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Watch DVDs on the Universal

Hi All
I have been trying to find a good movie encoder (free) for sometime now, I have now found one called sompy available from sompy.com
I have converted many movies, this software is very easy to use and the output files are of really good quaitily.
I hope this is of some interest to you all. enjoy!!!!!!
amtitch
Qtek 9000 V1640 Vodafone

It can convert DVD Mpeg2 to what kind of format, AVI, WMV, or something?

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Hi, the output format is MPEG 4, MS MPEG 4V2, WMV7 AND WMV8. I use core player (tcpmp).

TCPMP is the best

while we are in the subject,
anyway to watch Quicktime movie trailers on WM6?
i use tcpmp for all other media,but it doesn't support this format

grifone said:
while we are in the subject,
anyway to watch Quicktime movie trailers on WM6?
i use tcpmp for all other media,but it doesn't support this format
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Did you try Core Media Player ?

MP4 converter for everyone!

Pazera Free MP4 to AVI Converter 1.1
This is a free utility to convert one or multiple movies that you can create with the built in camera on your dash/excalibur. I thought I would share this with you guys, I noticed I can play the movies on my phone but not in windows. This will allow you to convert videos from the phone to playable clips on your pc. Makes it a snap to youTube or Myspace!
Enjoy!
-Sled
Converts MP4 to:
Xvid 1.1.3
Divx 3
MPEG-4 AVC
Mpeg4 FFrrpeg/ffdshow
MP42 S-mpeg
WMV (WMp 7)
WMV (WMp 9)
Motion JPEG

cool, thanks.

AVI Splitter (Directshow filter) questions...

Can someone confirm for me that the stock AVI Splitter that windows mobile comes with is sub-standard? By sub-standard, I mean that it cannot split AVI files that contain XVID video and MP3 audio? (I'm assuming that special AVI splitters were written for normal windows for this same reason.)
The reason I ask is that I think I've managed to compile an XVID directshow filter. I can hook it up manually with viewgraph... using:
Code:
File Async source -> AVI splitter ->XVID codec -> HTC DDR (renderer)
\->MPEG-1 Layer 3 Decoder DMO -> Audio Renderer
It WILL play, just upside down (due to HTC renderer), and it stutters quite a bit. It will stutter if I have the video or audio portion disconnected... which makes me think that it's the AVI splitter.
Maybe I have to write an AVI splitter filter (or borrow code from GABEST)
(moved this post from the general hacking forum)

best quality video on evo

whats the best settings for video on evo?
any software converting reccomendations?
thanks

anyone? pls.

So far I've only had success using mencoder (ffmpeg could do it, probably better, but I needed the ability to bake in subtitles). It requires some rather specific settings for the portions of the full h264 spec it supports. Not sure if you're a command-line fan, but this is what I've been using:
Code:
mencoder input.avi -o output.mp4 -vf dsize=800:480:2,scale=-8:-8,harddup -lavfopts format=mp4 -ovc x264 -x264encopts nocabac:level_idc=30:bframes=0:bitrate=512:threads=auto:turbo=1:frameref=6:trellis=1:chroma_me -oac faac -faacopts mpeg=4:object=2:raw:br=128
ffmpeg -i output.mp4 -vc copy -acodec copy final.mp4
The ffmpeg final pass is required because the support for mp4 files is broken in mencoder. ffmpeg, however, is capable of passing through the video/audio data to a properly written mp4 file.
The only downside is an odd quirk with the quality... If the file is played after mencoder runs but before ffmpeg (in VLC, which can use the incorrect mp4 files) it has great quality, but after the simple passthrough with ffmpeg the quality drops drastically. This doesn't really make sense to me... any ideas?
If you're not a fan of command line wizardry, I'd recommend just getting Handbrake and setting it to the preset iPod Legacy (this has the same basic spec you'll need). You can then modify it as needed for resolution etc. but the quality settings that defaults to are almost ideal.

