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GoodPlayer review/report

Thanks a lot.
We only tested the root webdav folder. We just tested the sub-folder, the issue exists. We are working on the fix now.

hitekalex said:
My videos already have read-access for any type of user, so 'chmod a+r *' won't make any difference with permissions.

After playing with it some more - I discovered WebDAV only works when I set the URL to the root server (example: 'http://192.168.1.10/webdav')

Whenever I point the URL to a more specific subdirectory (example: 'http://192.168.1.10/webdav/mymedia') - the client displays empty subdirectories, and downloads 0-byte files. It looks as if the client doesn't authenticate correctly, unless it is pointed to the server root.

I can probably live with just pointing the URL to the root for now.. But the issue is certainly with your client, and not my server configuration or file permissions. I have numerous other iOS apps (such as Good Reader or Readdle Docs) accessing my WebDAV server via URLs pointing to specific sub-folders, and everything works fine.
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I updated to the last 3.7 version and I am now unable to read file from my SMB share. The player will hang on a black screen and the movie never starts. Downloading from the shares still works however.

Is a fix on the way?
 
In our testing, we do not get this issue.
So we do not know why it happened to you.
Please try this:
1. reboot both SMB server and iPhone , then try again.
And clear the downloading list before the SMB streaming
2. If #1 does not work, please uninstall the GoodPlayer, install it again, then test.

Telemaq said:
I updated to the last 3.7 version and I am now unable to read file from my SMB share. The player will hang on a black screen and the movie never starts. Downloading from the shares still works however.

Is a fix on the way?
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Thanks. This issue will be fixed in the next 3.8 version.

hitekalex said:
My videos already have read-access for any type of user, so 'chmod a+r *' won't make any difference with permissions.

After playing with it some more - I discovered WebDAV only works when I set the URL to the root server (example: 'http://192.168.1.10/webdav')

Whenever I point the URL to a more specific subdirectory (example: 'http://192.168.1.10/webdav/mymedia') - the client displays empty subdirectories, and downloads 0-byte files. It looks as if the client doesn't authenticate correctly, unless it is pointed to the server root.

I can probably live with just pointing the URL to the root for now.. But the issue is certainly with your client, and not my server configuration or file permissions. I have numerous other iOS apps (such as Good Reader or Readdle Docs) accessing my WebDAV server via URLs pointing to specific sub-folders, and everything works fine.
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Thanks a lot. This issue should be fixed in the next 3.8 version.
Today we found a bug that should have something to do with this issue. Although we do not have CDMA model device, we think we fix this issue. Please give 3.8 version a try when it comes out.

nodak-in-oh said:
interesting.... do you think CDMA vs GSM would make that much difference? Keep in mind, these worked fine in your v2.8.

Is there someone in your circle that has CDMA version iPhone that can help you test this?
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GoodPlayer 3.8 - paid iPhone/iPad app for free with promo code http://iphoneapp-promocodes.com/appinfo-2448.html


Subtitle support during HTTP/SMB etc... streaming added. GoodPlayer 3.8 released.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/goodplayer-movie-player-downloader/id416756729?mt=8

What's New in Version 3.8
1. Subtitle support during HTTP/SMB streaming added.
Please note: the subtitles need to be downloaded to local iOS devices first.
During HTTP/SMB streaming, the app will automatically check the app's root folder(the default folder for "iTunes File Sharing" and Wi-Fi sharing file uploading) and the app's Download folder(the default folder for GoodPlayer downloader) for subtitle files.
So please first upload/download the subtitle files to the above 2 folders. If the movie name is filename.avi , the subtitle file name is something like "filename.en.srt" or "filename.fr.srt". If there are more than one subtitle tracks, swipe fingers up/down on playing, to change the subtitle or turn off subtitle on the fly.You can change other subtitle setting in GoodPlayer--->Settings--->Subtitle Setting, you can set subtitle encoding, font size, etc...
2. Downloader improved
3. WebDAV client improved
4. Arabic localization added, thanks Muhannad
5. Russia localization improved, thanks Kireev
6. FTP client improved
7. SMB/CIFS client adds more sort options
 
ImperialX said:
Thank you very much for the prompt and sincere responses. I'm glad I bought your application. If this can support 10-bit, it will be perfect.

