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Electronic picture frames are slowly catching on, and we all have gigabytes of family pictures on our desktops at home, but dont have much opportunity to see them.
Ive just bought a Tilt, which has the ideal design for either a desktop clock or a small picture frame. I tether every day, so its normally sitting next to my laptop, powered, but doing nothing.
My solution is in 2 parts. 1 free and 1 will cost $9.95
First, how to get your pictures on the device. This is simple using the media synchronizing abilities of active sync and desktop Windows Media Player.
First enable the media sync plug-in in activesync, then go to Windows Media Player and go to the sync tab with your device plugged in. There you should see your device as a sync-able storage device. Select it, chose to create a new sync profile, be sure to remove all the ones that are already there by default, choose to sync pictures, and add a further criteria to only sync say 10 MB. Set it to sync automatically.
This will copy about 10 Mb of photos (shrunk down to 320x211 resolution) to your device, to a Pictures folder at the root of your device.
Next you need an app called Dockwave Pro. This is not free (they do offer a free version, but it does not have the configuration options we need). Install it, point it to the pictures folder on your device, set the time out and the job is done.
Now every time your device is powered and idle for a few minutes, you will be surprised by a random selection of photos from your collection.
There is not much detail in this post, as I'm not sure how many people are interested, but it obviously can be fleshed out more with screen shots etc if there is enough interest. For a Tilt/Kaiser user its near perfect of course, as the device almost seemed designed for the role.
BTW, there is a built-in option in the built-in picture viewer, under options/slide show to play a screen saver of the pictures under the My Documents\My Pictures directory if your device is idle for 2 minutes, but Windows Media Player wont synchronize pictures to a directory accessible to that software, and the transitions are poorer.
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Interesting idea. Could probably whip up a custom app for that. Now comes the problem. I have no pictures! (I should really get a camera, lol )
Chainfire said:
Now comes the problem. I have no pictures! (I should really get a camera, lol )
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I think you may have a decent 3 megapixel one lying around
If you are going to make a custom viewer, you really need to try out Google photo screen saver out for inspiration. It has a brilliant zoom and pan mode which really brings your pictures to life, and it also downloads pics via RSS, which makes for a nice ever-changing performance.
http://pack.google.com/screensaver.html
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I think you may have a decent 3 megapixel one lying around
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Right Too bad it has no flash and even though it has 3MP the quality is nothing to write home about. I mean a real camera, that takes pictures I want to keep
If you are going to make a custom viewer, you really need to try out Google photo screen saver out for inspiration. It has a brilliant zoom and pan mode which really brings your pictures to life, and it also downloads pics via RSS, which makes for a nice ever-changing performance.
http://pack.google.com/screensaver.html
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Overkill I think for on a 320x240 device, but who knows. I don't even know if or when I'm going to do this, just an idea
Well, Chainfire,
For one, I would LOVE to see what you could come up with for a custom application! To test it out, just download a few pics from someplace....
$9.95 isn't bad...but something that matches the elegance of our Kaiser/Tilts is deserving of something GREAT!
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Right Too bad it has no flash and even though it has 3MP the quality is nothing to write home about. I mean a real camera, that takes pictures I want to keep
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Quality won't have to be stellar on that small screen though
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Next you need an app called Dockwave Pro. This is not free (they do offer a free version, but it does not have the configuration options we need). Install it, point it to the pictures folder on your device, set the time out and the job is done.
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This is already a feature of WM Pictures & Videos (w/out fancy transitions):
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This is already a feature of WM Pictures & Videos (w/out fancy transitions):
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From my post above.
BTW, there is a built-in option in the built-in picture viewer, under options/slide show to play a screen saver of the pictures under the My Documents\My Pictures directory if your device is idle for 2 minutes, but Windows Media Player wont synchronize pictures to a directory accessible to that software, and the transitions are poorer.
