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I ahve taken some video clips on my XDaII. When transferred to my PC the file has copied and converted to PC format. However my PC doesn't recognise the file extention "MPEG-4 file" I have tried some searches on the net but I keep being refused access to the windows recommended file extention server.
If you can advise in very plain language how I can resolve this so that I can play these clips back on my PC it'd be great
Thanks
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Just found 3gptoavi2
http://www.mitsoftware.com/akiles/
You have to put the exe in a path with no spaces, and make sure the source and dest files have spaceless paths too, but it works fine for me.
It outputs a completely uncompressed avi (bmp + pcm), so it'll be huge (1MB/s) and you'll want to compress it afterwards.
Or you could install Quicktime on your PC. This will play the mpegs from your XDA II. (http://www.quicktime.com)
Cheerio
Howard
Wonderful. You create a video using a MS OS and to play it on another MS OS, you'll have to use the Apple player. :lol:
quicktime plays both 3gp and mp4
andyclap said:
Just found 3gptoavi2
http://www.mitsoftware.com/akiles/
You have to put the exe in a path with no spaces, and make sure the source and dest files have spaceless paths too, but it works fine for me.
It outputs a completely uncompressed avi (bmp + pcm), so it'll be huge (1MB/s) and you'll want to compress it afterwards.
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i tried this software but it did not work (taken care of the spaces too). Any other software to convert mp4 files to mpeg1,2,3,avi?
http://www.mpegable.com/show/products.html
maybe this ?
otherwise google is a nice chap
http://www.google.dk/search?q=mp4+converter&hl=da&lr=&ie=UTF-8&start=10&sa=N
or u can dload this codec from
www.3ivx.com
then ur WM cna play the video..
I have installed the codex but keep getting the following error.
Error Downloading codex
I can see 3ivx in my programs menu so I am sure I have installed it.
Regards
G :roll:
if you are using media player to view them in try another player
like irfanview or winamp
they dont autodownload codecs like mediaplayer maybe mediaplayer dont like the mp4 codec or something
just bought myself a 1 gb sd card from crucial.
can i convert my dvd collection to a format small enough to fit onto my 1 gb sd card. copying my dvd collection is not legal as long as i have an original copy at my home, correct?
i have got dvdshrink, can i use this to shrink dvd's to a pda exec size?
The dude tells you this ;-)
Pocketdivxencoder to shrink them to ±250MB each
TCPMP to play them on your Universal.
The combo is awesome & really a show off.
Cheers, M
Converting dvd to SD
There is a software called " dvd studio" it's meant to be really good. you can buy it on pocketgear I think.
PocketDivxEncoder is free
oltp said:
The dude tells you this ;-)
Pocketdivxencoder to shrink them to ±250MB each
TCPMP to play them on your Universal.
The combo is awesome & really a show off.
Cheers, M
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what settings do you usually use to get the dvds to that size?
DVD shrink to backup a re-authored copy (remove the menus and other unneccessary frippery) (free)
AutoGordianKnot to convert the films down to 300Mb (ish) each (free)
TCPMP player to view (free).
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what settings do you usually use to get the dvds to that size?
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Standard qvga (320*240) biggest problem is the sound, that must be good. So I'm still tweaking for best results. Have good experience with the wmv format too. Pretty compact & good quality. I downloaded a free Microsoft converter somewhere for this, but handles like hell.
M
I have all my movies for pocket pc between 165-170MB each to fit three onto a 512MB card and the quality is very good. PocketDiVxEncoder rocks!!! You can do absolutely everything, crop it to fit better to the screen, adjust the volume, cut the movie.
And of course TCPMP as a player!
I've just converted few movies for my 13h flight tomorrow.
thanks for the replies
i just downloaded the pocketdixexncoder on my pc, do i convert .iso's into output file, and what outfile do i convert it to
i guess i speify the outut file in the second dialog(tab). out of interest what software was pocketdixencoder written in?
i went to the tcpmp site, i geuss i should download this file tcpmp.smartphone.0.71.exe, correct?
no. The Universal is a Pocket PC , not a Smartphone.
xda_guy said:
i just downloaded the pocketdixexncoder on my pc, do i convert .iso's into output file, and what outfile do i convert it to
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I usually copy my dvd to harddisk or convert straight from dvd. Convert them to divx (avi container) & TCPMP will do the rest on the PPC
i went to the following link
http://corecodec.org/frs/?group_id=53&release_id=224#r224
and it gives me the following options
tcpmp.arm.cabs.0.71.zip
tcpmp.mips.cabs.0.71.zip
tcpmp.setup.0.71.exe
tcpmp.sh3.cabs.0.71.zip
tcpmp.smartphone.0.71.exe
convert straight from dvd using pocketdivxencode ??
