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[Framaroot] MaZaGAngeE:
Use vroot

Kingo root did not work for me
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edvinpc:
I recently upgraded to android 5.0.1 on my nexus 7 2013. But I am not able to install apps from unknown sources when on a secondary user. The unknown sources box under settings>security is greyed out.

Please help me.
[Samsung Gear VR] boodies:
Step 1 - Create a folder called 3D under Oculus / Movies / My Videos /

[it'll look like this Oculus / Movies / My Videos / 3D]

Step 2 - Put your 3D movie in that new folder.

Step 3 - Get into Oculus Cinema and go to my videos. It'll be labled 3D on the top corner and the video will merge the two views when you watch it.

PS - I moved the whole Oculus folder from the gear vr sd card to my previous sd card. And I still don't know how to watch youtube other than downloading it from youtube and placing it in the 3D folder.

Have fun!

More Links

" I downloaded a few 360° videos from here that worked when copied to 360videos folder.

http://www.kolor.com/360-video/gallery " - Thanks Scoobrel for the link!

Also youtube Samsung and LG 3D video tech demos. They are really good with the 3D effects.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuAhfXoRkX8

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[Samsung Gear VR] oshogg:
Good to know. Thanks for sharing the info.

Is there a particular 3D format that is recommended for Note 4/Gear VR combination?

Thanks,

Osho
[Samsung Gear VR] boodies:
Surething!

Cough , For movies I already own, I just torrent any "3D" Movies. I heard Gravity looks awesome in 3D.
[Samsung Gear VR] Toss3:
So basically any SBS mkv should work right? How is the movie experience? Is it worth the 200$*add-on? ;)
[Samsung Gear VR] boodies:
The experience is out of this world. Haven't had any real VR experience before and it is crazy awesome. It's very immersive, enough to trick my mind to thinking i'm actually there in 3d space. Like that one mogolian hut scene as well as the circus were very real. I see huge potential in this thing. Oh, about watching movies, yeah, you're in a virtual cinema which is really cool cause the lighting of the movie lights up the whole interior just like in the real movies. Youre gonna love it. yes, it's worth 200.

edit: haven't tried mkvs. The two 3d movies I had were mp4 and they worked.
[Samsung Gear VR] Toss3:
Is there an app that allows you to watch the movies without the virtual cinema surroundings, as in just the movie in 3D? That's basically what I'm buying it for, so it would be good to know if it works without any sort of extra fluff that isn't needed.
[Samsung Gear VR] boodies:
Yes, there are 4 options for the cinema setting. One is a blank dark screen so you don't see the seats etc.
[Samsung Gear VR] scoobrel:
I downloaded a few 360° videos from here that worked when copied to 360videos folder.

http://www.kolor.com/360-video/gallery
[Samsung Gear VR] boodies:
Nice find! Ill let people know this in the op. Thanks!
[Samsung Gear VR] scoobrel:
You're welcome. If I find anymore I'll share.
[Samsung Gear VR] Powerslash:
You can do that in the Void Cinema within the Oculus Cinema and also in the VR Gallery app.
[Samsung Gear VR] perryh1:
I lost the SD card that came with my gear vr. I created the folders oculus/movies/myvideos/3d in my regular SD card but they still don't show. Any ideas?
[Samsung Gear VR] AlienHairball:
Not sure if you got this working yet, but did you create the 3d folder as "3d" or "3D" - not sure if it's case sensitive.
[Samsung Gear VR] boodies:
my space videos
[Samsung Gear VR] eozdalga:
My only guess is that you need the other files. I copied all the files over to my larger SD and works fine.

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MKV and AVI video works but NOT audio! It only works with mp4 (which are also what all the stock videos are). Anyone know how to get audio to work with other files???

Update: I can play the same 3D (SBS) MKV or AVI files with a regular app and audio is great. (also louder than VR app) If I place in front of the VR without plugging in I can watch the video in 3D fine.
[Samsung Gear VR] perryh1:
Ok figured it out. If the movie is a sbs movie lets say gravity.mp4 then create a file called gravity.txt in that file put this

{

"format": "3D"

}

This works every time for me. In the oculus cinema app, under my videos you'll see the movie and it will say 3d in the top right corner
[Samsung Gear VR] Powerslash:
Weird people said that creating a 3D folder and putting the files inside is enough for it to work, but maybe not with all 3D videos?

