Database Develop

Creating Movies to watch on Kaiser/Tilt

Currently I am using CloneDVD Mobile to create movies in DivX format (making them around 800~900kbs). I am also using TCPMP to view my movies that are on my MicrosdHC 6GB card. They play pretty good but I do get some video jumping from time to time...
Has anyone used other formats, is something else other than DivX better? Perhaps a iPod format (but is there a Quick Time for WM6)?
What about WMV and the Kaiser, I am thinking it is not better than DivX, anyone tried DVD's converted into WMV?

are you making them 320x240? when I scale down a regular divx movie that starts out around 700 megs and turn the resolution down to 320x240, they work perfectly for me.

kireol said:
are you making them 320x240? when I scale down a regular divx movie that starts out around 700 megs and turn the resolution down to 320x240, they work perfectly for me.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes I am making them fit the Kaiser screen and it's pretty good viewing (matter of fact my kid is watching a movie now on my phone, CURIOUS_GEORGE).
It's just sometimes I get a little pause (~ 1 second).

hrmmm. which player are you using?

TCPMP Player RC2 I believe. There a better Divx Player?

odie3 said:
TCPMP Player RC2 I believe. There a better Divx Player?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The commercial CorePlayer, but it's only marginally better (as of now, at least), when it comes to plain DivX. Not so with more advanced formats like H.264, where CorePlayer is MUCH better.

Menneisyys said:
The commercial CorePlayer, but it's only marginally better (as of now, at least), when it comes to plain DivX. Not so with more advanced formats like H.264, where CorePlayer is MUCH better.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What is/uses H.264?

i use pocket divx encoder to encode my movies...they look great

Just bought coreplayer, it does play my Divx files better.

I use DVDshrink and FAIRUSE. It compresses my movies down to around 300-350kbps avi file. They look and sound great.

i used Encode360 for my zune, appears to work well with my kaiser

I use pocket divx encoder (PDXE) and CloneDVD mobile. I've made hundreds of movies for my PDA's and have found that 320x240 with total bitrates under 500k play and look excellent, even on my 4" VGA iPaq4700 and Archos boxes. The difference between 475-500 vs 700 or more is minor and you just have bigger files and sometimes jerky playback with the higher bitrate settings.
I have TCPMP and Core players and they both perform the same with these, TCPMP has more plug-ins for streaming vid like youtube I believe.
Just my experience.

What programs are people using to convert your videos?

Hi,
I am having a play around with Core Player 1.2.1 and am so far finding it great! I just wondered what people are currently using to convert their video files to the 320x240 native screen size.
So far I have tried:
A large 640xsomething Xvid file - picture is awesome but on some high action scenes its dropping a few frames
The same file converted with SPB Mobile DVD (Divx 25fps 500kbps) - Smooth throughout but lost a lot of quality
Whats the best app for converting to the smaller video size but keeping the quality?
Cheers,
Michael

http://www.soft32.com/download/63-58732/WMEncoder.exe

cyberkid2002 said:
Hi,
I am having a play around with Core Player 1.2.1 and am so far finding it great! I just wondered what people are currently using to convert their video files to the 320x240 native screen size.
So far I have tried:
A large 640xsomething Xvid file - picture is awesome but on some high action scenes its dropping a few frames
The same file converted with SPB Mobile DVD (Divx 25fps 500kbps) - Smooth throughout but lost a lot of quality
Whats the best app for converting to the smaller video size but keeping the quality?
Cheers,
Michael
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi dude
i generally use "cucusoft ultimate-dvd-video-converter-suite", using the 3gpp format with good video/sound quality and with about the half size than a normal divx (.avi) video!!i'm very satisfied with it!!
However there are many others good too, try to search on google!!
...and above all, it depend on which encoder (and settings) you use!!!
Ciao

You should look for something called Super C. It's a free encoder and I really like it a lot and seems like its pretty powerful too. Give it a try.

What I use for video
I basically use Pocket DVD Studio to convert video files from DVD or video files from itunes. It basically encodes the video as WMV with 320x240 resolution. It works very well for me. No complaints.

Spb Mobile DVD. Not free but works great!
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/mobiledvd/?en

2 free ones, generally I use the first one:
PocketDivxEncoder
VirtualDub

mchapman007 said:
Spb Mobile DVD. Not free but works great!
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/mobiledvd/?en
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I second that. The best part about it is it can any video provided your pc has the codecs. If your WMP can open it, it too can encode it as it uses the internal codecs of the computer rather than using a given set of codecs.
highly recommended

DVD to Pocket PC..?

What is everyone using to rip a DVD to Pocket PC?
TW,

Spb Mobile DVD......
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/mobiledvd/?en

There is a free tool PocketDivXEncoder at http://www.pocketdivxencoder.net/
and the tutorial on how to use it at http://forum.videohelp.com/topic349738.html
Enjoy.

Pocket Divx doesn't work? can it nor read directly from the CD?

CloneDVD Mobile, works very well, updated often;
http://www.slysoft.com/en/clonedvd-mobile.html

I use PocketDivx, it works well..
but I've also got Aplus DVD Ripper that works as well, but it does cost money.
Try the trial version and see if it works for you
It has several options to rip the dvd to, PPC is one of the choices
from their site:
"it also able to convert almost DVD to Apple iPod MP4 files, Apple iPhone MP4 files, Apple TV MP4 files , Youtube's Video, flv video , Sony PSP MP4 files, Cell phone 3GP files, Zune files, Pocket PC files , PDA files, Xvid files etc, So you can enjoy your DVD movies in your portable media player."
it works for me, but it does cost $40

tiger.woods said:
Pocket Divx doesn't work? can it nor read directly from the CD?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Read the tutorial

Funny...
this is the output from the debug any ideas? I get nothing in the output folder?
PocketDivXEncoder (0.3.60) - translated by Delanyj
Template selected : PDA
./cat.exe "F:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.vob" "F:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_2.vob" "F:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_3.vob" "F:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_4.vob" | ./mencoder.exe -audio-preload 0.8 -delay 0.1 -af volume=9,volnorm -srate 22050 -oac mp3lame -lameopts mode=2:cbr:br=128 -subfont-autoscale 3 -subcp "latin1" -font "C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\Arial.ttf" -demuxer 2 -noodml -vf scale=300:240,rotate=2,eq2=1.0:1.0:0.03:1.0 -sws 9 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vhq:vmax_b_frames=0:vbitrate=248 -ffourcc DX50 -o "E:\VIDEO_TS\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1_PocketPC.avi" - >> 1.txt 2>> 2.txt

mchapman007 said:
Spb Mobile DVD......
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/mobiledvd/?en
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Me too - very user friendly.

SPB mob DVD+ coreplayer = driver issue solved ?
I tested at least 5 rippers.
SPb wasthe best and the fastest.
ripping a dvd to 25fps Xvid format with a bitrate of 499 results in FLAWLESS playback on coreplayer 1.2.2.
i got no lag, perfect Q image and sound.
this said, i more and more believe that the original file being converted is the main reason of having lag and blaming it on missing HW accelaration.
Don't get me wrong. 3D support will certainly still improve, but playing a full dvd seems not a problem anymore.
other tips; free enough RAm, disbale any virus scanners or other soft running in the background.

Is there any way to get large videos to play @ full speed?

I'm using TCPMP and I can't get bigger files to play smooth for the life of me...any suggestions?

Cawley said:
I'm using TCPMP and I can't get bigger files to play smooth for the life of me...any suggestions?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Get a Zune.

JimmyMcGee said:
Get a Zune.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I second that Especially the new Zune is really nice. You can connect via your router to sync your music. I just hate the zune syncing software it's such a pain in the ass. I wish we could sync with WMP. I mean come on seriously.

