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Blu Ray on HD2 [PICS INSIDE]

So, I have finally managed to rip one of my BD movies to my computer, and then converted it to .mp4 with Mp4ForHD.
The quality is extremely good, and 90% of the time, the picture is crystal clear, however i think that the HD2 is capable of playing movies with even higher bitrate than what Mp4ForHD can create. I don't know how to fix this myself, but untill someone does, we can only imagine how good the picture quality could be.
But I've captured some pics, for you to see, tell me what you think. Its from the movie Inglorious Bastards.
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If you want a feeling of the video quality on your own device, download the pictures (Right click; Save As) and then copy them to your HD2. Then watch the images in the gallery, and see for yourself.

can you share your settings ?

dorigny said:
can you share your settings ?
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for me too, please?...

Me too
Good job

Share what settings? For the BD rip? For Mp4ForHD converter? Or for HD2 itself?

Stoferr said:
Share what settings? For the BD rip? For Mp4ForHD converter? Or for HD2 itself?
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Easy reply, All of the above.

My contribution, look at the middle it' really impressive :
http://rapidshare.com/files/3269272...lina_1080p_IMPRESIONANTE_._bY_AkerrA.mp4.html

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dorigny said:
My contribution, look at the middle it' really impressive :
http://rapidshare.com/files/3269272...lina_1080p_IMPRESIONANTE_._bY_AkerrA.mp4.html
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This file is neither allocated to a Premium Account, or a Collector's Account, and can therefore only be downloaded 10 times.
This limit is reached.
Please repost.

Not to take anything away from the OP but this isn't Blu-Ray on an HD2. It's transcoded video.
It's not different to ripping a DVD to DivX or something and playing it surely?

how big was the file before and after it was converted?

It's "blue ray" as a normal dvd doesn't have a resolution like this. A normal dvd has a resolution below this, therefore there is a difference whether you convert a "blue ray" or a dvd to 800x480. Did you get it?
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which program was used for conversion?

Mp4forHD now has a higher allowed bitrate of 1600 kbps...this should allow for better quality video. However, imho, 1800-2000kbps is the sweet spot for HD converts...I do that for all my HD converts for HD2 and they play fine....only concern is not to hit more than 2gb per file.
Not sure if TS is converting videos to fit 800x480? I would advise to convert videos retaining aspect ratio, and if there is a need to view videos without the black bars, just press the fit to screen button.
Keeping with the theme, here's 2 shots I encoded of the IB HD sample. 16mb for 1min of video....that should be around 2hrs of video to stay within the 2gb limit.

Benz-Driver said:
It's "blue ray" as a normal dvd doesn't have a resolution like this. A normal dvd has a resolution below this, therefore there is a difference whether you convert a "blue ray" or a dvd to 800x480. Did you get it?
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which program was used for conversion?
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Blue ray is 1080p , 720P is sufficient, BUt I get your point

I'm waiting for a 16gb microsd. In the meanwhile I'm encoding some of my 720p hdrip from mkv format to mp4 at the leo resolution (800 x 4xx). Whit the program I'm using I can select bitrate and size. So what is the maximum bitrate I can select? And what is the maximum file size the htc player can support?
Thank you.

giamic said:
I'm waiting for a 16gb microsd. In the meanwhile I'm encoding some of my 720p hdrip from mkv format to mp4 at the leo resolution (800 x 4xx). Whit the program I'm using I can select bitrate and size. So what is the maximum bitrate I can select? And what is the maximum file size the htc player can support?
Thank you.
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I would recommend nothing more than 2000kbps for video. Max file size for video is 2gb.

Thank you for your answer!!

