That would be nice video player if you could play compressed divx movies without encoding them in a program to h264 or mp4.
One way I know you can play divx on a G1 Phone is to take your Divx movie and convert it using a program called XvidforPsp then put the video settings for the screen resolution for the androids phone or just select apples iphone presets and encode the video in h264 or mp4 then move the file to your memory card and open it in video player.
I did this and it works great for watching your divx movies on a G1.
Just whish i didnt have to do the extra steps.
but divx on G1 is great!
I use cucusoft to convert my flicks and epidsodes to mp4, then just pop 'em on my g1. A 20 minute episode takes maybe 4-5 minutes, while a 2 hour movie takes under 30 minutes. Quality's nice, size is great. On an 8gb card, I've got the full series of American Dad and Family Guy, as well as both Kung Fu Panda and WallE.
I have used Free Video Converter utility to convert/Reduce files from .avi, .mkv and .mpg sources. Plays back superbly on my Galaxy Spica. I watched Lost and Flashforward on a flight recently. Most impressive.
Not sure about the G1, but on my Droid, I use a Chinese app I found over at Alldroid. Plays divx/xvid without conversion. Depending on encoding parameters, it can be choppy or slightly out of sync, but it works if I really want to watch (or show something to someone) on my phone. It is ALL CHINESE, but not too hard to figure out the right buttons to press to get movies playing...
Also, there is YXFlash. It's pretty costly, and seems to perform about the same as the Chinese app (the app is free, but only plays 2 minutes unless you paypal them for a code).
I can upload the APK for the Chinese app if anyone wants it...I don't always check this forum, so send me a PM if you want it and can't find it...
**EDIT** Also, as far as SD card capacity, most xvid tv shows are under 400 megs, and movies I rip are (usually) around a gig...So not to big a deal to throw several TV shows or a few movies on the Droid's 16 gig SD card...
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BeerKan, what kind of file size do you end up with? My DVD to MP4 conversions using pretty much the same settings as you (expect video dimensions as I have a Desire) are ending up 3x the size of my DVD to AVI conversions using the same settings for my Creative Zen....
Thanks! This software does the trick for me. I sort of used your specs below but went with the specs below for my HTC EVO 4G. I dunno if these are ok settings or optimal for that matter. My anime looks pretty awesome though
I have used Free Video Converter utility to convert/Reduce files from .avi, .mkv and .mpg sources. Plays back superbly on my Galaxy Spica. I watched Lost and Flashforward on a flight recently. Most impressive.
That would be nice video player if you could play compressed divx movies without encoding them in a program to h264 or mp4.
One way I know you can play divx on a G1 Phone is to take your Divx movie and convert it using a program called XvidforPsp then put the video settings for the screen resolution for the androids phone or just select apples iphone presets and encode the video in h264 or mp4 then move the file to your memory card and open it in video player.
I did this and it works great for watching your divx movies on a G1.
Just whish i didnt have to do the extra steps.
but divx on G1 is great!
That's great you learned how to view movies/ TV shows on your G1, but what your doing is transcoding/ reencoding to another format. Your not playing a Divx video on your G1, but a h.264 video wrapped in a MP4 container.
I'm pretty sure you're on the same path as what I'm stating, but to transcode/reencode from Divx to XXX isn't new at all as what it appears to be for you. It has actually been around for quite some time. Handbrake will do this as well if I remember correctly.(and is free)
What we need now is for Google to read metadata from .m4v files correctly so all the chapter, show names and info is correct. Although .m4v is an Apple extension so who knows what will happen with that.
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Thanks! This software does the trick for me. I sort of used your specs below but went with the specs below for my HTC EVO 4G. I dunno if these are ok settings or optimal for that matter. My anime looks pretty awesome though
Those settings are definitely ok, but a little overkill for your screen size. You could produce smaller files if you reduce the resolution to 854x480 (dvd resolution). Your screen is 800x480 so you won't be scaling up at all.
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I'm starting to use my N1 to catch up on my Dr. Who downloads, and I have to agree it is a little annoying that I have to manually convert all these video files. I mean hell, I could play XviD videos on my Moto Q9h and I didn't have to pay for a program to do so. Does anyone see a day where we'll have a good, stable DivX/Xvid video player available for Android?
Those settings are definitely ok, but a little overkill for your screen size. You could produce smaller files if you reduce the resolution to 854x480 (dvd resolution). Your screen is 800x480 so you won't be scaling up at all.[/QUOTE]
I tried to lower the resolution to 800x480 and lower the bitrate to 1500 and it looks exactly the same. The file also came smaller of course, so even better . Thanks for the tip!
I am totally lost...I love my Evo, its great!!! I have digital copy movies and I want to put them on my Evo. I understand I have to convert them in to a certain format... What are the steps of getting the movies to work on my Evo?...Please Help!!!
I am totally lost...I love my Evo, its great!!! I have digital copy movies and I want to put them on my Evo. I understand I have to convert them in to a certain format... What are the steps of getting the movies to work on my Evo?...Please Help!!!
Read post #5. There is a link to a free converter. The post also has the settings you would want. You need your output file to be an MP4. Since you have the Evo, you would also want the video resolution to be 800x480 for best quality.
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After I download the converter, do I need to download a Media Player to play the movie? or should it just play automatically since its been converted?
