[HOW-TO] Move MilkVR Content & Experiences to SD Card & 360Videos - Samsung Gear VR

Posted this in the Oculus forums but I think it might help someone here as well.
If you want to move MilkVR content from internal storage to external SD (360 videos UI also makes it faster to pick content), it's pretty easy, you can do the same for the "experiences" (cant say for coldplay as that permacrashes on exynos) but you need to root to do those. Also this method allows to get all Jaunt content (there's quite a bit more), not just the beatle.
The same process also works for when MilkVR freezes during download and you get "waiting for other downloads to finish" infinitely.
1. get a decent file manager app, I grew fond of es3 manager
2. go into sdcard0 (device storage)
3. go into Android/data/com.samsung.vrvideo/files/
4. files prefixed temp_ are not fully downloaded files (delete those to fix the infinite queue bug)
5. if you open json files you can actually get the "real urls" for both download and streaming
6. copy over mp4/jpg to oculus/360videos/randomfolder then use the powervr tool to generate pvr thumbs if you want to have it superfancy
Obviously you can take this a step further and create a tasker task (again, root) to move them on command.
Felix and paul experiences are in the Oculus folder and can be copied into 360videos, then renamed to _RL for 3D, however you need to force audio into zarkana&strangers (videogo5 can do this without encoding). VRIntro has basic audio inside.
Jaunt content is in /data/data/ however they use a special method that puts top and bottom as images on right and I haven't gotten around to normalizing this in post. Maybe someone has any tips? This seems to be
Example for Hobbit "underwhelming experience of being on set VR" /data/data/com.jauntvr.preview.hobbit/app_jaunt/

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[Q] Shortcuts possible to sdcard2?

Hi, I'm running Vegan 5.1 on Gtab. I know I can put shortcuts on the desktop but that isn't what Im trying to do. For instance I want to use a audio or video player that searches by default for files in folders on sdcard such as audio or video. When the program searches /sdcard/video I would like to redirect it to /sdcard2/video. Wouldn't a shortcut in one directory redirect to another location and be "visible" to the host program? I'm trying to get audio and video players to find sdcard2. If a shortcut existed to the directory or file itself wouldn't that work? Looking around I don't see much about this, and it may not be possible with android. The only information I see is about shortcuts on the desktop. Any ideas? Thanks.
Try this- ../sdcard2/(target directory)
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Try this- ../sdcard2/(target directory)
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Thanks, but I don't understand how to apply this. Lets say I have a video file at /sdcard2/video/movie.mp4. If I could make a shortcut to the movie.mp4 file and place it in /sdcard/video, then movie player program would be able to see it. Since I can't change the path for the movie player to search, I'm going to have to bring the files to where they can be found. I want to use sdcard2 for multimedia storage and put shortcuts to video and music on internal sdcard. I can mke shortcuts to the desktop all day long, but I can't find how to move them into a different folder. Also I don't know where the desktop folder, if indeed there is such a folder is located. If I could find the desktop folder I could copy or move the shortcut from there. Like I say, this may not even be possible.
you can always use astro file manager to open the video/audio file. i have the same problem opening videos that only vital player recognizes, but it only gives the option to sdcard not sdcard2 or usb. so i search for the file in astro and open with vital.
I know this is an old thread, but here's what I have been doing in VEGAn 5.11.
Make a directory called sdcard2 in /mnt/sdcard -- you can do this with a file manager or in the shell. You only have to do this once
Open a shell.
Enter:
su
First time you do this you'll have to acknowledge root. If you tell it to remember, you won't have to do it again.
Type
mount -o bind /mnt/sdcard2 /mnt/sdcard/sdcard2
That's it. Now you will have an sdcard2 folder nested in the sdcard folder. The only problem is it won't survive a reboot. I was looking for /etc/fstab to do this permanently but there is only a vold.fstab file so not sure if that will work or not. Need to try it and see I suppose.
Re Calkiuns ROM I believe it's native...
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I actually have a few movies saved in SD card 2 I long press chose shortcuts, astro,scroll to SD card2 and choose the movie witch puts it on my homescreen I then put them all in a movie folder on the homescreen... hope that helps.. I'm running tnt lite 4.3
nice tip about the shortcuts. however, it doesn't work if you have an application that only works with the sd card
besides, I can imagine wanting to start other things like sshd
One other thing I've noticed. If you do the bind mount (https://market.android.com/details?id=os.tools.scriptmanager looks like it would be good for doing this on boot, btw) then putting the tablet in USB file transfer mode just spins forever. Well maybe it just takes a long time searching sdcard2 but I finally cancelled it. The solution is:
umount /mnt/sdcard/sdcard2
Then do the USB operation.

