Avatar on Captivate? - Captivate General

Too bad that ATT did not include a movie or at least a trailer to show off the gorgeous Super Amoled screen. Is there a way to get the SD card with the movie that T-Mobile is offering just so we can sample the capabilities of the screen? I would also like to convert my ripped Blu Ray movies to this phone but I don't know of a software that can convert it to 480 x 800 screen. I currently use Xilisoft Video Converter but it doesnt offer that resolution.

You should be able to set a custom resolution on that application. With that being said I was able to play some 1280x720 (720p) rips just fine on my Captivate.

jhego said:
Too bad that ATT did not include a movie or at least a trailer to show off the gorgeous Super Amoled screen. Is there a way to get the SD card with the movie that T-Mobile is offering just so we can sample the capabilities of the screen? I would also like to convert my ripped Blu Ray movies to this phone but I don't know of a software that can convert it to 480 x 800 screen. I currently use Xilisoft Video Converter but it doesnt offer that resolution.
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Somewhere around here someone ripped the avatar off the phone and posted a link so others could dl it. It might have been removed due to copyright but it was around here somewhere.

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Amazing quality video

Hey Guys what's up,
So I just transfered my transformers 1&2 (from the HD2) to my evo, looks awesome, but I was wondering were can I find a converter (dvd to mp4) that has the same great video quality TF 1&2
Thanks
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There's tons of video converters out there, and the quality of the video will all depend on the settings you use to re-encode it.
A popular one is Handbrake, but there's tons of others out there.
The resolution on the Evo is 800x480, so it's just slightly wider than DVD's resolution of 720x480. If you're gonna be converting from DVD you might even wanna just leave it at 720x480 because enlarging video always lowers quality. Best bet would be to convert from either a 720p or 1080p source so that you end up shrinking the video size instead. If you convert from an HD source you could even look at having the video in 720p to take advantage of the HDMI output on the Evo (for TV viewing.)

[Q] Recommended resolution when converting HD videos

Hello guys. I'm going on a long trip this week so I decided to fill up my NS with tv show episodes to watch on the plane. I'm using Handbrake to convert 720p files (1280x720). I want to use the maximum of the screen without losing or distorting anything from the source, which resolution should I use? Do you guys have any preset to share?
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Hello guys. I'm going on a long trip this week so I decided to fill up my NS with tv show episodes to watch on the plane. I'm using Handbrake to convert 720p files (1280x720). I want to use the maximum of the screen without losing or distorting anything from the source, which resolution should I use? Do you guys have any preset to share?
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Are you trying to re-rip to save space? If not, have you tried just throwing what you already have (you said files, not disks) onto the sdcard and seeing if they'll play?
The Nexus S has the same resolution as the Nexus 1 (800x480) so you might find more recommendations googling around for what works with that (or any other 800x480 screen Android phone (EVO, Desire, etc)).
I saw these recommendations for handbrake in another thread: ffmpeg -i inputfile -s 800x480 -vcodec libx264 -acodec libfaac -ac 1 -ar 16000 -ab 32000 -aspect 16:9 outputfile.mp4
Other suggestions are to start with the iPhone preset, and then tweak up to our 800x480 resolution.
I haven't ripped anything to the Nexus S, yet; I got a bit spoiled with the Galaxy S i9000 and the fact that it would play just about anything I already had just fine without doing new rips.

