What program/script is the best option for converting my high profile mkv's to a usable format on my transformer. I'm not really interested in 1:1 quality as I think 720p is overkill for the 10" screen. I'm just interested in a quick and painless method that will also allow me do batches because I have quite a few films to do.
Thanks,
I tried Freemake Video Converter and it usually takes between 1.5-2 hours to convert (Core2 Quad CPU 2.33GHz). I think you'll be more then pleased with the results and file size. The other popular method takes way too long for my liking even though the results are better.
In Freemake drop movie into program > convert to apple tv > click gear icon to edit preset. Under frame rate select the rate you see in the previous screen when you dump the movie into the program. Should match. You can change bitrate also to change file size/quality (higher is larger and better quality) or leave auto.
http://www.freemake.com/free_video_converter/
Format Factory does a movie mkv -> avi in about 30-45 minutes. Depends a lot on the hardware though.
What's with all of these crappy suggestions?
The best, hands down, program for your needs will be Handbrake.
Does it do .mkv to .mp4 conversion at about 400 fps and retain full quality? YES! (assuming your .mkvs are encoded using h.264 codec you can do a video stream copy that takes about 3-5 minutes per 1 hour of material)
Does it convert to a native format that will allow you to use the stock player and not some dodgy third party player? YES!
Does it allow batch encoding? YES!
If you want to transcode to a lower quality, does it use the best encoder in the world in x264? YES!
Is it completely free and open source? YES! and YES!
Why even bother with anything else?
sassafras
sassafras_ said:
What's with all of these crappy suggestions?
The best, hands down, program for your needs will be Handbrake.
Does it do .mkv to .mp4 conversion at about 400 fps and retain full quality? YES! (assuming your .mkvs are encoded using h.264 codec you can do a video stream copy that takes about 3-5 minutes per 1 hour of material)
Does it convert to a native format that will allow you to use the stock player and not some dodgy third party player? YES!
Does it allow batch encoding? YES!
If you want to transcode to a lower quality, does it use the best encoder in the world in x264? YES!
Is it completely free and open source? YES! and YES!
Why even bother with anything else?
sassafras
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Don't know about you but it takes hours to convert for me. 5+ hours.
XL2001 said:
Don't know about you but it takes hours to convert for me. 5+ hours.
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takes me about 14 minutes to rip a blu-ray to h.264 with this CUDA encoder
XL2001 said:
Don't know about you but it takes hours to convert for me. 5+ hours.
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Ah, yes. I misspoke somewhat. I don't use handbrake to stream copy but I assumed it could.
The fastest way to stream copy an .mkv into an .mp4 is with ffmpeg.
Code:
ffmpeg -i yourinputfile.mkv -f mp4 -vcodec copy -acodec libfaac -ac 2 -ab 160k youroutputfile.mp4
If you want a batch script to do it, I've written a quick one that should get the job done.
Code:
#!/bin/bash
# mp4maker.sh
# A batch mp4 making script that will convert and rename all in one step.
DIRECTORY=/shares/media/video/
FFMPEG='/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg'
find $DIRECTORY -type f -name '*.mkv' -exec $FFMPEG -i '{}' -f mp4 -vcodec copy -acodec libfaac -ac 2 -ab 160K -threads 0 '{}'.mp4 >>/dev/null 2>&1 \;
find $DIRECTORY -type f -name "*.mkv.mp4" | while read file; do
clean=`echo "$file" | sed 's/ /\\ /g'`
target=`echo "$clean" | sed 's/mkv.mp4/mp4/'`
removed=`echo "$target" | sed 's/mp4/mkv/'`
mv "$clean" "$target"
rm "$removed"
done
Probably not the most elegant, but it's simple and it gets the job done. Be sure to replace the DIRECTORY variable with the location of the files you want to convert and the FFMPEG variable with the location of your ffmpeg.
sassafras
chatch15117 said:
takes me about 14 minutes to rip a blu-ray to h.264 with this CUDA encoder
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Too bad CUDA downright sucks quality wise.
For the best speed/quality compromise, Intel Quick Sync is the way to go.
sassafras
Get DICE Player. Easy Peazy.
No conversions needed.
Hardware Accelerated 720p mkv + AC3 sound
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.inisoft.mediaplayer.trial&feature=search_result to try
I use gotsent. Realy fast.
