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[Q] Need Video Help...(free beer and cookies for helping)

Just bought my wife a fascinate and sold her iphone. She had videos on her iphone she is trying to play on her fascinate however the player doesnt support the format (.m4v) I know I can recode the videos to a avi or mpg format I just dont want to spend that kind of time.
Is there a video player out there anyone can reccommend that plays other formats outside the fascinate's select few?

M4V is acutally already encoded in MP4, the only difference is the extension. Have you tried playing these files on the fascinate? what specifically are these. videos captured by the phone? Downloads from itunes? i've never had an iphone, but i used itunes to download a video (the free music video fo the week) and put it on my fascinate and it played right away. what is the exact issue you are having? Please be specific.

jwoods82 said:
Just bought my wife a fascinate and sold her iphone. She had videos on her iphone she is trying to play on her fascinate however the player doesnt support the format (.m4v) I know I can recode the videos to a avi or mpg format I just dont want to spend that kind of time.
Is there a video player out there anyone can reccommend that plays other formats outside the fascinate's select few?
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Here is a link to a player that plays just about everything.
http://www.filestube.com/ef8b1189a5cca0f903e9/go.html

Soul Player (Free)
mVideoplayer (free)
using cifsmanager allowed me to use the stock player for anything. I had(ve) many of those file types left over from airvideo.

jatilq is right those will work. I just had to add that I've found doubletwist player to play everything I've thrown at it and if you are really desperate, rockplayer.

I tried everyones suggestions and they still are not playing. To be more specific one of the movies was a digital download from itunes that we recieved with the bluray version of the movie and another was a movie that was purchased through itunes. I guess I will just have to recode them.
files were in .m4v which is a mp4 file type.
Thanks again for everyones help.

Forgive me for being new at this, but aren't there liscensing issues with itunes videos or the digital copies that come with some dvds? I have doubletwist & it works great for importing playlists from itunes but when I try to play any itunes videos it tells me playback is not authorized.
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Correct. M4V if downloaded from itunes store is encoded. The easiest way around is download a program that rips the video why you watch it. Ill post a link in a little.
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wasupwithuman said:
Correct. M4V if downloaded from itunes store is encoded. The easiest way around is download a program that rips the video why you watch it. Ill post a link in a little.
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Not sure if I am allowed to post the link..but google m4v ripper and you should get some results.
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If its a digital download, might aswell download the movie again thru utorrent and 1337x.org
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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.

Android App Wishlist

What apps would you like to see updated to support Chromecast? I thought we could use this thread to share any news about new apps being supported.
This is my short wish list:
- MX Player (the only big feature missing for me so far is the ability to stream movies that are saved on my SD card.
- Hulu Plus
- MLBtv
- RetroArch (or any other game emulator)

I second MX player

- Hangouts
- Gallery
- MX Player
- Vulkano
- Watch ESPN
- HBO Go
- Flixter
- BeyondPod
- Facebook

Dish Anywhere
Jango
MX Player
Gallery
Chrome on Android

mjs2011 said:
What apps would you like to see updated to support Chromecast? I thought we could use this thread to share any news about new apps being supported.
This is my short wish list:
- MX Player (the only big feature missing for me so far is the ability to stream movies that are saved on my SD card.
- Hulu Plus
- MLBtv
- RetroArch (or any other game emulator)
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actually you can stream your local files somewhat like a temporary MX player, there is a trick to it i saw it here http://www.droid-life.com/2013/07/25/tip-you-can-play-local-video-files-through-chromecast/
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i wonder if the google music on chromecast allows a queue

Plex
XBMC

amadorl608 said:
actually you can stream your local files somewhat like a temporary MX player, there is a trick to it i saw it here http://www.droid-life.com/2013/07/25/tip-you-can-play-local-video-files-through-chromecast/
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i wonder if the google music on chromecast allows a queue
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Actually that's just for desktop though right?
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Spotify
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Twitch.tv !

Plex
Serviio
NFL GamePass
MX player
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TWC TV but I won't get my hopes up since they disable HDMI on their Android app. Yet they also support Roku.

Google Drive or office pro. I am a teacher and would love to display a powerpoint from my tablet on a projector with chromecast.

