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[Motorola Droid 3] Androidsims:
Have you tried the VLC alpha?
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
Just tried it (neon version).

It has sound but like the others..very choppy and corruption too.

Read some good things about dice player. Tried the beta but it doesn't even show video (all corrupted colors etc).
[Motorola Droid 3] Savior057:
I had the same problem with stupid-ass DICE player, big disappointment. Mobo is good for standard def, but not for hi-def/MKV.

The .MKV standard was invented by the guys at CoreCodec IIRC, which would explain how I used to be able to play 720p MKV's on my old 528MHz Tilt2 with CorePlayer; the player is naturally a master of its own codec... Do they make CorePlayer for Android? I bet it would totally play anything MKV better than any other player.
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
The thing is, it DOES play the MKV just great! It's very very smooth on hardware acceleration.. If they could just add the sound from software decoder mode..

All TV-shows use Dolby AC3 48000Hz 6ch audio. I know it's not the most simple, but how hard can it be to convert 6>2 channel and play this?
[Motorola Droid 3] Savior057:
Hrm... Have you tried CorePlayer? I think they have a demo/trial version.

[EDIT] - Well crap-sticks. Looks like they don't have it for Android yet. It's $30 though, so not a cheap app anyways. It would have been a surefire method though... :(

http://www.mobihand.com/130/homesoftware.asp

From Twitter:

@gksmithlcw CorePlayer is available for OEM licensing on Android right now, but no date is set for a consumer release.

-8 Oct

http://twitter.com/#!/corecodec

Well I don't know then. This blows :(
[Motorola Droid 3] The Solutor:
I use Rockplayer since the time of the MS1 and it never failed.
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
Ehm.. you're saying rockplayer plays 720p mkv on your milestone 1?

That's weird because I have 10fps in software mode
[Motorola Droid 3] Savior057:
Will it play 720p .MKV's with sound and without stuttering?
[Motorola Droid 3] The Solutor:
I don't have the milestone anymore, but yes it crunched anything.
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
Well... let me upload a MKV sample for you.. it doesn't play in rockplayer nor any other player I tried (only 19 MB, 1 minute)

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LRPC1GY6
[Motorola Droid 3] The Solutor:
Ill try that file, btw atm I dont have any mkv smaller than 4gb so no way to play it w/o splitting.

but I tried a 1080p mov on d3, and it plays silky even with the default player.
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
Yes the 720p is silky smooth too but then I don't have audio! (in default player or other play on hardware mode)
[Motorola Droid 3] The Solutor:
the file you linked was removed (teporarily I presume) while I was downloading it.

It has the ac3 audio, i tested other ac3 6ch audio and they are working.

BTW, just in case, trans coding just the audio of a video file, with avidemux, is matter of a couple of minutes, practically on an actual pc, it takes less than copying the file on the phone.
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
What? The file is still there. None of the MKVs work..

I don't want to convert my files.. ALL tv shows are in this format.

It's not like its rocket science.. MKVs like this have existed for a long time and are used a lot. I don't see why it's not supported?
[Motorola Droid 3] The Solutor:
edit: downloaded and tested, works perfectly audio included.

---------- Post added at 12:44 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:40 AM ----------

All tv shows I'm used to watch on the phone are 350Mb avi or flv, I dont dsee the point to download something bigger as their quality is more than enough for the phone's screen
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
How exactly does it work on your droid 3 but not mine? I tried rockplayer....

