yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sticks02:
Ordered chapters most likely. The player on your computer will play the openings and endings along with the main but your phone player probably doesn't know how to deal with it. Ordered chapters are good because they cut down the size of the file by removing the opening and endings to just one video file. You also get the option to skip the opening and endings automatically with this method.

Example; I have K-On!! (S2, yeah yeah I know...) by Chihiro in 848x480 with ordered chapters and proper encoding (not the crapjob most subgroups do nowadays...). It's an almost perfect fit on the screen and episodes average to ~85MB in size. Usually you'd see some bloated 200MB+ file. H264/AVC is supposed to be more efficient and result in smaller filesizes compared to DivX/XviD, NOT bigger. :rolleyes: Whenever I see 400MB+ (going up to 500MB) MKV episodes sometimes I feel like strangling someone.

Haven't checked your thread but i'm using mVideoplayer. No problems for me. It sounds like a problem with your 720p files; Have they actually downloaded completely? Who's the encoder? I know mismatched framerates will result in videos slowly going out of sync. Have you also tried another player? Moboplayer is another good one.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -Tj-:
All the files I've been using are fully downloaded. I went back and checked after I posted, turns out it seems like something to do with either the players I was using or hardware decoding. Gonna post the info in my other thread in case someone has the same issues, but here's the gist:

VPlayer: no lag, no matter what combination of settings used

RockPlayer: lags in hardware decoding mode, no lag in software decoding mode but terrible video quality (artifacting everywhere)

MoboPlayer: lags (in hardware decoding mode?), no lag in "default software decoding"

mVideoPlayer: lags

stock player: lags

Thing is, only some files 720p files lag, others are perfectly fine. For example, the same Steins;Gate episodes that have been lagging terribly in the stock player and in mVideoPlayer are problem-free in VPlayer.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hughrocks:
Cheers for clearing this up for me! That makes sense now. I use mvideoplayer too and it's perfect for anime. Is there a way I can disable ordered chapters on the file? Perhaps disable it on my pc and then copy it across perhaps?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] northstar00:
Mkv is playing fine. I recommend you to use vPlayer for that.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spartoi:
Does anyone else have the problem with mVideoPlayer losing its subtitles over MHL? All the hardware-encoding players seem to lose their subs, while software-encoding player (Mobo) keeps it, at the cost slightly lower quality.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tokyorob:
Just a quick question which version of the SG2 is it ?

looking at the results I'm guessing it's Nivida one with the 1Ghz duals in it
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sticks02:
You can usually disable it in your PC's video player options or delete the respective OP/ED files; i'm guessing you're copying whole folders over?

I was under the impression all SGS2s out so far are the standard 1.2GHz Exynos variety. If it's Nvidia Tegra hardware instead then yes, that would most likely have something to do with it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prodygee:
Dammit, can anyone confirm that yibis One Piece 499 720p runs with tiny shutters? QQplayer can run it a little more smoothly than the rest, but still has annoying hickups. I don't know what's causing this, as this phone does 1080p like a breeze.

Just checked tokyorob's quote, yea this 720p vid stutters in the same way..

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SII with XDA Premium
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luckyAlyssa:
it really plays 1080p mkv videos well, when you put your file onto the galaxy s 2, it will give you a tip, "just copy" or "copy with conversion" you should choose the “just copy”, otherwise, it can't play. this is my own experience, for your reference.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spartoi:
I used vPlayer and it played it very well.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sticks02:
the yibis One Piece file stutters like crazy. It runs ok in MoboPlayer. Seems to be a problem with the file as everything else I have (that i've tested) plays fine.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spartoi:
At least its only filler AND their is 720p MP4 version in Yibis' forums.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -Tj-:
Pretty sure I have the Exynos version, as the CPU is running at up to 1200MHz and OpenGL says Mali-400 MP, according to Android System Info. Is there another way to find out?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hughrocks:
Ah I understand now, It never occurred to me that playing an episode on my PC would actually play the other files in the same folder (namely the ones containing the opening and closing music sequences) to save file-size! I did wonder why I had all of these separate files!

I might try copying them onto my phone as well to see if they play out of curiosity, but now I know it's a deliberate thing I'm not too bothered.

