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Did somebody try a backpack with TV outpout while playing the latest version betaplayer ?.
On the qtek 2020 it is a very good quality and fluid but what about TV out can it reach 25 or 30 frames/s . I searched a lot on the web but no test for many months. :?:
Sorry for the title I wanted to write backpack and Divx
Sorry for the title I wanted to write backpack and Divx
PAL tv's are 25fps
NTSC tv's are 30fps
you can get the fps by [feq. of the ac current]/2
but from what people have told in this forum then the tvout from the backpack can only do 1-2fps or something
so it's for powerpoint and watching pictures not watching video
But on some other forum, I can't find it again, someone is telling that he is watching divx in his car with backpack connected on a screen. So I wanted to know if somebody could test it ? and confirm.
people only get max 5fps which make watching movies somewhat of a slideshow
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=10547&highlight=backpack+tv
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=8126&highlight=backpack+tv
Screen mirror play videos with MVP (2-4 fps) but not with betaplayer.
Did you test yoursel with MVP ?
I already saw the theads but they are very dated and at that time the imageon chip was not activate what about now and new release. Can't anybody test with actual drivers and MVP or Betaplayer. Because we Betaplayer even 640*480 divx are very smooth.
640_480 ?
on the pda screen ? the xda2 dont go that high
if it display it right then it's just resize it for you
i believed that it was the packpack and not the ati chip which would limit the
fps because they are not limited when being displayed on the pda screen
I agree with you of course the PDA which resize the 640*480. so it means that it is no more a limitation of the machine but I am still supicious about the fact the BackPack can transmit or convert to svhs at 30 i/s.
What is pity is that nobody seems to have a backpack to test it.
Hi,
I've been searching the forum and reading a few posts but I still have some basic questions about converting my DVD's to play on touch HD. Apologies in advance if some seem a bit obvious but having never converted anything i'm sure what the best route is. OKay:
1: I've decoded some dvd's and copying them to my hard drive -i presume this is necessary for all dvd's?
2: I then have to convert them to 800x480 - which is the best software? SUPER looks confusing so haven't really used it much, and i downloaded a trial of iSofter which seemed a bit easier BUT which is the best software for a beginner? Something easy and obvious?
3: how long does it take? when I ran SUPER and iSofter it seemed to take 3/4 hours for 1 DVD. IS this normal? Or have do I have to change the settings and choose something to make it faster?
Once I've managed to copy over my first DVD I'm sure all the other posts about quality, resolutions, etc will make a lot more sense. Just want to try and watch one...
Cheers,
Paddy
I always do it a little differently. I use AutoGK to back up my DVD's, which will back them up to CD sized, whilst still being watchable on my TV using my stand-alone divx player, (or the TV out from your graphics card). This typically takes 3-5 hours using my 2.3ghz athlon. If I then want to watch on my PDA, I use pocketdivxencoder, which takes about 20-40 mins to reduce it down.
Both these pieces of software are free, and are very easy to use.
My thoughts....
I myself use Handbrake to rip any DVD that I have to my PC and then use either AnyVideoConverter or Format Factory to convert the files to an acceptable AVI quality for all my family's mobile devices. All 3 programs are straightforward and easy to use. Below are links for you to find out for yourself.
HandBrake
Any-Video-Converter
Format Factory
Hope that helps!!
PS. And as for the time it takes to convert the videos, yes those times are about right, depending on you PC's CPU. The CPU is the single biggest factor when ripping and converting video, with memory coming in 2nd and hard drive space a close 3rd.
DVD Catalyst is the best and will do it all. What format, how good of quality and whatever else you can think of. It is user friendly out of the box/download and as you get use to the settings you can adjust them accordingly. Google it and give the trial a shot. I have use this software for years now and have yet to find anything as good.
I use Magic DVD Ripper to convert DVD to AVI
To convert to .mp4 i use AONE FLV to AVI MPEG WMV 3GP MP4 iPod Converter it actually converts every format not just FLV very easy to use and good results.
All in all a very easy process
Hi All,
Cheers for the replies - really useful. So the timing thing was right, and it looks like that new PC I need will have be bought sooner rather than later as the CPU, etc on current one is pretty slow.