Video Encoding HD2

Ok...
I have some important news for all those wanting to transfer videos across to the HD2.
Firstly and for some reason we all probably all realise now the screen resolution 800x480 is not supported by the graphics chip on video playback. i.e. I have found all my ipod/iphone encoded videos work so much better on the HD2 both with the embedded video player and also TCMP which I have as a stand alone video player. The maximum encoding for the ipod is 640x480.
Any-time I encoded at 800x480 I have always had problems of stuttering and pixelation and framming. Instead encode your movies at what the maximum ipod/iphone settings is at which is 640x480 someone please correct me if I am wrong.
The TCMP plays them smoothly with the -200ms audio delays setting to get the video and audio in sync whilst the embedded video player also plays them very smoothly albeit with the slight audio sync issue but you can zoom in and out now..
It seems just like the audio player which looks like an ipod/iphone copy the embedded video player is very much a copycat of the ipod/iphone video player with support only being what the max ipod video setting is at.
I guarantee this works for all your videos, etc. It's becoming more obvious that the software engineers at HTC used the iphone video/audio software and ported it across to the HTC whilst not utilising the bigger resolution which is a real shame.
Curious to hear what others think...feel free to reply with the above settings..

Yup can now confirm the 640x480 encoding resolution works and works bloody fast on the HD2 video is flying along and very smooth too. By the way the audio is nice and loud too as well..
Hope this helps others users wanting to watch a nice movie on their HD2.
Furthermore, the audio/video sync issues with the standard embedded video player are now very difficult to notice... I have watched a few videos now they seem very close but need others to confirm on this..

Maybe you should do a search for the video encoding threads in the Leo section...we've been playing 800x480 videos just fine for sometime already. Need to set a delay to compensate for the audio sync...but otherwise it's pretty good.

kenkiller said:
Maybe you should do a search for the video encoding threads in the Leo section...we've been playing 800x480 videos just fine for sometime already. Need to set a delay to compensate for the audio sync...but otherwise it's pretty good.
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Disagree....the 800x480 works but with stuttering and glitching. This method above does NOT produce any glitch or framing or pixelation. The method above produces stunning quality video which is very fast and does not frame...
Try it for yourself...
I am starting to believe that HTC are aware of this but advertise the unit on the screen resolution thereby confusing users that they should encode their videos at this maximum resolution. This does not work but instead encoding them for the ipod/iphone screen resolution works with fluid video even in very fast scenes and clear loud audio which looks to me to be very in sync.
Please don't throw the topic off with an unnecessary post...

xlr8me said:
Disagree....the 800x480 works but with stuttering and glitching. This method above does NOT produce any glitch or framing or pixelation. The method above produces stunning quality video which is very fast and does not frame...
Try it for yourself...
I am starting to believe that HTC are aware of this but advertise the unit on the screen resolution thereby confusing users that they should encode their videos at this maximum resolution. This does not work but instead encoding them for the ipod/iphone screen resolution works with fluid video even in very fast scenes and clear loud audio which looks to me to be very in sync.
Please don't throw the topic off with an unnecessary post...
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Hehe...if you believe so strongly, then I won't do anything to change your mind.
I've personally done a ton of 800x480 videos converted from HD videos, and they play great. But since you believe what you are doing is the only correct method, then don't change....self belief is very important. All I can say is that we've owned the HD2 much earlier, and have tested many ways to get video working the best way it can. However, if offering an alternative is wrong just because you feel your way is the only way, then I apologize.
However, if you're open to other possibilities, I would suggest doing a search on video encoding in the HD2 Themes and Apps subforum....you might be pleasantly surprised. I myself have posted rather often in several video encoding threads there, but I'm not so shameless to do any self promotion.
Cheers and good luck!