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This is already a feature of WM Pictures & Videos (w/out fancy transitions):
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he mentions that in the post but also has it's limitations like as far as when you sync to wmp...
EDIT: you beat me to the reply....hehe
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Currently there is no official thread for XDATV feedback, so thought I would start one (not too worried if this gets used or if another one is started by the XDATV guys).
First off, I love the concept of XdaTv and I was looking forward to watching the videos as and when they are posted. However, the main issue I have is I am unable to view them on my phone (particularly while offline), this is the main opportunity I would have to watch them.
I would like to have a proper podcast style RSS Feed available, i.e. containing links to downloadable video files (mp4 or similar) which I can then play via the RSSTab as and when I have the time.
If people are interested, I am able to create a RSS Feed myself and host the files from something like Dropbox (Assuming Xda agree), obviously it'll be better if Xda are able to offer this directly.
Add your thoughts to this thread, or comments about XdaTv in general and vote in the poll.
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Currently available as MP4 formats.
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I use the following RSS feed to track when they are released,
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This would be great
I´m ok with Youtube format, never use podcasts
One of the best Forums.Thank you!
Good idea, guys. We're going to look into having a video podcast feed. We could probably get it on iTunes and Zune, too.
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Good idea, guys. We're going to look into having a video podcast feed. We could probably get it on iTunes and Zune, too.
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Well I've been experimenting with publishing RSSFeeds, so I've created an experimental one.
At the moment I've just got the 1st video up (in flv and mp4 format), I can test to see if this works on my device and perhaps provide some more until an Official Podcast is created. Will work out which format works best on my device and use that for the rest.
Of course, if there is an issue with posting the podcast then I shall remove it immediately, just let me know.
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IMO having both youtube/podcast would yield a better return for more potential members vs just the podcast. Youtube is just a mishmash of crap, but its also where "everyone" goes to view videos. Therefore you'd get some stragglers as well as allowing others to embed on other sites to draw some attraction to XDA.
This is just one mans' opinion.
Random observation/idea...
http://www.xda-developers.com/tag/xdatv/ lists the tag page for xdatv...
I am pretty sure there is a backend RSS feed accessible via some hidden URL... If I can figure it out, there would be an RSS link to subscribe your reader to
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Random observation/idea...
http://www.xda-developers.com/tag/xdatv/ lists the tag page for xdatv...
I am pretty sure there is a backend RSS feed accessible via some hidden URL... If I can figure it out, there would be an RSS link to subscribe your reader to
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The RSS link above to the YouTube channel does this, but for proper podcast style feed (i.e. one which supports downloading of videos to the device for off-line viewing) you need links to the video files rather than the YouTube stream.
[It would be really handy if those links were available HINT HINT]
However, I do use the tags to find the XdaTv posts so I can insert a suitable description etc.
I think YouTube supported it or intended to (hence the "&format=17" which is supposed to related to mp4 format), but it does not work. There is even a site which formats the links to do this, but for whatever reason it doesn't work here.
For now I'll host the podcast feed, since it is the easiest way for me to view it while experimenting anyway. The issue I may have is if I over-run my bandwidth hosting the videos, but will deal with that if I need to.
Anyway, the unofficial podcast is up and running and I've already used it to view the two videos I've put on there (so I'll be adding some more tonight). I'll try to ensure the latest one is on there and slowly build up the list of the older ones.
UPDATE
I might have found a way around the hosting problem as I may have found a way to directly access the videos.
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UPDATE
I might have found a way around the hosting problem as I may have found a way to directly access the videos.
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Was just about to suggest that you should be able to "obtain" a link from YouTube
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Was just about to suggest that you should be able to "obtain" a link from YouTube
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Its not easy for me to test (don't have YouTube access during the day) but I've set up a feed with some test links in so I should be able to check to see if it works tonight.
