So I was browsing the store last week to see if there was a video player for MKV files, and I came across this app called Yxplayer. It was $4.49 (was 2.99 before) and had no free trial. All the reviews were 1 stars and said that the app didn't work. The app was cross-platform, and all the Android and iOS reviews were negative as well.
I tried to look up information on the internet about this app, and came up with nothing. I notice, however, that the app was getting updated in the store every few days, showing that it was actually still in development. After seeing a review on YouTube on the Windows RT version of Yxplayer, showing that it does... work to some extent, I bit the bullet and bought the app.
It works, and it works well for the most part. I've tested a dozen of different file formats and codecs.
What works:
- MKV files
- Video codecs: x264, Xvid, DivX
- Audio codecs: AC3, DTS, AAC, FLAC, MP3, OGG Vorbis
- SRT subtitles
What doesn't work:
- OGM files
- ***/SSA subtitles
- 10 bit / Hi10p
For anime, it does play soft subtitles, but only in SRT format. Which means I need to extract the subtitles, convert the A-S-S to SRT and remux it.
Still, that is much faster than re-encoding the entire video file with hard subs. Subtitle support is buggy though. Lines will only appear on the screen for 3-4 seconds, regardless of the timing. So long lines will vanish off the screen before you finish reading.
Yxplayer is unable to access your pictures or video folders. If you don't have an microSD slot, the only way you can get the files to your phone is by using the app's built in FTP or HTTP server, or downloading through the app's built in web browser.
If you do have an microSD card like me, all you need to do it make a new folder on the card, name it anything you want, and copy the videos over.
The VLC port is progressing slowly, and we have no idea when they'll actually start on the WP8 version. I doubt we'll see anything before the end of the year. For now though, there's Yxplayer.
I tried to look up information on the internet about this app, and came up with nothing. I notice, however, that the app was getting updated in the store every few days, showing that it was actually still in development. After seeing a review on YouTube on the Windows RT version of Yxplayer, showing that it does... work to some extent, I bit the bullet and bought the app.
It works, and it works well for the most part. I've tested a dozen of different file formats and codecs.
What works:
- MKV files
- Video codecs: x264, Xvid, DivX
- Audio codecs: AC3, DTS, AAC, FLAC, MP3, OGG Vorbis
- SRT subtitles
What doesn't work:
- OGM files
- ***/SSA subtitles
- 10 bit / Hi10p
For anime, it does play soft subtitles, but only in SRT format. Which means I need to extract the subtitles, convert the A-S-S to SRT and remux it.
Still, that is much faster than re-encoding the entire video file with hard subs. Subtitle support is buggy though. Lines will only appear on the screen for 3-4 seconds, regardless of the timing. So long lines will vanish off the screen before you finish reading.
Yxplayer is unable to access your pictures or video folders. If you don't have an microSD slot, the only way you can get the files to your phone is by using the app's built in FTP or HTTP server, or downloading through the app's built in web browser.
If you do have an microSD card like me, all you need to do it make a new folder on the card, name it anything you want, and copy the videos over.
The VLC port is progressing slowly, and we have no idea when they'll actually start on the WP8 version. I doubt we'll see anything before the end of the year. For now though, there's Yxplayer.
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