The Ohio Random Thread... aka We Should Probably Be Working

[princess peach]

Calling all nerds: I haven't been able to find a good video encoder for my Galaxy Tab 2. I have a bunch of videos in different formats that I want to put on it and I haven't been able to. I've tried 3 different programs (Aimersoft for Mac, Smart Video Converter for Mac and another one for Win). I've selected different formats for the output but they just won't play. I'm using the default player on the tablet, as well as MX Player which is supposed to be the best (codecs are updated).

I have a few videos that do play (MP4 and FLV), but haven't had luck with movies.

Any suggestions?

 

[pmartz16]

Nate, we saw this on a bumper sticker once in CA years ago, and it's become one of my favorite mantras!! (and so true, unfortunately)

My dad had it as a magnet on his work truck and the Union reps that came to the job made him take it off because "it could be insulting to some workers" my dad responded with thats the point

 

[WillD]

Pablo, give Handbrake a try.

http://handbrake.fr/

 

[bigsho]

Handbrake is good stuff. Has preset conversion settings or you can create your own!

Edit: Pablo, you can also try this app. It allowed me to watch videos without converting them first

 

[princess peach]

So far Online Player wasn't able to play the original file, tried the default setting and a second one for HandBrake but still no luck. Will have to try a few more options, but its really annoying. Bought a 32GB sd card and haven't been able to put anything on it...

 

[tweiss3]

Mobo Player works well for me

 

[WillD]

What format do these videos need to be in?

 

[bigsho]

What format do these videos need to be in?

^ this. I imagine mp4 or avi?

What format are they in before youre converting? Xvid always gave me problems

 

[princess peach]

What do they need to be in? No clue, I have a couple of FLVs and a MP4 that work fine (without any encoding). The file I'm encoding right now is MP4, the movies are a variety: MKV, AVI, MOV, TS, MPEG. I also tried Mobo player in the past, didn't work.

When I select default encoding settings for an Android device, it alwasy defaults to MP4. I tried changing the codec to match what the player uses (MPEG-4 FFmpeg) and it still didn't work.

 

[Coppertone]

i guess Evan walked out.

 

[eprx799]

i guess evan walked out.

haha!!!

 

[bigsho]

If i had any artistic ability, id do stuff like this.

Too cool

 

[Lewis7789]

i guess Evan walked out.

lol!

 

[Coppertone]

and so did everyone else, i see!! way to kill a thread with all your high tech tech talk!! LOL

(cricket)

good night, meeps! is this time change killing you like it's killing us old folks? zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[rally2003]

and so did everyone else, i see!! way to kill a thread with all your high tech tech talk!! LOL

(cricket)

good night, meeps! is this time change killing you like it's killing us old folks? zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Not really,just been really busy with school and the MSP getting back to gether right now. I have to order, install, and make parts before next months 1st autoX event. I'm so screwed!

 

[bigsho]

Uh oh, giant eagle/get go getting into trouble again (fairlawn and massilon)
http://fox8.com/2013/03/12/fuel-mix-up-causes-problems-for-some-drivers/

 

[princess peach]

I'll say it again, they have really bad gas. Unless I'm running on fumes, it's Sunoco for me.

 

[bigsho]

I'll say it again, they have really bad gas. Unless I'm running on fumes, it's Sunoco for me.

Yep, its very bad. Sunoco or shell are my preferred stations, BP if im out of cash (i have a BP credit card)

 

[princess peach]

Hey Sho, just heard on the radio that tax returns for students are delayed because of some changes in the forms... some fields were not supposed to be left blank...

And I stay away from Shell as well, don't get the best mileage from them but I'll take it over GE. I wish Sunoco brought back 94.

 

[magnumP5]

Gasoline is gasoline. Only the detergents added after refining are different. Around here Shell and Sunoco are generally $0.20+ more expensive per gallon than other stations right across the street. Not worth it IMO. I've noticed no difference in fuel economy or performance in my 2 (87) or Flex (93) with BP, Shell, Sunoco, Marathon, or UDF.