Guest Wooders Posted February 18, 2006 Report Posted February 18, 2006 Hi - newbie to both this forum and to the MDA Vario. Got mine from T Mobile yesterday and although I've had a few teething problems here and there, it's a really impressive device. However, I'm having video problems... I used to watch videos with no trouble on my SPV C500 in WMV format. I used to make them using Windows Movie Maker and save them using one of the pocket PC settings. These files play fine on my Vario. However, I'd like to re-encode them for the larger resolution offered by the Vario (C500 was 208 x 150 or something, the Vario 320 x 240). I'm looking for the best combination of programs to do this. I've tried making larger WMVs (using Movie Maker) and the playback is quite poor - juddery and losing sync with audio. I tried viewing some DIVX files using TCPMP (admittedly very large ones - 200mb for 25 mins) and they were horrendous. I then tried some MPG files and they played back superbly, although they do take up quite a lot of space. What do the rest of you use?
Guest chazdent Posted February 18, 2006 Report Posted February 18, 2006 I use Windows Media Encoder You can set it to QVGA (320x240) easily, and vary the framerate. I had a movie come out to 230mb yesterday for 90 minutes, which had a framerate of 20. It's not perfect but I only just got it so I'm still getting used to the settings. It'll take input from pretty much any file you've got, including DivX. It's worth a try anyway, some people like it, some less so. Charlie
Guest Wooders Posted February 18, 2006 Report Posted February 18, 2006 I use Windows Media Encoder You can set it to QVGA (320x240) easily, and vary the framerate. I had a movie come out to 230mb yesterday for 90 minutes, which had a framerate of 20. It's not perfect but I only just got it so I'm still getting used to the settings. It'll take input from pretty much any file you've got, including DivX. It's worth a try anyway, some people like it, some less so.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks for the suggestion - tried it just now on a DIVX file using the Pocket PC setting (at 320 x 240, 20fps). It's ok, not exactly stunning though. I can't help feeling that better is possible... What do others use?
Guest Posted February 18, 2006 Report Posted February 18, 2006 I've got an Orange M500 which is the same QVGA resolution as the Vario. I use SimpleDIVX - http://www.simpledivx.org/main/ - to encode my movies. You will need to download and install the DivX and Lame MP3 codecs but once this is done you're all set. Once you've done one movie and got the settings just as you want them, it really is one-click to convert. Put the DVD in the drive, start it off encoding and, bish bosh, in an hour or so you have yourself a shiny new DivX movie for your phone. :) As an example, I encoded Star Wars Episode IV and got it down to 200Mb and it's perfectly watchable! One other point, I'd highly recommend TCPMP Media Player for playing the movies.
Guest Wooders Posted February 19, 2006 Report Posted February 19, 2006 Just for reference for other Vario users, I've found a superb way to make great quality DIVX video files which are small in size, but are very good quality with excellent frame rates etc. This won't work directly with DVDs but will convert a multitude of video files, including DIVX. Here's how I did it... 1) Download a copy of VirtualDub from HERE - choose the latest STABLE version. It doesn't need to be installed, but you will need to unzip it into a folder on your hard drive. 2) Make sure you have the DIVX codecs installed on your desktop PC. Get the "DIVX Play" bundle from HERE. Install them onto your desktop PC. 3) Download TCPMP from HERE - choose the Windows Mobile version. Run the installer on your desktop PC with your Vario connected and it will install via ActiveSync. 4) Ensure you have a MP3 codec installed onto your PC - most will have. If you haven't, download the Lame MP3 codec from HERE - choose the latest STABLE version. Unzip it and put the lame_enc.dll into your Windows folder on C drive. The other files in the zip are not needed. 5) Load up VirtualDub and open the video file you want to convert. Then go to the Video menu and click on Full Processing Mode. 6) Then go to the Video menu again and click on Filters. Click Add and select a Resize filter. If your video file is a 4:3 (normal 'square' TV) file, then enter 320 as the new width and 240 as the new height. If your video file is a 16:9 (widescreen) file, enter 320 as the new width and 180 as the new height. Then OK and OK again. 7) Go to the Video menu again and select Color Depth. Ensure that the decompression is set to Autoselect and the output format is 24 bit. Click OK. 8) Then to the Video menu again and select Compression. Select the DIVX Codec (not decoder) and click on configure. Set the Encode mode to 1-pass and the bitrate to 300kbits. Click OK and OK. 9) Now go to the Audio menu and select Full Processing Mode. 10) Then go to the Audio menu again and select Conversion. Change the sampling rate to 22050hz. 11) Now go to the Audio menu and select Compression. Choose the MPEG Layer-3 (MP3) encoder and choose a bitrate - I've found that around 32 in Stereo is great. If the original video file is in mono, then obviously stereo options won't be shown. Click on OK. 12) Now go to the File menu and select Save as AVI. Find somewhere convenient to save your converted file and click Save. Let VirtualDub do it's stuff and after a while a nice converted video will be saved. Transfer it across to your Vario and use TCPMP to view it. Hope this helps other folk. Or more to the point, hope it didn't patronise or bore the arse off you.
