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[HTC Rezound] tschmid5:
Does anybody have handbrake settings for converting video best for the Rezound? I tried to play a couple mp4's that I had saved on my comp but it just made the rezound freeze up. I had a video left over that I had converted using settings for the DROID X and it plays fine on the rezound but the video quality is capable of being much better on the rezound. The mp4's that I tried were 1280x544 so they should have played with maybe a widescreen bar on the top and bottom as the rezound is 1280x720p.
[HTC Rezound] feralicious:
I haven't encoded anything myself or played around with different codecs on the phone, but I have copied some videos that play really nicely on the phone. They are encoded as follows with an .mkv extension:

H264 mpeg-4 AVC

624x352 29.97

Audio: mpeg aac (mp4a)

Stereo 48kHz

Don't know if that helps you at all but maybe it will give you a clue.

EDIT: I got the specs off the LMFAO video that comes with the phone. It has an .mp4 extension. Here they are:
[HTC Rezound] dyetheskin:
good way to research video encoding info
[HTC Rezound] tschmid5:
A couple videos that I have are mp4's that are 1280x544. They played great after converting with handbrake. Only thing I changed was the video codec to MPEG-4 and the fps to 29.97. The video looked immaculate although the widescreen bars were on the top and bottom on an already smaller screen. I'm trying to test different aspect ratios in order to get a full screen video.
[HTC Rezound] thatsricci:
rezound is 16:9 so that should cut down on different aspect ratios you try ;)
[HTC Rezound] feralicious:
It really depends on the source you are using. you'll only get full screen without letterboxing/pillaring if the source is the same aspect ratio as the screen itself. (16x9, 1280x720, 1920x1080)

So when you convert you only want to change the numbers in a way that keeps the same aspect ratio as your source (just do the math to figure it out). If you change the aspect ratio you are going to squeeze or stretch the picture or you will blow it up to fill the "height" and the sides will get cropped and you wouldn't have the whole frame.

It seems you have widescreen films that are 2.35 ratio. Widescreen standard is 2.35 or 2.40. Most films are 1.85. HD is 16x9/1.78 (1920x1080 or 1280x720), SD is 4:3/1.33. So yes, they should have played with black at top or bottom or else the picture wouldn't look right. Same as on your TV. If you watch a widescreen film on your TV you will have the same letterboxing.
[HTC Rezound] tschmid5:
Yeah, I've learned that through the past couple years purchasing blu rays, some are just filmed that way, nothing fixes it, just got to deal with widescreen bars on an already widescreen high definition television...very frustrating lol.....although I think on a screen the size of the rezound, stretching or anything of that nature would hardly be noticeable, I converted one at 1136x544 and it was a little bit better, slight bars on the top and bottom but didn't really notice any stretching after even tho the default aspect ratio was changed
[HTC Rezound] feralicious:
It doesn't need to be "fixed". That's the way the filmmaker intended it to be. They can't help it if TVs are a certain aspect ratio and can't accommodate the various aspect ratios films use. Film has been around a lot longer than television. I can assure you that the people who put in a lot of hard and detailed work making those films would hate to know people were changing them just to get rid of the letterbox or pillaring that's supposed to be there so you see the image properly.

Movie theaters use the same screen for all films they show, they just adjust the projector's output to the correct aspect ratio. They don't change the aspect ratio to have every film fill up the entire screen.

So don't worry about the black...it's supposed to be there. :)
[HTC Rezound] jmorton10:
LOL, you're technically correct of course but it is still annoying as hell to have a brand new widescreen tv with a brand new blueray player And have to look at black bars on the screen.

As far as movie ripping for the Rezound, I rip 5-6 discs a week from Netflix to mp4 files for my phone.

I used to use a CuCusoft app for all my ripping in my PC (along with AnyDVD running at all times)no matter what device it was going to be shown on. I have used the same app for years and it always worked perfectly, but I was never 100% totally satisfied with the results on my Rezound.

I was trying all different settings (the app has about 50 different presets) but a few weeks ago, it finally refused to rip a disc from Netflix which has never happened before.

At that point, I decided to try an app called 1ClickDVDTOIPOD which my boss swears by. I installed it and went to the option screen. The ONLY settings you can change are screen resolution (there are two settings to pick from) and a

sliding scale for quality.

I picked the higher resolution which is 640x360 and slid the quality all the way to the highest setting which is 3725 Kbps. That makes a really big file, but I have a 32 gig card so space isn't a problem. There where 4 episodes of the TV show The Shield on the disc, and the app ripped them so fast I couldn't believe it actually worked.

I copied them all to my phone and tried playing them in my movie app (I have used Act 1 for years and find it is by far the best app of it's kind). The video quality and playback quality of the files is absolutely stunning. It fills the whole screen with no black bars if I set it to aspect full. Needless to say, I am happy with the results and will continue to use the exact same setup for the foreseeable future.
[HTC Rezound] feralicious:
I'm not sure how to interpret your LOL, but I'm both technically correct and absolutely correct. :p But if the movie is that uninteresting that you are watching the black bars you should watch better movies! ;)

Making every movie made fill the screen would be like having only one shape of picture frame and taking every painting and stretching it and squeezing it to fit that one particular shaped frame. Paintings and films are simply not all made in the same aspect ratio.
[HTC Rezound] dyetheskin:
well said. good advice on earlier posts since it's been ages since I've encoded mobile video. 17 movies so that are more crispy then potato chips :)
[HTC Rezound] jmorton10:
I'm not sure what paintings have to do with it, but it's never made much sense to me that all films are NOT made in the same ratio.
[HTC Rezound] feralicious:
The shape of a painting is determined by the artistic view of the artist and the spatial needs to portray that. So I used it as an example to show that you can't just take something that was made a certain shape (aspect ratio) and shove it into a different one just because your existing frame (TV) is a different shape (aspect ratio). It just doesn't work.

The director has made an artistic choice to use a certain aspect ratio. CinemaScope, the really widescreen framing, allows more to be seen in the screen and gives the director more options in framing in which certain moods or perspectives can be shown. For example, Lawrence of Arabia was shot in CinemaScope and one of the advantages to that was that you really get a sense of the vastness of the desert with the wider screen. You just wouldn't get that in a 1.85 ratio. Sometimes it's that there's a desire to show more in the screen without having to pull out to a wider shot. There's different reasons behind it but it's usually an artistic choice made by the director.

Luckily with TV we have the ability to use letterboxing or pillaring to compensate for that and fill the empty space with black. If they didn't letterbox the film they would pan and scan it and then you really lose the intention of the director. If you're not familiar with pan and scan, what it is is when there's a wide shot and you see one character on each side of the screen, facing off, pan and scan would break that into two shots instead of one and first show you the left side/character then cut/pan to the right side/character. Not at all how the director shot it and intended it to be seen and giving the scene a different feel and the viewer a different experience when watching it. A scene that may have been filled with tension loses it with that method. So you don't even get to see the movie as the director made it just so you don't have to see black on your TV. Blasphemy I say!

For technical reasons it's also due to technological progress. As they learned how to use/shoot the film differently in order to get wider images they started using it for artistic reasons. As to TV, if everything was to be uniform we'd still be on 4:3 TVs and no one would have ever gone to HD/16x9 format. And remember, now we're mixing two formats. Films were not thought of being made to fit a TV when TV was 4:3. But now that HD scaling is the standard for new TVs you're wondering why films don't fit into that box perfectly. They weren't made for TV.
[General Questions and Answers] vtahmi:
hi,i ve installed frx07.1 on blackstone successfully.everything runs ok.the only issue i have is to link it with htc sync.the phone connects but htc sync software doesn't see/recognise it.which version of htc sync software i have to install to see my android loaded with frx07.1 release?thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thoms04:
When I'm on the "Auto" scene mode my images and on screen view all have a blue tint? Switch to "Action" or another mode and colours look normal.

Should I return it to the shop and ask for a replacement? Anyone else have this?

http://i42.tinypic.com/2lxebfp.jpg

Thanks
[EVO 4G General] RoryMad Studios:
My apologies if this isn't the place to post this, I couldn't find a Design 4G forum and the EVO 4G seemed like the closest phone.

My phone is running Android version 2.3.4 and HTC Sense 3.0. I rooted it back in December (Superuser) and my wifi hot spot worked great. A few weeks ago though, it stopped working. I don't get any errors but my Toshiba Thrive can't connect to the internet through my Design 4G.

I haven't accepted any system updates so I don't understand why all of sudden it won't work. Any help would be much appreciated
[EVO 4G General] sitlet:
What app are you using to tether? Are you still rooted?
[EVO 4G General] RoryMad Studios:
I'm using WiFi Tether by Harald Muller and yes, I'm still rooted.
[EVO 4G General] sitlet:
have you tried uninstalling and re-installing the app?
[EVO 4G General] RoryMad Studios:
It wasn't an app from the Marketplace it was one that showed up as a result of the root but I can certainly try it to see what happens. Thanks :)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] souleater11:
guys, just an example,

if I am currently talking on person A. if person B calls me and I would answer him, can person B hear my conversation with person A?

I'm currently using ICS Passion v13 RC with simple mobile.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shreddintyres:
No you need to merge the calls first unless there is a bug within the rom that would allow person B to hear the A conversation. Otherwise only if you merge the two calls should B be able to hear anything you say to A
[Eee Pad Transformer General] kriEv:
I have a little problem,

i flashed the 5.5.0.4 CWM.

My issue however, is that i can't boot in recovery. Whenever i use an app to boot in recovery and just straight boots Android. Im not experiencing the recovery boot-loop.

The other problem is that i can't use ADB either, i have the stock ICS that can't recognize a PC connection via USB.

SBK2 so NVflash is out of the question.

Help :(

i want to get another recovery on there and flash another rom to avoid all these issues :(
[Eee Pad Transformer General] baseballfanz:
Which app are you using exactly? Not all of them work correctly on the tf.

Have you try using the button combo method?

Hold down Vol down plus power button till you see words at top left

Immediately push Vol up within 5 sec should take you to recovery

As for ADB, do you have correct driver install?

Did you install ASUS PC sync?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] The-Nazgul:
Had the same issues and installed an app called "Transformer reboot to Recovery" that worked!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] kriEv:
Humm disregard this issue..

I wasn't pressing the VOL+ key to get in recovery.. strange because it never happened before but anyways..

should i still walk away from 5.5.0.4? Because i did some test and i have no issues with it..
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Rumbleweed:
See the following thread where this is discussed in detail. It is three posts down from yours on the first page.:confused:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1530337
[Eee Pad Transformer General] XsCode:
I just used the SDK version ADB and Drivers to get ADB working fine. Just used it to put Revolver on.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aguida:
Sorry if it is a stupid question, but I am completely new to S2/android and can't find an answer anywhere.

Is there any reason why placing the phone onto the craddle (which is connected to my PC via USB) comes up and ask me to disconnect Bluetooth? Why is it not possible to use both USB or bluetooth at the same time?

All my previous phones could do that but they were all HTC and all Windows Mobile phones. So I am not sure whether it is an issue with Samsung or Android or I just haven't configured it correctly.

I normally have the phone in the craddle while working (so it charges and can transfer files to and from) and use the bluetooth handset to answer or make calls. It is pretty annoying to not be able to do that anymore.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TehH4rRy:
From what I can tell it's a thing with the Samsung bloatware they put on the phone, as I just tested it with my phone and I can have bluetooth, wifi and usb all connected at the same time. Perhaps try flashing a new Rom?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aguida:
Actually I have just found out that if I go ahead and disconnect bluetooth and get the connection through USB running, I can then re-enable Bluetooth and they both keep working.

THis is a completely stock S2, so it would be nice if it was possible to change this irritating behaviour.

Brg.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cdzo72:
You've already been given your answer, flash a custom ROM that's deleted and the bloatware, and please don't become one of those newbies that doesn't read the responses in the very thread they started
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aguida:
Yes I have read "TehH4rRy"'s answer. My apology for not thanking him for that.

I was hoping for a solution that does not involve flashing and rooting since i have much better things to do with my time, and I was hoping this was just about me not knowing some perhaps hidden options to turn this behaviour off.

As far as I know this is the generic "Q&A" section, so you can't assume that everybody that posts a question here is looking to flash their S2 to death.

I posted my finding so that if somebody else had the same problem and is not willing to flash their phone, they would know that there is a work-around, and perhaps some other kindly helping users have even better work-arounds.

Your answer on the other hand I am not sure what it adds to the thread... but thanks anyway.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yaronkle:
If you enable USB debugging, the phone will not disconnect the Bluetooth.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aguida:
Thanks a lot yaronkle. That was what I was looking for! Weird setting but it makes the trick.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yaronkle:
My pleasure :)
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] deon7388:
Has anyone out there seen an Amon Ra recovery image for the Evo View?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] danlai:
As for Sony 2011 Android phones, the 3.5mm is not compatible with almost all normal 3.5mm headset (headset, not headphone, headphone works fine while most headset can't be recognized - when it can't be recognized, it cannot be used for phone calls nor listening music) I can only manage to work with the in-box head set. Even Sony's own headset does not work :(

So has the Xperia S fixed this issue? :confused:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Yardglass:
Yes, the Xperia S uses the same 3.5 as the iPhone (and thus most headsets).
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Cholek3:
I am sorry, but I barely understand your problem. Sony Ericsson phones, so up to 2011 (Arc, Arc S, Ray, Play, Neo, X10, Mini Pro, etc.) use 3.5mm jack using OMTP standard. New Xperia line from 2012 (Sony branded phones - Xperia S, P and U) use CTIA standard of 3.5mm jack (same as iPhone). So headset (with mic) from 2011 phone won't fully work with Sony Xperia from 2012, and headset from Sony Xperia S (2012) won't fully work on phone from 2011.

By fully work I mean, you possibly won't be able to use button to redial, or skip tracks in media player, possibly problems with sound as well. So there is no issue Sony has to fix.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] danlai:
Oh so I don't understand Sony decision about using a different standard on 2011 devices. Now I stick with the headset comes in the box for my ray, or use bluetooth. I hope I can use my beats headset after the ICS upgrade for my ray.

dl
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Rashkae:
That was an Ericsson decision I think - Sony themselves made CTIA headsets for the iDevices.

I do not think your beats headset will work on the Ray, as I *believe* it's hardware, not software. Otherwise, anyone with a custom ROM on the SE phones could have used the CTIA headsets.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] lekhwani:
Just received my Xperia play. The sound seems abnormal, muffled, no bass at all. Mine didn't come with earphones. Tried several earphones and headphones but saw no difference. What might be the problem?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] WizaJ:
I'm able to use all the headset functions from my HTC Desire Z headset (2010) on my Xperia P (2012)

I haven't tried on any 2011 devices though.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] gelakinetic:
I've been using my TP for a month now, and my experience has been remarkably smooth compared to others. Yesterday night I noticed my backspace key on the keyboard wasn't responding. I whipped out SuperNote and scribbled on the screen, and lo and behold, there was a sizeable dead zone on the right edge in the middle.

View attachment 934248

I rebooted my TP, and the problem seems to have gone away. If it happens again, I'll bother Asus. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this little glitch, and if I should be worried. Also of note, my TP was sitting in my fairly chilly bedroom. When I picked it up, the metal back was cold to the touch.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jeejee:
Haven't experienced anything as drastic as that.

But there is definately something wrong with my touch panel. It is easy to notice when setting a background image and you get the option to crop the image. It is impossible to resize the cropped area to the very top of the screen. There will always be some space between the rectangle and edge of screen, unlike at bottom. So to fix this you need to drag the rectangle up and then resize it to the bottom edge of screen.

Is there any way to calibrate the touch panel like in some older touch devices?
[General Questions and Answers] Unbeatable Guy:
Hi guys how are you all ....well I am in a fix guys ..as I am from India , HTC one x is going to launch here soon...and I buyed sensation xl few days ago...so I was thinking to sell it (sensation xl) and wait for one x or should I stay with it...and if anyone tell me the idea of the one x price ..is it will be very very expensive than xl ? I need your reviews guys because afterwards I can't change any phone for 3 years :¦
[General Questions and Answers] Unbeatable Guy:
I will be more careful next time...sorry ..I will not repeat this..:)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] jmar8124:
I present to you my AOSP Honeycomb theme (**FROST**BITE**V1.0) for p6200 and p6200L (let me know if it work on any other)

I have had the day off college so i decided it was time to get to grips with my tab as we don't always see eye to eye. haha. iv modded what ever i could find in framework & system Ul. although it looks cool now just give me some time to work on this baby :p

what is themed?

well....

.system ul

.notification box with transparent backing

.power control themed gray

.lock screen

.clock

.settings icon (will theme setting ASAP in black)

.messaging icon (will theme message .apk ASAP)

.notification bar is now stock black with stock 3.0 soft keys in gray/white

.battery is themed but needs work sizing etc :D (I may add a circle mod hmmm..)

.signal bar ripped from XOOM stock 3.1 honeycomb ROM

.launcher is themed with stock honeycomb app key but still TW (i will add the option of a stock AOSP launcher.zip but you can not add widgets :(

to be continued.......

what is stock?......

well....

.camera is stock AOSP with stock icon.

.browsed is stock AOSP

.gallery is stock AOSP

.music is the latest AOSP version (sooo cool)

.clock widget is stock AOSP.

extras...

you will also get in the .zip....

asus weather widget

XOOM clock widget

movie studio XOOM

Toshiba media player

and a selection of stock honeycomb wallpapers

installation.

0.nandroid then check if you have a nandroid back up then check agen haha...:D

1. clear data on the following before install....Browser/ clock/ launcher (it just helps prevent issues and damn force closes)

2. make sure you are deodexed and rooted

3.place **FROST**BITE**V1.1.zip on to your external SD card navigate to choose zip for SD and flash....BANG!!!....your in **FROST**BITE**V1.0

thanks me or buy me a beer :cool:

Download here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8623715/FROST_BITE_V1.1 beta.zip

the setting will come in a update.zip also with the soft keys you see now :)

updates:

v1.1 beta:....uploading now :)

whats changed?...A) soft keys are more stock with matching screen capture and a very nice purple battery mod. you will also get AOSP stock setting with TW feel. :P

AOSP wallpapers are attached at the bottom to install but a faulty install in the .zip may mean you need to go to root explorer and uninstall the other one if it does not work let me know. :)

Disclaimer: i am not responsible if you brick your device under Google's open sauce licence. i will help you if you do something wrong but its not my fault. ;)

if you do decide to blame me i will simply giggle at your expense haha then suggest ways for you to use your tab...drinks tray, diner mat, roofing slate...haha ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] aaronuser:
Went a head and flashed your ROM on the T869 device (running deodexed rom). Screen cap below. It was charging at time of screen cap. I changed wallpaper immediately because the one the theme was very odd and very "zoomed in" looking.

I know this was not meant for this device...but its fun to try right?

Few things that don't look right.

-Lock screen orbit is a small square...that's it. You can still unlock though.

-Battery icon when device is not charging is off. It turns it into a gray spiral type icon.

-Get 3g icon instead of 4g (obvious reason why)

Again, not a problem report...just letting those know who want to play with the t869 device. I'm finding these themes are almost do-able on the T869.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] jmar8124:
thanks mate for you reply as you sed this is not for your device you were lucky not to soft brick it :( it only looks funny on your device as the framework files are quite different from the ones on your device so you have most probably entered a different file when it flashed hence the freaky wallpaper p.s. my new update it being uploaded in second so feel free to give it a go my friend its so much better that the older version :P and the battery looks cool to made it myself

i am planning on making some battery mod.zips with a big selection and next week after making this theme black i will defo start a new :)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] leviathian:
Which model does this theme works for? Does it work on my P6200? Anyway great theme!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] jmar8124:
yes it will work just fine on your device my friend :) and thanks haha