Just one more thing - what setting you guys use? I have a Touch HD so I presume the screen should be set to 480x800, but I haven't a clue about rates, frames pre second, sound quality, etc. Some pointers would be brilliant. So is AVI good for smaller file sizes. The files just have to be good enough to watch on the train etc without to much flicker or jumping. Hopefully I'll be watching The Wire on the train soon!
Cheers (again)
PAddy
padsmcnulty said:
Hi All,
Cheers for the replies - really useful. So the timing thing was right, and it looks like that new PC I need will have be bought sooner rather than later as the CPU, etc on current one is pretty slow.
Just one more thing - what setting you guys use? I have a Touch HD so I presume the screen should be set to 480x800, but I haven't a clue about rates, frames pre second, sound quality, etc. Some pointers would be brilliant. So is AVI good for smaller file sizes. The files just have to be good enough to watch on the train etc without to much flicker or jumping. Hopefully I'll be watching The Wire on the train soon!
Cheers (again)
PAddy
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If your going do display in widescreen so the device in sideways then the res will be 800x480 unless the media player automatically does this?
The frame rate want to be the same as original source you can find this by right clicking properties on the file and tab summary, the best format for mobile video is .mp4 as they hold the quality but are low in data, as the less data you have to pull @ a time off a memory card helps too.
What software do you guys use to rip your dvd movies to install on your phones and why?
Here's a short list so far.
AnyDvD
DvD Fab
Handbrake
I'm looking for other suggestions to compare.
Handbrake doesnt actually rip. I use it for reencoding though. I use dvdfab
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What? Handbrake does in fact rip DVDs. You just need to be running an on-the-fly decrypter like AnyDVD (recommended), DVD43, or DVDFab PassKey. The fact that it can be set up to encode that rip to proper Captivate specs in one step makes it the preferred way to do so in my book.
Personally, I rip through dvd::rip in linux with libdvdcss2 installed to get around copy-protection.
It is illegal to circumvent copy-protection in the United States though, so technically this method should only be done outside the US (where applicable, check your local laws) unless you don't mind the possible legal ramifications.
dvd::rip can be used as a standalone product WITHOUT libdvdcss2, but it will be unable to rip copy-protected DVD's, as you'd expect.
That's all good, but what software do you use to view this videos in captive.
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It is illegal to circumvent copy-protection in the United States though, so technically this method should only be done outside the US (where applicable, check your local laws) unless you don't mind the possible legal ramifications.
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Oh, yes, thanks for the reminder. Everytime you rip a DVD, God kills a kitten. Please, think of the kittens
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That's all good, but what software do you use to view this videos in captive.
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If you are capable of ripping DVDs and putting the resultant file on the phone, you should be able to figure this one out yourself.
Personally I thought it was permissible to copy your own dvd to preserve and protect the original copy if you choose to.
What version of dvd fab do you use Max? I downloaded the trial version and it looks like you can only rip to mp2.
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What? Handbrake does in fact rip DVDs. You just need to be running an on-the-fly decrypter like AnyDVD (recommended), DVD43, or DVDFab PassKey. The fact that it can be set up to encode that rip to proper Captivate specs in one step makes it the preferred way to do so in my book.
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What handbrake settings are you using? I just downloaded handbrake.
Short instructions for Windows users
If you are going to rip Bluray or any other HD medium you must first get AnyDVD HD it will counter any of the protection schemes that Bluray and HDDVD disks use as well as DVD. If all of your sources are DVD then AnyDVD will do. Of course for BR you must have a BR player installed in your computer.
You need the following tools, at the very least:
AnyDVD HD (Please buy this and don't torrent it, it is that good!)
RipBot264 (it is much faster than Handbrake at re-encoding)
VidCoder (requires Handbrake to be installed but is a better GUI for Windows users)
Simplistic instructions:
Place DVD/HDDVD/BR in drive
Allow ANYDVD HD to scan disk
Right click ANYDVD HD icon and select "Rip Video DVD to Harddisk"
Open VidCoder
Start with the Apple Universal profile and edit is as follows:
Picture > Max Width 800
Video Filters > Denoise Medium
Video > Average Bitrate (kbps) 1500
Audio > Target All, Codec AAC, Mixdown Stereo, Sample Rate 48, Bitrate 128
Make sure you change the Container and extension to .mp4 then Save As... and call it Captivate or any other meaningful name.
