1) Go to here to download AndroStream
2) Download and install the AndroVLC media server on the PC that hosts the .avi files
3) Ensure firewall is set up to allow AndroVLC or disable Windows Firewall
4) Reboot PC (starts up the media server)
5) Download AndroStream-Free from the Android market
6) Use Astro to back-up the AndroStream .apk (I would post the .apk but can't yet on these forums, some one else may be able to post it)
6) Install AndroStream app on your NC. There is a free version to use to get everything working and try out (limited to 2 minutes of playback). The paid version will let you watch entire movies.
6) Run AndroStream on your NC
7) Input the IP address of the host computer in the AndroStream settings
8) Hit the scan button to find the PC. Navigate to your folder with .avi files
7) Watch your streamed .avi files over your wifi at home on your personal 7" viewer
These are the only notes/issues I had:
I did this on an Windows XP machine
It also played .mp4 files fine, but would not play .wmv or .mkv files
Some audio lag, but could be due to the fact I was skipping around the movie to see how well it buffered.
I only tried with Standard Def Xvid .avi files, I did not try any HD
The AndroStream app on the Nook was very simple and quite fast to navigate to your media files on the PC
The movies go full screen and I wasn't able to get out of them easily. I have SoftKeys installed and hitting the nook button took me back to the home screen while using the AndroStream software, so I could not get back to select a different file to watch.
I am looking for other possibly better alternatives to this (different apps on the Nook or solving some of the above issues), because I like the idea of streaming video to my device over wi-fi. Hopefully other folks can provide some input or other apps or methods.
I've been using VLC Stream & Convert. All it needs on the server is VLC running with a web interface.
It converts the video before streaming, so you should be able to play more than mp4 files with it, but I can specifically remember if I've tried an mkv or wmv. The movies only went full screen in landscape mode, if you switched back to portrait the menu comes back for you to pick another file.
Can you put down exactly what you are doing? I tried using VLC and VLC Stream & Convert, but it isn't working. I am controlling VLC on the PC, but only audio is coming through to the NC. Not sure exactly how to set it up to work. Any ideas?
Thanks for this. I couldn't find the app the OP mentioned, but VLC Stream & Convert seems to do the trick.
VLC Stream and Convert
How were you able to get VLC S&C to work? Whenever I try to play on my NC I get an error: "Cannot create play command". I've tried .mkv, .avi, .mp3 and none seem to work. I'm only using a rooted NC, not a Froyo'ed version. Any suggestions would be greatful!
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I was able to get it working. Had to change the play mode. Sorry for posting the noobish question!
If you are still on stock, eclair, you can stream anything with this method,
http://iamafanof.wordpress.com/2010/12/27/streaming-epub-books-media-to-nook-color-with-cifsmanager/
BTW, you can do read/write from your NC to your computer if you change the permission settings.
No cifs module for Froyo and CM7 yet .
Ok so i got vlc to work playing avi files, only problem is that I keep getting small videos. What settings do you have?
ok nvm I got the sizing to work
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I've been using VLC Stream & Convert. All it needs on the server is VLC running with a web interface.
It converts the video before streaming, so you should be able to play more than mp4 files with it, but I can specifically remember if I've tried an mkv or wmv. The movies only went full screen in landscape mode, if you switched back to portrait the menu comes back for you to pick another file.
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I tried wmv and it works. What res are you guys running, the max 480 width in the free version? Has anybody bought the pro version and tried 640 width to see how it works? It would be cool if we could get the max 854 width that the NC supports for higher def files. I can stream 480 at max bit rate and only get a hiccup every few minutes, so I'm thinking higher res will be possible if you play with the bitrate some.
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I tried wmv and it works. What res are you guys running, the max 480 width in the free version? Has anybody bought the pro version and tried 640 width to see how it works? It would be cool if we could get the max 854 width that the NC supports for higher def files. I can stream 480 at max bit rate and only get a hiccup every few minutes, so I'm thinking higher res will be possible if you play with the bitrate some.
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I was able to get full screen working on the free version, the trick is to override your video settings with the General Settings.
Go to Playback under General, then change landscape video width to fit screen. Make sure this is the last setting you change before playing the video.
You can use PS3 Meadia Server --> UPnPlay
You may want to try PS3 Media Server and UPnPlay in NC. It is running well in Customized Nook Froyo.
