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MHL Videos with Subtitles[SOLVED]

Well. S4 is quite powerfull for our device and well. Its kinda useless unless you do something that requires that firepower. Well Sony has put a great H/W mhl chip and it can interpolate the screen to FullHD if you have proper cable and tv. Watching Hd movies is a pleasure but only sometimes. I know English and i dont need subtitles. But when i wana watch a film with my family. And its full HD. I cant. S/W decoding lacs and it shows subtitles. H/W is perfect and smooth but Sony didnt make subtitles to be shown over H/W decoding on the big screen. Have anyone found a way to show subtitles ?
So the solution is to download VLC for Android and enable Hardware acceleration in options. It plays 1080p uncomressed videos perfectly and supports subtitles over the MHL cable
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Use bs player or mx player
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wednesday13 said:
Use bs player or mx player
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There is no subtitles over H/W decoding with them too. I use JB. Maybe i ICS there was. Cause i bought my MHL when i had JB

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MrTapa said:
There is no subtitles over H/W decoding with them too. I use JB. Maybe i ICS there was. Cause i bought my MHL when i had JB
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What? There is. Just enable the subtitle.
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wednesday13 said:
What? There is. Just enable the subtitle.
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Noo. On phone i see subtitles but on tv they aren't shown if its on H/W and thats the only way FullHD vids are smooth
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MrTapa said:
Noo. On phone i see subtitles but on tv they aren't shown if its on H/W and thats the only way FullHD vids are smooth
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Oh yeah. Sorry bout that. So both players doesn't work? How bout HW+? But SW drains your battery and makes your phone kinda hot so it's not worth it.
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wednesday13 said:
Oh yeah. Sorry bout that. So both players doesn't work? How bout HW+? But SW drains your battery and makes your phone kinda hot so it's not worth it.
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S/W is the only way you get subtitles on TV.
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AW: MHL Videos
And I believe it's got nothing to do with Sony, it's a limitation of the technology, because Dice player offers an expliciely stated experimental feature for subtite output via hdmi. I'd have to check if its for Samsung devices only though, I believe I remember the option saying that.
Side question: most fullhd tvs feature a usb port nowadays anyway, why not use that and play your stuff directly on the tv if the technology doesnt seem to be really there...?

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I agree. Or you could download screen standby in play store. Try if it could reduce lag when using SW rendering
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just planning wan buy MHL cable. if cant subtitles, this sucks. my english not good, so i need subtitle.
can i know how its perform with heavy games?

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lagunabad said:
just planning wan buy MHL cable. if cant subtitles, this sucks. my english not good, so i need subtitle.
can i know how its perform with heavy games?
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Everything that its smooth on your t will be smoorh mirrorwd on the big screen.you are ok with subtitles as long as you play good converted videos.
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schaggo said:
And I believe it's got nothing to do with Sony, it's a limitation of the technology, because Dice player offers an expliciely stated experimental feature for subtite output via hdmi. I'd have to check if its for Samsung devices only though, I believe I remember the option saying that.
Side question: most fullhd tvs feature a usb port nowadays anyway, why not use that and play your stuff directly on the tv if the technology doesnt seem to be really there...?
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Well Sony can add support for hdmi subtitles too. Google are saying that this is decided. By The manufacture
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And if all else fails, download a movie with subtitles hard coded.
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crazymister said:
And if all else fails, download a movie with subtitles hard coded.
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Find me a FullHD film with hard coded subtitles on it...

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MrTapa said:
Well Sony can add support for hdmi subtitles too.
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We have MHL, not HDMI.
MrTapa said:
Find me a FullHD film with hard coded subtitles on it...
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Encode it yourself. Easy as eating a piece of cake.

schaggo said:
We have MHL, not HDMI.
Its absolutly totaly the same
Encode it yourself. Easy as eating a piece of cake.
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Dude thats imposible( i havent found a way)

Nope, it's not the same: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Relationship_with_MHL
Different connector, different wireing, different (altered) protocol. Nope, not the same.
Well it's not possible on your phone but you have a PC. There's plenty of tools to be found in the allmighty internet allowing you to easily overlay the subtitles onto your existing video. They will be a part of the "images" then though. Depending on the firepower at your disposal, such an encode takes somwhere between 10-30 minutes per movie for a typical hollywood blockbuster.

schaggo said:
Nope, it's not the same: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Relationship_with_MHL
Different connector, different wireing, different (altered) protocol. Nope, not the same.
Well it's not possible on your phone but you have a PC. There's plenty of tools to be found in the allmighty internet allowing you to easily overlay the subtitles onto your existing video. They will be a part of the "images" then though. Depending on the firepower at your disposal, such an encode takes somwhere between 10-30 minutes per movie for a typical hollywood blockbuster.
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Yep. Well i asked a person who edits videos and he said that it cant be hardcoded. Butt. thanks for the info. Although I really want sony to implement subtitles over MHL. And i mean there is no difference if i say HDMI or MHL. MHL is a convertor and it decodes colors different way. But it has aboslutly the same posibilities.

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Uhm... yes it can.
On the other hand, dont feed the trolls: You're right, it can't be done...

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http://www.bitfield.se/submerge/index.html first page on Google results...
Anything can be done. You just have to want it hard enough and be willing to put some work on it
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Video player - multitask

Hi,
Anybody know a videoplayer that can play in the background in small size, as the native player on galaxy s3?

mlhdk said:
Hi,
Anybody know a videoplayer that can play in the background in small size, as the native player on galaxy s3?
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you're asking a s3 question in a z1 forum?