If you use those settings any HD (1080) source will likely end up being about 1-2 GB in total size. With the settings saved you can then select a video source, it can be anything that Handbrake supports from VOB to MT2S to MP4 to MKV files. Pick a Destination location and name and start encoding.
I have a Core i7 running at 3.5Ghz with 8GB RAM and a full length movie takes about 2x-3x the run length, so a 120 minute movie will take anywhere from 4 to 6 hours to encode, SD (DVD, 720p HDTV, SDTV) will encode much faster, sometimes even faster than 1x runtime.
You can also to the same with Ripbot264 with the added bonus that Ripbot can handle subtitles, but those instructions are for another day.
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Oh, yes, thanks for the reminder. Everytime you rip a DVD, God kills a kitten. Please, think of the kittens
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I'm not saying it's an AWFUL thing to do, I'm just letting him know there are POTENTIAL legal ramifications.
Qmotion said:
Personally I thought it was permissible to copy your own dvd to preserve and protect the original copy if you choose to.
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It is 100% legal to copy a DVD for this purpose IF you are not circumventing any sort of copy-protection mechanism on the disc. Let me quote wikipedia on this:
In the case where media contents are protected using some effective copy protection scheme, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act makes it illegal to manufacture or distribute circumvention tools and use those tools for non-fair use purposes. In the case RealNetworks v. DVD-CCA[2], the final injunction reads, "while it may well be fair use for an individual consumer to store a backup copy of a personally owned DVD on that individual's computer, a federal law has nonetheless made it illegal to manufacture or traffic in a device or tool that permits a consumer to make such copies."[3] This case made clear that manufacturing and distribution of circumvention tools was illegal, but fair use of those tools was not.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripping#United_States
It's much like how jailbreaking and rooting has recently been made definitively legal through the DMCA, but the tools to do it and distributing those tools can still be illegal. So if you somehow manage to legally obtain the tools (which, there isn't an actual legal way to do so in the United States), you're right and this would be a 100% legal process. Fortunately, I doubt they'll actually chase you down for pulling the simple "libdvdcss2" file that's necessary (hell, I use it), but I'm just putting the information out there
WheresWaldo said:
If you are going to rip Bluray or any other HD medium you must first get AnyDVD HD it will counter any of the protection schemes that Bluray and HDDVD disks use as well as DVD. If all of your sources are DVD then AnyDVD will do. Of course for BR you must have a BR player installed in your computer.
You need the following tools, at the very least:
AnyDVD HD (Please buy this and don't torrent it, it is that good!)
RipBot264 (it is much faster than Handbrake at re-encoding)
VidCoder (requires Handbrake to be installed but is a better GUI for Windows users)
Simplistic instructions:
Place DVD/HDDVD/BR in drive
Allow ANYDVD HD to scan disk
Right click ANYDVD HD icon and select "Rip Video DVD to Harddisk"
Open VidCoder
Start with the Apple Universal profile and edit is as follows:
Picture > Max Width 800
Video Filters > Denoise Medium
Video > Average Bitrate (kbps) 1500
Audio > Target All, Codec AAC, Mixdown Stereo, Sample Rate 48, Bitrate 128
Make sure you change the Container and extension to .mp4 then Save As... and call it Captivate or any other meaningful name.
If you use those settings any HD (1080) source will likely end up being about 1-2 GB in total size. With the settings saved you can then select a video source, it can be anything that Handbrake supports from VOB to MT2S to MP4 to MKV files. Pick a Destination location and name and start encoding.
I have a Core i7 running at 3.5Ghz with 8GB RAM and a full length movie takes about 2x-3x the run length, so a 120 minute movie will take anywhere from 4 to 6 hours to encode, SD (DVD, 720p HDTV, SDTV) will encode much faster, sometimes even faster than 1x runtime.
You can also to the same with Ripbot264 with the added bonus that Ripbot can handle subtitles, but those instructions are for another day.
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Great Stuff.
So you like AnyDvd better than DvD Fab?
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Great Stuff.
So you like AnyDvd better than DvD Fab?
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Yes
@Kaik541, Thank you so very much for the civics lesson, but it did not answer the question the OP asked. Nor did the OP state that he was illegally duping disks, you were presuming something you had no evidence to support.
I've been downloading movies for god knows how long. Now just reading your question and the replies so far made me want to reply.
