operator1

i am a huge movie buff and want to encode and watch movies on my new toy. i have an Axim x50v 624mhz w a 1gb sd card and a 2.2gb cf on the way.

what is the best solution for encoding and playing back video on this sweet ass device?

cheers

jpmarth

Welcome to the site Operator. Visit the Introduction form to instroduce yourself.

I use SmartRipper to, well, rip the DVD. PocketDivxEncoder to encode to avi format. Then PocketMVP to play them on the axim.

It is sometimes best to skimp a little on the sound to get more video quality. Besides, the Axim isn't exactly capable of THX quaility. :)

socpsy

Welcome to Aximsite!! Good purchase!

You might want to take a look at this thread that describes the Fairuse tool for decoding DVDs

Maggio

To encode video for the Axim, PocketDivxEncoder is the best, in my opinion.

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operator1

So rip with fairuse and encod w pocketdivx right? Beta player for playback?

Any thoughts on rm mini-movies? have seen a thread or two popping up on these.

socpsy

Originally Posted by operator1

So rip with fairuse and encod w pocketdivx right? Beta player for playback?

Actually FairUse is an all-in-one tool. It will rip to your HD and then encode to a file size specified by the user in either Xvid or DivX. There is a free version or a lifetime full version download option for $10 euros.

Splitter

Fairuse rocks. I rip/encode with that and playback using PocketMVP. I have d/l'd WinampAQ but haven't installed it yet....

JoeQFlyer

Rip with dvdshrink, encode with pocketdivxencoder and watch with betaplayer. My current encoding method is to encode with Nero digital (not a free program like pocketdivxencoder). The mp4 files generated by Nero are fantastic when viewed with betaplayer. No sync issues, no weird color issues.

-Q-

ebelen1

Haven't tried Fairuse yet but have read many good things about the program. I use either DVD to Pocket PC or Smartripper and Dr. Divx. DVD to Pocket PC works well if you want to play your movies with WMP. Only drawback is it takes 5 hours and the program costs $30. Smartripper to rip the DVD files and Dr. Divx to encode works great and Dr. Divx allows you to batch encode so you can string a bunch of movies and convert them overnight. Drawback is Dr. Divx is $30 and movies that are about 400 mb and greater look great but under 400 mb looks a little pixelated.

BLADEY

HIGHLY recommend Auto Gordian Knot, fast conversions, choice of Divx or Xvid, allows you to specify the size of the file you need as well as resolution and subtitles... and its free, so easy to use, i'm not sure if any other program is even close to being as good as this :)

http://autogk.net/

A must have!!

chrono9000

I am in the same boat as you and i too am checking out the various software setups. When you look at a time is money factor and think how long it takes to configure and maintain stability w/3 programs vs the one if found www.makayama.com as a 1 step process and makes a file that plays to windows media 10(default player on axim). Still, many stand behind the fairuse program. Seems its sorta preference.

Methias

Has anybody had issues with movies created for VGA mode being scrambeled if you pause the movie then power off. When I come back later and try to restart the movie it is NOT viewable. If I do the same thing with a movie created for QVGA mode it works just fine?

eugchen

methias--i have noticed this as well since i am always watching movies on the train and then stopping to change stops. but with my video, when i restart from where i left off, it is scrambled for about 5 seconds, and then returns to normal.

bigempty

I would suggest FairUse to rip&encode to xvid format.
Betaplayer 0.095 to playback your files on the x50.

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ValkyrieRider

Ok, so the title of this thread is 'Best Movies'!

Here's my best (of 34 encoded so far):

LOTR trilogy
Harry Potter trilogy
Spiderman 1 & 2
All by Minoj Night Shyamalan
The One
Matrix trilogy
Jurassic Park trilogy
Pearl Harbor
Star Wars Trilogy
Terminator trilogy

:)

Doug