ?

[Q] divx/avi player for incredible s?

can anyoen recommend an avi/divx player for incredible s? Or is there an easy to use program to convert to whatever format android likes?

video player
sdxda said:
can anyoen recommend an avi/divx player for incredible s? Or is there an easy to use program to convert to whatever format android likes?
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yes i find Mobo player is by the far and the best and is still being updated
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.clov4r.android.nil&hl=en
just download it and install it
im only getting 20fps on hd files tho but probably just because its bit rate is 6000 and i only have a class 2 card
but anything sd plays perfectly especially for all your 700mb back ups

+1 for mobo player, it's great!
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Diceplayer
try diceplayer.
diceplayer can use hw video decoder for mkv,m2ts,avi,mov....
it use less battery than sw decoding player ( mobo / rock / vPlayer / QQ )
diceplayer can play 720p H.264 High + DTS/Flac/OGG/AC3
(H.264 profile are depending on HW decoder .. ) and have better video quality.

Diceplayer doesn't work well on my incredible s using virtuous unity 1.27. Crash when trying to open settings.
+1 for mobo player

QQPlayer and vPlayer both worked perfect for me even with HD files with the SD card I received in the package.

humm
juami said:
try diceplayer.
diceplayer can use hw video decoder for mkv,m2ts,avi,mov....
it use less battery than sw decoding player ( mobo / rock / vPlayer / QQ )
diceplayer can play 720p H.264 High + DTS/Flac/OGG/AC3
(H.264 profile are depending on HW decoder .. ) and have better video quality.
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Mobo player actrually has hard ware decoding for many different SoC's
has hardware support for
ARM V5te
ARM V5te_VFP
ARM V6
ARM V6_VFP
ARM V7_VFP
ARM V7_VFPV3
ARM V7_NEON
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Just a FYI

I prefer Rockplayer, I think it's the best player for android .

jul644 said:
Mobo player actrually has hard ware decoding for many different SoC's
has hardware support for
Just a FYI
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Mobo player use ARM's VFP/NEON instructions.
it is not HW video decoder. it is SIMD instructions like MMX,SSE.
HW video decoder is not ARM core.
Diceplayer use SoC's Video decoder and HW renderer like a Stock player.
but Diceplayer can handle many formats(MKV/AVI/MTS/MOV) and audio codecs (DTS/AC3/FLAC/OGG).

no for the IS
juami said:
Mobo player use ARM's VFP/NEON instructions.
it is not HW video decoder. it is SIMD instructions like MMX,SSE.
HW video decoder is not ARM core.
Diceplayer use SoC's Video decoder and HW renderer like a Stock player.
but Diceplayer can handle many formats(MKV/AVI/MTS/MOV) and audio codecs (DTS/AC3/FLAC/OGG).
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Dice Player is hi-performance media player for android.
HTC Sensation/Nexus S/Galaxy S2/Gingerbread Galaxy S can play 720p MKV/AVI ( H.264 High Profile+AC3/DTS/FLAC Audio ) files.
Spec.
* Supported file format : AVI , MP4 , AVI ,MOV , MTS , TS
* Supported Video Codec : MPEG-4 ASP / H.264
* Supported Audio Codec : MP3/AAC/AC3/DTS/FLAC/VORBIS
* Supported Subtitle format : SMI / SRT / ASS
* Apple Http live streaming ( beta )
* SW based format : FLV , rmvb
Tested Devices
1. Samsung Galaxy S variants : Gingerbread required
-> 720p play well.
2. Samsung Galaxy S2
-> can play 1080p
3. Desire HD
-> H.264 High Profile level 3.1 can play well.
4. Samsung Nexus-S
-> 720p play well.
5. Samsung Galaxy Player (YP-GB1)
-> 720p OK , some 1080p works well
6. HTC Sensation
-> 720p OK , 1080p with some lag.
7. Xperia Arc,Play,Arco
-> 720p Supported.
8. Toshiba TG-03
-> 720p High 3.1 / may need libOmxVdec.so patch
9. Dell Streak,Venue,Nexus-1
-> 720p High 3.1 / need libOmxVdec.so patch
10. Moto Defy need Gingerbread.
Limitations
1. S5PC11x Chipset can play 720p(h.264 high profile)
2. Tegra 2 based phone can not play H.264 high profile clip.
3. Froyo Galaxy S/Tab can not play movie. Gingerbread is required.
4. 2nd gen. Snapdragon can not play H.264 High profile level 4.0/5.0 clip.
- Depending on the device will not work, so be sure to test Trial version and buy this version, please do.
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while this is true for some devices no the Incredible S

Playing 2D/3D video files with AC3 audio

Has anyone been able to figure out how to play videos with AC3 audio inside Gear VR? When I play such (2D or 3D) videos, the video plays fine but there is no sound and I get a pop-up that the audio codec is not supported. In non-Gear VR mode, the stock video player can play such files with video only but the BS Player app can play such files just fine with both video and audio.
Since most of my videos have AC3 audio, it is a real pain if I have to convert the audio every time before copying such video files from the PC to Note 4 SD card.
Thanks,
Osho

I have read that ac3 codec is no longer included in factory rom because licensing fees. I think the only way would be to reencode movies to files with sound natively supported by Note4
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oshogg said:
Has anyone been able to figure out how to play videos with AC3 audio inside Gear VR? When I play such (2D or 3D) videos, the video plays fine but there is no sound and I get a pop-up that the audio codec is not supported. In non-Gear VR mode, the stock video player can play such files with video only but the BS Player app can play such files just fine with both video and audio.
Since most of my videos have AC3 audio, it is a real pain if I have to convert the audio every time before copying such video files from the PC to Note 4 SD card.
Thanks,
Osho
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Until Oculus or another developer includes more audio codecs, Gear VR supports only AAC and mp3 audio for now.
With Virtual Dub you can easily and fast convert your movies tho, when you set video to passthrough and only the audio to convert. Takes only a few minutes to convert a movie then.

Sounds easy enough but would you so kindly post slightly more details to doig this in virtual dub? (Not a bioshock reference)

Follow instructions here (same as note 3): http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/general/gn3-ac3-support-mod-pako777-t2867140
Must be rooted!!

holycow1 said:
Follow instructions here (same as note 3): http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/general/gn3-ac3-support-mod-pako777-t2867140
Must be rooted!!
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thanks it worked but is their a codec for DTS,i really need that for hsbs movies