I have been using File Expert in combination with RockPlayer lite . File expert has a network tab which allows me to see all my files on my nas server. Which streams directly to my N/C using Rockplayer lite . Streams avi files directly no need to convert . Thanks Jamus0 for this tip .
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You may want to try PS3 Media Server and UPnPlay in NC. It is running well in Customized Nook Froyo.
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Can you please tell me how you set it up? Thanks.
"Serviio" is an alternative to PS3MediaServer that I use. I couldn't connect to the PS3MS, but Serviio works just fine
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I was able to get full screen working on the free version, the trick is to override your video settings with the General Settings.
Go to Playback under General, then change landscape video width to fit screen. Make sure this is the last setting you change before playing the video.
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I've got that set, but it's still stretching a 480 pixel wide video across the screen (which is fine, it works and looks pretty good). I was just wondering if anyone had gotten the pro version and tried 640 wide video, or if it lets you actually do 854 wide video to get the max res the NC supports in hardware.
go0nie said:
I am looking for other possibly better alternatives to this (different apps on the Nook or solving some of the above issues), because I like the idea of streaming video to my device over wi-fi. Hopefully other folks can provide some input or other apps or methods.
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May want to try Plex or Subsonic:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=956937
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Hubmanx said:
I have been using File Expert in combination with RockPlayer lite . File expert has a network tab which allows me to see all my files on my nas server. Which streams directly to my N/C using Rockplayer lite . Streams avi files directly no need to convert . Thanks Jamus0 for this tip .
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I tried this method and got it to work once in Phiremod for my Nook. After that once successful stream it wouldn't work anymore. It would just give me an error saying 'System Player can't play this file'. Any suggestions what it may be? I have been looking for a solution for this and don't know if it's the default Android player that is giving me this error? How can I make RockPlayer lite the default player?
I've been using plex and works well.. i've also used cifs manager to map to my media server and watch movies through rockplayer.
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Wondering what app you use to watch movies from sdcard. Built-in app doesn't work. Neither does es file explorer video app.
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Wondering what app you use to watch movies from sdcard. Built-in app doesn't work. Neither does es file explorer video app.
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The built in video app works fine for me, but I prefer RockPlayer.
The built in player also works fine for me. But it really only supports MP4 video files, if I understand correctly. I use Handbrake and the iPod Touch preset to encode for my Nook.
That said, I actually use Act 1 Video Player because it has the nicest 'library' view that groups by folder.
I use yxplayer, no need to encode... plays avi files like a charm.
The built-in player outperforms RockPlayer, which has some audio sync issues.
I use the iPod Touch preset in Handbrake, but I bump the resolution up to 720 x ???, turn off Anamorphic, and set a constant video bitrate of 800kbps and an audio bitrate of 80kbps.
Works well for me. Speed Racer looks gorgeous on this screen.
from my very very few experiments, i concluded that once videos are converted to mp4 (h.264 / AAC) any player is the same (uses the hardware decoding).
with videos in different formats its likely that there will be problems
i agree with nooter on using handbrake's iphone preset modifying the bitrate setting it around 800kbps (for animated movies it can be lower 600kbps should be ok). About altering the size of the movie, only for reducing it (remember the max lines in landscape is 600)
rock player works if u have the latest universal player but you need to install add block because even if you pay for it you cannot activate it
I've found that all the players avail still play back xvid/divx avi's really choppy, going to have to give handbrake a try to take advantage of the hardware decoder...
I was just able to install vplayer from the market (a few days ago it wouldn't install)... some audio sync issues but there are some cache parameters to tweak... anybody had any luck?
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I've found that all the players avail still play back xvid/divx avi's really choppy, going to have to give handbrake a try to take advantage of the hardware decoder...
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Same experience with playing divx/xvid files, choppy sound and 21-24fps video playback. Take that same video and run it through handbrake to convert to .mp4 and it runs great.
Where is the built in video player located? I cannot seem to find it anywhere..
I agreed with vplayer beta from the market place. It's free. It'll play most video formats. I've tested 480p and 720p mkv and both play with high speed setting. 720p mkv video is slow but 480p play fine. It's great with cifsmanager and mounted shared videos.
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The built-in player outperforms RockPlayer, which has some audio sync issues.
I use the iPod Touch preset in Handbrake, but I bump the resolution up to 720 x ???, turn off Anamorphic, and set a constant video bitrate of 800kbps and an audio bitrate of 80kbps.
