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[Android Apps and Games] deanrparry:
Great!

Any chance of Samba support? play videos off my home server :-)
[Android Apps and Games] raf2k:
Works good on Legend

I have tested with two tv shows coded in xvid, 624x352 bitrate 1182kb/s, both files 350MB. It works very good. Sometimes frames drops, but its barely noticable.

Ive lost audio after few sec when ive tried to play mp4 movies.

The GUI is very good. I like a lot transparent menu.

Will see how this app will affects battery life on my Legend.

Thanks a lot for a very good application and good luck with developing.

Now I have to buy a bigger SD card :)
[Android Apps and Games] NetApex:
Just tried it out myself. Very nicely done! Had a couple movies from my Touch Pro days on my storage card and I can finally play them again!
[Android Apps and Games] Vilam:
Got sound mistake with x10, but really nice with .avi :)
[Android Apps and Games] hakkeshou:
Yo, BB, wtf is up with licensing questions when you clearly have a conflicting interest.

Great effort on the player. It will be well worth the costs to cover those and a nice profit margin. I see this being a top 10 for a long time to come.
[Android Apps and Games] beta_boy:
Not at all.... I have helped others with similar applications here on XDA the past few years get through the red tape of learning the ropes. But specifically in this case:

1) Trying to see if they might be interested in licensing our technologies, just like we do with many A/V applications out there (most you may not even know that many main stream mobile applications out there already use our codecs and framework, outside of CorePlayer).

2) Trying to help them stay legal with the IP holders... trust me you don't want to mess with them.

3) Respecting open source licensing.... One of the big issues with new companies selling and or distributing product(s) that use Open Source technologies is getting them to respect the license it was created under. In this case they have used FFmpeg but have not released the source code for it under the GPL/LGPL (depending on what they used).
[Android Apps and Games] hakkeshou:
Fair enough. You're wording combined with your position came across as a somewhat negative tone. It seemed as if you were comming from a competitor perspective rather than a B2B one.

I've used your codec which is immensely greater than others which allowed me to play videos on low end machines which if using another would have brought them to their knees. Just make sure you give them a sweet deal :)
[Android Apps and Games] oversleep:
hmm, how is this accomplished?
[Android Apps and Games] GHOST99K:
dead links.can someone please PM me the APK file please since u cant post WAREZ.
[Android Apps and Games] Yanardag:
Hi, is it possible to implement mpegts support. (Dreambox enigma2 streaming format)
[Android Apps and Games] digitom:
Works great on my HTC Desire, thanks for the great work!
[Android Apps and Games] luffyz:
Works great. I will buy it when it's released
[Android Apps and Games] helpme:
yes it works.
[Android Apps and Games] krumbs:
Is there any way to associate .avi or .mkv files with this program? When i connect to my qnap network storage using Astro, and try to play an avi file, the only program that pops up in the "Complete action using" window is the default Movies app (which obviously does not play avi).

If RockPlayer can be made the default video player, i am assuming you could stream videos straight off your network storage... or am i being too optimistic?
[Android Apps and Games] Kusz0r:
It exceeded Googles bandwidth, alternate link is:

http://www.freecoder.org/rockplayer/RockPlayer_0.2.8_Beta_v6_vfp.apk

(taken from the official forun here: http://www.diffthink.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4 )
[Android Apps and Games] Kusz0r:
Can confirm, works perfectly (Nexus one)! Finally... been waiting so long.

I was waiting for Coreplayer, but who knows when that will come out.

[Tested on Big Bang Theory .avi]
[Android Apps and Games] Balos:
It whould drain it about 20% faster. I tested the default player vs this on mp4. Default uses 20% less cpu. Basically its hard to say anything as the hardware support for x264 isnt free either.
[Android Apps and Games] opensky2:
We will release source codes of ffmpeg part once RockPlayer's GR is released, and we don't compiled in any GPL decoders.
[Android Apps and Games] kazzaz:
will it work with the legend ?
[Android Apps and Games] beta_boy:
You don't understand.... you are already in violation of the GPL/LGPL for distributing a compiled application without access to the FFmpeg source code.
[Android Apps and Games] Dogmann:
Hi all,

Well I'm glad to see this has moved to a public Beta and like others can't wait for the full version to be released as it's a great addition to the power of my Streak and saves me having to convert anything.

