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Video playback

Hi,
I've started to look into DVD conversion for WM5 and with the number of people here with the same device I am curious to know what results others have found to be the optimum settings for video compression and playback.
I guess the questions I would like answered are;
- what video player software do you use on your Universal?
- what software have you used to convert DVD to WM5
- what settings have you found to provide the best results? (frame rate, bit rate, cropping, display size, etc)
- did you use any hacks to improve the playback (registry hacks or eliminated software etc).
Regards
Michael

i'm using WM Encoder... it works perfectly... maybe u can try it out...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...02-e496-465a-bba9-b2f1182cdf24&DisplayLang=en

Hi,
So what settings have you found work best with this media encoder?
Michael

Select Pocket PC widescreen (CBR) for video and CD Quality (CBR) for audio, check 259kbps and you're good to go...
works for me... hope it will for you...
Cheers...

Hi,
But is that the best resolution the Universal can do?
Michael

you can try encode with better resolution, but it will appear the same, some will be worst unless u have a big screen... cos big resolution medias will automatically resize to fit in your media player and it'll take up more space...

Will this play in full screen in WM10?

Full screen mode... Select Pocket PC widescreen (CBR) for video and CD Quality (CBR) for audio, check 259kbps

nonentity said:
i'm using WM Encoder...
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i havent had any luck with this... i think its because i dont have a DVD decoder for my Windows Media Player (on my PC)
my DVD drive came with a copy of InterVideo WinDVD, which plays DVDs fine - but Windows Media Player doesnt recognise DVDs (the menu Play -> DVD... is greyed out)
does anyone know of:
- free (or cheap?) decoders for WMP that would get WM Encoder to work? or
- an alternative encoder that comes with its own decoder?
thanks!

dalelane, I don't use WM encoder myself, (I'm a VirtualDub man) but if you want a very comprehensive set of codecs do a quick Google search for the "K-Lite Codec Pack" or the "Ace Mega Codec Pack". Both are free, and if you still can't use WM Encoder after you've installed those codecs, then it's obviously not meant to be...

Video Playback
Can anyone advise a way of increasing the size of video playback in so called full screen mode to actually fill the screen?

You've got two options:
1) Encode it in a resolution that fills the screen, i.e. not 320x240 but 640x480. The problem with this is that it will probably not play smoothly.
2) Use a decent media player that can resize a 320x240 video to fill the screen like TCMPMP. (Free)
You'll find a link to download TCMPMP elsewhere on the forum. I've tried it and it works a treat.
All this info is available elsewhere of the forum if you do a bit of searching.

Movies I've ripped for my Dell Axim X50v with fairusewizard light and the default 2-pass XVID settings file size 700MB play fine on My JasJar using TCPMP. The only setting I change in Fairuse is the resolution. I make it as close to 640x480 as possible from the list of resolution it gives you.

Cant view full screen videos on O2 XDA Exec

Hi
I m new to this forum. pls help me if any body could tell that why cant we have full screen view of videos on 'Xda Exec'.

The Exec is 640x480.
If you encode your video for 640x480, it will be full screen. Most people have existing videos that are 320x240 for their old device, and look tiny.
MS took great care to make sure that all apps on the Exec Pixel double from 240x320 to 480x640, so as to not make use of the VGA screen at all, and look the same as the old device with qvga screen.
However the one app that we all WANTED to be able to pixel double, Media player, DOESNT!
Slap MS for that.
IE, we want in VGA and doubles to QVGA
WMP we want in QVGA (with option of vga) and it doesnt double at all.
Go figure.
For now, re-encode your videos.

What is the best app to do this. I'd like to be able to rip DVDs and convert mpg/avi/divx/xvid to play on my MDA Pro. (Free if possible)

you can edit the registry to fix IE though, can't you ?
can you do the same for media player, but the other way around?
andy

rokujou said:
you can edit the registry to fix IE though, can't you ?
can you do the same for media player, but the other way around?
andy
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Media player is in ROM, but you may be able to copy it to the PC, edit it with ResHacker, remove the HI_RES_AWARE resource, and then copy it back to the Exec... Maybe.. haven't tried this.

Slave1 said:
What is the best app to do this.
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Take TCPMP http://corecodec.org/frs/?group_id=53&release_id=224#r224 - WMV, MPEG, DivX - and free.
Greetings. Gerd Dubrand[/quote]

[6.10.08] Kinoma FreePlayer all in one (mobile media browser)FULL working

HI ALL I FOUND NEW MOBILE MEDIA AND BROWSER PLAYER FOR WIN MOBILE
Kinoma, a visionary creator of mobile media software, launches Kinoma Play to unify media browsing, search and playback, making it the first true mobile media browser. Featuring a user interface inspired by the simplicity and beauty of a digital television, Kinoma Play turns any Windows Mobile smartphone into a digital media powerhouse.
SEE DETAIL HERE
http://kinoma.com/news/press-releases/
SCREEN SHOT
http://kinoma.com/news/press-images/
INSTALLER full working

Vavvvv supppper.

Not so new but non the less, I have the full version and it rocks.... CorePlayer, Spb Online can't even come close....

Downloading... ... ...
It looks amazing, thanks...

