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SUPER video encoder?

I read many threads in the forum regarding video on the HD and after hours spent trailing through a post which is now locked I settled on SUPER encoding to flash FLV files... only problem is if I feed it a 1.4gb H264 file (which the HD cant play) it ends up at 2.6Gb I still run the stock SD card 8Gb.
Am I missing a setting? I really wanna sort the video out on my HD! but would like the movies to stay similar size to the original rip....

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=467112
works good

pureheart said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=467112
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Yep treid that one too... the files always end up waaaaay bigger than the orginal... I tried a 4Gb BRrip with that and it came out almost the size of the flash card....

Then you selected the wrong bitrate.
Assuming your movie is 90 minutes long, then using the "HD" setting bitrate of 750kbit/s your movie will be (750*60*90)/8/1024 = 494 MB.
What you are stating is not possible, unless your movie is 10 hours long or you manually entered an insanely high bitrate, such as 7500kbit/s, which is completely useless and which the Touch HD can not handle anyway.
The tool is coded for simplicity. If you don't understand what anything does, then you just add the files, select the output dir and press "start". Experimenting around by setting random options which you do not fully understand obviously will result in spectacular failure most of the time. So I recommend you to try it again. If it doesn't work, then let me know and I will fix it.
All this said, if you rather not use my GUI, then you can get an acceptable result with SUPER by using iPhone profile. The quality will be worse, seeking might be broken and it might slow down sometimes, but other than that, it should work.

I used a Blue Ray rip.... 4.5Gig..... it ended up at almost 6Gig....
I used the HD GUI you made because it was so easy.... just remoting into my server to see how the next one I'm trying is getting on.....

Have you tried using WinFF ~ http://winff.org/html/
I used to use SUPER but changed to WinFF because:-
1. It is quicker.
2. File sizes are smaller.
3. It is very easy to use.
4. It supports a number of devices including Mobile Phones, iPod etc.

Thanks Beards, I'll give it a go to...
I have got a file out of the encoder now that looks good!
But what the heck do I play it with...? I searched for media players and tried Core player and of course M$ Media Player... both are a no go... M$ wont even play it... and Core player with no access to GPU is also a no go...
Any players take advantage of GPU acceleration and play the outputs?

Geeba said:
Thanks Beards, I'll give it a go to...
I have got a file out of the encoder now that looks good!
But what the heck do I play it with...? I searched for media players and tried Core player and of course M$ Media Player... both are a no go... M$ wont even play it... and Core player with no access to GPU is also a no go...
Any players take advantage of GPU acceleration and play the outputs?
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What settings on WinFF did you use to encode the video?

Ahhh... not got round to using that one yet... I was using the HD GUI made by projection, 4.5gb Blue ray rip source, 800x480 output.

Just wondered if someone could point me in the direction of a player that has enough grunt to play these rips? Core is Jerk'o'vision...

Geeba said:
Just wondered if someone could point me in the direction of a player that has enough grunt to play these rips? Core is Jerk'o'vision...
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If you're using the HD GUI that was talked about above (great program, thanks to those who made it), then you should play the files in the TF3D video player

Svegetto said:
If you're using the HD GUI that was talked about above (great program, thanks to those who made it), then you should play the files in the TF3D video player
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I had no idea there was one? Is it installed from the factory? I cant seem to find it?

atm the only hw accelerated players are htc album and wmp... the rest is software render...

another option to watch Movies "DivX Mobile Player v0.91 (30-Sep-2008)"
You can install "DivX Mobile Player v0.91 (30-Sep-2008)" and play those .avi movies (DivX, Xvid, etc) without converting. You can download here: http://labs.divx.com/MobileCommunity
It works fine for me... I'm using 8Gb microSD...

crashDebug said:
atm the only hw accelerated players are htc album and wmp... the rest is software render...
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Where do I find the HTC player?
I've just tried DivX player... its not really as good as Core on mine for some reason... ?

Would really appreciate a pointer on GPU accelerated player
I've treid M$ media player... wont play it... core player not enough grunt and the HTC player people speak of... I cant find? searched all of my HD programs..

Dude, just skim along the TF3D menu to Photos and Videos.
If your video's in the default album it will appear as a thumbnail here if it isn't just use the Album button to browse to it.
Basically the HTC player they're on about i launched when you click on a thumbnail in the TF3D Photo's and Video's screen (or browse to an album location).
Yup - it was there all the time

Thanks mate... I understand now...
I guess MP4 isnt supported.... my movies arent there...

video playback.... choppy

I tried putting a small video clip on my memory card. When I open it it plays like it's in slow motion, and it's really choppy. The audio for the clip plays in normal speed.
so a few questions...
Is there a best format of video files for my excalibur?
Is there mabey a player better than windows media player?
I hacked my psp a few years back. I was able to download full movies and watch them on it. I may be asking too much... but I'm wondering if it's possible to do this with my phone.
when I'm at work with my phone in my hand the ol' boss doesn't mind. Of course when I'm hanging on to a game system.... the **** hit's the fan!

Here you are a free bit of software that can recode videos http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html download link @ bottom there is lot's of speal...
I use A-One FLV to AVI but it's not free, there is alot of software that can do it.
I recomended SUPER as i know lots of peeps use it, so set the resolution 320x240 keep bitrate down on video larger it is larger output file, audio can be set to mono and again about 64kbit/s and still be fine, .mp4 is a good quality for Mobile video or for even more compression .3gp
Re: Player TCPMP "to which is free" or CorePlayer "the pay version"

I've tried downloading TCPMP. When I try installing it I get a message that the install package isn't designed for my device.
this is where I'm downloading it from.
http://tcpmp.en.softonic.com/pocketpc/download#pathbar
Is there a different version that I need to use?

oilspot said:
I've tried downloading TCPMP. When I try installing it I get a message that the install package isn't designed for my device.
this is where I'm downloading it from.
http://tcpmp.en.softonic.com/pocketpc/download#pathbar
Is there a different version that I need to use?
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Do a search on this forum know that one with all codecs was posted.

stylez said:
Do a search on this forum know that one with all codecs was posted.
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that did it... and here's where I found my answer.
thanks again!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=468853&highlight=tcpmp+download
tried playing a small avi. player says I need to mess with the settings. I'll see If I can get it figured out.

oilspot said:
that did it... and here's where I found my answer.
thanks again!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=468853&highlight=tcpmp+download
tried playing a small avi. player says I need to mess with the settings. I'll see If I can get it figured out.
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All you have to do is enable all file formats on your options

Related question... How do I watch the phone-recorded videos on my PC after I pull them over via ActiveSync? I tried converting them with Handbreak but they are not recognized as a compatible format.

dewey1973 said:
Related question... How do I watch the phone-recorded videos on my PC after I pull them over via ActiveSync? I tried converting them with Handbreak but they are not recognized as a compatible format.
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Try VLC Media Player you will want codecs CCCP is XP & Vista compatable "if you have any other codec packs installed then do not install"

well i actually wanted to start a mobile movie thread
like..i will be encodeing movies for mobiles..which will play without a hitch...and patches...
and uploading them on rapidshare or megaupload..
sooo what say??

what happens if you run out of battery in the middle of a movie, can you fastforward it afterwards and in an "easy" way? If it's possible, it depends on the video format, video player or both?

WMP on HD

can i make windows media player on HTC touch HD play any type of videos ??? and how can i do that ??? is there any files to be copied or cabs for installation i dont know

odm3xda said:
can i make windows media player on HTC touch HD play any type of videos ??? and how can i do that ??? is there any files to be copied or cabs for installation i dont know
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Just use CorePlayer, much better and smoother.

nicelad_uk said:
Just use CorePlayer, much better and smoother.
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i tryed core player but i am getting only the sound and no video at all (all types of video files) I am getting only the sound

odm3xda said:
i tryed core player but i am getting only the sound and no video at all (all types of video files) I am getting only the sound
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Hey thank you that made me try again and bingo this time it works ... i removed tcpmp and re installed coreplayer and edited video preferences from qvga to direct draw and i got Cristal clear video quality
thanks

best video player for touch hd

Hi;
I was searching a good video player for my hd, and it seems that there is no such player because of the accelerator issue. There was some rumours that coreplayer will release a special edition for hd, but there is nothing about it on official web page. So, I was wondering, do you all convert your videos and wait about 30 minutes to watch it on hd in reasonable quality or is there a good player? By the way a need a video player that supports subtitle.
Thanks a lot and sorry for possible mistakes in my english.

Hello mate,
When it comes to videoplayers on PPC i think Coreplayer is be the best choice. You dont even have to encode your video to another codec/format. Coreplayer plays my dvdrip's (Xvid) movies perfect and smooth on Touch HD.
If you want subtitles on your video you should use Mp4ForHD and encode the movie with srt-subtitles. It works very well with the integrated videoplayer which supports mp4.
Try these settings if you want to encode you video:
608x256
~1100 Kbit/s (bitrate)
Audio: mp3/mpga/Acc
Madswk

wmp because it has has hardware support
coreplayer because it can take everything out of the box

Aproxi said:
Hello mate,
When it comes to videoplayers on PPC i think Coreplayer is be the best choice. You dont even have to encode your video to another codec/format. Coreplayer plays my dvdrip's (Xvid) movies perfect and smooth on Touch HD.
If you want subtitles on your video you should use Mp4ForHD and encode the movie with srt-subtitles. It works very well with the integrated videoplayer which supports mp4.
Try these settings if you want to encode you video:
608x256
~1100 Kbit/s (bitrate)
Audio: mp3/mpga/Acc
Madswk
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Maybe it's just me but the playback in coreplayer skips frames sometimes and isn't really as smooth as i'd want it to be. At least that's the case with xvid videos. Any idea how I could get it to run smoother? Currently running Dutty's 3.9XT Turbo.

CorePlayer is damn good nowadays, their new 1.3.6 is really wonderful for movies now, everything runs so smooth and I rarerly see any skips.

damned, another new version already
1.36 coreplayer
I have to agree, coreplayer plays even 700MB Avi files without conversion or anything else. just play from SD Card

pg2005 said:
damned, another new version already
1.36 coreplayer
I have to agree, coreplayer plays even 700MB Avi files without conversion or anything else. just play from SD Card
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Does 1.36 work on the HD. On mobihands it says it's incompatible?

ClydeB1 said:
Does 1.36 work on the HD. On mobihands it says it's incompatible?
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Why shouldn't it work? Have worked on both VGA and WVGA for me so I don't see a problem with the HD. Download the trial and try it.

ArtieQ said:
Why shouldn't it work? Have worked on both VGA and WVGA for me so I don't see a problem with the HD. Download the trial and try it.
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As I said, mobihands says it is incompatible with the HD. Downloaded it and it won't install . Not sure why it won't work on HD?

ClydeB1 said:
As I said, mobihands says it is incompatible with the HD. Downloaded it and it won't install . Not sure why it won't work on HD?
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That's really strange, the software is all same as Topaz except bigger screen and that shouldn't affect. Are you on a custom ROM or something? Possibly WM6.5?

ArtieQ said:
That's really strange, the software is all same as Topaz except bigger screen and that shouldn't affect. Are you on a custom ROM or something? Possibly WM6.5?
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Yes, I'm on the latest wm6.5 manila 2.5.1. Coreplayer 1.32 works fine though.

I have HTC HD and it works with CorePlayer 1.3.6

will have to try this out!

bogdatov said:
I have HTC HD and it works with CorePlayer 1.3.6
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What rom are you running?
I've tried the cab version as well as pc .exe version and neither install. The cab just says unable to install and running the .exe comes up with an error saying that the device attached is not supported? How did you get yours installed?