Not sure if my method is suitable (using KeepVid to get the links), you get the following kind-of links:
Code:
http://v11.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?sparams=id,expire,ip,ipbits,itag,algorithm,burst,factor,oc:U0dYTlZUTl9FSkNNOF9OTlJB&fexp=906339&algorithm=throttle-factor&itag=5&ipbits=0&burst=40&sver=3&signature=0ADF1F4DADBA0E68A2CBA21D56BBB5E009468905.D329E84182EFBC9E03C18AE75F25B4FECD0CA571&expire=1299690000&key=yt1&ip=0.0.0.0&factor=1.25&id=652e189f57cfefec&title=azrienoch%20Weekly%20Recap%20-%204%20March%20-%20XDA%20TV%20[www.keepvid.com]
I don't know if the link has limits or will expire too quickly etc. but that's what I shall test. Don't really know anything about the formatting of the link, would be interesting to know though.
Not sure if there is a better way to do it, but clearly if I don't need to host the videos then it is a lot simpler.
(In fact, once I've tested it, I will post all the videos to date in one go!).
Any preference on mp4 or flv files???
The current podcast has an example of both - so please try and see which plays and looks best on your device.
The flv files are smaller, but mp4 is better quality (Note - I will be using the smallest option of both as this is for mobile devices).
i.e.
FLV 400x226
MP4 640x360
Date FLV MP4
4Mar 12Mb 25Mb
8Mar 23Mb 43Mb
1Mar 49Mb 30Mb (12min55sec)
4Feb 11Mb 20Mb (4min42sec)
The direct links do not work unfortunately. I guess it needs an open youtube session or something to work...
Any suggestions are welcome for linking/hosting these files...
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OK, the podcast is live, running and working nicely.
Just watched two more and I am definitely a fan!
Excellent work guys, totally worth the effort to make a podcast for, I hope it helps spread the XdaTv goodness.
XDA Insider - Good start to the series, really great to see some of the faces behind the posts. I look forward to seeing more!
Android ROM Rundown - I don't have a proper android device but it is interesting to see what is being done to the roms which are out there and the features that are available and being developed.
azrienoch Weekly Recap - There is nothing I can say which can describe this one, it's just something you have to watch and then you are hooked. Love it!
Quality work here guys, keep it up!
Updated the podcast to include the latest videos.
Most recent:
azrienoch Weekly Recap – 18 March – XDA TV
I've dropped the flv files, since the mp4 files are working fine on my device (and no one has given an opinion, so I'll not upload new flv files).
Podcast is updated to "azrienoch Weekly Recap 8 April XDA TV".
Enjoy!
Updated for:
Sam’s XDA Daily Round Up – 12 April – XDA TV
Just found this, thanks for working on it! I'm just wondering where exactly you're at or how you maintain it, because I'm hearing that you convert and download them, then add them to the feed, am I correct? Even if there's not a way to download directly, there's got to be a way to automate the process. Let me know, I'm willing to help brainstorm ideas.
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Just found this, thanks for working on it! I'm just wondering where exactly you're at or how you maintain it, because I'm hearing that you convert and download them, then add them to the feed, am I correct? Even if there's not a way to download directly, there's got to be a way to automate the process. Let me know, I'm willing to help brainstorm ideas.
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Yes, unfortunately I do it manually, hence the lag in posting them.
The main problem is the video files and I don't have direct you-tube access during the day (which is why podcasting them is my best option). It started as an experiment to play around with how Podcasts are generated, but I found it is the easiest way to keep up with XdaTV for me.
I use KeepVid.com to get the files, which generates a download url for me (but I think it generates a session id in order to download the files so I can't link directly unfortunately).
The extra problem is after I get the videos I have to upload them to a file share site which supports direct linking (no captchas) - currently using FileDen, which is ok at the moment, but it does have bandwidth limits.
Then I can add the info into the rss file,
Code:
<title>
<description>
<link> - Use the link to xda portal post
<enclosure url>
<pubDate>
I then push it through Google Feedburner, which adds a layer so you can keep a static address for the feed (and it also provides stats and re-links the videos).