Marc
[Android Apps and Games] skimminstones:
It needs an option to only read from a certain folder. Id rather only look in my videos folder than see every little thing thats on my mem card.
[Android Apps and Games] rogeriok:
Many thanks to the RockPlayer developers team,keep goog working:)
[Android Apps and Games] meilstone:
Well i like this beta version really!

But when i've got this player installed and watch some videos with it, i can't watch any videos via youtube or the Gallery App, till i remove the app and reboot the phone
[Android Apps and Games] Cypher84:
Awesome, just when I was getting ready to start moaning about no xvid support this comes along. Not the best quality and didn't fill the screen properly, but it works well. playback is pretty smooth and for a early beta I'm very impressed, cant wait for a polished final app, thanks guys!
[Android Apps and Games] FloatingFatMan:
Hey dude. Annoyed that someone did something you can't manage? :p
[Android Apps and Games] sxe:
I think you know by yourself how useless these kind of comments are, don't you? ;)

No matter what kind of interest betaboy has, his questions and comments are totally justified and needs to be answered. Remember, this player could not exist without the work the guys off ffmpeg did, so respecting the license they use should be the minimum.

Anyway, i like Rockplayer and would love to see a final product where everything is clarified. I waited for Coreplayer for a long time by myself and this player seems to fill a gap on most android devices. :)
[Android Apps and Games] FloatingFatMan:
Well, there's the undeniable fact that BB has said, on his own forums, that the Android HDK has very poor video playback and that they need Google to make some serious improvements before they can do a version of Coreplayer on it; and then some guys come along and prove him wrong.

Rockplayer is still under development. We've no way of telling what they're doing with the licensing until they officially release it.
[Android Apps and Games] IceBone:
What are the plans for the release? Will it be a paid app or free with ads in the file selection menu? Will the annoying logo from the top left corner be removed? Will one be able to launch videos straight from a file manager or the downloads section of the browser?
[Android Apps and Games] sxe:
You have to release the soure at the time you release a binary, no matter if its a final release or just a beta version.
[Android Apps and Games] beta_boy:
True that both the Android NDK and SDK still needs a lot more work... especially for standardizing API's for both Audio and Video access (hardware rendering) and both (SDK/NDK) will merge into one single SDK at some point in the near future (likely within the next year if not sooner).

But... You are missing a major point in that they have released software that is NOT compatible under the terms of the Open Source GPL/LGPL license for two things (in my opinion):

- Not making the source code available

- Not satisfying third party intellectual property

Good luck trying to sell this in the Google MarketPlace, as it will get taken down faster then it goes up.

Hence my suggestion to license a third party codec solution... albeit ours our another company.
[Android Apps and Games] tallnerd1985:
Wow, it seems like someone is trying to strongarm competition because they beat them to the punch and are not going to price gouge their consumers.
[Android Apps and Games] beta_boy:
I really hope you are not serious with that post!? I am trying to help, not hurt them. It's simple... they need to comply with the terms of the GPL/LGPL and license the decoders they plan on using.

Do you also have any idea how much it costs to license each encoder/decoder? Obviously not... ATM if you look at the list of supported codecs they included they would be paying a few dollars (less then $10 a unit) a unit just for royalties... and you'd have a hard time getting RealNetworks to allow them to integrate their format (imho).
[Android Apps and Games] tallnerd1985:
Out of curiousity, how does K-lite on the PC do with all the decoders without paying a dime or is it different when it comes to mobile embedded devices? With yours, do you all pay the royalties or licenses? Sorry if I came off with a ****-headed attitude but I've seen some disastrous outcomes on other boards with devs that troll other devs post telling them do this and that only for their own gain because they were faster to the point or their product was superior.
[Android Apps and Games] Vulpix:
Oh come on guys, beta_boy is just trying to help them out here. No need for hostilities.
[Android Apps and Games] haipn:
Can you up source codes of rockplayer or show me how to build ffmpeg with Android-ndk?

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] geams13:
I have an HTC EVO and I was able to play several different xvid formatted movies and TV shows with this app. It's excellent. I was curious if HDMI support will ever be added? It would be awesome to plug this into a TV and watch AVIs on a big screen.

