Posted by shery
how long does m3 take.i left it 4 an hour and no response.input length was 32 min.ihave got v0.896
Posted by blunden
It takes 30 min at most with any clip I've used.
Posted by shery
m3 not working when i start conversion it gets stuck.
Posted by mysh
nicolasf:
You can set advanced options like bitrates and codecs on the Video tab, and M3 will remember your chosen settings between restarts.
M3 already uses source framerate for the output framerate, providing that source framerate is below the profile's max framerate. For example a 23.976 video using the K800 profile is output at 23.976 and not 25 fps.
The info tab doesn't currently reflect this fps information, so i understand the confusion.
Posted by Lanka92
Which setting is best to use if u want acceptable video quality (the lowest bitrate)?
Posted by dj christian
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Ive noticed 270 is a acceptable bitrate.
Posted by Pepi
i'm trying to convert a trailer for my k750 but as soon as i click the "Convert files" button it gives me an error and m3 closes. why is that?
Posted by gt5oh
Im having trouble encoding my own at a decent bitrate.
Is there a thread that I am missing or a location to download pre-encoded videos for the larger screen sizes of the K800/K790 ?
Posted by jj03
When i was doing films for the k800i i used these settings.
Screen - 320 x 240 (or max of 352 x 288 )
Video bitrate - 325 kbps
Audio - 96 or 128
Framerate between 20 - 25 fps. (makes a difference to outputed file size)
these settings produce excellent quality.
Posted by DCUK7
@ mysh
I have just tried to encode one of my music videos and I got the following errors:
Couldn't open input file in HIDE mode! Exiting.
and
There was a problem indexing the mpg file, processing aborted.
Here is the contents of my lastrun.log:
M3898
M3 is installed at:
C:\\Program Files\\M3
Saving files to:
E:\\
OS full name: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Ultimate
OS platform: Win32NT
Total RAM: 2047MB
Free RAM: 848MB
Language: English (United States)
CPU0 Name: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3700+
CPU0 MHz: 2411
--------------------------------------------------------
we started processvid
C:\\Users\\Chris\\Videos\\Music Videos\\Pussycat Dolls - Buttons [2005].mpg
profile: K800
FFmpeg version SVN-r7165, Copyright (c) 2000-2006 Fabrice Bellard, et al.
configuration: --enable-mp3lame --enable-libnut --enable-libogg --enable-vorbis --enable-faad --enable-faac --enable-libgsm --enable-xvid --enable-x264 --enable-mingw32 --enable-a52 --enable-dts --enable-pp --enable-amr_nb --enable-amr_wb --enable-swscaler --enable-avisynth --enable-gpl --enable-memalign-hack --cpu=i686 --extra-ldflags=-static
libavutil version: 49.1.0
libavcodec version: 51.25.0
libavformat version: 51.6.0
built on Nov 24 2006 18:53:03, gcc: 4.0.3
Input #0, mpeg, from 'C:\\Users\\Chris\\Videos\\Music Videos\\Pussycat Dolls - Buttons [2005].mpg':
Duration: 00:03:56.5, start: 0.180000, bitrate: 1373 kb/s
Stream #0.0[0x1e0]: Video: mpeg1video, yuv420p, 352x240, 1098 kb/s, 29.97 fps(r)
Stream #0.1[0x1c0]: Audio: mp2, 44100 Hz, stereo, 224 kb/s
Output #0, wav, to 'C:\\Users\\Chris\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\M3\\null.wav':
Stream #0.0: Audio: pcm_s16le, 44100 Hz, stereo, 1411 kb/s
Stream mapping:
Stream #0.1 -> #0.0
Press [q] to stop encoding
size= 8514kB time=49.4 bitrate=1411.2kbits/s
FPS IS CURRENTLY:29.97
ASPECT IS CURRENTLY:1.46666666666667
temp.avs contents for this file:
LoadPlugin("C:\\Program Files\\M3\\Plugins\\DGDecode.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\\Program Files\\M3\\Plugins\\NicAudio.dll")
video = Mpeg2Source("C:\\Users\\Chris\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\M3\\tempmpg.d2v")
audio = nicMPASource("C:\\Users\\Chris\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\M3\\tempmpg.mpa", 2)
AudioDub(video, audio)
Crop(16, 0, -16, 0)
ConvertToYUY2()
ConvertFPS(25)
LanczosResize(320,240)
Normalize()
Executing command line:
bin\\dgindex.exe -IA=2 -FO=0 -TN=1 -OM=1 -AIF=[C:\\Users\\Chris\\Videos\\Music Videos\\Pussycat Dolls - Buttons [2005].mpg] -OF[C:\\Users\\Chris\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\M3\\tempmpg] -hide -exit
no d2v was generated, exiting the processing thread
guess the input/output streams weren't in use when we cancelled
I have already successfully converted this video using Videora for my iPod so I know its not a dodgy mpeg. Can you tell whats wrong with it?