Now my ans is none, no software what so ever, never used one and don't think I'll ever use on. If am burning a dvd then yes but to watch on my ph. or device, nope. Why? Because to me the best quickness and easiest way is to just down the rip version of the dvd. Now off course if u don't like downloading "copy protected" materials then I respect that, just gonna make ur task more time consuming. But for those of us that like our rip versions then this is the BEST WAY. u download ur movies, ANY format is perfectly find, that is. Avi,. Mpeg4,. Wmv,. Mkv etc. Now once you have your downloaded movies or ur rip movies that's it. Mission complete just drag the file to a video folder on ur SD card.
Here u go, u gonna need either rock player or yx player. Install any or both app. Both can play multiple video formats. Yx player plays ALL format including Mkv files.
Simple as that, no riping, converting or any thing like that. To me converting 1 movie is too much. The length of time it take one to rip or convert 1 movie equates to about 3-5 movies downloads for me using RapidShare.
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I think you need a faster machine... i can rip a DVD in about 15 minutes. I don't think I download 8GB in that time.
As for others that are "Offended" by the civics lesson, it is point of fact, like it or not. I rip my own DVDs for viewing on my phone - and I consider it fair use. This is quite a bit different then downloading content you didn't pay for.
I use DVDFab and it works great. I make backup copies of my DVDs, then I create mobile formats when i need them. 300MB to 700MB per movie gives me a great picture - that even looks good if I play it back on a PC.
That's why I said it's not for every 1. It's def. Ly s matter of choice. I get about 6 movies in 10- 12 mins, (30 mbps down) so to me it's no biggie..
But u are rite, some like ripping their own movies, play the "fair game", all is well. Just give a different alternative.
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I'm not quite sure why everyone is thinking I'm telling him not to do this, I even openly admitted to doing this very thing when I'm clearly from the United States where it's illegal. I also download movies for the same reason. And I'm sure more than half of us commenting here have downloaded movies that we don't even physically own just because we want to see them. (Streaming them on non-approved sites like hulu or netflix is essentially the same thing) But I honestly don't have a problem with this, I figured he should just be AWARE of the things you're suggesting to him.
I simply started my commenting as the fact that I use dvdrip which allows for a module known as libdvdcss2 to be loaded to circumvent copy protection. And that I use it.
Personally, I see no reason to transcode anything since our phones seem capable of taking just about any format you throw at it, unless you want to save space on the memory card.
I rent movies from Netflix. I don't always have time to watch them right away. I can be ripping them while I do other things and then watch them later on my phone if I'm away from home. I also have a large collection of movies that I've purchased. A couple of my favorites I wouldn't mind storing on my phone.
I just got the idea to install a movie on the phone to see how well it plays. I'm aware that the Vibrant came with Avatar. Too bad AT&T didn't think to give us something to show the video capabilities of the phone.
I also thought this might be an interesting post to make because I'm sure others might have interest in doing so. Many have never had a phone capable of viewing movies prior to owning a Captivate or simular device.
I think that anyone seeking advise from this thread won't be as concerened about any moral issues as much as just trying to learn what the best software that available to do the job. There are tons of software out there and it can be confusing trying to find what's best and how to use it.
If anyone knows of any other choices that works for them please feel free to add it and posibly explain how that particular software works.
Xilisoft suite works best for me, it's fast and easy, it's also one of the few that will actually max out all the cores in my cpu (i7-930),
others will use multiple cores, but my cpu graph shows that they won't max them out like xilisoft
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Reason to transcode
The Captivate cannot play all HD content. If you are content with SD then you can rip your DVD's to MKV or MP4 but you are still transcoding from the multiple VOBs to a single file. If you are using HD sources like Bluray then you must transcode to lower the resolution. I cannot nor have I seen anyone able to play 1080p content directly on the Galaxy S phones, 720p can be played but why rip to 720p for your phone when it can't display it without reducing the size, nor can you play it with the TV out! Since you are transcoding anyway might as well make it fit the display size and code to a max width of 800 pixels.
Then you have file size issues, a BRD may have a movie in a single m2ts file or multiple m2ts files and most current movies exceed 20GB in size. DVD at a lower resolution can have main movies that uncompress to 4-8GB in size. How the heck are you going to fit them on a microSD card. If you say that your downloaded files aren't that big, it's because someone else transcoded it for you. I like to know what I am getting so personally I would rather transcode it myself, rather than let someone else make those choices for me. Since most of my movies are 1080p I have no other choice but to transcode. I do not want to carry around more than 2 or 3 movies at a time but I also carry about 8GB worth of music. Can't do both unless it is transcoded.