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No clear answer.
I have tried many converters, free and payed for, and it all boils down to personal preferences. You will get just as many opinions as there are converters. What I understand is they basically use the same encoding process, just their own spin on a GUI. I know it will take time but just start downloading converters and start experimenting. And this forum is very good when it comes to settings if you are not using a preset. Personally, I use CloneDvd Mobile. Only beef I have with it is it optimized more for phones and not tablets. Hopefully that will change.
zephiK said:
Get DICE Player. Easy Peazy.
No conversions needed.
Hardware Accelerated 720p mkv + AC3 sound
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.inisoft.mediaplayer.trial&feature=search_result to try
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Seemed good at first but fails on fast moving scenes. So close yet so far
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Seemed good at first but fails on fast moving scenes. So close yet so far
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Mines is fine. Just doesn't play certain .avi's due to the limitations of the stock Honeycomb player. So it's only good for .mkvs. Avis I'd have to go with another player.
zephiK said:
Mines is fine. Just doesn't play certain .avi's due to the limitations of the stock Honeycomb player. So it's only good for .mkvs. Avis I'd have to go with another player.
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What kind of mkv's are you using ?, mine are high profile 720p's.
sassafras_ said:
Ah, yes. I misspoke somewhat. I don't use handbrake to stream copy but I assumed it could.
The fastest way to stream copy an .mkv into an .mp4 is with ffmpeg.
Code:
ffmpeg -i yourinputfile.mkv -f mp4 -vcodec copy -acodec libfaac -ac 2 -ab 160k youroutputfile.mp4
If you want a batch script to do it, I've written a quick one that should get the job done.
Code:
#!/bin/bash
# mp4maker.sh
# A batch mp4 making script that will convert and rename all in one step.
DIRECTORY=/shares/media/video/
FFMPEG='/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg'
find $DIRECTORY -type f -name '*.mkv' -exec $FFMPEG -i '{}' -f mp4 -vcodec copy -acodec libfaac -ac 2 -ab 160K -threads 0 '{}'.mp4 >>/dev/null 2>&1 \;
find $DIRECTORY -type f -name "*.mkv.mp4" | while read file; do
clean=`echo "$file" | sed 's/ /\\ /g'`
target=`echo "$clean" | sed 's/mkv.mp4/mp4/'`
removed=`echo "$target" | sed 's/mp4/mkv/'`
mv "$clean" "$target"
rm "$removed"
done
Probably not the most elegant, but it's simple and it gets the job done. Be sure to replace the DIRECTORY variable with the location of the files you want to convert and the FFMPEG variable with the location of your ffmpeg.
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I tried this before. I believe you posted somewhere in the handbrake thread.
Question.
Why would i only get a partial converted mp4 as my result?
I find the source file, drag and drop it onto the batch file and choose my selectin. The result however has been a movie which HAS been converted but is "cut" shirt if the end. Its not the full lenght movie
By the way, thanks for the work
why not just use an app that can play a .mkv format?
turbulent28 said:
I tried this before. I believe you posted somewhere in the handbrake thread.
Question.
Why would i only get a partial converted mp4 as my result?
I find the source file, drag and drop it onto the batch file and choose my selectin. The result however has been a movie which HAS been converted but is "cut" shirt if the end. Its not the full lenght movie
By the way, thanks for the work
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This script is specifically for the linux command line. It will not work in Windows, nor in any linux desktop environment. If you'd like a batch script for Windows, let me know and I can probably dust one up.
sassafras
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The main goal is to be able to use the hardware accelleration inside the X1. Or, only media player are able to!
Nor TCPMP or COREPLAYER use hardware.
But it was a pain in my ass to find a way to make a script able to convert a full directory fill with videos, with subtitles, and not to manage what is convert. And Free!
The way of thinking is:
I download a lot of free videos inside a unique directory, i have make this one the repository of my download.
I launch my script every night before sleeping
And I don't want to manage what is converted or not and i don't want to launch a application, i want something full auto...
So i make a full automation script.
I work under vista, so i'm not sure that's working under other windows.
it convert:
.avi
.mkv (with subtitles inside)
.flv
.mp4
.mpg
it takes subtitles:
.ass
.srt
.ssa
.mkv (it search inside itself)
to download:
http://dl.free.fr/qlBn0C2oj/ppc-conv.rar
clik on the "Télécharger ce fichier", sorry i'm french and don't know other file sender free
So how to do?