try this out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=666971

Ok....here's one of my past encodes.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5331497&postcount=38
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For me, i use Winmenc...currently at 0.81 iirc. You can find it easily via Google.
it's a tad complicated at first, i've attached a couple of profiles below if you wish to try, just unzip into the profiles folder on Winmenc.
One uses the baseline profile, this allows videos to show up in the HTC Album. The other doesn't, for videos you don't wish others to view easily.
Of course, the usual caveats come in, if you wish to get a high quality encoding, garbage in = garbage out, so decent HD media is a plus. So far I've not seen the need to go above 2000kbps for video. Setting to process priority to highest and multithreading to 2, I can get realtime 1:1 encoding via 1-pass from my slowpoke AMD dualcore for 720p videos. 2-pass and/or 1080p media will obviously require more time.
@Shawn_230, let's start over again.
First, that encoder you're using has a bitrate limitation, making even HD encodes no better than a tiptop dvd encode. The resolution is there, but the bitrate can't do the resolution justice. Also, it doesn't seem to do higher processor priority and multithreading, which would account for your sluggish encoding time.
I am in the process of uploading an avi dvdrip (that being the usual trend in dvdrips these days) and it's corresponding HD encode in mp4 format. Also, one very important reason for transcoding is that due to the myriad video codecs out there, there will be a time when you encounter a certain video that doesn't play on the HD2, regardless of the player used. That's when encoding will come in useful.
Meanwhile here's 2 screensnaps of the video I'm uploading...
This is the SD screenshot.
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This is a screenshot from the converted HD equivalent.
Besides the resolution, the details differences is rather apparent. Sorry, couldn't get exact frames, but there was no movement of the background during the short, only the stork was moving. Hope to change your mind somewhat.
Edit : Here are the videos
Dvdrip
Bluray rip, encoded to WVGA
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It plays great on HD2....if it doesn't play fine on yours, then should be a problem on your end.
kr00t0n's post has the profile with audio delay added....if you wish to try something different.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5541109&postcount=13

Nexus S can have 720p recording

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In this version ( Vodafone AUS ) we can see it have S-LCD screen , and i think the new OTA FW have 720p update ( i hope so )

Man I hope so!!!
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I'm confused. What does the screen have to do with the camera mechanism?

willentrekin said:
I'm confused. What does the screen have to do with the camera mechanism?
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Nothing. But the specs clearly say 720P recording.

thommcg said:
Nothing. But the specs clearly say 720P recording.
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Assuming that ad copy is accurate.
And also assuming that this Euro version is the same hardware as the US version (which it clearly isn't since it's SLCD and not SAMOLED - who knows what other internal changes it might have).
We've been led to believe in the past that the lack of 720p video recording was a hardware bandwidth limitation...no software will change that if it's true. We could do 720p if/when some gets around to hacking in a method, but it will be at reduced framerates. I suspect a lower resolution at higher framerates will usually be a more pleasant viewing experience.

The i9023 (as opposed to the US i9020) has a Super LCD screen instead of a SuperAMOLED one but I suppose as part of the screen swap, it can capture true 720p video.

That would be the most bull**** thing Samsung haf done yet.
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The i9023 (as opposed to the US i9020) has a Super LCD screen instead of a SuperAMOLED one but I suppose as part of the screen swap, it can capture true 720p video.
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Sent from my Onyx CM7 Google Nexus S!

Is it possible to upscale to 720i instead? Similar to tv's?
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Before everyone jumps to conclusions, keep in mind that the original launch page for the Nexus S (http://www.google.com/nexus) said it would be able to take "HD videos" on the Features page while stating only 720x480 on the Specs page. As we all know, 720x480 is "Enhanced Definition" at best, not HD.
So this could be a similar situation. Or, it might have a different camera module that has the on-board video processing chip.
Personally, I think the 720x480 video the original NS takes are actually pretty decent, and I'd much prefer the battery life improvements of an AMOLED screen over SuperLCD.