I've just converted few movies for my 13h flight tomorrow.
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will the xda exec have juice for 13 hours?
It depends on your cpu, which to download. For magician it is arm (pxa272), since a universal got a pxa270 you should download the same arm version.
Point PocketDiVXencoder to the first vob of the movie & go
M
xda_guy said:
convert straight from dvd using pocketdivxencode ??
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Not if it is "protected". Use DVDDecrypter to rip the DVD contents to .VOB files, then PocketDivXEncoder to convert and compress these into avi for TCPMP.
AnyDVD ain't free, better results with newer protection systems & you can run straight from DVD ;-)
Riceburner said:
DVD shrink to backup a re-authored copy (remove the menus and other unneccessary frippery) (free)
AutoGordianKnot to convert the films down to 300Mb (ish) each (free)
TCPMP player to view (free).
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This is how i watch movies on my universal, I tend to use DVD Decypter as well for occasionaly as well as DVD shrink.
It works great, got a collection of CSI season 1 on my universal at the moment
Rich
thanks for the replies guys
i downloaded tcpmp.arm.cabs.0.71.zip and when i unzipped it, i ended up with 5 files. i was expecting an exe file and i saw the following files.
readme.txt
tcpmp.arm720_ce3.cab
tcpmp.arm_ce2.cab
tcpmp.arm_ce3.cab
tcpmp.arm_sp.cab
does arm720 mean that it is an ARM 7 processor, i thought the universal had an xscale in it. i went through the readme file the cab files seem to be for wince 2.xx, 3.xx and 4.xx
does not the xda exec have a windoes mobile version 5.0
should i use one of the above for tcpmp, also it is a .cab file, do i copy the cab file to a location on my xda.
if i need to copy it, can i copy it to my sd card memory?
hey i did a bit of searching and came across an exe file which i have downloaded from http://www.tcmp.org/
if this is the player tcmp4.exe then what do i do with the .cab files
also when i start up pocketdivxencoder
i select my device as smartphone (leftmost option), is that the right option for the xda exec
P.S. is there a way i can unzip zipped files on my xda?
Before installing the cab-file, get a copy of cabinstl first. With cabinstl you can decide yourself where a cab installs.
I'd go for tcpmp.arm_ce3.cab, if it's not correct you can always try another, & no you have a PPC & not a SMART PHONE :!:.
With Resco Explorer you can unzip on your PPC, PocketRar is nice as well & there's a stand-alone zip which I got from TMO in my ext-roms ftp://xda:[email protected]_1.13.125/Zip_Magician_T-Mobile_WWE_RC20.CAB maybe it works on your device too. Didn't found a universal variant.
Don't know about that exe file, but you can always uninstall it. Or make a backup first with Sprite Backup.
Regards, M
tcmp rocks. i managed to get an avi file based on a dvd playing on my xda.
i had one question, a dvd is composed of multiple vob files, say vob1, vob2 and vob3, this means that i end up with 3 avi files, myavi1.avi, myavi2.avi, myavi3.avi, is there any way i can end up with a single avi file?
I use Video Convert Master 3.0 from
It gives the option convert anything, from file or DVD disk direct, (although never used this i tend to start with the avi and need to reduce the size)
anywhoo it will convert to Mpg RM WMV AVI and DVD, there are seperate profiles for converting and within WMV there is an option for POCKETPC (windows media video 9 for pocket pc) which will encode the file to the correct screen size etc, TCPMP sorted the need for this being able to play avi direct.
You can limit the output file size to 170meg also it has the 'priceless' option of entering multiple video files and it will automatically combine them onto one file,
Hope this helps,
http://www.video-convert-master.com
Also the files you mentioned in TCPMP zip file,
I have found that there are two display types for TCPMP, the menu bar can be at the top as normal or switched to be at the bottom with the player functions at the top.
Good in theroy and does look nice, personally i dont like my handset having that much work to do when coming out of watching a film, has caused issues for my software overloaded pda in the past.
So the files as i know them are
tcpmp.arm720_ce3.cab - doesnt work, (on (my) 2003 anway)
tcpmp.arm_ce2.cab - Cab file for UPSIDE DOWN VIEW
tcpmp.arm_ce3.cab - Cab file for NORMAL VIEW
tcpmp.arm_sp.cab - Never used it dont know.
