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[Q] How to convert mkv file to be played on Galaxy S

Hi everyone,
a lot of movie in 720p(mkv) are not smooth at all, so i would like to know how to convert a mkv file to played it on the galaxy s?
I search on google and everything i found are not free like pavtube or Aunsoft MKV converter!
And unfortunatly they have no tutorial on XDA to reencode properly a MKV file in 720p for Galaxy S!
Sorry for my english, i'm french .

Hi try using a programme called handbrake for the PC its free and very good also if you look on Google for the settings for n900 on this software they are perfect i used it on my galaxy s and converted films to h.264.
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Thanx a lot torres76,
this software is really great a 720p mkv file take only 20min to be reencod in 800*450 mp4 file with a amazing quality!!

No problem glad I can help someone for a change.
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[APP]MoboPlayer - best video player

No longer best player highly recommend Dice player for best playback with actual hardware decoding
LINK REMOVED mobo is now available on the market

I have been using qqplayer to play my avi I will try this out
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awesome player
awesome player!, better than yxplayer

just downloaded im going to test the season of the witch when its done downloading

Act1 video player is my favorite.
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Decent player although its surely another galaxy s video player ripped and feature packed. That said Rockplayer being the other galaxy s rip will likely copy all features found here.
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Thanks.
Unfortunately, it doesn't see the video taken by my Nexus S....

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MacGuy2006 said:
Thanks.
Unfortunately, it doesn't see the video taken by my Nexus S....
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It does you have to select the camera folder on SD card and will search for media files in that directory

Thanks. Best player!

Works the same as Rock Player for me. RockPlayer decodes 720p (mkv) fine but theres no audio. Regular .avis have sound
Definitely nice video player though, I'll keep it

As usual, can't play anime mkv videos without doing slow-mo. I think vlc is the only third party app that can compete with the galaxy player.
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DKYang said:
As usual, can't play anime mkv videos without doing slow-mo. I think vlc is the only third party app that can compete with the galaxy player.
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Not yet available I'm awaiting VLC myself.
MKVs for me renders fine, just no sound is being outputted.

Can someone help me, I have installed moboplayer on my Nexus S and I am have a few questions.
1. When I connect my Nexus S to my computer what folder/directory should I be putting my video files in?
2. When I start moboplayer on my Nexus S, I am also confused about which folders I should choose. Also, when I start moboplayer I get "there's no SD card, make sure it is usable".
Any help is greatly appreciated.

Bodin12345 said:
Can someone help me, I have installed moboplayer on my Nexus S and I am have a few questions.
1. When I connect my Nexus S to my computer what folder/directory should I be putting my video files in?
2. When I start moboplayer on my Nexus S, I am also confused about which folders I should choose. Also, when I start moboplayer I get "there's no SD card, make sure it is usable".
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Highly recommend using dice player for best HD playback becasue it uses hardware acceleration unlike mobo, rockplayer..ect
But to your question
you manually select what folder you want it to scan i made a folder called Movies..also dont use the one in OP its now available on the market

demo23019 said:
Highly recommend using dice player for best HD playback becasue it uses hardware acceleration unlike mobo, rockplayer..ect
But to your question
you manually select what folder you want it to scan i made a folder called Movies..also dont use the one in OP its now available on the market
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I got the one on the market...
You were really vague in answering my question though. I am not new to computers but I am new to this. Do I have to modify (root) my Nexus for this to work?
For instance I connect my Nexus S to my laptop and can get the "removable disk (H" option in my computer. Can I make any folder within there and call it "movies"?
OR is there a specific sub folder I need to be in?
Thanks for your help.

Bodin12345 said:
I got the one on the market...
You were really vague in answering my question though. I am not new to computers but I am new to this. Do I have to modify (root) my Nexus for this to work?
For instance I connect my Nexus S to my laptop and can get the "removable disk (H" option in my computer. Can I make any folder within there and call it "movies"?
OR is there a specific sub folder I need to be in?
You can name it alliebaba as.long as it has movies in it.
Thanks for your help.
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The folders as seen in moboplayer don't mirror what I am seeing on my computer. That's is why I am confused.
Thanks for the help.

Bodin12345 said:
The folders as seen in moboplayer don't mirror what I am seeing on my computer. That's is why I am confused.
Thanks for the help.
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Bah, no wonder I couldn't see the files. I needed to disconnect the device from my computer.
lol

hey
i downloaded rock player but when i play the movie using rock player the volume of the movie being played is pretty less... is there any player which is better than the rock player and which has high volume?

MX Video Player is by far the best video player on Android IMO.
It was the only player that could play 720p MKV with subtitles without any kind of lag, problems with subtitles or sound. You can also change between audio-tracks.
It also got a the prettiest interface.

