Help how can i get movies and other videos on my Epic?

[ItsBenaWhile]

i was wondering how i can transfer videos i have on to the epic and i how i would do so! if anyone can help i wouldnt like to download any programs i know i can convert somethings online but i wanna figure out to put music videos and movies on my epic.

 

[pflol]

Plug it into your computer and drag and drop? lol. If you're talking about DVDs then you need a ripper

 

[ItsBenaWhile]

i mean what kinda video file does it need to be to play on my epic?

 

[antmon]

i've been able to play avi and even mkv (bluray rips)....that's pretty much what all my stuff is in....

i love the fact that you don't need to spend time converting anything....plug in the phone via usb and drag and drop....

 

[ItsBenaWhile]

how can i convert videos like that and will they look good on my Epic? like i kinda want to get a movie on there but it like like HD. but idk where to put files and stuff. i put this video i recorded with my cannon camera and i don't think it showed up even though the phone scanned the whole phone for media. if someone could please explain

 

[JDubbleTrouble]

ive been downloading movies from frostwire in mp4 format to the pc havent really tried any other format i see pl saying avi ill have to give that a try but mp4 if u find a good quality video looks great on the epic havent seen newhere to download bluray quality vids yet dont own a bluray player or ps3 so no reason really to have bluray discs but would like to see how well they look havent got a chance to see the quality of the media hub vids no 4G in charleston,wv and the wifi at work sucks

 

[ItsBenaWhile]

what^^^ and i got this phone because of the screen i wanna put it to use.

 

[O'Jackie]

Plug it into your computer and drag and drop? lol. If you're talking about DVDs then you need a ripper

Hi. I tried the drag & drop method - first with an entire folder (relatively small, 4 video clips totaling about 180 mb) and it timed out. Next I tried just creating the new folder on the SD card, and dragging over one of the video clips from the pc (21 mb). The transfer window came up but no data actually transferred and after a few minutes, another error message came up on the pc saying that the path was "too deep." Finally, I tried transferring a small jpg (less than 100k) and got the same error message that I got with the single video clip.

Has anyone else encountered this problem?

 

[YaBoiD]

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[YaBoiD]

i was wondering how i can transfer videos i have on to the epic and i how i would do so! if anyone can help i wouldnt like to download any programs i know i can convert somethings online but i wanna figure out to put music videos and movies on my epic.

Hi. I tried the drag & drop method - first with an entire folder (relatively small, 4 video clips totaling about 180 mb) and it timed out. Next I tried just creating the new folder on the SD card, and dragging over one of the video clips from the pc (21 mb). The transfer window came up but no data actually transferred and after a few minutes, another error message came up on the pc saying that the path was "too deep." Finally, I tried transferring a small jpg (less than 100k) and got the same error message that I got with the single video clip.

Has anyone else encountered this problem?

Try this > http://androidforums.com/epic-4g-ti...rt-sync-movies-music-epic-4g-doubletwist.html

 

[antmon]

i've never dragged an entire folder over.... i just have a folder called movies on the Epic and drag the individual movie files from pc into it...

most i've done is about 5gb, which is 3 high quality movies.... no probs.

 

[lefty421]

Copy them into the 'Media' folder on your SDcard. I actually created 2 new folders within the 'Media' folder. One is Music and the other is Movies. I just drag and drop files off my pc into those two folders and the media scanner has no problem finding them.

If you aren't able to copy anything over, are you sure you have the correct Samsung USB drivers? I had to download and install those on my PC's before it would recognize my Epic. I had to do this on both my home and work PC's before I could copy anything over.

 

[lefty421]

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[O'Jackie]

Copy them into the 'Media' folder on your SDcard. I actually created 2 new folders within the 'Media' folder. One is Music and the other is Movies. I just drag and drop files off my pc into those two folders and the media scanner has no problem finding them.

Currently I'm unable to copy anything to the SD card.

If you aren't able to copy anything over,

That's the current status.

are you sure you have the correct Samsung USB drivers?

Yep.

I had to download and install those on my PC's before it would recognize my Epic. I had to do this on both my home and work PC's before I could copy anything over.

The correct drivers are installed, however, I noticed that after selecting "Mass Storage" from the pull-down menu on the phone, I do not get the mount option for the card afterwards.

 

[GrooveRite]

So I put a 720p movie in my DCIM folder, created a movie folder within there and put my movie. How do I access the movie within my phone? I am going to application/myfiles but it keeps telling me that I have no SD card inserted....I do have it inserted though, I checked! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[badankles]

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The correct drivers are installed, however, I noticed that after selecting "Mass Storage" from the pull-down menu on the phone, I do not get the mount option for the card afterwards.

once "mass storage" is selected, you are all good. from pc, select the drive letter assigned to your phone. just remember to eject it properly before unplugging the phone (like all usb devices).

 

[O'Jackie]

once "mass storage" is selected, you are all good. from pc, select the drive letter assigned to your phone. just remember to eject it properly before unplugging the phone (like all usb devices).