I'm sure if you can implement support for 10-bit, it will be a very good selling point against competing applications, since 10-bit is rapidly becoming the standard of P2P media distribution - and there is a huge market there. Being able to play 10-bit will really put your app above the rest.
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hustmobile said:
10-bit support is not an simple task for us, a lot of changes is needed in the low level.
However, surely we will try to support it. Thanks a lot.
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Just wanted to let you know that I also think 10-bit support would be ridiculously awesome if you can get it working. Good luck and thanks!
 
Thanks. We checked the 10 bit issue. It is pssible, however it needs tons of work. We will give it a try in the future. However it will not be supported in the near future.
kuwisdelu said:
Just wanted to let you know that I also think 10-bit support would be ridiculously awesome if you can get it working. Good luck and thanks!
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Congratulations hustmobile , I was fairly dubious that such a reaonalbly priced app could do everything it had advertised, I was very pleasantly surprised especially by the very good FTP feature which makes transferring files an absolute doddle

I also love the fact it works with .TS files which I can rip directly from my SAGEM pvr

Very well done
 
It would be enough to make 720p mkv smooth, all the other things are just details...I mean for an app that clearly states it can play 720p mkv it would be just fair.
 
Thanks. You are right.
Since the 720P mkv is only supported partly (depending on the video encoding parameters), we just removed the 720P support information from app description, and added more accurate description on the online help.

We tried to improve the 720P playback performance, so far we get no progress on it.

SteneDave said:
It would be enough to make 720p mkv smooth, all the other things are just details...I mean for an app that clearly states it can play 720p mkv it would be just fair.
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Well, I've just purchased GoodPlayer 3.8 with my iPhone 4S and unfortunately I can't decode an ordinary 720p MKV with it. I'm a tad disappointed there. :|
 
For iPhone 4S, that is just normal GoodPlayer performance for MKV playback. Although we do not get our iPhone 4S yet, but iPhone 4S should be about 20% slower than iPad 2. Even iPad 2 can only play part of 720P MKV.

About HD (High Definition) playback support:
For iPad 2, part of 720P(1280x720) MKV/H.264/AVC playback supported, please note that not all the 720P MKV/H.264/AVC files can be played smoothly, it depends on the specific video encoding parameters.
For iPad 2, 1024x576 RealVideo (RM/RMVB) playback supported
For iPad 1, most of 720P(1280x720) AVI/MPEG-4 playback supported, , please note that not all the 720PAVI/MPEG-4 files can be played smoothly, it depends on the specific video encoding parameters.
For limited file formats such as MP4,M4V and MOV, by iPod plugin(GoodPlayer-->Settings-->Plugin Setting-->iPod, Turn on "iPod"), the 1080P (1920x1080) MP4,M4V and MOV playback supported via iOS devices system hardware acceleration

If the GoodPlayer could not meet your requirements, you could request the refund. Please contact Apple as soon as possible, since the refund is a limited time only option provided by Apple. Sorry for the inconvenience.


Coroe said:
Well, I've just purchased GoodPlayer 3.8 with my iPhone 4S and unfortunately I can't decode an ordinary 720p MKV with it. I'm a tad disappointed there. :|
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Random Freezing

Love this app, been using for last month or so. Just have a few issues, hopefully can find a solution. It sometimes freezes during playback of m4v files, (SD quality) When this happens have to restart whole player from multitasking bar.

I am streaming them of my NAS (mybooklive) and over a wireless n connection. The iPad is quite close to the router when streaming so the connection speed/signal is good. The NAS is connected directly to my router.

any help/suggestions? :confused:

thanks
 
Maybe you can try "Play by iPod plugin" for m4v files, if it is HTTP streaming.
Do you use iPad 1 or iPad 2?

kapa1686 said:
Love this app, been using for last month or so. Just have a few issues, hopefully can find a solution. It sometimes freezes during playback of m4v files, (SD quality) When this happens have to restart whole player from multitasking bar.

I am streaming them of my NAS (mybooklive) and over a wireless n connection. The iPad is quite close to the router when streaming so the connection speed/signal is good. The NAS is connected directly to my router.

any help/suggestions? :confused:

thanks
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Thanks for the reply, i will give your suggestion a go and report back.