I have it installed on my HD.Version 1.3.6 Build 7427 and it works excellently!
I have my shipped rom and radio.

so everything runs smooth now with CorePlayer 1.36? because i'm still running 1.3 and it even skips frames on 170 MB xvid clips. Must say it's quite annoying to be forced to encode everything to *.mp4 only to watch a smooth clip/film.

ClydeB1 said:
What rom are you running?
I've tried the cab version as well as pc .exe version and neither install. The cab just says unable to install and running the .exe comes up with an error saying that the device attached is not supported? How did you get yours installed?
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Dutty's XT 3.9 Turbo

facket_henry said:
so everything runs smooth now with CorePlayer 1.36? because i'm still running 1.3 and it even skips frames on 170 MB xvid clips. Must say it's quite annoying to be forced to encode everything to *.mp4 only to watch a smooth clip/film.
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I dont think it is because of 1.3.6. It is more on what kind of video you want to play

can anyone give a link for the latest version. im running WM 6.5.

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I dont think it is because of 1.3.6. It is more on what kind of video you want to play
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Yes, so I realize. I'm referring to xvid video. The filesize doesn't really make any difference, it will still skip frames every few seconds.
Now I'm not sure if it's the phone that can't handle the xvid files or if it's coreplayer. Some mentioned that the videos are alot smoother in v1.3.6, and i simply wanted to know if that is the case.

Problem with playing .mp4 and .mkv video files

Okay, I am back.. With another problem and in a hope to get this resolved here
I have HTC TP2 as per the ROM details in my signature..
I am having problem to play .mp4 and .mkv video files on my mobile which is a bit weird..
I have a video song which is in .mp4 format and is 16MB in size..
** This song plays fine when I click on it..
But, I have another video file which is a movie and is 700MB in size. This is a mp4 file as well.. However when I play it, I can just hear the sound.. There is no video.. Infact, on the screen, it just shows the loading symbol as if it will load the video, but does not do so..
Third problem.. I tried using the TCPMP player that comes default with the Energy ROM, and tried to play .mp4 and .mkv files using that player.
However, in both cases, the player just plays the sound, but the video is garbage video.. I mean it shows weird blue lines as if the video quality is too bad..
Please help..

Man, I have the exact same problem. I just upgraded my T-Mobile version from 6.1 to 6.5 stock and now I can't play my movies anymore. Just sound and a blank screen with loading logo on the screen. They used to play just fine in 6.1, but now, nothing but sound.
Also, I've never gotten TCPM Core Player to work correctly on my phone after trying for months. I just gave up. Same blue streaky lines and sound. Uninstalled it. But I'm really concerned about the default HTC Album programs not playing my movies.
Update: I just got my video back, but only after letting it play for about 3 or 4 mins. I even tried it disabling Sense, but it's the same with the default Windows home screen. Something is definitely wrong.

Okay I managed to fix the problem partially by installing TCPMP player again on my mobile..
I downloaded the TCPMP cab available at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=634951
Now, the video is clear and both .mp4 and .mkv file can be played in my mobile.
BUT, the video now lags behind the sound everytime.. As if the video is played in slow motion, while the sound goes fine with the normal speed.. Hence, video lags behind the sound..
Please help.

Try different video settings on TCPMP.
Under Options>Video, I have GDI selected.
Also under Options>Settings>Select Page>Advanced, I have checked "Override AVI fram rate based on audio".

redpoint73 said:
Try different video settings on TCPMP.
Under Options>Video, I have GDI selected.
Also under Options>Settings>Select Page>Advanced, I have checked "Override AVI fram rate based on audio".
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Thanks for the help.. however, I did try to configure TCPMP as per your instructions.. but still the same problem..
When video plays it lags behind in with slow frames.. however sound goes fine..

samylines said:
Thanks for the help.. however, I did try to configure TCPMP as per your instructions.. but still the same problem..
When video plays it lags behind in with slow frames.. however sound goes fine..
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Use benchmark if available and check to see if your device is fast enough. Some need faster processor to play properly. Had to overclock to play some HQ vids using TP2.