best DVD convertor and Settings?
 

Can anyone tell me what I should use to convert DVDs for my N800?
What format works best?
What settings work best?

Thanks all..
Rich O

Re: best DVD convertor and Settings?
 

Hi,
To convert videos for the N800 I'm using iriverter (http://iriverter.sourceforge.net/). It is a very simple UI on top of mencoder.
It is very easy to install and to use, and allows DVD encoding very easily.
I have made a N800 profile for it (attached).

• Save the profile in the iriverter/profile directory (don't forget to remove the .txt extension added to allow attachement in this post)
• Launch iriverter
• In Options menu select Device > Nokia > N800
• In Options menu select Bitrate and adjust according to your needs
• In Options menu select the target video size. Both works OK, 320x240 is less CPU demanding and allows lower bitrate (thus smaller files).
• Select the source, file, directory or DVD
• Press the Convert button and go get a coffee / whisky / what ever you like waiting for transcoding to complete

The only drawback is that it generates XVID type of content not supported by the N800 media player. It means you'll have to

• either change the file codec tag using "FourCC Code Changer" to make it look like DIVX
• or play it using mplayer (my recommendation)

In terms of setting, what I've been able to identify so far is:
- stay close to 30 frames per second to avoid clipping effect (a test at 12.5 was nearly unwatchable).
- keep video size in one of 320x240 (QVGA) or 400x240 (1/4 of screen resolution)
- with those settings and depending on quality / file size you are expecting, target video bitrate in the 700~900 kbps.

Re: best DVD convertor and Settings?
 

Thanks, I will try it out when I get home tonight.
I just installed mplayer on my 800. Its choppy as heck. Of course, I was using a MP4 file.

Seems to use alot of resources.
Thanks A Bunch
Rich O

Re: best DVD convertor and Settings?
 

Hi,
I just went to the site you sent and I am getting

An error has been encountered in accessing this page.

Can you check your end to see if you can get on?
Thanks again....I appreciate it.

Re: best DVD convertor and Settings?
 

The site is right, there is just a trailing ")" in the link, just remove it and it will be fine.

Re: best DVD convertor and Settings?
 

Oups, sorry, corrected

Re: best DVD convertor and Settings?
 

Thanks folks..works.
Gonna download when I get home...
Thanks Again.
Rich O

Re: best DVD convertor and Settings?
 

has anyone tried Media Converter?

http://konttoristhoughts.blogspot.co...-released.html

Re: best DVD convertor and Settings?
 

I have used Media Converter 1.31 to convert divx to n800 format.. it works better than great, however it won't convert directly from a dvd.. that would just freaking rock.

Re: best DVD convertor and Settings?
 

good to know. thanks