New Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 user . . . question: why does the tablet's OS see a difference between media files that have their file type suffixes in capital letters rather that lower case? My tablet can play self loaded media that has lower case file suffixes, such as filenameX.mp4, but if the same filename has its suffix in caps, I get an error message stating the file type is not supported, i.e., filenameX.MP4 will not play, while filenameX.mp4 will. Same with other file types such as pdf's; filenameY.pdf will work fine; filenameY.PDF produces an error.
I can't say why but I;ve had the same issue - a video with MKV won't play but mkv will (when renamed).
I also not that finding a file manager that doesn't hide the damn extension is hard!
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I can't say why but I;ve had the same issue - a video with MKV won't play but mkv will (when renamed).
I also not that finding a file manager that doesn't hide the damn extension is hard!
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Fluffbutt I'd like to see the video you posted in your response, however, the popups and ads simply won't allow. Can you perhaps post a shortened ur? Back to my question, it's less a 'why' and more of a validation effort. My background is in Apple's iOs / MacOS and this is a 'forced' migration to Google's Android OS device. So, I guess what I'm looking for is some kind of confirmation that what I'm seeing is just the way it is in Samsung world - no capitalized filename extensions. Thank you for your time.
Umm - I didn't post an url. Honest, nothing... I don't even know if I have the video any more (and, even if I did I doubt XDA would want a link posted.. *cough* "downloaded video".)
If you're on windows you might have virus... if on tablet/phone it's a browser advert?
It might be a function of how the players "see" the files - when they were written the developer set ".mkv" and ".mp4" as playable files but didn't think to do ".MKV" and ".MP4".
Case-sensitivity in filenames (and extensions) is typical of Linux. Since Android is Linux-based, I would guess that's the underlying issue. And yes, it's short-sighted of developers to not account for this. Renaming the files is the quickest/easiest workaround.
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I read a comment that someone posted (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...4&postcount=12) about an error that they were having with videos recorded on the Kasier when played with QuickTime on a PC:
"-Error -2401: an invalid sample description was found in the movie."
I have an at&t Kaiser running the stock ROM and was wondering if anyone ever found a fix for the error. I have a bunch of videos I recorded and they all are giving this error when I try to play them with QuickTime on my PC. VLC Media Player will play the videos, but I get no sound.
All input is appreciated. Thanks.
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in case you didn't find an answer yet, I read this on the at&t forums. Annoying, but it works:
I found an answer to this issue on the Quicktime Forums.
Simply change the extension from *.mp4 to *.3gp and all will work just peachy.
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in case you didn't find an answer yet, I read this on the at&t forums. Annoying, but it works:
I found an answer to this issue on the Quicktime Forums.
Simply change the extension from *.mp4 to *.3gp and all will work just peachy.
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I just now found this answer. It works great. Thanks!
How do you do this? can it be done on the pc or does it have to be done in the phone its self?
Tregrad said:
How do you do this? can it be done on the pc or does it have to be done in the phone its self?
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As long as you can see the extension on computer you can do it "normally known extensions are hidden but can be changed in folder options" or on phone
ok, but that doesnt tell me "how" it just tells me that it can be done. could you please explain to me how to do this? I ahve put all the files i want to change into a folder on my computer. XPpro
by the way, did i mention Apple SUX?! just checkin in case i didnt.
Well all it says is to change the extension:
Eg: moviename.mp4 to moviename.3gp
If you can't see the extension:
Control Panel\Folder Options\View"it's a tab" and untick hide extensions for known files.
so after you change the extention it will just play? no conversion at all? hmm i will give it a shot.
I found a real cool suite of programs to help out with this kind of stuff and much more. thought it might be helpfull to yourself and others.
http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/free-dvd-video-software.htm
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Any input on this issue I'm experiencing on my Bionic would be appreciated.
Get error stating "File cannot be displayed or played" when trying to play large video file
File is in MP4 format that will play on my PS3
File that won't play is 2.2GB but a 380MB file of same format does play
Phone is not rooted
I tried rebooting the phone by pulling the battery and that didn't help
Also tried MoBo player and Vplayer from android market and neither of those worked either
I'm an android noob (this my first, had it two days)
Not sure if the problem is the phone, the OS, the manufacturer, or just me so any input or suggestions are appreciated. Thanks!
Umm... could be because the file is 2.2 gigs...
Umm... could be because the file is 2.2 gigs...
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I have a friend with a Thunderbolt that is fairly certain he was able to play files of that size (he doesn't currently have any on it to confirm) so I wasn't under the impress this was an OS limitation.
I'd really like to try and figure out where the limitation lies so I can find a way around it or consider trading in the phone. If it's the OS there is probably nothing I can do but if it's only the Bionic then I may still have some options.
