Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

Use MPEG4 video codec instead of h264 (avoid h264 until PR 1.2, then N9 might has better decoder) ... I have converted some Youtube files, even with very high resolution and they works well when I have chosen MPEG4 video codec ....

I have used mainly "Freemake Video Converter" and "Any Video Converter", but I think "Mediacoder" is just OK too ...

I have many movies too (unconverted ones) on my N9. All movies works great when MPEG4 video codec is used (it does not matter what file type (folder); mp4, avi, mkv ... and these movies look really great on N9 display ...

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

Yes, due to higher DPI, the difference wasn't that great. However, I may also have been blinded by the initial excitement of finally owning the N9. :p

But objectively speaking, SGS2 does have a visibly more crisp non-pentile matrix AMOLED and it's also quite a bit larger. It may not be as bright as the N9 display but after using N9 for a while, I would rather the non-pentile SGS2 screen at that size/resolution/dpi as N9 display just doesn't look as crisp on white texts etc. Maybe I'm just more sensitive/picky but it is visible. Heck, I see the negatives of pentile matrix even on the Galaxy Note with its higher DPI 1280x800 AMOLED display. (although, it is at a higher dpi/resolution which makes it much closer to being it a non-issue)

Here's what I use:
http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...2&postcount=57

Thanks to jalyst and jakiman. I prefer Mediacoder more since it has support for embedded subtitles with many subtitle formats , it's quite fast with cuda enandcoding.

Any idea how pr1.2 will improve codec support?

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

No idea really. I was told they may fix/improve H264 main profile support but nothing beyond that. Only way to know is to sift through the commits in PR1.2 from link below. Might take a while. =P

http://meego.gitorious.org/meegotouc.../Harmattan_1.2

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

Yes it did, kinda, wasn't all that great & fully integrated etc

I never said processing was to be done before sending.

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

Oh yeah of course it's not quite as good in that usage scenario.
But I was speaking from the perspective of videos & most images.
It should be a non-issue there....

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

Maybe submit a enhancement request in the tracker?
They'll eventually resolve it if there's a solution coming in 1.2 or 1.3.
Otherwise they'll slap a big fat WONTFIX on it...

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

Can you play any video file which hasn't gone through iTunes in an iPhone? So yes, A4 is more powerfull than N9's SOC but N9 still plays more formats right?

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

Oh, well, yeah! The closed nature of the iPhone (and, for that matter, most of the "smartphones" out there) is why I ditched my iPhone years ago and have no interest in ever going back. (I would love to see iPhone-like hardware running an open operating system. Heck, I would love to see an iPhone just running OS X for that matter, at least you'd be able to use it to do something useful.)

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

I registered minutes ago just to post about the codec potential.

I happened to visit http://www.ittiam.com/en/Embedded/Pl...0p-Bundle.aspx (via google search) which states the following:

So, this is a software issue anyway and can be resolved given enough dev resource.

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

So did 1.2 bring improved codec support as was hoped?

We need to look into OC'ing the DSP, heck even the CPU/GPU.
Need to squeeze more out of this baby! :)

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

Not based on my experience with the PR1.2 'beta' on the N950. In fact, some downloaded 480p YouTube videos that played perfectly in the stock player in PR1.1 now fail in PR1.2 'beta'. I don't know if the final release is any different.

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

Yeah you said that before in this thread IIRC, but thanks!

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

So n9 can't play 720p? If that is true I have to say thatThat is hilarious :D

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

How about displaying a attention span that's greater than a gnat's?

Try going back at least 10-pages and having a good read...
Things aren't always black & white, sometimes there's shades of grey.

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

It it still pretty amazing that a Raspberry Pi for 25$ can play 1080p video, and our beloved n9 for 500$+ can't even play base profile 720p smoothly...

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

Yeah, that's the unfortunate side of the old OMAP3 chip on N9. Rasperry Pi's cpu is abysmally slow, but it has separate GPU/decode chip that supports 1080p.
And yeah, some videos that worked (badly) on PR1.1, just error on PR1.2.

