Hey guys,
So I have my music collection either in CD or FLAC format right now. I'm planning on encoding them all for use on my N1. What would be the best codec to use that would yield the best quality without sacrificing much in terms of CPU cycles and hence battery life?
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Hi can some one plase help, whch audio bit rate and file format is better for the Tytn, I'd like to preserve the quality of the audio
Thanks.
It all depends.
If you want absolutely the best sound quality, use Flac.
Otherwise, if some quality degradation isn't a problem, use VBR WMA 9 at around 64-96 kbps; it's of very high quality. If you have more storage, you can even go further.
Hi all,
I was wondering, from peoples personal experience, what is the best audio, video and codec setting for watching videos and movies on your Himalaya?
I have TCPMP and have been watching videos and movies for several years, but all of them are different quality, some good some bad.
Assuming I had a high quality desktop copy of a movie, what would be the best settings to transfer it down to.
IE what is the maximum quality video our XDA's can run, while still playing smoothly.
Thanks for any advice.
I've tried to play with TCMP's options, but the best solution instead of encoding every movie before putting it on the device, is to overclock it using XCPUScalar or Pocket Hack Master. Now the movies play smooth, without rencoding. I overclocked it to 590mhz. Pure pleasure
Hi all, i was just wondering,
now storage space is becoming a non-issue, wouldn't it be more practical just to forget about video compression and play from the raw VOB files? Is there any work going on in that field?
Kuifje
You can always run a program that combines and converts the vob format to MPEG2. VOB2MPEG is the program I am talking about. I don't see a reason to waste 4.5gb when a 350mb wmv has almost the same quality. If you want great quality mp4 at 1.5gb is the best quality for a portable device. The strange thing about PPC video playback is WMP won't utilize 100% cpu usage so if you don't have 400mhz or higher I would guess WMP won't play the video smoothly. TCPMP will utilize as much CPU as needed for the lower mhz devices.
I have been tinkering with my T-Mobile Wing with an 8gb mmc to see how good of quality I can get on the device. I have not been able to get perfect playback with anything other than a smaller format 320 x 240 wmv at best quality. I just do not see Windows Mobile devices as the perfect option for video.
I must say that the PSP and iPhone/iTouch are the perfect canidates for portable video. Bigger screens and better render.
Note: My reply is purely opinion. I have no facts or stats to validate my claims.
vob
Hi neil,
I see what you mean, but it means you could skip the conversion. And subtitles are always a hassle.
Actually I thought the larger the filesize, the lower the cpu laod, because no complicated algorithms required, so it could improve batterylife.
and I was curious.
kuifje
Then I would definitely recommend VOB2MPEG.
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/VOB2MPG
That will make it so you can at least play the movie as a single file.
i found some video converter for HD2 like Converter4HD, the converted videos run smooth in Winmobile, but when i open it in Android, it's lag or audio-play only. even the crop-size is still 800x480 and i think it's probably about setting while converting
Can anybody here suggest the best setting to convert video for playing on HD2-Android (Crop-size, bit-rate...)
Thank in advance
You need to try different bitrates for yourself to find out the best one.
I had to convert about 4 - 5 times to find out the correct useable bitrate with the best video quality for my dumb phone, Sony Ericsson W705.
2000kbps was too much
1000kbps was too little
1500kbps was perfect, at the tiny 320x240 res.
Why waste time when you can just use RockPlayer? This app handles basically any (kinda mainstream) codec you throw at it! Granted, it consumes a little more battery, but I take that over converting any day.
StephanV said:
Why waste time when you can just use RockPlayer? This app handles basically any (kinda mainstream) codec you throw at it! Granted, it consumes a little more battery, but I take that over converting any day.
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Or VPlayer. I find VPlayer to have more smooth playback, not to mention its convenient controls
You may try to convert the video to mp4 format, which is supported by android, you may see this step by step video converter solution.
I've read the threads here regarding Handbrake and video file types and settings. I've gotten great video quality with using handbrake and making using Normal profile with:
Reference frames: 2
B frames: 0
CABAC: no
8x8: no
Weighted p-frames:no
Average Bitrate of 1600.
However, I want to know if anyone has thoughts about what format and what type of encoding is the best for battery life on the xoom, so that it does the least bit of software encoding and uses all hardware.