Guest bluesxman Posted February 22, 2006 Report Posted February 22, 2006 I've always used Pocket DIVX encoder and been pleased with the results. It's very simple and free!
Guest puckster Posted February 24, 2006 Report Posted February 24, 2006 (edited) I've always used Pocket DIVX encoder and been pleased with the results. It's very simple and free! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Agreed, with the Pocket DIVX Encoder & TCPMP combo, you dont need anything else... Its all i use and i have a good collection of movies & tv shows on my 1GB MiniSD. Cheers Chris Edited February 24, 2006 by puckster
Guest Zahid Posted May 30, 2006 Report Posted May 30, 2006 Agreed, with the Pocket DIVX Encoder & TCPMP combo, you dont need anything else... Its all i use and i have a good collection of movies & tv shows on my 1GB MiniSD. Cheers Chris Downloaded Pocket DIVX Encoder, and intalled TCPMP. How do I convert a DVD to install onto my C500 or M600?? I'm confused :)
Guest w411y Posted May 30, 2006 Report Posted May 30, 2006 Rip the DVD onto your PC Encode the ripped DVD using PocketDivXEncoder Copy over to smartphone Watch it through TCPMP
Guest Zahid Posted May 30, 2006 Report Posted May 30, 2006 (edited) Great! I knew I wass missing a step :) Using DVD Decrypter at the moment. Is there any other ripper that I should try? Does DVD Shrink do the same thing? Also, how long does it take to rip a DVD? (I guess this is relative to my system but a guestimate would be good!) Ta :) Edited May 30, 2006 by Zahid
Guest tsutton Posted May 31, 2006 Report Posted May 31, 2006 Now we need to find a way to rip the dvd and subtitles with it and encode the subtitles inside the film. Anyone done it? If so, a simple step by step would be good!
Guest Zahid Posted May 31, 2006 Report Posted May 31, 2006 Got my first DVD movie onto my C500 yesterday! Thanks guys :) Mates at work were well impressed with the quality. They were asking for advice about which phones to upgrade to :)
Guest pd.ryder Posted June 11, 2006 Report Posted June 11, 2006 Great! I knew I wass missing a step ;) Using DVD Decrypter at the moment. Is there any other ripper that I should try? Does DVD Shrink do the same thing? Also, how long does it take to rip a DVD? (I guess this is relative to my system but a guestimate would be good!) Ta :) I use DVD Shrink and PocketDivX with superb results. Doesn't take too long either :)
Guest PayableOnDeath Posted June 12, 2006 Report Posted June 12, 2006 this topic was just what i as going to ask lol now my 2gb mini sd card is on the way lol :) btw does http://tcpmp.corecodec.org/ load for anyone? its not loading for me, has TCPMP gone?
Guest pd.ryder Posted June 13, 2006 Report Posted June 13, 2006 btw does http://tcpmp.corecodec.org/ load for anyone? its not loading for me, has TCPMP gone? Yup - all's well here, loads fine :)
Guest PayableOnDeath Posted June 13, 2006 Report Posted June 13, 2006 Just worked for me lol Must have down yesterday then came back online Thanks
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