Wheel of Death using TCPMP

drmccormick · 06-18-06, 12:30 AM

I have been using DVD Decrypter to AGK for converting my movies. I'll set my resolution to 640 width and output size to 475 mb. When I watch a whole movie, it will stop play and my Axim 51v will display the wheel of death until I soft reset it. What am I doing wrong in my encoding?

Thanks

drmccormick · 06-18-06, 01:01 AM

I should also include that it freezes about ~1:15 into the movie. I load my movies on to my 2Gb 150x SDIO card.

Gigi · 06-18-06, 09:27 AM

Have you tried increasing CPU to maximum and freeing up RAM?

drmccormick · 06-18-06, 06:30 PM

I always shut down all apps prior to running TCPMP but I have my processor speed set to "auto". Should I change that to "maximum performance"?

Gigi · 06-18-06, 06:49 PM

Yes, give it a try. Also, how much RAM do you have free?

drmccormick · 06-18-06, 08:36 PM

24.76 mb when TCPMP is running. 28.88 mb when no apps are running.

I'll give the CPU setting a try.
Thanks

drmccormick · 06-20-06, 08:03 AM

I think my problem is tied into the "Preload at underrun" setting. It is currently set at 70% which is where I get the freezing and wheel o death (about 70% into the movie). What do most people set their buffer settings too? Also, when encoding movies, what size, frame rate, etc?