Unfortunately, I think YouTube did have the ability to provide podcast feeds automatically at one point (it's documented in the feed api somewhere) but I think it's been removed for a while now (I expect since it by-passes the advert system it was not much use).
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Now to automate this...
Considering the youtube feed has all the required info in (except the video!):
http://www.youtube.com/rss/user/xdadevelopers/videos.rss
It wouldn't take too much to adjust that feed to create a new podcast feed if the video links were available and in a consistent format from somewhere (either date or the youtube id perhaps "PvXb7B1ihQg.mp4"). That is something I can probably code up without too much trouble (the code I use for the RSSTab is doing similar things).
SO if the videos can be hosted somewhere, I can make a program to generate the rest of the podcast automatically, and perhaps upload it too. Otherwise, I'm going to find it difficult to keep up!
Anyway, XdaTV is so good, I am more than happy to spend the time and effort to get it podcasting and help spread the quality entertainment. No reason at all why the podcast couldn't be added to iTunes etc once it is up and running correctly (will have to find out what is required to do that though).
If we were to render in a small format as well as in a large one for YouTube and then send the small one to you when we upload the other, that'd help. Not sure what the space limitations are for the host you're using, but we might be able to convince the admins to host on xda and that'd solve that problem.
What resolution and size are the videos youre hosting now?
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Hey everyone
Just wanted to post a reference link to my Mizuu Movies application thread, which is found under the Android Apps / Games section: Mizuu Movies - XDA thread
The application has been developed for Honeycomb on the Acer Iconia A500, and should support all Honeycomb tablets. There's a free and a paid version of the application - would really appreciate it if you'd try it out!
FREE VERSION • PAID VERSION
Thanks a lot!
Force closes instantly.
Works great for me running 3.2... Its an awesome application works as intended.
patass said:
Force closes instantly.
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Really? That's strange. Can you please submit the error message? It's definitely not supposed to do that.
Knether said:
Works great for me running 3.2... Its an awesome application works as intended.
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Thanks a lot, I'm glad you like it!
says it only supports mp4 and 3gp, I have all avi
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says it only supports mp4 and 3gp, I have all avi
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Yes, since Android doesn't support .avi files natively, I have not yet made it possible to use those files. But when I do, they will only be playable if you're using a custom video player as your default player.
This looks great! I've been waiting for an app like this, until now I've just been using a file manager app to pull up my movies. I definitely prefer this XBMC-like interface. I'll give the app a whirl when I get off work.
One request though, which would keep my from purchasing. I'd prefer the option to play the videos through an external video player. I know a lot of users already have their preference of video player (Rock player, mobo player, etc), but this could be a great interface to that. Most of my videos are divx or not natively supported by honeycomb, so this app wouldn't work for me as is. This would also let you focus more on the interface/theming and less on the codec support.
Anyway, keep up the good work! I'm sure this app will only improve, looking through your other thread in the developers forum it looks like you're very quick on the updates. I'll reply with more specific criticisms after I try it tonight.
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This looks great! I've been waiting for an app like this, until now I've just been using a file manager app to pull up my movies. I definitely prefer this XBMC-like interface. I'll give the app a whirl when I get off work.
One request though, which would keep my from purchasing. I'd prefer the option to play the videos through an external video player. I know a lot of users already have their preference of video player (Rock player, mobo player, etc), but this could be a great interface to that. Most of my videos are divx or not natively supported by honeycomb, so this app wouldn't work for me as is. This would also let you focus more on the interface/theming and less on the codec support.
Anyway, keep up the good work! I'm sure this app will only improve, looking through your other thread in the developers forum it looks like you're very quick on the updates. I'll reply with more specific criticisms after I try it tonight.
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Hey, thanks for your comments!
The app already uses your default video player, so if you've set a third party player as your default player, that's what it'll use
Great work!