[Q] How to add music and movies

First let me apologize, I have searched but could not find the answer. I am an utter noob. I just put cm7 using an SD card on my Nook Color. I was only able to do this by following the step by step instructions and youtube videos.
How do I add file to my Nook Color? I have some movies, music, and other files I would like to put on. I am technically very UNsavvy, so please hold my hand and do not assume I have any idea what to do.
Thank you in advance.
Or could you just provide a link to where I can find the info
connect your sd card to computer and drag and drop the files you want from computer to sd card
Im no dev, but this is what I do to get music, videos,pics and side load apps on my nook. first you'll need a file manager, I like Astro or Root Explorer both have free version at the market.
For music, videos and pics, its vary easy to put on your nook. all you have to do is to mount your nook's sd card from your pc with your USB cable. now on your sd card just make a new folder and name it "music" and just copy your music to this folder and thats it. for videos, and pictures its the same, just make a new folder and name it video and so on. now go to your video player and it should be available to you. the player that i like is call double twist its great for music and videos. now to side load apps all you have to do is to copy or download your apk to your sdcard and by using astro just navigate to the apk and press down on it, the file manager will launch and ask if you'll like to install it say yes and your done. I hope this is helpful.
boxcar8028 said:
Im no dev, but this is what I do to get music, videos,pics and side load apps on my nook. first you'll need a file manager, I like Astro or Root Explorer both have free version at the market.
For music, videos and pics, its vary easy to put on your nook. all you have to do is to mount your nook's sd card from your pc with your USB cable. now on your sd card just make a new folder and name it "music" and just copy your music to this folder and thats it. for videos, and pictures its the same, just make a new folder and name it video and so on. now go to your video player and it should be available to you. the player that i like is call double twist its great for music and videos. now to side load apps all you have to do is to copy or download your apk to your sdcard and by using astro just navigate to the apk and press down on it, the file manager will launch and ask if you'll like to install it say yes and your done. I hope this is helpful.
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What does "mount your nook's sd card from your pc with your USB cable" mean, and how do I make a folder and add the music and such
I just put stuff in my dropbox and then save it over.
I Am Marino said:
I just put stuff in my dropbox and then save it over.
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again, I am a noob, what is a drop box
Tom Hagen said:
again, I am a noob, what is a drop box
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Dropbox is a great service for sharing files etc. Click here for more info
Paul22000 said:
Dropbox is a great service for sharing files etc.
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I see what you did there. Thank you.
1. install SD card in Nook
2. Format SD card in Nook
3. Eject SD card from Nook and remove it.
4. Put SD in PC reader or whatever to mount on PC
5. Copy content to appropriate folders on the SD.
6. Eject SD from PC
7. Install SD in Nook.
8. If in doubt, reboot the Nook.
That's about as simple as I can describe the simplest and least technical method.
Most simple...
1. Plug your Nook USB cable into your computer.
2. On your computer, a Window should pop up that says a couple different things, you want to open folder or browse files, something along those lines.
3. This will open a file explorer, where you will see all of the folders on your nook. On a blank part of that screen, right click with your mouse and click New - then click Folder.
4. Name this folder music.
5. Open up My Computer (assuming you have Windows) in a separate window.
6. Drag any music files you want to put onto your Nook into the folder you created on your Nook.
7. On the bottom corner of your screen, there should be some kind of icon saying that your USB driver is connected. Click than and hit safely remove.
8. For videos do the same.
9. Unplug your Nook from the computer
10. Go to the Market from your nook and download a music player if you don't already have one installed.
11. Jam hard
Tom Hagen said:
First let me apologize, I have searched but could not find the answer. I am an utter noob. I just put cm7 using an SD card on my Nook Color. I was only able to do this by following the step by step instructions and youtube videos.
How do I add file to my Nook Color? I have some movies, music, and other files I would like to put on. I am technically very UNsavvy, so please hold my hand and do not assume I have any idea what to do.
Thank you in advance.
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Just Plug Nook into PC while it's on. In Notification Bar it Should say "USB Connected" Tap that and then hit the Mount Button.
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I hope you have enough information now to get your music, video and pics to your nook. just a side note. as I mention earlier that I prefer double twist as my main media player, I forgot to mention air sync. its super cool and easy to use, it's very handy. you may want to check it out. but then again with all of these music and media clouds coming out.....
http://www.doubletwist.com/airsync/

