Full screen movie on GIO - Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660

Sow i wanted to able to see a movie on my gio with out big black boarders on all sides. I dislike black boarders. After a bit of trying if found good settings.
I used the free program Format Factory
Use the option: All to mobile > Mp4 320x240 mpeg4 > 320x240 qvga
bite rate 384 ore better
fps 18 ore automatic
rato: 16:9
audio:
default ore nicer
I did play the movie file with: mobo video player pro and default player. Should work with winamp to if you are able to open the file with it!?
Testen on movie file: The.Walking.Dead.S02E06.HDTV.XviD
Happy movie watching on you're gio. Oh make me happy telling what settings worked great for you and what rom. I used stock rom 2.3.3 Dutch.

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[email protected] said:
Sow i wanted to able to see a movie on my gio with out big black boarders on all sides. I dislike black boarders. After a bit of trying if found good settings.
I used the free program Format Factory
Use the option: All to mobile > Mp4 320x240 mpeg4 > 320x240 qvga
bite rate 384 ore better
fps 18 ore automatic
rato: 16:9
audio:
default ore nicer
I did play the movie file with: mobo video player pro and default player. Should work with winamp to if you are able to open the file with it!?
Testen on movie file: The.Walking.Dead.S02E06.HDTV.XviD
Happy movie watching on you're gio. Oh make me happy telling what settings worked great for you and what rom. I used stock rom 2.3.3 Dutch.
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Weel I suggest use Rock Player. It play all reselution videos!

I use QQplayer.
Works like a charme.
For videoconversion i use Flv2Avi.
Most, so not al formats are present.

+1 for Rockplayer. It even has support for subtitles.

eightballbill said:
+1 for Rockplayer. It even has support for subtitles.
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Mx player is 2 times better thank Rock
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somehow i still using gio native player... i just converted all the videos that i want to watch on my gio with the kies things... i think that's optimized that way... but i'd like to try this to optimized with the other 3rd app player...

einsal said:
somehow i still using gio native player... i just converted all the videos that i want to watch on my gio with the kies things... i think that's optimized that way... but i'd like to try this to optimized with the other 3rd app player...
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Converting takes a lot of time, I am watching 2gb not converted .avi movies on gio full screen and no lag just with free MX player
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Avoid laggy video
kajjtan said:
Converting takes a lot of time, I am watching 2gb not converted .avi movies on gio full screen and no lag just with free MX player
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its about pixel man!
I experienced lag when playing high Res video in mx after watching xda noob vid when registering this account in tube mate with default res (no lag) and downloaded it with high Res and suddenly it remained laggy in mx
but when playing pretty big film after converted into Gio default (480*320) I have no laggy problem. it has NOTHING to do with SIZE, its about pixel...
here are some tips:
*the video ll not remained laggy in tge pixel res not too far away from default (480*320)
ex. 640*480 in some cases
*the high Res, ex. 1024*800, will remained laggy in ur gio device unless u convert to default...
*the size of video wont be the problem of lag, but it is because of PIX RESOLUTION
sorry for mistakes
thx...

trackidtracker said:
its about pixel man!
I experienced lag when playing high Res video in mx after watching xda noob vid when registering this account in tube mate with default res (no lag) and downloaded it with high Res and suddenly it remained laggy in mx
but when playing pretty big film after converted into Gio default (480*320) I have no laggy problem. it has NOTHING to do with SIZE, its about pixel...
here are some tips:
*the video ll not remained laggy in tge pixel res not too far away from default (480*320)
ex. 640*480 in some cases
*the high Res, ex. 1024*800, will remained laggy in ur gio device unless u convert to default...
*the size of video wont be the problem of lag, but it is because of PIX RESOLUTION
sorry for mistakes
thx...
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Its you who dont understand video format does very big difrence in perfomance for example I can run smooth avi xvid rips but .mkv video lags no matter which is resolution and some 720p works some lags its depends on format not resolution ofcourse bigger than 720p will lag no matter what format you choose because of our weak phone so I will stick with xvid rips in avi format and I covert 720p videos and mkv files
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hi! sorry...
kajjtan said:
Its you who dont understand video format does very big difrence in perfomance for example I can run smooth avi xvid rips but .mkv video lags no matter which is resolution and some 720p works some lags its depends on format not resolution ofcourse bigger than 720p will lag no matter what format you choose because of our weak phone so I will stick with xvid rips in avi format and I covert 720p videos and mkv files
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hi!
sorry man
i was just explaining about something i know, really... u didn't say that your avi. format is avi xvid rips...
im truly a beginner user android or smartphone so i dont mind at all
but can you mention about on which part my mistakes are?
and also can u explain on which format the 720p video will run well smooth on gio, im realy wondering now...

mkv format is generally more cpu consuming than avi, because of the container the video is embedded in.
But of course the gio is not designed to do heavy cpu work, so 720 is really not the best resolution, better convert to gio resolution to avioid the downscaling process.