Works well for me. Speed Racer looks gorgeous on this screen.
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So, what filetype does that create? What is the Extension? MP4 or M4V? Also, are there any other settings, other than the ones listed above that you use?
I am asking these questions because I am having issues with movies encoded this way playing in the default player. It doesn't recognize the video, so it will not play.
Also, VPlayer plays them, but there is a definite audio lag once you forward to about mid-movie.
Also, as an aside, I am converting ISO files (Direct DVD rips) using HandBrake. That is how I am generating these files. I do change the extension to mp4 from handbrakes default (m4v i think).
Thanks for any help.
J
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Where is the built in video player located? I cannot seem to find it anywhere..
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There is no shortcut in the App drawer (or Gallery) for the stock video player....I just click the video file (in whatever file manager you use or the Nook Library My Files tab).
Personally I use Act 1 Video player as it will present a list of videos on the SD card and Nook. Although for some reason it list videos on the Nook twice.
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The Act 1 app seems to be the only one that can properly sort videos. I tried the trial version, and it seems to work great, but as intuitive as the in-video touch areas may seem, I just can't get my brain dialed in to use them in practice. I think the built-in NC player works just fine, it's the video file/folder sorting that's nearly impossible to navigate once you have 20 or 30 vids on there along with a few thousand photos.
The media sorting options on Android are surprising lacking, or I just can't seem to find methods to deal with 32 gigabytes of media on this device.
I just did a bunch of conversions from some 720p MKV's. I converted them using Xilisoft video converter.
The settings I used were:
720x420
800k bitrate
44.1khz 128kbps audio
H.264 codec MP4 extension
Plays flawlessly with Rockplayer. No desync on fastforward.
The Built in player IS the best
After many attempts and reboots, I have determined that the Built-in Media player is the best player for videos encoded as specified earlier in this thread...
I tried Rock, and VPlayer beta, but both had very bad audio sync issues.
The Built-in player played all my encoded videos flawlessly. The wife LOVED watching Salt on the Nook during our road-trip. The only downside is the audio on the nook--hardly any volume. Easily solved by a good set of earphones. We are very pleased with the nook.
J
Check out mVideoPlayer. I haven't tried it on the Nook, but its perfect on my Galaxy S phone.
As for encoding, go with handbrake. Choose the Apple TV preset. Set resolution to custom and width to 800 (handbrake should automatically choose the correct height based on asperity ratio of source material). Set the video quality to constant at 60% (70% is the max you want for HDTV). Under audio, select the appropriate track and select aac with Prologic II or stereo as the encoding. Use the MP4 extension as to avoid issues with different t players.
You can get way more detailed on settings beyond that. It just depends on the material and the playback device. Those settings should get you outstanding video on the Nook. May have to scale back a little if the video is choppy.
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After much trial and error, I have to agree with previous poster who said the best player is the built-in player with mp4 files created with the settings mentioned. The other players all had issues with controls and added nothing if the file was formatted as described.
I also had a lot of trouble getting any player to play any file at first. I think installing some of the other players added some necessary codecs. Then after a reboot, everything started to work. Hope that helps someone else avoid some frustration.
Despite a few trials like this, I love this tablet! Thank you xda devs!
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I'm running the free version of Rock Player. It's not exactly the cheapest app out there on the Android market, but if it works well, not a big deal.
Whenever I choose an mp4 video that I've encoded at 848x360, for example, Rock Player seems to default the widescreen video to this resolution, assuming the Nook Color scaled resolution is 1024x600, which means that a high quality widescreen rip at the smaller resolution will default launch with black bars around all 4 edges.
I noticed that the video display resizing has 3 modes,
(1) the default mode as mentioned above
(2) zoomed mode which fills the whole screen, stretching as required
(3) scaled mode which allows the widescreen video to stretch to the left and right edges properly, while maintaining a proper aspect ratio.
So the simple question is, how do I configure Rock Player to default launch video files in the mode (3) mentioned above?
I want to stream AVI files from my computer to my Nook. GMote doesn't work with AVI. I downloaded VLC Stream and Convert. I fired it up, pointed it at my desktop and it just worked. I was very impressed with it except that it streams all my videos in 4" X 4". I'm sure this would be great on a phone, but I've got 7" to work with here.