After a lot more searching I finally found that the Android OS doesn't support video files over 2GB. That really should be better documented as it took me a long time to find any place that explicitly stated that. I tried a 1.85GB file and sure enough it worked with out any problems.
Yesterday, I was attending the UEFA Europa League Final and I was filming the starting ceremony.
I didn't know that I had a merely 1.6 GB left on my SD card. When the memory was full, the camera app did the unthinkable (FC). I entered a file manager and saw that the video is there under the name temp_video but without any extension.
Can you please tell me how can I recover it?
temp
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I am aware of that. But can't it be salvaged in some way?
Try !!!!
Dear try renaming the file with "temp_video.mp4" ...... hope it work .....
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Dear try renaming the file with "temp_video.mp4" ...... hope it work .....
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Nope, that doesn't do the trick cause, you know, the file is not finalized one way or the other by the phone itself.I guess I should edit the file somehow on the PC.
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I have the same problem
I have a very important video (birth of my son) in this situation aswell. so if anybody success on this issue please let us know.
I haven't managed to open or recover them somehow. I guess there are no viable solutions for this issue.
Sorry.
PS: Still, keep the files. Who knows, maybe we will find out someday.
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I haven't managed to open or recover them somehow. I guess there are no viable solutions for this issue.
Sorry.
PS: Still, keep the files. Who knows, maybe we will find out someday.
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Thanks for reply i'll keep the files, but there must be a solution (
Various free video conversion software should do the trick. I've had success using the conversion feature of VideoLAN's VLC media player to 'convert' to .mp4; the video is full size, with sound, and at the original quality. The VLC media player could even play the temp_video file as-is, without any conversion...the conversion was only necessary to play with other players/to burn to DVD.
Hope this helps.
Found a utility that does the trick
I had the same problem. Some people claimed vlc would work, but it didn't. So I tried out this tool: http://grauonline.de/cmsimple2_6/en/?Solutions:HD_Video_Repair_Utility
It worked when I gave it a reference video (video shot from the same phone), but it only saves half the video unless you buy the license. After watching the video, I determined that I don't need the second half for the price they ask (29 euros), but at least I got half. If the author would only charge say $5 per video I'd probably buy it. In lieu of that, I simply joined the file together to create one file twice as long and re-ran it. In windows "copy /b file + file combined_file". This worked as a stop-gap, but the sound got really off at the midpoint. So, if you really want it to work right, I'd suggest paying for the license.
Credit to this person for pointing me to the tool.
http://janit.iki.fi/repair-corrupted-mp4-video/
1808481 said:
I have a very important video (birth of my son) in this situation aswell. so if anybody success on this issue please let us know.
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You can try to repair it with the vid repair tool on android playstore it did the trick for me. I recovered full video. It was there with the name temp_video now i can play it well. Hope this works. :angel:
Hey i just found a quick solution to that problem which worked on me ! first you need media player classic ... open it and just drag your temp_video and it should be working fine
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I had the same problem. Some people claimed vlc would work, but it didn't. So I tried out this tool: http://grauonline.de/cmsimple2_6/en/?Solutions:HD_Video_Repair_Utility
It worked when I gave it a reference video (video shot from the same phone), but it only saves half the video unless you buy the license. After watching the video, I determined that I don't need the second half for the price they ask (29 euros), but at least I got half. If the author would only charge say $5 per video I'd probably buy it. In lieu of that, I simply joined the file together to create one file twice as long and re-ran it. In windows "copy /b file + file combined_file". This worked as a stop-gap, but the sound got really off at the midpoint. So, if you really want it to work right, I'd suggest paying for the license.
Credit to this person for pointing me to the tool.
http://janit.iki.fi/repair-corrupted-mp4-video/
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DId you bought programm and got better result with or without added longer file? Cause for me full version got and maybe thats all there is to get- all ok but video or sound is going at different speed. So just readjust that in video edit programm. Also in options can select to divide files in seperate audio and video files and then combine changing speed only for video in video editing sofware.
Recovering the temp_video file
Dear all,
i know it is odd to response to a "long time ago" post, but i wish that this may help people who are facing similar problem.
I have just tried the app from the Google Play, MP4fix.
It requires the corrupted file, temp_video and a well-recorded file, i am not sure is it better to be a similar length for the well-recorded?
After processing, you can freely play the recovered file or paid to save the file.
Which means you can use another phone to Rexxxx while the phone is pXXXing the video.
However, it is better to pay for the developers who make this app.
VLC Works as of This Writing
I had this problem. Went looking for a solution and found this article mentioning VLC. On a Galaxy Tab A (purchased new in late 2017), VLC was indeed able to play it as-is. Renaming the file with the mp4 extension (no conversion) meant that even the Samsung Video Player could play it. Maybe Samsung improved the readability of the temp files.