Because I also watch them on my PC
[Motorola Droid 3] The Solutor:
likely you are in hw mode (aka the default player), no audio this way.
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
I am. I just ticked "show fps" in rockplayer. Im averaging 13fps in software mode. I find it very hard to believe your droid 3 magically adds another 11fps (nearly double!) :rolleyes:
[Motorola Droid 3] The Solutor:
try qqplayer, it usually works for people incompatible with rock player :D
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
Nope.. Runs a little better than rockplayer but still about 15fps so audio is not in sync
[Motorola Droid 3] Savior057:
Hmmm... Now I'm going to try and play with this when i get off work in 2 hours.
[Motorola Droid 3] GoogleAndroid:
I have issues with smoothness. Never had sound issues. Meanwhile, my Fascinate played the same videos and even 1080p blu ray rips(rips of my own blu rays) flawlessly.
[Motorola Droid 3] tacosrdelicioso:
Maybe its the resolution of this screen
[Motorola Droid 3] MrObvious:
Why not convert the file to something more Droid 3 friendly on the computer?
[Motorola Droid 3] eXecuter.bin:
MoboPlayer is a great one that I like
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
Because it takes time? My PC downloads the mkvs automatically..I don't wanna convert them each time or download a XVID version for my mobile and a MKV version for PC..

If you read my 1st post you would see I already tried moboplayer. It's indeed a great player and I'll keep using it. However it does not play my MKVs properly
[Motorola Droid 3] Androidsims:
This is something that is truly lacking on Android. A video player that flawlessly plays all formats, with a clean UI.
[Motorola Droid 3] linuxgator:
So, I just tried MX Video Player with the sample clip you sent. It lets you select either HW or software decoding, and there's also a small icon with a musical note on the screen, and if you click it, it allows you to change audio streams. I selected the second one, and the audio worked fine along with smooth streaming of video. Hope that works for you. It apparently uses S/W audio decoding with H/W video decoding.
[Motorola Droid 3] MrObvious:
I wonder if there is a converter app for Android or Linux that could be installed? Just a thought. It sounds like crap for you though I agree.
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
Yaaaa :D it works..

Now if only moboplayer could have this option
[Motorola Droid 3] LaZiODROID:
Have you tried QQPlayer? It plays HD MKV's pretty well.

Or as an alternate, try SeamanPlayer (lol @ name).

They're both free in the market.
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
Yes I have..read the topic.

I havent tried seamanplayer, but it works now with MX video player..
[Motorola Droid 3] Androidsims:
Someone needs to make a kickass video player with a good UI... lots of money to be made.
[Motorola Droid 3] Savior057:
They have; it's called CorePlayer and it's apparently finished, they just haven't released the consumer version for Android yet.

I tried to play a 720p AVI version of Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World in both Rockplayer and MoboPlayer; both played smoothly with sound, but both froze about 30-40 seconds in, like there was just too much data to crunch or something...

I'm downloading MX Video Player later today. Good thread, cleared up some issues!
[Motorola Droid 3] jimmybr:
the MX player say : " cannot play this video with h/w decode" when i try to play mkv files:(
[Motorola Droid 3] pedwards3x:
I use gotsent on my pc to convert these mkvs to mp4s which might be a better option for ya
[Motorola Droid 3] jimmybr:
Thank you! I use gotsent and works very fine!
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
Ok update. Today i put a new tv show on my phone (suits), also mkv. However both mobo player and mx player say hardware decoding is not supported and use software mode. The video isn't smooth and in moboplayer the sound cracks.

Mx player still plays the big bang theory mkvs just fine with hardware decoding. Any idea what's up?:(
[Motorola Droid 3] sarreq:
the problem seems to bee that all these players are trying to play an audio track which doesn't exist in the .mkv. the only player i was able to get to work is MXPlayer, after manually setting which audio track to use. it'd be nice if they all got their collective acts together
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
Here's info about the one that won't have hardware decoding and is not smooth:

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : No
Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=2, N=24
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1h 12mn
Bit rate : 3 865 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.175
Stream size : 1.95 GiB (89%)
Language : English
Color primaries : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4, SMPTE RP177
Transfer characteristics : BT.709-5, BT.1361
Matrix coefficients : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4 709, SMPTE RP177

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 1h 12mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 384 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 199 MiB (9%)
Language : English

And this MKV does play very smooth with hardware decoding:

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 5 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=4, N=16
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1mn 0s
Bit rate : 2 178 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.099
Stream size : 15.6 MiB (83%)
Language : English

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 1mn 0s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 384 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Delay relative to video : 32ms
Stream size : 2.75 MiB (15%)
Language : English

Is it because of the "Format settings, GOP : M=4, N=16" difference?
[Motorola Droid 3] bgdwiepp:
That, and the number of refrence frames.
[Motorola Droid 3] somemadcaaant:
Why use an obscure troublesome codec to convert or play movies in the first place, Easier and faster just to convert to divx or xvid or re-download as these.