First let me say thanks for this beautifull work, we need these kind of applications.
Well, I have tried the free version in the market, it shows the screen with the boton to scan, as soon as I click it, the application dieds
If you need something from me to reproduce the error, please let me know, I will gladly cooperate in this project
Running in a Xoom tablet, Honeycomb 3.2
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First let me say thanks for this beautifull work, we need these kind of applications.
Well, I have tried the free version in the market, it shows the screen with the boton to scan, as soon as I click it, the application dieds
If you need something from me to reproduce the error, please let me know, I will gladly cooperate in this project
Running in a Xoom tablet, Honeycomb 3.2
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Thanks a lot!
It's rather strange - Xoom seems to be causing a lot of issues. Anyway, I'd love for you to try v. 1.3.0, which I've just finished and is about to upload to Android Market. It brings a lot of fixes and new stuff
Waiting to test it!
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Thanks a lot!
It's rather strange - Xoom seems to be causing a lot of issues. Anyway, I'd love for you to try v. 1.3.0, which I've just finished and is about to upload to Android Market. It brings a lot of fixes and new stuff
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Just waiting for it to be available, to install it and test it...
Thanks!
It should be out now
Version 1.3.0 (July 26)
Lots of bug fixes
Improved UI
Added support for lots of file formats
Two new themes
Support for SD card in Asus Eee Pad dock
Option to use filename as movie title if no match is found
It is alive!
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It should be out now
Version 1.3.0 (July 26)
Lots of bug fixes
Improved UI
Added support for lots of file formats
Two new themes
Support for SD card in Asus Eee Pad dock
Option to use filename as movie title if no match is found
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You are the man!
Now is working, and I have to say, is awesome!
I've playing around a little, all is great, except when in the screen with movie information, when I click in the Identify button, it crashes again
Other thing I noticed is that there is one avi file which was detected and the begining, but after activating the support for other file types, it dissapear...
Great work! I will be using it
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You are the man!
Now is working, and I have to say, is awesome!
I've playing around a little, all is great, except when in the screen with movie information, when I click in the Identify button, it crashes again
Other thing I noticed is that there is one avi file which was detected and the begining, but after activating the support for other file types, it dissapear...
Great work! I will be using it
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Seems I didn't test it properly, as I'm experiencing the same error. I'll get a look at it right now!
Cheers!
I've just uploaded a fix - awfully sorry about that!
Please refer to v. 1.3.1
I've downloaded 1.3.0, the full version. I start it up and click "lets roll!"... then seemingly nothing happens for 10 seconds, then it says no movies found. I definitely have movies in my /Movies/ folder, playable by rock player. Im on a 3g Xoom 3.1 connected to Verizon 3g.
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I've downloaded 1.3.0, the full version. I start it up and click "lets roll!"... then seemingly nothing happens for 10 seconds, then it says no movies found. I definitely have movies in my /Movies/ folder, playable by rock player. Im on a 3g Xoom 3.1 connected to Verizon 3g.
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Hey!
First of all - please update to v.1.3.1
Secondly, is it possible that none of your files are in one of these formats?
".3gp", ".3gpp", ".mp4", ".ts", ".webm"
These are the formats that are supported by Android by default - if you want more formats, you'll have to enable it in the application settings, which isn't available untill you've completed the initial search.
If you can, please try renaming one of your 100+ MB files to one of the above mentioned extensions temporarily. Then search with Mizuu Movies, enter the Settings and check "Include non-supported file types". Once that's done, you can change the extension back to whatever it was before and do an update in Mizuu Movies
Fixed!
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I've just uploaded a fix - awfully sorry about that!
Please refer to v. 1.3.1
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Fixed!
It seems everything is now working in my Xoom
Again, thanks for the effort and good work, definetly I will get the donate edition
Keep working on it!
When I select use enhanced reflections it causes the app to force close. Using paid version 1.3.1.
