Hello,
I need help once again,
How in the world do I manage to transfer. Mkv files to my tab? I can't do it, when I try to make it, windows stops working...however when I transer a .avi file it works perfectly.
Do I really need to convert the files. Mkv to. Avi ....thats a pain.....if yes any advice on a free converter?
Thanks in advance
Hugo
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That is why Tegra 2 and tablets without sd slot - SUCKS :-(
Hi,
I can't even write any files to my Tab 10.1. Am I missing something? I thought it would just show up as a USB drive, but it shows up as some kind of camera, and I can't write any files to the folder structure...
I've only had it for a few hours, but this is a surprise. Do other tablets do that?
HcMAX, how did you USB transfers to work? I know this is a newbie question and I should just do a more indepth search, but hopefully you can just chime in for me.
FWIW, I have yet to find an mkv,player combination that will not be choppy. I've resigned myself to using mp4's. Also...keep them under 2gbs...
pandamaja said:
FWIW, I have yet to find an mkv,player combination that will not be choppy. I've resigned myself to using mp4's. Also...keep them under 2gbs...
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If you mkv (h.264) files are high profile you will not find one :-(.
coachclass said:
Hi,
I can't even write any files to my Tab 10.1. Am I missing something? I thought it would just show up as a USB drive, but it shows up as some kind of camera, and I can't write any files to the folder structure...
I've only had it for a few hours, but this is a surprise. Do other tablets do that?
HcMAX, how did you USB transfers to work? I know this is a newbie question and I should just do a more indepth search, but hopefully you can just chime in for me.
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There are other ways to transfer ALL types of files to your Tab, like doing it over wifi. Go to the Market and grab Websharing (not free) or WifileExplorer (free) or any other you want, and follow the directions. You basically type in the I.P address of your tab into a web browser and transfer files that way.
Now as for playing said mkv files, try Moboplayer or just convert them to mp4. I assume you have Windows, look for "Handbrake", it's free and solid, or look for "Freemake" also free.
My personal anecdote, Tegra 2 has been a disappointment multimedia-wise. I took my 10.1 Tab back to Bestbuy the other day and got a Verizon Tab 7" off craigslist new-in-box for $200, couldn't pass it up. The PowerVR SGX gpu in the Tab 7" paired with "Mvideoplayer" puts video playing on the Tab 10.1 to shame.
I'm staying clear of any Tegra 2 SOC device with Nvidia gpu. The PowerVR SGX is still taking prisoners it seems.
I just would like to share that I have been able to transfer an .mkv using the normal windows Mpd or w/e transfer. as we know transfering .avi work, no problem, but trying to copy a .mkv crashes explorer for some stupid reason.
I had an mkv that i couldnt transfer and while i am sure a wifi transfer would work as suggested, it would be slower than just usb.
what i did is, through windows, take out the file extension, so my file was originally called movie.mkv, now its just called movie. I tried renaming it to movie.avi, still crashed it. now once the file no longer has a file extension, windows lets u transfer it, no questions asked. once on the device, use a file manager(stock one doesnt let you rename file extensions) to add the .mkv once its on the device. I used androzip, but i am sure others work.
Hope this helps people trying to transfer files to tab, yet windows explorer just crashes.
If any one know any other file managers that let you rename the file extension, please let me know, i am not really fond of androzips UI
thanks.
Problem with movies being to big to transfer fixed !!
If the movie is too big to transfer just split the movie in half with (HJsplit 3.0) software and transfer it over to your tablet use WIFI File explorer pro to transfer
works flawlessly with Samsung tab 10.1.
Usually, MKV does not supported by Samsung Tab since they only can support H.263, H.264, MPEG4, WMV, DivX videos. So converting MKV to mp4 is necessary. I ised Brorsoft Video Converter to deal with my videos. It works great. Download and have a try.
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Is there any hope for me to transfer my MKV files from my NAS to my Gtab and just have it work? The files hare h.264 720p or 1080p.
