(2013-08-07, 05:58)darebee Wrote: Hardware : MINIX Neo X7 - RK3188

Well, I should say I started with the 08-05 Nightly without much luck. Just tried the 08-06 build with about the same results. It is definitely using hwaccel because the CPU is staying down at around 0% but the video is very choppy and the audio isn't any better. 720p content works very well. Using analog audio for now.

Also, the max resolution I seem to be able to take is 1280x672. I have the Android Settings\Screen\HDMI Mode set to 1920x1080p-60.

(2013-08-07, 06:09)Ned Scott Wrote:

(2013-08-07, 05:58)darebee Wrote: Hardware : MINIX Neo X7 - RK3188

Well, I should say I started with the 08-05 Nightly without much luck. Just tried the 08-06 build with about the same results. It is definitely using hwaccel because the CPU is staying down at around 0% but the video is very choppy and the audio isn't any better. 720p content works very well. Using analog audio for now.

Also, the max resolution I seem to be able to take is 1280x672. I have the Android Settings\Screen\HDMI Mode set to 1920x1080p-60.

This is a known issue. For some reason, things bug out above normal 720 videos on rockchip SoCs. Rockchip is supposedly working on a firmware fix for it.

(2013-08-06, 17:36)joelbaby Wrote: Ok, so I tried the nightly from August 5 - xbmc-20130805-523c662-master-armeabi-v7a.apk
With libstagefright turned ON ... the videos play at a faster speed (even SD videos) - but the sound plays at normal speed.
With libstagefright turned OFF the videos play at a normal speed.
Is a debug log of any use ?

Quote:Ned, thanks for the feedback. Is there another forum out there I should be looking in? Some Rockchip forum?

(2013-08-07, 07:31)memeka Wrote: You need to enable advanced/expert settings in Confluence (left arrow when in Appearance screen)

(2013-08-07, 09:16)menno Wrote: For RK 3066 devices I am not sure if that custom kernel with fixed vsync is needed. I dont think so, I also dont agree with Ned Scott on the problems on >720p videos. At least if you use a custom firmware with the libstagefright and ffmpeg fixes, plus the advancedsettings.xml plus one of the latest nightlies I actually get 0 drops on 1080p movies! There is even a DTS passthrough fix on the optical toslink connection on the minix X5! The X7 is so new that still requires a lot of fixing. Most interesting for the X7 is probably the work on www.omegamoon.com. There some devolpers work on an Openelec versio for RK 3188 devices!

(2013-07-26, 19:17)Pitbull_Raven Wrote:

(2013-07-17, 14:29)kaazvaag Wrote: I have tested 720p mkv, 1080p mkv and DVD (.ifo). All played flawlessy on the minix x5. I also tested online streaming with 720p and 1080p both worked fine.

I do miss the ability to use an external player (using playercorefactory.xml) in the 14/07 version. I want to use the external player for playing DTS/DD5.1 videos, because XBMC for android doesn't support that at this moment.

Can someone compile the 14/07 release with external player support ?

Please, oh pretty please, tell me: do I have to use a custom ROM? Or will the default ROM do? And what version of XBMC are you using? I am so tired of trying to get 720p working in XBMC and failing Also have a MINIX NEO X5.

(2013-08-07, 10:10)Pitbull_Raven Wrote: Could someone with a Minix Neo X5 and working 720p or 1080p video in XBMC (no external player) please look at this post here and reply? Much appreciated!

(2013-08-07, 06:21)darebee Wrote:

(2013-08-07, 06:09)Ned Scott Wrote: This is a known issue. For some reason, things bug out above normal 720 videos on rockchip SoCs. Rockchip is supposedly working on a firmware fix for it.

Ned, thanks for the feedback. Is there another forum out there I should be looking in? Some Rockchip forum?

(2013-08-07, 11:27)kaazvaag Wrote:

(2013-07-26, 19:17)Pitbull_Raven Wrote:

(2013-07-17, 14:29)kaazvaag Wrote: I have tested 720p mkv, 1080p mkv and DVD (.ifo). All played flawlessy on the minix x5. I also tested online streaming with 720p and 1080p both worked fine.

I do miss the ability to use an external player (using playercorefactory.xml) in the 14/07 version. I want to use the external player for playing DTS/DD5.1 videos, because XBMC for android doesn't support that at this moment.

Can someone compile the 14/07 release with external player support ?

Please, oh pretty please, tell me: do I have to use a custom ROM? Or will the default ROM do? And what version of XBMC are you using? I am so tired of trying to get 720p working in XBMC and failing Also have a MINIX NEO X5.

My setup on the Minix X5 is:
Firmware: Latest stock 4.2.2 (which includes libstagefright and ffmpeg) http://www.minix.com.hk/Support/13080214562944.html
XBMC: One of the latest nightlies which has libstagefright activated http://mirrors.xbmc.org/nightlies/android/xbmc-20130803-c33d66c-master-armeabi-v7a.apk

All the 720p x264 files I have tested are running without stuttering.

The issue I have is that when I select the digital output for passthrough (DTS and DolbyDigital) instead of analog I get a hissing sound. Is there a solution for this?

(2013-08-07, 12:00)menno Wrote:

(2013-08-07, 10:10)Pitbull_Raven Wrote: Could someone with a Minix Neo X5 and working 720p or 1080p video in XBMC (no external player) please look at this post here and reply? Much appreciated!

I use this firmware;

MINIX Hybryd FW V2.2.4

Plus advancedsettings.xml (for me this was still required on this hardware to get smooth playback)

For me both 720p and 1080p show no framedrops upon pressing "o" on the keyboard. I am aware that this is not 100% waterproof. A zero framedrop project is being made by one of the xbmc developers.

Now there remains one issue with playing 1080p on this 720p rom. Which might be the issue Koyen is refering to. What happens on minix 720p roms playing 1080p movies is something in the line of the following;
- A 1080p movie gets downscaled to 720p
- And than upscaled to 1080p
- Here you loose details in the process.

Other than that playback itself is fine for me.