Does anyone know of an app that will reliably stream media in full screen? I'm willing to pay for an app that does this. I just need to stream over wifi when I'm at home.
I use CifsManager to mount windows shares, and then RockPlayer Lite to play videos off those shares. It will stretch to full screen, but unless you format the video correctly it's stuck with software decoding.
GMote plays AVI for me, do you have rockplayer?
No Rockplayer. I don't want to have to mount shares. It's an extra step. VLC Stream and Convert works perfectly except it's small screen. I open the app, click on browse, browse to the file I want to play and click play. It buffers and plays with no issues except for the screen size.
There's no extra steps, you browse to the avi you want to play in gmote, click it and rockplayer opens it.
I tested out the GMote Rockplayer combo you all suggested. It worked very well, except I can't seem to fast forward and skip around inside of videos. Is this something I"m doing wrong or is it a limitation of this solution?
A. Nonymous said:
I tested out the GMote Rockplayer combo you all suggested. It worked very well, except I can't seem to fast forward and skip around inside of videos. Is this something I"m doing wrong or is it a limitation of this solution?
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I think it may be a limitation. If there's a fix, I don't know it. Rockplayer by itself allows skipping around but youve got it streaming the video through GMote and I doubt that Rockplayer is communicating to GMote.
I got this to work with VLC Stream and Convert. There are options buried in the menu to make the output full screen. I love it. I have to start VLC on my computer ahead of time which is kind of a pain, but I'm at home anyway when I'm doing this. Once I do though, I can stream any of my media and also fast forward, rewind and skip around in it whether in portrait or landscape. Highly recommend this.
I was hoping to provide a solution using orb or Androrb, but I tried with mplayer, rockplayer, and stock player with no luck.
Gmote/rockplayer works for me, but no ff as mentioned. If the v player dev could support the nc it may have potential.
To the above poster, you could use teamviewer to log in to your pc and start the vlc stream.
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+1 for VLC Stream & Convert
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I was hoping to provide a solution using orb or Androrb, but I tried with mplayer, rockplayer, and stock player with no luck.
Gmote/rockplayer works for me, but no ff as mentioned. If the v player dev could support the nc it may have potential.
To the above poster, you could use teamviewer to log in to your pc and start the vlc stream.
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I suspect that Gmote/Rockplayer doesn't have FF because it's not accessing the stream directly. Gmote is accessing the stream and forwarding it to Rockplayer. I'm in my house when I'm using my NC and I have a VLC shortcut on my toolbar so it doesn't take but a second to start it. I could probably configure VLC to start the web interface part automatically when Windows starts, but I'm too lazy to look into that right now.
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I suspect that Gmote/Rockplayer doesn't have FF because it's not accessing the stream directly. Gmote is accessing the stream and forwarding it to Rockplayer. I'm in my house when I'm using my NC and I have a VLC shortcut on my toolbar so it doesn't take but a second to start it. I could probably configure VLC to start the web interface part automatically when Windows starts, but I'm too lazy to look into that right now.
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In the Icon properties, add this to the target line:
--extraintf http --intf wx
And then move the icon into your startup folder !
Does this require you to be on the same network as Said PC for it to work, ie, can I stream Video from home PC when I am in another area, like the mall, or your moms house?
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Does this require you to be on the same network as Said PC for it to work, ie, can I stream Video from home PC when I am in another area, like the mall, or your moms house?
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VLC convert and stream allows this, yes.
vlc stream and convert works fine, you just have to mess with the settings, make sure video playback width is set to 1040 or screen width
When I try to use S&C on my Nook (CM7), it tells me "buffering" for about a minute, then tells me it can't play, too many errors. Installed it on my Inspire HD and it works great. Any ideas, anyone?
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When I try to use S&C on my Nook (CM7), it tells me "buffering" for about a minute, then tells me it can't play, too many errors. Installed it on my Inspire HD and it works great. Any ideas, anyone?
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Do you have it set to h.264 in the streaming settings? I'm not sure how well the other settings work (if at all).
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Do you have it set to h.264 in the streaming settings? I'm not sure how well the other settings work (if at all).
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Yup. Went through the entire setup, all of the settings mirror the ones on my Inspire. Frustrating.
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When I try to use S&C on my Nook (CM7), it tells me "buffering" for about a minute, then tells me it can't play, too many errors. Installed it on my Inspire HD and it works great. Any ideas, anyone?