Extract the directory where you want
no need to setup anything
To convert:
1- you put your videos inside the dir VIDEOS
2- you start the "LANCE.BAT" inside main dir
3- you wait some hours
4- you transfer (with a copy! not a move) the .mp4 files inside the PMP dir on your X1
To clean when you have watch a video:
1- remove the files inside VIDEOS
2- on the next convert it will remove it from the PMP dir
Technical information:
Organization of the dir:
+---apps...........<- Main dir with the application
¦ +---.mplayer.....<- used by mencoder
¦ +---codecs.......<- used by mencoder
¦ +---mkvtoolnix...<- used for extract subtitles inside the mkv
¦ +---mplayer......<- used by mencoder
¦ ¦ +---conf.......<- used by mencoder
¦ ¦ +---font.......<- used by mencoder
¦ +---temp.........<- used for temporary step
+---pmp............<- where the final videos converted appears
+---temp...........<- used for temporary step
+---videos.........<- Where you put your videos and subtitles
Video are encoded into 640x360 1008kbit/s
Sound into aac 128kbit/s
works very fine in full screen
PS:
i share with you because i have try so much things and pass so much times to find a way, so i guess peharps someone else on earth wants this?
If you don't like it, don't download it
If you want more type of videos format send one to me and i will try
If you have problems says to me i will try to help but remember: it was a selfish script for me
Merci,
I will give it a try. I suppose that the settings wil give the greatest quality possible on an X1? ThanX once again
hyellow said:
Merci,
I will give it a try. I suppose that the settings wil give the greatest quality possible on an X1? ThanX once again
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yes, i have try better resolution and better quality for no visual difference and much more lag.
With these parameters i'm on the border. sometimes some very high details scene are laggy
I bought core player. What are the best settings for it for the x1? Right now mine is on Outpu: qtv display
Video quality high
Smooth Zoom: only for 50%
Dither: off
Does it always use hardware acceleration or do I have to turn it on?
Thanks!
contaygious said:
I bought core player. What are the best settings for it for the x1? Right now mine is on Outpu: qtv display
Video quality high
Smooth Zoom: only for 50%
Dither: off
Does it always use hardware acceleration or do I have to turn it on?
Thanks!
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you cannot have hard accel with any other application than media player.
So you need to make a special mp4 file to be able to read it with it. It's the goal of my script
There is a huge gap in quality between them.
Really? I thought the whole point of core player was codecs and hardware aceeleration. I guess I'll give your script a go then.
Thanks.
even without hw acc, mine still playback a 800MB DivX/Xvid .AVI movies just fine with coreplayer.
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even without hw acc, mine still playback a 800MB DivX/Xvid .AVI movies just fine with coreplayer.
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what is the parameter of tyour coreplayer? and what is the info of the xvid?
video: resolution/bps/codec
audio: /bps/codec
because i was not able to watch something better than 320x240 at 500kbps in full screen
nusul said:
what is the parameter of tyour coreplayer? and what is the info of the xvid?
video: resolution/bps/codec
audio: /bps/codec
because i was not able to watch something better than 320x240 at 500kbps in full screen
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core : qtv w tytn driver, high, dither/no = no real effect
buffers default except audio 128
sync audio w .avi in adv setting
vid xvid/divx around 600-650 x 300-350 res
bitrate around 800-1K kbps
audio mp3/aac 2chnl around 120kbps
it's not 100% smooth but enjoyable
I just tried Videora, a free iPod videoconverter.
Videora Website
Settings for Videora:
1. Power mode.
2. Choose File to convert.
3. Choose Destination Folder.
4. Choose a Title for the converted movie (Optional)
5. Choose Device = iPhone 3G
6. Choose Profile = MPEG4 480x320 768kbps Stereo/128kbit 2-Pass
7. Press Start Converting
Works really good, the video runs really smooth.
nap007 said:
core : qtv w tytn driver, high, dither/no = no real effect
buffers default except audio 128
sync audio w .avi in adv setting
vid xvid/divx around 600-650 x 300-350 res
bitrate around 800-1K kbps
audio mp3/aac 2chnl around 120kbps
it's not 100% smooth but enjoyable
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driver? does is it mean that you add something to your coreplayer?
no it's provided in coreplayer, in fact it's the default set in core if you're using qtv output in core.
try hard reset and install core again from fresh start; i've got some problems too a while ago and wasn't able to playback any video correctly at all; after hard reset those problems are gone.
