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Best Video Player/Converter/Format

What does everyone use for:
a. Video Format and Size?
b. Software to Convert?
c. Media Player on their Kaiser to play their videos?
I am trying to determine what the all around most efficient video format and player is. Also looking for a great video converter that is efficient and preferably free.

avi-DivX
SUPER converter\pocket divx encoder
TCPMP!!!!! With Raw or DirectDraw drivers, works great for me!

i am currently using Magic DVD ripper which converts my movies/tv shows into avi's suitable for pda. File size is pretty big but it's pretty much perfect quality and great sound. oh and play them in TCPMP of course. I think my transformers movie is about 1.7gig

briggs81 said:
i am currently using Magic DVD ripper which converts my movies/tv shows into avi's suitable for pda. File size is pretty big but it's pretty much perfect quality and great sound. oh and play them in TCPMP of course. I think my transformers movie is about 1.7gig
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HA!
I got transformers dvd down to 300m/o with 320x240 divx

Sorry for going out of the topic..
I would like to know, what i have read on this forum that on Kaiser you can't play videos? than how can avi files can be run smoothly? Can anyone please elaborate.
Regards,

of course you can play video on the kaiser. just use xilisoft dvd ripper to convert a dvd and then install tcpmp on your pda

Check out the first post on this thread. It's what I use and have never had a problem...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=357330

Can it play 1080p rmvb?

Can it play 1080p rmvb with rockplayer or other player?

I've tried a few 1080p trailers etc. and Rockplayer seems to have serious issues when it comes to 1080p playback of any sort, very laggy etc. I've had mixed results with the inbuilt player. Som 1080p material just flows, and it shows true 1080p through the HDMI cable. But some trailers had some lags. It varies a lot. I got two pre release samples and I can totally see that the issue is definitely with premature software or software which can't quite yet use the full power of the Nvidia dual core architecture...
But man am I impressed when it works!
//Dave

thx report

Does nexus one can playback 720p High profile videos?

LG's Optimus Q(LU-2300, only for south korea) has same snapdragon 1st gen 1ghz cpu. But it can play h.264 high profile 4.1
Both devices are using snapdragon.
It is possible that play high 4.1 videos on nexus one?
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LG probably has licensed codecs and a modified kernel to take advantage of said proprietary codecs. I did a quick check online and couldn't find any mention of h.264 playback. The only mention of 720p is for the camera.

Quote from Wikipedia:
"There is built in hardware decoding for H.263, H.264 and MPEG-4 video"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexus_One
It can also be seen in device specs.
So yes, most chances that the will be some video player that will play h.264.

hi,i used modaco's desire port for nexus one rom,and it surprised me with playing 720p in realtime,and also great camcroding on720p,i tried to play some youtube's 720p videos(downloaded FLV file from youtube)and it played it really really great,smooth,realtime!

[Q] hd videos 1080p freeze

hi i recently purchased my lg optimus 2x in general i am very happy with my smartphone the only issue i have is when i try to play hd 1080p videos either with mx player or mobo the videos go very slow i tried the same thing on a samsung galaxy s2 and the videos worked flawlesly any recomendations how to fix that issue?

did you install mx player codecs for tegra 2? (you have them on play store as well)

yes i installed MX Player Codec (ARMv7) these are the ones anything else i can't believe that i am the only one who is experiencing this problem

Same problem... Codecs are installed for tegra 2 but video framerate is catastrophic.
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hightmare said:
yes i installed MX Player Codec (ARMv7) these are the ones anything else i can't believe that i am the only one who is experiencing this problem
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you're not the only one... 1080p lags on my phone as well (MX Player too)... but i rarely play anything thats over 720p so i don't mind...

hightmare said:
hi i recently purchased my lg optimus 2x in general i am very happy with my smartphone the only issue i have is when i try to play hd 1080p videos either with mx player or mobo the videos go very slow i tried the same thing on a samsung galaxy s2 and the videos worked flawlesly any recomendations how to fix that issue?
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use software decoder in mx player an also install armv7 codec for mx player.

hightmare said:
hi i recently purchased my lg optimus 2x in general i am very happy with my smartphone the only issue i have is when i try to play hd 1080p videos either with mx player or mobo the videos go very slow i tried the same thing on a samsung galaxy s2 and the videos worked flawlesly any recomendations how to fix that issue?
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Try to clear memory, hold home button then 'stop all'.

