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Thinking of using some of the flash memory space to transfer and swap some dvd's which I can convert to a mobile compatible format, but was wondering what format would be best to use with the W950?
Ie, *.3gp, *.mov, *.avi, etc? Which would give the best video/audio and smallest file?
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Posted: 2008-05-13 18:49:14
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if you want to watch them perfectly on the phone player...then:
convert to MP4 with this settings:
320x240 resolution
512 kbps (you can use higher but it's the best quality/size ratio--- i think)
96kbps stereo sound
30 frames per second
or you can convert to AVI DivX which you can play through programs like:
(Divx player - smart movie - power movie - core player (the best) )
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Posted: 2008-05-13 19:22:05
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I can recommend 3gp. It is a standard format alright, but it doesn't need any extra application and the quality is good. If you look for a good converter there is "acala 3gp converter free" that is really good.
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Posted: 2008-05-14 10:32:11
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hmm....the word 'free'.....
...one of my favourite words in the English Dictionary.
Is it a quick program to use? IE, is it fast converting a dvd into a 3gp format?
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Posted: 2008-05-15 19:43:01
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..coreplayer deals well with matroska containers, and has ogg support. *shrug* Might be an idea to take a look at doom9.org as well
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Posted: 2008-05-15 21:01:42
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just used Acala DVD 3GP Ripper, spend nearly 2 and a half hours ripping my Simpsons Dvd into 3gp, transferred to the phone.....
.....and the phone won't open it.
Suggestions?
NB, I did rip it to the computer in one lump - could that be the problem?
[ This Message was edited by: taffypride on 2008-05-15 22:33 ]
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Posted: 2008-05-15 23:29:27
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..haven't had that problem so far.. The player on the phone doesn't support h.264, so that might be it.
Try going here:
http://www.headbands.com/gspot/
And extract the files to a gspot folder. Then open it, open the export- settings. Hook on the "custom" format, and leave the rest. Open the 3gp file, and look in .. either the program folder, or the folder where the file is, for a file with the info. And post the info, maybe we'll learn something.
edit: m3 is a good program if you're ripping files.
http://blog.se-nse.net/pc-applications/
..oh, and avi, mov, 3gp, mp4, and so on are container formats. They don't necessarily restrict the codec you're using to something that's perfect for a particular device. But using xvid (like m3 is using) is probably a good trade- off between compression and quality.
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[ This Message was edited by: Nipsen on 2008-05-15 23:46 ]
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Posted: 2008-05-16 00:30:23
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is there a player for the phone that will support that H.264 codec?
just trying M3 - and it worked for a few minutes, and then crashed.
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one of my mates at work said to try using iTunes to convert to dvd to mp4. can that work??
[ This Message was edited by: taffypride on 2008-05-19 17:24 ]
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Posted: 2008-05-19 17:51:42
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m3 works best with the ffdshow decoding filters (for reading the video, it uses another filter for coding/compression), so install those (and uninstall whatever other codec packs you have first). And it tends to hang up if you run out of space on the temp- drive. With a dvd- movie, you run out of space very fast, and so on. So set the tmp- dir to at least a partition you don't have a windows temp file on, for example. ..after that, it should run ok.
Coreplayer runs h.264. Only one - but it's through software only (not sure on their status for "hw"- support), so it won't necessarily run too smooth. Still - it's not too bad.. some frameskip for videos you get off google- video for the iPod/PSP, for example, but with good sound.
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Posted: 2008-05-19 18:42:20
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it's all sorted now.
Got hold of Coreplayer and tried my first dvd rip in it - and it played ok.
Not too impressed with quality of picture though - but that might be a combination of me trying to do things while the file is ripping and actual rip settings.
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Posted: 2008-05-19 20:23:47
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