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

So much for freaking improved codecs... :(
Hopefully the community will eventually salvage something that we can swap-in.
OC'ing can't come soon enough too....

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

Previously on PR1.1, the video player will try to play any video, even if it lagged or stuttered terribly. Some videos were still watchable.

Now though, on PR1.2, if any video uses > X% of CPU/GPU, it goes...

You can't play these type of files on this device.

It's not a bug, it's a feature.

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

Noticed that too.. And I guess this is supposed to be an "improvement"

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

That's a joke, I hope there's a way to circumvent that eventually.

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

Use Mplayer & Kmplayer. You can play lots of different videotypes with mplayer and videoperformance is better with mplayer. Of course not "Superbetter" :D

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

Is a pre-compiled version of MPlayer for Harmattan already around somewhere?

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

Here you are: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=80031

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

so can MPlayer play files of 720p n higher?

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

Which reminds me of an N8 -- how difficult can it be to get it all right in one device...
Add a few cm's of silicon FTW :confused:

At least the N9 is available for purchase, the Raspberry hardly ;)

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

now you all know why i told you, why nokia didnt give it latest chipset? omap4 will be so f*ckin cool, no offende here, just a lil bit dissapointment, if this is they(nokia) last maemo device, why dont they give it at least some mid chipset? sorry if my quote sound like an hater, but fyi i love maemo. ..

p.s send it from my N900

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

Nokia N9 useless. Its a shitphone!

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

Yeah I know about them but still, wanted to see improvements w/the stock app, not regressions.

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

I found this thread cause i discovered all the videos I transferred from my N8, taken from my N8 are not playing on my N9. I knew it was somewhat laggy on Pr1.1, but PR1.2 changed it to show that stupid message. Like it plays part way and then suddenly the message appears.

Man Nokia, make it so I can play N8 videos at least!

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

Funny, you are couple years too late to ask for hardware changes to N9. :)

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

:) nobody knows the actual hardware until it's released it seems anyways :D

Didn't expect a regression in this part... I think the N8 HD videos are not that crazy high anyhow compared to some others. N9 should handle it.

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

Kmplayer+mplayer is a good choice , it still doesn't play properly 720p even at 1350mhz , it plays the video but the framerate is lower , somewhere around 20fps , still better than getting an error like default mediaplayer does .

by the way ... Sometimes the default mediaplayer gives that cannot play error even at 480p videos , something is wrong ...

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

unsupported codec?

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

Maybe a s*** codec , as long as the MKplayer can play 720p videos very smooth just a bit slower . Even with 480p videos the default media player lags .

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

Video playback a tiny bit jerky after PR 1.2 update!!!!
I have a black version of the N9 16GB (Made in Finland) and all the videos downloaded from YouTube or N8 and snatchy video play!
Playing and downloading video program "CuteTube" and the video is smooth. This video replay on your phone and is choppy. Where is the mistake?
It is necessary to solve this problem Nokia as soon as possible.

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

Hi,

Does any ffmpeg or mencoder expert know correct parameters to encode this kind of video? I guess 2 Mbps would be enough.

I have been using settings proposed by rasteroid here, but I am not quite happy with the video quality. There are too much all kinds of artefacts visible on encoded videos.

Thanks

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

That page atleast had wrong resolution 864 vs 854, I just fixed the wiki to 854, if you have encoded with 864, then try to reencode first.

Re: Video playback epic fail: My N8 plays 1080p My N9 couldn't even play 720p
 

Now what does this come down to?

I only read the 1st seven pages, sorry. But if that's what I wanted, what would be THE BEST SETTINGS?

I know h264.mp4 @basic profile (3.1) + AAC.
What settings are advised for
- video bitrate, CBR and period max. (as in VBR)?
- are these settings the same for 854x480 and 1280x720?
- encoder (mainconcept, ffmpeg, ...)?
- is framerate kinda fixed @ 30 fps or might 25 fps improve playback as of less frames?

Talking about playback with the default player on N9 here.
What would be second and third best choice for codec?