Not to bug again about this, but doesn't CorePlayer not support Hardware acceleration on the XPeria? Doesn't Sony's player support it?
Many thanks nusul - I will give this a try! Appreciate your work on this
Tried to convert video but stript just flashes some opened windows but does nothing.
tried AVI/MP4 files in Video folder, no luck
Sorry, I have read this thread but I still have to ask for proper confirmation; you only get HW acceleration with Windows Media Player? So not when using the SE Media Experience panel?
I ask because I find the panel much faster when playing video than with Media Player (which takes at least the 1st five seconds of a movie to switch to landscape!!)
mkent_barbados said:
Sorry, I have read this thread but I still have to ask for proper confirmation; you only get HW acceleration with Windows Media Player? So not when using the SE Media Experience panel?
I ask because I find the panel much faster when playing video than with Media Player (which takes at least the 1st five seconds of a movie to switch to landscape!!)
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i have remove panel, so i cannot help you on this. But for me media player only take less than 1sec to switch in landscape.
Wlko said:
Tried to convert video but stript just flashes some opened windows but does nothing.
tried AVI/MP4 files in Video folder, no luck
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are you under xp? or vista?
i just try under a xp at office and it works fine.
I tried watching it with both media player and the player on the SE panel, both of them lag from time to time. It doesnt play smoothly.
i cant seem to dl the files, any other links?
So i wanna get some movies on my shweet nexus one screen.
problem is, in what format? i tried h.264 with 1500kb/s video bitrate, but that didn't seem to work, it just displays a white screen with black bars lmao
the same files that show white on the phone show up normal on VLC on the pc....
so, any recommondations on how i can get megan fox running on my screen again?
Resize your video to 800x400 This works for me
i use Anysoft Any Video Converter Professional
has a nexus one/android setting, just pick the 800x480 and you're good to go
i use the same thing, just without the 'professional' part.
aight, i'll be looking out for that thanks for the headsup psylink!
What settings do you guys suggest for Any Video Converter Free? Is Handbrake superior?
Edit: Trying Handbrake now... is it normal for it to take 2.5 hours to encode a movie that's only 1 hour and 50 minutes long? I was hoping for something relatively quick. Btw, I tried Any Video Converter Free, and the video was blocky no matter how I encoded it... the original avi is not.
should be the same settings in free, correct me if i'm wrong though.
it should have the google android / nexus one setting in the upper right hand corner in a pull down
then just below that you'll see the pulldown to change to 800x480
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should be the same settings in free, correct me if i'm wrong though.
it should have the google android / nexus one setting in the upper right hand corner in a pull down
then just below that you'll see the pulldown to change to 800x480
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Nope... the free version doesn't have that. Anyhow, I'm trying out Handbrake, which outputs great video, but as I stated in the other thread, it's taking longer than I'd like. Thanks for the response.
I use this ffmpeg line to encode video for my nexus one:
Code:
ffmpeg -i inputfile -s 800x480 -vcodec libx264 -acodec libfaac -ac 1 -ar 16000 -ab 32000 -aspect 16:9 outputfile.mp4
Here's a small shell script to encode all files in a directory to N1 (suitable for season packs etc):
Code:
#!/bin/bash
for file in $(ls *.mkv -c1r)
do
if [ -e $file.mp4 ]
then
echo DONE: $file
else
echo ENCODING: $file
nice -n 19 ffmpeg -i $file -s 800x480 -vcodec libx264 -acodec libfaac -ac 1 -ar 16000 -ab 32000 -aspect 16:9 $file.mp4
echo DONE: $file
fi
done
Here's a Handbrake preset for the Xoom. Enjoy.
Works great so far
Thanks for the preset! I've only tried one AVI conversion, but it worked perfect and plays smoothly, with no sound sync problems. It did make the file slightly bigger, but not much.
Thanks for putting this out here!
thanks OP...
didn't want to open yet another thread...