I got the fix
I know this is 7 years later, but I just got this problem and got an actual fix for it. Go to your file manager and click on DCIM then on Camera then scroll all the way to the bottom and press and hold on your temp video and press share. Share it to your google drive and then once its on your Google drive, you can download it if you want to back on your device. Worked on my s7, hope it works for yall
try VLC app it opened my temp videos
mihaixp said:
I haven't managed to open or recover them somehow. I guess there are no viable solutions for this issue.
Sorry.
PS: Still, keep the files. Who knows, maybe we will find out someday.
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try VLC app it opened my temp videos
Based on what I've seen today it still has no:
- system dictionary for definition lookup(only for predictive text). The Kindle App does nothing when I press & hold on a word, unlike on my iOS device.
- hi-speed media scrubber for music. you know the little round knob on the progress bar that allows you to move the time index to any point in a song or video.
- unified search aka Local Search(apps, music, videos, contacts, emails)
The music app is pretty bad. I had several attempts to build a proper one, but the developer can not interact with the music library, other than playing existing playlists or songs.
You can't make custom playlists(actually you can, but it very, very, VERY complicated and prone to error and simply does not worth the shot), change the order of music inside the list and stuff like that for a third party app, and that sucks.
There are no new APIs for XNA (which is used to access the songs in the phone) so there is no way of making one.
If there is something I can say it is not right on WP, that's the music app.
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The music app is pretty bad. I had several attempts to build a proper one, but the developer can not interact with the music library, other than playing existing playlists or songs.
You can't make custom playlists(actually you can, but it very, very, VERY complicated and prone to error and simply does not worth the shot), change the order of music inside the list and stuff like that for a third party app, and that sucks.
There are no new APIs for XNA (which is used to access the songs in the phone) so there is no way of making one.
If there is something I can say it is not right on WP, that's the music app.
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Does that imply that there´s the same limitation for video? ...and ...as a result of that a videoplayer with support for more codecs is very unlikely to ever happen?
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Does that imply that there´s the same limitation for video? ...and ...as a result of that a videoplayer with support for more codecs is very unlikely to ever happen?
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The File-Assosciation feature in WP8 works like this. Your App can define certain file endings (e.g. .mkv) which it can handle. If those are found on a SD-Card or downloaded the according registered App is then started for those files. The App can then do whatever it is it does as long as it keeps to reading the file (the original can't be manipulated although the app could copy it into it's isolated storage and manipulate it their). But there is one Caveat - there are several file extensions that are reserved for the OS which means that 3rd party Apps can't register for them. One of them is .mp3. Avi is another one of those (you can look them up in MSDN).
.mkv on the other hand is an extension that Windows Phone itself does not know so people could build Apps that would be able to consume them. Given that we now have Native Code capabilities writing a decoder or recompiling one written for another platform is possible, though it remains to be seen wether anyone will put the effort into it.
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The File-Assosciation feature in WP8 works like this. Your App can define certain file endings (e.g. .mkv) which it can handle. If those are found on a SD-Card or downloaded the according registered App is then started for those files. The App can then do whatever it is it does as long as it keeps to reading the file (the original can't be manipulated although the app could copy it into it's isolated storage and manipulate it their). But there is one Caveat - there are several file extensions that are reserved for the OS which means that 3rd party Apps can't register for them. One of them is .mp3. Avi is another one of those (you can look them up in MSDN).
.mkv on the other hand is an extension that Windows Phone itself does not know so people could build Apps that would be able to consume them. Given that we now have Native Code capabilities writing a decoder or recompiling one written for another platform is possible, though it remains to be seen wether anyone will put the effort into it.
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ok. i was mainly into psp dev. before, and never had a winphone in my hands so far.
but if you say that´s possible, then i´ll go for the lumia920, reg. for a dev account and see what i can do
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The File-Assosciation feature in WP8 works like this. Your App can define certain file endings (e.g. .mkv) which it can handle. If those are found on a SD-Card or downloaded the according registered App is then started for those files. The App can then do whatever it is it does as long as it keeps to reading the file (the original can't be manipulated although the app could copy it into it's isolated storage and manipulate it their). But there is one Caveat - there are several file extensions that are reserved for the OS which means that 3rd party Apps can't register for them. One of them is .mp3. Avi is another one of those (you can look them up in MSDN).
.mkv on the other hand is an extension that Windows Phone itself does not know so people could build Apps that would be able to consume them. Given that we now have Native Code capabilities writing a decoder or recompiling one written for another platform is possible, though it remains to be seen wether anyone will put the effort into it.
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I haven't had the chance to look over what the native code can do and what it can't do, but it is to be expected that it will have limitations, just like C# has.
You can render images (obviously) and output them using Direct3D which is pretty much what e.g. VLC does on the Desktop. You have complete read access to files on the SD-Card for your registered filetypes. MKV could be registered, MP3 or AVI could not (because they are in use by the system already).
But of course you would not be able to offload processing to the dedicated decoding units like with the built-in Codecs, which will mean more processor utilization and worse battery life. Still as a programmer I don't see too many actual road blocks (but it's a bumpy road to do this to be sure).
@TarKin: before you drop the money perhaps it would be best to start looking into the SDK. I'm not an expert in Multimedia-programming by any measure so you might be able to spot problems in there beforehand.
If you're still going for a L920 with these uncertainties for your use-case: welcome to the family, I'm anxiously awaiting mine.
Cast ALL your PC movie to HDTV through Google ChromeCast without quality loss
Free app for chromecast: cast ALL your PC movie to HDTV through Google ChromeCast without quality loss
Rich video format support:MP4、AVI、MP4、MOV、WMV、MP3、M4A and much more
http://labs.wondershare.com/project/wondershare-media-center.html
http://download.wondershare.com/dreamstream_full1694.exe
Dreamstream is apparently the same product that was released March 10 as "Wondershare Media Center" version 1.0.0, and then abandoned a few days later (see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2676575). Presumably mini_wan can tell us, since he was the original poster in that thread too, and he seems to be a company rep.
Funny, the download file name still ends in _full1694, same as the Wondershare Media Center installer. Is that a build number or something else? I hope it's an improved version, since the original showed lots of promise, but too many bugs.
Unfortunately it looks like it will take a while to find out. Setup file corrupted.
...and now the links have been removed. I guess it's not quite ready. Check back later!
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Dreamstream is apparently the same product that was released March 10 as "Wondershare Media Center" version 1.0.0, and then abandoned a few days later (see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2676575). Presumably mini_wan can tell us, since he was the original poster in that thread too, and he seems to be a company rep.
Funny, the download file name still ends in _full1694, same as the Wondershare Media Center installer. Is that a build number or something else? I hope it's an improved version, since the original showed lots of promise, but too many bugs.
Unfortunately it looks like it will take a while to find out. Setup file corrupted.
...and now the links have been removed. I guess it's not quite ready. Check back later!
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Previous versions has some problems in our program, but the current version we have made a lot of changes in the quality of cast .we have great improvements, have solved the audio and video sync issues. We will launch a better version in the near future and look forward to your suggestions
Ok, now the installer works. Not much different from Wondershare Media Center but the name though.
- It still crashes in DeviceDiscovery.dll on startup if there's a Roku device present on the network
- It still wants to automatically index all drives on the system, with no choice of folders to be indexed, file types to be indexed, or location to store the index
- Transcoding works, but there's a lot of pauses and the Chromecast often freezes permanently
- It still leaves WSHelper running, although at least it doesn't seem to install it to auto-run on startup
So, not much to show for a month's work.
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Ok, now the installer works. Not much different from Wondershare Media Center but the name though.
- It still crashes in DeviceDiscovery.dll on startup if there's a Roku device present on the network
- It still wants to automatically index all drives on the system, with no choice of folders to be indexed, file types to be indexed, or location to store the index
- Transcoding works, but there's a lot of pauses and the Chromecast often freezes permanently
- It still leaves WSHelper running, although at least it doesn't seem to install it to auto-run on startup
So, not much to show for a month's work.
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What version of the product you are using?
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What version of the product you are using?
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DreamStream 1.1.0.17
exe date 2014/4/8 17:14
.avi played fine, small quality loss though
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DreamStream 1.1.0.17
exe date 2014/4/8 17:14
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Can you send the products log file to us?
The log path is Program Files\Wondershare\DreamStream\Log
Actually it's in C:\Program Files (x86)\Wondershare\DreamStream\Log on my Win7 64-bit system. How do you want me to send it to you?
The log file doesn't show where the program crashes in DeviceDiscovery.dll. I already reported the details of that crash in the old thread about Wondershare Media Center.
Do you want the log entries for the media items where the transcoder had problems and the Chromecast froze?
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So I read this and then I read comments about transcoding. If this app is transcoding then there in quality loss. Does this support mkv? Including vc1 video? What about audio formats.
I've tried to run this but it will not run on my 8.1 laptop, so before I waste anymore time is it really "ALL with NO quality loss"?
I'm sorry if I sound confrontational, but when you make claims like that, you're gonna get held to it.
Work for me!
I have a netbook, acer aspire one, 2g of ram, and it work very well!!
The only thing is that subtitles are not suported.
I only try with .avi