Burning blu ray movies

If I have a video file that is .Mkv how can I burn that to work on a blu ray player using a BD-r not a DVD I don't want to lose any quality
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Anyone?
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Assuming you have a Bluray writer, and you have relevant burning software (Nero, or similar), convert to Mpeg using mkv2vob (it's free and BRILLIANT!).
http://www.mkv2vob.com/showthread.php?tid=1
It converts mkv files to Mpegs very quickly and you should be able to burn that with no problem.
Alternatively, update your codecs to include a mkv codec and you should be able to burn it with your current burning software.
Hope this helps

Off-Topic question !
Any idea how to compress mkv files ?
Recently I have ripped a DVD in mkv format using "MakeMKV", and ripping was actually fast, but no reduction in size. (No reduction in quality too, to be fair)
Actually I wanted those to be b/w 1GB - 1.5GB for ~2Hr movie file.

Archer said:
Assuming you have a Bluray writer, and you have relevant burning software (Nero, or similar), convert to Mpeg using mkv2vob (it's free and BRILLIANT!).
http://www.mkv2vob.com/showthread.php?tid=1
It converts mkv files to Mpegs very quickly and you should be able to burn that with no problem.
Alternatively, update your codecs to include a mkv codec and you should be able to burn it with your current burning software.
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Ok I will try and yes I have a blu ray player
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BD-r does not mean better video quality. Thats just the amount the disk can hold. If the file is under 8.5 you can use a dvd-dl, under 4.8 dvd and under 700mb cd-r. Now to play it, it would be nice if you tell us what codecs your player supports.

If I was gonna go through the trouble and expense to actually burn expensive Blu-ray disks, I wouldn't trust anything other than the following two best in class flagship products:
(good luck)
http://www.plextor-digital.com/index.php/en/External-Blu-ray/px-lb950ue.html
http://www.vso-software.fr/products/copyto/copy-to.php

jaszek said:
BD-r does not mean better video quality. Thats just the amount the disk can hold. If the file is under 8.5 you can use a dvd-dl, under 4.8 dvd and under 700mb cd-r. Now to play it, it would be nice if you tell us what codecs your player supports.
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I'm not sure I have a Samsung BS-c5500
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Archer said:
Assuming you have a Bluray writer, and you have relevant burning software (Nero, or similar), convert to Mpeg using mkv2vob (it's free and BRILLIANT!).
http://www.mkv2vob.com/showthread.php?tid=1
It converts mkv files to Mpegs very quickly and you should be able to burn that with no problem.
Alternatively, update your codecs to include a mkv codec and you should be able to burn it with your current burning software.
Hope this helps
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Also after I use mkv2vob it creates a folder and inside that folder is a certificate folder and a BD..... Folder now if I have Nero do I burn it data with those 2 folders?
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weedolo9y said:
Also after I use mkv2vob it creates a folder and inside that folder is a certificate folder and a BD..... Folder now if I have Nero do I burn it data with those 2 folders?
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No - burn video with the mpeg file. I'm not sure what the other folder is. I've never had that happen and I've been using mkv2vob for years.

Archer it makes this extension movie.M2ts? Opened Nero tried burning as blue ray video no luck then I burned it as DVD video... No luck any more ideas? They burned fine but the.blu ray play says cannot read files
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Found mpg is everything else right?
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I'm using Nero what do I want to select to burn the .mpg file?
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I get cannot read disc when I burn to a DVD
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You need to burn the mpeg as video, not data (UDF). Select bluray video or dvd video and you should be sorted

Archer said:
You need to burn the mpeg as video, not data (UDF). Select bluray video or dvd video and you should be sorted
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OR
You could use this product, and the entire process would be done for you automatically, with the highest possible video quality. I've been using these products for years and years also, and VSO simply can't be beat.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
http://www.vso-software.fr/products/convert_x_to_dvd/
Try the free download. Simply drag and drop the video file into the conversion window, select highest quality/slow conversion from the dropdown menu, and burn.

TravisBean said:
OR
You could use this product, and the entire process would be done for you automatically, with the highest possible video quality. I've been using these products for years and years also, and VSO simply can't be beat.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
http://www.vso-software.fr/products/convert_x_to_dvd/
Try the free download. Simply drag and drop the video file into the conversion window, select highest quality/slow conversion from the dropdown menu, and burn.
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What's the difference between the free and paid versions?

Archer said:
What's the difference between the free and paid versions?
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Free version leaves a watermark.

I have that program but when I burn blu rays it cuts the quality downalot takes about 20 minutes to convert and burn with archers way which is twice as fast but I agree convert x is great
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[Q] Best Movie Converter for the Note?

Anyone know a good movie converter. I have some .MKV files and would like a program that would convert them to whatever the note uses for HD movie viewing. Thanks.

Any Video Converter Pro.
I'm using it to convert videos, clarity is pretty fine, give it a try.
http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video/

why you need converter just put the movie in the phone and play it

abhi98228 said:
why you need converter just put the movie in the phone and play it
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+1 all my mkv work fine and i have a lot.
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and are they over 4gb in size?

