just bought myself a 1 gb sd card from crucial.
can i convert my dvd collection to a format small enough to fit onto my 1 gb sd card. copying my dvd collection is not legal as long as i have an original copy at my home, correct?
i have got dvdshrink, can i use this to shrink dvd's to a pda exec size?
The dude tells you this ;-)
Pocketdivxencoder to shrink them to ±250MB each
TCPMP to play them on your Universal.
The combo is awesome & really a show off.
Cheers, M
Converting dvd to SD
There is a software called " dvd studio" it's meant to be really good. you can buy it on pocketgear I think.
PocketDivxEncoder is free
oltp said:
The dude tells you this ;-)
Pocketdivxencoder to shrink them to ±250MB each
TCPMP to play them on your Universal.
The combo is awesome & really a show off.
Cheers, M
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what settings do you usually use to get the dvds to that size?
DVD shrink to backup a re-authored copy (remove the menus and other unneccessary frippery) (free)
AutoGordianKnot to convert the films down to 300Mb (ish) each (free)
TCPMP player to view (free).
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what settings do you usually use to get the dvds to that size?
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Standard qvga (320*240) biggest problem is the sound, that must be good. So I'm still tweaking for best results. Have good experience with the wmv format too. Pretty compact & good quality. I downloaded a free Microsoft converter somewhere for this, but handles like hell.
M
I have all my movies for pocket pc between 165-170MB each to fit three onto a 512MB card and the quality is very good. PocketDiVxEncoder rocks!!! You can do absolutely everything, crop it to fit better to the screen, adjust the volume, cut the movie.
And of course TCPMP as a player!
I've just converted few movies for my 13h flight tomorrow.
thanks for the replies
i just downloaded the pocketdixexncoder on my pc, do i convert .iso's into output file, and what outfile do i convert it to
i guess i speify the outut file in the second dialog(tab). out of interest what software was pocketdixencoder written in?
i went to the tcpmp site, i geuss i should download this file tcpmp.smartphone.0.71.exe, correct?
no. The Universal is a Pocket PC , not a Smartphone.
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i just downloaded the pocketdixexncoder on my pc, do i convert .iso's into output file, and what outfile do i convert it to
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I usually copy my dvd to harddisk or convert straight from dvd. Convert them to divx (avi container) & TCPMP will do the rest on the PPC
i went to the following link
http://corecodec.org/frs/?group_id=53&release_id=224#r224
and it gives me the following options
tcpmp.arm.cabs.0.71.zip
tcpmp.mips.cabs.0.71.zip
tcpmp.setup.0.71.exe
tcpmp.sh3.cabs.0.71.zip
tcpmp.smartphone.0.71.exe
convert straight from dvd using pocketdivxencode ??
I've just converted few movies for my 13h flight tomorrow.
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will the xda exec have juice for 13 hours?
It depends on your cpu, which to download. For magician it is arm (pxa272), since a universal got a pxa270 you should download the same arm version.
Point PocketDiVXencoder to the first vob of the movie & go
M
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convert straight from dvd using pocketdivxencode ??
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Not if it is "protected". Use DVDDecrypter to rip the DVD contents to .VOB files, then PocketDivXEncoder to convert and compress these into avi for TCPMP.
AnyDVD ain't free, better results with newer protection systems & you can run straight from DVD ;-)
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DVD shrink to backup a re-authored copy (remove the menus and other unneccessary frippery) (free)
AutoGordianKnot to convert the films down to 300Mb (ish) each (free)
TCPMP player to view (free).
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This is how i watch movies on my universal, I tend to use DVD Decypter as well for occasionaly as well as DVD shrink.
It works great, got a collection of CSI season 1 on my universal at the moment
Rich
thanks for the replies guys
i downloaded tcpmp.arm.cabs.0.71.zip and when i unzipped it, i ended up with 5 files. i was expecting an exe file and i saw the following files.
readme.txt
tcpmp.arm720_ce3.cab
tcpmp.arm_ce2.cab
tcpmp.arm_ce3.cab
tcpmp.arm_sp.cab
does arm720 mean that it is an ARM 7 processor, i thought the universal had an xscale in it. i went through the readme file the cab files seem to be for wince 2.xx, 3.xx and 4.xx
does not the xda exec have a windoes mobile version 5.0
should i use one of the above for tcpmp, also it is a .cab file, do i copy the cab file to a location on my xda.
if i need to copy it, can i copy it to my sd card memory?
hey i did a bit of searching and came across an exe file which i have downloaded from http://www.tcmp.org/
if this is the player tcmp4.exe then what do i do with the .cab files
also when i start up pocketdivxencoder
i select my device as smartphone (leftmost option), is that the right option for the xda exec
P.S. is there a way i can unzip zipped files on my xda?
Before installing the cab-file, get a copy of cabinstl first. With cabinstl you can decide yourself where a cab installs.
I'd go for tcpmp.arm_ce3.cab, if it's not correct you can always try another, & no you have a PPC & not a SMART PHONE :!:.
