I love using the stock video player on my note 8, especially being able to screen mirror a movie AND still use the phone in a normal manor without disrupting the film. Only negative is it's terrible when it comes to codecs.
Anybody know of an app/or a way were I can play any movie regardless of codec and be able to screen mirror in the background? I've tried loads but none have that one feature the stock video player has.
Any help would be appreciated!
mike710_0 said:
I love using the stock video player on my note 8, especially being able to screen mirror a movie AND still use the phone in a normal manor without disrupting the film. Only negative is it's terrible when it comes to codecs.
Anybody know of an app/or a way were I can play any movie regardless of codec and be able to screen mirror in the background? I've tried loads but none have that one feature the stock video player has.
Any help would be appreciated!
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Mostly, it depends of the device you are trying to mirror. For example, if you have a smart TV with mirrorcast you can send videos in background with YouTube vanced, the same for Roku.
It's a downloaded film to my devices internal memory so YouTube Vanced wouldn't work in this scenario
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I've installed RockPlayer on the NC and it seems to run standard def video (avi) that I've got in the 20-25 fps range while hd (720p) video is pretty much a slide show. What are the NC's capabilities video wise?
I ran quadrant and can see that the 3D performance isn't good compared to my Samsung Captivate but does that apply to video as well? I've played the same videos on my Captivate using RockPlayer and the stock video player and the stock player works much better than RockPlayer on the phone with much smoother playback. I've tried to copy the video player to the NC but get install errors every time so I'm guessing that it's incompatible.
Are there better video players that people recommend?
I am using mixzing to watch my movies. Works great!
Anyone else getting out of sync audio on... Everything? I've tried lots of sw player and not a one was in sync (avi, mp4, sd, hd). From what I've read, 2.2 should fix this, but bummer if it doesn't. I've got an ipad, and want to want the nook instead since the ipad isn't the laptop replace I thout it would be.
EDIT: Looks like MP4's are in Sync, so I assume it's the FFMPEG software decode that these players are using, as the MP4 should be done in hardware. Hopefully this thing'll get 2.2 before Jan. 3rd when my B&N return is up!
plympton said:
Anyone else getting out of sync audio on... Everything? I've tried lots of sw player and not a one was in sync (avi, mp4, sd, hd). From what I've read, 2.2 should fix this, but bummer if it doesn't. I've got an ipad, and want to wNt the nook instead since the ipad isn't the laptop replace I thout it would be.
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I'm having the same problem and hoping someone figures out why. I can't imagine it's a hardware problem...
What exactly is the point on watching a HD file in a non HD device? With the Nook's screen you can get away with a 480P video and it'll look fantastic. Lower resolutions will look pretty decent too. Pixels are all nice and good but there's a time and a place for everything... well, in this case only a place and that's your living room big screen TV
Using the stock player on the Nook I am having no issues with audio and video staying in sync.
Mixzing is great, but won't play avi files. I don't want to have to convert all my files just to play on one device...
act 1 video player works fine for me no sync issues
godsfilth said:
act 1 video player works fine for me no sync issues
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Per your post I checked this out and you are right...it does work great with more options while playing. I think the only way to "back" out of a movie is to use the "n" button though. ?
When i connect the tab to my hd tv i get 1080p, but im not happy with the resolution is being displayed, like when i play a movie on my 46 inches screen it looks so pixelated, like if i was watching a low resolution image when you strech it, when i connect te ps3 looks so detailed and good, how can i fix this problem?
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Plus the other thing is when i use the native player it seems to run the movie smoothly but sometimes i download different file types of movies that the native player wont support so i have to use an alternative player to play it, so tose times i use the non-native player the video kind of plays choppy on the tv, framming every couple of seconds and freezing :/ and it doesnt mattr what kind of file its just that is not native, any solution for that problem?
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atomiq said:
Plus the other thing is when i use the native player it seems to run the movie smoothly but sometimes i download different file types of movies that the native player wont support so i have to use an alternative player to play it, so tose times i use the non-native player the video kind of plays choppy on the tv, framming every couple of seconds and freezing :/ and it doesnt mattr what kind of file its just that is not native, any solution for that problem?
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For files that the native player can't handle, install and use moboplayer. It works better than the native player in my opinion.
" For files that the native player can't handle, install and use moboplayer. It works better than the native player in my opinion." Lucky_Charms
Does this moboplayer can handle the wide variety of formats that the QQplayer does, I ask about this because, the QQplayer seems to deliver bad video quality on some ocasions!