Posted by jj03
Ok..i got a small problem...
Ive just bought a new alienware pc....which already has net framework 2 installed...when i open m3, it asks if i want to download the nero codec...i select yes..then it says that m3 has encountered a problem and closes..any idea's anybody? thanks in advanced for any help.
Posted by Cwye
may i know is that in mp4 container,
it allow setting like
xvid vid + mp3 ? instead of xvid vid + aac
will it possible to play?
Posted by blunden
jj03: You can try downloading the nero codec manually.
[ This Message was edited by: blunden on 2007-03-02 14:45 ]
Posted by jj03
thanks blunden..the problem was with windows vista ultimate...so i removed it, and threw on windows xp pro..works a treat now.
Posted by Lo-couk
Hi every peeps.. Thats wrong! Hi every body! LOL
I've been flitting from the 1st and 2nd page on this topic, then the 21st an 22nd so I may have missed the point.
Has anyone tried "Super" It's an exelent video doobry that can convert just about any video format to almost any portable device Inc. the PSP. You can sit there in Colledge/ Office watching pre-recorded News or films on your mobile. It's only a 4Kb setup file and very easy to use, I've just stuck Cheech and Chong's up in smoke on my mobile, it plays perfectly and no sound lag either...
Posted by jj03
We have heard/tried super! but to be frank, it doesn't hold a candle to M3. it's so much better, and to be frank, outputs better quality video than anything ive ever used.
Posted by 2pacalypse
does anyone know how to use the 'convert from time' and the 'convert to time' feature in M3.
Posted by blunden
I can now confirm M3 works just fine in Vista. Didn't try it earlier as I didn't have any need to convert anything.
Mysh: My original problem is still there in the latest version though. No it says it can't decode the file though, even though there should be no problem. Only when using "maintain aspect ratio" on the file I sent you before. Just wanted to let you know.
Posted by blakthorn
im looking for clips for my k790a...the old k750i video thread always had frequent posts of shows/clips/movies...this thread seems more focused on the programs and cutting and chopping of video formats
wheres all the output videos ya guys make going!??
share the wealth!
Posted by blunden
Now I get a very strange problem. Whenever I start M3 v0.898 it crashes after about 1 second. At first I thought it was a vista problem so I installed it on my laptop running XP. The exact same thing happened there. This really puzzels me as I have used it once recently to convert a south park episode with no trouble what so ever. Now I can't do anything.
Posted by dcuk
I'm starting to wonder if M3 is no more!?
No sign of Mysh, the program has stops working as soon as it's run (even after a clean install) plus the all the download links are suspended even old links!
Apart from Blunden and myself is anyone else now having problems running M3 version 0.898 after this date 25-3-07 (I'm even starting to wonder if a date termination code has been written into the program??)
Or maybe with the links being suspended he's been offered a commercial venture for the M3 software?
Interested to hear other peoples findings.
Posted by dokimos
Same thing here - after starting M3 (which tries to load the quicktime page as I haven't got that codec) it crashes out. This is on XP and there was no problems before.
BUT out of curiosity I disconnected from the internet and tried M3 again. It worked fine. So it looks like its someting to do with M3 crashing as it can't find Mysh's site??