Someone on another forum mentioned that it HDMI support worked in Rockplayer for MP4s, but not AVIs. I have not tried playing MP4s yet with it. Has anyone gotten AVIs to play out the HDMI?
[Android Apps and Games] noiz13:
price of this app

is this app going to be a paid one or a free one
[Android Apps and Games] leonnib4:
Right.

Please release sources now!

This is a legal issue.
[Android Apps and Games] adrianmak:
does this player support hardware acceleration when playing back h264, divx, rmvb format ?
[Android Apps and Games] leonnib4:
Not sure.. really dont know.

But it just work as if ;)
[Android Apps and Games] topdnbass:
Amazing. First real effort at bringing us a fully featured vid player. Keep it up! Im excited to finally be able to playback avi's and mkv's.

Thanks

Sent from my Evo 4G
[Android Apps and Games] cryshop:
I install this app on HTC Legend and it didnt work, I guess it doesnt support Legend's CPU?
[Android Apps and Games] raf2k:
It works on Legend

It works on my Legend.

Maybe you have tried the first unofficial beta version.
[Android Apps and Games] RXP:
Wow you sorted the scaling issues out! This is finally perfect for me.

BetaBoy sounds like he's a little bitter that someone else could code something that he stated could not be done unless Google stopped making "dumb phones" or some nonsense!

As far as the licenses go, I guess this is why Rockplayer wanted to keep the beta private eh?! But I don't see it as an issue unless you're going to make money from it. Soon as you want to, then comply with the license. FYI I'd be willing to pay $15-20 for the program. You should perhaps start a survey?
[Android Apps and Games] illusionz:
Does anyone know if there is a way to add apps to the "Complete Action With" dialog?

I want to get rockplayer to open an avi file using that dialog, but idk how to set that.
[Android Apps and Games] IceBone:
Rockplayer doesn't register itself as a media player during installation (yet), although I'm sure it will in an upcoming version (post July 15th).
[Android Apps and Games] illusionz:
So there's no way to register it myself, or is it something I have to wait for in an update of the application?
[Android Apps and Games] IceBone:
I have absolutely no clue how to do it, I'm not a dev. The best answer I can give you is go to the irc channel #android-dev on irc.freenode.net and ask there.
[Android Apps and Games] manatti:
This is the best app for movies ever works smooth and not a memory hog on my incredible. The only thing is a few if my avi files 2 of the 19 I have the voice is ahead of the movie ..they are xvid files bit they work great on my pc and ps3 . Can I share this or get an audio shifted option in the menu like coreplayer has for windows mobile ...keep up the great work
[Android Apps and Games] tallnerd1985:
I think this great app just died recently because everything got silent after the drama that was brought to this thread from another dev. Hopefully he releases the source so that someone else can pickup on this project if he indeed did quit dev on this app.
[Android Apps and Games] FrAsErTaG:
Agreed mate, Ive been using this application since the public beta was released and I cant imagine having it taken away E.G Beta expires and there is no replacement.

I am quite willing to purchase this application since google do not provide this for us like samsung does.
[Android Apps and Games] hachiroku:
i love this player. THANK YOU.
[Android Apps and Games] Complex757:
Great app, after using it for the past couple of weeks I would definitely pay for it
[Android Apps and Games] mariu$:
Will someone tell me why Does a video player need to Read Phone Calls Private Data And Contact Info

Why cant i find any decent players that doesnt have privacy issues?
[Android Apps and Games] Devnex:
My guess would be for pausing during incoming calls.
[Android Apps and Games] mariu$:
Could be

Never thought of that

Still cant trust the authors of majority of aps.
[Android Apps and Games] IceBone:
Google does test the apps and remove malicious ones.
[Android Apps and Games] mariu$:
Lets be realistic

Maybe they do it on the surface but not all of them.

This would be a dream come true
[Android Apps and Games] IceBone:
I would assume they check the ones reported.
[Android Apps and Games] mariu$:
One more for you

Why does fifa 10, lets golf, asphalt 5 have this also?

It cant be because of it to pause the game because it will pause if you press the homebutton anyway or change the task.
[Android Apps and Games] leonnib4:
OP should update the link:

from http://www.diffthink.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4
[Android Apps and Games] Elemetrix:
One more day left. Any news on an updated beta?

