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On Thursday 15 December 2005 12:45, Iain Buchanan wrote: |
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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 want one |
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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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mencoder / transcode |
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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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DivX |
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> 2. what program will convert 'anything' to said format. |
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See above |
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> Many thanks for your suggestions. |
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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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Pick this |
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> -- |
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> Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au> |
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> Even historians fail to learn from history -- they repeat the same |
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> mistakes. -- John Gill, "Patterns of Force", stardate 2534.7 |
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Chris White |
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