Hey,
I just received my new Chromecast. I hoped it to be able to play x265 Videos in 4k but it is unwatchable, it stutters... Is it just me or do you expierience the same?
I tried also KODI 18.8
Taobaibai said:
Hey,
I just received my new Chromecast. I hoped it to be able to play x265 Videos in 4k but it is unwatchable, it stutters... Is it just me or do you expierience the same?
I tried also KODI 18.8
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The AMLogic S905 SoC, all of them, support 4K x265... Something is wrong.
Does anyone have the same issue and a fix?
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SGS IV looks like complete s*it. So now the only thing that stops me from buying HTC One this year is format support. Heard that it can't hardware decode mkv, is it true? I dodn't mean out of the box but any player like MX or BS. They both have hardware+ decoders that may somehow help with mkv.
MKV is not a video format but a container so I guess it depends on what type of format it was encoded.
Regarding full video formats supported HTC said it is
3gp, 3gpp, 3gp2, mp4, avi(dix, vidx), h264, webm & WMV
I know mkv is a container, but h.264 video decoding is implemented in many previous htc flagship chipsets (e.g. in HTS One X), though mkv can't be hardware decoded on these devices even with 3rd party players (judjing by responses on One X). The same in apple devices. There are no apps that could simply on the fly demux mkv and hardware decode h.264 video stream. Are there anybody who already owes the device and could run the test with any 1080p rip or beter BD remux in mkv?
Amaj7 said:
I know mkv is a container, but h.264 video decoding is implemented in many previous htc flagship chipsets (e.g. in HTS One X), though mkv can't be hardware decoded on these devices even with 3rd party players (judjing by responses on One X). The same in apple devices. There are no apps that could simply on the fly demux mkv and hardware decode h.264 video stream. Are there anybody who already owes the device and could run the test with any 1080p rip or beter BD remux in mkv?
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sorry I would like to revise my previous statement it doesn't support xvid, divx And yeah doesn't also support MKV. But Xperia Z does.
My stock video player won't play .mkv files correctly (no sound), nor will DicePlayer which I'm very surprised about.
MX Player works perfectly - in the Settings I have the video set to H/W and the audio set to S/W - and now my 720p .mkv files run buttery smooth and are pin sharp.
delboy98 said:
My stock video player won't play .mkv files correctly (no sound), nor will DicePlayer which I'm very surprised about.
MX Player works perfectly - in the Settings I have the video set to H/W and the audio set to S/W - and now my 720p .mkv files run buttery smooth and are pin sharp.
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Great then... nothing to worry about
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Great then... nothing to worry about
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Well yes, that I figured out as well, that MKV, and AVI (divx-xvid) is not supported, but only those which are encoded with AC3
Because of this, some youtube videos are not played, or sorry..played but without any sound....furthermore, when I try to stream anything via DLNA (samsung allshare runs on the pc and or Router) then I cannot watch them...its kinda annoying....
do you have any solution for this? like installing codecs?
Thanks ...only because of this I would not choose the galaxy s4...and I dont want to convert any video I have...
Thanks !
zimilaci said:
Well yes, that I figured out as well, that MKV, and AVI (divx-xvid) is not supported, but only those which are encoded with AC3
Because of this, some youtube videos are not played, or sorry..played but without any sound....furthermore, when I try to stream anything via DLNA (samsung allshare runs on the pc and or Router) then I cannot watch them...its kinda annoying....
do you have any solution for this? like installing codecs?
Thanks ...only because of this I would not choose the galaxy s4...and I dont want to convert any video I have...
Thanks !
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I know that MX Player supports some additional codecs
MacHackz said:
I know that MX Player supports some additional codecs
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Sure, I found out as well, but my main problem is:
When I am trying to play video on my HTC ONE using DLNA (which is hosted, operated on my PC) the videos which are using or coded with AC3
audio, they...just won't play....
As far as I know mxplayer does not have DLNA support....but correct me if I am wrong... and also what would you do with the youtube videos ?#
After contacting HTC, they just told me sorry these formats are not supported.... I hope it will be only a matter of an update...cause its kinda annoying that you can put any files on a galaxy s4 or galaxy s3...and just play it with the default app...
A little update on this... I manage to make an mkv movie play on the stock player. However the audio codec is not supported. So I think MKV is supported. DivX and Xvid are the only codecs that's not working.
Riyal said:
A little update on this... I manage to make an mkv movie play on the stock player. However the audio codec is not supported. So I think MKV is supported. DivX and Xvid are the only codecs that's not working.
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well playing mkv, or avi is not an issue, but it plays without sound (due to the missing AC3) codec, mxplayer must be installed and its good to gooo with hw+ and its perfect, I even found a solution for the DLNA thingy.
Now I just need to get use to the camera, which is perfect on the display, but less perfect on the pc
Has anyone found a way to smootly play 4K content? The phone should support it, no?
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Has anyone found a way to smootly play 4K content? The phone should support it, no?
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Answer is no, you can't smootly play 4K content due the hw limitations.
Can Xperia Z3+ handle HEVC 10-bit video?
Owners, check it: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-VmWmLyfoT4dVdTVmtWSVpYOEE/view?usp=sharing
I have been trying to play some 10-bit animes and all off them require SW in MxPlayer it kills the battery because of the load it puts on everything. I haven't found a viable solution yet
Edit: Just tried your video and it runs like crap sorry :/
I have nothing to add to the discussion, i just love that movie.
Try Bsplayer...