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What regular app do you mean? Do you mean a video player app outside of VR?
[Samsung Gear VR] boodies:
Perry, I'm not sure if this might be the cause but like I said, your folder is not even named correctly to begin with. It's NOT myvideos folder. It's my videos folder. There is a space between my and videos. You dont need all that txt crap. Gravity works 3d, ive already watched guardians of the galaxy 3d on it.
[Samsung Gear VR] perryh1:
I was just going by what oculus support wrote for the gear vr bro. The my videos thing was typo on my part, my bad. Worked for me thought I'd share. This is per their site

https://support.oculus.com/hc/en-us/articles/204372193-Watching-Your-Videos-in-Oculus-Cinema

For 3D video content, Oculus Cinema supports the side-by-side and top-to-bottom formats. To designate that a file is 3D, create a text file with the same file name as your video and place it in the same directory. For instance, for mymovie.mp4, create a text file mymovie.txt, with the following content:

{

"format": "3D"

}

Where the format can be any one of:

“3D” : 3D movie side-by-side

“3DLR” : 3D movie side-by-side (same as “3D”)

“3DLRF” : 3D movie side-by-side full screen

“3DTB” : 3D movie top-to-bottom

“3DTBF” : 3D movie top-to-bottom full screen

The next time you launch Oculus Cinema, your video should automatically appear in the “My Videos” section. If it doesn't, please check the instructions and try again.
[Samsung Gear VR] eozdalga:
Correct. For example MX Player will play MLK and AVI with audio fine. Oculus only plays mp4 with audio.
[Samsung Gear VR] Powerslash:
Yep Oculus CInema plays only videos and audio files which Android natively supports. Players like MX Player or BS Player use additional codecs and stuff. I hope that oculus or other developers will also add more audio and video codecs to their cinemas.
[Samsung Gear VR] Bruce lee roy:
After following these instructions, one of my video still shows has horizontal duplicate. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
[Samsung Gear VR] ks-man:
I haven't tried this but according to this article you should put an underscore after the video before TB or LR. I don't actually think you need to do the LR as that seems to be the default for the gear VR but it probably will help keep things organzied.
[Samsung Gear VR] Magnesus:
Can you watch videos from microSD card or do they have to be in the internal memory (since 3D movies are large, I would prefer to copy them on the microSD card). Also: do they look pixelated? How it looks compared to a TV? (I have 3D TV which is nice for 3D but the image blinks too much for me to fully appreciate it)
[Samsung Gear VR] Bruce lee roy:
Yes, movies can be watched from SD. Pixilation depends on the quality of file. Eg I have a 21gb Avatar 3d that looks gorgeous.
[Samsung Gear VR] octiny:
I posted this in another thread, figured this might help people in regards to getting top/bottom working. FYI, SBS is simple to get working compared to Top/Bottom on the Gear VR which is why some people are probably having issues.

"All my rips are ripped straight from blu-ray into an MKV container with the only exception being that the audio is converted to 5.1 AAC (neroacc) from the DTS HD core file @ VBR- Quality 1.0 for best quality and stock video player compatibility. Only the video/audio files are in the MKV container, no subtitles etc etc.

20-30 GB per movie but the bit rate is worth it since you're so close to the actual screen hence the ability to see pixels. Anything under 20mbps bit rate is simply not sufficient enough when it comes to the black levels/darker scenes due to the close proximity. Original file is best for decent quality, and personally I noticed no change in battery life nor performance.

In regards to 3D, everything is the same except I convert to Top/Bottom. DVDfab will do just fine to convert to top/bottom.

To get 3D top/bottom working on the Gear VR, took me awhile to figure this out at first....

1. Connect the Note 4 to the computer.

2. Make a copy of one of the text files from one of the pre-loaded 3D trailers in the "Trailer" 3D folder

3. Rename it to the name of the movie file you want to use

4. Inside the text file, next to "title" rename it to the title of your movie file

5. Inside the text file, next to "format" put "3DTB" instead of "3DLRF"

6. Make sure you place the text file in the same folder as your movie, either in the

3D folder under Movies or Trailers.

(Note: you may or may not have to drag the text file to your desktop to make a copy and change the info. Just drag it back into the folder once done)

Hope this helps :good:"
[Samsung Gear VR] border304:
Good to see some trusted feedback on this device. So can anyone confirm that a 1080p movie with decent bitrate etc isn't pixelated on playback? Some reviews seem to suggest pixelisation is an issue.