Thanks a lot for sharing!!!!
I will also test it

mchapman007 said:
Not so new but non the less, I have the full version and it rocks.... CorePlayer, Spb Online can't even come close....
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i think its usefull to our community its amazing

for some reason it keeps hangin up on random files when I first run program and it scans all directories....anyways to bypass this or set it so it only scans certain folders?

what a fast and cool app. so speed is possible on windows mobile
but its not a full version and only english, but really great, also the youtube player

CorePlayer the best!

!Kernel Panic! said:
for some reason it keeps hangin up on random files when I first run program and it scans all directories....anyways to bypass this or set it so it only scans certain folders?
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official forum for kinoma
http://forum.kinoma.com/

surprising :O

[damn, i did not refresh page, sorry for double-post
LazaPasi said:
CorePlayer the best!
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you must be kidding, there's nothing like tcpmp 0.81, good rom and set of plugs lol!
regardless of that, will try Kinoma(i'm surprised by that release).

I think this app is simply awesome. I will be upgrading h to full version ASAP. Great find; thanks for posting.
Best surprises:
- SPEED
- streaming podcasts
- auto update of local content
- internet radio
only thing missing that would make me pee myself: Pandora

thanks. concept is cool and could be replacement for a lot of apps. but video playback without fullscreen just doesnt get it done. maybe if you have smartphone with no touchscreen.

Yeah...it is a great app.... I love how you can use Shoutcast in the free version.
Did anyone find a way to make the YouTube part play in landscape mode?

$30 for a video player... I know WMP is not great but TCPMP is free and works darn well. Looks like Kinoma has a "free" version but the site does not tell you if this is a trial period only, if there are missing features, or ?

i found out that this version does not play my wma files, so its in some parts a limited version. ALso i could not find a qway to play youtube in landscape ?

amazing! only bad that fullscreen doesn't work.

It doesn't seem to support DivX...?!

Admiral_Thrawn said:
It doesn't seem to support DivX...?!
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"Technical Notes
Kinoma Play supports MPEG-4 Video SP and AVC/H.264 codecs, 3GPP (same as MPEG-4), Flash Video (Sorenson Spark codec), QuickTime Movie (same as MPEG-4) and Windows Media 9 (WMV9 codec) video formats. For streaming, Kinoma Play supports HTTP, RTSP, and MMS streaming."

Please help (about steaming)

Is there any steaming media player can support 320x240 h.264 format?
Can anyone share the cab installed file of steaming media player?
Thank you very much!

Have you tried CorePlayer? Personally not tested it's streaming features but by far, the best media player out there..

I've tried coreplayer V1.25, but my mobile phone hanged....

diamond? works on mine perfectly with h264 streamsfrom the web. just lags a little and the resolution is different tho.

yungj said:
Is there any steaming media player can support 320x240 h.264 format?
Can anyone share the cab installed file of steaming media player?
Thank you very much!
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I'm sorry, but I couldn't help myself. The term you are referring to is called 'stReaming', and not 'steaming', which brings a whole new meaning to the phrase...

lol no wonder it looked awkward, reminds me of the iSteamy app on jailbreak iPhones!

untrueparadox said:
diamond? works on mine perfectly with h264 streamsfrom the web. just lags a little and the resolution is different tho.
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Hi, I am using diamond too, you're using coreplayer to play h.264 streaming video? I used coreplayer to play that, but after I pressed the "play", the mobile will freeze on the screen.

otacon said:
I'm sorry, but I couldn't help myself. The term you are referring to is called 'stReaming', and not 'steaming', which brings a whole new meaning to the phrase...
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sorry, it's only a typing mistake

Best Video Format for HTC Tattoo

I converted all video to this format h.624 HD mp4
I played this format on my tattoo in default player,yxflash and Wuzhenhua Player.
Not working properly.
Please,
Anybody say some good HD video format for tattoo.
Thanks in advance.

try to resize the definition of the file to 320x240 (horizontal)
either HD either not it will fit perfect
i use yxflash though..

I changed the Size to 352x240.
Working...
Thanks man.

svprm said:
I changed the Size to 352x240.
Working...
Thanks man.
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nop
despite it's small 2.8 inch screen it's perfect and worth seeing movies on it.
I LOVE MY TATTOO

djhancks said:
nop
despite it's small 2.8 inch screen it's perfect and worth seeing movies on it.
I LOVE MY TATTOO
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I always seem to have a lag between audio and video. Do you guys have the same or is it in perfect synch?
- Mark

NO lag,prefect video.
Format:
H.264 Mp4 352x240

And with which program you convert it?

Xilisoft Video Converter

dancer_69 said:
And with which program you convert it?
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My greek brother If you don't want to pay for a converting program, try searching the google, there are lots of freeware progs in there
Cheers

Thanks for the advice, I will.

I noticed the out of sync audio-video when playing the video in the default video app. When I watch it on Meridian media player, it plays fine.

sheik_yerbouti said:
I noticed the out of sync audio-video when playing the video in the default video app. When I watch it on Meridian media player, it plays fine.
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yeap the default video player sux a bit... but that's the android market for

sheik_yerbouti said:
I noticed the out of sync audio-video when playing the video in the default video app. When I watch it on Meridian media player, it plays fine.
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same here. Im using FORMAT FACTORY in coverting into mp4 format. IT's freeware by the way. any other suggested video player?

i use Any Video Converter Freeware
this is the converter that i use
it works awesome
and its free
will try the other converters later
but tell me what is the bit rate and sound quality settings you guys use