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Originally Posted by reedy View Post
Hi everyone

I decided to rip a few of my DVDs and put them onto my Nokia n800 for an upcoming trip, however I am having issues with the playback.

Firstly, I am on the latest Nokia operating system, and am playing back the movies via mplayer.

I started by converting the DVDs through the use of the Fair Play wizard (using all the default settings). After the conversion, I transferred the file onto my Flash card and played the movie on mplayer - fantastic picture quality, but the picture was jerky every now and then.

I presumed this was because I had the quality settings too high, and the processor couldn't keep up. Therefore I ran the file through the Maemo movie converter.

However when I watch the new file on my Nokia, the picture is still jerky at odd intervals, like the processor is unable to keep up with the framerate - why is this happening even after I have run the file through movie converter?

I used the default settings in Movie converter, which I believe are as follows:

Video: 400x240
Video bitrate: 512 kbps
Audio bitrate: 64kbps

Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can get a movie on my Nokia that will play smoothly, without a jerky picture?

Many thanks in advance.

Martin.
It happens with every video file, on every video player on the N800; reducing bitrates or resolution never made a meaningful difference for me. A ray of hope: it has been steadily getting better (well, I mean less hops) with every release of mplayer (I haven't noticed any improvements on the native player lately), meaning that by the time the next tablet comes out, mplayer will play smoothly, but the entire cycle can start anew for the new version...

You see, my 770 plays almost without jerks -- albeit with a significantly lower resolution.