Posted by dcuk
Well done you're right!
Problem is using Windows firewall to block M3 doesn't work as the program still crashes!
(Windows firewall is the only real option on Vista at the moment untill zonealarm free version is ready!)
switching off router or disconecting from the Net does allow M3 to run.
Posted by blunden
Strange indeed. At least now we have a workaround. Kind of an interesting bug though as you seldom see an app that is dependant on the internet when it is conected but runs just fine without it.
Posted by dcuk
I'm guessing it's caused by the auto update feature!
As you start the M3 program it checks for a net connection,
if it senses one, it will try and run the auto updater
(which is why the program is crashing as the website to bounce the information back again no longer exists)
Posted by Mike2
If M3 is crashing when you open it, you can either:
a) block any connections it attempts to make with your firewall (if you have one) or
b) Add this line in your hosts file (located in "C:\\Windows\\System32\\drivers\\etc\\hosts"): 127.0.0.1 http://www.vapulus.com
c) Disconnect from the internet
There is probably a bug in the code that parses the autoupdate page, which because the autoupdate page gets redirected to a "page suspended" page, and the autoupdate parsing code wasn't expecting this, the program crashes
By doing the above, you block the program from accessing the autoupdate page. (option (b) probably won't work for you if you have a webserver installed on your local machine. You could still use a random ip though
)
Posted by tonchy
Please can someon tell me why the link to download the software is not working? Please help.
Posted by Mike2
Here you go: http://mike.thedt.net/temp/M3-0.8.9.8-Installer.exe
It's not the latest version, but it should do the trick.
Posted by vapourmile
I get my best results for converting video if I filter and resize with VirtualDubMod first.
I de-interlace, adjust brightness and contrast; Some settings for this reduce artefacts substantially. I then resise and sharpen. In this way I can get Better results from the resulting 320x240 image than I had in 700 width before.
Then I go to Xilisoft and encode to Xvid in a 3gp container. I get better results with Xvid than MPEG, and AVI doesn't work. I encode video at 320kbps because this seems to be About the sweet spot. Audio I use Mpegaac and encode at 128Kbps at 48,000Hz and Dolby5.1 sound.
If others can get better results than this then please don't fail to let me know.
Basically, I'd use VDM for everything if it wrote 3GP.
[ This Message was edited by: vapourmile on 2007-04-02 18:12 ]
Posted by raven2000
hello
i just got the w950i and i used the m3 converter( old one)
i converted an episode of anime and watched it on my phone
however, something went wrong with the conversion as parts were missing from the sides and i was missing out on the subtitles
how do i fix this
thx
Posted by methanol
Hi guys,
Thanks for all this encoding information it has been fantastic! I have a K800 and my videos are running real smooth, but when I transfer bigger video files...say 6mb or more, it takes the phone forever to open them and almost freezes, but when it finally does open them it runs smooth, all my smaller clips I have no toruble with...is this abnormal or am I gonna have to put up with this?
cheers for any help
_________________
REgards,
Chris B.
[ This Message was edited by: methanol on 2007-04-06 15:27 ]
Posted by andre_cool
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PDK9VVE3
this is the 300 movie trailer , i used super encoder
Posted by dcuk
Hi vapourmile welcome to Esato forums,
Have you tried VirtualDub-MPEG2 instead of VirtualDubMod?
http://fcchandler.home.comcast.net/stable/index.html
VirtualDub-MPEG2 is based on a newer version of VirtualDub and is far more stable, it should be able to do everything you are doing in VDmod and more, (I used to use VDmod too)
Only word of warning though, if you already have some processing settings saved you will need to remake them for VDMpeg2 as the file format was also updated,
If not doing already, for deinterlacing try 'Smart Deinterlacer' as it only deinterlaces areas that need it and doesn't alter any other picture information
http://neuron2.net/smart/smart28b1.zip
I would suggest using 64Kbps or less for your audio instead of 128Kbps as you'll save some space and shouldn't notice any audio difference, 3GP is already very poor for audio quality compared to mp4.