[Q] Milk VR 1.29 update

Just updated, and the notes said that it allows side-loading from SD card. moved a few videos over to the same path on SD card as on device, restarted Milk VR, but it doesn't show them in the downloaded section. Anyone have any insight on this? I've searched, but I haven't been able to find just a "Milk VR" board anywhere.
glennbo80 said:
Just updated, and the notes said that it allows side-loading from SD card. moved a few videos over to the same path on SD card as on device, restarted Milk VR, but it doesn't show them in the downloaded section. Anyone have any insight on this? I've searched, but I haven't been able to find just a "Milk VR" board anywhere.
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https://milkvr.com/#/content/faq
Q: Can I test / side load my own 360 videos in MilkVR without a MilkVR account?
A: Yes, videos can also be side loaded without MilkVR accounts by creating a “MilkVR” folder in the root directory and placing mp4 files there. Files that are side loaded will show up automatically in the “Downloaded” folder and thumbnails for those videos will be generated when the app starts. The first time MilkVR sees your side loaded videos, it generates the thumbnails for them. If the mp4 file has “3dv” or “3dh” in the filename the MilkVR player will play the video as top bottom stereoscopic or side by side stereoscopic respectively. The MilkVR team would suggest using stereo sparingly as stereo effectively halves the resolution of your video.
Q: Does MilkVR support side loading from the Note 4 sdcard?
A: No, but we are adding support for it into MilkVRv1.29. Just put videos in a "MilkVR" folder in the root of the sdcard.
LOL, I must have been to milkvr.com a half a dozen times, and never saw that faq link. I'm not a content provider type, so I didn't register, and didn't think the page was for end users. THANKS Dave, for being kind and pointing out what should have been the blatantly obvious!
you are welcome. I think link was not very good positioned
I have a different problem. I subscribed to a page (virtualreal ... ) where you can download a json file and the movie. If i place it in phone memorys samsungvr folder, everything works. If i place the 2 files on sd card, i see a movie running if i look up, and a second if i look down. So it doesnt work.
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I have a different problem. I subscribed to a page (virtualreal ... ) where you can download a json file and the movie. If i place it in phone memorys samsungvr folder, everything works. If i place the 2 files on sd card, i see a movie running if i look up, and a second if i look down. So it doesnt work.
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Add _3dv to the end of the file name. Before the .mp4 of course.
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Add _3dv to the end of the file name. Before the .mp4 of course.
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That might work, although I suspect it won't work properly because MilkVR just isn't looking on the SD card for the JSON files. So this solution is like doing without the JSON file.
What definitely works, because I've tried it, is putting the JSON files in the usual Samsung.vrvideo folder on the phone and putting the video files on the SD card in the MilkVR folder.
You do have to edit the JSON files to change the path to the video to where it is on your SD card.
Yes, editing the JSON file (and moving it to the internal storage) is an actual solution, rather than masking the issue.
Thanks!
Hopefully in MilkVR v1.30, they will read the JSON file from the SD card, too.
How do you edit the JSON file to change the path
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How do you edit the JSON file to change the path
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Use a text editor, such as Notepad.
The JSON file needs to be edited for the new location of the video in the MilkVR folder on the external card.
"local_url": "file:////storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.samsung.vrvideo/files/..." should be changed to "local_url": "file:////storage/extSdCard/MilkVR/..."
The JSON file still needs to be in the Android/data/com.samsung.vrvideo/files/... folder on the Note 4.
Hopefully the next update of MilkVR will look in both places for the JSON file.
pbelcomp said:
Use a text editor, such as Notepad.
The JSON file needs to be edited for the new location of the video in the MilkVR folder on the external card.
"local_url": "file:////storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.samsung.vrvideo/files/..." should be changed to "local_url": "file:////storage/extSdCard/MilkVR/..."
The JSON file still needs to be in the Android/data/com.samsung.vrvideo/files/... folder on the Note 4.
Hopefully the next update of MilkVR will look in both places for the JSON file.
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Works perfect thank you
Can we use Milk VR to play regular movie files? I have veritical 3D movies I want to watch with Gear VR.
aeroxy said:
Can we use Milk VR to play regular movie files? I have veritical 3D movies I want to watch with Gear VR.
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hm, well as milk vr is designed for 360 or 180 degree movies i think they will get weirdly streched but you can test it out:
copy your movie file into this folder: "\Phone\Android\data\com.samsung.vrvideo\files"
then add "3dv" to the filename for top/bottom stereoscopic movie format
check out the Milk VR Faq for more information concerning the appends to filenames
do not find any launcher for Milk VR
Dear Friends,
I successfully install the Milk VR but I don't find any launcher/shortcut/icon to launch the apps in Gear VR. Did i miss any installation proccedure.
I am using hola vpn to use the apps from Bangladesh.
Thanks in adv.
amar_klanti said:
Dear Friends,
I successfully install the Milk VR but I don't find any launcher/shortcut/icon to launch the apps in Gear VR. Did i miss any installation proccedure.
I am using hola vpn to use the apps from Bangladesh.
Thanks in adv.
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Just download nova launcher and add it as an activity (you can add any app from oculus you want that way). Not sure why it isn't showing up on the homescreen.
Just long press anywhere on the screen -> shortcuts -> activities -> scroll down to Milk VR. Then when you launch the app you just have to put it into the gear vr headset. :good:
aeroxy said:
Can we use Milk VR to play regular movie files? I have veritical 3D movies I want to watch with Gear VR.
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I also like having 3D movie experience with Gear VR. (ifastime.com/watch-3d-movie-on-vr-headsets.html)
Hi,
Can somebody upload three films downloaded from milk vr "Inside the Box of Kurios" "Jurassic World Apatosaurus" "Cirque du Soleil Zarka"

