Video files, specifically mp4, won't play on my Nexus 5

mito77

I see that, I can't read my personnal movie that I take with the camera app . it's the mp4 format, maybe we can create video with an another format ?

dobey

@mito77 The problem isn't the video format. The problem is video playback on Nexus 5 is broken. Once someone fixes the bug, then all those videos will also play on Nexus 5 just fine.

mito77

@dobey OK, so I view my video taked by this phone , how to? I transfert the video by USB cable to ubuntu laptop and upload on youtube. now on my phone , I watch my movie not with the software . but with the website Youtube.

dobey

@mito77 Again, there is an issue on the Nexus 5 with video playback, so you cannot really play videos locally right now. The solution is to find and fix the bug, which is apparently quite difficult as nobody has succeeded yet to fix it.

mito77

@dobey no problem. If I can compile. I try to make a portage of vlc for ubports. Or create an executable. So the problem maybe is the size of the screen or the design and the accessibility of the menu.

dobey

@mito77 This is not a fix for the problem.

mito77

YouTube work correctly but Vimeo is slow or the movie is chopped or "Fine cut " maybe It’s the player of vimeo need more cpu
charge capacity not like this nexus 5?

Lakotaubp

@mito77 There is, as has already been mentioned a well known bug on the Nexus 5 that is ( for various reasons) not easy to fix. Replying with odd off site links to video streaming sites and such does not help fix the issue and looks more like spam to the casual viewer. Can you you please stop doing this, I am removing the links this time. Thanks for your understanding

cliffcoggin

Is it known if this problem will be addressed for OTA-13? I can't find my way around Github or whatever it is called to look for myself.

lduboeuf

@cliffcoggin I don't see https://github.com/ubports/ubuntu-touch/issues/1092 issue on OTA13 project board currently. As it concern only one device, i guess it is not a high priority thing. The project board: https://github.com/orgs/ubports/projects/17

cliffcoggin

Thanks for the links. Such a shame it is unlikely to be fixed, particularly as it apparently worked in OTA-11.

lduboeuf

@cliffcoggin yes call for volonteers

Yuri

I tried converting an MP4 video into OGG, but it made no difference. Media player needs serious work.

lduboeuf

@Yuri said in Video files, specifically mp4, won't play on my Nexus 5:

I tried converting an MP4 video into OGG, but it made no difference. Media player needs serious work.

This going to be fixed when switching N5 devices to halium 7.1 ( see last Q&A ), but don't know when

Yuri

@lduboeuf After searching, it appears that someone associated with VLC is developing a version for ARM. It would be a welcome addition.

cliffcoggin

UTmedia works for me on Nexus 5, OTA13.

L-00516

Hey...I think you should try to convert your MP4 file to another video file format. In case after converting the MP4 file, if you are still unable to play your video, then your video file must be corrupted and you need to try any third party video repair software to solve this issue.

mito77

@cliffcoggin UTMedia work for me on OTA-15, for watching my own movie taken by the Nexus 5 camera.

Mystic-X

It seems like this problem is still not fixed....

domubpkm

Mp4 videos can be played using Video Player
(Pavel Prosto) or even using morph-browser as a video player : for this, the video must be in the Downloads folder (work only if the video is in this folder), copied, and pasted in morph-browser.