Video Formatting - What works for you

Hey guys, I'm waiting on my tablet to come in from best buy. In the mean time I'm getting ready to start converting movies to be ready to throw on when it gets in and I get a 64gb card for it (hope it works without too much fighting). So I'm hoping some of you guys can help me out with video settings. I want a balance of size/quality. and to keep size as far under 1gb each as possible for a standard 90 minute movie. I'm also a huge Futurama/American Dad/ Family Guy/ Simpsons/Southpark fan so obviously lower quality can be used, so if you have converted this type of animated stuff, what settings seemed to give the smallest size while retaining quality for the TF700? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Hey guys, I'm waiting on my tablet to come in from best buy. In the mean time I'm getting ready to start converting movies to be ready to throw on when it gets in and I get a 64gb card for it (hope it works without too much fighting). So I'm hoping some of you guys can help me out with video settings. I want a balance of size/quality. and to keep size as far under 1gb each as possible for a standard 90 minute movie. I'm also a huge Futurama/American Dad/ Family Guy/ Simpsons/Southpark fan so obviously lower quality can be used, so if you have converted this type of animated stuff, what settings seemed to give the smallest size while retaining quality for the TF700? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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IMHO even for animation thats way to low a bitrate. I would go with handbrake high profile, shoot for 3-5mbps 720p if they are HD originals. If they are 480p originals then maybe you're ok with that bitrate.
Personally i shoot for 4gb movies.
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IMHO even for animation thats way to low a bitrate. I would go with handbrake high profile, shoot for 3-5mbps 720p if they are HD originals. If they are 480p originals then maybe you're ok with that bitrate.
Personally i shoot for 4gb movies.
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This isnt going to be my sole movie experience device. This is my travel and work companion. 1-1.5 is where I stick for a good action movie. But comedies and such I go lower. Animation I stick around 700mb. When im getting drunk on an airplane, I want to make sure my movies arnt blotchy and pixilated, but they dont have the be blue ray quality. I run a media server at home (plex) and that's where I keep the levels far higher.
I may have to give hand brake a try, I have been using format factory for years because I can make so many adjustments and chose the containers and formats.
get dvdcatalyst to convert your movies. It has a few presets for all devices. they can range from 1 to 4gb, depending on the initial size of the movie and the quality you want. i highly recommend it.
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I appreciate the advice. I don't have an issue converting, I'm just trying to get some feedback as to the actual presets your using as to ratio, bit rate, file type and container types, so on.
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Here's what I personally use, you can set what you like otherwise...
For TV DVD sources, I convert them from anamorphic to square pixel, and then crop widescreen movies as necessary. 640x480 SD videos I use a bitrate of 1mbps. Widescreen stuff I give 1.5mbps. These are the copies I watch on the TV, tablet, phone, whatever and I can't tell any quality difference between the original and the h264 encode. At these levels I can fit all of Home Movies, Futurama S1-5, The Office S1-4 and all of ATHF on one 64gb card.
For movies, since these are just portable copies and not my full versions for home viewing, I use the same standards above for SD sources, and for HD sources I scale it down to 720p, crop if necessary, and use a 2mbps bitrate. (you could insist on a 1080p encode, but on a 10" screen are you really going to notice the difference and need to add in the extra bps?) You get a little more pixelation at times, but nothing unwatchable. This keeps it light enough to stream over my local network and small enough that you can fit a lot on while still being a good watchable version.
All audio I drop to a 96kpbs stereo mix.
This is what works for me. What works for any of you may be different depending on what you use it for.
Exactly what I was looking for.
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what are the appropriate codec (video & audio) settings to get hardware acceleration and native player support?
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what are the appropriate codec (video & audio) settings to get hardware acceleration and native player support?
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For the native player you need h.264(avc) video and stereo aac audio.
i have movies that are h264 and DTS 5.1. I just drop them on my 64gb card (inserted into the doc) and they play fine, nice and crisp. No need to convert. They are about 4gb in size.
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i have movies that are h264 and DTS 5.1. I just drop them on my 64gb card (inserted into the doc) and they play fine, nice and crisp. No need to convert. They are about 4gb in size.
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Your playing dts on the native player? Me thinks not. BS player will however,but asked about native
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Your playing dts on the native player? Me thinks not. BS player will however,but asked about native
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yeah, sorry, using BS. native will play the movie, but no sound.