Does anyone here know what causes the lag between audio and video? I ripped Avatar from Bluray using 2kbit video MP4 iso v.2 @1280x800 with 160kbit sound (AVS video converter) . When I play the file on my PC everything is fine but on the Xoom the sound is a few seconds ahead of the picture. Trying to convert using Handbrake and the posted settings. Will post if it works later!
@OP: would you mind providing a list of the settings that the preset uses?
Thanks!
UPDATE: The conversion worked fine! However, I think I have to enable hardware decoding in Rockplayer now. This is all very confusing *sigh*
the xoom and any tegra 2 deive will not play high profile .mp4
if anyone knows a HD format that the xoom will play well please let me know
Anyone tried WebM on the Xoom yet? I doubt there's hardware-acceleration for it, but the CPUs ought to be good enough for any codec without special hardware support.
spitfirerx said:
the xoom and any tegra 2 deive will not play high profile .mp4
if anyone knows a HD format that the xoom will play well please let me know
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Just use baseline profile h.264 for your HD needs. High profile pretty much just means better compression than baseline.
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/63258/kw/video/p/7901,7906
silly quesiton, but how do you use/install this preset? specifically ubuntu.
To use this file you must import it into handbrake which is available here: http://handbrake.fr/downloads.php
thanks, i figured it out... i imported and didnt realize it until i just tried to convert a video and it worked.
but it does still seem choppy to me after converting.
Thanks very much for this. Will help when I get my Xoom
What resolution should it be set at?
I got this strange error when importing the .plist file:
** (ghb:13592): WARNING **: Plist parse error: Error on line 1 char 1: Document must begin with an element (e.g. <book>)
(ghb:13592): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_markup_parse_context_end_parse: assertion `context->state != STATE_ERROR' failed
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Any ideas?
--Q
UPDATE: I edited the .plist file and removed these first two lines:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
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Then handbrake was able to recognize it for what it is.
What's a typical file size for the conversion anyhow? I am around 1.8GB average on a DVD extract to use on my NAS DLNA stream right now.
can't wait to test it out!
>What's a typical file size for the conversion
My DVD encodes vary from 600MB to 1GB-ish, normally under the 1GB mark. My settings are full-res anamorphic, high-profile, with stereo MP3/AAC, using one-pass CRF 21. If you use AC3/DTS, it will be larger. If using main profile, size is +5-10%; for baseline, about +30%.
My 720p encodes range 2-3GB using 5.1 AAC. Avatar is a notable standout at 5.6GB, for its 3hrs length and many hi-bitrate scenes.
Thank you!! I was looking for this earlier, but then just stumbled upon it here.
Actually, this preset did not appear to load on the linux Handbrake:
Code:
** (ghb:1859): WARNING **: Plist parse error: Error on line 1 char 1: Document must begin with an element (e.g. <book>)
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The OP posted preset isn't proper as it simply uses MPEG-4 (FFmpeg) which creates H.263 videos rather than H.264.
iceytea's link says how to properly make a H.264 Baseline video. The main thing to follow from the link is
Baseline Profile means:
- No CABAC entropy coding.
- No B frames
- No 8x8 transforms (DCT)
- No Weighted Prediction
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So, on the Video tab choose Video Codec: H.264 (x264).
On the Advanced tab set
Maximum B-Frames: 0
CABAC Entropy Coding: unchecked
8x8 Transform: unchecked
Weighted P-Frames: unchecked
Xoom handbrake preset still not the best?
I used this preset for a 90 minute blu-ray movie and it compressed it to a file size of 1.6 GB, but the picture was grainy and blocky. I've had DVD files encoded with less size but with better picture quality.
Hi!
I use handbrake to convert video for NookColor to 720p and it work perfect.
However i can't make the subtitle embed to the video picture.
