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TP2 can record VGA video

I just realised the the TP2 can record VGA (640x480) video. I played with the camera settings and found that if video recording format is set at MPEG4, the resolution can be set at up to VGA quality. If the recording format is set at H264 or H263, the resolution would only goes up to QVGA.
I would have preferred H264 over MP4. But at least I now know that TP2 can record VGA video. Hopefully future updates of the HTC camera app would add H264 VGA recording.

Are there other MSM7200 devices that can do H.264 at 640x480 at any reasonable framerate? I ask because as I understand it, it's pretty processor intensive to compress that amount of data...

Lord_BlackAdder said:
I just realised the the TP2 can record VGA (640x480) video. I played with the camera settings and found that if video recording format is set at MPEG4, the resolution can be set at up to VGA quality. If the recording format is set at H264 or H263, the resolution would only goes up to QVGA.
I would have preferred H264 over MP4. But at least I now know that TP2 can record VGA video. Hopefully future updates of the HTC camera app would add H264 VGA recording.
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so is this only for the msm7200 or also for the 7201a

Lord_BlackAdder how you do it?? explain please step by step, i already try all the settings in video recording and nothing, only the small resolution, no alternatives to change

hello..
i have a sprint touch pro 2.
i used to have the stock sprint wm6.5 rom installed. and it used to take okay-quality videos.
yesterday, i flashed energy rom, and since then, the quality is so bad. i use the same format (mp4 VGA), but the one on the energyrom is bad. a 10 second video on the sprint rom is around 1+mb.. on energyrom, it's only around 200kb. whats wrong with this?
thanks

[Q] MPEG 4 or H.264?

What Camera/Video-settings do you use? I know that 720p only works with MPEG4 but what settings do you use with 800x480? H.264, H.263 or MPEG 4? And what settings you use on ISO? Automatic, 800, etc.
What are the best settings for a smooth Video? For 480p and 720p.
Thanks

[Q] Video - MPEG4, H.263 og H.264?

Hello.
What will give best quality of MPEG4, H.263 and H.264 when filming in 720p?

You cannot record with H.264 and H.263 in 720p mode. MPEG4 is your only option.

What will give best quality of MPEG4, H.263 and H.264 when filming in 800x480?

There is no general answer to that question. It depends on the encoding rate. Anyway, since H.263 was meant for less motion and for small bandwidth, I'd say go with H.264. But be warned: H.264 is a very performance hungry codec.

[Q] Epic Optimal Video Settings

After much experimentation, I have found that the epic prefers 5:3 aspect ratio. If you want the maximum in clarity and optimized file size for your videos, here are the settings I came up with. Adding more to either bitrate wont help the quality.
Customized MP4 Movie (*.mp4) template in Freemake
Video Code: MPEG4 (NOT h.264 or x264)
Frame Size: 1000x600 (5:3 ratio)
Video Bitrate: 1280
Video framerate: 24
Encode Passes: 2
Audio Codec: AAC
Audio Bitrate: 160
Sample rate: 44100
Audio Channels: 2
Disable Audio: No
A/V Sync: Default
These settings work great on my Arnova 10b (Capacitive) and my Touchpad. They would also work great in an iPad or XBOX. I used the high resolution to fill the screen of my Arnova without stretching. It works fine on my Epic.
Here the question: Why 5:3? Any other aspect ratio does not actually fill the screen. If you make a 800x600 (4:3) video, you will find that the player does not actually fill the screen. Thoughts?

The screen resolution is 800x480, which is 5:3...
Just make the video 800x480, and it won't have to do any scaling.

Interesting. Gonna check my videos and see what res I have them in, because they look awesome as it is.

LunaticWolf said:
The screen resolution is 800x480, which is 5:3...
Just make the video 800x480, and it won't have to do any scaling.
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I did that resolution... It worked great for my epic.. I settled on the resolution I used because it worked awesome on all my devices.. even my touchpad. The cost in file size is almost nothing between the two resolutions.

Ok, I have a 720p video.. it looks amazing at its normal resolution of 1280x720.. no cropping that I can notice..

I'm an editor by trade.
What you're looking for is H.264 in .mp4. I tend to go for a video bitrate that hangs out around 1.5mbps and AAC stereo audio at 160kbps, 44.1kHz. There are quite a few artifacts in the shadows, but for watching a movie on an airplane it'll suffice.
The key to both a sharp picture and long battery life is to properly prepare the video. When your video is under or over 800px wide the Epic has to perform scaling to make it fill the screen (or sacrifice filling the screen if it is under). This scaling is an additional calculation it must perform, which hits the battery, and is a transformation on a lossy codec - a quality killer. If you have the render power (48 i7 cores and segmented processing makes for fast work) you can always hit it with mild sharpening for that extra pop.
Export your video at 800 pixels wide by whatever makes the correct aspect ratio. It's a bit of simple algebra, set up a proportion, cross-multiply, divide, and bang.
ex:
(1280/720)=(800/x)
1280x=720*800
1280x=576,000
x=450
800x450 <-- use this for any 16x9 broadcasts
(1.85/1)=(800/x)
1.85x=800
x=432
800x432 <-- use this for movies presented in 1.85:1, 2.35:1, and 2.40:1.
If it's 4x3 export at 640x480.

I just scale up to 4k. Looks pretty good =D

Settings for BEST possible video recording quality?

Only had my Desire HD about 3 weeks, rooted last week, installed Lg Camera Pro.....but as I know absolutely ZERO when it comes to any kind of camera/camcorder stuff...what is the best setting for best possible video quality?
Options under video resolution are:
640 x 480
704 x 576
720 x 480
800 x 480
960 x 720
1280 x 720
Then I have video encoder options:
Default
H.263
H.264
MPEG4
Then: Video file Format
MPEG4
3GP
File size at the end of the recording is not an issue, as I have a big SD card and don't record to much video, but when I do record I want it to be the very very best possible.
Any help - very very much appreciated.
cheers
Matt

Hi matt
For me, the best possible video output is 800x480 with MPEG4 as format. Stable 50fps under bright place and still manage to maintain 20+ fps in low light. Recording in full HD is nice, but limited to 30fps at most and low audio bitrate. Also, try to adjust the sharpness to -1 or -2. It will improve the fps. There's also a thread for DHD camera guide I guess. For better compression, I choose the H.264 format.