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The Captivate cannot play all HD content. If you are content with SD then you can rip your DVD's to MKV or MP4 but you are still transcoding from the multiple VOBs to a single file. If you are using HD sources like Bluray then you must transcode to lower the resolution. I cannot nor have I seen anyone able to play 1080p content directly on the Galaxy S phones, 720p can be played but why rip to 720p for your phone when it can't display it without reducing the size, nor can you play it with the TV out! Since you are transcoding anyway might as well make it fit the display size and code to a max width of 800 pixels.
Then you have file size issues, a BRD may have a movie in a single m2ts file or multiple m2ts files and most current movies exceed 20GB in size. DVD at a lower resolution can have main movies that uncompress to 4-8GB in size. How the heck are you going to fit them on a microSD card. If you say that your downloaded files aren't that big, it's because someone else transcoded it for you. I like to know what I am getting so personally I would rather transcode it myself, rather than let someone else make those choices for me. Since most of my movies are 1080p I have no other choice but to transcode. I do not want to carry around more than 2 or 3 movies at a time but I also carry about 8GB worth of music. Can't do both unless it is transcoded.
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Just to clarify, when trans-coding with Handbrake for Captivate (Blu Ray):
Picture: 800 x 480 (max)
Video: Codec can either be mpeg 4 (ffmpeg) or H.264 (x264) <---any difference?
Video: Bitrate (kbps) 1500 <---can you go higher (maybe 1800 or 2000) ?
Frame-rate FPS: 30
Audio:
-Codec AAC (faac)
-Mixdown: Stereo
-Sample-rate: 48
-Bitrate: 128
Is that about right? Did I miss anything?
P.S. I own all of my Videos that I trans-code, so there's no need for sacrificing Kittens....lol....
Hi Everyone,
I m kindly asking you to help me push MS into fixing the avi/xvid issue since conversion times are too long.
edit Several members have also raised concern that the Zune software transcodes videos where there is really no need!
ruscik said:
a 720p Family guy blue harvest in divx (my own copy) was converted to mp4 but resolution was not lowered.
A 720p family guy something dark side in mp4 was converted to mp4 but resolution was not lowered or audio adjusted.
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I have created a post on the official MS support forums and the fellow users have supported the post but MS is trying not to give a proper answer on the issues unless people reply enough or click the "I would like an answer too" button. The post seems to be ending up unanswered and pushed back. I need to let the post grab MS attention!
I would like MS to escalate the issue internally but I need more input! So please be so kind!
I suggest that we could do this for other issues as well!!!
Their forum relies on Live IDs so it is just about entering your username. (Doesn't take long)
http://social.answers.microsoft.com...7/thread/b71af2ac-9f72-4b10-a5ee-eaa29c1933e7
It can be fixed quite easily.
1) Write down the spec of your computer on a piece of paper.
2) Go to your local PC shop
3) Hand them the piece of paper and ask for something faster at encoding video
4) Happiness
Yep. Crap computers suck at transcoding video. Even a better graphics card would work much better, since lots of GPUs these days can offload much of the conversion.
Some notebooks were sold without multi-core processors (but are still 64-bit, some people assume 64-bit = multi-core), and lots of consumers have things like mismatched ram sticks and the like that can reduce their computer performance for these types of tasks.
Thanks a lot guys!!!! Appreciated!
It looks like they are still ignoring the issue. I think I might try to upvote the thread tomorrow again.
My general issue is that I am accessing different PCs all the time. Let it be work, uni, friends, or my home laptop. So I generally just need a fast way to get stuff onto the device.
Maybe we get lucky and they enable it again
I personally don't think this issue should have a high priority, as Zune software reencode your file on the fly.
Even at Microsoft, ressources are limited, and there are lots a other stuff I would like first (custom ringtones, multitask, silverlight and flash on the browser...)
My 2 cents.
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Even at Microsoft, ressources are limited,
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The issue here is that it works on the Zune HD without re encoding or demuxing and the same applied to the wp7 emulator until they decided to take the feature out...
Maybe it will be a OEM specific feature?!
Name one reason for DivX /XviD support, except that you want to play your pirated movies...
