Site feed is still "short." I'll switch it back Monday.
I mentioned the Internet Tablet Video Converter here before, but I decided to give it a full run-down. While preparing this video, I saw that there's now an API for the video converter as well! The video is quite detailed so enjoy.
I noticed that XviD and DivX files were actually made LARGER by the converter:
Charlie Brown Christmas, duration 25:42. Size 130.68MB. Previously 94.86MB.
Steve Ballmer - Developers, duration 3:01. Size 15.66MB. Previously 9.55MB.
This doesn't surprise me as tight video encoding is more CPU intensive to decode. Larger files are less compressed and are easier on the CPU. This may be a problem for N810 owners as the option for dual 8GB SDHC cards isn't in their future. Even so - the single MiniSD slot can take an 8GB MicroSDHC card (with an adapter) to allow for large movie storage.
Anyone find it odd that my camera started freaking out when it saw Steve Ballmer?
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I should finish my converter. It may take less than day to bring it into 0.1 shape
Stalwart, I'm biased - I know - but do we need another converter?
I like the way you load the converter for the first time and immediately go and look at the settings :)
And now I have the sound of Scary Steve chanting in my head... thanks.
Thanks for a nice Review !
Nokia Video Converter does a very nice job, but it will not convert video from DVDs.
Clone DVD Mobile has added profile for Nokia N800. Now you can convert directly from DVD to your tablet :)
Wow... I'm gonna buy this thing any day from now... A question... Can you show us the GPE suite (PIM apps)... also, can you show us abiword and some kind of spreadsheet app? Thanks!
works a treat for a a good mix of files I jsut tried.
Thanks,
Zuber
The only problem is that these files it creates aren't playable in mplayer, which means you can't view them in Canola, as far as I can tell.
My N800 wont play anything converted using this software
exactly, not being able to play the mp4 video files made by Nokia's converter in Mplayer...SUCKS!!!
...what the heck r they thinking....it's easy enough to use, but something has to be done!
You can set Canola to use the default media player instead of mplayer.
I am curious to know why they won't play in mplayer though, generally that is not much of a problem in my experience. Course I don't really use Windows anymore, and don't feel like loading up a VM(Which isn't supported anyways) to test it out, sorry.
Seablade
I just posted this on the internet tablet talk wiki, but get this:
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-micro-USB-mini-adapter/dp/B000Y032X8
Then scrape back the insulation and the shielding, and carefully expose and short the black and brown wires. Instant (OTG A)host mode. Then find a USB flash drive (low or self powered). I need to reformat my iPod video for FAT or add the HFS plus drivers, but it is recognized. Almost all my flash drives work (it may not enumerate every LUN or device on my 21-way), and it seems to recognize USB hubs (but that might need it to be in host mode instead of OTG).
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