-smc
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
Obscure troublesome codec? First of all mkv is not a codec. Secondly mkv is used by ALL tv shows in HD. All.
[Motorola Droid 3] Cdjones187:
OP: Did you install the MX codec also?

MX Video Player CODEC (ARMv7)
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
I didn't. Just installed it but still no hardware decoding when watching suits
[Motorola Droid 3] Cdjones187:
I have noticed a few of my HD videos don't allow h/w decoding but they don't have problems playing is s/w mode. Usually I don't even pay attention to what mode its in because I personally haven't had issues with this player.
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
Yes it plays pretty well for software mode - but it's not 100% smooth
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
Update - I might have posted too early last time. I just watched another episode and it does seem to be 99% smooth with the ARMv7 codec. Sometimes small hick-up but most of the time very smooth and watchable :D.

Very happy with MX player, only the UI should be a improved, especially the fact that I have like 5 fps in the browser when opening folders etc.
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
There is one more thing........

Watching 720p without hardware accelerations (like suits) in mx player totally kills my battery :eek::eek: :o
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
Even with DIVX some have software decoding and some hardware decoding. Can anyone explain this? Both use the exact same XVID codec and both use MP3 audio :confused::rolleyes:

This has hardware decoding:

Video
ID : 0
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile : Advanced Simple@L5
Format settings, BVOP : 1
Format settings, QPel : No
Format settings, GMC : No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix : Default (H.263)
Muxing mode : Packed bitstream
Codec ID : XVID
Codec ID/Hint : XviD
Duration : 43mn 9s
Bit rate : 996 Kbps
Width : 624 pixels
Height : 352 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.189
Stream size : 307 MiB (88%)
Writing library : XviD 1.2.1 (UTC 2008-12-04)

Audio
ID : 1
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Mode : Joint stereo
Codec ID : 55
Codec ID/Hint : MP3
Duration : 43mn 9s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 128 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 39.4 MiB (11%)
Alignment : Aligned on interleaves
Interleave, duration : 24 ms (0.58 video frame)
Interleave, preload duration : 290 ms

This doesn't:

Video
ID : 0
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile : Advanced Simple@L5
Format settings, BVOP : 2
Format settings, QPel : No
Format settings, GMC : No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix : Default (H.263)
Codec ID : XVID
Codec ID/Hint : XviD
Duration : 43mn 10s
Bit rate : 966 Kbps
Width : 624 pixels
Height : 352 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.183
Stream size : 298 MiB (85%)
Writing library : XviD 1.2.1 (UTC 2008-12-04)

Audio
ID : 1
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Mode : Joint stereo
Mode extension : MS Stereo
Codec ID : 55
Codec ID/Hint : MP3
Duration : 43mn 10s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 160 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 47.2 MiB (14%)
Alignment : Aligned on interleaves
Interleave, duration : 24 ms (0.58 video frame)
Writing library : LAME3.98r
Encoding settings : -m j -V 4 -q 3 -lowpass 17.5 --abr 160
[Motorola Droid 3] scores87:
MX video player is great
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
:o :rolleyes:
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AyDee:
Hi guys, I don't have a Vibrant myself but a friend asked if I could update him to 2.2.

So,

a) Where can I download stock firmwares. *edit- found this, is it latest?

b) What are some good FULLY FUNCTIONAL roms?

I have downloaded AIO Vibrant Toolbox, will that be enough to flash from stock 2.1 or do I need Odin? I have/can use adb etc & I'm not a noob, just my 1st time looking at a Sammy phone.:)

TIA for any answers.