I also think the video is quite good already, but higher res wouldn't hurt. But the still camera needs some work, my NS is not nearly as good a my old vibrant.
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this has been discussed before...720x480 is not HD
Not to mention NS is missing the hardware
You can thank the IMO useless NFC chip/card that took up the space were the sim card and micro SD were and also took up the space were that HD decoder chip went that were on the galaxy S
NS camera
Galaxy S camera

demo23019 said:
this has been discussed before...720x480 is not HD
Not to mention NS is missing the hardware
You can thank the IMO useless NFC chip/card that took up the space were the sim card and micro SD were and also took up the space were that HD decoder chip went that were on the galaxy S
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11013723&postcount=158
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11046683&postcount=168
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11051605&postcount=170

When does the SLCD version hit shelves? If its a codec issue, why doesn't Google come out and say that

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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11046683&postcount=168
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these make sense, i never thought of it that way, i always knew that the GS phones had more codecs than the NS because of touchwiz and such but i never related those codecs and HD recording :O

The problem is, if its a codec issue then how do you get it onto the sns if its a matter of Google not paying for it? I don't see how anyone can fix that. How do you even get codecs on this phone? Sounds like there's no legal way to do it right?
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miss read ..removed

Are you still convinced that it's an hardware problem?
http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html
Read under encoding, and you realize by yourselves that H.264 encoding it's not supported on android 2.3.3 and before. First version of android with H.264 encoding is Honeycomb (3.0).
So it's definitely a codec thing.

Considering one of the lead Android devs said on his twitter that 720p recording is not available on the Nexus S due to hardware bandwidth limitation, I tend to believe him. I am not sure why we have ANOTHER 720p thread either. There is already a longggg one open that talks about all of this. The ad is incorrect. The SLCD version is the SAME as the AMOLED version, minus the screen.

I think it takes great pics and decent video but you kind of expect HD coming from a phone like this... NFC could have waited for the next google phone IMO.

Doesn't 2.3.3 support WebM, which is a hidef codec?

So, Youtube just enabled HDR for the S8(+)

Just noticed this on my S8+, suddenly have the option to enable HDR and the effect is dramatic. Only works when viewing in full screen. Also noticed that the cropping to enable the video to fill the entire screen doesnt work when HDR is on.
Tried it on my Tab S3 (which also is HDR Capable) and it isn't working...yet.
So if Netflix wont support HDR on the S8, Youtube just did.
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They took away the fit to screen button though. I no longer see the floating icon

Still nothing on Netflix's side sadly

That's weird, nothing show up for me on Youtube...
I'm on CarHD Rom, but not sure if its connected or not...
EDIT : Youtube app wasn't updated yet. It's working now
I just have to enable through Xposed module the 4K video format on Youtube as it's not available natively and everything will be great !

Can confirm this on my S8+. It's not working on every single HDR video yet though.

someone experiencing lag with videoplayback?

me also have lag with hdr video on youtube

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Yes i have noticed that it's lagging specially when you watch it in 1440p 60fps HDR slows down the device also try to rotate the video. The same feeling when you try to watch a 4k video on 720p tv. Hope future updates solves the problem.
I have noticed also the video crop right corner not enabled by default but only enabled for some videos
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Amar.B said:
Yes i have noticed that it's lagging specially when you watch it in 1440p 60fps HDR slows down the device also try to rotate the video. The same feeling when you try to watch a 4k video on 720p tv. Hope future updates solves the problem.
I have noticed also the video crop right corner not enabled by default but only enabled for some videos
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Same for me :/ I hope it will be updated soon..

Looks nice, thanks. I like HDR but I have to admit it makes colors seem oversaturated and brighter than real-life. It's like everyone and their brother posts oversaturated/color enhanced photos on social media, etc., right? Yeah, easy to do in photo-edit programs. But, it looks like HDR does it by default, which makes it pretty but also pretty darn unrealistic. I mean, seriously, just look out your window during the day and the colors aren't oversaturated like HDR! Oh well, still pretty.

Lol I used the hidden settings menu to turn on 2160p
I get like 3fps of 2160p hdr

Laggy
So not just I'm the one who experiences lags during 1080p 60fps hdr video playback on Galaxy s8?

Yeah YouTube hdr is buggy at best. Video stutters on 1080p 60 fps

wildermjs8 said:
Lol I used the hidden settings menu to turn on 2160p
I get like 3fps of 2160p hdr
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How do you do it?

anewday said:
How do you do it?
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If you are rooted lapsed will let you enable 4k yt.
I thought I remembered seeing it using the hidden menu app but I don't see it now

wildermjs8 said:
if you are rooted lapsed will let you enable 4k yt.
I thought i remembered seeing it using the hidden menu app but i don't see it now
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how do u enable 4k youtube on s8 plus

Kevin711497 said:
how do u enable 4k youtube on s8 plus
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Ugh stupid autocorrect.
If you are rooted the app Lspeed will enable it for you

Is it worth it for 4k youtube on s8 plus I'm really considering because I never use samsung pay

LG V20 H918 Video Quality Reduced after Oreo Update.

I recently got the oreo update for my lg v20 h918 and it turned out to be a downgrade to the built-in video/camera app. Previous to the update setting resolution to uhd and bitrate to high in the manual video settings the video bitrate would be 64mbps. After the update to oreo with the same settings the bitrate is only 52mbps now.
Screenshot one shows my lg v20 h918 running android 8 with only 52mpbs bitrate.
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Screenshot two shows my lg v20 h910 running android 7 with 64mbps bitrate (same settings uhd and high bitrate) but my h918 also had this same bitrate when it was running android 7 and previous to android 8 update.
I would like to get my app back to the better quality 64 bitrate on my h918. What is the least impactful fastest way to do so with the lowest consequences?
Well the images don't show up but Ive detailed the problem.

Since I've updates to android 8 better y dies probably 1/3 faster and now I been getting issues with no network and call quality has dropped alot. If I was rooted I would blame it on being rooted. But I have never rooted this phone. Well I've backed up the phone and will do a factory reset and see if that works. The good things about Android 8 are phone is same or faster. New functionality I've noticed. No lag at all.
So hope factory reset fixed connectivity issues for calls and internet.
Any one else having these issues since upgrading?

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I would like to get my app back to the better quality 64 bitrate on my h918. What is the least impactful fastest way to do so with the lowest consequences?
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I guess apk of the previous camera ?
This is a pity, i wonder why it has been reduced.
Can you confirm whether, in the manual audio setting that directivity is there ?
I notice with the later LG models it's not there anymore

One Twelve said:
I guess apk of the previous camera ?
This is a pity, i wonder why it has been reduced.
Can you confirm whether, in the manual audio setting that directivity is there ?
I notice with the later LG models it's not there anymore
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It may or may not have to do with the much more expensive LG V30 launched (from what I have read online) with only 52mbps.
So the V20 that hasn't been updated in a longtime has camera app version 5.30.61.6 and its running 64mbps bitrate. The V20 on android 8 the camera app is version 6.20.81. So I need to get back to that older version on this phone but not sure if it will be compatible with Oreo? Anyway hopefully it will be but I guess since this is a built-in app I need root access to go to a previous version, is that correct? So how do I get the apk of the previous camera and how do I then install it?
Directivity is there in both versions. It has a slider to adjust it.

Lowered Bitrate said:
but I guess since this is a built-in app I need root access to go to a previous version, is that correct? So how do I get the apk of the previous camera and how do I then install it?
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Correct but i'm the wrong person to answer this question as i'm not rooted.
Is there such a big difference between 52Mbit/s and 64 Mbit/s ?
I'd just live with it.
They've not added the H.264 codec i see

Has this been resolved? That would really suck if the OREO update reduces the video bitrate.. We need all the proper data we can get from the camera so that the video can be properly edited afterwards using software.. 64 down to 52 is a big deal, especially considering how poorly the LG v20 compresses the video at any lower bitrates. I generally have had to record in UHD 64MBPS and then use Handbrake to convert it to 1080P. The resulting quality is a night and day difference from any of the 1080P settings built into the LG camera app.
I am quite disappointed here to hear this..