Video on the Max2

[Randy11]

Hello,

I want try to see if my videos are usable on Max2. Under Linux, I use mainly MPV or VLC.

The two links are :

• https://github.com/mpv-android/mpv-android/releases;
• https://get.videolan.org/vlc-android/3.0.1.

For VLC, I can choose between ARMv7 and [b]ARMv8], I suppose that the latest is good. Please, could you confirm ?

[mdp]

Originally Posted by Randy11

I want try to see if my videos are usable on Max2. Under Linux, I use mainly MPV or VLC.
[...]
For VLC, I can choose between ARMv7 and ARMv8

I am using v7.

The RK3288 is 32bit (ARM Cortex-A17), the ARMv8 is 64bit only.

[Waiting4somethin]

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[Randy11]

Originally Posted by mdp

I am using v7.

The RK3288 is 32bit (ARM Cortex-A17), the ARMv8 is 64bit only.

Thank you, it's working.

I'm lazy, so I ask now the question : how to see the video in landscape mode, how to rotate the screen because I can't find any option in the Max2 or VLC ?

I suppose an other one APK must be installed.

[mdp]

Originally Posted by Randy11

I'm lazy, so I ask now the question : how to see the video in landscape mode, how to rotate the screen because I can't find any option in the Max2 or VLC ?

I suppose an other one APK must be installed.

No, it is in the VLC settings.

[Randy11]

Originally Posted by mdp

No, it is in the VLC settings.

Hey, you have seen that I am not so lazy

But it's not easy to find the option

First, Ii is necessary to call the menu of VLC.

[mdp]

Just to note that I managed to find a project which helps filling that immense lack in video playing on Android, the lack of video filtering:

the ExoPlayerFilter library from MasayukiSuda.

One can build a media player from the ExoPlayer library, and integrate it with the ExoPlayerFilter to modify the video output (e.g. sepia, negative, contrast, edge, bump etc.) as needed, through OpenGL Shaders.

I assume OpenGL Shaders work on recent Onyx devices (Rockchip based, not i.MX 6 based). A video player based on that library and good filters (I am thinking e.g. of "posterize" effects) may reduce the battery inefficiency caused by the random placement of black and white dots on the screen every frame, owing to dithering.

[Waiting4somethin]

Originally Posted by mdp

Just to note that I managed to find a project which helps filling that immense lack in video playing on Android, the lack of video filtering:

the ExoPlayerFilter library from MasayukiSuda.

One can build a media player from the ExoPlayer library, and integrate it with the ExoPlayerFilter to modify the video output (e.g. sepia, negative, contrast, edge, bump etc.) as needed, through OpenGL Shaders.

I assume OpenGL Shaders work on recent Onyx devices (Rockchip based, not i.MX 6 based). A video player based on that library and good filters (I am thinking e.g. of "posterize" effects) may reduce the battery inefficiency caused by the random placement of black and white dots on the screen every frame, owing to dithering.

The flashing in viseos seems somewhat irritating. I don’t have any technical knowledge about video but I share your desire to watch videos on onyx devices and hopefully will be able to use this solution, if not for my n96ml then for my future max2. Thanks.

[mdp]

Originally Posted by Waiting4somethin

The flashing in viseos seems somewhat irritating. I don’t have any technical knowledge about video but I share your desire to watch videos on onyx devices and hopefully will be able to use this solution, if not for my n96ml then for my future max2. Thanks.

Flashing is too intrinsic in simultaneously animating and dithering through Floyd-Steinberg: the real solution is for Onyx to offer different dithering options - Floyd-Steinberg for static, a better suited dithering algorithm for animation.

Has anyone seen if the Floyd-Steinberg that is triggered by A2 is part of the SDK, or any other reachable code?