Share Galaxy S2 Recorded MP4(3GP4) Movies on WD TV Live via DLNA(AllSh

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As a galaxy s 2 user, maybe you have recorded videos by galaxy s2 hd camera. Now the following article will show you how to easily share Galaxy S2 recorded videos on WD TV Live Hub.

Now, below is to show detailed steps of sharing Galaxy S2 videos and movies on WD TV Live via the DLNA application – AllShare.

(Notice: Before streaming Galaxy S2 movies to WD TV Live via AllShare, you should make sure that the Galaxy S2 is connected to an active Wi-Fi network and has access to the WD TV Live. And the WD TV Live should already be turned on and connected to the same Wi-Fi network as the Galaxy S2.)

Step 1: Activate the WLAN feature and add a WLAN profile of Samsung Galaxy S2.

(1) How to activate the WLAN feature? (This is necessary if you want to use the AllShare function of Samsung Galaxy S2.)

In Idle mode, open the application list and select Settings

(2) How to Find and connect to a WLAN?

1 In Idle mode, open the application list and select Settings

Step 2: Turn on your WD TV Live and ensure it is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as the Samsung Galaxy S2.

Step 3: Activate AllShare and customize its DLNA feature.

1. In Idle mode, open the application list and select AllShare.

2. Press → Settings.

3. Adjust the following settings to customize the DLNA feature:

Device name - Enter a name for your device as a media server.

Share video - Turn on video sharing with other DLNA-enabled devices.

Share picture - Turn on image sharing with other DLNA-enabled devices.

Share audio - Turn on music sharing with other DLNA-enabled devices.

Upload from other devices - Set whether or not to accept the upload from other devices.

Default memory - Select the default memory location for saving downloaded media files.

Subtitles - Set to display subtitles.

Step 4: Play Galaxy S2 videos on WD TV Live via AllShare.

1. Select Galaxy S2 as the media server (the one that contains media files).

2. Select a media category and a file you want to share.

3. Select WD TV Live as the media player (the one that will play the media files.)

4. Control playback using icons of Galaxy S2 or WD TV Live.

Tips: you should know that the 1080p/720p camera videos shot by Galaxy S2 is MP4 format with 3GP4 codec ID. After testing, we got the answer that the WD TV Live can directly play the recorded 3GP4 MP4 movies stored on Galaxy S2 via the media sharing application – AllShare. (For those WD TV Live unsupported videos and movies stored on Galaxy S2, you could use a powerful Galaxy S2 to WD TV Converter (or Mac Galaxy S2 to WD TV Converter) to help you convert them to a more friendly video format compatible for WD TV Live such as MPEG-4, H.264, etc that can also be played on Samsung Galaxy S2.)