Movies on my Axim x50v

brokenrock · 10-19-05, 01:20 AM

I've been trying for quite a while to put transfer a movie to my x50v, still unsuccessfully. I ripped the movie without any problem, purchased card reader and transferred the files over to cf memory card...no problem; installed tcpmp media player also onto cf card.....but I cant get it to recognize or create a new playlist. all I get is file not found error. I know the ripped movie is on the cf card. Can anyone tell me what Im missing here? Thanks

MSAgent · 10-19-05, 01:24 AM

what codecs are you using and what container?

gizzmogeek · 10-19-05, 10:50 AM

Once upon a time I borrowed a friends card reader and transferred files from my PC to the SD card via the card reader. The Axim wouldn't recognize it, nor would it show the freed space when I deleted files. It seemed that anything I tried with the card reader wasn't recognized on the Axim. My thought at the time is that everything had to be transferred via ActivSync. I haven't had any problems with anything if I use the explorer function in ActiveSync to transfer the files, but it is really really slow.

I am still searching the forums to see if anyone knows of a card reader that does work with the Axim as I am tired of the slow speed going through ActiveSync.

Howard2k · 10-19-05, 10:54 AM

That doesn't sound like an issue with the card reader. It COULD be, but it sounds more like a problem with the FAT on the SD card.

You should be able to use any card reader. You should format your card and if the problem persists, replace it.

brokenrock · 10-19-05, 10:55 AM

I followed Bradish's tutorial to the letter; so I guess that would be divX right? I purchased a sandisk cardreader cuz the activesync process kept freezing up (after it ran forever). Thanks

brokenrock · 10-19-05, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by gizzmogeek

Once upon a time I borrowed a friends card reader and transferred files from my PC to the SD card via the card reader. The Axim wouldn't recognize it, nor would it show the freed space when I deleted files. It seemed that anything I tried with the card reader wasn't recognized on the Axim. My thought at the time is that everything had to be transferred via ActivSync. I haven't had any problems with anything if I use the explorer function in ActiveSync to transfer the files, but it is really really slow.

I am still searching the forums to see if anyone knows of a card reader that does work with the Axim as I am tired of the slow speed going through ActiveSync.

Yeah, I had the same problem with ActiveSync; ran forever, then froze up. Somebody suggested I should get a card reader to circumvent the activesync process; but my core reader is not able to find the movie or at least recognize it at this point. The available memory on my cf card shows that the movie has been transferred to it.

axzilla · 10-19-05, 11:40 AM

soft reset with the card in then try again

gizzmogeek · 10-19-05, 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by Howard2k

<snip> You should format your card and if the problem persists, replace it.

Would you format it from the PC, in Windows, or somehow on the Axim? Never formatted a storage card before.

enzoferrari650 · 10-20-05, 01:00 AM

Originally Posted by gizzmogeek

Once upon a time I borrowed a friends card reader and transferred files from my PC to the SD card via the card reader. The Axim wouldn't recognize it, nor would it show the freed space when I deleted files. It seemed that anything I tried with the card reader wasn't recognized on the Axim. My thought at the time is that everything had to be transferred via ActivSync. I haven't had any problems with anything if I use the explorer function in ActiveSync to transfer the files, but it is really really slow.

I am still searching the forums to see if anyone knows of a card reader that does work with the Axim as I am tired of the slow speed going through ActiveSync.

I use a sandisk 12 in 1 usb card reader and I have no problems watching videos on my axim that are transfered with the card reader.

Choirguy · 10-20-05, 01:11 AM

I strongly suggest the free "light" version of FairUse for encoding video...it doesn't get any easier than that, and I'll vouch that the videos work.

coach_ng · 10-20-05, 09:41 AM

I use Pocket DivX Encoder to convert. But usually I am just compressing AVI's of TV shows that I download. TCPMP works well to play them and I've never had any problems with either of my card readers. One of them is a Centrios CF reader and the other is a no name usb 2.0 9 in 1 reader I picked up for next to nothing down in California at Fry's.

I have formated all my cards in the PC first at either FAT or FAT 32. Not sure if NTFS will work but knowing that my Digi cams don't recognize NTFS, I've stuck with FAT and just recently formated a 2 GB CF to FAT 32. Try changing the format and see if makes a difference.

brokenrock · 10-22-05, 12:13 AM

Originally Posted by gizzmogeek

Would you format it from the PC, in Windows, or somehow on the Axim? Never formatted a storage card before.

Thanks for the suggestions; Along the lines of gizzmo's question: do you format the cf card on your pc? I'll give fairuse light a try. Thanks

coach_ng · 10-22-05, 09:40 AM

Format all cards on your PC. It takes seconds.

I have read of people having problems with flash cards, that they didn't format in their PC, not showing up or not reading the correct storage capacity.

stv516 · 10-22-05, 01:14 PM

first thing you need to make sure you can see those copied files from "File Explorer'. Can you?