BTW using iPad 2
 
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GoodPlayer 3.9 released, Background Audio/Composite and compound on iOS 5/Lion SMB server/Deinterlacing
http://bit.ly/rwfxR3

What's New in Version 3.9
1. Background Audio supported, GoodPlayer->Settings->Audio/Video Setting->Background Audio, the default is "Off", and it needs to be set to "On" for this feature. Please remember to turn off the background GoodPlayer app when you do not listen to the music
2. Composite and compound cable now works again for iOS 5 on iPhone 4, iPad 1 and iPod touch 4. GoodPlayer->Settings->Audio/Video Setting->TV-Out Tweak Mode, the default is "Off"; it needs to be set to "On" for this feature. Please note that "TV-Out Tweak Mode" is only for composite and compound cable with iOS 5 on iPhone 4, iPad 1 and iPod touch 4, do not use it on other cases.
3. SMB server of OS X Lion supported (iOS 4.3+ needed for this feature)
4. Deinterlacing supported, GoodPlayer->Settings->Audio/Video Setting->Deinterlacing, the default is "Off", it needs to be set to "On" for this feature. Please only use deinterlacing feature on the interlaced videos. If it applies to the non-interlaced videos, the video will be incorrect and a lot of extra resources will be used for deinterlacing feature.
5. Dynamic seeking time indicator added
6. Network (HTTP/SMB/FTP) streaming subtitle now supports space characters in file name
7. Swedish localization, thanks Christian
8. Downloader improved
9. More sort options added
 
Well, I need to share some findings with all.

If you have GoodPlayer installed, extract the main executable from application folder (GoodPlayer.app) and search for readable text in the executable using command line 'strings'

It looks like GoodPlayer is just a shameless copy of the MobileVLC project. :eek: We all know that MobileVLC was removed form AppStore due to GPL issues.:)

-------- Partial Copy of the output -------------

$ strings GoodPlayer | grep VLC

Controller
/Users/xiatao/Projects/goodplayer/3.9-app-store/MobileVLC/ASIHTTPRequest.m
/Users/xiatao/Projects/goodplayer/3.9-app-store/MobileVLC/DownloadDelegate.m
/Users/xiatao/Projects/goodplayer/3.9-app-store/MobileVLC/FileInfo.m
/Users/xiatao/Projects/goodplayer/3.9-app-store/MobileVLC/listViewController.m
/Users/leo/goodplayer/3.9-app-store/vlc/projects/macosx/framework/Sources/VLCMedia.m
libVLCMediaDescriptor
T@"VLCTime",R,&
T@"VLCMediaList",R,&,Vsubitems
VLCParams
/Users/leo/goodplayer/3.9-app-store/vlc/projects/macosx/framework/Sources/VLCLibrary.m
/Users/leo/goodplayer/3.9-app-store/vlc/projects/macosx/framework/Sources/VLCEventManager.m
Creating VLCOpenGLESVideoView
/Users/leo/goodplayer/3.9-app-store/vlc/projects/macosx/framework/Sources/VLCMediaPlayer.m
VLCMediaPlayerTimeChanged
VLCMediaPlayerStateChanged
T@"VLCAudio",R
T@"VLCTime",R
/Users/leo/goodplayer/3.9-app-store/vlc/projects/macosx/framework/Sources/VLCMediaThumbnailer.m
 
vlcdeveloper said:
It looks like GoodPlayer is just a shameless copy of the MobileVLC project. :eek: We all know that MobileVLC was removed form AppStore due to GPL issues.:)
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Who cares. You and your fellow GPL sticklers can get lost. It's really people like you are the ones who give OpenSource movement bad name.
 
Unlike MobileVLC, GoodPlayer actually works.

Are App Store terms still against the selling/distribution of GPLed software? It seems not, as I've found several GPLed iOS apps in recent months.

The question now is, is hust mobile adhering to the terms of the GPL?

This is the problem with GPLed code: you are not truly free to do what you want with code released under this license.
 
There are lots of GPLed iOS apps on App Store and GPLed application on Mac Store now.


haunted said:
Unlike MobileVLC, GoodPlayer actually works.

Are App Store terms still against the selling/distribution of GPLed software? It seems not, as I've found several GPLed iOS apps in recent months.

The question now is, is hust mobile adhering to the terms of the GPL?

This is the problem with GPLed code: you are not truly free to do what you want with code released under this license.
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haunted said:
Unlike MobileVLC, GoodPlayer actually works.

Are App Store terms still against the selling/distribution of GPLed software? It seems not, as I've found several GPLed iOS apps in recent months.

The question now is, is hust mobile adhering to the terms of the GPL?

This is the problem with GPLed code: you are not truly free to do what you want with code released under this license.
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The VLC developers pulled the app from the app store due to the enforced encryption added by apple for distribution I believe. It is up to he developer if they accept the terms or not.
 
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