Samsung VR SDCard promo

Galaxy S7 & Samsung Gear VR: I received a 32GB SD Card from Samsung as a promotion containing the Lands End app, some videos and Artwork, but have been unable to access any of the content from the Gear VR.
I have done the following:
Copied SD card files to the extSD card in my phone.( Gear VR uable to access them there.)
Moved the files from the external to the phones internal storage (Device Storage/Oculus) (Gear VR unable to access them there.)
Removed my extSD Card and Inserted the Samsung SD Card they sent into my phone. NO auto run or install. Received notification to move content, but no info of where to move them to.
Anyone know a solution on how I can utilize this content with the Gear VR? I'm guessing that I need to place the files in the correct Folder(s), but don't know the file path(s)
What phone are you running on. If it is different from an S7, try changing the buildprop.
-try installing the app by navigating to it and setting it up through ES Explorer or anything similar from your phone directly , hopefully they made an exception for that app since oculus prohibits setting up apps from external sources not unless you are a developer and you go through many steps to do it via what is called sideload (search it).
-on a side notice if the rest of the art work are 360 videos you will need to place them in a folder named Movies\360Videos on either internal or external memory and access them from oculus cinema app
-and last if they are of many files and weird namings then most probably these are MilkVR assets and should be placed in a folder named android\data\com.samsung.vrvideos\files on internal memory and accessed by MilkVR app

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Well, this is just for fun, but it is interesting in its own way and was very easy to do, so I did it (cooped up for weeks.....).
Requirements
1. This is a Tasker app and has a dependency on two library files which are part of a GApps installation. If you don't have GApps or one of my other Tasker apps already, you need to copy the two files in the zip as below:
/system/etc/permissions/com.google.android.maps.xml
/system/framework/com.google.android.maps.jar
Set permissions for both files to rw-r--r-- and reboot. Without these files resident, the app will not install.
2. MX Player or some other video player capable of playing network streams. Here's a link to the appropriate MX Player version and for the custom codec package. You need both.
3. Realistically, either NoRefresh or FastMode, unless you like the flickering video effect.
4. USB Audio, unless you are really good at reading lips. I actually tried to turn on the CC for the stream, but it seems they do not CC everything anyway, so I gave up. Just for fun
Installation
Install apk as normal from a file manager or via ADB. On first run (don't forget WiFi!) it may ask what app you want to use to play the stream. On my device it gives MX Player and Opera (nope!) as options. The screenshot below shows that MX Player automatically goes to landscape (although the device remains in portrait mode) when playing the stream. This is a freeze-frame screenshot, without NoRefresh, so it looks really great (and is actually in color when you take the shot). I find that the contrast on NoRefresh has to be adjusted quite a bit on the + side from default to get something watchable, but there is a limited range of grey and it's easy to wash everything out looking for that perfect spot. My kernal doesn't support FastMode but from my memory of it I would expect a lot of ghosting.
In theory it would be possible to extend this app for general IPTV use by providing a text file containing stream URLs and creating a menu system to choose one. But I'm not that bored (or crazy) yet

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