Pocket Divx encoder
I had the same problem with my touch. TCPMP would not play large video's .avi even though it supports it. I used Pocket Divx Encoder to reduce the .avi according to my screen size and now I can watch any .avi without any problems and the audio and picture is still incredibly clear. I max out video and audio quality still with no problems during playback.
Pocket Divx Encoder is free
Hope this works for you and enjoy your video's

I use CorePlayer (based on TCPMP ) to play my Divx files (700 to 900 Mo each resolution 660*360, datarate 1010kbps) without any specific Mobile transcoding and it plays quite well with the right settings, with some rare glitches (but i guess it will never work flawlessly until we have the real Kaiser drivers).
TCPMP is good, but Coreplayer is faster on the Kaiser from my own experience.
The only down side about Coreplayer (aside from the fact its not freeware) is that it cannot play AC3 sound unlike TCPMP (due to open source licence)

why i dont understand it...when i had my standard att WM 6.0 rom that came with my tilt...i watched avis and mpeg4//divx movies CRYSTAL CLEAR....and thatt was with no htc ca driver or none of that ****. And now ive upgraded to WM 6.1..first duttys hybrid then L26 and now garmins...and each rom has the same problem...old tcpmps crash and when i use the repack tcpmp app and it works....i have SLUGGISH and chopppy fps when i watch avi movies and mpeg stufff. How is this possible with all the new drivers and such....it was crystal clear to watch movies with WM 6.0..but with 6.1 its choppy and ****ty playback? has anybody found a better fix for this other then converting the movies to sccreen resolution?

have lookedeverywhere for pocket divx encoder but unable to d/l it can anyone post please?

Try xvid4psp. It's free, fast and has enough options. I use MP4 iPod 5.0G settings for Kaiser.

thanks will give it a shot

antihrist said:
Try xvid4psp. It's free, fast and has enough options. I use MP4 iPod 5.0G settings for Kaiser.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
on a site showing format support, i dont see where mp4ipod is supported..
how well do vids play on your setup..does it keep up w/bigger vids?
thanx

amkaos said:
on a site showing format support, i dont see where mp4ipod is supported..
how well do vids play on your setup..does it keep up w/bigger vids?
thanx
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sorry, my previous post was meant to be reply to felixthecat.
So, to make things clear:
- XviD4PSP is not media player for PPC.
- XviD4PSP is software for converting videos. You can find it here.
- MP4 iPod 5.0G is just one of the format settings in Xvid4PSP.

antihrist said:
Sorry, my previous post was meant to be reply to felixthecat.
So, to make things clear:
- XviD4PSP is not media player for PPC.
- XviD4PSP is software for converting videos. You can find it here.
- MP4 iPod 5.0G is just one of the format settings in Xvid4PSP.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i do know that it isnt a player, what do you use?
how well do vids play on your setup..does it keep up w/bigger vids?
i tried core--sucks for me... but i did not convert formats before trying..

amkaos said:
i do know that it isnt a player, what do you use?
how well do vids play on your setup..does it keep up w/bigger vids?
i tried core--sucks for me... but i did not convert formats before trying..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I use Core Player for videos. Videos converted with XviD4PSP using my settings does not play well in WM player. You can try it with some other settings.
Here are my current settings:
- Format: MP4 iPod 5.0G
- Denoise/Sharpen: Disabled
- Brightness/Contrast: Disabled
- Video encoding: XviD HQ Ultra
- Audio encoding: AAC-LC ABR 128
I don't know what you mean with "bigger vids", but I use it for converting my divx/xvid movies and shows to MP4 and it works well. I think it supports even DVD files, but i didn't try that.
Last time i checked it took 6 minutes to convert some 30 minutes divx show to MP4 (Athlon X2 4000+, 2GB RAM, GeForce 8800GT).