Dont really know about 720p I tryed randomly I think its better stick with xvid rips there isnt any purpose because of hvga on gio to watch 720p anyways and poster above one post you didnt made any mistake but I just think that video format is first point in performance and resolution is second
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kajjtan said:
Mx player is 2 times better thank Rock
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Why is it better that the Rock player?

trackIDtracker said:
its about pixel man!
I experienced lag when playing high Res video in mx after watching xda noob vid when registering this account in tube mate with default res (no lag) and downloaded it with high Res and suddenly it remained laggy in mx
but when playing pretty big film after converted into Gio default (480*320) I have no laggy problem. it has NOTHING to do with SIZE, its about pixel...
here are some tips:
*the video ll not remained laggy in tge pixel res not too far away from default (480*320)
ex. 640*480 in some cases
*the high Res, ex. 1024*800, will remained laggy in ur gio device unless u convert to default...
*the size of video wont be the problem of lag, but it is because of PIX RESOLUTION
sorry for mistakes
thx...
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Hej what program do you use to convert the movies?

+1 for MX video player.
It has support for subtitles, and can stretch the video to screen to avoid black borders.
If you can live with borders, you can use BS Player lite.
It downloads subtitles for movies automatically for user defined language!
Its very useful if you watch movies from Gio.
I dont watch any .mkv films, 'cause they are too heavy for Gio.
Best format for gio is .avi
You can use AVS video converter to convert videos, just dl it with torrent

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Why is it better that the Rock player?
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Just try it.... its has a lot of options and is in market for free (plus adfree) while rock player not
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Mp4 files run fine
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Best Video Setting for Smooth Video?