Working away at the moment and using this A LOT, expiring now would be very annoying :(
[Android Apps and Games] mattrb:
Bogus..., reup beta. Someone crack it now. Beta is unfair.
[Android Apps and Games] mdoubleok:
Im with this guy.
[Android Apps and Games] leonnib4:
mostly right

except that I never saw an app like this one

and yes, do not warez this apk.

also it seems to simply use ffmpeg.so... so we could do the same, suely for free!
[Android Apps and Games] Cry Havoc:
This is an app I don't mind waiting and paying for.

But I would definitely like to know more about the development. I would, without hesitation, throw down $5 to $10 for this app, but only if I know it's going to be released in good faith and a realistic amount of time.

Update please!
[Android Apps and Games] Festaman:
Take a look at the app market its in there now as a full release final product
[Android Apps and Games] leonnib4:
You're right:

RockPlayer (ARMv7) v1.0.28 - 4.94 MB - Free
[Android Apps and Games] timtlm:
I know it says if you buy a license it will remove the ads, but what about that R watermark that is in the upper left???
[Android Apps and Games] crankshaft:
Not in my market :-(

2.2 rooted desire

Vodafone UK
[Android Apps and Games] IceBone:
The R is removed, but it still doesn't register with the system as a media player so you can't just run a file and choose it, you still have to go into the player's browser. I'll make a suggestion for it in the app.
[Android Apps and Games] leonnib4:
You do that please :)

Would love to see it registered as Media Player because... well it is :D
[Android Apps and Games] IceBone:
I've done so, although I don't think they'll understand much, as one of the suggestions was proofreading of the menus. :D There's such things as WRITE subtitle colour. XD

EDIT: got a reply from a Holly. She said that it's a great idea and they'll use it in a later version. How this isn't the most basic thing when making a media player, I don't know... o_O
[Android Apps and Games] leonnib4:
Next version?

Lol

This only requieres to edit AndroidManifest I think...

I did not get it neither... o_O
[Android Apps and Games] norberto_:
Somebody deleted my post! Why! :mad:

I have not posted any mod of rockplayer in that post, i just told i can remove things from the app. And it is possible from the new 1.0.31 too. :D
[Android Apps and Games] goalweiser:
I think this should have been handled in private messaging and not in the public eye. While beta boy's intentions may be good, it still seems like he was publicly trying to force the creator into going legit. However his constant "helping" did more damage than help in my personal opinion.

It seems more like he just was trying to advertise himself. Beta Boy should have PMed the creator and done this behind closed doors. That way all the people...including those who are so uptight about licensing or stealing...wouldn't have to see such things. Honestly...it just looked petty.

His comments may be correct but the manner in which he handled this was not. I would expect someone as seasoned or knowledgeable as Beta Boy to approach this dev privately just out of mutual respect and admiration for what he was attempting to do.

I too would be willing to spend up to $20 on this program. I hope I can find a donate option for him somewhere.
[Android Apps and Games] Vulpix:
If spending money is your objective, the app is already available in the marketplace. Pony up 10 bucks, not 20, and you get a non-naggy software with the watermark removed.
[Android Apps and Games] joyrider3774:
I do not think it should have been handled in private messaging, it's good that the general public knows about licensing and stuff because most just don't have a clue about it...

However it doesn't matter anymore since the source for the (ffmpeg) lib (and possible modifications) has been released now...

He's not forced to give out the whole source of the application though, only the parts the he might have modified and that had a license. (Depending the license).

Handling this in private would be like a "coverup conspiracy"
[Android Apps and Games] leonnib4:
Yep.

ffmpeg is under LGPLv2.1

http://www.ffmpeg.org/legal.html

Only this source MUST be open.

That's free software
[Android Apps and Games] adam18488:
i downloaded a 720p (1GB) episode of 24 and put it on my n1 to watch but rock player couldnt handle it...audio was fine but video could not keep up at all!! :(:(:(

still love the player tho
[Android Apps and Games] leonnib4:
what codecs?

please give us something to understand why it did not work.