I've read a lot and it seems like a PITA, if at all possible. I'm on a MAC, so I can't just drag and drop.
The MAC Kies software is not taking the files, either straight to the tab or to the library.
I have the wi-fi option of file transer, but at 4-5 gigs a movie that would take forever.
What about loading from the NAS to a hard drive or SD card, then loading on to the tab? Still sounds pretty time consuming, but at the same time more favorable as I can load up hard drive with several movies then transfer one or two at a time.
Will the tab, with the right movie player, play these files assuming I can get them onto the tab?
Amazing how you can read tons of threads that only lead to more confusion then all of a sudden you find the mother load of information and it all makes sense.
I'm currently transferring a 7 GB MKV movie via wi-fi using Cyberduck and file expert. About a 1/2 hour process I estimate. This might be taking a bit longer since I'm pulling the 7gb movie from my NAS, but I am connected with CAT6 at 1gb/s so who knows.
I've downloaded Diceplayer and am also going to download Vplayer and test them both with high action movies.
All my movies are MKV for my NAS and wireless streaming to my home TVs purpose. All are 4-7 GB in size.
I don't have the USB host adapter yet. You think I can use an external hard drive or SD card and play the movies directly from that source without any issue?
You'll find that stuff encoded above about 5-6Mbps (more importantly, anything that peaks around 15Mbps) will stutter on playback during the high nitrate scenes with any player. This is unfortunately a result of the Tegra chip and can't be fixed. With that said, you're also going to have trouble with anything above 720p unless it's encoded using baseline profile or with a really high quantizer.
As far as file transfers are concerned, you can use any number of wireless solutions to get the job done, but wired ones are few and far between. You can transfer using DDMS if you have the Android SDK installed, but it's not very intuitive and kind of slow. I recompiled the library that the 'Android File Transfer' uses to include support for the Galaxy Tab, but Google has obviously made some modifications because the program doesn't like my compiled version.
I'm still trying to figure out how to get the Android File Transfer app working as I think that is the best long term solution to our problem.
sassafras
Thanks for the info.
I'm not sure of the details of the movie encoding. Just know it's a .H264 in a MKV and is 7GB in size.
I used Diceplayer and watched a couple different spots in the move HEAT with no issues.
Transfer speed, when I looked, was 2.9 Mbs. A USB card reader attached to the dock port will still be much, much faster.
Let us know if you figure out the file transer app, as it would be nice to not have to transfer from NAS to SD then to Tab.
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Thanks for the info.
I'm not sure of the details of the movie encoding. Just know it's a .H264 in a MKV and is 7GB in size.
I used Diceplayer and watched a couple different spots in the move HEAT with no issues.
Transfer speed, when I looked, was 2.9 Mbs. A USB card reader attached to the dock port will still be much, much faster.
Let us know if you figure out the file transer app, as it would be nice to not have to transfer from NAS to SD then to Tab.
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Since heat is so ****ing long I'd imagine that 7GB is just about right in terms of size/quality ratio.
If your NAS is running an SMB server then you can use something like ES File Explorer on the tablet to connect directly to it and copy from there. I've found the transfer speeds to be acceptable and definitely less work than what you're putting up with right now.
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It's a WD 1 tb-- not sure if it's running an SMB server. Without too much explanation, what is an SMB server?
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It's a WD 1 tb-- not sure if it's running an SMB server. Without too much explanation, what is an SMB server?
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Windows Share.
I imagine it is, as that's probably how you access it from your Mac. Try ES File Explorer and see if that works for you.
sassafras
The NAS shows up on my MAC as a drive over the WI FI network or in my case a cat6 cable.
I'll try the ES file if it will speed up the transfers..
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Windows Share.
I imagine it is, as that's probably how you access it from your Mac. Try ES File Explorer and see if that works for you.
sassafras
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So I've tried the ES File Explorer and transferred a file directly from the NAS.
A couple things I was wondering about.