Anyone know what is the best setting for smooth video playback when viewing in Touch Pro 2?
I have download the Transformers 2 Trailer in FLV format and playback on my Touch Pro 2 but it seems to be laggy.
Anyone can advise me whether it is the video format problem or the phone memory problem as I have installed many applications.
chongbh said:
Anyone know what is the best setting for smooth video playback when viewing in Touch Pro 2?
I have download the Transformers 2 Trailer in FLV format and playback on my Touch Pro 2 but it seems to be laggy.
Anyone can advise me whether it is the video format problem or the phone memory problem as I have installed many applications.
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Can you give a link to the same video and i will try it ?
elab
elab said:
Can you give a link to the same video and i will try it ?
elab
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7InTpNWJ4HQ
Can only get on youtube through my Rhodium at work but isn't that video HD?
It's got a pretty fast processor for a phone but it's still only 533MHz, it can't playback HD content!
I've seen a couple of DivX movies (700MB each) on my TP2 and I have no lag issues...
In fact, I did had that, but back then I was using the player supplied with DivX codecs for Windows Mobile. Once I started using Core Player, the "lag" was gone.
I'll try that YouTube HD video in FLV format and get back to you.
BTW, what player are you using?
Yea i have no issues at all with any video format with coreplayer with the exception of mkvs.
mnico said:
I've seen a couple of DivX movies (700MB each) on my TP2 and I have no lag issues...
In fact, I did had that, but back then I was using the player supplied with DivX codecs for Windows Mobile. Once I started using Core Player, the "lag" was gone.
I'll try that YouTube HD video in FLV format and get back to you.
BTW, what player are you using?
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I am also using Core Player for playing back the above FLV format file.
Sorry for the delay guys, but during my video speed testing , I found that although Core Player is supposed to play MP4 files (so they say), on my TP2 Core Player says "Player: Video codec (AVC aka H.264) not supported by the player!". So it seems that I have no H.264 codecs installed, which is strange because the H.264 codec is quite common on DivX. Well, I guess the movies I've been playing were not H.264 encoded.
This happened because I downloaded (without converting) both Transformers 2 trailers (LowRes and HD) from that link. The LowRes version came in FLV format (4MB), and the HD is a 33MB MP4 file. The FLV plays flawlessly without hiccups or delays.
I'm still searching for H.264 codecs for Windows Mobile, and will report back to this topic after installing and testing the video.
The HTC player will playback mp4's encoded with H.264, so long as they're Standard Definition with stereo audio.
mnico said:
Sorry for the delay guys, but during my video speed testing , I found that although Core Player is supposed to play MP4 files (so they say), on my TP2 Core Player says "Player: Video codec (AVC aka H.264) not supported by the player!". So it seems that I have no H.264 codecs installed, which is strange because the H.264 codec is quite common on DivX. Well, I guess the movies I've been playing were not H.264 encoded.
This happened because I downloaded (without converting) both Transformers 2 trailers (LowRes and HD) from that link. The LowRes version came in FLV format (4MB), and the HD is a 33MB MP4 file. The FLV plays flawlessly without hiccups or delays.
I'm still searching for H.264 codecs for Windows Mobile, and will report back to this topic after installing and testing the video.
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I have download the same file again by copying the Videoplayback file in FLV Format from Internet Explorer Temporary Files Folder, file size is 12.2MB instead of 4MB.
How you can get 4MB and how you download the Low Res file? The playback is a bit jerky and not so smooth but after comparing the original one in YouTube, it is also a bit jerky and not smooth so there is nothing wrong with the Touch Pro 2 Playback as the problem lies on the source itself.
What you wanna do is get Coreplayer.
Encode your videos into Divx with vertical res. of 720 or under and keep the bitrate under 1500kb/s.
Great image quality with approx 112% playback speed.
thedudelasse said:
What you wanna do is get Coreplayer.
Encode your videos into Divx with vertical res. of 720 or under and keep the bitrate under 1500kb/s.
Great image quality with approx 112% playback speed.
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I have used Coreplayer for playback.
Tried encoding "The Black Knight" Movie in the below format :
1) Width x Height (704 x 296)
2) Bit Rate (64kbs)
3) Audio Format (Lame MP3)
4) Frame Rate (23 frames/second)
5) Data Rate (1031 kbs)
6) video Sample Size (24 bit)
7) Video Compression (XVID)
There is some portion of the playback jerky and not smooth, any problem with the above settings?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=467112
You could try downloading that little encoding program.
It encodes your files into the perfect format for HTC Album. The user interface of the program is very easy and it encodes your files so that they play with full resolution and a good bitrate. Hope I could have been of help. All credit goes to it's creator.
chongbh said:
I have download the same file again by copying the Videoplayback file in FLV Format from Internet Explorer Temporary Files Folder, file size is 12.2MB instead of 4MB.
How you can get 4MB and how you download the Low Res file? The playback is a bit jerky and not so smooth but after comparing the original one in YouTube, it is also a bit jerky and not smooth so there is nothing wrong with the Touch Pro 2 Playback as the problem lies on the source itself.
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I used a Firefox addon that "strips" the contents out of the pages (videos, sounds, SWF, ...). It can also be used to convert to other video formats while downloading, but I didn't use this feature as I wanted to test with the real deal.
I double-checked just now, and the smaller file (LowRes) is 4.76MB and it's fully functional and it plays 'till the end. The HD is 33,9MB. Perhaps there's a different file version when you stream directly from the internet... it doesn't make much sense, but I'm just guessing.
I didn't had time to continue searching for the right codecs yet. But I'll give it a go tomorrow. I'm sure I was not the 1st to experience this "issue" and the codecs "should" exist somewhere... so I hope.
Aquila-169 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=467112
You could try downloading that little encoding program.
It encodes your files into the perfect format for HTC Album. The user interface of the program is very easy and it encodes your files so that they play with full resolution and a good bitrate. Hope I could have been of help. All credit goes to it's creator.
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Thanks for your recommendation and I recode the video again, it is much smoother playing over the WMP.
Will use this program to encode future DVD or Video for playback in my Touch Pro 2.

