I usually watch videos on the internet on my tablet, I plan to buy a Galaxy Tab S, but I'm afraid one day this tablet just started saying sorry my video cannot be played. How can i get it to play any kinds of videos like mkv, avi, m4v or vob?
From Galaxy Tab S supported format list, we can see, not all the videos are supported by Galaxy Tab S. To transfer MKV, AVI, M4V and VOB format to Galaxy Tab S 10.5/8.4, the most recommended solution is to convert them to MPEG-4/H.264 MP4, the most compatible format to playback on Galaxy Tab S 10.5/8.4.
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Tutorial of converting MKV, AVI, M4V and VOB videos to MP4 for Galaxy Tab S 10.5/8.4
Step 1. Import videos to Galaxy Tab S Video Converter.
Get this program installed (Mac version: Video Converter for Mac), Click “Add Video” or "Add from folder" button to add the MKV, AVI, M4V and VOB video which you want to play on Galaxy Tab S.
Step 2. Choose MP4 as target format.
Click “Format” menu to get the output video format list. A mass of formats are listed. Go to choose “Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Video (*.mp4)” from “Samsung” option as Galaxy Tab S 10.5/8.4 best supported format.
You can also click "Settings" in the main interface to edit video size, bitrate, frame rate or sample rate all at your nees. Just set video size to "1920*1080" for playing video on Galaxy Tab S with 2560 x 1600 resolution.
Step 3. Edit your video before conversion.(Optional)
Now back to the main interface, click the pencil-like edit icon on the top to open Video Editor. In this Video Editor, you can trim, crop, add watermark/subtitles or edit audio of the source files.
Step 4. Start conversion.
Click the red "Convert" to start converting MKV, AVI, M4V and VOB movies to Galaxy Tab S. It allows running up to 4 tasks simultaneously, the rest will be queued up. After the conversion, click "Open output folder" to locate converted video quickly.
Now we get the videos ready for transferring to Galaxy Tab S 10.5/8.4, follow this link to learn how to do the transferring via kies.
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