Playing Videos?

[hachsa]

How do I play vids, i have ALOT but it's all in .avi form? Is there not yet an app to play this type of file? I could play it on my old HTC Touch.

If not, What do I convert to? What App do I use?

 

[Gigity]

Just to piggyback on the video question, is there a way to watch movies or TV purchased on iTunes on the EVO?

 

[Mustachio]

hachsa, there are at least one or two apps on the Market that will play AVIs. I fergit their names, but...

 

[JuniorWWT]

Act 1 Video Player plays mp4's very nicely. I also use Videora Android Converter on my laptop to convert videos to mp4 format. If you want to rip a dvd you will need a dvd decrypter. Once you have installed Videora there are several links to dvd decrypters. Make sure you follow dvd decrypter directions given in Videora. Videora and dvd decrypter are free. Act 1 is available in market for a couple bucks.

 

[posguy99]

Just to piggyback on the video question, is there a way to watch movies or TV purchased on iTunes on the EVO?

Of course not. Video purchased through iTunes has DRM.

 

[posguy99]

How do I play vids, i have ALOT but it's all in .avi form? Is there not yet an app to play this type of file? I could play it on my old HTC Touch.

"How do I play an AVI" is nonsense. AVI is a container format, so whatever codec the video was encoded with controls whether or not you can play it, not what the file extension is.

 

[hachsa]

"How do I play an AVI" is nonsense. AVI is a container format, so whatever codec the video was encoded with controls whether or not you can play it, not what the file extension is.

I apologize I'm sorry my knowledge of video formats isn't up to par with yours.

 

[Gigity]

Of course not. Video purchased through iTunes has DRM.

Yeah, that's definitely a negative for me. I wish Apple would understand that they'd sell more content if they made it easier to play on other platforms.

 

[bobodobo]

Yeah, that's definitely a negative for me. I wish Apple would understand that they'd sell more content if they made it easier to play on other platforms.

The point is, the DRM limits the number of devices on which the file can play, to reduce piracy. That's why they do it, not because they don't want people to have more options.

Back to the OP's question, according to the user's manual (I don't have my EVO yet, it's in the mail) using the built-in Gallery:

You can play these high-definition MP4 video formats in Gallery:


• H.263 profile 0 @ 30 fps, WVGA (800x480), max 2 Mbps
•  MPEG-4 simple profile @ 30 fps, 720p (1280x720), max 6 Mbps
•  H.264 baseline profile @ 30 fps, 720p (1280x720), max 6 Mbps

 

[hachsa]

Back to the OP's question, according to the user's manual (I don't have my EVO yet, it's in the mail) using the built-in Gallery:

haha thanks that helps me a little, whats this thing about handbrake im hearing?