Sent from my Xoom
downloaded new version to test again, no movies found, cannot see/find menu settings to search for other file types.
I'm writing an extension to send various contents from the web to the chromecast. If you are brave enough you can give it a try.
Update 0.8 (the new version is taking shape)
Major changes: new name. : )
Minor changes: the UI is more conventional but is the result of the code simplification and allows avoiding some operations, like javascript injections.
To install the extension you have to drag and drop the crx file in the extensions tab (chrome://extensions)
If you use the stable channel of chrome, google will likely block the extension soon after the first restart of the browser. In that case, to use it further, I suggest installing chrome canary.
dropbox link: goo.gl/kgatdZ
PS: forgive my English
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I’ve written a chrome extension I use to send various contents from the web to the chromecast. If you are brave enough you can give it a try.
To install the extension you have to drag and drop the crx file in the extensions tab (chrome://extensions)
dropbox link: goo.gl/kgatdZ
PS: forgive my English
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What does it do more than google cast?
albanodesign said:
What does it do more than google cast?
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Basically it forces the use of the cast API so your pc won’t act as the server of the video but only as the remote controller, mimic the behavior of youtube in websites that don’t support chromecast.
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Basically it forces the use of the cast API so your pc won’t act as the server of the video but only as the remote controller, mimic the behavior of youtube in websites that don’t support chromecast.
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Does that have any advantages? I notice that often, casting the entire tab of a screen playing a video makes it tough on my Chromecast whereas the Youtube implementation works pretty smoothly. Does using your version make it smoother?
Flowah said:
Does that have any advantages? I notice that often, casting the entire tab of a screen playing a video makes it tough on my Chromecast whereas the Youtube implementation works pretty smoothly. Does using your version make it smoother?
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It should, as the extension is telling Chromecast to go grab the media directly, rather than your PC trying to encode from the screen and send the (re)encoded video to Chromecast.
Did anyone try it ?
its working good
but i also have to have the cc extensionn running to cast directly to cc
would be nice if that is automatic
I tried at yify.tv, doesn't work, extension always fail to transfer source to chromecast with the red ! sign on the extension icon.
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I tried at yify.tv, doesn't work, extension always fail to transfer source to chromecast with the red ! sign on the extension icon.
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Unfortunately you’re right, I’ve never had to deal with video urls like theirs. There are many things that need to be improved, i hope to find the time
Awesome extension... exactly what i was looking for... my mother just has an old slow laptop n with this extension streaming simple flash streams works like a charm. With google cast its realy realy laggy.. so thnx n keep on working
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nice!
but how I use? just enable and cast with google cast?
yuriebc said:
nice!
but how I use? just enable and cast with google cast?
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While thundercast is enabled you should see a big, ugly button over the videos. It will cast the video if chromecast support its format, otherwise you can always download it.
Btw, i'm rewriting the extension from scratch and will be very different. My intention is to release it in the store, but it's not going to happen soon.
Maybe this thread can be closed, but i have a thing for the user of xda i'd like to share when the new version is ready.
Ps: sorry i didn't get (or i lost) the notification from the forum
bio-xda said:
While thundercast is enabled you should see a big, ugly button over the videos. It will cast the video if chromecast support its format, otherwise you can always download it.
Btw, i'm rewriting the extension from scratch and will be very different. My intention is to release it in the store, but it's not going to happen soon.
Maybe this thread can be closed, but i have a thing for the user of xda i'd like to share when the new version is ready.
Ps: sorry i didn't get (or i lost) the notification from the forum
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I'm liking the current version already. Looking forward to what you cook up in the revamp!
Update 0.8
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This has become one of my favourite extensions. Looking forward to try out when I get home. Any chance to release it to the store, it is really painful to come back here and update manually every time a new version is out or if I want to install it on my other devices
This version seem fantastic. I hope it reduce the lag that official chromecast extension give in flash video on chrome.
I try to use it.