Is there any way ?
subtitles
yes, handbreak and drop folders!
add
Code:
-s 1 --subtitle-burn 1
to the end of your other settings.
in the handbreak gui you just select the subtitle from the source and choose burn in. (google this one for better pointers)
i'm using nightly builds of handbreak (both gui and cli)
you dont neet to embed the subtitles,
if you place them in the same folder, with the same name of the movie file (of course, with different extension) the video player will show them. at least with moboplayer, mvideoplayer and i think rock player does so
i prefer to keep them separated.... you never know when you want to see the movie without the subs.
i have only tried with .srt subtitles, don't know about other formats
epilady said:
yes, handbreak and drop folders!
add
Code:
-s 1 --subtitle-burn 1
to the end of your other settings.
in the handbreak gui you just select the subtitle from the source and choose burn in. (google this one for better pointers)
i'm using nightly builds of handbreak (both gui and cli)
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i try like you said but it didn't work. please see my image
don_ernesto said:
you dont neet to embed the subtitles,
if you place them in the same folder, with the same name of the movie file (of course, with different extension) the video player will show them. at least with moboplayer, mvideoplayer and i think rock player does so
i prefer to keep them separated.... you never know when you want to see the movie without the subs.
i have only tried with .srt subtitles, don't know about other formats
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those player cannot play 720p video on nook
anyone know ?
I have a few DVD and Blu-ray rips stored as ISO or mkv on Windows. Is it worth converting them to a smaller file size for storing and playing on the N7? If yes, what format for video/audio should I use and can you please recommend a good an easy to use Windows conversion program? Thanks!
sirxdroid said:
I have a few DVD and Blu-ray rips stored as ISO or mkv on Windows. Is it worth converting them to a smaller file size for storing and playing on the N7? If yes, what format for video/audio should I use and can you please recommend a good an easy to use Windows conversion program? Thanks!
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MX player (and many others) should play mkvs and avis just fine. Try it first, it doesn't take long to copy a video onto the device.
If you encounter problems with said formats, try converting to H.264/mp4, this should be natively supported by android (any many others - its like THE codec to use nowadays )
issak42 said:
MX player (and many others) should play mkvs and avis just fine. Try it first, it doesn't take long to copy a video onto the device.
If you encounter problems with said formats, try converting to H.264/mp4, this should be natively supported by android (any many others - its like THE codec to use nowadays )
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Thanks! Limited space on the device is of concern too. Any recommendations for a free converter program for Windows 7? A Google search comes up with a bunch of paid and what looks like scam converters.
If H.264/mp4 is *the* video codec, what is *the* audio codec to pair it with and *the* free Wnidows conversion software to generate these?
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Thanks! Any recommendations for a free converter program for Windows 7? A Google search comes up with a bunch of paid and what looks like scam converters.
If H.264/mp4 is *the* video codec, what is *the* audio codec to pair it with and *the* free Wnidows conversion software to generate these?
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All my movies were ripped using Windows Media Player. They came in as .avi files.
Those play directly on the Nexus 7 without conversion.
I hated converting movies for cell phones... this is a lot better.
Try Handbrake,
It's converted all the dvd's I've thrown at it recently
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Thanks! Limited space on the device is of concern too. Any recommendations for a free converter program for Windows 7? A Google search comes up with a bunch of paid and what looks like scam converters.
If H.264/mp4 is *the* video codec, what is *the* audio codec to pair it with and *the* free Wnidows conversion software to generate these?
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mpeg4aac, ac3
Usually when you select the desired codec (or profile in some programs - for Android for example) it chooses audio codec automatically, the one that's usually used with chosen video codec.
I recommend xilisoft for converting, it's not free, but it's really hard to get a good free converter. You might wanna try it on linux, just install Ubuntu in a virtual machine, I'm sure there's some freeware converters made for linux
I use BSplayer, it woks on everything i tried and you get subtitles.
/cazrack
cazrack said:
I use BSplayer, it woks on everything i tried and you get subtitles.
/cazrack
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Caz is right, do not convert your movies it is time consuming and unnecessary use BSplayer and VLCplayer they will play anything you throw at it with subtitles and time stretching if needed, VLC supoprts more formats but BS will do for the majority.
Conversion will save storage space on your Nexus. I use HandBrake set to H264, AAC, in an MKV (or MP4) container. With the proper settings a 90 minute DVD takes about 400MB. It takes about 30-40 minutes to convert the original DVD file on an average PC (Intel i3 or i5).
ripbot264 is a great free tool although it requires you install a few other bits of software first, avisynth, ffdshow etc as its basically a front end gui for x264. Once done though it will give you a decent compromise between power and simplicity and works on 64 bit for a small % speed increase on video.