Thanks, however, Unfortunately that isn't working with my phone. After selecting "mass storage", the drive letter shows up in Windows Explorer. However I also get an error message saying that the USB device might not function properly. When I click on the drive letter corresponding to the phone nothing happens. Typically, the cursor hangs until it times out.

OTOH, I tried "Awesome Drop" for wireless file transfers between the pc & the phone and that works without any issues. I'd still like to get the USB cable working. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[pflol]

Thanks, however, Unfortunately that isn't working with my phone. After selecting "mass storage", the drive letter shows up in Windows Explorer. However I also get an error message saying that the USB device might not function properly. When I click on the drive letter corresponding to the phone nothing happens. Typically, the cursor hangs until it times out.

OTOH, I tried "Awesome Drop" for wireless file transfers between the pc & the phone and that works without any issues. I'd still like to get the USB cable working. Any help would be appreciated.

I have 8 usb ports on my computer and this phone only works in 3 of them, alot of people have that same issue, its REALLY weird.

 

[O'Jackie]

I have 8 usb ports on my computer and this phone only works in 3 of them, alot of people have that same issue, its REALLY weird.

Same here - two in the front of the pc and 6 in the back. The limited USB functionality I do get, is only from the usb ports in the back. For some reason, Samsung advises against plugging the phone into a USB hub.

 

[badankles]

Thanks, however, Unfortunately that isn't working with my phone. After selecting "mass storage", the drive letter shows up in Windows Explorer. However I also get an error message saying that the USB device might not function properly. When I click on the drive letter corresponding to the phone nothing happens. Typically, the cursor hangs until it times out.

OTOH, I tried "Awesome Drop" for wireless file transfers between the pc & the phone and that works without any issues. I'd still like to get the USB cable working. Any help would be appreciated.

best i can do is direct you to this thread: http://androidforums.com/epic-4g-ti...ze-epic-how-mount-drivers-dont-freak-out.html

 

[O'Jackie]

best i can do is direct you to this thread: http://androidforums.com/epic-4g-ti...ze-epic-how-mount-drivers-dont-freak-out.html

Thanks, I've read thrhough that thread before , however the instructions listed with that particular thread do not work with the phone because as soon as the USB cable to the pc is plugged in, Windows comes up with an error message saying that the device is not recognized. I'm able to get to the pulldown menu option to select USB storage, however, the "Mount" option does not appear.

 

[badankles]

Thanks, I've read thrhough that thread before , however the instructions listed with that particular thread do not work with the phone because as soon as the USB cable to the pc is plugged in, Windows comes up with an error message saying that the device is not recognized. I'm able to get to the pulldown menu option to select USB storage, however, the "Mount" option does not appear.

one more try from here. sounds like the usb driver is messed up and won't recorrect itself. uninstall the usb driver, reboot pc. make sure you have internet connection on pc (windows will try to query the internet for the driver if it can't find one on hard drive), plug in epic, select mass storage, wait for the prompts, wait for the device install (notice in system try the device installing icon, wait for message that says device is ready for use. the wait could take a few minutes.

that's all i can do from here. i know that some people said to download the drivers from samsung befitting your windows OS (vista, win7, 64-bit, etc.), but i never had to do that with my vista laptop. worked the first time (with the prep and wait times above).

good luck. one last thing, do you have usb debugging setting on or off? mine is off/disabled. (settings->apps->development)

 

[O'Jackie]

one more try from here. sounds like the usb driver is messed up and won't recorrect itself. uninstall the usb driver, reboot pc. make sure you have internet connection on pc (windows will try to query the internet for the driver if it can't find one on hard drive), plug in epic, select mass storage, wait for the prompts, wait for the device install (notice in system try the device installing icon, wait for message that says device is ready for use. the wait could take a few minutes.

that's all i can do from here. i know that some people said to download the drivers from samsung befitting your windows OS (vista, win7, 64-bit, etc.), but i never had to do that with my vista laptop. worked the first time (with the prep and wait times above).

good luck.

Thanks. I've tried uninstalling the usb driver, reinstalling and still get the same error message right after the USB cable is connected: "USB Device Not Recognized."

one last thing, do you have usb debugging setting on or off? mine is off/disabled. (settings->apps->development)

USB debugging is off.

 

[badankles]

Thanks. I've tried uninstalling the usb driver, reinstalling and still get the same error message right after the USB cable is connected: "USB Device Not Recognized."



USB debugging is off.

Did you do all that was suggested, with reboot after uninstalled and internet access? If yes, then that's all I can suggest, sorry.

 

[O'Jackie]

Did you do all that was suggested, with reboot after uninstalled and internet access?

Yep.

If yes, then that's all I can suggest, sorry.

Not to worry. Thanks just the same for the various suggestions. I'm going to try connecting the phone on a friend's pc and see if I have better luck.