VideoConverter for N900
 

Do you know any video converter that will be good for my N900. I want something to run on WindowsXP ,so i can covert my movies and put them on my phone!

Re: VideoConverter for N900
 

HandBrake
SUPER

Also read: http://wiki.maemo.org/Video_encoding

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Thanks... is it free?

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Yes, I'm not a spambot.

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How should i setup my format?

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you could also try any video converter, that's the actual name.

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Personally I use

DVDFab to rip
MeGUI to encode

MeGUI like Handbrake is just a GUI but it has more options and seems to keep up with newer releases of codecs and has high support for what I need it to do.

If you try the MeGUI route there is an iPhone preset you can use that is perfect for the N900 (H264 1000kb/s Basline 3.0 Profile)

For audio use AAC (NeroAACEnc.exe)
For Video use H264 (x264.exe)
For Muxing use MP4Box (Mp4box.exe)
For filtering use AVI Synth

All of those are built into MeGUI already.

The one encode I did with HB recently did not work out well.

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I am using DVDfab as I had too many issues with handbrake even with all the superb help from users and the wiki. I rip my dvd's with it and use file to mobile in dvdfab to convert them. I loaded the "droid" profile from dvdfabs forums and that works great. Big files though.Still its not like I don't have the space. I also use the general profile and reduce the settings to get smaller files everynow and then. Just use the same settings for audio etc as in the wiki here.

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I was using Gom encoder to do my encoding. It free for 30 days and it stamps its watermark on the movie. Did fine with it, and had all the options i needed. However it seems that sometimes it cannot embed subtitle directly into the movie frame.
I use MenCoder to embed subtitles

But now i have found SUPER and i use it instead of GomEncoder.
If you want it, you should get it from their own site, because, and i quote

"It IS NOT RECOMMENDED to download SUPER © from other sites as you may get an outdated or tampered SETUP file.
This official web site is the ONLY one to provide the latest updated guaranteed virus-free spyware-free version of SUPER ©"

If you ask me, like the ones that created said, It truly does for free what other oncoders can't do for money.
It has EVERY codec you will ever need DIRECTLY embeded in the program itself. You can encode everything from everything, any format is recognized, it truly is amazing.

The one thing missing is the ability to embed subtitles in the video stream directly, hardcoded subtitles, like other like to name them.

It can even join files, etc you will see it has tons of option and it is easy to use.

I know i have found my right encoder.

Here it is:
http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html

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Handbrake is the way to go, there should be even some presets made for N900 around..

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For the users who can dish out some cash to achieve this, they can buy Movavi Video Suite for approx. 50 euros. The powerful program comes not with just a converter, but so much more.

Check out the trial version at movavi home page: www.movavi.com

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someone having audio sync problems comeing from Blu-Ray? Having a commercial tool (Blu-ray to MP4 converter) and I have to remuxe all the videos - what a pain; how is about handbrake?

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I've been using DVD Catalyst 3 from tools4movies.com for a long while - originally for my netbook, and with my N900 for the last few months. They have a very good free version (DVD Catalyst Free, referred to as a trial, but has no restrictions) and a $10 version that adds more tools, editing functions, and additional presets, including two for the N900. It's easy to use and has worked great for me in Windows XP. Some DVD's have stronger protection that won't convert (I've run across just two so far), but the upgrade has a free available plug-in to help on those.

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I have 3 presets for Handbrake if anyone needed them.

H.246
MPEG4 .M4V
H.246 with higher Audio

Never had a need for anything other than handbrake, great app:D

Re: VideoConverter for N900
 

I would recommendation is, formatfactory. it allowed you to convert anything to anything you like. My n900 works fine with it. formatfactory is free open app.

simply changing the setting resolution to 848x480 and that's it. Click start and walk away!

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I dont know why someone wud wanna convert anything considering the n900 play mostly all formats!
Sounds really stupid to me.
Yeah u cud argue abt the quality, ratio etc etc hw u want it to be so perfect but really n900 does the job as it is, If u were watching it on a plasma/lcd i wud understand.

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Most of my mkv's are not working :/

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I use FairUse Wizard. Though the program isn't free, they do have a "lite" version that is, but I'm not sure what the limitations are...

I've been using it for several years now. Very simple to use. Rips directly from DVD's to Divx/Xvid files (you get to set starting/ending points, bit rates, target file size, resolution size, audio format/bitrate, etc.)

I've encoded several movies just for my n900 and have had no issues whatsoever...

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Ah, another FairUse fan. I haven't been able to get its h264 encodes to perform at all on the N900. I have switched to Handbrake and used the presets available on the wiki (but turned off the screen=resize option, squishes things badly) and have gotten consistently working results.

Do you have any templates you could share for H264 and FUW? It;s kind of moot, sinve HB is doing the job, but just to satisfy my curiosity.

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Format Factory it is! I am using it to transfer HD *.mp4 files to N900 without a glitch. BtW it's FREEEEEE

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i use red kawa converter w/c you can download for free. resolutions available depends if there's a support for that device. i just set it on htc hd2 w/c is the highest resolution available for now...

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I got good results using...

...to convert a directory full of videos for use with my n900.

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Been meaning to ask, what does
end up as?

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Oh - I see, a typo.

Should read: