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video/music file converter for UIQ3 phones |
mysh
Joined: Dec 04, 2005
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I've seen a few posts about encoding videos for the P990/M600/W950, so i thought you guys might like a heads up on some freeware i've been writing.
It's a video converter, a bit like 'super', but specifically for playback on phones (also does music for SE phones too - mp3/aac/aac+/eaac+ output formats).
In the latest alpha version i added support for P990/M600 workarounds, to avoid the long pause when you open a video. I've tested videos on my P990 but if anyone wants to give it a try too...
a quick bit of info:
Working playback for the P990 is at up to 1.5mbit video bitrate in MPEG-4, 192kbit audio in AAC. The preset for the P990 defaults to 650kbit MPEG-4 @ 320x240 25fps, with 96kbit LC-AAC audio, and this gives truly DVD quality video playback on the phone, absolutely zero pixelation or artifacts on the most complex video content.
output is also encoded using the XviD codec, which gives great quality that's a LOT better on mobile devices compared to Nero Recode, mpegable, imtoo, etc etc.
input formats include mpeg/dat/avi/mp4/mov/flv/rmvb, and you can also convert the main movie or episodes straight from a DVD (pop the DVD in the drive, select the title to rip, click convert, put it on your phone).
conversion options include stereo downmixing, audio normalisation to improve volume level, subtitle support, movie splitting (default 30 minute chunks), and several widescreen options such as auto cropping widescreen to 4:3 aspect to fill the phone screen, removing encoded letterboxing, adding letterboxing, and encoding to widescreen pixel resolutions.
you can download it here:
http://www.vapulus.com/w900i/M3-0.8.9.4-Installer.exe
you also the .net 2.0 framework installed to run it:
http://www.microsoft.com/down[....]DD-AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en
and finally if you wish to convert from .MOV or .MP4 formats, you need the Apple itunes/quicktime software installed, you can download that free at apple.com.
I have to state this is alpha software, so there are some bugs, but it's mostly very reliable. It's also remaining freeware permanently. 
feedback and discussion is going on in this thread at hofo - http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?p=8345272
[ This Message was edited by: mysh on 2006-12-07 19:16 ] |
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OfficeMaven
Joined: Jul 26, 2005
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WOW! Very nice...
Just encoded a DVD using M3's default W950 profile and it plays perfectly on my phone (the sound is actually in sync with the video too!). The resulting (350 MB) video loads up in seconds and looks great. Kudos to you!
The only MINOR things I noticed was that it takes a really looong time to encode (more than an hour on my Core 2 Duo workhorse) and the sound is a bit too low on the resulting MP4 video. Other than that, it's terrific.
Now only if you could make M3 support DVR-MS (Windows Media Center recorded TV shows) files, I'd be in heaven.
Great job!
[ This Message was edited by: OfficeMaven on 2006-12-07 23:06 ] |
koto
Joined: Sep 18, 2006
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@mysh I salute you. This is fantastic!!! Absolutely DVD movie quality and in full wide screen. You made me love my P990 ten times more now. Somewhere in this forum I downloaded Casino Royal trailer and use to show it to my friends in order to demonstrate P990 video quality. It's far from quality of what I got now.
Now the bad part:)) It crashes if subtitle is introduced. Hope it will be solved.
I am going to recode quite a few movies during weekend.
Thanks from the depths of my heart for this super application. |
bytes
Joined: Aug 24, 2006
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@mysh;
Great effort and contribution mate, many thanks |
OfficeMaven
Joined: Jul 26, 2005
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Can anyone get M3 to sucessfully convert a MPG file? Each time I try, it crashes on me...
I'm taking a DVR-MS file, converting it to a MPG, and then running it through M3. The crash is reproducable every time and with any MPG file I try. Note that all of the MPG files play just fine in Windows Media Player. |
Zulan
Joined: Jun 03, 2003
Posts: 88
From: Sweden
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Mpeg works for me...
[ This Message was edited by: Zulan on 2006-12-08 08:42 ] |
mysh
Joined: Dec 04, 2005
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Hey, thanks guys.
officemaven:
I'm planning to add some DRC (dynamic range compression) for ac3 files, because most DVDs has very dynamic volume levels, so even when normalised the overall volume is quite low.
Is there any chance you could upload a short sample clip of a DVR-MS file somewhere? i do have media centre, but no TV card, so i'll need a sample recording. Then i should be able to add DVR-MS suport in the next release.
About the mpeg crash, could you attempt to convert the mpeg again, then after the crash, load m3 again, go to the Misc tab on the interface. Click the "copy lastrun.log to the desktop" button, then email the lastrun.log file on your desktop to m3bugs at gmail.com. Thanks! This'll let me see what went wrong and put a fix in for it.
koto:
could i ask the same of you too? Try to convert your DVD with the subtitles selected, then after the crash, reload m3, go to the misc tab, click "copy lastrun.log to desktop" and email that file to m3bugs at gmail.com.
I'm doing a bug sweep right now so it'll be really appreciated, from both you of. Then i can crack on with adding the media library and phone sync tools.
M3 doesn't make use of dual core processors just yet, so all encoding is done on a single core. Once m3 reaches version 0.90 it'll be in beta stage, and i'll begin optimising for speed as well as adding more multithreading to the encoding process for multicore systems.
[ This Message was edited by: mysh on 2006-12-08 08:15 ] |
koto
Joined: Sep 18, 2006
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@mysh
Be sure I'll do as you asked. |
mysh
Joined: Dec 04, 2005
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cheers |
koto
Joined: Sep 18, 2006
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@mysh
I sent the M3 lastrun (after crashing) a few minuts ago. If anything else you need me to do just tell me.
Regards |
mysh
Joined: Dec 04, 2005
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The only thing i can ask of anyone using m3 is that they email me the log file when things don't work as expected.
Anyhow, good news! i just fixed the DVD subtitle problem, there'll be a new m3.exe in your email inbox in about 5 minutes. |
koto
Joined: Sep 18, 2006
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I would call that a lightening speed
Just wanted to convert the 'Brus Allmighty' but will wait for the new M3.exe. You can expect my feedback soon. I pick up some virus so have to be at home and have planty of time. |
koto
Joined: Sep 18, 2006
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I downloaded it but as soon as I try to run the new M3.exe the error appears. Am I doing something wrong? I even reinstalled the whole application but again got error while trying to run new exe file. So at the end the subtitle bug steal remains. |
mysh
Joined: Dec 04, 2005
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hmm? did you put the new exe into c:\\program files\\m3\\ replacing the previous version of m3.exe?
It should ask you if you want to replace the file.
running m3.exe on it's own in a different folder will make it crash because everything is missing otherwise.
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koto
Joined: Sep 18, 2006
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What to say. Absolutely my fault. How I managed not to first read your instruction God alone knows. I did it now so my feedback is coming soon.
Sory for this. |
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Posted: 2006-12-07 20:13