Also - I don't know why people are recommending VPlayer, when I play 720p anime files on that I get distortion in fast moving scenes. Whereas mvideoplayer has played my 1080p files silky smooth. And it's free!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -Tj-:
VPlayer seems to be keeping up with video decoding for me, but it wasn't showing subtitles after a certain point in one of my files so I had to put up with mVideoPlayer's lagging to read them. It's becoming more and more apparent that I'll probably just have to rely on a variety of different players to watch different files. Ah well...

Gonna try more videos in VPlayer while my trial is still good.

Edit: forgot to mention, I'm on the stock rom, ke7
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] svortevik:
I think plex is a ok alternative for air video.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spartoi:
Has anyone found any players than can play subs over MHL without losing quality (aka software decoding)?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMegastar:
The default, in-built video player of SGS II is a BRILLIANT PLAYER! It plays all formats including .mkv WITHOUT THE NEED FOR CONVERSION. And yes, it also automatically plays the SUBTITLES when you place the .srt file in the same folder. I tested subtitles playing on the VPlayer latest version, but they did not play. So my advice to all SGS II owners is that YOU DO NOT NEED ANY THIRD PARTY PLAYER. The in-built video player is the best.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sticks02:
It doesn't seem to play subs (.ass specifically) inside the MKV container, which was the OP's topic. I still prefer mVideo player. It uses the stock player (and hardware decoding) and sticks a nice interface on top. ;)

@Killer Bee

If you send me an MHL adapter I can try for you. :p Just look for one in the market. There's bound to be at least one.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sorrowrain:
i can play 720p mkv (anime) perfectly

but i tried a 1080p anime and the phone booted?

maybe because of the app i use (mvideoplayer)

and there is this new app called dice video player i think
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spartoi:
I've tried just about all the players that are capable of playing MKV. Dice, Mobo, V, Rock, mVideo, etc.

Mobo is the only one that is able to play decently over MHL but that is with software decoding which looks ew and makes the phone run VERY hot (hit 48C yesterday).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juami:
Stock player : very good. no DTS/Flac/OGG audio

Performance is best. longer battery life.

Diceplayer : best for SGS2

DTS/Flac/OGG Audio

M2TS(TS) file support

HW H.264/MPEG-4 video decoding with any container format and any audio codec combination.

MKV embedded sub / srt / smi / ssa ext. subs.

longer battery life.

vPlayer : best for SW Codec.

multi-threaded decoding. it can use dual core same time.

other sw codec based player - qq/vital/mobo/rock - can't use dual core, only use single core.

it has well optimized sw codec.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spartoi:
Vplayer is definitely faster than Mobo when it comes to SW decoding, but it places the subs to low on the screen and the quality is the same. Can't really justify shelling out $5 bucks for it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cigaro78:
I can't believe the answers here. I personally tried endless mkvs with endless players (mvideoplayer, mobo, rock etc), and they all have one thing in common: NO SOUND.

That's true about just any BR rip you can download online.

I'm not sure why is everyone saying it works 'just fine' when it clearly doesn't!

EDIT: Found the the solution to all my problems - is called diceplayer . Plays DTS MKV such as the ones found on the news groups (bluray rips).

SOLVED
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ithehappy:
Are you guys talking about the MKV's which are ripped from BR disc, the 720p or the 1080p rips or anything else? Which are now very popular and known as Scorp rips.

I will try playing it and comment back here.

Regards.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thekit:
oh wow... this post is nice :D

Just what I have been looking for... for me Moboplayer is good enough to play mkv 720p (most of my anime is downloading from Animetake)... it has no problem playing it but after 2 episodes (approx. 1hr)... I need to rest my Galaxy SII for a while as it becomes too hot!!!!

but for mvk 1080p... I experiences a lot of problems :( .... sometimes no sound... sometimes lags... sometimes subtitle not syn

btw... very helpful post ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sticks02:
Turn off software decoding in options.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juami:
Try diceplayer.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vatbier:
Killer bee,

the stock player is the only one that plays video over mhl (hdmi) link. But only if the video is on your sdcard and not mounted from your pc with -cifs.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eranyanay:
Well, I had a problem playing smoothly my 1080P DTS movie on the phone.

thanks to this thread I found Dice Player.