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I tried the same thing, works great in rooted Eclair but not in any of the CM7 versions. I think it is because there is no DSP working in CM7, but I could be wrong.
I've been looking for the best way to transcode and stream video from my file server to my Nook Color. (using handbrake to encode video for local playback works great... but until they sell 5 TB sdhc cards that's not going to cut it )
VLC Stream and Convert works (for every kind of file I've thrown at it... which is no surprise, VLC can handle anything pretty much).. but I haven't been satisfied with the quality. (and I've played with the h265 settings quite a bit). Does anyone have recommended settings for this app?
Also, I have Tversity... but I can't get it to work for all my videos yet.... Has anyone successfully configured Tversity to work with their Nook Color?
Are there any other solutions for this that anyone might recommend?
Thanks
Ive gotten PS3 media server to work with the nook. Its pretty similar to Tvsertity. Install UPnPlay on your Nook and try to access your Tvsertity server. It'll forward the stream to your player of choice (Rock player, etc.)
Only issue I've noticed is with files > 1gb.
has anyone tried twonky? i use it on my epic to stream from my server to phone... it will browse shared files on network and playthem.. or vise versa it can stream from phone to network... next time i have a nook here i can try it myself, but it is a free app so might be worth a shot to see if it will install and run on nook.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.pv.twonkyremote
Subsonic is quite good. It allows you to stream music and videos, however it requires flash to stream videos so I'm not sure how well it works on CM7. It is also not free.
VLC Convert and Stream is the only program I've found that will stream all of the file types I have on my computer. Everything else you'll have to transcode non compatible files first, which may not actually be that bad if you have plenty of storage space and/or you only have a few files that need to be transcoded.
I have my convert and stream playback on phone settings set to 480 width with highest bitrate selected (I don't have pro version, I think you can get up to 640 width with that) and playback settings set to fit to screen so that the videos expand out. I get a few artifacts here and there but the quality is pretty good considering it's over wireless. Biggest problem I had was getting the sound sync'd up, that required some playing around with the delay settings as it was pretty far off at first. Do you have the pro version? That allows higher resolution and possibly higher bitrate (but I'm unsure on the bitrate). When I watched 720p source videos, it looked pretty good.
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Thanks - downloading it from the app store now. I have 2.3.3 running (CM7). I will let you know how it goes. So far nothing else I've tried has worked ;(
I love this app. It works well over home WIFI, but for the life of me I cant get it to connect outside of my home network.
What port forwading settings would I add to get this to work? Wouldnt the rest be the same since at home I use internal IP, outside of home I use external IP? Then forward external IP to the internal one previously set up? Kind of new at this, I've set up live streams before, but cant remember and troubleshoot this properly.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Edit 2: I have followed the directions for VPN and 3G methods but for some reason it wont connect.
Edit 3: Got it working, was missing a single digit in one of my forwards.
I recently tried Plex. That is an exciting app. I love the interface.
The only issue is that even though the streaming works, when I used it over my wifi the playback was laggy (even with overclock). I tried changing the settings and lowering the quality, but it still lagged.
poofyhairguy said:
I recently tried Plex. That is an exciting app. I love the interface.
The only issue is that even though the streaming works, when I used it over my wifi the playback was laggy (even with overclock). I tried changing the settings and lowering the quality, but it still lagged.
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I noticed this with Plex as well. I already use it on my Galaxy S and it plays beautifully, but the NC seems to lag no matter what.
HOWEVER, the same video played over subsonic at maximum quality (Transcoded as .flv and embedded in the browser as a flash video) plays surprisingly well.
Any more knowledgeable members know why that is? I can't seem to figure out why.
I watch 720p mkvs transcoded over 3g running cm7 on my nc with no problems using subsonic. Best option I have found. Server is on a ubuntu 10 machine.
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DLNA
I've been able to use Skifta with RockPlayer or Vplayer to stream from my Windows 7 box (since DLNA is built in). You need a separate video player app in CM7 currently since most codecs have been removed until they get DSP working.
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I've been able to use Skifta with RockPlayer or Vplayer to stream from my Windows 7 box (since DLNA is built in). You need a separate video player app in CM7 currently since most codecs have been removed until they get DSP working.
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Skifta worked for me first time!
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction
Qloud Media has worked well for me. It's extremely simple to set up.
https://market.android.com/details?id=mobi.qiss.vega.ad
For dlna streaming on my phone i use imediashare and it works perfectly so maybe give it a try on the nook color.