On the phone, you should be able to play the movie using the stock "Photo" app. If you plan on playing a lot of movies, you might consider downloading a better video/movie player. I use Act1 which is very good, but costs $1.99. Let me know if this wasn't what you were asking.
BTW, If you want to play the video using the stock Photo app, you might have to place the video in the DCIM/media folder on your sdcard. I'm not really sure about that though.
Is the converter crashing or something? What file format are you converting from? If you can't get the converter to work, try HandBrake. It's a popular ripper/encoder. It's going to be a little more complicated to use, but might work better.
Act 1 is on the Android Market. You should be able to search for it once you're in the market app.
i downloaded the free trial...how do i add the movie to the phone? ACT 1 should convert it on the phone right...
Act 1 is only a video player, so it won't convert what you have. You would mount the phone to your PC and copy the video file to where ever you want. You should probably create a "movie" folder just to keep those separate. Act 1 will find any playable videos on the phone (including your camcorder clips).
Its not working because you have a digital copy movie. It has DRM written all over it(so to speak). It will probably play on an Apple device though. Pretty much all digital copy's have DRM on them. I've got at probably a dozen movies that came with digital copy b.s. I still ripped the original dvd and then encoded it to h.264 .m4v file. That's great they are doing digital copy's now, but they are pretty worthless if i can't even use them on my portable device's. Hopefully one day before I'm dead they will let the consumer have the freedom to play the device on whatever they own.
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HELLO THERE..PLEASE! PLEASE! HELP ME! My server works great, even with its obvious limitations but I do not understand one constant problrm. When I convert an AVI to an MP4 and then copy it to my phone 'video' file, it plays full screen and just perfect. When I link to it with my Gmote from the pc, to play it on the phone, it comes coming up with the error message that my phone does not have the correct software to play this format....Christ sakes the other copy i copied direct to the phone played absolutely perfectly? Does anybody kow how to fix this, as I have 500 movies on my hard drive that I want to stream to this amazing phone!....................Thank you kingly in advance...
Wow this could be the first time I've ever been able to give a technical answer on a forum!
I used to get the black screen with audio problem when streaming divx from my pc to my 360, luckily i stumbled on the answer in the torrents comments. It could be that the file in question needs its bitstream unpacking or something like that!
I got a free program on my pc called mpeg4modifier and you open the problem divx in it, tick the unpack button, takes 10-20seconds and your divx works.
I'm reading this thread wishing for a nice easy divx player on Android too, I tried yxplayer last night but didn't love the playback quality, it was just ok, though I didn't compress or rescale the video for my desire maybe I should but what a pain, all so i can watch films whilst on flights.
Does anyone know how to easily stream a video over your home network to android, be gentle im not a network guru!?
Omg, I typed all this on my phone, think I need a break!
Ah OK after trying a few things and a reading around this forum I've got a great app for divx on the HTC Desire, plays at a great frame rate with no conversion required. It looks like it's a beta and free at the moment, called Rock(divx)Player and the download is here Rock(divx)Player.apk
I have enjoyed this forum since I got my Desire, but joined specifically to say thank you to the previous poster RockPlayer has been a real find, and makes life so much easier for a TV hound like myself watching shows on the go, no more hours of transcoding before the numerous flights I take on a regular basis.
Glad to be of service, it is a great app isn't it and thanks to the other forum members who found it. It made a nine hour flight painless, now I just need a bit more battery for continuous playback!
ROCKPLAYER! Way better than the XYplayer I unfortunately paid for. With 700+ divX movies on my media drive, I love to put a ton on my memory card and watch at airports and such. Rockplayer for me is smooth, sharp, literally perfect on my HTC Inc. I'd pay this guy like $10 for it. It's just that good on my inc. BTW, mine is beta and its free.
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I seriously don't know how it works, but my Samsung Acclaim will play anything in xvid from the memory card. I've just been converting on the pc and saving to the card.
There is a new application on the android market that gives the possibility to play just about any video file on your android phone. There is a great tip here on which one to get for your phone Play divx files on your Android phone - DroidOverflow
There is a new application on the android market that gives the possibility to play just about any video file on your android phone. There is a great tip here on which one to get for your phone Play divx files on your Android phone - DroidOverflow
That's the RockPlayer people were referring to. I've had it on my N1 for a few months and I LOVE it. I bring my phone to the gym to watch stuff while I work out and it was a hassle to have to use Handbrake to convert EVERY single video I wanted to watch from XviD to MP4 before viewing on the phone. This program works great. Highly recommend the download. Nothing like being able to watch episodes of Breaking Bad on the bike while everyone else just plays music on their stupid iPod/iPhones.
Rockplayer works great. I'm having no problems on my EVO and thats actually using Rock Player Lite off Marketplace. Now i just need a larger SD card. 8 GB just isn't gonna cut it with all my apps installed also! LoL
Mobo player works bets for me. Also has the option to watch with the phone in portrait rather than landscape, which is handy when you're standing on a busy train.
Actually, I like to convert video to MP4 and then playback it, but according to so many video, I think you can use Mobo player because conversion can take long time.
Well, it is more of a trade-off.
Converting takes time and effort, and more importantly, it degrades video quality.
However, the advantage of converting is that you have a compatible video that you can play with any player, and that the video is OS optimized, resulting in low system resource consumption.
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