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2011-02-17
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Even with extra decoders, the stock media player isn't that great. Use Mplayer or VLC instead. VLC even has hardware acceleration now.
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2011-02-17
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I was not aware that VLC was available for maemo. I will certainly try it out, thank you!
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2011-02-17
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Originally Posted by GameboyRMH
I don't seem to find any of these in the application installer... When searching for Mplayer i only get Mplayer Movie player (command-line only). And VLC no hits except vlc-remote.
Even with extra decoders, the stock media player isn't that great. Use Mplayer or VLC instead. VLC even has hardware acceleration now.
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2011-02-17
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Mplayer is CLI-only, although there are some GUI frontends for it (like KMplayer). To install VLC you have to add a repo:
Last edited by GameboyRMH; 2011-02-17 at 15:04.
Code:
Catalog name: VLC Web Address: http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/maemo/ Distribution: fremantle Components: free
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2011-02-17
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vlc player doesnt play mkv. as far as i know there is no way to play mkv on the n900 correct me if i'm wrong..
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2011-02-17
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MKV's are playable, but the video file inside the MKV isn't playable due codec, profile or resolution.
Nowadays most anime is in 720P AVC video with AAC audio.
AVC* = no problem
AAC = no problem
720P = problem
(For all supported codecs: http://wiki.maemo.org/N900_Media_Support )
N900 can't play over its naitive resolution of 800x480 (Well 2 pixels above that would work too)
So the solution is:
Convert the MKV's to MKV's with a lower resolution
The optimal resolution to convert from 720P = 800x448
The only downside is, you'll lose the fancy .a-s-s subtitles but that something you'll have to accept..
(Or you'll need to extract the .a-s-s from the MKV, but I don't know if the N900 supports .a-s-s subtitles with "subtitle support". .srt works fine though)
Hope this helps!
Further info on encoding: http://wiki.maemo.org/Video_encoding
*AVC is usually no problem but In combination with H264 with an high profile(Most anime) it won't play, even in a lower resolution.
The N900 only supports the 3.0 Baseline profile
Last edited by Maharadja; 2011-02-17 at 19:20. Reason: Swear filter thingy
Nowadays most anime is in 720P AVC video with AAC audio.
AVC* = no problem
AAC = no problem
720P = problem
(For all supported codecs: http://wiki.maemo.org/N900_Media_Support )
N900 can't play over its naitive resolution of 800x480 (Well 2 pixels above that would work too)
So the solution is:
Convert the MKV's to MKV's with a lower resolution
The optimal resolution to convert from 720P = 800x448
The only downside is, you'll lose the fancy .a-s-s subtitles but that something you'll have to accept..
(Or you'll need to extract the .a-s-s from the MKV, but I don't know if the N900 supports .a-s-s subtitles with "subtitle support". .srt works fine though)
Hope this helps!
Further info on encoding: http://wiki.maemo.org/Video_encoding
*AVC is usually no problem but In combination with H264 with an high profile(Most anime) it won't play, even in a lower resolution.
The N900 only supports the 3.0 Baseline profile
Last edited by Maharadja; 2011-02-17 at 19:20. Reason: Swear filter thingy
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2011-02-17
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Is there any screenshots of VLC player?
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2011-02-18
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Here's the latest release...
http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...&postcount=386
Greetz,
..::J4ZZ::..
http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...&postcount=386
Greetz,
..::J4ZZ::..
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2011-02-18
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i managed to play *.mkv video files with SIB player and extra decoders. You should try this one!.
Thanks in advance