hey ya'll got a solution for pmvp's no audio, in windows 2003...
i just use media player, yup the included player.
i rip my dvd movie ( that i own , of course) to the hard drive using divx codec and DVDX ... this makes a avi file about 130-200 mb
then i run that file thru moviemaker 2 ( free from microsoft )
and change it to a full screen format for pocket pc ( one of the selections) and save it as wmv file. brings the file size down further , last one i did was 115mb, then just drag and drop to my cf card.... it takes time, but i set it up to do this stuff when the computer isnt being used, ie night, or suppertime.
works fairly good and isnt that complicated....
hope this helps ppl
dan

Hmmm, would love to try one of your movies before I try to do my own. If I own the DVD and you own the DVD, I would suggest that viewing one of your files would not be a capital offense???

you guys and gals every trying buying a full lenght movie from pocketpcfilms.com they have a somewhat decent selection, THE WASH, NATURAL BORN KILLERS, ETC.

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Used many pdas such as Palm M100, Palm M130, Ipaq 3000 series, View Sonic V36, Axim X5 Advanced, Toshiba e805 and now I am back to Axim X30. What will I use next?....probably will stay with the X30 for a long time. The thing is great.

I have had no troubles using WMP9 or PocketMVP to watch WMV, MPG, and AVI files on WM2003 on my Axim.

cribbagewiz

I have heard it said that the death penalty is not enough of a deterrent.
I think that's because it takes too long to be carried out.

Bring back cruel and unusual punishment!

all the programs that i use to rip,crunch and manipulate the dvd to pocket pc are avail online for the dl, free. that is
divx 5.05
dvdx
moviemaker 2

the new media player will rotate the movie for you if you ask it to

dan

Of course, they could always use the newer PocketMVP that was designed to work with WM2003 instead of the old PPC2002 version that gives the 'error in audio' ...

I heard Dr. Divx works pretty well. Does it all in one app. It's not free though.

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how about a link to a working newer pocket mvp ?
i cant find a good one
dan

Do a google search. The newest official version at home.adelphia.net works better on WM2003 than any of the previous versions worked on PPC2002.

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Previous devices:
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The PocketMVP website is the same as it's always been:

http://home.adelphia.net/~mdukette/

The original poster is correct, I have done this with a movie, and it works fantastic. On my maestro, .wmv and w. media player SUCKED.

On my axim w/ wm2003, the .wmv files play *smooth*, and the movie maker 2 thing encode pretty freakin' fast. Taking a divx or xvid down to 110-150mb takes about 40 minutes, if that. A simpsons episode took about 10 minutes. The quality is actually 200x better than I expected. No point in even messing w/ divx for me. This is quick, easy, and the player is already in rom. The less installed the better, in my opinion.

The presets in movie maker 2 for widescreen and cd ql audio give it surprisingly great quality. Non-widescreen and 'voice' audio give smaller file size, but if you have thye room, the higher settings still cram a 2 hour film into 150-160mb. This is crazy awesome, I can carry around 5 mixed episodes of simpsons, futurama and family guy, and 3 full movies! Next plane trip I take is going to be sooo non-boring.....

hmmm the version of pocket mvp i found now is better than the version i found a week ago.. dumb searching i guess... its good, and so is wmp9.... to each his own i guess
have fun
dan

I have to admit I tried the Moviemaker 2 and media player...worked great. Guess I'll stick with that rather than look for a 3rd party solution. At least the price is right...how can you argue with that?

Also I picked up a movie from pocketpcfilms, and it's the same as my homeade .wmv in terms of quality. I think they are just encoding with the movie maker 2 ppc preset.

>The presets in movie maker 2 for widescreen and cd ql audio >give it surprisingly great quality. Non-widescreen and 'voice' >audio give smaller file size, but if you have thye room, the >higher settings still cram a 2 hour film into 150-160mb

I've just downloaded Movie Maker 2 but cant find any options for wide screen or audio quality? All i can see is PocketPc full screen high quality.

Am i missing something? Must say this does look easier that VirtualDub etc and it will be interesting to see how it plays.

With TMG i was getting framerates of 23 a second on movies.

Hope someone can help with my Widescreen question.

Thanks

Smithee