I am having issues streaming movies wirelessly. I can connect to my TV using wifi and stream music, but when I try to do the same with the movies, I get an error message. Am I doing something wrong? I downloaded DivX movies, avi, and none work. What am I doing wrong?
You gotta give us some more details in order to help you out. What method are you using to try and stream movies? What does the error msg your getting say?
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First going to a Gallery. Selecting a Video. After clicking on a menu, and it gives you 3 options Trim, Select player, and Play in 3D.
Don't remember the exact error since I'm not at home at the current moment, but it pretty much says that this type of a file is not supported.
Common issue is that the program may not support that specific file type... There are a lot of ways to end up with a .avi file, some work better then others...
Try a .mpg or .mpeg ... If those types play fine, Its the file, If they don't either... Hard Reset. (most likely a jacked up codec or damaged media player program on the phone)
I have downloaded video formats .mpg and .mpeg
Did a Hard Reset, and still unable to stream
I get a message "The player is unable to play this type of file"
I don't know what else to do.
I have had 100% success with .mp4 movies. Try encoding your videos with Wondershare or Handbrake using the H.264 codec (Best Quality) IMO.
Keep the files below 2GB - EVO doesn't like them any bigger. (could that be your issue? Are you trying to play files that are larger than 2GB?)
No, the movie is 1.95 GB.
I just want to be able to stream it without converting anything, from my phone on to my TV. (I have a SONY LED 3D 55" TV)
I even tried my PS3, and that didn't work. Maybe there is an app that streams any format?
Make sure ur tv has DLNA, that's how its streams it. If ur tv doesn't have it then it won't work
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I can stream some formats of music and pictures, so I'm assuming if I can stream those, then my TV is capable for DLNA?
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I have had 100% success with .mp4 movies. Try encoding your videos with Wondershare or Handbrake using the H.264 codec (Best Quality) IMO.
Keep the files below 2GB - EVO doesn't like them any bigger. (could that be your issue? Are you trying to play files that are larger than 2GB?)
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The 2GB issue is not that the Evo doesn't like it, it is a limitation of FAT32.
Not really sure what other file systems the phone will read, but if it supports ext2/ext3/ext4 then you shouldn't have the file size limitation any more.
Then I would search the market for vid players that play all formats and try again. I believe arc media does
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The 2GB issue is not that the Evo doesn't like it, it is a limitation of FAT32.
Not really sure what other file systems the phone will read, but if it supports ext2/ext3/ext4 then you shouldn't have the file size limitation any more.
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The 2GB limitation is currently a limitation of Android. FAT32 has a 4GB limitation.
There are bugs already posted about the 2GB limitation of Android.
I'm having another issue. A couple days ago I could see my pc under devices named daniel-pc. Click on that (I'm within the music app trying to simply stream music from my shared folder on my computer) and I was receiving an error message saying something to the effect of I do not have permission to access this... Please allow access and try again. I don't remember the exact wording and I will post about that when I can get to it.
For now I have a different issue. I am connected to my wifi, I go to the music app hit the top evo 3d thing or menu -> select player and it simply buffers for a min then does not find my damn pc for some reason. I did a factory reset, no dice, hooked up via cable, ditto. I Updated profile and prl. I Did absolutely nothing different to my computer or router settings. I Updated my router firmware after not working which also did not help.
Btw my xbox which is hooked up via ethernet finds and plays daniel-pc just fine. My computer is not wifi its using ethernet to get to the router. As I sed earlier I could see my pc when going to select player so that isn't the issue. Thanks ahead. First post sorry for the length.
have u tried the media share app on the phone if that didnt work try tversity for your computer instead of your phone.
Media share works fine. As soon as I turn it on htc media share pops up on the left side of wmp. I can pull up my media from my phone easily. I'm trying to do the opposite and play files from my pc on my phone using the select player option. You can find this also by opening a picture up pressing menu then select player. if your on wifi now your computer should show up. At least that's what it used to do
I have tried literally all the method I could find online. Plex,Xmbc, UpnP+Mobo. They all work but not perfectly. I dont know why its so hard for me to stream 720p movies...from what i read it works flawlessly for everybody..I have cable internet 15mbps and a D-Link dualband DIR-825 router with n-wifi and all that stuff. Can someone help?
