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09-28-03, 09:32 PM
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solution for 2003 movie watchers
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:)
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09-28-03, 09:38 PM
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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???
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09-28-03, 10:35 PM
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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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09-28-03, 10:51 PM
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I have had no troubles using WMP9 or PocketMVP to watch WMV, MPG, and AVI files on WM2003 on my Axim.
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09-29-03, 08:54 AM
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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
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09-30-03, 05:16 PM
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Re: solution for 2003 movie watchers
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Originally posted by sawmill
hey ya'll got a solution for pmvp's no audio, in windows 2003...
i just use media player, yup the included player.
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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' ...
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09-30-03, 06:30 PM
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I heard Dr. Divx works pretty well. Does it all in one app. It's not free though.
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09-30-03, 07:42 PM
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how about a link to a working newer pocket mvp ?
i cant find a good one
dan
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09-30-03, 08:37 PM
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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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10-01-03, 06:45 PM
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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.....
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10-01-03, 08:14 PM
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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
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10-01-03, 09:24 PM
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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?
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10-02-03, 11:33 AM
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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.
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10-04-03, 11:01 PM
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>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
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