Transcoding XviD shouldn't take much time with a modern computer.
Why do they have to be pirated? There are those of us who have huge DVD/BD libraries ripped to xvid (and later on MKV). Personally I have several hundred DVDs that I have painstakingly converted to xvid for digital storage and easy access from my HTPCs.
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Name one reason for DivX /XviD support, except that you want to play your pirated movies...
Transcoding XviD shouldn't take much time with a modern computer.
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You could make the same assumption about mp3s. I started ripping in 99.. I don't have the resources to rerip my music into something better now. And in a real case scenario I don't want to be told 2 years from now that an MP3 player doesn't play mp3s anymore because they are "all" considered to be pirated .....
I have pleny of DVD's/BD that on top of normal movie have a digital copy that can be used with portable players. They come in many formats on those discs and all require to enter a code before 1st play so it can check if it is valid copy.
I do that and then can play them on my PC even via Zune. Formats I have are WMV, AVI, MP4 and DIVX.
My death race in wmv that works on windows 7 fresh install (with no extra codes and net access) is converted by zune. Annoying as zune officially supports WMV and even plays that movie.
Two mp4 movies (Mummy and Mummy 2) from the same Box set one just copies and works one is converted from mp4 to mp4. Some Divx movies are "converted" but it lasts 1 to 2 min aka it only changes extension while some are properly reconverted but resolution or quality are the same afterwards (720p or standard resolution no matter). There is a problem there.
I just thought about the thing that there's no good video player for android, that decently plays .mkv files in 720p, even on the Desire HD.
But what about Archos? They have also Android as OS, and use a 1 GHz Processor ( ARM8 I think) in their newer devices.
But even the Archos 5 IT could playback 720p with its 800 MHz CPU. May it be possible to implement the ARCHOS media player on other Android devices?
Or is it coded too specifically, using the graphics accelerator so only the Archos can work with that app?
Would love to here ur oppinion about this
Sorry if this question is too dumb,
Hi Dr lele
I recently started work on my DHD and found a program called arkMedia. You can download it from your app store for free. It works very well for me right accross my varied media including avi, flv, mp4 etc...
I believe this is the tcpmp equivalent for android.
I hope it works for you as well as it is working for me.
Kind regards,
J
maybe arcmedia?
Thank You I'll try it
But I'll also try to get the app from the archos to the DHD maybe the video player works. That would be pure awesomeness
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I just thought about the thing that there's no good video player for android, that decently plays .mkv files in 720p, even on the Desire HD.
But what about Archos? They have also Android as OS, and use a 1 GHz Processor ( ARM8 I think) in their newer devices.
But even the Archos 5 IT could playback 720p with its 800 MHz CPU. May it be possible to implement the ARCHOS media player on other Android devices?
Or is it coded too specifically, using the graphics accelerator so only the Archos can work with that app?
Would love to here ur oppinion about this
Sorry if this question is too dumb,
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No software player will help you overcome what hardware can't do , 800 MHz to 1000 MHz is not the issue here. Alot of things make a CPU package for phones, CPU is just a general purpose hardware not fast enough for 3D games or 720p+ video decoding.. . There are several software players out there with their own codecs that will use your cpu in software mode , you will be able to play avi,divx,xvid if your phone can't already do so, but to playback 720p you need alot more horsepower or specialized hardware. Your Desire HD has Snapdragon CPU
Archos 5 does have slower general purpose CPU less MegaHertz but ! that CPU happens to be Cortex-A8 it is more geared for media has "NEON™technology for multi-media and SIMD processing".
Same CPU but slightly faster is in my AT&T Captivate and or any other Samsung Galaxy S phone.
I can playback 720p video no problem high bitrate H264,x264 ect. Amongs many video containers it can also playback MKVs and with some help from players like "mVideoPlayer" it can even render internal and external subtitles.
You can only blame marketing and low education of general population , where everyone thinks all CPUs are equal and only MegaHertz that matters
Hope that was educational for you , in case it was not short answer , Player from Archos 5 will not help you play 720p video. It is not the player that does the hard work.
Ah thx... thats sad news, but i feel a little bit smarter now and somehow I expected that there's a reason for the DHD's original Media Player not to playback mkv containers
So with a Samsung Galaxy phones i could playback more media files... thats really interesting because I looked for an Android Phone which combines the powers of the Archos PMPs and an Android Phone