Just a few ideas to try.
*********************************************************
Hi meth,
Are you trying to view your converted videos in file manager instead of K800i media player?
if already using K800i media player and still having problems, I would try SEUS (Sony Ericsson Update Service) and see if there is a firmware update for your phone,
the update service can be downloaded from
http://www.sonyericsson.com/s[....]1&pid=10407&fid=21839&esi=true
also read about updating your phone here
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=124349
let me know how you get on
[ This Message was edited by: dcuk on 2007-04-08 01:56 ]
Posted by minty1977
i have been using M3 for a few weeks now with no problem. for some reason it has stopped working properly as described on the previous page. i have tried disconnecting from the internet but this does not seem to work for me. has anyone got any suggestions?
thanks for the help in advance and apologies if i have missed something painfully obvious..
Posted by methanol
Thanks dcuk, The Media player works a treat, just got to avoid the file manager with the larger files it seems
Posted by blunden
On 2007-05-19 04:50:02, methanol wrote:
Thanks dcuk, The Media player works a treat, just got to avoid the file manager with the larger files it seems
Posted by doug
Any chance someone that has it working all good, post a little bit off info set out easily? It would be a bigggg help:D I should be recieving my K800i in the mail this week, after my now old K600i is starting to get old!
SO if someone could just post:
Program used (And price etc)
And how you have configured it to what setting.
This would be much appreciated,im sure, by many!
Cheers:D
Posted by blunden
On 2007-06-19 13:10:20, doug wrote:
Any chance someone that has it working all good, post a little bit off info set out easily? It would be a bigggg help:D I should be recieving my K800i in the mail this week, after my now old K600i is starting to get old!
SO if someone could just post:
Program used (And price etc)
And how you have configured it to what setting.
This would be much appreciated,im sure, by many!
Cheers:D
EDIT: Here is a link for it. I don't know if it's the latest but it works great. http://mike.thedt.net/temp/M3-0.8.9.8-Installer.exe
[ This Message was edited by: blunden on 2007-06-25 22:50 ]
Posted by doug
Thanks for that! The phone...after some confusion...should be in my hands in a few days! Can't wait!
Does the sound come out of sync at all?
Thanks agian.
[ This Message was edited by: doug on 2007-06-26 12:18 ]
Posted by blunden
On 2007-06-26 13:16:58, doug wrote:
Thanks for that! The phone...after some confusion...should be in my hands in a few days! Can't wait!
Does the sound come out of sync at all?
Thanks agian.
[ This Message was edited by: doug on 2007-06-26 12:18 ]
Posted by naveensiva
please some one help me..
i have been using M3 for long time..
now i tried to convert a .avi file it says to download a codec...i tried to download...
but nothing worked..
can anyone say where to download the latest m3 software...
and also is there anyother software like this one ...i dont want 3gp convertor.,.,., i want good videos...
please help
Posted by naveensiva
blunden please help me..where to install the newer codec for .avi ...??? for m3 software..
please someone help...
i have stuck,...
Posted by naveensiva
please .. i dont have anyother optioin..