Directv app
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An option to have a standalone app that mirrors the entire tablet.
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Crunchyroll
TuneIn Radio
Gallery
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monkey082506 said:
An option to have a standalone app that mirrors the entire tablet.
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Agreed!

Dice player
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Slingbox
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I would love to stream my whole phone to the tv see what im doing on my phone on the big screen so I would have to say all apps lol
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XBMC
Plex
Amazon prime ( if they ever make an android app for that)
Crackles
Maxgo
HBOgo
Cnn

Moto X won't play .moved video

She got a video of our granddaughter from our son's iPhone but it wouldn't play. I converted it to mp4 on my PC, emailed it back but that wouldn't play either. YouTube videos play as well as videos recorded on her previous Android phone. Is there a trick to playing iPhone videos?
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Subject should read .MOV video.
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lmacmil said:
She got a video of our granddaughter from our son's iPhone but it wouldn't play. I converted it to mp4 on my PC, emailed it back but that wouldn't play either. YouTube videos play as well as videos recorded on her previous Android phone. Is there a trick to playing iPhone videos?
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I can't guarantee that it will work, but I recommend trying MX Player (or one of the VLC player builds, but none seem to be under development) from the Play Store. I think it supports many more formats that the stock video player, and I find it better in other ways as well.

lmacmil said:
She got a video of our granddaughter from our son's iPhone but it wouldn't play. I converted it to mp4 on my PC, emailed it back but that wouldn't play either. YouTube videos play as well as videos recorded on her previous Android phone. Is there a trick to playing iPhone videos?
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I use doubletwist app to play all media content. Works for almost all file types I have ever used.
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Gear vr content?

where can i download 360 videos beside the ones in the samsung\oculus store?
any good sites for downloading gear vr content?

Shtihi said:
where can i download 360 videos beside the ones in the samsung\oculus store?
any good sites for downloading gear vr content?
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Any 3d movie will play in 3d in the cinema app but so far the 360 video sites all seem to be of the adult variety

sawdoctor said:
Any 3d movie will play in 3d in the cinema app but so far the 360 video sites all seem to be of the adult variety
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You are not correct.
http://bit.ly/1KTHXAi
Quite few are available. You may have to use video downloader extension for your browser. You can even find some 3D 360 videos.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/gear-vr/general/post-360-downloadable-video-links-t2970440

You can download the mp4 file but the GVR doesn't seem to see it. Does it need that .pvr file?

You need to move file to oculus/360videos folder
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I did. Videos still don't show up.

Use stock video player and try to play that video. If is playable then oculus player will play it too. If not then you need to reconvert it to mp4 with mp3 sound. Easy way to check: use stock file manager, go to oculus -> 360videos and if tumbnail of video in question is visible then video should play, if has basic icon then needs to be reconverted.
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darekz said:
Use stock video player and try to play that video. If is playable then oculus player will play it too. If not then you need to reconvert it to mp4 with mp3 sound. Easy way to check: use stock file manager, go to oculus -> 360videos and if tumbnail of video in question is visible then video should play, if has basic icon then needs to be reconverted.
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Yes, but will it play as a 360 video without the extra file? I do not believe so.

mitchellvii said:
Yes, but will it play as a 360 video without the extra file? I do not believe so.
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They will play. If you noticed in my screenshot there are some videos without matching pvr file. I believe pvr file is tumbnail for video. Videos without pvr will have blue square as tumbnail in 360 video but they will play once selected.
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darekz said:
They will play. If you noticed in my screenshot there are some videos without matching pvr file. I believe pvr file is tumbnail for video. Videos without pvr will have blue square as tumbnail in 360 video but they will play once selected.
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Ok, will try again.

mitchellvii said:
Ok, will try again.
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Try this one. Put in 360videos folder.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/p8ylobvc2hlhto1/Base jump.mp4?dl=0
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Thanks. That worked but I'm having the same problem as with all the 360 videos, the focus is terrible. Is that the nature of 360 videos or something else? The focus seems to be really awful compared to still images or even regular video. Perhaps because 3D video captures less information for each view than regular video?

You can find some sharper videos. A lot has to do with compression and file size. They never going to be completly sharp on our screens. Each eye receives information from less than half of phone screen and magnification itself will blur picture. It may change with 8k displays Higher resolution 360 videos may have dimensions around 4k x 2k pixels and quality is better.
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