Ripping Blu-Rays to Asus Infinity

I been ripping blu-rays on DVDFAB and have tried several profiles from mp4, to some labeled ps3, xbox, ipad 3, etc, and they rip and look great on my laptop......Now placing them on my infinity is a different story, I've tried every player on the market and none seem to play them flawlessly, there is always a slight but noticeable stutter in video......This has shown on every tablet i've owned which is Every asus tablet, acer, and samsung.....The only way I have got them to play perfectly is by using Handbrake to bring it down to 720p, but I was under the impression that with the screen being better and also the hardware better than any of my previous tabs, then I wouldnt need to do this....any one able to play blu rays that they have ripped on their Infinity? If so, what methods did you use?
i download my blu rays in mkv format. they range from 4gb to 15gb. Whether 720p or 1080p. Previously, when i was using a motorola xoom, i would convert them with dvdcatalyst. Now, with the infinity, you no longer need to convert them. Just drag them to your card, assuming its formatted at ntfs or exfat. Get BS Player from the market, and this app will play any format without issues, with no issues.
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i download my blu rays in mkv format. they range from 4gb to 15gb. Whether 720p or 1080p. Previously, when i was using a motorola xoom, i would convert them with dvdcatalyst. Now, with the infinity, you no longer need to convert them. Just drag them to your card, assuming its formatted at ntfs or exfat. Get BS Player from the market, and this app will play any format without issues, with no issues.
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Thanks, Im going to try ripping them to mkv format, I guess I got too used to ripping things in mp4 format, and see if there is success
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i download my blu rays in mkv format. they range from 4gb to 15gb. Whether 720p or 1080p. Previously, when i was using a motorola xoom, i would convert them with dvdcatalyst. Now, with the infinity, you no longer need to convert them. Just drag them to your card, assuming its formatted at ntfs or exfat. Get BS Player from the market, and this app will play any format without issues, with no issues.
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I tried with a whole bunch of videoplayers and I still get stutter every now and then , even when playing from the internal sd card.I believe it's so I/O sensitive that any sync or operation going on in the background causes stutters in the movie. Both in 1080p and 720p.
Asus Sweden claims they play them without any issues at all and i'm not sure they are telling me the truth. They even suggested it to be sent for repair.
Keeping my hopes up for JB to solve such issues!
You really shouldn't need to re-transcode videos if they are h.264, Just rip to mkv and pay in BSPlayer. Now will you occasionally hit a section of video that is too intensive? sure,happens even on my PC at times. There are 2 main reasons for this.
1) Something in the background kicks off on your tablet causing the stutter
2) Blu-rays are Variable bitrate which means more intense scenes get more bitrate thrown at them and need more power to decode.
#1 can only be resolved by turning of whatever is causing the background action, finding it is another matter
#2 can be alleviated by transcoding to a constant bitrate or a lower profile, however you're gonna lose some quality. I recommend using handbrake.
Also I would suggest placing on external sd card and not internal as internal storage has some IO issues.
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I been ripping blu-rays on DVDFAB and have tried several profiles from mp4, to some labeled ps3, xbox, ipad 3, etc, and they rip and look great on my laptop......Now placing them on my infinity is a different story, I've tried every player on the market and none seem to play them flawlessly, there is always a slight but noticeable stutter in video......This has shown on every tablet i've owned which is Every asus tablet, acer, and samsung.....The only way I have got them to play perfectly is by using Handbrake to bring it down to 720p, but I was under the impression that with the screen being better and also the hardware better than any of my previous tabs, then I wouldnt need to do this....any one able to play blu rays that they have ripped on their Infinity? If so, what methods did you use?
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Bsplayer. Also, I would suggest torrenting your movies if you've legally bought them. I think that's legal and it gives you better filesizes at times.
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No player optimized for Tegra3, 1.6 ghz and 1080p yet. At the moment 720p is the most popular since most tablets support it. I've been sending out messages to the various video player devs out there to get on the ball, hopefully they are listening.
I have been ripping Blu Ray discs for 3 years. I have about 500 at the moment. I use AnyDVD HD and Pavtube Blue Ray ripper. I rip everything down to 720P, H.264 with a high bit rate of 2500. Movies are between 1.75 and 2.50 GB each. I have no issue watching them on everything from 65" HD TV's to my SGN. This combo seems to provide the best compatibility and quality for my needs.
I use Any Video Converter Ultimate with the settings above mentioned.
I can add to this thread that if you re encode your blurays with that method, you will have up to 20-30% higher battery life. Plus you save space on your drive.
Personally if I have the time I re encode my files before copying them. If not I dont care.
BS Player has worked for every rip that I have thrown at it, and was the ONLY player that worked for a lot of them. Give it a try.
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I use handbrake to rip blu-rays to .mkv container h.264 codec-file sizes ranger from 2 gb - 10 gb.Dice Player is tegra optimized and plays back mkv files flawlessly
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I have been ripping Blu Ray discs for 3 years. I have about 500 at the moment. I use AnyDVD HD and Pavtube Blue Ray ripper. I rip everything down to 720P, H.264 with a high bit rate of 2500. Movies are between 1.75 and 2.50 GB each. I have no issue watching them on everything from 65" HD TV's to my SGN. This combo seems to provide the best compatibility and quality for my needs.