Thats for Windows. Is there an Android program we can use?
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Richy99 said:
and are they over 4gb in size?
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You can format your card to use ntfs if you need > 4gb files...
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Zamboney said:
You can format your card to use ntfs if you need > 4gb files...
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How can I do that??
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Look in the Android development section. There's a whole thread.
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One question - i've downloaded a trailer, which is around 850mb. It is 1080p, but i guess i with higher bitrate, because it is with normal length - the normal size would be around 250-400mb.
The point is - do we have any constrains here?

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You can format your card to use ntfs if you need > 4gb files...
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ntfs can't support by g-note.

I'm trying to transfer some bluray movies over to my note. Is there free software that I'll be able to to use to help me accomplish this?
I prefer a free version but a paid version will do as long as it's not complicated to use. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

MPEG streamclip for Mac. I encode DVD rips to 1080 p mp4 and they play and look awesome!
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Spo0f said:
One question - i've downloaded a trailer, which is around 850mb. It is 1080p, but i guess i with higher bitrate, because it is with normal length - the normal size would be around 250-400mb.
The point is - do we have any constrains here?
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I do not know what the actual max. bitrate for Mali 400 is, but it does handle both 1080p baseline-profile and 1080p high-profile 4.1 just fine. The maximum bitrate seems to be quite high as everything I've thrown at my own Note has played just fine and most of my files have quite high bitrate, including the 1080p HP version of Sintel.
Samsung doesn't make available all the details of the Exynos chip -- the most important stuff is under NDA -- so the only way to determine the maximum bitrate would be to test it manually, and that could take a good while.

You could try Handbrake. It is one of the more versatile video converters out there, but playing with the video output settings can be a pain the first time.

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You could try Handbrake. It is one of the more versatile video converters out there, but playing with the video output settings can be a pain the first time.
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I have made a thread about Handbrake for the Iconia Tab A500 and included several premade presets there, too: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1184002
If you are going to be watching on the Note's own, small screen I would suggest picking the high-profile 720p preset and lowering the quality-slider a bit as you won't see the difference anyways, but if you're going to use the Note connected via HDMI to a larger screen then the 1080p high-profile preset as-is would be better.

I would go MPEG streamclip over handbrake that's just me. Read it handles mp4 better which is recommended for the note.
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abhi98228 said:
why you need converter just put the movie in the phone and play it
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I can't play MKV movies.
Where do you put your movies? In- or external SD card?
And how do you copy these films? Do you put the external SD card in your computer or via usb mass-storage?
I hope you can help me so I can watch mkv movies on my note.
By the way I am on ICS LPY custom ROM: RocketRom V4 with Speedmod kernel.

limpman said:
ntfs can't support by g-note.
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Use ntfs mounter
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AVI support

Hi
I find the lack of avi support a major negative. Will Google ever support this?
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I hope it does I have a lot of avi files and I don't want to convert all of them since I can use them on my Xbox already but avi with chromecast would be awesome.
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oxfordmark said:
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I find the lack of avi support a major negative. Will Google ever support this?
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It's a double-whammy because AVIs are container files (it has nothing to do with the stuff stored inside), and the compression within AVIs tend to not be streaming-friendly.
A lot of commonly-used CODECs for AVIs store essential decoding stuff at the end of the stream. Not a problem for file-based playback, but horrible for streaming playback since devices can't forsee the future.
Unpacking the AVI container isn't too bad, it's the other stuff - and making sense of the FourCC CODEC identifier at the other end that's the challenge.

What is the best piece of software that will convert avi to mp4?
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I could have sworn that I've streamed Avi files, the problem is the codec, which are usually not compatible.
You can even test this by changing the codec and leaving Avi as a container.
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What is the best piece of software that will convert avi to mp4?
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Avia Tech Support suggests using HandBrake.

oxfordmark said:
What is the best piece of software that will convert avi to mp4?
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I suggest A's Video Converter if you have a newer Intel CPU or AMD graphic card, it utilizes them for fast encoding without slowing down the computer much. For a fast computer it could take 10-15 minutes to convert a full movie instead of an hour or more. It's a batch converter so you can add your files and let it run over night.
http://bluesky23.yu-nagi.com/en/AsVideoConv.html
You have to set up a few things in the app like set Encoder to AMD VCE or Intel QSV. Also the correct formats to be compatible with Chromecast (MP4 container, H.264 video, AAC audio).
If you have nVidia graphic card you can use CUDA for fast encoding, but most programs that utilizes it cost money, such as Badaboom.
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Got a bunch of naughty videos in avi format don't we? :thumbup:
I do too.

I just uploaded them to Real Player cloud. They play good, touch wood
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I've used DVD Catalyst to convert most of mine for my Zoom and wife's IPad. Works like a charm and they keep it updated with new platforms hitting the market.
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I just uploaded them to Real Player cloud. They play good, touch wood
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RealPlayer Cloud is sort of like a "cloud Plex" - their SureStream feature makes sure the requesting device gets a stream that it can play - even if the source file isn't normally playable. tl;dr - RealPlayer Cloud does the transcoding for you - as long as the media is on their cloud.