The other option for space limited devices is streaming over your own network using DLNA or upnp which is what I do
DrEzkimo said:
The other option for space limited devices is streaming over your own network using DLNA or upnp which is what I do
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This works OK at home, not so much offline, e.g. the kids using the tablet in the car. I suppose an OTG USB dongle with a big flash drive would do the trick, but I'd like to keep it simple and have the movies on the built-in storage if possible to shrink them and fit more of them. I think the kids care a lot more about enjoying the content than some potential playing artifacts introduced by shrinking, unlike their dad
jinx100 said:
Conversion will save storage space on your Nexus. I use HandBrake set to H264, AAC, in an MKV (or MP4) container. With the proper settings a 90 minute DVD takes about 400MB. It takes about 30-40 minutes to convert the original DVD file on an average PC (Intel i3 or i5).
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Could you please post the "proper settings" you are using? Thanks.
I am using VLC and never had to convert videos. its working just fine for me.
vibraloop said:
I am using VLC and never had to convert videos. its working just fine for me.
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Playing any file type is fine, the problem is the limited storage. If a DVD ripped straight to mkv is about 3-4GB, you can't fit much on the device. Not sure what the shrunken target size for such a DVD should be so the quality doesn't suffer too much when played on the N7.
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Could you please post the "proper settings" you are using? Thanks.
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I use HANDBRAKE, just like at least one previous poster, and I've encoded 500+ movies for viewing on both Tablets (N7 and GTab) and smaller PC screens.
I target around 700mb for ~480p, 1gb for ~720p, and 2gb for ~1080p video; but I find -1gb works best for streaming (and I mostly stream via WIFI),
If you're worried bout quality over file size, set the "quality" target to no less than 1000 avg bitrate (kbps), on the "Video" tab. Even a 2700kbps file can get choppy on an N7, so there's no need to aim too high... but it's your call.
Otherwise there should be a "Presets" list on the right side of the main Handbrake window, the "Normal" setting, under regular should be good to start with.
-Then drop in a video,
-check the "Picture" tab to make sure the resolution and cropping are alright
+ I usually use "keep aspect ratio", and no anamorphic, with a modulus of "2"
-read through the "Video Filters" tab to see if any of those might be a good idea (not usually needed)
-make sure the "Video" tab shows H.264 for codec, you can either use the lower standard frame rate (23.976), or the one from the original video, and set your target file size or quality on the right (as described above)
-then hit the "Audio" tab, and choose appropriate audio (i use AAC, Pro Logic II, and 128kbps, with "auto" sample rate)
-add subs if needed on "Subtitle" tab (burn them in to the image if you arent using a Android player that lets you choose subs while viewing)
-then check and see where the file is being outputted, change location/name if needed, and ensure it's being outputted as an MP4, or MKV (nothing odd)
-then either "Preview" the video, "Start", or "Add to Queue"
When you find settings that work well for you, you can "Add" a preset to the presets list, and make it your default... If I remember correctly I had to do this a couple times cause a few of the settings didn't take, so check your preset by closing Handbrake, reopening it, and droppping a file in before you just assume it's all set and ready to go.
You can also skim through the preferences and set default output folders and such.
After you have things the way you want them you should be left to pretty much drop files in, enque them, and then hit start and walk away.
And if you're on linux, holler, I have dual boot with Handbrake on both Ubuntu and Win7, so I can walk ya through either.
I use Freemake
I use Freemake (http://www.freemake.com/) to convert my MKV and ISO files. Just choose the Android mp4 format.
Personally I haven't converted a movie since I moved to android from an iPhone. Personally I just have a 64gb usb on my keyring (which cost about $30), and plug into my N7 with a USB OTG cable when I want to watch movies. The usb connection isn't perfect, but it works, and will save you a lot of time converting movies. On my N7 I use MXplayer and highly recommend it. Great piece of software for free.
If you want to keep them on your N7 then it would be necessary to convert to keep a reasonable amount though.
@rckoegel - Thank you VERY much for the tips. I will have to go back and read your post a few times.
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These are always changing but setting the video quality fairly low is the biggest help for small file size. The quality still appears quite good when viewing.
Another converter that is very handy is XMedia Recode. I use the portable version.
Painless setup:
Set input for DVD or Movie
Drag and drop video or Open DVD/File to convert
Set Output Format Profile to Google and Google Nexus 7
Set output folder
Right click video to encode->add job
Encode
You can tweak the output settings to anything you wish. It is a piece of cake to convert videos and twice as fast as HandBrake.