ADOLFOHERNANDEZ said:
" For files that the native player can't handle, install and use moboplayer. It works better than the native player in my opinion." Lucky_Charms
Does this moboplayer can handle the wide variety of formats that the QQplayer does, I ask about this because, the QQplayer seems to deliver bad video quality on some ocasions!
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I'm not sure which files you are talking about but give it a try and see.
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I recently got the chromecast and rooted it and then quickly tried to tab cast some streaming games. While the quality is very good I noticed quite a bit of lagging. So I went out to see if there was any way around this and couldn't really find anything. Also when playing flash videos the sound still comes out of the computer and not the tv. I was thinking we may be able to send these videos directly to the chromecast as they are nothing really but a combination of player + url. I found this but don't really know much about devving so thought maybe I could peak someones interest? Or at least throwing an idea out there.
https://github.com/colinmutter/chromecast-sandbox
aamir123 said:
I recently got the chromecast and rooted it and then quickly tried to tab cast some streaming games. While the quality is very good I noticed quite a bit of lagging. So I went out to see if there was any way around this and couldn't really find anything. Also when playing flash videos the sound still comes out of the computer and not the tv.
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There will always be lag. A faster computer will reduce the lag, but there will always be some lag as it's a decode-reencode.
Not sure about the Flash sound. I casted this insect sound page from Chrome and the sound switched from PC to Chromecast and back when I stopped casting.
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I was thinking we may be able to send these videos directly to the chromecast as they are nothing really but a combination of player + url.
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Sometimes the player does special things, but if it's simply an embedded player grabbing a YouTube link, perhaps an "enhanced Cast" extension for Chrome could sniff for the direct YouTube link and cast that to the YouTube app directly... Or even more elaborate, something like a media downloader, but instead of downloading, you can choose and queue to Chromecast. That could be useful.
bhiga said:
There will always be lag. A faster computer will reduce the lag, but there will always be some lag as it's a decode-reencode.
Not sure about the Flash sound. I casted this insect sound page from Chrome and the sound switched from PC to Chromecast and back when I stopped casting.
Sometimes the player does special things, but if it's simply an embedded player grabbing a YouTube link, perhaps an "enhanced Cast" extension for Chrome could sniff for the direct YouTube link and cast that to the YouTube app directly... Or even more elaborate, something like a media downloader, but instead of downloading, you can choose and queue to Chromecast. That could be useful.
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I tried using first row and the like and have been unable to get sound to come thru tv, matter of fact I've been unable to play full screen, also I was thinking maybe there would be a way to somehow install a custom video player like the many available in the play store directly onto chromecast which would enable direct url and other unsupported content to be played directly by chromecast. This would in turn make streaming as efficient (almost) as the way youtube is handled currently.
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I tried using first row and the like and have been unable to get sound to come thru tv, matter of fact I've been unable to play full screen, also I was thinking maybe there would be a way to somehow install a custom video player like the many available in the play store directly onto chromecast which would enable direct url and other unsupported content to be played directly by chromecast. This would in turn make streaming as efficient (almost) as the way youtube is handled currently.
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Did you try the insect sound page I tried?
Also, do you get sound on the TV for native apps like casting YouTube?
bhiga said:
Did you try the insect sound page I tried?
Also, do you get sound on the TV for native apps like casting YouTube?
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nope sound doesnt work with the insect sounds, but does with youtube whether I'm casting the youtube tab or sending directly. Also when I go to hulu and play a video or go to your sound page I get a black box in hulu (no video) or just a blank space for the insect sounds. When I play video on first row I get video but sound from computer. Just for completeness I just got upgraded via an ota from pwncast
aamir123 said:
nope sound doesnt work with the insect sounds, but does with youtube whether I'm casting the youtube tab or sending directly. Also when I go to hulu and play a video or go to your sound page I get a black box in hulu (no video) or just a blank space for the insect sounds. When I play video on first row I get video but sound from computer. Just for completeness I just got upgraded via an ota from pwncast
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Sounds like your Flash is being rendered in some odd manner that the Cast extension cannot pick up.
What version of Chrome and Cast extension are you using?
Also, what graphics card and driver do you have?
bhiga said:
Sounds like your Flash is being rendered in some odd manner that the Cast extension cannot pick up.
What version of Chrome and Cast extension are you using?