Linux:

$ ffmpeg -i VIDEO.ext

Windows:

search AVICodec program (for example)
[Android Apps and Games] Vulpix:
Well seems like whoever dorkish is on the rockplayer forums, he is continuing his crusade over there.
[Android Apps and Games] adam18488:
its an mkv file...i put the file thru a codec analyser and the video codec is AVC and the audio codec is AC3...the file has an overall bitrate of 3679 kbps. is it the high bitrate that the phone can't handle? as opposed to the player?
[Android Apps and Games] leonnib4:
MKV+AVC @ 3679 kbps!

I think the player simply does not support that on Nexus One, althought ffmpeg does.
[Android Apps and Games] adam18488:
lol yeh to be honest i didnt think it would but i thought id try it anyway:p thanks for the info bro
[Android Apps and Games] munzli:
are these the same guys that code cmplayer or mplayer (licensed under the GPL)? just thinking because of the libcmplayer.so library and cmplayer.xml being used
[Android Apps and Games] Vulpix:
http://www.hyperaware.com/android/video-player/

Oh come on Act1. Quit being so childish. Half of those features don't matter to us, and some of those features can be covered with a decent 3 star minimum file explorer. And the moderate battery drain? How about you just remind viewers of your list that your player still can't play xvid files?
[Android Apps and Games] manatti:
So many rockplayer haters. This is the best app I paid for it and don't understand why people cry about it . Make a good video app then you van talk trash. Their sure comparison basically days just convert your videos and a little effort will get you a better player. I'm tired of converting crap. Quit your crying and learn something from these developers. Give people what they want not what you want.
[Android Apps and Games] leonnib4:
LOL

you're so damned right Vulpix, Act1 is really, really...

come one!...
[Android Apps and Games] Vulpix:
I mean look, I do like the Act1 player. But coughing up a list like that and then calling rockplayer "overhyped" is plain childish and unprofessional.
[Android Apps and Games] Elemetrix:
That list is pathetic..

I tried Act 1 yesterday and out of all the videos I had it would only play the 3GPs.

Nobody wants to convert their videos to play them, it's not a hard concept to understand.

Several of those features I don't care for and would take MKV playback over all of them.

I do prefer the fullscreen seeking in Act 1 though.

And really.. screen off mode for VIDEO playback? I am distraught Rockplayer hasn't thought of this ;)

Rockplayer is far from perfect but hating on such early development is very childish as you say.
[Android Apps and Games] tregba:
Yes, this level of hate is silly. First it was beta boys envious undertones disguised as 'help' and now Act1's petulance.

Having just moved to android from WM6.5 this is a blessing. Coreplayer on WinMo was good but it seems to take them an age to develop for new platforms. When I had an iphone the constant delays (weeks, months, now years!) led me to go back to WinMo for DivX/XviD supoort.

Fair enough, Rockplayer may not be the finished article (would love to see smooth-zooming) but as of now it is the only app that plays divx at normal speed (yxflash drops too many frames) and best of all it doesn't cost a dime.
[Android Apps and Games] Vulpix:
Once they have proper MKV support that doesn't show my video in 10fps, they'll see my 10 bucks. For now I still don't think there's enough features to warrant the 10 bucks from me.
[Android Apps and Games] HorusEyE:
I have downloaded this files and installed it on my SGS (2.2) but when i try to run the app it asks me to open an internet browser so that i can download the app...

Shouldn't this file be the app itself?

Thanks
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pops_G:
I love the EVO and would love to keep it if they fixed the input lag, but I do not want to be stuck with it if they do not. Lets say I return the EVO (not sure yet, waiting on touch input lag issue), and move to another carrier. Would Sprint welcome me back later to get the Samsung Galaxy S Pro or is there a probation period after cancellation?

I do not want to lose my phone number, and the only way to do that is to swap carriers right away. So I was thinking of going to T-Mobile for a month then coming back.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bielinsk:
Rather sure there is a 30 day period. have to check with them.

Not sure what you are referring to about input lag.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prjkthack:
There is no probation period. Cancel within the 30 days, and pay whatever needs to be paid, and your account disappears like it never was there to begin with.

Then feel free to jump back in a month later if you want (of course, as long as your credit continues to hold up).

The only type of probation you'd be subject to would be if you didn't pay your bill.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pops_G:
This. I enjoy gaming on my phones, and this is creating a serious issue in a few games.

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[HTC Aria Accessories] jaex:
I was trying to find screen protector for HTC aria and all i found is from ebay. Zagg invisible shield dont even have it yet