One more thing about Core Player
Core Player with default setup gives me audio out of sync. But you can adjust that in options.

i tried those settings and didn't get a good result

works now i have upgraded coreplayer ... thanks alot

felixthecat said:
have lookedeverywhere for pocket divx encoder but unable to d/l it can anyone post please?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
this was the first result when I googled it. Follow this link
http://files.filefront.com/PocketDivX+Encoder+0360exe/;9172092;/fileinfo.html
Take care
Rod

hotrod101 said:
Pocket Divx encoder
I had the same problem with my touch. TCPMP would not play large video's .avi even though it supports it. I used Pocket Divx Encoder to reduce the .avi according to my screen size and now I can watch any .avi without any problems and the audio and picture is still incredibly clear. I max out video and audio quality still with no problems during playback.
Pocket Divx Encoder is free
Hope this works for you and enjoy your video's
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I use it also. I watch moives on my phone and it works fine playing full screen and BT stereo.

try the new win 6.1 that att put out for the tilt... it might be more stable since it is the new shipping rom

Play movies on the diamond

I tried to play a movie (.avi file) with windows media player on the diamond but it doesnt work. Which format must the movie have to play with windows media player? Is there other good programs beside coreplayer mobile? I dont want to buy coreplayer, do i have to install a codec on the diamond?
Do i have to convert to a special format, i transfered a movie sample file (.avi) from my computer to the diamonds internal memory but when i try to open the movie with windows media player, it doesnt work, what should i do?

raptorgt said:
I tried to play a movie (.avi file) with windows media player on the diamond but it doesnt work. Which format must the movie have to play with windows media player? Is there other good programs beside coreplayer mobile? I dont want to buy coreplayer, do i have to install a codec on the diamond?
Do i have to convert to a special format, i transfered a movie sample file (.avi) from my computer to the diamonds internal memory but when i try to open the movie with windows media player, it doesnt work, what should i do?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Try the previous version of Coreplayer, TCPMP. It's freeware.

use TCPMP, theres a speical version of it for WM6.1 devices, plays any file format you throw at it and super smooth with more options than you can shake a stick at!
oh, and its FREE!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=380387&highlight=tcpmp+diamond

keyz86 said:
use TCPMP, theres a speical version of it for WM6.1 devices, plays any file format you throw at it and super smooth with more options than you can shake a stick at!
oh, and its FREE!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=380387&highlight=tcpmp+diamond
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Agree. Hands down best media player. Smooth as it gets!

Thanks for your help i will try TCPMP, but should i just transfer the movie to diamond and then open it with TCPMP?

Yes it works now, how do i zoom in with TCPMP to remove the two black lines that are often in movies or do i have to somehow change the resoultion of the movie so it fits the screen?

when you install TCPMP you can set file assosiations so you can just click on the file itself to play, but of corse you can also go the long way around and open TCPMP first

raptorgt said:
Yes it works now, how do i zoom in with TCPMP to remove the two black lines that are often in movies or do i have to somehow change the resoultion of the movie so it fits the screen?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yes, i use ImTOO Mpeg encoder to change resoloutions, i personally find that encoding files to .mpeg at 500 bit rate and 320x240 does a perfect job for me, doesnt take up much space on the internal storage and you dont notice any loss of quality playing it at full screen

i tried the TCPMP player.. although its good and convinent but it still can't play some .flv files downloaded from the internet, and the interface wasn't as perfect/ pretty.
I took on a more hassle approach. Downloaded PSPVC (a freeware that is able to convert most types of movie files into mp4 format) converted my movie files into mp4 format and then play them using the default windows media player 10. Works perfectly!

PlugIn FLV pour TCPMP
try the plug in
plugin-flash-pour-tcpmp_plugin_flash_pour_tcpmp_v0.4.2_.cab_anglais_41514

what bitrate do you use and what rezolution do you use?

intel286 said:
what bitrate do you use and what rezolution do you use?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i havn't played around with the settings.. i am using the default settings (with the HD** AVC option unchecked).