I asking if anybody know a videoplayer similar to the native one in S3 - it is for use on my Z1
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mlhdk said:
I asking if anybody know a videoplayer similar to the native one in S3 - it is for use on my Z1
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The stocks apps does. Try in recent menu, there is mini apps video player, or try mx player

Where do I find the mini apps video player.....?
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ndl318 said:
The stocks apps does. Try in recent menu, there is mini apps video player, or try mx player
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I have my player - but I can only get it to play in background without actually see the video.... Is it possible to see a small screen?
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There is lots of small apps in play store.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ru426.android.small_app_mediaplayer

rambo420 said:
There is lots of small apps in play store.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ru426.android.small_app_mediaplayer
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Thank you - exactly what I looked for

[Q] About BE2, explain me anything

It's true when we unlock the bootloader, BE2 continues working on Movies, Youtube and MX Player?????

lucasgta95 said:
It's true when we unlock the bootloader, BE2 continues working on Movies, Youtube and MX Player?????
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No. If you unlock your bootloader it will only work with Adobe Reader, Busybox and PowerAmp. :silly:

eSu.Matix said:
No. If you unlock your bootloader it will only work with Adobe Reader, Busybox and PowerAmp. :silly:
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This post isn't a joke...

lucasgta95 said:
It's true when we unlock the bootloader, BE2 continues working on Movies, Youtube and MX Player?????
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After unlocking be2 doesn't work ?
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Rupant said:
After unlocking be2 doesn't work ?
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I will explain better for you...
Some guys here on XDA reported working be2 on Movies and YouTube after unlocking, because of this I made this post trying to confirm this...

Just to be clear, Bravia Engine 2 works only in the stock gallery app, and maybe in Movies too, but not in any 3rd party app.

Lajbymester said:
Just to be clear, Bravia Engine 2 works only in the stock gallery app, and maybe in Movies too, but not in any 3rd party app.
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But some members here said it's works on mx player because it use the same hw decode as sony apps

Bravia Engine (2)
lucasgta95 said:
But some members here said it's works on mx player because it use the same hw decode as sony apps
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Hi,
According to Sony...
"For still images, it is only supported in Gallery app in GB SW, and in Album app in ICS SW. It is not supported for 3rd party image viewer applications.
For video, it is supported for any third party app which uses Android MM Framework (including YouTube app) as well as our preloaded video viewing app's." - Source.
Although the above regards the Xperia S which ran Bravia Engine (1st gen) it would most likely also apply to our device even though we have Bravia Engine (2nd gen), also it is worth checking this page out.

ShinOrochiX said:
Hi,
According to Sony...
"For still images, it is only supported in Gallery app in GB SW, and in Album app in ICS SW. It is not supported for 3rd party image viewer applications.
For video, it is supported for any third party app which uses Android MM Framework (including YouTube app) as well as our preloaded video viewing app's." - Source.
Although the above regards the Xperia S which ran Bravia Engine (1st gen) it would most likely also apply to our device even though we have Bravia Engine (2nd gen), also it is worth checking this page out.
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Thanks :good:

Yes it works, in mx player with hw decoding or with any video player that uses hw decoding.It works in old youtube app but not with update. It wont work with album tho after unlocking.You can see the difference by switching hw and sw decoding in mx player.(only in stock sony roms)

Yes it works for me too haven't lost any Sony feature after unlocking boot loader
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x-reality

Is xreality applied allover the phone or is it used only in "some" sony apps and which ones?
I mean: if I use quickpick of view an image from facebook app, is xreality used?

As I know stock album and movies it surely does.
But on outer apps I dont know
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[Q] Two questions

1. What is the best video converter for the Z3 Compact? Do I even need one? Will the Z3 Compact play 1080p videos just fine or must they be 720p?
2. How come there is no WhatsApp message counter notification on the app's launch icon? Other apps like Facebook's Messenger display a number on the app's launch icon for the number of new messages. WhatsApp doesn't have that on Android for me (I know it does on iOS).

Sprkd1 said:
1. What is the best video converter for the Z3 Compact? Do I even need one? Will the Z3 Compact play 1080p videos just fine or must they be 720p?
2. How come there is no WhatsApp message counter notification on the app's launch icon? Other apps like Facebook's Messenger display a number on the app's launch icon for the number of new messages. WhatsApp doesn't have that on Android for me (I know it does on iOS).
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You don't need to convert your movies, it's simply just drag and drop. If you use the stock movie app you'll probably encounter problems with codecs, so I'd advice to use MX Player instead. As for the resolution, 1080p will be down scaled.
I have no idea about the WhatsApp counter. You can probably use a mod or something in order to get the counter, but you'll need root.
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Just remember Z3C can play 4K videos. 1080p is just too easy
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Sadman Khan said:
Just remember Z3C can play 4K videos. 1080p is just too easy
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Yeah, but it's like watching a 4k film on a 720p monitor, you'll be able to watch it but it will never be of the same quality as an actual monitor with 4k resolution.
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Dsteppa said:
Yeah, but it's like watching a 4k film on a 720p monitor, you'll be able to watch it but it will never be of the same quality as an actual monitor with 4k resolution.
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Play a 720p video and then play a 1080p video on your phone. You'll notice the drastic difference in quality
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Thanks for the replies.
Anyone else use WhatsApp? If so, can he/she confirm that there is no WhatsApp new message counter on the launch icon for the app (at least for Android)?

Sprkd1 said:
Thanks for the replies.
Anyone else use WhatsApp? If so, can he/she confirm that there is no WhatsApp new message counter on the launch icon for the app (at least for Android)?
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No counter for me!
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