*edit 2- Wtf is JFD? :p
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Krzysiek_CK:
Download and install Vibrant Kies Mini from Samsung Vibrant Download Center. This will update your friend's Vibrant to the official 2.2
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AyDee:
Thanks for the reply!

I have heard only bad things about Kies in the little research I've done so far. Is it the safest way to go?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Krzysiek_CK:
I don't know if it is the safest, but I have done it at least 5 times and it never failed me.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] testomat:
Try Toxic. It's really fast and stable.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1203549
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kaintfm:
Whatever you do, do NOT do what was just suggested by Krys.

Your research isn't wrong. There's a reason that "Kies killed my phone" is the only surefire way to get warranty work done on your Vibrant. It's all kinds of bad.

As for good ROMs, you probably noticed in our Vibrant bible that there are quite a few.

Bionix 1.3.1 (untouched by me) is reportedly the most stable experience, though it hasn't been updated in some time (some would say it doesn't need updating).

Zendroid is probably the best stripped down and tweaked Froyo ROM. Touchwiz has been removed as has had pretty much all the bloatware.

If you're into theming, and don't want to make the jump to MIUI (2.3.7 Gingerbread AOSP ROM), I suggest giving Toxic8 a try. It's been stable in my experience, and the number of themes available for it are pretty extensive. It's also the newest of the Froyo ROMs, so it has all the latest tweaks.

If you need instructions on how to install (flash) them, there are multiple guides to choose from in our development and other forums.

Happy hunting! Drinks are on the house!

[youtube]hHmoSumn0UM[/youtube]
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AyDee:
BIG Thanks for the quick answers. :D

He was wanting stock at first but I'll see what I can talk him into. I probably won't be able to give him much support after I flash so I'll definitely look at those more stable roms you mentioned, kaintfm. Gonna go "thank" another random post of yours. ;)

Cheers.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Woody:
I am using Toxic8 now after coming from a Motorola (locked bootloader with no custom kernels) however we broke it down and are in the process of developing CM7.1 for it. Not bad for a phone that had no "official" update from the manufacturer.

Anyways, like I said, I am using Toxic8 w/ Gingerbread theme and have no complaints so far. I have basically put this thing through the ringer over the last few weeks and it is holding up pretty damn good. Comes with Bali 1.2OC kernel and build.prop tweaks and V6supercharger. I like it enough to make it my "home" ROM.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jneal9:
I definitely agree with kaintfm on avoiding Kies. It's much easier to flash via CWM anyway. I highly recommend ZenDroid and Project-V, but what I'll be sticking with for quite some time is the Ultimate 8.2 port. Battery life is fantastic for me, and it's one of the smoothest roms I've used (previously ZenDroid). But honestly, it will all be a matter of personal preference since pretty much all the Froyo roms we have are slick and polished.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobshute:
Your link in the Op is to KB5 (T959UVKB5) T959 is the vibrant model number, KB5 is the build number. It is the last 2.2 froyo for the vibrant. You can find the build number of what's currently on the phone in settings/about phone.

JFD (T959UVJFD) was the original build when the phone was released.

To keep the phone stock at the latest 2.2 use the link (T959UVKB5) you noted. If you have used Odin before (a samsung flashing tool) use that or you can root the phone and used the .zip file in CWM. There are links to Odin and ways to root in this forum. The Vibrant is very easy to root and Flash.

The stock KB5 is what you linked to. All the other Roms based on KB5 are good, they are pretty much just themed differently. All the 2.3 Gingerbread roms have issues (which may or may not bother you but I would not want to support some one else's phone with the issues, GPS, FC's, reboots, etc.) as they are ports from other phones
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SamsungVibrant:
Kies Mini worked for me, and I like the SBL update.

I've used Kies Mini to update to KB5 when it first came out and I'm glad I did it. The process was smooth and easy, and the update included an update to the SBL which dramatically made my 3 buttons work great.

Many of the roms here have the SBL update taken out.

I would say if you don't have voodoo or any other stuff, and you can odin back to JFD, I would try kies mini without being too scared.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AyDee:
Excellent, thanks again to everyone!