Also, what graphics card and driver do you have?
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Chrome 31, extension 13.1
amd a4 3300m radeon 6480g
using chrome built in flash player
aamir123 said:
Chrome 31, extension 13.1
amd a4 3300m radeon 6480g
using chrome built in flash player
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Thanks, I'll check my configuration when I get home.
bhiga said:
Thanks, I'll check my configuration when I get home.
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any update?
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any update?
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Just got home... Long day on the failboat.
Chome Version 31.0.1650.57 m
Google Cast 13.1008.0.4
AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series 13.152.0.0
bhiga said:
Just got home... Long day on the failboat.
Chome Version 31.0.1650.57 m
Google Cast 13.1008.0.4
AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series 13.152.0.0
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hmmm both have amd radeon, and same chrome and extension
Hey everyone.
I have the Bell (Canadian) note 3 and I just tried the smooth motion video recording. Very neat, but the playback is very garbled and distorted. When I play it on my PC it's fine.. Could this be a flaw in the phone that could cause issues?
Anyone else have or hear about this?
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Hey everyone.
I have the Bell (Canadian) note 3 and I just tried the smooth motion video recording. Very neat, but the playback is very garbled and distorted. When I play it on my PC it's fine.. Could this be a flaw in the phone that could cause issues?
Anyone else have or hear about this?
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try doing a factory reset or flashing to stock via odin. if it doesnt work, just exchange your phone
BeastSpencer said:
try doing a factory reset or flashing to stock via odin. if it doesnt work, just exchange your phone
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I resolved it. Turns out another video playback app was set as default and it cannot handle the video. Only stock samsung app is able.
Works great now.
Video playback on android is where video playback on PC was a decade and change ago: A maze of incompatible codecs and video playback tools, and nowhere is there any decent explanation of how the whole mess is supposed to work together or why it sucks so much.
It was just as bad on PCs before. I remember having to have like half a dozen different video players, because each one could handle some - but not all - video formats. And you couldn't rely on file associations either (as is the case on android today), because all the video formats that we talk about are just "containers", which can contain video data encoded with any of a number of different codecs. So you can't say "Play the .mp4's with this player, the .wmv's with the other player" - but that's the level that file associations work on.
Suffice to say, my experience with making my existing video library play on android has been very frustrating, and there are still numerous videos that play fine on windows which I haven't been able to play on android. Naturally, just like on windows in the dark ages, none of the players provide useful feedback on what went wrong - a failure results in black screens, or no sound, or a force close, or occasionally a useless error. God forbid they say something like "the required codec ______ is not available", so I'd know what I needed to look for. Is there a reason for this? Who knows?!
It probably doesn't help that google has a financial interest in it being difficult to play video from sources other than their Google Play Movies store and Youtube.
I guess most of us know MX player is consider to be 1 of the best video player out there. S,o I just wondering how it fare against Samsung player that came with the phone? Let's just assume we are only watching video.
ps I've read certain users say its 'video quality is a little sharper vs MX player.
I have several issues with soubd codec with mx.... never had one on samsung built in.... but i use only vlc player. Much lighter and yet i have to find a file that it doesnt play...mx is too heavy for my liking
Hunteres said:
I have several issues with soubd codec with mx.... never had one on samsung built in.... but i use only vlc player. Much lighter and yet i have to find a file that it doesnt play...mx is too heavy for my liking
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Sound issues, how in a way? Well, I don't wanna install additional app when the Samsung built-in player functions are enough for me like sliding up/down/left/right for brightness/volume/backwards/forward, etc. Just perhaps the quality i was asking in my thread.
MX player is the best 4 me, at least on all other phones before Note8... great functions like playing in the background and when screen is off....
Well, i did make a thread and asked on two different one, but, cuz this thread is about MX Player, ill ask here too, and if it isnt appropriate, just tell me or move it...
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After update to latest firmware on N950F ds, Android Security Patch 1 November 2017 music stopped in the background randomly on MX Player. Checked all solutions i can remember-deleted third party players, turned off sync, gestures, etc, even tried MX Player 3 different versions including two Pro and 3 Free ones, same things happens(thought that it is up to MX, but it is not, on S7 that is not problem)... Sometimes music paused by it self for about 15 mins of playing, sometimes on 35.26... but it is paused and when i get back in Player it continue to play like nothing happens... Anyone else with that kind of challenge or with solution to this?? Here is on attachment system - software info: