yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] starkiller86:
Running a rooted rom, and everything worked fine after the triangle away/reboot thing.

Found the file at /mnt/sdcard/data/media/.samsungmediahub/contents/

Moved it to my sdcard (copied the entire folder 'HD' with root explorer), rebooted and it opens fine in the stock video player app. I tried playing it in Rockplayer, but no go.

Other than that, it works fine, and shows up in my video gallery. Hope this helps for those who still have questions.

Running WickedV2.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] justice26:
yes u can, hightlight the folder move, copy it and move it to the extsdcard. then rename the folder to whatever you want. That worked for me. All stock apps used.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Netconn:
OK, it did not show in the file explorer I was using or in windows over USB. I found it in ES file explorer.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Woody:
So you moved the folder HD and not just the Marvels_The_Avengers.pyv?

That may be why mine wasn't showing up then. I moved jsut the .pyv file only.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] justice26:
The movie is in a hidden folder look at my previous posts. You have to move the movie first in order to find it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] starkiller86:
Yea, I figured to move it with the other file. I figured it was part of the drm on it or whatever. I mean its working just fine, so I ain't messing with it HAA :laugh:

Everything shows up fine. Plays fine. You might wanna try a reboot first.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] justice26:
I made a folder with movies on my ext sdcard, transferred the hd from the hidden samsungs folder on my phone sd memory to the extsdcard movie folder. Once there i moved the movie from the hd folder to my movie folder and it works perfect.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nitefallz:
Doesn't work here. Video doesn't show up in videos list, nor does it work when I try to run it from a file browser (After I've moved it to the extsdcard). Sounds like there's a file missing? I only have Marvels_TheAvengers.pyn
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bikrame:
It says failed to sign in. Is it because i m rooted?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] justice26:
yes, Use triangle away to reset your flash counter and restart. Then try downloading again.

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Try moving it with the folder first. I just checked my Movie folder and there are no hidden files with the movie. Sorry just passing the info that worked for me. Dont know what else to say.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kulzboy:
Is thwre a way to stream this to my samsung smart tv?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Woody:
This is the key. Only you don't have to reboot to get the job done. Just go into Settings>Storage and unmount Ext SD. Once unmounted, then remount and you'll force a media rescan. Works like a charm.

I think moving the whole folder over is correct and then once inside you move the .pyv file out and you are good, like you said. Sounds stupid that a folder with the file in it has to be moved first but it work.

See the above.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] youngchris29:
I'm using the stock kernel with frosty v1. All I did was reset my flash counter and reboot. Everything works fine for me now
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] justice26:
Thanks for the added explanation. :D
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] CAR1977:
Thanks for all the info. Read the whole thread on and it worked with Triangle Away. I am on the latest jelly bean leak L8 de-odexed ... movie is downloading now. Yay!

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] awrnsmn:
Let us no if it plays for you since your on JB. It seems as though it won't for the rest of us. Good luck!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mysticfrog:
yeah im on xzibits li8 jellybean rom and it does work
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fcortes626:
it wont download for me. it says authentication fail. i tried triangle away and rebooting and still wont download.

how fast does it download?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 1Shotwonder:
movie works great its in the media hub should be the movie in the center of the list at least it was for me and its completely free.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] uoY_redruM:
I'm on LI7 JB (stock/rooted) and I was able to log in fine, download it and play it fine.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] neotoky:
I can't find the location of .samsungmediahub at all and tried finding it with es file explorer and super manager with root checked.

Sent from a Galaxy far far away
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] rtaz79:
I'm on JB Frosty v1 and I'm not able to play the video still.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] uoY_redruM:
See below :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ScreamingSkulls:
Holly cow that was easy. Using Wicked v5, Placed apk in dir, changed permissions, clicked media hub, signed in and started downloading HD version. Simple.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] RotaryXperiment7:
I was able to dl it but it wont play. Stock rom with root. Any ideas?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] justice26:
Read the post below to help you. Sorry op for the double post
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Orical:
Figures I got a bad download the video was all choppy after it was done, theres a 3gb waist of time.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] justice26:
Do me a favor. Go to settings/myfiles/sdcard/then click on the bottom left, the lighted icon with a house and two lines in it. Scroll to settings and check show hidden files. See if you have .samsungmediahub.

I thought my counter was at zero as well, until i installed triangle away and saw that every root has caused my counter to go up.

Remember you can download triangle away pay the money if it doesnt work for you u can uninstall it and get your money back. I support the devs so i dont mine giving the cash.

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Dragoth12 posted this. I take no credit for it. Just passing the information. He stated that it worked for him.

I'm rooted and was able to download it just fine but get the stuttering. I'll try temp unroot and see if it matters.

UPDATE: So i went into SU and clicked temp unroot. Loaded video and no stuttering. Went back in and un clicked it, loaded video and still no stuttering.... Interesting. As long as it stays this way I'm happy. Doubt it had anything to do with root though, probably just a coincidence.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fcortes626:
wait when we download the apk do we open and install or de we copy to syste/apps change perms and reboot?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mikeb85:
Has anyone got it to work on frosty v1 like others said mine downloads and wont play
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] justice26:
Disregard wrong forum sorry.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] XxAFFLICTED:
Works on XquiziT xD v20 no choppy video
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Gozer the Destructor:
i am on XquiziT xD v20 and i cannot get it to play. Flash counter is at 0. The movie downloads fine, but can't seem to get it to playback. anything stand out about your setup or steps?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serendipityguy:
I am just being detailed as possible so that someone can pick up on these clues and h

Copy and push to system/app

I went the other way and odin back to stock Then flashed XquiziT xD v20 and down loaded the movie and could not get it to play on a stock rom.

I think there is something funny going on with permissions and perhaps partitions. Something so little that is being overlooked that is not allowing this video to play.

Then there may be the issue of the EXTERNAL SanDisk Ultra 64 GB microSDXC Class 10 UHS-1 Memory Card and it not allowing some of the apps to talk to the shares. But this is not the case because these movies are in the Internal Memory

mnt/sbcard/.samsungmediahub/contents/112106/HD/Marvels_The_Avengers.pyv

mnt/sbcard/.samsungmediahub/contents/112106/HD/Marvels_The_Avengers.pyv.index

mnt/sbcard/.samsungmediahub/contents/112106/SD/Marvels_The_Avengers.pyv

mnt/sbcard/.samsungmediahub/contents/112106/SD/Marvels_The_Avengers.pyv.index

I am just being detailed as possible so that someone can pick up on these clues and help unravel this mystery!

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+1
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ScreamingSkulls:
Ummmm WTF! Downloaded HD version, Played fine and decided to skip to end action (Ive already seen the movie) and got "this video can not play" closed and then download disappeared. Rebooted but it's GONEEEEEE.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Netconn:
In ES File Explorer you have to go to settings and check Show Hidden Files.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ThC23:
Yes, got it to DL and play. Looks pretty damn good too.

Powered by the SGSIII
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sarni84:
Dude i just opened the apk up installed it. Im rooted running graffix jb base (leak) LI8 ...anyways downloaded rhe hd version it hung at 99% for 5 minutes i let it go it finally finished and it runs great. Not a hiccup
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mikeb85:
Did u do n e thing to get it to work?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] RaymondPJR:
If the OP is still around it would be nice to place a little info in the first post. Nobody is really reading anything.

EDIT:

This post from Starkiller and one from Woodrube finally got it playing through the Samsung Stock player for me. I moved the file "HD" instead of just the movie and put it into my movie folder on my extSdCard. Then taking Woodrube's advice, I unmounted and remounted the SD card. Now it works from the Stock player with no stuttering. In fact, I've never had any stuttering at all, don't know why some have, just has to be one of those strange things. I even left the movie in the HD folder, unlike Woodrube who took it out after moving it to the external SD. I know a lot of people are blaming being rooted for not being able to download or play this file, but I don't think that's true or it isn't consistent for everyone at least. All I did was a full wipe and reboot without setting up any data. I was still rooted and have a custom kernel. After I downloaded the movie, I used Titanium to restore everything. Then did the above to get it to play from the stock player.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] NICEGYPT:
This .pyv can not even convert it
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] agtitan:
I downloaded on my gs3 but is there anyway I can play it on my nexus7 tablet too?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Woody:
Not sure about that. I tried to pull it off and put it on my Transformer and it wouldn't play on stock video player or Mono. I also tried to covert it on my PC but that failed, albeit my kids were needy and i was putting them to bed. Will try to convert it at a later date.

Ray thanks for the nod my friend. FWIW the SD version plays really well too.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] NICEGYPT:
I am going back to stock. I think Hub can't see your ID if you on leaked jb. I opened video hub it says Invalid ID. I did everything I could but nothing change. My kids now exited to see the movie and I can't even play it :D
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] beekiller1:
I can get it for free to

Its called pirate bay haha :cool:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] uoY_redruM:
I downloaded and played on leaked JB...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ThC23:
Reset counter with triangle, rebooted and that's it.

Running Frosty JB v1/ stock kernel

Powered by the SGSIII
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ergibson83:
Hhhmmm custom kernel...what kernel? I think that may be the gold. Everything u just mentioned is the same for me except im not using a custom kernel. Im using the stock unsecure. Are u using Ktoonz?