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About the store, I haven’t decided yet. There are some (few) things I want to improve before but I'm having issues with the chromecast. It has such a poor wifi reception I have to carefully position the tv to get it work and, in these days, with the heat, things seem even worse. It’s becoming a bit frustrating…
bio-xda said:
About the store, I haven’t decided yet. There are some (few) things I want to improve before but I'm having issues with the chromecast. It has such a poor wifi reception I have to carefully position the tv to get it work and, in these days, with the heat, things seem even worse. It’s becoming a bit frustrating…
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An HDMI extension (if the included one isn't sufficient) can do wonders for getting Chromecast away from the TV and into a better reception zone. Even a 3-foot (1-meter) cable can help tremendously. TVs are very bad with signal reflection and interference.
Is live streaming websites supported by this extension? I tried to use it with livestation no luck
Also tried it with file drive and did not see cast icon
Where do we get this extension
WHere do we download this extension, I do not find it on the Chrome Extension site???
A big thank you to all those who voted for GMote! Now that the competition is over and I'm not limited by time, I can properly start developing GMote. Expect some big updates in the upcoming weeks
What's GMote you ask? To put it simply, it's way to use any Android smartphone as a media remote for your GPad (Android to Android).
Meaning you can sit back, relax, connect your GPad to your TV and control media playback from the comfort of your couch.
The sourcecode for both apps will be released in the coming days.
Playstore Links
GMote
GPlayer
Description
GMote is not a standalone application, there's actually 2 of them (confusing I know). Anyway, ones for your phone and the other is the companion app for your GPad. A video player for the tablet which will support a wide range of formats. Going on, a remote for the phone with which you could Play, Pause, Volume Control, Scrubbing.
Also, this isn't just a onetime gimmick, it's something that comes in handy when you have a movie on your GPad and you want to watch it on a big screen with your friends and you don't want to turn on your laptop just to transfer it to a USB. I tried to be punny. So if you're a media lover, someone who love to watch movies (emoticon) and tv shows, this project might just be for you.
Interface
With the control app for the Android smartphone, I plan to make to boutiful. You know, eye candy. With the new Material Design and shiny effects *_*. Screenshots have been added, click on the screenshot tab above, note that the design is far from complete.
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Features
Subtitle Support
Delete Multiple Videos
Orientation Control
Adjust Playback Speed
Media Playback
Play videos from URLs (Enter on tab or send through phone)
Playback Control (Play, Pause, Scrub)
Volume Control (Hardware keys on phone included)
Multiple format support (DivX/Xvid, WMV, FLV, TS/TP, RMVB, MKV, MOV, M4V, AVI , MP4, 3GP)
XDA:DevDB Information
GMote, Device Specific App for the LG G Pad 8.3
Contributors
emwno
Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 1.0
Stable Release Date: 2014-12-19
Created 2014-10-31
Last Updated 2014-12-19
Changelog
As always, please report back any errors / bugs you encountered and leave a review.
Stable V1
Phone
Fixed crash on Android L
Added ability to choose skip amount
Added ability to send video url directly to tab to start playing
Fixed bug where seek bar would freeze
Url / video path checking added
Added ability to control tablet orientation
Completely redone layout (not complete tho)
Now using ButterKnife!
Video list now available (from tablet)
Added ability to control video playback speed
Added ability to enable subtitles
Now using Paths job queue for more efficient syncing (b/w devices)
Squashed multiple bugs (play/pause, connection, background data sync)
Tablet
Subtitle support added!