Best Apps & Video Player for galaxy nexus: Supporting MKV or wmv

Hi ,
Yesterday , just got Galaxy Nexus by selling my Iphone 4s and thx for replying my previous question about gpu ,
Now , I wanna look at how galaxy nexus plays videos , I googled hd videos and download Nasa videos from Nasa , its 720p wmv , and my device didnt support this format and I downloaded 3rd party application which is called Mx video player and it opened the video but it didnt play , so I'm kinda disappointed ,
I also tried Vevo and imdb and the quailty of videos werent good , So any suggestions or recommendations for watching video on galaxy nexus ?
what application am i supposed to install ?
The best
Dice player and MX video player. my all time favourite while on AOSP roms.
i usually converted any video first though but it played pretty much everything without converting. i converted just to have a 1280 x 720 resolution.
I use MX Player. Great app. Can't fault it.
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Andrewgrace said:
I use MX Player. Great app. Can't fault it.
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you people just can't read .... op said that he used mxplayer and yet you still recommended it .... wtf?
Dice player all the way ...
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MattSkeet said:
you people just can't read .... op said that he used mxplayer and yet you still recommended it .... wtf?
Dice player all the way ...
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Thank you , it played the video
I too use MX Player on my GN and haven't had a problem playing any format of video, wmv included.
I prefer the BS Player with the Codec Pack, seems a little bit smoother than Dice Player for me.
MX probably the best for me now. No problem with it so far.
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MX Video Player is definitely my favorite as well. I do find that switching from HW decoding to SW Fast decoding works better a lot of the time for me.
If MX Video Player doesn't play my MKV files, then I try Rock Player. And if that doesn't work, then I just have to convert the file.
Dice Player to play mkv for me (haven't tried wmv), its hardware decoding runs smoothly with not too much heat coming from the phone.
MX Player's hardware decoding seems to be not working properly where it lags more than software decoding. But I have a lot of rmvb's and MX Player runs great with those.
Therollingstone said:
Hi ,
Yesterday , just got Galaxy Nexus by selling my Iphone 4s and thx for replying my previous question about gpu ,
Now , I wanna look at how galaxy nexus plays videos , I googled hd videos and download Nasa videos from Nasa , its 720p wmv , and my device didnt support this format and I downloaded 3rd party application which is called Mx video player and it opened the video but it didnt play , so I'm kinda disappointed ,
I also tried Vevo and imdb and the quailty of videos werent good , So any suggestions or recommendations for watching video on galaxy nexus ?
what application am i supposed to install ?
The best
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Therollingstone, there are two parts to your question that need attention.
Firstly you say that MX Player didn't play, the reason is that you didn't download the additional files needed to be installed to play the files - You need the ARM v7 Player Codec in addition to MX Video Player app - http://goo.gl/suhcr
Now VEVO and IMDB's disappointing video quality is not the fault of the stock player - It's VEVO and IMDB's fault. They are laying video files at a much smaller resolution (most often to cater to their iPhone customers who have much smaller screens and resolutions 960x640). Galaxy Nexus has a 720P HD Display so it scales up any video you're trying to play at a resolution of 1280x720. This is the reason you might be seeing a slight drop in video quality from these application or any other videos on the web that are streaming videos at a much lower resolution.
Hope this helps.