Hi All
I convert movies from MPG and AVI to MP4 but when I try to play them on media player it says they are in an unrecognized format.
Does any body know of a better player that is in CAB format as I can only bluetooth cab files from my MAC to my MDA.
Thanks
Steve
Go and grab TCPMP (The Core Pocket Media Player)
cool
Do you know where to get it from ?
Also is it in CAB format as I can only use CAB ?
Thanks
Steve
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sbsshadow said:
Do you know where to get it from ?
Also is it in CAB format as I can only use CAB ?
Thanks
Steve
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Just google it, its simple enough to find.
Yes, you can get cabs (it may be a zip of cabs, but you can unzip on the mac and then transfer the required cab for the ARM architecture).
Thanks
Wicked Thanks
Any others ?
Steve
May I ask - why did you convert movies from AVI 2 MP4?
I'm asking because my WMP is playing them without any problems...
In this topic you can find link to TCPMP and PocketDivXEncoder (really very handy)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=51479&highlight=
Regards
Does anyone know of any free programs that can convert the MP4's that my universal is recording into a format that I can watch on my PC?
I can't believe something so simple is causing me so many hours of searching!!
Try MediaCoder at http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net
I use that to convert up to my Qtek9000 and it should be able to convert down as well.
Thanks, certainly looks a bit more promising!!
anybody know if there`s a program to convert avi video file to a file that plays on topaz? i want to watch movies on my phone tried videora but cant seem to get it to work. a nice easy one would be great, a beginners one maybe?.... if there is such a thing!!!
Download Handbrake
http://handbrake.fr/
if you use the core player on your phone then you dont need to convert the files it will play them fine
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http://handbrake.fr/
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thanks for that but same thing happened as with videora, it says "the file may be copied for storage or transport use only. it is not supported for use on the device". i converted it to mp4. think it might be to do with the video file itself i`m converting, its off a torrent. also when playing it through windows media player on my computer it says: "the selected file has an extension (.mp4) that is not recognised by windows media player, do you want to try anyway" an when playing the file the sound is there but no picture. do you need codecs for mobiles??? because when 1st playing the original file on my computer before converting it for my phone, same thing happened and i had to download codecs to watch it.
anyway thanks for your reply
stringman said:
if you use the core player on your phone then you dont need to convert the files it will play them fine[/QUO
coreplayer isnt freeware is it? i`m a bit broke right now and need a quick fix lol
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Videora (TD2 Version) works perfectly for me...
Can you play back the original file on your PC?
And the converted one?
TCMP
Tcmp is your solution !
If you do a little search of this forum you may find a version of tcmp supporting the srt files.
With tcmp, you don't need to convert your avi files. It run pretty well in full screen with 700 mb divx files on my topaz.
use pocketdivxenc
Hi everyone,
I use this http://www.pocketdivxencoder.net/EN_index.htm on my topaz and it's incredible....try it.
I use Beta version 0.4.5 and the templates tool, and i saw on my topaz Terminator Salvation, District 9 & Start Trek without problem on CorePlayer .
I hope it works for u
sorry for my english !!!
popkid said:
Videora (TD2 Version) works perfectly for me...
Can you play back the original file on your PC?
And the converted one?
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yeah the file plays on my computer but not my phone. i`v tried converting the file to different formats as well but no success. i`v tried tcmp too but couldn get it working. prob try this other mentioned here. thanks for your replys
makix13 said:
Hi everyone,
I use this http://www.pocketdivxencoder.net/EN_index.htm on my topaz and it's incredible....try it.
I use Beta version 0.4.5 and the templates tool, and i saw on my topaz Terminator Salvation, District 9 & Start Trek without problem on CorePlayer .
I hope it works for u
sorry for my english !!!
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thanks for this, will the files play on windows media player on my phone when i`v used this or do i need a different player?
Usually Divx/Xvid..files for PC have an exagerated bitrate for PPC use, that is why it is wise to convert them.
Here's my technique:
1) convert original divx/xvid file with HTC Touch HD Video Converter, available here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=467112
2) Copy resulting .mp4 file to SD
3) Play with HTC Album
Note: Coreplayer can play this file aswell, but I think that htc album playback is smoother.
Unfortunately HTC Touch HD Video Converter doesn't rip dvd, can anyone suggest some all-in-one application to easily make divx?