It helps, but the waiting time for it to extract the embedded subtitles is pretty annoying. isnt there any other way?

Plus, even after it finishes, it wont show the subtitles..I do menu > select sub and choose it, but still it wont show it.

BSPlayer is laggy, thats sad because I like it online subtitle search feature.

The built-in is fine but not working with DTS.

I liked MVideoPlayer alot beacuse it scans for files as the builtin one..you dont need to redirect it to the specific folder.

Is there anything that works with DTS and has the scanning feature?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mochan:
I've been noticing lately that a lot of anime files no longer work properly with Android players. I'm not talking about the 10-bit files which really mess up everything, but some groups releases just don't seem to work.

Some top offenders I can't get to play on any of the players:

Commie

gg

Sage

Mazui

WhyNote

UTW

So far the ones that do work without much problem are very few.

Coalguys

Is the only one I have a pure green light at the moment.

Anyone found a good player to work with the problematic group's releases?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sticks02:
Switching encoding settings and whatnot with no noticeable difference in quality or file size, some sub groups are still admittedly completely clueless. :mad:

I'm using "MX Video Player." It has an option switch to use Hardware, software or software (fast) decoding, videos from the sub groups you described I can play using software decoding but it's less smooth when tracking to another time point and it uses up more battery. Also grabbing the 480p version of their releases (if they have them) instead of the 720p should help playback a bit.
[LG Optimus 2x] dohanin:
My O2X had some problems recently and I decided to use "fix permissions" in the CWM recovery to try to solve it. Before this, I did a Nandroid backup using the latest ROM Manager (with CWM recovery 3.0.2.8).

After the backup, I did "fix permissions", then reboot. But most of the texts on the screens and menus are missing!! that's very strange. Luckily I had my backup.

So, I reboot into recovery and then did a complete restore. But the worse thing happened... the phone hanged at the boot screen with the LG logo (before the animation). It just stopped there... I tried to restore some earlier backup as well, it's the same!

I'm totally lost, because CWM recovery had been so reliable before... I had used Paul's version many times before and it worked without problem... is the newer version buggy? :(

Anyone know what's wrong? and how to recover??
[LG Optimus 2x] xmoo:
Dunno whats wrong but if you want ur phone to work again use smartflash.
[LG Optimus 2x] Rusty!:
It happens when restoring CM from backup as well, the solution then is to reflash after restoring.
[LG Optimus 2x] dohanin:
you mean reflashing the baseband?
[LG Optimus 2x] Rusty!:
No, the cm zip file. Obviously not what you want if you're on a stock ROM though.
[LG Optimus 2x] goatee:
But even if you're on a stock ROM, you can download and reflash a stock ROM over the top :).
[LG Optimus 2x] dohanin:
Thanks all for your kind advice. I have flashed the whole firmware and restored an older backup.

And i have reverted to use v10a rom as the v10d and the new baseband seems causing a lot of issues.
[LG Optimus 2x] Rusty!:
Changing the ROM doesn't touch the baseband. You need to flash that separately.
[EVO 4G Accessories] khalidabuu:
Finally out more options soon to come to the website, but im definitely interested but i just want the case.

Black:

http://www.tridenteer.com/products/...G-Extended%2dlife-battery-Bundle-(Black).html

Ice:

http://www.tridenteer.com/products/...-4G-Extended%2dlife-battery-Bundle-(Ice).html
[EVO 4G Accessories] khalidabuu:
anyone thinking of purchasing other than myself. im waiting to see if i can just get the case.
[EVO 4G Accessories] rdzlyz:
prolly not, either way its prolly gonna cost the same like the extended rugged case by seidio but this looks nice, a fat battery dont pop out like the one from seidio
[EVO 4G Accessories] GrimReaper24:
Kraken lol Prefer that over this new one there coming out with it loooks so fugly great idea tho.

