AlfCheesey

I've got a canon Ixus 40 digital camera. It take decent video (30 frames per second, 640x480 VGA resolution) in MJPEG format - although still with the .avi extension.

The problem is it takes up so much room for such a short movie, it's really jerky, even with BetaPlayer.

So after searching, I found Bink and Smacker's RadVideoTool - which compressed the avi using DivX5.02 codec - the result - no noticable loss of quality, and file sizes one tenth of the original. These movies now play fantastically on the X50v, with Betaplayer.

I highly recommend this software, and it's free!

The only trouble with this is, you need a computer to do the compression. It seems there isn't a RadTools for the PPC.

When I'm travelling, I won't have a computer to use - so - Does anyone know of a compression utility that I can use on the X50v, so I can plug the SD card in and convert the avi file in DivX, and save it to the CF card?

Adrian Knack

You know this would be awesome if one exists, however I would seriously worry about the time it would take to compress a file using a 624MHz chip with a maximum of 32MB of spare ram. It takes a long time even on my laptop with 1GB of ram and a 1.5MHz Pentium M.

I suspect you might not get a utility to do this on the PocketPC but I'll keep an eye out and post if I see anything.

Cheers
Adrian

Don't Panic!

Give PQV by bitbank software a try for playing those mjpeg videos. Chances are you won't have to do any conversion for a smooth viewing experience. PQV has a full featured trial period.

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JoeQFlyer

Yo Alf

Can you post a link to the two softs you mentioned. I haven't heard of them. Thanks.

-Q-

AlfCheesey

http://www.radgametools.com/bnkdown.htm

Originally Posted by JoeQFlyer

Yo Alf Can you post a link to the two softs you mentioned. I haven't heard of them. Thanks. -Q-