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Hi all, |
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I have a shiny new usb "media drive" (with internal hd, lcd, AV out) |
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that plays photos, music and video. I have a few choices for video[1]. |
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I have lots of different types of video files - from short funny ads, to |
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1/2 hr tv episodes, to full movies, in all sorts of formats - wmv, avi, |
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mpeg, etc. |
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I want to find a program (hopefully only 1!) that will help convert them |
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to a format playable by the device. I'm happy if thats a command line |
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only program. I will probably copy them 1 by 1 as I want to watch them. |
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Space it not too much of an issue (I'll eventually have about 60Gb on |
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the device) - I'd rather not lessen the quality any more than it is |
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already. |
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So, here are my questions: |
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1. whats the best format to use out of the ones listed, given |
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a) Good quality (not much less than, or the same as original) |
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b) Size reasonable - large files ok, but compression is always a |
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bonus) |
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2. what program will convert 'anything' to said format. |
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Many thanks for your suggestions. |
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[1] Video formats: |
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MPEG-1 |
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Resolution :352X288@30fps |
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Bit Rate :1.5Mbps |
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Audio :MPEG-1 Layer II/III |
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Format :.MPG/.DAT ,VCD |
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MPEG-4 |
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Resolution : 720x480@25fps or 640x480@30fps |
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Bit Rate : 4Mbps |
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Audio : AAC |
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Format :.MP4 ,Simple Profile without 4MV |
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DivX-5.x |
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Resolution : 720x480@25fps or 640x480@30fps |
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Bit Rate : 4Mbps |
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Audio : MPEG-1 Layer III, AAC, ADPCM |
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Format :.AVI , |
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Remark:DivX-3.x/4.x unsupported |
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Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au> |
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