Another GREAT way to play YouTube, Google Video & Veoh Videos for both WM platforms!!

[Menneisyys]

It was just a few days ago that I’ve reported (http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&p=2129&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1) on the latest developments of playing back YouTube (and similar) videos on both Windows Mobile platforms.

Developing for Windows Mobile is so blazingly fast that immediately after publishing my article, a brand new and even better solution has been released, which doesn’t require any manual intervention to search and play videos any more.

There is an excellent tutorial, along with the two CAB files you need, HERE (http://discussion.treocentral.com/showpost.php?p=1319431&postcount=1) (related thread HERE (http://discussion.treocentral.com/showthread.php?t=148801)). Please follow this tutorial on setting up the new player. Note that, in order to play back videos on a touchscreen-less MS Smartphone (Windows Mobile Standard) platform, you’ll need THIS (http://picard.exceed.hu/tcpmp/test/tcpmp.smartphone.0.72RC1.cab) TCPMP CAB file (instead of the one linked in the tutorial) – while the other CAB file, FlashVideoBundle.CAB, can be installed on Smartphones as well.

After installing, just go to, say, YouTube and click any video on, say, the main homepage. The video playback will (almost) immediately start, after switching to TCPMP.

Compared to the MobyTube-based solution explained in my previous tutorial (http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&p=2129&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1),

The pros:
when you click a link in the REAL YouTube (and the other video repositories), you will be taken straight to TCPMP playing back the clip. No MobyTube searching / copy-pasting is necessary!
Smartphone compliance!
The cons:
not compatible with alternative browsers like Opera Mobile or NetFront; with them, stick to the MobyTube solution explained in my previous tutorial (http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&p=2129&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1). Note that it’s compatible with all PIE plug-ins (tested with PIEPlus and MultiIE; the latter on both (Pocket PC’s and Smartphones) platforms)
no pre-WM5 compliance

All in all, GO GET IT! You’ll LOVE it!

[mikeeey]

not compatible with opera you say? is there a way at all to make it compatible or would this be too hard?
also would it be possible you could post FlashVideoBundle.CAB here to avoid registeration at that site?

[mikeeey]

not compatible with opera you say? is there a way at all to make it compatible or would this be too hard?
also would it be possible you could post FlashVideoBundle.CAB here to avoid registeration at that site?

nvm i couldnt wait so i downloaded it and here it is:

[indiekiduk]

cool works well on the excalibur. Shame theres no skip forward or back though, just a weird speed control thing.

[coderaja]

works great on hermes. pretty good. thanks

[djp3k05]

on my tornado i get an error: could not open url! i have a edge connection, and i use a orange proxy. i think cause this is the problem, in tcmp i don't have were to set my proxy connection. :(

[djp3k05]

the first error was on video.google.com. the seccond error: video not avaible.(may have been removed) i get it on mobtube, youtube.

[zoidster]

Works on my Ameo , absolutely briliiantly - Really surpassed my expectaions of how youtube would ever be on a mobie !
OK ,so I am going Via Skweezer AND using a good HSDPA connection - but even so , the videos appear to load QUICKER than they do on my PC (mac actually) with a 6mb connection !
I suspect the performance would be not as good on a vanilla 3G connection - but that is hardly the hardware / softwares fault

Thank you very much ! only last week , a friend tried to impress me by showing me "youtube" on his n95 , which was really a pixelated , postage stamp sized picture , over a pre selected 10 or so videos - I can't wait to see his face when I show him this !

[deedee]

Works perfectly on my Trinity, am going to try and sort it on my Alpine (WM2003SE), will report back.

[djp3k05]

any help for me?

[Bushrod]

Still testing here. I have TCPMP embedded in ROM so I had to edit the CAB's default install directory to \Windows.

Google Video works while docked. Can't test YouTube yet because it's blocked here!

[shlomki]

on my tornado i get an error: could not open url! i have a edge connection, and i use a orange proxy. i think cause this is the problem, in tcmp i don't have were to set my proxy connection. :(
same problem here.

when cradled - works perfectly.
when connecting via 3g gprs and a proxy - doesn't work.

anyone else having this?
could someone without a proxy try to use his gprs connection to see if it works?

[tocache]

works great! thanks for the info!

[EazyVG]

Great piece of code .... works on my HTC P3300.

[Tatchan]

same problem here.

when cradled - works perfectly.
when connecting via 3g gprs and a proxy - doesn't work.

anyone else having this?
could someone without a proxy try to use his gprs connection to see if it works?

I have no proxy with my 3G connection, works great. But the files are quite large, around 20MB for 10 mins video, watch out.

[Meteo]

im on edge going through proxy, doesnt work. just says video not available, may have been removed.

[Meteo]

Just tested on wifi and it worked like a charm

Doesnt work through proxy which my GPRS connection uses, what a disappointment...

hopefully someone will fix this.

[livejamie]

this is fantastic thank you!

[highmighty]

Hi there!

Could this also work on http://m.youtube.com ? Would be nice!

Thank you for your time

[Menneisyys]

Hi there!

Could this also work on http://m.youtube.com ? Would be nice!

Thank you for your time

Read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=313961

[Jeff]

Enclosed is the CAB version of above-discussed topic... Ready to install

Enjoy :)

[xanbo]

Enclosed is the CAB version of above-discussed topic... Ready to install

Enjoy :)

Cool, I'll try this tonight!

Thanks for all the helpful info in this thread!!!

[highmighty]

Would that "YouTube_PocketPC.cab" work on a smartphone, e.g. Tornado with WM6 on it?

Thanks

[twing27]

Excellent - works like a charm!!!
Thanks

[cktlcmd]

Enclosed is the CAB version of above-discussed topic... Ready to install

Enjoy :)

Does this have to be installed in the main memory or can I install this on my SD Card?

---

[Menneisyys]

Does this have to be installed in the main memory or can I install this on my SD Card?

---

On the card too.

[hendrixus]

Works great on my x50v, thanks.

[cktlcmd]

On the card too.

Thanks for the response. :) One more clarification please. If I do install it in the SD Card, where do the downloaded files go? Does it eat up the Main Memory or since it is installed in the Card, does the downloaded files also goes there?

---

[zetajunkie]

Works great on the startrek (3125). What sort of buffer settings are people using?

[whistler4ever]

works nicely on wlan, but sucks that it doesnt work on edge (gprs).

[hotdog53]

Enclosed is the CAB version of above-discussed topic... Ready to install

Enjoy :)

I downloaded the cab file and installed the program to the SD card on my 8125.Question: where is the installed program?I've looked everywhere in the directory for it, I even did a soft reset, but I still couldn't find.The closest I got is that the name of the program appears in the remove programs list.

[Urthwhyte]

I downloaded the cab file and installed the program to the SD card on my 8125.Question: where is the installed program?I've looked everywhere in the directory for it, I even did a soft reset, but I still couldn't find.The closest I got is that the name of the program appears in the remove programs list.

You also need to install TCPMP, which can be had at the TreoCentral link.

[hotdog53]

You also need to install TCPMP, which can be had at the TreoCentral link.

I installed TCPMP ages ago... I even looked in the TCPMP folder for anything resembling the download..nothing.

[cktlcmd]

:) One more clarification please. If I do install it in the SD Card, where do the downloaded files go? Does it eat up the Main Memory or since it is installed in the Card, does the downloaded files also goes there?

---

bump........

[Urthwhyte]

I installed TCPMP ages ago... I even looked in the TCPMP folder for anything resembling the download..nothing.

In that case, you should be good to go, it doesn't appear any different to me either, but now whenever I click on a YouTube or Google Video link, it starts playing almost straight away over wifi.

[RajunCajun]

I installed TCPMP ages ago... I even looked in the TCPMP folder for anything resembling the download..nothing.

Do you have TCPMP installed on your SD card? They need to be installed in the same location.

[pj415]

is me just me or is this not working anymore? i just looked at youtube today and this is not working anymore...anybody else get the same results?

[BBowermaster]

Not working, YouTube made changes. Plugin maker is working on a fix.

[Menneisyys]

Not working, YouTube made changes. Plugin maker is working on a fix.

Bad news, thansk for reorting this - please keep us posted when there's news so that I can announce it to the entire WM world ASAP.

[aximwm6]

Hi guys,

I have installed TCPMP and Videostreamer on my wm6 ppc. When I try to link to youtube.com it auto re-directs me to m.youtube.

How do I stop this from happening?

Thanks,

[MaliciousKen]

Not working, YouTube made changes. Plugin maker is working on a fix.

i should have dropped by this forum to make a check! I thought there was something wrong with my phone that render me unable to view youtube vidoes. I even made a hard reset and reinstalled TCPMP and the flash bundle!

OMG .. now gotta reinstall all other programs again.

Hopefully there will be a fix soon.

Cheers.

[Menneisyys]

Quick warning: IEM plugin-based YouTube tools currently don't work!

I've just been reported (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1462059&postcount=39) YouTube has changed the HTML layout; hence, the well-known IEM plug-in (http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&title=yet_another_great_way_to_play_youtube_go&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1) to play back YouTube automatically from IEM doesn't work for the time being. I'll announce at once when there's a newer, compatible version.

For the time being, you can still use the tutorial HERE (http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&p=2129&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1), as it doesn't depend on a plug-in and, therefore, still works.

[Bushrod]

It looks like a fix is out, Version 1.2. I haven't tried it yet.

http://discussion.treocentral.com/showthread.php?t=148801

[Menneisyys]

As was reported (http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&title=quick_warning_tcpmp_based_youtube_tools&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1) some days ago, YouTube has changed the layout of their pages, resulting in the best IEM plug-in (http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&title=yet_another_great_way_to_play_youtube_go&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1) not working.

Now the author of the plug-in has just released a new (1.2) version, which fixes this problem. See his original post (http://discussion.treocentral.com/showpost.php?p=1319431&postcount=1) for the download.

BTW, there is also an interesting post on playing back YouTube videos via YouTube Pocket (http://ytpocket.ath.cx/) HERE (http://www.aximsite.com/boards/1059145407-post11.html).

[EazyVG]

Somebody post the latest plugin 1.2 here as registration on the other forum is required to download it.

[Merlin_reloaded]

Somebody post the latest plugin 1.2 here as registration on the other forum is required to download it.

Something seems wrong with me today.....:D

[Urthwhyte]

We really should create a thread consolidating all of the various pros and cons of each method. If I could have your permisson Menneisyys, I wouldn't mind testing the various applications and creating a YouTube on your PocketPC Guide.

[livejamie]

We really should create a thread consolidating all of the various pros and cons of each method. If I could have your permisson Menneisyys, I wouldn't mind testing the various applications and creating a YouTube on your PocketPC Guide.

that would be spectacular

[cktlcmd]

Something seems wrong with me today.....:D

Does this plug-in now works? What happened to the reports of others that it is not working anymore?

---

[bankir]

Awesome!! works on my 818Pro (WM6.0) on WiFi connection!

[mrmond]

I have an spv E650 aka htc vox
new plugin update not compatible with existing tcpmp version.
cannot download version of tcpmp in post as is ppc version which wont install.
Is there a smartphone update od tcpmp ?
mine says rc 1 7.2 which is same as ppc version in post.

just removed tcpmp and the plugin and downloaded the smarthphone version from the plugin authors original post and 1.2 plugin.
Definately not working on vox. ffmpeg and ffsplitter error message. tcpmp then opens with unknown file format.
Major bummer.

[Menneisyys]

I have an spv E650 aka htc vox
new plugin update not compatible with existing tcpmp version.
cannot download version of tcpmp in post as is ppc version which wont install.
Is there a smartphone update od tcpmp ?
mine says rc 1 7.2 which is same as ppc version in post.

just removed tcpmp and the plugin and downloaded the smarthphone version from the plugin authors original post and 1.2 plugin.
Definately not working on vox. ffmpeg and ffsplitter error message. tcpmp then opens with unknown file format.
Major bummer.

The SP TCPMP version is NOT the same as the PPC one, as has also been pointed out in my previous posts / tutorials. Get it from http://picard.exceed.hu/tcpmp/test/tcpmp.smartphone.0.72RC1.cab

[mrmond]

The SP TCPMP version is NOT the same as the PPC one, as has also been pointed out in my previous posts / tutorials. Get it from http://picard.exceed.hu/tcpmp/test/tcpmp.smartphone.0.72RC1.cab

Hi Menneisyys,
Thanks for your reply.
I don't know what gave you the impression that I was trying to use the ppc version though as I said "just removed tcpmp and the plugin and downloaded the smartphone version from the plugin authors original post and 1.2 plugin."

I had the smartphone version working until youtube changed their html as reported previously.

What I had said was the file in the attachment WAS the ppc version, not that I had tried to install this.
Following your post I have uninstalled both tcpmp & flashvideobundle from the vox then soft reset.
I installed tcpmp from your link,soft reset again then installed flashvideobundle 1.2 & soft reset. Just to make sure everything was removed cleanly & installed cleanly.
Connected up via wi-fi to the full youtube site.
Slected a video and got this again:
FLVFFMPEG plugin is not compatible with current player version. Please update!
FLVSPLITTER plugin is not compatible with current player version. Please update!
TCPMP then appears with url of slected video
Player:http://chi-v300.chi.youtube.com/get_video?video_id=IOIxoj86H38 Unknown file format!

Have included this info because you seem to think I have used the incorrect version.
No.I had already tried to use the smartphone 0.72RC1 version and the new flashvideo bundle.
I have tried these above steps in front of the pc while typing this post for my benefit to make sure I hadn't missed anything.
If you or anyone else have some more suggestions,especially someone who has got full youtube access working on a htc vox/S710/E650 again & the steps you took that would be great.

I am a newbie to this forum and the vox but not smartphones,windows mobile or spvs in general so can follow instructions,guides and registry tweaks having used both since the original SPV and windows mobile 2002 on pda's

I appreciate any help especially from experienced members such as yourself Menneisyys but check my original post for what I said as your reply makes it seem like I was trying to do something stupid (which if I had been trying to use the ppc version on a smartphone, indeed I would have been)

Thanks.

[Menneisyys]

Sorry for the misunderstanding - I was (and still is - this is why I don't give you a definite answer) in a hurry and didn't read your post very thoroughly; I thought you used the wrong CAB file.

I'll test the new, 1.2 CAB file on my Smartphones to see what the problem is caused by.

[mrmond]

thanks.

sorry if I sounded a bit put out.

MrMond

[aximwm6]

Hi

When I try to connect to youtube, I get redirected to m.youtube.

How do i stop this from happening?

thanks

[mrmond]

Hi

When I try to connect to youtube, I get redirected to m.youtube.

How do i stop this from happening?

thanks

Youtube detects you are connecting up from a mobile browser.
Just scroll to the bottom of the page and select the classic link

you can try saving this as a favorite but youtube still detects how you connect next time anyway.

MrMond
Orange SPV specialist

[jdac21]

thanks works great when you read guid properly hint you guys having problems

[beppomarx]

is this still working for everyone? I just reflashed to schaps 3.60 and reinstalled everything and now clicking on youtube videos does nothing... not even a redirect. just wanted to try and pinpoint that this software or script is still working with youtube for others.

[highmighty]

yep it still works

[nielsassa]

Try to use the New Flash Video Bundle Version 1.2 (http://discussion.treocentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=15633&d=1188267783) as describe HERE (http://discussion.treocentral.com/showpost.php?p=1319431&postcount=1). The older one (version 1.1 or older) doesn't worked anymore with youtube.


|niels|


is this still working for everyone? I just reflashed to schaps 3.60 and reinstalled everything and now clicking on youtube videos does nothing... not even a redirect. just wanted to try and pinpoint that this software or script is still working with youtube for others.

[groovdafied]

I have a HTC Mogul (Sprint 6800), and I followed the instructions and downloaded the latest flashbundle to comply to the youtube.com changes. I soft-reset the phone as the instructions say.

Using only IE on the WM6, I go to youtube.com (not the m.youtube.com) and clicked on any video I see. The unit will show the spinning wheel of death, and nothing after that.

Anybody experience the same issue?

**EDIT**

Ok, I just found out that only some of the links work, and when it finally buffers to my TCMP player, it stalls on the video about every 3-5 seconds. Any help will be appreciated!

[galt]

Ok, I just found out that only some of the links work, and when it finally buffers to my TCMP player, it stalls on the video about every 3-5 seconds. Any help will be appreciated!What network connection type are you using? Strong wifi seems to be fine, but perhaps if you're trying to stream over the 1xrtt network (w/out EVDO) you'd have those kinds of problems...

[groovdafied]

What network connection type are you using? Strong wifi seems to be fine, but perhaps if you're trying to stream over the 1xrtt network (w/out EVDO) you'd have those kinds of problems...

WOw i'm such an idiot... After doing a hard reset, and playing around with the TCMP player, I had the video driver set incorrectly, which duplicated the issue. After switching back to the default driver, it worked like a charm.

Now my video is playing almost FLAWLESLY, but (there's always a but :rolleyes: ) the video is about a second or two ahead of the audio. Anyway ideas to sync it up?

[tcSPVm3100]

im getting an error "2.1 for windows Mobile 5 will support Flash 7 content autored for mobile devices only"
What have I, or more likely, not done?

[secretsexyninja]

im assuming this wont work with other flash video sites. is there a way to get this to work with other sites or does the script have to be written based off each sites code?

[ds07]

i followed the tutorial and did everything.

only thing is that when i go to youtube.com on my mobile and want to play a video, the device starts "streaming media player" to play the video and not TCMP.

how do i use the TCMP player as the default player?

thanks for the help.

[skydirt]

could someone please post the full supported site list? I have done the install property and can view youtube videos with no problems.
However, there is no Start > Programs > Video sites. so I have bl idea what all sites are. thanks!

ps : I use a Bell htc touch cdma, wm6 pro

[jdagreek]

I am trying to get this installed but it always seems to launch the RealOne Player .... I am not sure if I installed Real Player or does it come included ... I saw someone posted a RegEdit to point the player to windows ????

[sna]

i installed everything as the post said. Video is choppy while the audio is fine. How do I fix it? I'm using a HTC prophet with wm6.

[highmighty]

Does anyone had the chance to compare the results from an internal or storage card installation of TCPMP? Does it plays better while TCPMP is installed internally?

Thank you all for your time,

highmighty

[mrmond]

As far as I can tell theres no difference.
Clip is streamed anyway.
I always use omap clock to set phone at 240mhz which stops video being choppy.

[littld]

This doesn't work on my prophet - every link says "Video not available (may have been removed)."

[tnyynt]

Hi! Read the whole thread, installed TCP and the newest bundle and I get an error: youtube swf args not found.
Still no mobile flash solution.

[eksekki]

Hi! Read the whole thread, installed TCP and the newest bundle and I get an error: youtube swf args not found.
Still no mobile flash solution.

Latest, as in Skunkworks FlashVideoBundle v1.4.4 (http://deblor-freewaresmartphone.blogspot.com/2008/03/skunkworks-flashvideobundle-v144.html) downloadable from here (http://rapidshare.com/files/97700820/FlashVideoBundle_v1.4.4.rar)? I haven't had any problems with it. Previous versions gave that args not found error.

[Menneisyys]

Also read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=387986