Is this supposed to be faster than using FTP file explorer? I was getting 3.0 MB/second, not Mbs, MB.
I don't know what I'm getting using the ES file explorer because there is no status bar that tells me what I'm getting. I'm currently timing the 7 GB file using ES F. Explorer.
There is a little download icon in the task bar- it seems buggy to me. Have you experienced this?
Am I missing anything here?
At this point the only advantage I see using this method over FTP is I don't have to be next to my computer to get things started.
pdxrealtor said:
So I've tried the ES File Explorer and transferred a file directly from the NAS.
A couple things I was wondering about.
Is this supposed to be faster than using FTP file explorer? I was getting 3.0 MB/second, not Mbs, MB.
I don't know what I'm getting using the ES file explorer because there is no status bar that tells me what I'm getting. I'm currently timing the 7 GB file using ES F. Explorer.
There is a little download icon in the task bar- it seems buggy to me. Have you experienced this?
Am I missing anything here?
At this point the only advantage I see using this method over FTP is I don't have to be next to my computer to get things started.
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It's always worked really well on my phone, but I actually rarely use it with the tablet so I can't tell you much. I know that it's fast enough to stream movies (which it does well) but as to overall speed I can't help.
As far as progress, I've always had it show me a progress bar in the notification pane. Never had any problems with it.
If it doesn't work for you, then it's no skin off my back
sassafras
What is the best way to convert a DVD, and copy the resulting file(s) over to the TAB ?
TIA
Felt I should help since you're a fan of Liverpool as well.
Here is a thread about this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1198937
This link has settings you can use if you go the Handbrake route.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060825
iv used XMedia Recode, comes with a galaxy 10 profile, its fairly simple and works well and its free..
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What is the best way to convert a DVD, and copy the resulting file(s) over to the TAB ?
TIA
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i once read an article about this, it supply all information we need to copy DVDs to tab, below is the link, you may have a look:
DVD movies for Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 full-screen playback
ok, handbreak maybe good
i also try the brorsoft converter,the free trial version
both of them you can have a try
I know this is an old thread, but I have been using Freemake to rip DVD to any format you want. I was searching trying to figure out best format and found this thread. I did several movies with the "android" preset in Freemake, and they turned out very well. I am currently trying the MP4 preset. It takes a while to convert on my computer (like 4 to 5 hours) but the quality is good for both video and audio. The file sizes for a 3 hour DVD are around 2 to 3 GB.
I use MX Video Player to play the files on the tab. There are lots of options out there, and everyone has their opinions, but it works for me.
SUPER video converter: http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html
This is decent stuff, not copied software with overnight packed malware. I use this converter since ages and it's probably as old as virtual dub.
Open source (I think) and free!
Hi guys, was just wondering if anyone had any issues playing videos (of any type) to play properly on their tab and if so if they have found a way to fix it..?
Recently bought a tab 10.1, and no matter what file type I upload - avi, mkv, xvid, divx, mp4, m4v etc none will play without pixelation on playback.
I've converted with 5 different converters, played using moboplayer, vplayer, rockplayer, diceplayer and mxplayer.
Youtube playback is fine, I'm going to try streaming tonight see if that's fine.
Don't really know what else to do. So any help or suggestions is greatly appreciated!
scheris said:
Hi guys, was just wondering if anyone had any issues playing videos (of any type) to play properly on their tab and if so if they have found a way to fix it..?
Recently bought a tab 10.1, and no matter what file type I upload - avi, mkv, xvid, divx, mp4, m4v etc none will play without pixelation on playback.
I've converted with 5 different converters, played using moboplayer, vplayer, rockplayer, diceplayer and mxplayer.
Youtube playback is fine, I'm going to try streaming tonight see if that's fine.
Don't really know what else to do. So any help or suggestions is greatly appreciated!
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What quality of vids are you playing? 720p should be fine with those player especially mobo and dice
I'm not playing HD quality. Most of my video files are normal quality avi's. Really I'd really like it to just play them but it won't play them without the pixelation.
K well I tried streaming a video from my MacBook Pro to my tab via wifi and it works perfectly...
Thoughts anyone?
How are you transferring the files onto your tab? I have a MAc book pro also and the only way I was able to transfer quickly was via the USB adaptor...
I'm using Diceplayer and have encountered no issues with play back and most of my files are downloads and avi, mkv etc. I just plug and play, no converting or anythign and not encountered any pixilation or play back issues.
Seems what works for some doesn't work for others...but if streaming worked for you, try the adaptor for getting your video's onto the tab.
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How are you transferring the files onto your tab? I have a MAc book pro also and the only way I was able to transfer quickly was via the USB adaptor...
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I'm using Kies, and that seems to transfer at a reasonable rate. Not too painfully slow.
scheris said:
I'm using Kies, and that seems to transfer at a reasonable rate. Not too painfully slow.
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Have u tried transfer it manually using usb data cable from pc to tab?
i'm not suprised you're getting pixalation issues if you're trying to transfer using Kies. I found it an absolute joke but then again I am using a MAC.
Just suck it up and buy the USB adaptor...and transfer files via a USB stick or use WIFI explorer
Ya, Kies is as absolute joke on Mac.
Didn't think that it was the program that was causing my problems. I searched and searched for days and converted god knows how many types of files when all along it the useless program.
I just transferred some files via the hubby's PC through File Explorer and it's now playing perfectly.
Total fail of a program. Can't update firmware on Mac, can't upload files, it can't even update itself.
Cheers for all the help guys.
Why not instead of the USB cable, download SwiFTP and setup an FTP server on the tab? Then just FTP files to it using FileZilla on the PC or something?
Hello all. I have tons of movies that I'm interested in transferring over to my note. I noticed that I couldn't do it on the fly using Kies air. It says it only caps it at 400mb or something. I'm wondering if anybody knows of a great video converter (paid or free) that's easy to use so I can add some movies to my note. I have blurays so one that can convert them as well would be useful.
For my DVD library I've been using DVD Decrypter to rip the discs to the hard drive and then WinX Free VD to MP4 to convert them. I turn the gain up on the audio, and encode the highest audio quality possible. Seemed to me on lower settings, the audio gets away from the video a bit. Not sure if that's exactly what you meant, but hope it helps.
I don't know what I am doing differently than you guys, but if I plug my phone in and drag and .avi file to my phones memory or the SD card, windows will prompt me to convert for my phone or just copy as is... If I choose convert it will auto resize for the notes screen. One file takes about 14 mins to convert / copy. The only thing I have done is installed Samsung's USB drivers.. Screenie below
Why do you use Kies to add content to your note? when transferring large files to my devices its much much faster to do it via USB rather than hogging up bandwidth using WiFi--and there's no limit !!
When I do want to use WiFi, I don't use Kies. I use Airdroid but still, only for smaller file sizes for the same reason as above.
I dont rip DVDs anymore but back in the day I used to use vob to avi to rip and nandub to add the sound. quality was always great but I haven't ripped any DVDs in like 7yrs. I buy DVDs to watch on my TV and I ******** them from ******* to watch on my devices.
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I don't know what I am doing differently than you guys, but if I plug my phone in and drag and .avi file to my phones memory or the SD card, windows will prompt me to convert for my phone or just copy as is... If I choose convert it will auto resize for the notes screen. One file takes about 14 mins to convert / copy. The only thing I have done is installed Samsung's USB drivers.. Screenie below
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That's interesting. I wonder if it'll work with mkv. files. Also, BR movies are around 5-10gigs so I don't know if windows converts them to a smaller size or just adjust the screen to fit the note.
JonGarrett said:
Why do you use Kies to add content to your note? when transferring large files to my devices its much much faster to do it via USB rather than hogging up bandwidth using WiFi--and there's no limit !!
When I do want to use WiFi, I don't use Kies. I use Airdroid but still, only for smaller file sizes for the same reason as above.
I dont rip DVDs anymore but back in the day I used to use vob to avi to rip and nandub to add the sound. quality was always great but I haven't ripped any DVDs in like 7yrs. I buy DVDs to watch on my TV and I ******** them from ******* to watch on my devices.
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I guess since it's over wifi I imagined it would still be somewhat fast transfer. Also why are those words deleted out of your posts?? Serious question?
I can't say for BR movies but I do know that it will take anything above the notes resolution and convert it to fit (which reduces file size as well) The Biggest movie I have on the note is 890meg converted. The pre-converted file was 3.8gig with screen ratio of 16:9 (1920x1080). When I check the process that's doing the converting it's Windows Media Player. I would imagine if you have the codecs installed on your pc and wmp can access them it would convert anything automatically.
Edit: Just checked, yeah mkv files will convert, the codec package I had installed on my machine is "Sharks codec's for Windows 7" -> http://shark007.net/win7codecs.html
If any when anyone install's those pay attention to the installer, even though they are free, the dev tries to sneak in a couple toolbars (ask / bing) so be sure and not install that extra bloat, unless you want it of course.
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That's interesting. I wonder if it'll work with mkv. files. Also, BR movies are around 5-10gigs so I don't know if windows converts them to a smaller size or just adjust the screen to fit the note.
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jb0nd38372 said:
I can't say for BR movies but I do know that it will take anything above the notes resolution and convert it to fit (which reduces file size as well) The Biggest movie I have on the note is 890meg converted. The pre-converted file was 3.8gig with screen ratio of 16:9 (1920x1080). When I check the process that's doing the converting it's Windows Media Player. I would imagine if you have the codecs installed on your pc and wmp can access them it would convert anything automatically.
Edit: Just checked, yeah mkv files will convert, the codec package I had installed on my machine is "Sharks codec's for Windows 7" -> http://shark007.net/win7codecs.html
If any when anyone install's those pay attention to the installer, even though they are free, the dev tries to sneak in a couple toolbars (ask / bing) so be sure and not install that extra bloat, unless you want it of course.
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didn't work for me, lol, maybe there's something else to the process.
I have USB Debugging turned off as well..
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didn't work for me, lol, maybe there's something else to the process.
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Just got the S3 couple days ago and I have a problem with WIFI Streaming at home.
Previously, I have been using the Transformer to stream large video files over wifi without having any issues.
On the S3, I have tried ES File, and File manager to stream videos and transfer files that are over 500MB. Streaming stopped at various times and transferring large files always stopped at some point and eventually crashed the transfer. I don't know what's the issue is and WIFI seems to be stable and I never had an issue in regards to losing connection.
When the video is played, it would load to certain point, and then when the video reached that point, it would stopped.
This happened on MX Player and the default video player.
No problem at all when the same video is played from internal memory.
Transferring and streaming small files such as MP3 seems to be ok.
WIFI is set to always on during sleep.
I even tried to *#0011# method to turn off WIFI power save mode.
Anyone knows what the issue is?
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Can someone please help? Thank you!!
Same video streaming issues. problem details.
Hi.
I'm just a week into Android OS but have good knowledge of Windows and networks.
I bought a Sammy 7" Tab 2 (ICS) last week and liked it so much, I gave it to my wife and got a Samsung 7.7 (Honeycomb). So, I have both OS's to play with. Both are WiFi only. Both have the same problem.
I have a large collection of old movies & tv (w/o DMR) on my W7 desktop's hard drives. I can copy the files via USB or over WiFi using "ES File explorer" with no problems. Once the files are on the tablets local drives, xvid, avi, wmv, mkv, and mp4 all play perfectly.
If I stream the video, using "ES File explorer", wmv and mp4 files play fine, but the other formats don't. I've tried Mobo and 2 other players with the same results. Most of my library is in xvid format. I can covert them, but that's a nutty solution.
Anyone have the same problem? Better yet, understand why and have a solution?
Richard