Watching video clips

[jasey]

I have been trying to watch small (33MB) clips on my x51v, but it struggles: very glitchy, stop/start, for ever re-buffering, then telling me that the system is out of memory. The files are kept on a CF card.

One of the main reasons for ugrading to an X51v is so that I could watch video clips.

[rlarson_mn]

I use a free application called TCPMP VERSION 0.71 and I have no issues with playing reduced full DVD movies. You can get this at www.tcpmp.com if you would like to try it.

[rlarson_mn]

The posted web site does not work try this one.

http://tcpmp.corecodec.org/download

[jasey]

thanks for that. It worked, but the images were very jumpy, looking like nothng more than a series of still images changing every 3-4 seconds, whilst the soundtrack was happily playing in the background. The file I have tries is a .wmv, 49MB.

[Ashton]

Convert it to MP4, MUCH better resolution and quality at a MUCH smaller filesize usually (30 minute show is 50mb, 2 hour is 150-175mb)

[mreep]

yea tcpmp is the best. and it dosnt play wmv files very goot.

dont forget about F.U. (fair use) theats what i use to convert alll of my movies. it really does make perfect dvd quality video for m yaxim(x51v) i got 4 movies onto a gig cf card once ^_^ go look for that fair use wisard program to convert dvds. i cant find the link right now.

[gadgetnerd]

I have this problem when playing videos that are just too high a bitrate. Lost episodes, which are 320MB for 40 minutes, are a tiny bit above TCPMP's tolerance, so there is the occassional obvious skipped frame. The best seems to be 150-200MB a 40 minute episode... up to 250MB is alright.

[Ashton]

??? How do you do that, gadget? I cant even play an MP4 that's 200mb, much less 250! IS there some secret setting that I have to use? I'm getting the old 'slideshow' for video and some often-rebuffering audio... (and even Quicktime on my PC wont view the file!!!)