Anyone found a holster that works with the Kraken?
[EVO 4G Accessories] sanjsrik:
I just ordered this from amazon, it's about $13 cheaper.
[EVO 4G Accessories] brokenbmx06:
That looks like an AWESOME case! I have the cyclops which looks almost exactly the same and LOVE it!
[EVO 4G Accessories] alomar123:
Me too. I wonder how the battery is going to be, probably just like a china one.
[EVO 4G Accessories] khalidabuu:
you said u found it on amazon cuz im looking and i definitely dont see one. im also waiting on a review first im curious if it will still have the problem witht the silicone slides coming off
[EVO 4G Accessories] GrimReaper24:
EBAY has them now.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Trident-Electra...629414?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3a65f48f26
[EVO 4G Accessories] OneStepAhead:
What a shame that its coming out now, about 2 weeks until the EVO is dead (to me anyways). As someone who sells cases, I have no idea what takes these companies ::cough:: otterbox ::cough:: so long to bring these products to market. Dummy phones are available months prior to release in most cases. Extended battery cases I can understand taking longer but almost a year? No. I would of bought one of these 6 months ago. If I order now it probably won't be here until I get the Evo 3D anyways.

edit: holy crap. think they are charging enough for this? considering the only part I need is the rear section (I have the front piece and silicone from my cyclops and a battery) no way would I spend that on this.
[EVO 4G Accessories] khalidabuu:
Yea +1 on the timing point. they are actually suppose to create an option to buy just the backing for those that purchased a cyclops. But question how is the silicon on the cyclops is it always coming off like some people say ?
[EVO 4G Accessories] Luis2012:
Hello

I just get an extended battery for my iphone from the web.

http://www.papadigitals.com/dsl-series_htc-battery-charger.html

There is some case and standard battery for HTC
[EVO 4G Accessories] ElAguila:
I agree the timing stinks but I think this one is a better option than the powerskin. You can actually see the kickstand with this one.
[EVO 4G Accessories] sanjsrik:
Amen to this comment.

As an owner of the powerskin (VERY FLAWED DESIGN, read my review on this site) and this Trident case, the Trident so far is the winner.

I received the Trident (although to the wrong address than indicated) yesterday. I was luckily home to collect it. I put the cover/battery combination on the Evo and charged it up. I'm not sure how many recharge cycles it's meant to go through before it stays charged, but so far, after one night on the wall charger, it kept a charge for one subway trip from home to work (about 35 minutes) at about 90%. So, pretty much discharged 10% in 35 minutes. I think this may be due to the newness of the battery, however, I would have expected better from the size of the battery (purported) by the company.

I'll post a more thorough review after about a week of use.
[EVO 4G Accessories] khalidabuu:
okay ill be looking forward to that review seriously how is the in hand feel and do u think the case can accomodate the seidio extended battery ?
[EVO 4G Accessories] sanjsrik:
I can't comment on the seidio thing, stopped buying their defective products years ago. I'd check the dimensions of this case against the dimensions of the seidio extended battery.

the case itself is a two-part clip on:

Back part is see through (got the icy version), clips on to the front part which has a screen protector already as part of the front.

The entire thing is wrapped in a separate rubber covering that you put on after snapping the case together. The thing itself feels very nice. I don't know about the battery life, will figure it out after a few days or week's use.

The bottom part has a flip-open cover for the battery cable and other inputs.

all the buttons are accessible because adding the plastic snap on makes everything a bit recessed, these guys thought of that as well. It is a nice touch.

All-in-all, the case is very strong. I'm not at all worried about the device dinging up.
[EVO 4G Accessories] ElAguila:
If possible could anybody that gets one of these let us know if it will fit in any of the hip holsters? I have a holster that got with my innocase extended combo and I have another holster that came with one of the ebay cheapo specials.
[EVO 4G Accessories] khalidabuu:
okay that does sound goood i shall check it up against the specs. one more question i keep hearing ppl with the cyclops saying the the rubber ring that protects the sides of the cases comes off and on when pulling out of your pocket true or false ? and how much bulk does this case actually add from the pictures it looks kind of sliming. But, i personally cant trust pictures after the deception of the powerskin.
[EVO 4G Accessories] brokenbmx06:
Once again, I think this case is a thinker version of the Cyclops which I have. Great case and VERY secure but not too pocket friendly. The stickiness of the silicone bumper makes it annoying to slide in and out of tight places. But in all honestly, this case is pretty freaking sweet. The upgraded screen protector is much nicer and I believe all the cases come with an extended audio jack since it is now recessed because of the case. If I were in the market I would definitely buy the Electra!
[EVO 4G Accessories] alomar123:
I have this one and the original. The rubber thing has never came off, in fact it is hard to take it off. The case is wonderful and only a tad bigger than its original. The battery is good as its been up over 60 hours and awake for 12 hours with no mods.
[EVO 4G Accessories] bignibb:
To answer a previously asked question, yes it will fit a seidio extended battery. But it is tight
[EVO 4G Accessories] bignibb:
And to answer another question, the seidio rugged holster fits near perfect.
[EVO 4G Accessories] GrimReaper24:
I have been trying to find a holster that will hold the Kraken snug and right anyone found a holster or seidio holster that works for it?
[EVO 4G Accessories] JD1zzle:
I just got fed up with AT&T and jumped to Sprint, so no Evo 3D for me any time soon, so I will or sure be picking up the Icy version of this case. Excellent find.
[Xoom General] zaphod777:
Has anyone manually updated to 3.1 on a non us wifi xoom? I am running stock without any modifications I have a Japan xoom model mz604. The process seems pretty simple but I want to confirm others got it working before I risk bricking mine.
[Xoom General] Williamsmith123:
Xoom Updated with the Latest Android 3.1 support, but only for Verizon version.

The update details of Xoom Android 3.1:

● Support for movie rental function of Android electronic market, streaming movies to big screen devices with HDMI;

● fully supports the Adobe Flash Player 10.2;

● Recustomized the Widget of Xoom;

● support for connecting multiple USB devices, including mouse, keyboard, joystick and digital cameras;

● support for using bluetooth headset on Google Talk, Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, and using shortcut keys;

● Image transmission communication will be more convenient to transfer pictures to PC.
[Xoom General] Cwiiis:
Ditto for me on. UK wifi Xoom... Don't want to have to wait 'several weeks' :-(
[Xoom General] Lothaen:
+1 :p

didn't exactly want to root it as wanted to keep it stock and happy and stuff :cool:
[Xoom General] culac:
Have any of you tried doing a factory reset and then checking for system updates, or changing the date and then checking? Just what I've read in other threads. I'm going to try it myself tonight, as I haven't got my XOOM with me right now :(

Also very keen to know when and how we UK users can update!
[Xoom General] abzzzzy:
Hi. Have any of you updated to 3.1 with the US update as im thinking about upgrading my wifi xoom with the 3.1 hack by brd but was wanting to know if anyone else had done it successfully on a non-us xoom. Thanks.
[Xoom General] screege:
Could you update it?

Regards
[Xoom General] qwerp_:
http://www.groubal.com/google-rom-support-for-european-xoom-3g-and-wifi/

not sure will this help, no harm to try anyway..

if only google listen to us... :P
[Xoom General] slobajudge:
Mine is Xoom UK, I was impatient, so I start manual update to US 3.1, everything works great. Some apps that initially missing in 3.01 UK, are here now with US update like Google books, some games etc, but the overall system is faster. No more stupid messages on android market like - not available in your country, or something. Thank you all !
[Xoom General] Lothaen:
I keep getting that the app is not available in my country for;

books

music (although i have a music beta account and installed the apk manually for it to work)

hm that's it i think for now.. :)
[Xoom General] slobajudge:
Mine too, google limit access for the rest of the world except US, but in the future this will change. More important is that market fully working (for now) :).

Now we waiting for microSD Card
[Xoom General] culac:
Just got the Google Videos app on my UK wifi xoom updated to US 3.1 rom. Really very annoying that we can't use videos in the UK yet. Is there any way around it? Through a proxy perhaps? The irony is that to get most proxy apps to work you need root, which is another thing that prevents use of Google Videos.

:mad:
[Xoom General] Lothaen:
Hmm what if you had some sort of vpn connection to the US? Just a thought... Oh well, movies are the least of the worries :)
[Xoom General] Mereno:
Yes, it is possible and I have done so myself using brd's rom. I had an HK Xoom which is now US 3.1, rooted and with access to the sdcard and it feels a lot responsive than stock. The market app even sees my Xoom as a US Verizon Xoom thus allowing me access to apps ordinarily unavailable to users in my region.