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I just picked up an Infinity Tablet and looking to convert some of my Blu Rays. I have Make MKV and Handbrake, but I am having difficulty in getting the movie to come out in Blu Ray quality once converted. Any suggestions to fix this, or should I go with something more like Pavtube Blu Ray ripper?
Handbrake seems to take for ever to convert a blu ray from and MKV file. Plus I am still a newb to this whole ripping of blu rays, but I would like to be able to rip to 5.1 audio so I can mirror and play on HD TV when I travel if possible.
Thanks for the help.
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I just picked up an Infinity Tablet and looking to convert some of my Blu Rays. I have Make MKV and Handbrake, but I am having difficulty in getting the movie to come out in Blu Ray quality once converted. Any suggestions to fix this, or should I go with something more like Pavtube Blu Ray ripper?
Handbrake seems to take for ever to convert a blu ray from and MKV file. Plus I am still a newb to this whole ripping of blu rays, but I would like to be able to rip to 5.1 audio so I can mirror and play on HD TV when I travel if possible.
Thanks for the help.
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Pavtube is what I use and couldnt be happier. Its very easy you should not have any problems with it. B-rays take forever no matter what your using. I put the B-ray I want to copy in before I go to bed and set Pavtube to shut down the computer when completed.
I think the price of Pavtube went down to $40
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Pavtube is what I use and couldnt be happier. Its very easy you should not have any problems with it. B-rays take forever no matter what your using. I put the B-ray I want to copy in before I go to bed and set Pavtube to shut down the computer when completed.
I think the price of Pavtube went down to $40
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Can't agree more. Been using PavTube for more than 2 years. No issues at all. I don't shut down my PC or stop any services. I'm running on Windows 7 X64 Ultimate with an X4 965 Black with 4 Gig RAM and a Kingston SSD. I can rip at real time and still surf, use mail etc. Anything too intensive will impact my rip so I generally rip right before heading off to bed. AnyDVD and Pavtube is a winning combination.
I do have Aunsoft Video converter as well. I use that to rip HD DVD's I buy on eBay for .99 cents. Use an old XBOX 360 drive I picked up for 20 bucks. Think I must have every HD DVD ever made by this point
Ok, so I just purchased PavTube and I must be missing something. I don't see the option/Format to rip to ASUS Transformer Infinity. I only see the options for the original Transformer and T100 and 200 and the Transformer Pad...
I clicked on update and, it says nothing is available... any help would be appreciated. If we need to take this offline, you are more than welcome to PM me.
Thanks,
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Ok, so I just purchased PavTube and I must be missing something. I don't see the option/Format to rip to ASUS Transformer Infinity. I only see the options for the original Transformer and T100 and 200 and the Transformer Pad...
I clicked on update and, it says nothing is available... any help would be appreciated. If we need to take this offline, you are more than welcome to PM me.
Thanks,
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Just use those it will work just fine
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eviltwin_52s said:
Ok, so I just purchased PavTube and I must be missing something. I don't see the option/Format to rip to ASUS Transformer Infinity. I only see the options for the original Transformer and T100 and 200 and the Transformer Pad...
I clicked on update and, it says nothing is available... any help would be appreciated. If we need to take this offline, you are more than welcome to PM me.
Thanks,
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I just use iPhone 4S 720P Format and alter the settings to leave the original frame rate and 2500 kbps for the bit rate. 1280x720 is the size I use. You can probably change this to the native TF700 resolution but then it may not work on other devices that can't support that resolution or down convert it. I was looking for nearly universal compatibility.
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I just use iPhone 4S 720P Format and alter the settings to leave the original frame rate and 2500 kbps for the bit rate. 1280x720 is the size I use. You can probably change this to the native TF700 resolution but then it may not work on other devices that can't support that resolution or down convert it. I was looking for nearly universal compatibility.
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Thanks, so I just chose "Motorola Xoom Full HD 1080p (.mp4) and I have to say the pay back is less then desirable and not anywhere near HD. Maybe someone can help me with suggesting better settings. When I ripped the movie it was set at the following:
Video
Codec: h264
Size: 1920x1080
Bitrate: 3000
Frame Rte: 24fps
Audio
Codec: AAC
Sample Rate: 48000
Bitrate: 128000
Channels: 5.1 (thinking should have selected 2.1 as volume is really faint) Was wanting it so I could play on the tablet or Mirror to HD TV and play when I travel.
Thanks for your help.
3000 kbps seems low for 1920x1080. Maybe 5000 but the file will be 4 GB. Try the 720P and 2500. Still looks darn good on my TF700. Are you using the built in memory or an sd card? if sd, it should be a class 10 card for 1920x1080. I have used class 4 cards with 720P but prefer the class 10 cards.
I would also advise leaving the frame rate set at "original". You don't want to use 24fps if the original was shot at 30fps and vice versa. I also don't use 5.1 as many devices cannot down convert and you won't have sound then. I always use 2 channel.
I use Zumo cast to watch any of the 300 Blu Rays I have ripped using AnyDVD decoder and Open Blu Ray Ripper.
Ripped into H264 for view on PS3. Shared file location in Zumocast on PC, and installed on Infinity.:victory:
Files are between 4-8Gb, and play very fluid.