How To Play .MKV Movie Files on Your GS3

So I was googling this stuff and I came across a pretty great media player, it is called BS PLAYER
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bsplayer.bspandroid.free&hl=en
I also installed the CPU Support
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...tLmJzcGxheWVyLmJzcGxheWVyYW4uY3B1LmFybXY3diJd
I transferred a 3.3GB .mkv file and it plays perfectly fine at 24 fps, smooth as a whistle, the video only lags when you have the GUI up, once it goes away the video goes back to being 4.8" of HD GOODNESS.
Enjoy. :]
Stock player plays mkv perfectly fine. As for third party MX Player takes the cake.
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It does however with a file that has a DTS audio track, the stock player does not decode the sound so you get no audio
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Yeah the stock player has worked fine for me directly from the gallery. I was worried about loading .mkv files onto my phone but I figured I would just put them there and wait for VLC to hit a stable release but when I tried it on a whim it was butter smooth playback. (Note, the first time I tried this I was using the TuchMi 5.0 ROM with faux123's kernel overclocked to 1.8GHz)
Diceplayer has played anything Ive thrown at it
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Hey I'm considering the S3, I had a question if you wouldn't mind answering. I was wondering what resolutions you all were playing these files at, and also if you happen to know or could check if the .mkv files were encoded in H.264 or Hi-profile H.264. The reason I ask is than I have downloaded tons and tons of anime and other files and most of them are encoded in Hi-profile h.264 MKV. I would appreciate any help, thanks.
acidtreat101 said:
Hey I'm considering the S3, I had a question if you wouldn't mind answering. I was wondering what resolutions you all were playing these files at, and also if you happen to know or could check if the .mkv files were encoded in H.264 or Hi-profile H.264. The reason I ask is than I have downloaded tons and tons of anime and other files and most of them are encoded in Hi-profile h.264 MKV. I would appreciate any help, thanks.
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According to a review on "anandtech" (I can't post a link due to the 10 post rule), the camera actually encodes recorded video in 1080p H.264 - High Profile. I know it's not mkv but at least this means it should support the format.
1080p high profile is no problem, you can also play back lower res 720p @ 60FPS, assuming you running stock based rom, CM, AOSP won't have media codecs.
Also flash this kernel Sammy ICS version.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756776
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dunkaskunk said:
According to a review on "anandtech" (I can't post a link due to the 10 post rule), the camera actually encodes recorded video in 1080p H.264 - High Profile. I know it's not mkv but at least this means it should support the format.
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Yeah well .mkv is just a file container anyways, so as long as the video is encoded in that format, then that means it does have the support! Thanks for letting me know, I'll go find that review too.
Sorry to keep bothering you guys, just to confirm 100%, I was wondering if you could download the "Serenity – 720p “On HD DVD” Trailer" from this site. This file is giving my Atrix problems, audio wont sync up and video is really choppy. So if it works flawlessly on the S3 then I know this will be the phone I get.
acidtreat101 said:
Sorry to keep bothering you guys, just to confirm 100%, I was wondering if you could download the "Serenity – 720p “On HD DVD” Trailer" from this site. This file is giving my Atrix problems, audio wont sync up and video is really choppy. So if it works flawlessly on the S3 then I know this will be the phone I get.
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Dude are you serious? Two post up I told you gs3 can play 720p @ 60FPS and 1080p at up to 30fps no sweat.
That trailer is measly 1280×720 (720p), 23.967 FPS, and gs3 plays it without breathing.
Atrix is a gimp.
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VLC is amazing.
Downloading it now. I'll let you know how it goes.
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Downloading it now. I'll let you know how it goes.
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Definitely VLC Beta.
It's the only app out of half a dozen I've tried that'll play 1080p h/w accelerated WITH DTS audio & subs.
I've been using vplayer to watch Doctor Who for the past week or so with no problems. And yes, they have the DTS sound track as well. No lag, no issues, all butter
Though methinks its only a free trial, so hopefully these other apps work just as well so I don't have to worry about having to pay for it.
Edit: VLC Beta really is awesome, plays mkv files with dts tracks perfectly. Thanks for the heads up!
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ghost77 said:
Dude are you serious? Two post up I told you gs3 can play 720p @ 60FPS and 1080p at up to 30fps no sweat.
That trailer is measly 1280×720 (720p), 23.967 FPS, and gs3 plays it without breathing.
Atrix is a gimp.
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Well the Atrix can play other encoded videos at 1080p and even h.264 content at at least 720p...it only has a problem with specifically hi-profile encoded h.264 content. The atrix website claimed it can decode h.264 content, and it can, but not the hi-profile setting. Anyways, sorry I don't mean to sound like I am doubting you, I am just overly cautious. Thanks for letting me know.
chris198810 said:
Anyone here has the mkv playback problems on S3? I tried the Vplayer, #15 recommended, but the video and audio are out of sync.
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have you tried mx player?

[Q] Whats the best resolution to convert a video to for the Galaxy Note 2?