You made the mistake of buying this phone.
Anyway try Dice player, I find it superior to all other players

ermacwins said:
You made the mistake of buying this phone.
Anyway try Dice player, I find it superior to all other players
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every device has its pros and cons buddy....this phone is completely unbrickable and has its own BIG advantages.....
it is better to give solutions than make mockery.....
Thanks for the understanding mate

hightmare said:
hi i recently purchased my lg optimus 2x in general i am very happy with my smartphone the only issue i have is when i try to play hd 1080p videos either with mx player or mobo the videos go very slow i tried the same thing on a samsung galaxy s2 and the videos worked flawlesly any recomendations how to fix that issue?
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Did you try with standard LG Fotocamera? I never had fullhd problems with froyo/GB/CM7/ICS

Nvidia tegra 2 cannot decode x264 or h264 formats @ 1080P resolution. Try converting the videos to MPEG-4 @ 1080 Resolution.

SREEPRAJAY said:
every device has its pros and cons buddy....this phone is completely unbrickable and has its own BIG advantages.....
it is better to give solutions than make mockery.....
Thanks for the understanding mate
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No one phone on its same 'league/level' had a worse problem this carp, ie SGS2
You must be blind if you didnt read where I gave him a possible solution to try Dice Player

wals46 said:
Did you try with standard LG Fotocamera? I never had fullhd problems with froyo/GB/CM7/ICS
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No problems with fullhd videos, recorded on camera. We are talking about movies downloaded to phone i.e. mkv or mp4 fullhd movies.
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asmerito said:
No problems with fullhd videos, recorded on camera. We are talking about movies downloaded to phone i.e. mkv or mp4 fullhd movies.
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Yes, i do encode and decode movies. SO AFAIK, tegra 2 cannot decode h264 codec.

Tegra 2 can decode 1080p coded in low profile. Medium and commonly used high profile are not supported. You can google what choices you can set up to have low profile video. Very good SW for recoding videos is handbrake. I wish you good luck with searching best encode configuration.

i downloaded the iron man 2 trailer 1080p hd video here's the LINK
i'm using mx player, temasek final build rom and stefan final symbiosis kernel
the video is sluggish to play and the sound is not matching when stark open his mouth for now i didn't using ICS rom or cm10
i also try to play the video in different decoder included on the mx player but it doesn't work

You can run 720p or 1080p fluid.. spawndk from the eepad transformer forum:
"The Tegra2 chipset are designed as a mobile sollution chipset - to support web 2 standards. The highest encoding profile used here (Youtube 1080p) are 1080p baseline and this the Tegra2 chipset will both record and play with no troubles. As well as 720p baseline and main profile - but only upto L3.1 with some limitations. It doesnt matter which container is used (mkv, mp4, m4v, avi etc) and it doesnt matter if resolution are 1080p - its only a matter of the encoding profile used to encode the supported video format H264
Tegra2 will NEVER be able to decode High profile L4.1 encodes - it's not a software issue, neither in terms of Honeycomb or Nvidia libs, its simply a limitation of the abilities of the hardwaredecoder in the Tegra2 chipset and this will never change. It is also not a limitation in the Transformer specifically, but a limitation in ALL Tegra2 based tablets and mobilephones.
This is the same reason why some mediaplayers like the Boxee Box that was originally intended to use the Tegra2 moved on to an Intel chipset before launch.
In short the Tegra2 chipset will support playback of videos encoded in 1080p or 720p resolution, using the H264 video codec and AAC audio codec - as long as the video are encoded after the baseline profile standard
It will not now or ever - play 1080p/720p encodes encoded after the high profile standard."
So basically, you have to reencode videos just like on ipad..

you should reencode to low profile, high profile is for blu-ray device or PC. don't know maybe exynos 5 can play high profile [email protected] with handheld.

Thread moved. Please post all question threads here in Q&A in future where they belong.
Thanks
AvRS

3d blu-ray (frame packed) to Gear VR?

I have a few 3d blu-rays that I would love to watch in the Oculus Cinema. My understanding is that most 3d blu-rays are in the "frame packed" format but the Gear VR requires either side-by-side or top-to-bottom (top down). Is there any way to convert a frame packed blu-ray to a sbs or td MP4?
Thanks.
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It looks like this software might do it. Anybody have any experience with DVD Fab Blu-ray ripper for 3d?
http://www.dvdfab.cn/blu-ray-ripper.htm

Is this related to my issue?... Cannot play 3D video with top-down format. ... despite placing in appropriate directory, creating text file and changing file name...?