I got all the info I had hoped for from all angles. :D

:cool: Stay classy, Vibrant forums! :cool:
[General Questions and Answers] nuteee:
Hey guys. I've got an xperia x8, and of course i would like to root it. The problem is that i tried everything as this tutorial: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=906195 and I'm still stuck at waiting for device.. :\
[General Questions and Answers] johnnyw1991:
Make sure SD card is unmounted, USB debugging is on and drivers are installed, took me a few times when I had my x8, until I got carried away with modifying it and it broke lol anyway good luck well worth doing
[General Questions and Answers] JMSpurs:
Whilst attempting the root check for errors in both the phones status bar and superoneclick e.g. the phones SD comes unmounted during the process.
[General Questions and Answers] anthonyng:
oh i see...i olso rooted my x8 using superoneclick...here is the steps

1)open superoneclick

2)enable usb debugging on your phone

3)plug to your pc

4)click root on superoneclick

(waiting the procces pop up waiting for device)

5)go to your phone disable usbdebuging and enable it again

6)waiting rooting process done

and your phone is rooted

hit thanks if i helped out
[Galaxy S II Android Development] utkanos:
Hello,

This is a hack to gain more volume on the SGS2 device running CM7. It is important to note that this is not an elegant solution, however should tide people over until a proper solution can be put into place by the cm7sgs2 team.

Important: This has been tested on nightly 94 by one user with success. I do not own this device so if people want to try it that would be helpful. Please take a NANDROID BEFORE FLASHING THIS. You have been warned. It is also helpful to turn down volume all the way off, then back on full, then set to desired level after flashing this. You will need to reflash this file if you update to a newer nightly. I cannot guarantee this will continue to work as newer nightlies come out but if it stops working I will update it.

http://platypus.memoryfire.com/sgs2volcm7.zip

http://db.tt/JXO4q52f
[Galaxy S II Android Development] mixailo:
Would this work for miui since its based on CM7? Thank you for your work!
[Galaxy S II Android Development] DocMAX:
Just try it
[Galaxy S II Android Development] shotta35:
I tried it, not sure if it helped. I put on a track before flashing and played it in a quiet atmosphere (headphones obviously but still). Then i flashed the file then booted back up and played the same song and did the max/min volume thing and it's still the same.
[Galaxy S II Android Development] DocMAX:
Could be a trojan.
[Galaxy S II Android Development] utkanos:
:rolleyes: such a great way to thank someone for making their device more usable.
[Galaxy S II Android Development] DocMAX:
not the speaker! headphones!
[Galaxy S II Android Development] mixailo:
Just a warning to MIUI users, it makes the phone stuck on samsung logo with triangle. It's not the OP fault, I just thought that perhaps it would work because it uses the same kernel
[Galaxy S II Android Development] Paradoxxx:
Nope, still the same sadly :(

Sent from HydrOG3N MOD S2.

Technology Evolves, Android Evolves.

HydrOG3N is THE Revolution.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] antisniperspy:
Anyone have the name of an app that does this correctly. Im using sms backup and restore but it does not restore the dates properly. And the messages are all out of order because of this.

Thanks
[Motorola Droid Bionic] ichigo007:
I am using the same and have the same problem
[Motorola Droid Bionic] antisniperspy:
bump (10char)
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Tivo7:
"AppExctractor" can extract messages from previous clockwork mod recoveries.

The only flaw is that the backup has to have been made through ROM Manager.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] doogald:
SMS Backup+ has the same problem (basically, all messages are restored to the date and time that you restored them, not when they were sent or received). It never did on my old phone. I suspect that Motorola is doing something non-standard with the timestamp on messages.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] TheBiles:
Titanium Backup.

--

Sent from my CyanogenMod-powered TouchPad.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] tetorocks:
I had the same issue with SMS Backup and Backup to Gmail. I ended up switching to GoSMS and used its built in backup feature. The restore worked perfectly! All dates show correctly.