I watch a lot of movies on my phone, no matter which one it is.. I had a iPhone 4, with at least 10 movies... My Galaxy Note had about 6 movies.. Now, I'm about to put a few movies on my Galaxy Note 2 as well..
Just wanted to know what resolution I should convert the video to so that the video size is not too big, and it uses almost the whole screen...
I looked up Wikipedia, and found out the screen resolution is 1280×720.. I use Xilisoft to convert movies, so I'll try this resolution out to see how the videos come out..
Does anyone have any presets they use while converting videos for their Note 2?
I'll post how the quality comes out.
I always use 720x1280 and it looks perfect like an hdtv
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what program do you guys use to convert video for the Anroid system.
And with the Note 2.. the box has DIVX written on the side.. so does it need to be transcoded to something special for it to play or does mp4(i think it is) work fine?
bonez537 said:
what program do you guys use to convert video for the Anroid system.
And with the Note 2.. the box has DIVX written on the side.. so does it need to be transcoded to something special for it to play or does mp4(i think it is) work fine?
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I put a blu ray rip of T3 on my Note2. Used mediacoder. Kept video and audio format (1920x1080) but changed to a mp4. Looks really great no stuttering. Only thing was file size 7gb. had to split to fit on sd card.
Note 2 video foramts
Video
Codec: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, VC-1, DivX, WMV7, WMV8, WMV9, VP8
Format: 3GP(MP4), WMV(ASF), AVI, FLV, MKV, WebM
Full HD(1080p) Playback & Recording
Audio
Codec: MP3, OGG, WMA, AAC, ACC+, eAAC+, AMR(NB,WB), MIDI, WAV, AC-3, Flac
Dingchow said:
I put a blu ray rip of T3 on my Note2. Used mediacoder. Kept video and audio format (1920x1080) but changed to a mp4. Looks really great no stuttering. Only thing was file size 7gb. had to split to fit on sd card.
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I google searched that product and there's several different versions it seems. They have one specifically for mobile phones, iphone, ipad, a full out pc version... which are you using?
diehardbattery said:
I google searched that product and there's several different versions it seems. They have one specifically for mobile phones, iphone, ipad, a full out pc version... which are you using?
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The Full version (still free) Mediacoder Full
Since the note 2 screen is 720p I code my movies at 720p too. Mp4 at 2500kbps is fine for 2.35:1 movies. For 16:9 movies you might want to increase the bit rate a little higher. Audio: ac3, or aac at 192 kbps. I really wish note 2 can support dts audio!
Btw isn't it painful to watch movies on the tiny iphone screen?
x2h said:
Since the note 2 screen is 720p I code my movies at 720p too. Mp4 at 2500kbps is fine for 2.35:1 movies. For 16:9 movies you might want to increase the bit rate a little higher. Audio: ac3, or aac at 192 kbps. I really wish note 2 can support dts audio!
Btw isn't it painful to watch movies on the tiny iphone screen?
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haha. true.
i have huge hands (not to mention my height, 6 feet 2 inches).. i had been using the Note since April, before switching to the Note 2 earlier this week, and the transition was very smooth..
before the Note, I used (any guesses?) an iPhone 4 32 GB for 2 years..
now, I cant even possibly think of going to a smaller screen, let along an iPhone..
my brother has a Galaxy S3, and I feel even thats puny in my hands (even though the difference between a Note 2 and a S3 is smaller than a Note 2 and an iPhone 4/5)...
drakeymcmb said:
I always use 720x1280 and it looks perfect like an hdtv
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720x1280? Isint that something you would do if the video was horizontal?
i converted 6 movies with the following settings on Xilisoft Video Converter, and they are brilliant..
keep in mind i do not use the default video player.. i use MX Player ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mxtech.videoplayer.ad&hl=en ) to watch my videos.. i also use it to watch streaming videos..
i use this because it not only gives me the option to resize videos to fit screen size, but also swiping back and forth on the screen allows me to fast forward and rewind by seconds of my liking, giving me more control..
make sure if you install this, you also install all the free codec types available..
it not only plays formats playable by the Note 2 by default, it plays a host of other formats such as .mkv (if you really really want pretty good quality, and dont care about the size of the video)..
anyways, here are the settings i used on the Xilisoft Video Converter to convert videos for my Note 2 -
Profile - Andriod - Android (320x240) - H.264 Video (you can choose a higher resolution, this gives you a smaller size.. eg. 854x480)
These settings are available on the right panel
Video Size - 1280x720 (videos will be converted to the highest resolution the Note 2 supports)
Video Quality - Normal (you can push it up to High if you want, increasing the size... but if you are already converting a video from a good quality, then there is no need to chance this)
Audio Quality - High (here, i'm willing to accept a size increase by ~100 mb, but normally it wont be that much.. no fun watching a movie with crappy sound quality)...
Going to advanced settings
Zoom - Full (keep aspect ration)
Aspect Ratio - 16:9
Volume - 100% (bump if you your video is not loud enough... may distort the clarity a bit, obviously)..
and there you have it..
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Hello Tutusinghsohi
I am using Xilisoft as well.
They have a preset for Note2 but the bitrate is 4000. So final file is super large. It takes like 5 hours to convert. And if I lower the bitrate, the video will NOT play on the phone.
Please tell me, what bitrate do you use?
Any tips?
Thanks
Julien
I use MeGUI. It's completely free. It took some configuring, but I can convert targeting a specific filesize. I find 2GB is a good target filesize for average length movie with good video quality.
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sorry for the bump
I'm using xilisoft and has a preset already for galaxy note 2. I'm just surprised at the conversion. the movie was 700mb and end conversion became 3gb. it's a bit high for a mobile video IMHO
Transcoding? Ick.
I just throw the mkvs I download straight onto my SD card and play them with no issues. 720p or 1080p.
I've also been using AllShare to throw them up on my 55" Samsung HDTV since my HTPC has been down, works great.
just use VLC media player... if you open the file menu theres an option to convert media files in there. And its free and not spyware like most of those converters around on the internet.

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I have a problem. I copied 2 movies on sd card and tried to watch them today. One was brrip of 1.40gb and one dvdrip of 1.40 gb. Both movies were frameing with the default player. With mx player the things improved only a little when i was using S/W decoder but it still wasn't near to being fluent. What's the problem with this device. I thought it plays even 1080p videos fluent. Can somebody help me with an advice?Maybe i did something wrong?
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I have a problem. I copied 2 movies on sd card and tried to watch them today. One was brrip of 1.40gb and one dvdrip of 1.40 gb. Both movies were frameing with the default player. With mx player the things improved only a little when i was using S/W decoder but it still wasn't near to being fluent. What's the problem with this device. I thought it plays even 1080p videos fluent. Can somebody help me with an advice?Maybe i did something wrong?
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Certain codecs are missing from android, meaning that h/w can't be used to play them. 1080p is not that easy to play when there is no GPU supporting the CPU. *.mkv and *.mp4 files should play fine, since those both are usually h264.
http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html
So this means .mkv and mp4 will play fluid till 1080p and files that are lower resolution than hd but are .avi will play jerky? No solution for these ones to play fluid? I tried with mx player (arm v7 neon) but almost the same.only a bit better.
decomarius said:
So this means .mkv and mp4 will play fluid till 1080p and files that are lower resolution than hd but are .avi will play jerky? No solution for these ones to play fluid? I tried with mx player (arm v7 neon) but almost the same.only a bit better.
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C'mon man. FullHD AVI files even on some PC will stutter with playing. Download some h264 video and then compare.
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C'mon man. FullHD AVI files even on some PC will stutter with playing. Download some h264 video and then compare.
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The problem is they weren't even hd. this is the file name "Jack.Reacher.2012.BRRip.XviD.AC3.RoSubbed-playXD.avi" 1.46gb and i verified also its resolution which is 720x300 or something like that. That's why i am confused. Low resolution like this should play without a problem even if it does use software decoding right?
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The problem is they weren't even hd. this is the file name "Jack.Reacher.2012.BRRip.XviD.AC3.RoSubbed-playXD.avi" 1.46gb and i verified also its resolution which is 720x300 or something like that. That's why i am confused. Low resolution like this should play without a problem even if it does use software decoding right?
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It should, even with software decoding. Seems weird, I have no idea.
Try watch movies with VLC for android
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.videolan.vlc.betav7neon&hl=fi
I have watched films without lag with it.
One more question. What type is our processor? Is it armv7 or armv7 neon or armv6? i am asking this to know what codecs to get for mx player.
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One more question. What type is our processor? Is it armv7 or armv7 neon or armv6? i am asking this to know what codecs to get for mx player.
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armv7 neon, I believe
I have even one more question) . It says on gsmarena that it has temperature sensor. Is it true?
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I have even one more question) . It says on gsmarena that it has temperature sensor. Is it true?
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I think it only shows battery temp.
I use mine for playing movies and have not had any problems even with the avi. The only issue I have is when streaming anything that is 720 or over. The nexus 7 seems to be able to play anything I throw at it over the network when the P6 some times stutters.
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What are other people's experience with streaming movies? I am on b116
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