M3898
M3 is installed at:
D:\\Program Files\\M4
Saving files to:
C:\\Documents and Settings\\Naveen\\My Documents\\My Mobile Media
OS full name: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS platform: Win32NT
Total RAM: 479MB
Free RAM: 72MB
Language: English (United States)
CPU0 Name: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2000+
CPU0 MHz: 1674
--------------------------------------------------------
we started processvid
E:\\Naveen\\praveen\\The.Pursuit.avi
profile: K800
General #0
Complete name : E:\\Naveen\\praveen\\The.Pursuit.avi
Format : AVI
Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave
Format/Family : RIFF
File size : 701 MiB
PlayTime : 1h 57mn
Bit rate : 829 Kbps
Writing application : VirtualDubMod 1.5.10.1 (build 2366/release)
Writing library : VirtualDubMod build 2366/release
Video #0
Codec : DivX 5
Codec/Family : MPEG-4
Codec settings/BVOP : Yes
Codec settings/QPel : No
Codec settings/GMC : 0
Codec settings/Matri : Default
PlayTime : 1h 57mn
Bit rate : 704 Kbps
Width : 600 pixels
Height : 242 pixels
Aspect ratio : 2.35
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Resolution : 8 bits
Chroma : 4:2:0
Interlacement : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.202
Writing library : XviD0037
Audio #0
Codec : MPEG-1 Audio layer 3
PlayTime : 1h 57mn
Bit rate : 112 Kbps
Bit rate mode : CBR
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48 KHz
Resolution : 16 bits
FPS IS CURRENTLY:23.976
ASPECT IS CURRENTLY:2.35
temp.avs contents for this file:
LoadPlugin("D:\\Program Files\\M4\\Plugins\\DirectShowSource.dll")
DirectShowSource("E:\\Naveen\\praveen\\The.Pursuit\\The.Pursuit.avi", audio=false, fps=23.976, convertfps=true)
ConvertToYUY2()
LanczosResize(320,136)
GetRightChannel()
Normalize()
LoadPlugin("D:\\Program Files\\M4\\Plugins\\AudioLimiter.dll")
convertaudiotofloat()
normalize()
linearlimiter(2)
Executing command line:
bin\\xvid_encraw.exe -i "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Naveen\\Local Settings\\Temp\\M3\\temp.avs" -single -bitrate 325 -notrellis -lumimasking -noclosed_gop -max_bframes 0 -threads 0 -nopacked -avi "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Naveen\\Local Settings\\Temp\\M3\\temp.avi" -zones 0,w,1,O
there's still no video output, skipping file!
Trying to retrieve width and height from input header
xvid_encraw - raw mpeg4 bitstream encoder written by Christoph Lampert 2002-2003
Avisynth open failure:
Audio must be float! Use ConvertAudioToFloat() before!
(C:\\Documents and Settings\\Naveen\\Local Settings\\Temp\\M3\\temp.avs, line 10)
Posted by camel_456
I'm trying to use m3 but I keep getting the 'Unable to Decode video' error. It says I need to install ffdshow, even though I have already. I ticked all the boxes when installing ffdshow so I couldn't have missed anything. I also tried restarting and reinstalling both pieces of software, to no avail. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
Thanks
Posted by naveensiva
please helpo/////////////////
Posted by blunden
naveensiva: Try using Gspot to see what codec is needed for the file.
http://www.headbands.com/gspot/v26x/GSpot270a.zip
Posted by Concorde_07
hi,
i m new here, and hv bought a K800i recently.
though the still snaps are good, the video is poor,
what i wanted to ask is whether there is any application that can help me to take video in this mobile at higher frame rates, and higher resolution?
or is it restricted due to the hardware.hope to get a reply soon.
thanx
Posted by Lambalisa
On 2007-08-22 06:14:46, Concorde_07 wrote:
hi,
i m new here, and hv bought a K800i recently.
though the still snaps are good, the video is poor,
what i wanted to ask is whether there is any application that can help me to take video in this mobile at higher frame rates, and higher resolution?
or is it restricted due to the hardware.hope to get a reply soon.
thanx
Yes its restricted to the phone's hardware.
Posted by pedrops
No it's not!
http://forums.se-nse.net/index.php?showtopic=13701&st=0
Look the 3rd post.
There is a link to the modded camdriver to 30fps
when its 15 original
but it affects still camera photos... not much, but it does.
[ This Message was edited by: pedrops on 2007-08-25 06:02 ]
Posted by ofiaich
Hi !!
got it sorted now...... !
I also posted this here so if you can help, can you reply in that thread to me... please!
I downloaded M3 0.8.9.8-installer and it worked for my first file, then doesn't work anymore !
I use a W950i and wanted to put some music videos on it.
I did have M3 on my old PC but the hard disc failed. On That PC M3 worked well!
Any help appreciated !
Ofiaich
[ This Message was edited by: ofiaich on 2007-09-15 22:16 ]