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best video file to use for playback

hi all im using AVS Video Converter 6 to convert 720p trailers and ive made my own profile based on a iphone profile, (ive just changed the res for the htc hd2)
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the video quality is ok its looks good and u only notice very little fussiness/graininess from the video, i would like to know what...
1- whats the recommended codec format
2- whats the recommended video bitrate

Well you can raise the bitrate a lot, at least 2000. 712 is more like the bitrate the HD likes. Keep raising it until your happy the quality, smoothness and files size are to your taste.
I believe you can turn CABAC on as well, the HD didnt like it but the HD2 seems ok with it, it should help quality.

I'd go with .mp4 since it's universal with iPods and such.
What's the resolutaion of your original source?

Check this thread for more:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=582122

Well you can raise the bitrate a lot, at least 2000. 712 is more like the bitrate the HD likes. Keep raising it until your happy the quality, smoothness and files size are to your taste.
I believe you can turn CABAC on as well, the HD didnt like it but the HD2 seems ok with it, it should help quality.
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whats this CABAC thing,
What's the resolutaion of your original source?
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as stated in post one 720p (1280x720)
Check this thread for more:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=582122
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will look into this now matey thanks

heres a sample ive done using same settings as in post one .m4v ipod format
different bitrates

Is this some kind of a sport or are you guys really going to convert every single video to watch on your phone? I mean, you aren't going to use it as your primary video device, are you? And for occasional watching isn't this too much of a hassle?

Is this some kind of a sport or are you guys really going to convert every single video to watch on your phone? I mean, you aren't going to use it as your primary video device, are you? And for occasional watching isn't this too much of a hassle?
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where pure geeks who like to see what it has to offer

DAMIEN123_666 said:
heres a sample ive done using same settings as in post one .m4v ipod format
different bitrates
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If you spend 30sec and look carefully you can see a difference, seeing it for 1/30 second i doubt you would even notice. 2000 bitrate should easily be enough, bring the file size down too.
As a percentage, how much bigger is the 4000 bitrate file over the 712 one?
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If you spend 30sec and look carefully you can see a difference, seeing it for 1/30 second i doubt you would even notice. 2000 bitrate should easily be enough, bring the file size down too.
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yes think 2000 is plent, size is
712b/rate = 15.3mb @ 02.33min lengh
4000b/rate = 79.2mb @ 02.33min lengh

convert video for evo

For the people that have been converting dvd's and bluray for the evo:
What programs and settings are you using to get the best results?
I've been looking at various tutorials and many that reply say the output comes out pixilated or choppy. So what has worked the best for you.
Does the encoding process differ for bluray?

dvd fab will go from blueray or dvd. there is also handbrake thats is free and will do dvds or files

What settings are you using to get smooth playback?

i don't use physical DVD/BluRay discs but this is what i use to get all my vids evo-compatible:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=724944
and here's a sample output from a 1080p BluRay source. i'd say the quality is (more than) good enough
Computer
Windows 7 x64
Core 2 Duo e6600 @ 2.4GHz
nForce 680i w/ DDR2 @ 400MHz
Video source
File: MKV, 2hr37min, 2012 BluRay
Video: H264 High/L4.1 @ 1920x800 @ 12.1Mbps / 23.976fps
Audio: DTS 6ch @ 1.5Mbps
Encoding (w/ NeroAacEnc)
3:26 PM - PHP: script started (+0m)
3:33 PM - FFMPEG: wav audio extracted (+7m)
3:40 PM - NeroAacEnc: aac audio encoded (+7m)
6:38 PM - x264: h264 video encoded (+178m)
Results
Audio encoding - 205MB @ 182Kbps / 11x realtime
Video encoding - 890MB @ 788Kbps / 0.9x realtime
Total encoding - 1.1GB @ 973Kbps / 1.2x realtime
Screenshots
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Thanks frifox. the pics do look good for converting vids.

I just use Rock Player. It plays all different formats natively without conversion.
Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk Pro.

Jon does Rockplayer play 720p mkv's with subs? just curious cause my phone will be shipped next week and i have alot of 720p mkv anime

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Jon does Rockplayer play 720p mkv's with subs? just curious cause my phone will be shipped next week and i have alot of 720p mkv anime
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MKV, nope. 720p, rarely. Subs, nope... basically you're shyt out of luck if u watch anime (i do, hehe)
Your best bet is reencoding or just getting lower quality vids with hardsubbed subs n using RockPlayer

Ill just stick with my computer then
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[MOD] sd Speed increse...w/pics

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1010807
I know Adrynalyne said that our devices have this tweak, and I verified
with 2 roms (Tesla 1 and AirborneTB RC1B3) that we do NOT have the default of
128kb, but 512kb.
but they are saying 2048kb is the best setting. hopefully we can figure out
what is "BEST" for our phone, and make it work.
(personally, I have done 2048, and it does seem to work for gallery/ect)
I used the information from the thread,
and this tool to benchmark :
SD TOOLS
yes there is a disclaimer about incorrect readings are possable, but i feel when all 3 of each test are as close as they are, it's all good.
OK, here are my tests, 3 runs each on 512kb, and 2048KB.... seems to work for me :
512KB :
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2048KB :

2048 worked best on my Nexus S but not sure how this correlates to the Bolt since the NS didn't have a SD card. Curious to see what the experts have to say on this.