I have tried everything in the book to get this to play and it wont.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Kilroy672:
How??
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] XxAFFLICTED:
mmm, did you uninstall mediahub wipe flash counter reboot then reinstall media hub? thats what i did.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Docavelli:
Same here. Then moved to externalSD. Works great. Been trying to find a way to get it to play on my N7.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ergibson83:
I did that all but thing is, when i reset flash counter, it shows zero, but as soon as i reboot my phone, it goes right back to 1. There's something up with Triangle Away. Its not consistent across the board for everyones phone. I think thats causing all the headaches.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sarni84:
Movie was epic.....in hulks voice....puny god! Haha he hulked smashed his ass all over the place
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] aznmode:
Correction location

sdcard/(dot)samsumgmediahub

Using Freegs3 r6 plays choppy at first but I notice I have to play in portrait for a bit then landscape and stuttering stops but not 100%

Also got the "cannot play video". After rebooting it played again. But I waited till media hub completely loaded before I went to my media tab > downloaded
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] XxAFFLICTED:
are you on stock kernel? and what launcher are you using from the rom?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] wh4g:
Could u send me a copy of the movie.... Pretty please.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ergibson83:
Im on the stock kernel with stock launcher at the moment. Running LI8 stock rooted
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] RaymondPJR:
I'm on one of Morphic's Trinity kernels for UVALH2, but I don't think that made any difference. I was just making the point that I was rooted and had a custom kernel, so those were not necessarily factors in why this was failing. It is different for everyone, though. Honestly, I was about to flash Wicked ROM when someone suggested to do a full wipe and factory reset, then reboot. Did that, had to reinstall MediaHub and RootExplorer, but when I fired up the app, I was able to download. This was easier and faster than flashing another ROM or using triangle away which I don't need since I've never tripped my counter.

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Would that work? Anyone?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gr4b3nsn4tch:
To everybody having problems with their media hub and downloading this movie for free on your tmo galaxy s3... I have just placed a call to samsung media hub support and have been informed that the movie will be free until march 13th 2013. If you cant get media hub to allow you to sign in i would suggest waiting for the official jb and then try once more. Hope this is good news for some of you!!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nlarge:
I hope to get it! I like free movies... whst format are they in?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mainevent3405:
Was having issues like a lot here "sign in failed". Restored back to stock ICS. Still the same sign in fail. Restored back to JB L16 leak, stock kernel (running better than great by the way, been using it since it first leaked and have not tried any other leak after. Rom has settled well and I'm getting 1 1/2 days of battery life with heavy usage). Did what was suggested and downloaded Triangle Away. Let it do it's thing and counter was reset to zero. Rebooted (stayed at 0 after reboot). Sign in worked instantly. Movie downloading. :good:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] afbengochea:
I agree that its not working across the board. Had to use it and go straight into download mode. If I went into recovery to factory wipe the count would go up when I went to download mode after. So I factory reset first. Installed triangle and reset and tgen went into download so I can odin back to h2 using tge no trip tar file
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] aznmode:
Thanks. I didnt have issue playing from internal but moving the movie to extsdcard seemed to eliminate the stutter completely. Also having it in the extsdcard enables allshare capability but I think my TV doesnt support the movie format.

I wonder if it can be shared via wifi direct. My tv doesnt have that though but good to know in the future.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tgamble160:
I am using wicked it downloaded fine 3 times but I get sound and no video. And in details it says size 2.65gb and duration 0.00. I have moved it to media folder on ext/sd. Still same. Any ideas?

sent via galaxy s3 in boss mode @ 2.1ghz
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] julez456:
I downloaded it earlier today and because I have the Media Hub on my Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet I was also able to download it to my tablet for free!

Dope sh!t...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nuwayman:
I actually have a att gs3. Not t mobile. Got the movie to download as well but can't play it though. Time to flash a stock att rom and see if it plays. Fingers crossed!

It worked. Back on a stock like rom and the videos play just fine. To bas its ics and not jb. Oh well.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nick2k:
wow. MAJOR props to both T-Mobile & Samsung for doing this! works like a charm. suck it, Apple.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] vinnyjr:
I have a stock rom (not rooted) I just moved the file into my extsd/Movies file with about 10 other Movies I have in there. I can play the Avenger Movie from inside the Movie file or from the Gallery. The Movie went right into the file and the gallery without even rebooting the phone. The Avengers Movie is a pyv file and I thought I would have to DL another player from the app store to play it but it plays from the stock player without any issues. I also DL the Movie in HD, must say it is one hell of a beautiful looking Movie. The screen is just unbelievable. To find the Movie just go into the MyFiles go to settings and click show hidden files. Go to the Samsung app and keep pressing until the Movie is there. Very simple. (you do not have to be rooted)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] eddygonzalez:
it worked for me perfectly using root explorer and pasting it to system/app!!! Thank you! I am downloading right now!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sgyee:
The .pyv file should be playable using DoubleTwist's free player.

So, theoretically you could move the file and play it on another Android unit.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
I believe .pyv is a MS file type for DRM protected media. As long as the rom has all its DRM stuff in place it should play in any player which uses hardware decoding.

I suspect that many of the people who are having problems playing the file at all may be missing some of the DRM files needed.

If you have debloated you may have inadvertently removed one or more of the needed components.

Many custom roms may also be missing some of these as well.

I am NOT saying any of this is the case here...just that I suspect it may be the cause for some.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] m4r10:
Anyone else having choppy playback with the HD file? It plays fine for a few seconds and then it starts getting choppy.

I'm completely stock and unrooted.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] justice26:
Also i downloaded the movie earlier this morning to my gs3 and it downloaded perfect. My wife also has a gs3. I downloaded the movie this afternoon on her phone and i got choppy play back twice on two separate downloads on her phone. I copied my download to her phone and it worked flawlessly. Maybe Samsung servers are being overwhelmed.

Dragoth12 posted this. I take no credit for it. Just passing the information. He stated that it worked for him.

I'm rooted and was able to download it just fine but get the stuttering. I'll try temp unroot and see if it matters.

UPDATE: So i went into SU and clicked temp unroot. Loaded video and no stuttering. Went back in and un clicked it, loaded video and still no stuttering.... Interesting. As long as it stays this way I'm happy. Doubt it had anything to do with root though, probably just a coincidence.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Blackninja504:
I've had to download it 3 times. I watched while it was downloading and it was good. I exited media and it wasn't in my download history, but it says I own it in all media. Will try to download it directly to my sd this last time.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sarni84:
Its weird played great yesterday for me watched the whole movie. Wifi was on and not one hiccup....today i go to show my friend at work some scenes and was stuttering like a mofo! Something tells me wifi has something to do with it guys try it! Even tho it is downloaded it does something???

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Happened to me too. U have to let it dl all the way. It hung at 99 % for awhile but after 5 minutes it dl fully. I also did not touch it while it dl
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] junglejunkie:
I was having sign in failled until I used TriangleAway and rebooted, now I am just waiting on the download :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrgodai:
i solved my stuttering by setting cpu/s min/max to 1.62ghz and not run the file through media hub. (run the file from file explorer)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ergibson83:
Thanks, this worked perfect for me. I used Triangle Away, booted right into download mode and then I just odined the stock rooted H2 Rom and then flashed a recovery via the dd method in terminal. I then flashed my ROM of choice.

My reset counter is at zero and continues to stay after every reboot now. Thanks man and the movie also played fine for me until I flashed Jelly LI8 and now my phone reboots whenever I go to play the movie. This is a huge leap though and my flash counter problems are now no existent. Thanks man!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Marshall2017:
Yea, I can't get it too play, I downloaded it in HD, it just says "Sorry, video cannot be played." Anyone know why?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] SiNJiN76:
You may be right. Movie played fine on 4G @ 19MB down location. Turned on Airplane Mode... The movie started to stutter.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MorePAIN:
Same here..downloaded several times already, tried different media players too...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] BerMM:
I'm guessing you aren't completely stock and your players don't support Microsoft Playready DRM?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MorePAIN:
Stock and tried using double twist player.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Marshall2017:
Yup, I'm stock as well.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] BerMM:
I'm not very familiar with doubletwist, I was able to play the movie from within media hub no problem. I'm stock non rooted. I don't know why they insist on DRM, my HD2 came with DRM free Transformers 1 & 2 and the world didn't end.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MorePAIN:
Totally agreed. I have two s3s one with the other doesn't. The other one is rooted. This one I'm having trouble with was rooted them i flashed back to stock and rooted. I was having trouble with triangle away, so decided to go back to stock. It worked for the download but won't play in the device now....
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] m4r10:
I also moved the file and played it using the external player. It also stutters after a few seconds. I can't show the movie off to anyone like that.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] SiNJiN76:
So, can others confirm if the speed of your data connection has any influence on the playback smoothness?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] redhooka:
No effect, the movie is downloaded, not streamed.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] justice26:
I have no problem. My movie is in the ext card. I turned on airplane mode. I then turned on the movie and it worked flawless no stutters.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] starkiller86:
Can confirm that. My movie plays back just fine. Can see it in video player gallery. Everything

Put phone in airplane mode...stutter is unbearable....put my wifi connection back started it up again and played fine.

seems you have to have some sort of active connection for it to play right, not sure.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MorePAIN:
You need to be on H2 to play the video. Hope this helps.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] aznmode:
I'm on Freegs3 r6 which is based off UVLG1 and I can play the video no problem.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MorePAIN:
Only working on my s3 with h2
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bbobarino:
Any1 with a jelly bean rom of Any1 kind get this movie to play?

Sent from my SGH-T999 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MorePAIN:
Yeah i guess that's what i was trying to say lol