Posted by micheluk
Could anybody tell me how to play videos on the P990 ? I suppose they need to be downloaded from the PC . What format will the phone take ? Do they need to be ripped from a DVD onto the PC first ? Can anybody give some examples which I can download from the web in order to get some experience with how it works ?
Thanks
Posted by PeterKay
P990i supports many video formats, mainly MP4 and 3GP. These videos are widely available on the internet. If you want to convert your own videos then software is also available on the net like Mpegable, Super etc, just type in MP4/3GP converter in Google.
Hope that helps!
Posted by spine6
Anyone can play .rm extension file? I know p990i support real player but i try to play in there's an error playing this file.
Posted by PeterKay
I thought the p990i did not support real player files!!
Posted by spine6
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Mate try to read the manual
Under Media Formats
Video:
3GPP(.3gp),MP4(.mp4),Real media(.ram,.rm)
Posted by PeterKay
didn't know that! so whay does your file not work?
Posted by spine6
i just check it on another computer with real player installed. It works just download a permission,play it there then move it again on my phone it works now.
Posted by PeterKay
Cool, better start downloading some real media files
Posted by dannycol
i convert dvd/videos to ipod format using the PQ dvd converter, originally for my ipod but it also works well for the M600, great and fast quality the sound is even in sync!... assume it would be the same for the P990? It's worth a try. I use the same settings as for Ipod so i can transfer files betwwen ipod and M600. The good thing is you can play the dvd fast forward etc until you reach a point were you want to start to rip and then stop it when you like. Although with the trial version you can only rip up to 5-7 mins, which i find great for short clips, music videos etc, there are no markings on the output file either so it's clean.. At the moment I still use the trial version, as 5-7 min clips is fine for me. As good as the quality is i'm not sure if i could watch say a 1 hour movie on a small screen anyway. The full version i think is $35
Free trial you can get.. type in google 'pq dvd' or heres a link
http://www.topshareware.com/P[....]e-Converter-download-41235.htm
any one used it with p990?
Posted by ares
why wasting time with that if SUPER is free
Posted by dannycol
Because,
PQ dvd converter allows you to view/fast forward the file and select a specific start point rather than have to rip the whole file...
rips dvds direct from the drive or any section on the dvd you choose
No settings to adjust for ipod/m600
user friendly for those who are not so technically minded
Posted by PeterKay
Mpegable is not bad either, can do whatever part of the clip you like and you can make the screen change formats like 4.3 to 16.9 etc.
Posted by tindo196
whilst on the video issue ive noticed a serious lag time when playing Mp4 videos (about 2mins worth b4 it starts playing)by any standards that is very slow .3gp on the other hand is okay and once its playing its top notch plus great screen
Posted by scroitoru
there are various posts on this issue. use SM Pro and close the Media player.
So just navigate to the Media player, select the Video. Then Using SM Pro, kill the Media player. Then within SMPro choose the Video to return and selct your movies.
Posted by ares
Most videos i have only take 20 secs max to star playing...never got one that took 2 minutes...
I think it depens of what encoding method/settings were used
Posted by PeterKay
Many videos i have are Tv series/Episodes which last for around 25-30 minutes, and it takes around 15-25 seconds for them to start each time which is not bad.
Posted by themro
M3. just make the file split at about 50 mins or the phone can throw a hissy at long files.
pcutre looks good. sound is good.
Posted by Mr[NiK]
i hope they fix this loading time in a new firmware !
Posted by Johnex
Someone posted a hack so that the videos don't take that long to load. I think it was posted in my video encoding thread. Had something to do with adding a black frame or something in the beginning of the video fooling the phone to start the playback or something. Let me go look.
Posted by Mr[NiK]
@johnex
ooh now that wud be useful although it wud mean re-encoding vids u already have (pain in the backside!)
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Posted by Mukul
It sure will be a painful job but if it works then it is worth the pain..
but mostly my videos take 5-6 seconds to start!
Posted by PeterKay
Videos i have work fine, mostly downloaded from Here.
Posted by MrO-Uk
weird i cant sign up to that site.
Posted by koto
I used Nero recode and it took 10-15 sec. for the 320mb movie to start. Nero is fantastic for grabbing the main movie from any dvd and recoding it, although I have to play more and learn to get full screen on my P990 without black space abow and below.
Posted by koto
@PeterKey
Really, how can we sign-up to that site?
[ This Message was edited by: koto on 2006-12-04 10:03 ]