I use Pogoplug. It's a $49 device I got at Best Buy that streams flawlessly. I do convert them down a little using Handbrake before I put them on Pogoplug.
ES file explorer streams now ?!
I use the free add supported version of emit
https://market.android.com/details?id=tv.wpn.biokoda.android.emitfree&feature=apps_topselling_free
it picked up my network with no issues and even over a weak connection it streams with almost no issue.
I setup a webserver(subsonic) on my desktop at home, downloaded the app for the tablet and it works fine. It streams music through the app and the movies it uses a flash player that loads in your browser. Works well.
datapunkk said:
I have tried literally all the method I could find online. Plex,Xmbc, UpnP+Mobo. They all work but not perfectly. I dont know why its so hard for me to stream 720p movies...from what i read it works flawlessly for everybody..I have cable internet 15mbps and a D-Link dualband DIR-825 router with n-wifi and all that stuff. Can someone help?
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1) Do you have any issues with streaming lower-res media? You specifically mention 720p.
2) Are you able to play the EXACT SAME 720p content fine from local storage?
Not all 720p is created equal. I always encode to baseline profile and it works great from local storage, but I hear higher bitrates at main/high profiles can be problematic.
if your video doesnt play get Handbrake + this perfect preset
and you're good to go !
i encoded some 1080p video last night with it ... ==> wonderful !!! it encode in the same original resolution and the tab can still play !
ES File Explorer is the best option so far. Still not flawless but yes it works.
Even this isnt working for me :S I tried both Medium and High Profiles in the settings menu..there is a pause every minute or so during playback..seems like a buffering issue
this is what i could do with the preset
http://www.mediafire.com/?oc21u51qk2xv3a6
stream with ES Files explorer or copy via usb
read with Stock Touchwiz player !
I copied the exact same file to my tab. Playback was smoother, watchable but I wouldn't call it perfect. Good point. A lot of the apps have been working fine for most users(for hd movies). I am just thinking if there's something wrong with my Tab.
The vid works flawlessy. But if I were to encode all these movies it would take ages lol. I started Inception using the present you gave me.2 hours later only 20% :S At this rate I'll give up watching movies lol I continue to find a better solution for myself. Will post details
jeandujardin01 said:
if your video doesnt play get Handbrake + this perfect preset
and you're good to go !
i encoded some 1080p video last night with it ... ==> wonderful !!! it encode in the same original resolution and the tab can still play !
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Hmm, resolution limitations must not have been saved in the preset. The preset SHOULD limit the horizontal resolution of the output video to 1280 and vertical to 800 - there's no point in it being higher than the native resolution of our tabs.
datapunkk said:
The vid works flawlessy. But if I were to encode all these movies it would take ages lol. I started Inception using the present you gave me.2 hours later only 20% :S At this rate I'll give up watching movies lol I continue to find a better solution for myself. Will post details
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Details?
Was your source media bluray or DVD?
What CPU do you have?
I have a Core 2 Quad Q6600 - fairly old by today's standards. It can usually do DVDs a reasonable amount faster than realtime, 1080i MPEG-2 source media (e.g. HDTV recordings) in around realtime, and Blu-Ray source media in around 75% realtime.
However, my preset posted and linked to above SHOULD be limiting resolution as I said before. If it's encoding 1080p output, it's going to be a LOT slower.
I usually just enqueue a bunch of encodings before bed, then sleep.
My CPU is older than yours which explains why encoding is almost impossible. i have a core 2 duo 2.3 ghz cpu. 4gb ddr ram. Im just annoyed because Plex seems to work for most people but not me. i dunno.l if its the tab or my computer. Es File explorer so far has proved to be the best method.
Why streaming if you can directly play from your tab?
Just mount the folder with video to your tab (e.g. using Mount Manager, must be rooted) and play files with Moboplayer (works best for me). The player thinks that the file is on your device and plays it without buffering or lagging. Everything up to 720p videos works great over wifi. And there's no point watching 1080p videos on 1280x800 tab - better take a big tv with nice audio system and relax
I stream with TVersity and then put in the address in my browser. Use stock honeycomb player to view. No problems yet.
Oh, for files that don't play, I just open with VPlayer.
Played it on my Galaxy Tab 7". Nice quality video and audio. No jerkyness and very high resolution. My daughter loves it. Wants me to play it several times.