You have the stock SD card that came with the tbolt? even with changing it to 2048 I still only hit 4.6mb and 8.6mb =(

yes i do, never taken it out once.
i can if it matters... but nope, wasn't till yesterday i even "really" knew where the slot was.

A couple things.
The defauilt is 128kb. This is fine.
When it was needed, the Evo was sporting a 4kb setting.
Read ahead doesn't really speed up your sd card.
It buffers. Kind of like watching a video streaming. If your speed is too low, you will get no video until the buffers get far enough ahead. Doesn't mean you see the video any faster if you increase the buffer size. If you lower your buffer size, video will suck and be choppy, but it will finish at the same time as the larger buffer.
So, to each their own. In the end, transfers end up at the finish line at the same time.

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A couple things.
The defauilt is 128kb. This is fine.
When it was needed, the Evo was sporting a 4kb setting.
Read ahead doesn't really speed up your sd card.
It buffers. Kind of like watching a video streaming. If your speed is too low, you will get no video until the buffers get far enough ahead. Doesn't mean you see the video any faster if you increase the buffer size. If you lower your buffer size, video will suck and be choppy, but it will finish at the same time as the larger buffer.
So, to each their own. In the end, transfers end up at the finish line at the same time.
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so what your saying is...
placebo effect?
I'm more than willing to just turn it back to what it was, it bothers me not if i am, incorrect.

Im saying, its like anything else that buffers...
While its buffering data, its doing nothing. Then reading the buffered data is fast.
However, if you started reading data immediatly, it would appear slower, but in reality, still gets there at the same time. You can't cheat hardware.
This would be a handy tweak if you had a high bitrate movie that was stuttering. I persoanlly don't have that issue or have seen it at 128kb, but for those that do, this would be ideal, i suppose.

ahhh, fair information. setting back to what it was.
with that information, and how i use my device, I will not gain much from it.
thanks for everything!

Well on my phone at 128 I got 5.5 and 18 but at 2048kb I am getting 8.2 and 46
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Zenith's (ongoing) PC build

My PC was originally built in 2015 and I've upgraded it a number of times over the years so that there is nothing left I can really upgrade on it any more.
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Case: be quiet Pure Base 500DX white
PSU: Corsair CXM750
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC-Mate
CPU: Intel i7-7700k
H/sink: Cryorig H7
RAM: 32GB (4x8GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-2400
GFX: MSI RTX 3070 Gaming Z Trio
Storage: 1TB Crucial P2 NVME + half a dozen SSDs and HDDs of various capacities
Keyboard: Cherry MX Board 1.0 (brown switches, some custom keycaps)
Mouse: Logitech MX Master
Monitor: Benq 28" 4K/60
It's currently more than adequate for playing the games I'm interested in (No Man's Sky, Death Stranding, Cyberpunk 2077, AC Valhalla, Star Citizen).
Planned upgrade will have to be generational, so that means motherboard, CPU, RAM.
I've not decided on AMD vs Intel, but I will definitely by changing the RAM for RGB versions to go with new RGB fans. Will probably get RGB cables for the gfx card at some point.

looks really good, are you able to game at 4k?

More than half my games, yes I can. It may not be 4k/60 but I'm happy with 45-50fps. There are some where I have to make a sacrifice and drop the rez to 1440 and use DLSS to upscale. Cyberpunk 2077 is the example there.
Star Citizen is an odd one because the framerate/smoothness seems to be related to RAM rather than graphic card.

That's really good, how does the 7700k hold up? You have a very powerful GPU relative to your CPU

No problems. It maxes out around 72C under 100% load and that's with the Cryorig H7 air cooled heatsink on stock fan curve. In terms of seeing performance limited in games, I'm not sure that it is. Running some graphically intensive games at 4k gives me a solid 60 fps (my monitor's refresh rate), others run at 4k with a slight reduction in max fps but still perfectly acceptable 45-50 fps. Dropping the rez to 1440 in those examples locks me at 60fps without ever dropping.
Some games though are simply too hard and Cyberpunk 2077 is the one that shows it most. 4k gives 20-30fps with a lot of variability. Dropping the rez to 1440 improves it to 50-60fps. Turning on DLSS (balanced) locks the fps hard at 60 without looking smoothed over at all. I know I could turn off vsync to get the "true" fps, but I can't stand the tearing with vsync turned off.
The only real upgrade left to this current system is to delid the CPU, reapply the TIM with liquid metal, maybe change the heatsink for an AIO water cooled system and then start experimenting with slowly overclocking. Depending on the luck of the silicon lottery, it is possible to get stable 5.0GHz out of the 7700K.
The alternative is to go for that generation upgrade of CPU & motherboard and maybe RAM.