Basically the idea of sitting in the void cinema is more appealing to me right now than a buying a UHD TV for example. Especially given the lack of 4k content currently. I'm assuming that content isn't an issue for the VR screen as regardless of how close you are sitting in the virtual cinema it all comes down to the PPI of the phone screen. If the eyes and brain can be fooled into thinking I'm 5 meters away from a massive screen (which in real life would benefit from a higher resolution) then I assume the actual resolution of the movie doesn't really matter that much? Also how does the 3D look? Any ghosting etc or is that a result of my TV's active technology?

Thanks.
[Samsung Gear VR] mitchellvii:
You can also stream 3D SBS content directly from YouTube without placing any content in your 3D folder. The content will be fully immersive or if you want a "Void Theater" experience, you can increase overscan by using a tool like Window Manipulator.

Anyway, all you do to view streaming YouTube 3D video is freeze Gear VR Service with Titanium Backup, open your 3D SBS video on the Note 4, slap it in the GVR and ur good to go.
[Samsung Gear VR] darekz:
It is not pixelated as blocks you would see on tv screen. Because of great magnification and close proximity to phone screen pixels are visible. Some people are annoyed by that but it doesnt bother me. You should expect quality about 720p playing 2k or 1080p video via oculus theater
[Samsung Gear VR] border304:
So perhaps like sitting really close to a large CRT TV back in the day?
[Samsung Gear VR] mitchellvii:
No not nearly that bad.
[Samsung Gear VR] Sean Z:
So from my understanding of how to transfer my 3D movie into my SD card, I go and create the 3D folder to Oculus / Movies / My Videos / 3D then transfer my 3d .mp4 movie there (it's about 2 GB) and then create a .txt file with my movie's same exact name then create this:

{

"format": "3DTBF"

}

I don't know which one to choose so I chose that one... Pretty new at this, and any help would be greatly appreciated!
[Samsung Gear VR] Toss3:
I actually use this method for every 3D movie I have - that way I also don't need to re-encode the audio and just watch it with bsplayer. ;) Just freeze the service and play it using the BSPlayer app, and you will enjoy a much larger screen, with a larger fov and the colors etc will look better (also no heat warning). Oh, and no realigning of the screen either when you move your head. :good: The only issue right now is that it only works with 3d movies, but I'm probably going to start reencoding my 2d movies as well, as I really enjoy watching them in the normal player vs the virtual theater.
[Samsung Gear VR] ciscostud:
You do not have to create the text file. Just drop your movies and your good.
[Samsung Gear VR] Sean Z:
Then what was that for then? Is it for particular movie formats aside from .mp4?
[Samsung Gear VR] ciscostud:
The json text file is only needed if you want a tumbnail to show up. The format is automatically detected.
[Samsung Gear VR] darekz:
Probably you dont even need to freeze service. Just insert phone under micro usb plug.
[Samsung Gear VR] The-Chief:
Okay folks:

Call me thick-skulled or whatever, but I now have pieces and parts of instructions on exactly how to do this. I have my Gravity 3D Blu-Ray disc that Blu-Ray Copy is ripping the .iso file right now, and Daemon Tools Lite which apparently creates a 3D library on my laptop. But I'm still a little confused on how to take this .iso file and move it to my Note 4 DE's 256GB microSD card so that the Gear VR can process and display it. My Gear VR arrives TODAY (YAYYY!) and I'd like to have this movie ready to go. (BTW I have a 65" 3D UHD TV and I can assure you that Gravity 3D is absolutely stunning!)

Has anyone here created an excruciatingly detailed step-by-step instruction list on exactly how to go from 3D Blu-Ray to watching it on the Gear VR? I would really appreciate such an instruction list, and I'm sure I'm not the only one.

Thanks!
[Samsung Gear VR] ciscostud:
If you already own the movie, just go to yifi torrents and download the 3D version.
[Samsung Gear VR] The-Chief:
Cisco, I am very unfamiliar with torrents. Now that I have two of my movies downloaded, what do I do with it? It's a very small file: how do I get the HUGE file that is the actual movie? Not to hijack the thread or anything, if you feel more comfortable PMing me I'm good with that :)
[Samsung Gear VR] jackmonter5:
VLC

If i understand correctly, in order to watch mkv in vlc i can either freeze vr service (perhaps requiring root), or just place the phone in VR without plugging it into USB slot, and this only works for 3D content, as for 2D content to show properly you need the VR software.

is this correct?

thanks!
[Samsung Gear VR] ciscostud:
Go to Play store and download 'bittorrent' app. It will use that file to download
[Samsung Gear VR] The-Chief:
On my Note 4? The videos were torrented to my laptop. Much more memory there. I used Vuse to download the videos (which I think I now have). I guess when and IF the VR ever gets here (UPS delayed due to weather), I'll proceed with moving them to the microSD card in the appropriate Occulus folder. We'll see if this works. Thanks for your help - I may very well ask for more!

:)
[Samsung Gear VR] darekz:
[MENTION=2707621]jackmonter5[/MENTION]

You right.
[Samsung Gear VR] trocloc:
True, if you didn't plugging Note4 to the USB slot of the GearVR, your GearVR is only a optical system like GG Cardboard only, so you can view your 3D sbs contents on your GearVR. And for the 2D, what is the need for viewing on GearVR or you mean you want to see the 2D contents like in the VR Cinema?
[Samsung Gear VR] twodogsdave:
On a laptop? If you are using Windows, I like uTorrent and on Mac I use Transmission. uTorrent or Transmission , whichever one you choose, will download the movie with that tiny file you downloaded.

After the movie is done downloading (15 min to over a hour - just depends) you can transfer the movie to your phone.

Enjoy!
[Samsung Gear VR] The-Chief:
Okay! Thank you for all the response... got my Gear VR today1

I haven't seen where to copy all the files on the included microSD card onto my existing 128 GB microSD card. Do I just create an "Oculus" folder in the root of the card, copy everything there, and then it'll all get sorted out during the install? Or do I have to copy the Android Secure stuff into the Android Secure folder, etc.? The nearly useless "Get Started" manual seems to assume that we are all going to just remove our huge microSD cards and run around with a full 4GB card, because there is NOTHING about copying files from one card to another. I'm getting closer... THANKS!
[Samsung Gear VR] reikow:
Hello,

I was wondering why some 3D movies (SBS) looked very strange. I found out left-right is inverted.

When I turn the VR by 180° it looks prefect.

change in the txt file for 3D or 3DRL does not help...

Any idea how to switch left/right picture?

thank you
[Samsung Gear VR] The-Chief:
Okay, I just got the Gear VR yesterday and set it up this morning. I found it a refreshing PRO that my Note 4 fits the Gear VR with the wireless charging back cover. However:

I copied the contents of the supplied folder into an Oculus folder on my 128GB card in the Note 4 DE. But the Gear VR couldn't find the install or operating elements. Samsung tech support maintains that I have no choice but to swap cards out and only use the supplied card with the Gear VR. That is a huge CON for me.

What is the step-by-step method for getting the Gear VR to work with my 128GB card? Where do folders go, what goes into each one, etc.? My Note 4 DE is rooted and ROMmed with Definitive 1.9, which is Gear VR compatible. \

Thanks!
[Samsung Gear VR] pbelcomp:
Move the contents of the Oculus folder that you created to the root of the sd card.

Here is the support page from Oculus: https://support.oculus.com/hc/en-us/articles/204363723-Using-Your-Own-microSD-with-the-Samsung-Gear-VR-Innovator-Edition
[Samsung Gear VR] The-Chief:
Thanks pbelcomp. I actually did all the setup and install on the supplied Samsung card. So I just copy all the contents straight off that card to the root of my 128 card without a folder? Once you verify that I'll get right to work on it.

:)
[Samsung Gear VR] pbelcomp:
Correct
[Samsung Gear VR] The-Chief:
Thank you!

I'll just merge the contents of both Android/data folders and I think the rest will take care of itself.
[Samsung Gear VR] emma24xia:
If your 3D video is in MKV format, I'm not sure if it is accepted by Gear VR with Galaxy Note. I would recommedn 3D MP4 since it can be played on Note 4 and then add to Gear VR. Just a thought.
[Samsung Gear VR] Toss3:
The Note 4 support mkv files so that shouldn't be a problem (mkv is just a container though so it depends on what you put inside of it).

Anyone else having issues with the audio being out of sync when playing back the re-encoded video file on the stock player? No issues on mpc hc, videolan, bsplayer, etc, but when I use the stock player on my Note 4 the audio gets progressively more out of sync.

EDIT: Remuxed the file with MKVToolNix and the file plays fine now. :) Much better experience to use Full SBS rather than Half SBS.
[Samsung Gear VR] FannieJane:
Samsung Gear VR by default supports most common file formats including MKV, MP4, AVI, and FLV. When it comes to playing 3D videos, Samsung Gear VR requires either side-by-side or top-to-bottom (top down), but most Blu-rays are in the "frame packed" format. So the workaround is to download a 3D Vdieo Converter program that can convert your 3D movies to a SBS or TD.
[Samsung Gear VR] sean1973:
trouble using Utorrent with gear VR

HI I am sorry to bring up another issue but if anyone can help it would be very highly appreciated . I have successfully downloaded 4 of the 3d movies on to my gear VR using Utorrent , creating an oculus folder on my phone , then movie folder then click on the movie folder and then create a 3D folder . Anyway , weird , I went through FOUR SD cards thinking the cards might be messed up but what is happening is after I download and transfer over about 4 movies to my phone , the gear VR will recognize more movies I download when I go to my gear VR cinema BUT when I click to play after choosing the cinema version I want to be in it says a brief statement across the screen saying " we could'nt play this video " on the theater screen . Then when I go to play them on my computer they play perfectly ( of course with the side by side screen because they are 3D movies ) but they play fine on my computer . Has anyone run into this problem and if so can you help me resolve it ? I have TWO Samsung note 4s , TWO gear VR's and FOUR 60 gig sd cards , this problem is happening on BOTH phones . I have no clue why it will let me download 4 movies and then on 2 different phones using four different cards , the same things happens . There is over 40 gigs left on each card of freed up memory . I was wondering if there might be a setting on the phone that might be causing this to happen or a setting on Utorrent . It seems like this would be a common fixable problem though because again , I have two samsung note 4s this is happening on so I am sure this problem exists with other people . I suspect it is a setting on my phone . :confused::confused::confused:
[Samsung Gear VR] sreejd:
No luck with 3d :(

Hi guys

I've tried everything suggested in this thread but still can't view 3d videos properly on my Gear VR. I converted videos to 3d SBS mp4's, and placed text files with the same name as the video file, and even copied over 2d files to the 3d folder on the device, all with no luck. The files do get converted to 3d but they are blurry. Shouldnt I be able to view 3d videos just using the Gear VR's lenses? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Sree J
[Samsung Gear VR] Farrell07:
Gear VR can play 3D Side-by-side videos, to view your SBS 3D video files on your Gear VR, follow these steps:

On your MicroSD card file directory, navigate to Oculus > Movies > Your Movies

Create a new folder within "Your Movies" and label it "3D"

Import or move your side-by-side 3D videos into your newly created "3D" folder

Once you have created your 3D content folder and imported compatible video files, insert your MicroSD card into your Galaxy Note 4 (if it isn't already), dock the phone in your Gear VR, and don the virtual reality headset.

Then:

Navigate to Oculus Cinema from the main menu

Navigate to "My Videos" from the Oculus Cinema content library menu

Select the 3D video you wish to view (if you followed the above steps it should have a "3D" label in the upper righthand corner)

Choose the cinema mode to begin playback

Follow this article to learn the way watching 3d movies on other vr headsets: ifastime.com/watch-3d-movie-on-vr-headsets.html#part2
[Samsung Gear VR] kopower:
I'm having issues watching 3d movies as well. I created a 3D folder in the My Videos folder, and copied two 3D movies into the 3D folder. Before I pick the movie, in the lower right hand corner, it states the movie will be played in 2d. They are both HSBS. When they play, I see two seperate pictures on the screen. Do I need to rename the file for it to play right?

Edit* From what I've found, is it because they are 3d YIFY? Seems like I need to convert it to SBS 3D? Is anybody using a decent converter?

2nd Edit* Just saw Perry's post about creating a txt file, and it worked perfectly. No need for a converter. Don't know how I missed it
[Samsung Gear VR] ProntoJr:
MilkVR brings the best experience so far
[Samsung Gear VR] SpencerA99:
Thanks for this! Just got my VR gonna watch gravity in 3D!!!
[Samsung Gear VR] 3DEvolution:
It will not be a lens issue, sometimes the file is too big for the phone to process so it reduces the quality.
[Samsung Gear VR] dzeek:
I think you can also play them using MilkVR by placing them in the MilkVR folder or using a link to the file on a network attached location. See this post: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=64660351&postcount=38
[Samsung Gear VR] kappatau808:
so i tried converting videos to 3D but they werent having 3D effects. i downloaded some 3D movies and got them working on Gear VR. problem now is the screen is small. when i play on oculus cinema its a big square instead of the whole cinema screen. how do i fix that?