With Resco Explorer you can unzip on your PPC, PocketRar is nice as well & there's a stand-alone zip which I got from TMO in my ext-roms ftp://xda:[email protected]_1.13.125/Zip_Magician_T-Mobile_WWE_RC20.CAB maybe it works on your device too. Didn't found a universal variant.
Don't know about that exe file, but you can always uninstall it. Or make a backup first with Sprite Backup.
Regards, M
tcmp rocks. i managed to get an avi file based on a dvd playing on my xda.
i had one question, a dvd is composed of multiple vob files, say vob1, vob2 and vob3, this means that i end up with 3 avi files, myavi1.avi, myavi2.avi, myavi3.avi, is there any way i can end up with a single avi file?
I use Video Convert Master 3.0 from
It gives the option convert anything, from file or DVD disk direct, (although never used this i tend to start with the avi and need to reduce the size)
anywhoo it will convert to Mpg RM WMV AVI and DVD, there are seperate profiles for converting and within WMV there is an option for POCKETPC (windows media video 9 for pocket pc) which will encode the file to the correct screen size etc, TCPMP sorted the need for this being able to play avi direct.
You can limit the output file size to 170meg also it has the 'priceless' option of entering multiple video files and it will automatically combine them onto one file,
Hope this helps,
http://www.video-convert-master.com
Also the files you mentioned in TCPMP zip file,
I have found that there are two display types for TCPMP, the menu bar can be at the top as normal or switched to be at the bottom with the player functions at the top.
Good in theroy and does look nice, personally i dont like my handset having that much work to do when coming out of watching a film, has caused issues for my software overloaded pda in the past.
So the files as i know them are
tcpmp.arm720_ce3.cab - doesnt work, (on (my) 2003 anway)
tcpmp.arm_ce2.cab - Cab file for UPSIDE DOWN VIEW
tcpmp.arm_ce3.cab - Cab file for NORMAL VIEW
tcpmp.arm_sp.cab - Never used it dont know.
If any one can please tell me any simple way to download films and the watch them on the wizard or qtek9100 windows mobile.
I have asked this before and some one sent instructions, I did not rely get them may be the same person could re do them but like am a little stupid I guess when it comes to this tiyp of stuff I am!
Bye the way I now have lots of games from the last post and it was so simple to install and lots of fun .
I would like to thank any one who takes the time to help me out
ok first you need a good video player tool download tcmp
direct link to the windows installer
http://tcpmp.corecodec.org/download
then you need pocket divxencoder
http://download.ppccool.com/PocketDivXEncoder_0.3.60.exe
ok install divxencoder open the program there is options to set the type of device and also modify the screen resolution edit it to the mda size ( 320x240)
here is a link to the pocketdivxencoder help incase you need it
http://divx.ppccool.com/langue.php?lang=EN&PHPSESSID=8f974cb1054918fe44f3bd9f9736a140
then make the film the correct size and activesync transfer it to the storage card
Yes, install TCPMP, get the divx codec, and then just copy your film from whatever source you've got.
Most "downloaded" films will generally work fine as they are.
Recompressing / making your own divxs requires some work. Check out doom9.org or similar.
V
Hi everyone,
could someone tell me if the flash player works on their Athena ?
I am a flash developer and I would like to know if the Athena supports Flash. There are some rumors out there saying it doesn't.
But I can't see why not, since it is a VGA WM5 PPC like another.
I mean the universal in WM5 supports Flash, so why not the Athena.
Below is the link to download the player for WM5 from ADOBE's web site.
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer_pocketpc/downloads/player.html
Once installed, could you try to go to that page made entirely in flash ?
http://www.imagevector.com/
Tell me if you see the graphics.
Thanks
Does not work with Internet Explorer, need to try it with Opera browser though.
The animated gifs are not getting played in my ppc picture viewers.Why is that I only see the pic and not the animation ...Doesnt ppc support animated gifs????
Try Resco viewer
Native tools of Windows Mobile (up to WM5, no idea about WM6) are not compatible with animated gifs.
One of the tools you can use to display animated gifs, is RESCO PHOTO VIEWER.
it works in wm6 and wm5 aku 3.3
Thanks guys....I tried XnView its a freeware ....Its gr8....
A new version of PocketComic is out and the demo is availabe to download here:
http://www.jontylovell.net/index.ph...ket-comic&catid=3:pocketpc-software&Itemid=10
It has full CBZ support and can run on WM5, WM6, WM6.1 or WM6.5 devices. It also now supports both touch or non-touch screen devices and even has a virtual DPad for devices with no physical DPad just a touch screen.
With a huge range of features it is worth checking out. Also available from the same site is Comic Converter. A free tool to convert your comics from PDF, CBR, CBZ, ZIP, RAR, PPT, PPTX or just plain folders into CBZ comic format files. The converter allows you to select lost of sizing and formatting options so you can get the exact configuration for all of your comics in one hit. With drag and drop and bulk conversion it is a good compliment to PocketComic.