Video from USB

BillQuarter · 12-27-2021, 07:14 AM

Hi All
Can anyone tell me what size the video has to be to fill the screen in my 218i Gran Coupe ? I can play videos from a USB stick, but they don't fill the screen like the BMW winter video message sent the other day.

Bill

ibrahimaytu · 12-27-2021, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by BillQuarter

Hi All
Can anyone tell me what size the video has to be to fill the screen in my 218i Gran Coupe ? I can play videos from a USB stick, but they don't fill the screen like the BMW winter video message sent the other day.

Bill

You can try 1600x900

infovi · 12-27-2021, 02:57 PM

May I ask if you enabled any special option to play videos on your 218i GC? In mine, I can only hear the sound with no picture...

BillQuarter · 12-28-2021, 01:47 AM

Hi No
I just put any of my MP4 videos on to a USB stick, format fat32 and select Videos from the menu, and they play automatically on the screen, but not the full width of screen!

infovi · 12-29-2021, 10:27 AM

Maybe you used an unlocking app, such as BIMMERCODE? Can you play any type of video or just MP4s?

fogartym · 01-21-2022, 02:01 PM

I unlocked the feature 'video in motion' using the Bimmercode app + OBD BT code reader.
It can play .mp4 and .mkv from an SSD that I keep in the centre console.
The SSD was USB3.0 but I got a small USB C convertor and it works a treat.

EDIT - I think the full resolution of the screen is 1920 x 720. Just recode a small 1min video with Handbrake at that resolution and try it out.

12-27-2021, 07:14 AM	#1
BillQuarter Private 11 Rep 77 Posts Drives: 2 series 218i Grand Coupe Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Scotland iTrader: (0)	Video from USB Hi All Can anyone tell me what size the video has to be to fill the screen in my 218i Gran Coupe ? I can play videos from a USB stick, but they don't fill the screen like the BMW winter video message sent the other day. Bill
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infovi New Member 2 Rep 12 Posts Drives: BMW Gran Coupe 218i Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Greece iTrader: (0)	May I ask if you enabled any special option to play videos on your 218i GC? In mine, I can only hear the sound with no picture... Last edited by infovi; 12-29-2021 at 10:25 AM..
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12-28-2021, 01:47 AM	#4
BillQuarter Private 11 Rep 77 Posts Drives: 2 series 218i Grand Coupe Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Scotland iTrader: (0)	Hi No I just put any of my MP4 videos on to a USB stick, format fat32 and select Videos from the menu, and they play automatically on the screen, but not the full width of screen!
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12-29-2021, 10:27 AM	#5
infovi New Member 2 Rep 12 Posts Drives: BMW Gran Coupe 218i Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Greece iTrader: (0)	Maybe you used an unlocking app, such as BIMMERCODE? Can you play any type of video or just MP4s?
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01-21-2022, 02:01 PM	#6
fogartym Registered 2 Rep 1 Posts Drives: BMW M235i GC Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: West Midlands iTrader: (0)	I unlocked the feature 'video in motion' using the Bimmercode app + OBD BT code reader. It can play .mp4 and .mkv from an SSD that I keep in the centre console. The SSD was USB3.0 but I got a small USB C convertor and it works a treat. EDIT - I think the full resolution of the screen is 1920 x 720. Just recode a small 1min video with Handbrake at that resolution and try it out. Last edited by fogartym; 01-21-2022 at 02:05 PM.. Reason: Added resolution info.
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