Fixed probable crash on Android L (if ever updated)
Accepting urls from remote
Completely redone layout
Added ability to delete videos (long press)
Added ability to view recently played videos
Optimized video thumbnail memory usage
Fixed video orientation issues (stuck in portrait)
App is now fullscreen
Resume video playback when orientation changed
Public Beta V2
Phone
Updated QPairSDK to r2 (fixing critical data sync bug) (if it wasn't working for you, now it should)
Video scrubbing is now fully functional
Updated layout (not complete tho, screenshots added)
Using the awesome FontAwesome
Name of the playing video added to layout
Fixed bug where unlocking phone would cause a crash
Updated connection notifier (now for all connection changes)
Tablet
Updated QPairSDK to r2 (fixing critical data sync bug)
Added ability to view video from a url (functionality is pending)
Data transfer is now faster (not replying on databases anymore)
Public Beta V1
Phone
Working play/pause
Partially working scrubbing (seek)
Working volume control (Hardware keys on phone work too)
Tap and hold seekbar to reveal a popup showing where your scrubbing to
Woking next/previous skip
Added connection notifier (lets you know if you're connected via QPair)
Added material UI elements (actionbar, seek, aim)
Tablet
Full playback implementation
Added some video format libs (most working) (hence the size of the tablet apk)
Fixed a bug where while playing remote does not react to playback
F.A.Q
Q. How to use GMote?
Firstly you must install QPair from the PlayStore. Next install the Phone apk on your Android phone and the Tablet apk on your LG GPad 8.3. Then either pick a video or enter a link and control the playback from your phone.
Q. How does it work?
This project uses the latest LG QPair SDK, if you'd like to know more about it, click here.
Q. Why is GMote not working for me?
Try updating to the newest versions of both GMote on your phone and GPlayer on your tablet. If you have done so already and its still not working, tag me in a post in this thread and I'll be sure to help you out.
Q. Why is it crashing all the time?
There are 2 possible explanations. Firstly your device simply isn't supported, leave details about the crash in the thread and I'll get back to you. Secondly, it could crash because you installed GMote and installed QPair later. To fix this, uninstall GMote and install it again. This is due to bug where the permission for using QPair isn't registered if the QPair app is installed later on.
More coming...
After long, never ending hours of work. The first stable release is up! A lot had been changed (namely, the layout) and lots of cool / useful features have been added., take a look at the Changelog in second post. Also, for those of you who do try this out, please be sure to leave some feedback.
App links for the PlayStore and the SmartWorld will be up in a few hours!
Also, in this competition from 20-27th of December, you can vote for your favorite app. So if you like GMote, don't forget to vote!
Thank you!
Congrats you're a winner too. To improve your app, I'd suggest combining both of them into one package and run the appropriate tasks depending if you notice it's a phone or a tablet
SferaDev said:
Congrats you're a winner too. To improve your app, I'd suggest combining both of them into one package and run the appropriate tasks depending if you notice it's a phone or a tablet
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Congrats to you too! And thanks for the suggestion, I'll get on it )
*Ahem* I'll just leave this here...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.gmote.client.android
This app has been on the Play Store since before it was ever called Play Store. I've known about Gmote for the last three plus years now.
Mattix724 said:
*Ahem* I'll just leave this here...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.gmote.client.android
This app has been on the Play Store since before it was ever called Play Store. I've known about Gmote for the last three plus years now.
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Ouch...
Mattix724 said:
*Ahem* I'll just leave this here...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.gmote.client.android
This app has been on the Play Store since before it was ever called Play Store. I've known about Gmote for the last three plus years now.
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That's quite a find. I didn't check the play store when picking a name but no, they're not the same.
emwno said:
That's quite a find. I didn't check the play store when picking a name but no, they're not the same.
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It's all good. I'm sure your app is pretty awesome, I imagine that's why you were picked to be a winner. I just figured with all the publicity you'll be getting now, the name just won't work since there is another app that goes by the same name which has been around since the Gingerbread days if not earlier.
Mattix724 said:
It's all good. I'm sure your app is pretty awesome, I imagine that's why you were picked to be a winner. I just figured with all the publicity you'll be getting now, the name just won't work since there is another app that goes by the same name which has been around since the Gingerbread days if not earlier.
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Thanks a bunch for pointing that out, I probably wouldn't have figured it out. I'll try to come up with a better name.