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[GuestD0411]

Apologies if this is an inappropriate question.

I have seen references to MX Player being made available for Tizen and that it is also a music player.

I have a Samsung Smart TV running Tizen which has a rubbish player...is there a version of MX Player that would work for me, please. (I am new to smart TV, just two days)


Polly

 

[mehulugohil243]

Mx player getting stuck after upgrade to 5.1.1 on Xperia z1

Hi i had recently upgraded my Xperia z1 to 5.1.1 from 5.0.1
I m able to open the player but when i open any video and drag a bit.. The player gets stuck and i get a popup after 15 seconds that the mxplayer not responding and click on wait or ok. This happens on any videos. Please help.

 

[lozias]

Please add features to watch video in sbs (sidebyside) virtual reality
Thx

 

[CDB-Man]

Apologies if this is an inappropriate question.

I have seen references to MX Player being made available for Tizen and that it is also a music player.

I have a Samsung Smart TV running Tizen which has a rubbish player...is there a version of MX Player that would work for me, please. (I am new to smart TV, just two days)


Polly

http://www.tizenstore.com/main/getMain.as

Doesn't look like an official port. It looks like a 3rd party port by "OPENMOBILE WORLD WIDE INC".
Therefore, no officially supported...

Hi i had recently upgraded my Xperia z1 to 5.1.1 from 5.0.1
I m able to open the player but when i open any video and drag a bit.. The player gets stuck and i get a popup after 15 seconds that the mxplayer not responding and click on wait or ok. This happens on any videos. Please help.

Hmm, it suggests that their media framework changed with the firmware upgrade... @bleu8888 will have to take a look.

Please add features to watch video in sbs (sidebyside) virtual reality
Thx

http://xdaforums.com/apps/mx-player/sticky-google-cardboard-vr-3d-videos-t2888991

 

[GuestD0411]

Thanks CDB-Man....that is a great help. I will take a look at it.

 

[RemeCA]

I have MX Player Pro 1.7.40 with custom codec 1.7.32 installed on my Motorola Moto G 2014, and I'm having an issue with aspect ratio. When I play MKV files that are 4:3 (640x480) they are stretched to fill the whole screen (1280x720.) I can manually resize it each time I start a video, but I was hoping there is a way to make it show the correct aspect ratio every time. This happens with the setting "Correct Aspect Ratio" both checked and unchecked, and in all codec modes, HW+, HW, and Software. Thanks.

 

[bleu8888]

http://www.tizenstore.com/main/getMain.as

Doesn't look like an official port. It looks like a 3rd party port by "OPENMOBILE WORLD WIDE INC".
Therefore, no officially supported...

Hmm, it suggests that their media framework changed with the firmware upgrade... @bleu8888 will have to take a look.


http://xdaforums.com/apps/mx-player/sticky-google-cardboard-vr-3d-videos-t2888991

This is an official port to Tizen, OpenMobile World is a company providing Android virtual machine for Tizen.

 

[CDB-Man]

This is an official port to Tizen, OpenMobile World is a company providing Android virtual machine for Tizen.

Hmm, interesting, good to know then!

I have MX Player Pro 1.7.40 with custom codec 1.7.32 installed on my Motorola Moto G 2014, and I'm having an issue with aspect ratio. When I play MKV files that are 4:3 (640x480) they are stretched to fill the whole screen (1280x720.) I can manually resize it each time I start a video, but I was hoping there is a way to make it show the correct aspect ratio every time. This happens with the setting "Correct Aspect Ratio" both checked and unchecked, and in all codec modes, HW+, HW, and Software. Thanks.

The files may have a stored aspect ratio of 4:3, but if it is a DVD rip, it is possible that the video is anamorphic and renders at 16:9, which is intended. Can you post/check the mediainfo of your file?

 

[RemeCA]

The files may have a stored aspect ratio of 4:3, but if it is a DVD rip, it is possible that the video is anamorphic and renders at 16:9, which is intended. Can you post/check the mediainfo of your file?

Is this what you need to know?

Format                                   : Matroska
Format version                           : Version 2
File size                                : 751 MiB
Duration                                 : 1h 10mn
Overall bit rate                         : 1 496 Kbps
Writing application                      : HandBrake 0.9.6
Writing library                          : libmkv 0.6.5

Video
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : Main@L3
Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames                : 4 frames
Codec ID                                 : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration                                 : 1h 10mn
Bit rate                                 : 1 274 Kbps
Width                                    : 720 pixels
Height                                   : 576 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 4:3
Frame rate mode                          : Constant
Frame rate                               : 25.000 fps
Standard                                 : PAL
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.123
Stream size                              : 639 MiB (85%)
Writing library                          : x264 core 120
Encoding settings                        : cabac=1 / ref=1 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x1:0x111 / me=hex / subme=2 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=0 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=0 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / threads=6 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=10 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=20.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=3 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Language                                 : English
Default                                  : Yes
Forced                                   : No
Color range                              : Limited
Color primaries                          : BT.601 NTSC
Transfer characteristics                 : BT.709
Matrix coefficients                      : BT.601

 

[Saiyan26]

Hi, I downloaded the latest version on my Galaxy Tab S2, but I'm having trouble locating my SD card files. I can find my media folders located on the SD card when adding folders in the settings, but they don't show up in the menu.

 

[CDB-Man]

Hi, I downloaded the latest version on my Galaxy Tab S2, but I'm having trouble locating my SD card files. I can find my media folders located on the SD card when adding folders in the settings, but they don't show up in the menu.

Did you trigger a manual rescan by clicking the refresh menu already?

Is this what you need to know?

Width                                    : 720 pixels
Height                                   : 576 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 4:3

Yeah, when you look at this, while the display aspect ratio is 4:3, the actual pixel aspect ratio is 5:4. The quoted resolution is not always the resolution intended for viewing.

This being said, aspect ratio and zoom are separate issues. You can change the zoom by pressing the zoom button, which is the last button on the right hand side of the playback interface controls. The default MX behaviour is "fit to screen". If you change it to something like "100%", it will show the video with no zoom, and it should remember this preference across videos.

 

[Saiyan26]

Did you trigger a manual rescan by clicking the refresh menu already?

Yes. The only 2 folders that pop up are located in the internal memory containing a Google Hangouts voicemail and the Hangouts ringtone.

 

[Kuribayashi Minami]

Any info about new releases? Latest beta has Build date: 3-JUL-2015, latest stable - 11 june.

 

[Earnd]

Hi guys,
Would u tell me about HW decoder, HW+ decoder & SW decoder in simple ways?
And how about the pros & cons of those
I just downloaded mxplayer today & dont know which the best configuration since in my opinion they're similiary good
Thanks before

 

[CDB-Man]

Hi guys,
Would u tell me about HW decoder, HW+ decoder & SW decoder in simple ways?
And how about the pros & cons of those
I just downloaded mxplayer today & dont know which the best configuration since in my opinion they're similiary good
Thanks before

To put it very simply, assuming your device can handle it, whenever available for the video you are playing:
HW+ > HW > SW

HW+ is MX's version of hardware acceleration with "extra" features, the most preferred mode if available for that video on your device.
HW is native hardware acceleration by the device.
SW you should only use when HW+ / HW cannot play your video properly, as SW means no hardware graphics acceleration and therefore more battery usage.

Any info about new releases? Latest beta has Build date: 3-JUL-2015, latest stable - 11 june.

Not sure, that is up to the developer; he's currently working on a few larger items in the background, so don't know his timeframe.

Yes. The only 2 folders that pop up are located in the internal memory containing a Google Hangouts voicemail and the Hangouts ringtone.

Hmm, perhaps it is the same SD card access issue as with Android 4.4... if you transfer the videos to the internal, then is MX able to detect? If yes then it definitely sounds like a similar issue with the Galaxy S5 that cannot be fixed: http://xdaforums.com/apps/mx-player/bug-delete-files-external-sdcard-t2728521

 

[Vlad9ck]

Is it possible to smoothly zoom video on device without multituch (tv-box)?

 

[Mrwirez]

OK thank you... Belatedly

 

[CDB-Man]

Is it possible to smoothly zoom video on device without multituch (tv-box)?

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=62829612&postcount=33

 

[dalol]

i'm getting the message "no subtitles found" , every try i'm trying to search , it was working before but not now..

 

[fureien]

this may be a dumb question but is there any benefit of using VLC vs MX player?

i have been using MX player for a very long time but i found VLC supports things like rtsp as well.