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For my experience chromecast does not support avi extensions. This app does the miracle ?? At night I try
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Yes, it does
i tested the app.
only video, no audio. apparently it wont transcode on-the-fly like the app "MegaCast".
no reason from my side to use your app, unless you can do better on-the-fly transcoding, for example just transcode the audio stream and pass through the video stream.
THAT would be a reason to use your app!
it was 1080p h264 + dual language ac3 (i guess) in mkv.
Purah said:
i tested the app.
only video, no audio. apparently it wont transcode on-the-fly like the app "MegaCast".
no reason from my side to use your app, unless you can do better on-the-fly transcoding, for example just transcode the audio stream and pass through the video stream.
THAT would be a reason to use your app!
it was 1080p h264 + dual language ac3 (i guess) in mkv.
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Hi, Purah
Thank you for your review.
Did you cast some local video from your device, or you used DLNA server? And what chromecast version you are using?
Actually ViCast does audio only transcoding when it is possible and it looks like your file is a case. There is a known issue with ChromecastUltra which may lead to behaviour that you have described. We will add this note to the description.
Could you please provide us the file which you have tried to cast?
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Did you cast some local video from your device, or you used DLNA server?
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I used a local video to test ViCast and no test with Plex Media Server + ViCast yet.
And what chromecast version you are using?
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Chromecast 1. gen. with root.
Actually ViCast does audio only transcoding when it is possible and it looks like your file is a case.
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What does this mean?
Could you please provide us the file which you have tried to cast?
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Sorry, not allowed to distribute this file but i can give you the information obtained by media info.
Purah said:
I used a local video to test ViCast and no test with Plex Media Server + ViCast yet.
Chromecast 1. gen. with root.
We are investigating this issue.
What does this mean?
We just transcode the audio stream as you wrote.
Thank you for information.
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viappscompany said:
Purah said:
I used a local video to test ViCast and no test with Plex Media Server + ViCast yet.
Chromecast 1. gen. with root.
We are investigating this issue.
What does this mean?
We just transcode the audio stream as you wrote.
Thank you for information.
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Hey Purah,
Issue with the no audio on Chromecast 1. gen fixed.
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Purah said:
I used a local video to test ViCast and no test with Plex Media Server + ViCast yet.
Chromecast 1. gen. with root.
What does this mean?
Sorry, not allowed to distribute this file but i can give you the information obtained by media info.
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Hey Purah,
Issue with the no audio on Chromecast 1. gen fixed.
Excellent App
I have been searching for some time for an app to cast my mkv files with ac3 audio. Megacast trancodes but was dropping out part way through. Finally found vicast and it works perfectly. Thanks. Should ask will you be releasing a paid version to get rid of those annoying ads?
ark163 said:
I have been searching for some time for an app to cast my mkv files with ac3 audio. Megacast trancodes but was dropping out part way through. Finally found vicast and it works perfectly. Thanks. Should ask will you be releasing a paid version to get rid of those annoying ads?
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Hi, Thank you for the review
We are currently working on the paid version.
Why cannot i cast movie codec bluray.h264.aac.mp4 from my tablet to tv. On tablet it works perfectly.
Hi,
I've got this "HuiHeng WiFi Display Dongle", which is supposed to do Airplay, DLNA and Miracast. However it has very poor decoding capabilities. As a result, almost none of my local video files can be casted to this device.
My question is, is ViCast compatible with DLNA and/or Airplay? If not, do you have any plans to include DLNA support in the near future? Willing to pay for a reliable transcoding app for DLNA.
Thanks in advance for your time
viappscompany said:
Guys, please try our new app
ViCast is a simple and stable HD Google Cast (Chromecast) player (can be found on the Google Play Market).
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I'm was planning to buy a Chromecast today to take away with me on my upcoming one month South America trip but the majority of my media is in MKV format, mostly x264 and more recently x265. if viCast can do x264 MKV then I will definitely give it a try. But can ViCast do x265 yet? If not, is this something you think will be possible? Recently I have started only encoding or downloading x265 files due to their tiny size so if I could cast those via the Chromecast I'd be a very happy camper.
Also, is your app able to find and view videos files in hidden folders (ones prefixed with a dot)? My kids use my phone quite a bit so I want to make sure any unsuitable TV shows or movies (or any other, ahem, "adult oriented videos") I might have cannot be viewed by them.
If it doesn't can I make a suggestion? I've seen so many people also request this in other apps - basically you allow support for hidden files and folders but password protect it so even if my 5 year old starts ViCast they can only see the vids in the main Google/OS Videos folder. But if I wanted to watch hidden files I could enter the password (entered during setup) and it would list them and allow me to play them. What do you think?
Superb app! Keep up the good work..
May i have one suggestion though? Please add a video zoom option so that any video size can be zoomed to fill up any screen from where it is watched ?
I have installed de this app but it's not working on Android 9. Every time i tried to cast something the app simply closes itself. The developers still suport the app?
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Video Recording Quality Test.
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Some more footage -
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Hey Andy is that your footage? Did you set it to 4k. The video only plays at 1080 max. Note 9 is set to 1080 by default. Also that wheelie machine.
I find for some reason it wont play in 4K in Chrome, but will in Firefox... I have the same from your video above. It will only play 1080p 60fps in Chrome.
Yes, my own footage.
(If anyone knows why Chrome is like that, please let me know )
AndyCr15 said:
I find for some reason it wont play in 4K in Chrome, but will in Firefox... I have the same from your video above. It will only play 1080p 60fps in Chrome.
Yes, my own footage.
(If anyone knows why Chrome is like that, please let me know )
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it shows 4k on desktop but didn't do it on mobile.
boop