Stream Videos direct to MilkVR - Samsung Gear VR

Hi
I did already post it here once, but I think nobody recognize:
the milkVR app is able to play all kinds of videos. Flat 2D, Flat 3D, 180°, 360° ... aso. MilkVR is also open to stream videos via http. I did play around with it a lot and it is working verry well.
This is the reason why I made a android app that will forward urls to milkVR to give a way to send the adress to milkVR. This will work with video sources from the internet, DLNA Media servers and all kinds of web servers. NAS, emby, Plex or wireless HDs.
try it, it is free and open source ... =)
Check out my MilkVRLauncher https://github.com/heavykick/MilkVRLauncher/releases
There is a very big faq in the wiki.

Sweet! Can't wait to try it out. Thanks for sharing

I will also try it when I get back home. Looks promising.
Edit
Just tried it and it's. . .it's. ..it's AWESOME!
For me it's so far the best option to watch 3d movies. The quality is just awesome comparing to cardboard players.
Very very good job.

maybe a stupid question (yes it is) but can I also use it when my phone is unrooted. (Still to recieve the VR).

of course this is no stupid question: You don't need root!
My app does not do anything crazy. It only creates one file in the /milkVr folder and calls a milkVR:// url ...
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heavykick said:
Hi
I did already post it here once, but I think nobody recognize:
the milkVR app is able to play all kinds of videos. Flat 2D, Flat 3D, 180°, 360° ... aso. MilkVR is also open to stream videos via http. I did play around with it a lot and it is working verry well.
This is the reason why I made a android app that will forward urls to milkVR to give a way to send the adress to milkVR. This will work with video sources from the internet, DLNA Media servers and all kinds of web servers. NAS, emby, Plex or wireless HDs.
try it, it is free and open source ... =)
Check out my MilkVRLauncher https://github.com/heavykick/MilkVRLauncher/releases
There is a very big faq in the wiki.
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I am pretty new to gear vr. How and where do you get the links for films
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use a dlna server and anDLNA. anDLNA will list my app as video player and automatically parse the link ...
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heavykick said:
use a dlna server and anDLNA. anDLNA will list my app as video player and automatically parse the link ...
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I have no idea what you just said there.
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In the git you will find a eli5 in the wiki
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This is great! Gives me access to my plex archive AND live TV via Mediaportal & Ampdroid
One note: i had to manually create the milkvr folder in the root of the internal storage. But it has been smooth sailing since then

Live tv work very good with enigma2 and transcoding.
Big THX
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Hmm, regarding movies and all other local content, it seems that plex -> external player refuses to do reencoding, thus all matter of trouble with unsupported codes and very high bitrates (especially a problem when on LTE or outside wifi)...
Also it seems that MilkVR will stretch the videos to full 16:9 regardless of contents original aspect ratio (4:3, 2.35:1 etc etc) ;/

heavykick said:
Check out my MilkVRLauncher https://github.com/heavykick/MilkVRLauncher/releases
There is a very big faq in the wiki.
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Why did your .APK trigger a reinstall of Samsung Pay? This was on a stock S6.

No idea dude ... I would say It's random and MilkVRLauncher isn't the reason for the reinstallation ...
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Thank you! I will try it!

very cool, thanks.
One weird thing, for some files I can just click them in a file explorer and your app appears as open with. For others (both mkv) your app doesn't appear and I have to open it manually and I have to actually type in the path, which is taking some time... Is there a reason it sometimes appears and sometimes doesn't? Once I have the path in your app one way or the other, it works great.
Thanks!

Catscrash said:
very cool, thanks.
One weird thing, for some files I can just click them in a file explorer and your app appears as open with. For others (both mkv) your app doesn't appear and I have to open it manually and I have to actually type in the path, which is taking some time... Is there a reason it sometimes appears and sometimes doesn't? Once I have the path in your app one way or the other, it works great.
Thanks!
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Hi
I have no idea ... But I found a bug: The app will not longer appear for https streams. Bugfix will go live soon ..
Which file browser are you using? Local files or files on a network storage? Smb?
greetings,
heavy
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Someone an idea: Starting MilkVR via MilkVR Launcher... but any video/stream I select ... MilkVR starts with its little Jingle/Logo... but then it hangs, screen stays black. (MilkVR Version from "Indian" Thread, Note4 GearVR Innovator Edition)

Hi
this may be a problem with the codec. Can you play the video with the stock video player?
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@heavykick Thanks for your work. I'm in love with your app.
I have question for you. I think I can launch only one video each time, is this correct?Do you think that could be possible create a Playlist or a queue? Now we must stop and start, put, remove...the Samsung Gear, and a playlist could be a great addition.
Thanks!

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Dankees said:
What app do you use to Chromecast videos to your TV from your phone?
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I use Allcast.
BubbleUpnP
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I also use web video caster.
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