Not sure if this will help you with the top down video.....
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http://phandroid.com/2014/12/19/360-video-gear-vr/

Need to be mp4 with mp3 sound. Mkv are no go yet.
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darekz said:
Need to be mp4 with mp3 sound. Mkv are no go yet.
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No, MKV's work perfect....unless you're talking about something else?
All my rips are ripped straight from blu-ray into an MKV container with the only exception being that the audio is converted to 5.1 AAC (neroacc) from the DTS HD core file @ VBR- Quality 1.0 for best quality and stock video player compatibility. Only the video/audio files are in the MKV container, no subtitles etc etc.
20-30 GB per movie but the bit rate is worth it since you're so close to the actual screen hence the ability to see pixels. Anything under 20mbps bit rate is simply not sufficient enough when it comes to the black levels/darker scenes due to the close proximity. Original file is best for decent quality, and personally I noticed no change in battery life nor performance.
In regards to 3D, everything is the same except I convert to Top/Bottom. DVDfab will do just fine to convert to top/bottom.
To get 3D top/bottom working on the Gear VR, took me awhile to figure this out at first....
1. Connect the Note 4 to the computer.
2. Make a copy of one of the text files from one of the pre-loaded 3D trailers in the "Trailer" 3D folder
3. Rename it to the name of the movie file you want to use
4. Inside the text file, next to "title" rename it to the title of your movie file
5. Inside the text file, next to "format" put "3DTB" instead of "3DLRF"
6. Make sure you place the text file in the same folder as your movie, either in the
3D folder under Movies or Trailers.
(Note: you may or may not have to drag the text file to your desktop to make a copy and change the info. Just drag it back into the folder once done)
Hope this helps :good:

Why do you convert to top/bottom? SBS sould be better for VR since it would be shown as is on the screen.

ks-man said:
I have a few 3d blu-rays that I would love to watch in the Oculus Cinema. My understanding is that most 3d blu-rays are in the "frame packed" format but the Gear VR requires either side-by-side or top-to-bottom (top down). Is there any way to convert a frame packed blu-ray to a sbs or td MP4?
Thanks.
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It looks like this software might do it. Anybody have any experience with DVD Fab Blu-ray ripper for 3d?
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There are many other blu-ray ripping programs for ripping 3D Blu-ray to 3D videos which are compatible with Gear VR. I've the pleasure of using EaseFab's Blu-ray Ripper to finish my job. Have a try!

ks-man said:
I have a few 3d blu-rays that I would love to watch in the Oculus Cinema. My understanding is that most 3d blu-rays are in the "frame packed" format but the Gear VR requires either side-by-side or top-to-bottom (top down). Is there any way to convert a frame packed blu-ray to a sbs or td MP4?
Thanks.
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It looks like this software might do it. Anybody have any experience with DVD Fab Blu-ray ripper for 3d?
http://www.dvdfab.cn/blu-ray-ripper.htm
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Yes I use dvdfab to rip my 3D blu-rays to full 720p SBS mkvs. Don't get why anyone would use half-sbs 1080p, as that would result in worse quality, yet higher file sizes (you can see more than 960pixel on the horizontal axis, while you will be limited to 720 on the vertical).
EDIT: The resulting MKVs usually end up having audio sync issues on the Note 4, but just remux them with MKVtoolnix afterwards to solve the problem..

play 3D Blu-ray on Gear VR
As far as we know, Gear VR supports most conventional file formats like MP4, AVI, and FLV; however, Blu-ray format is not included. To play 3D Blu-ray with Gear VR, first you need to convert Blu-ray to Gear VR supported file type. And if you stick with 3D movie on Gear VR, you can rip Blu-ray to MP4 in side-by-side or top-to-bottom 3D formats.

To rip 3D Blu-ray movies to 3D 3BS MP4 and make your 3D Blu-ray playable on Gear VR for your own., a professional Blu-ray ripping tool is needed. Here, UFUSoft Blu-ray Ripper is higly recommended. With it you can rip any 3D Blu-ray to 3D SBS MP4 video for Gear VR with fast speed and high video quality.

Watching 3d movies on my gear vr is one of my favorite things.
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