commandline is fine. thanks for the info.
cjmovie said:
So far I've only had success using mencoder (ffmpeg could do it, probably better, but I needed the ability to bake in subtitles). It requires some rather specific settings for the portions of the full h264 spec it supports. Not sure if you're a command-line fan, but this is what I've been using:
Code:
mencoder input.avi -o output.mp4 -vf dsize=800:480:2,scale=-8:-8,harddup -lavfopts format=mp4 -ovc x264 -x264encopts nocabac:level_idc=30:bframes=0:bitrate=512:threads=auto:turbo=1:frameref=6:trellis=1:chroma_me -oac faac -faacopts mpeg=4:object=2:raw:br=128
ffmpeg -i output.mp4 -vc copy -acodec copy final.mp4
The ffmpeg final pass is required because the support for mp4 files is broken in mencoder. ffmpeg, however, is capable of passing through the video/audio data to a properly written mp4 file.
The only downside is an odd quirk with the quality... If the file is played after mencoder runs but before ffmpeg (in VLC, which can use the incorrect mp4 files) it has great quality, but after the simple passthrough with ffmpeg the quality drops drastically. This doesn't really make sense to me... any ideas?
If you're not a fan of command line wizardry, I'd recommend just getting Handbrake and setting it to the preset iPod Legacy (this has the same basic spec you'll need). You can then modify it as needed for resolution etc. but the quality settings that defaults to are almost ideal.
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not sure how impressed you are going to be with 800x480. My attempts looked washed out.
What I was wondering, the same as you, what is a higher res that the Evo will support. Namely, the Transformers movies on the HD2 looked way better than this. What did they use?

_Burst_ said:
not sure how impressed you are going to be with 800x480. My attempts looked washed out.
What I was wondering, the same as you, what is a higher res that the Evo will support. Namely, the Transformers movies on the HD2 looked way better than this. What did they use?
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Assuming you aren't exporting the video through the HDMI port, 800x480 is exactly what you want. Maybe even less - equivalent bitrates at lower resolutions will equal better quality video. I'm no expert on hardware decoding, but I believe bitrate (after supported parts of the spec) is the main limiting factor for what the phone can and can't decode.
The video I converted looked great before I did the mp4 fix, even at the low bitrates (note I'm using 500kbps target in a single pass)... still not sure what's going on there.

Code:
mencoder input.avi -o output.mp4 -vf dsize=800:480:2,scale=-8:-8,harddup -lavfopts format=mp4 -ovc x264 -x264encopts nocabac:level_idc=30:bframes=0:bitrate=512:threads=auto:turbo=1:frameref=6:trellis=1:chroma_me -oac faac -faacopts mpeg=4:object=2:raw:br=128
ffmpeg -i output.mp4 -vc copy -acodec copy final.mp4
The only downside is an odd quirk with the quality... If the file is played after mencoder runs but before ffmpeg (in VLC, which can use the incorrect mp4 files) it has great quality, but after the simple passthrough with ffmpeg the quality drops drastically. This doesn't really make sense to me... any ideas?
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It seems your ffmpeg commandline was slightly off. -vc is the "Set video grab channel (DV1394 only)." option. So, you were actually doing a re-encode to mpeg4. What you wanted to specify was "-vcodec copy" like this:
Code:
mencoder input.avi -o output.mp4 -vf dsize=800:480:2,scale=-8:-8,harddup -lavfopts format=mp4 -ovc x264 -x264encopts nocabac:level_idc=30:bframes=0:bitrate=512:threads=auto:turbo=1:frameref=6:trellis=1:chroma_me -oac faac -faacopts mpeg=4:object=2:raw:br=128
ffmpeg -i output.mp4 -vcodec copy -acodec copy final.mp4
and that makes it look much nicer.

Ive been using Handbrake 0.9.4 (the newer one was giving me poor video results).
For HD video i do 1280x720, set bitrate to about 1500kb/s. For DVD i just leave the resolution and set anamorphic to none. I also set 2 pass and turbo first pass. I set audio to stereo and the bitrate to about 128. Also i save as .m4v
It may take a little tweaking for you. Videos range from 800MB - 1.5GB. You could probably lower the bitrate on DVD video and be ok too to save space.
I do them this way so i can play them via HDMI out on a TV in 720p (HD source) or in similar quality to DVD. Video looks great on the phone and pretty good on my 37" HDTV.

The problem isn't video quality, it's the God-awful audio quality when you record.

thegame2388 said:
The problem isn't video quality, it's the God-awful audio quality when you record.
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Completely NOT what this thread is talking about....

[Q] Player for F4F files?

Wondering if there is a player that will play F4F files... See, I bought The Croods and it has a digital copy which is fine, but you HAVE to have signal to play it and, well, T-Mobile lacks in the signal dept somethin fierce... So, I found the FILE it put on the PC but it is a F4F file, as I understand some kind of segmented 6 gigabyte nightmare, and want to copy this to my tablet and phone and let the kids watch it without needing an internet connection...

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