[Q] Does anyone else feel disappointed with Google Play Movies Quality?

I bought an "HD" movie from the play store, but it really doesn't seem like HD. Its supposed to be 720p, but just doesn't seem that high def.
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I bought an "HD" movie from the play store, but it really doesn't seem like HD. Its supposed to be 720p, but just doesn't seem that high def.
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You should try couple "HD" movies before we can make a comment. Possible just a few are not up to 'HD" standard! just a thought.
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You should try couple "HD" movies before we can make a comment. Possible just a few are not up to 'HD" standard! just a thought.
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I have purchased 4, but have only watched one so far on my Transformer. I'll watch the rest soon.
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I have purchased 4, but have only watched one so far on my Transformer. I'll watch the rest soon.
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Nice! please post update. Thanks.
You have to find a good Quality bluray rip.
Some file that I have look really good, some don't. The market HD are 720, if you get a 1080 bluray rip they look Great. Remember your on a tablet NOT a T.V. I'm am satisfied. Very happy with the playback. :good:
was planning on buying a few movies soon (long plane flights), looking forward to feedback on the quality of the other movies
Something you ought to know and remember:
Infinity TF700= 1920x1200 pixels
'HD 720' films = 1280x720 pixels
These so-called HD films are meant for a TV, which usually have a maximum resolution of either 1280x720 (HD) or 1920x1080 (Full HD).
Yes, your TV screen resolution is SMALLER than your tablet. Thus, the image is zoomed in on your tablet, making the quality degrade in the proccess. In the case of 720p, the viewsize is 150%. Meaning, there's a 50% zoom.
So is it worth buying the HD movie or should we just buy the regular movie if we just watch it on the tablet.
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What's even more annoying is that when you spend 20 bucks on a movie through Google you can't even watch it on your tv through a hdmi cable. The screen goes blank every 5 minutes.
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It has been my experience that even watching an "HD" movie from the play store on my TV looks just as bad or worse than watching it on my tablet. I tried watching Prometheus on my tab the other day, and it looked awful as well. It seems like the best option here would to just get some sort of blu-ray ripper and get movies that way, although I guess that seems to be frowned upon by some organizations.
I Agree, I got a couple of movies for a flight and they weren't high enough quality to call HD, zoomed in or otherwise. The amount of pixelation was disappointing. Not just pixels around objects but that big blocks of blur kind of pixelation.
I'm hoping it gets better.. Also if it matters, I downloaded the rental, not streamed.

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