Treo 650, Mac OS X, and movies

[ualreadyknow]

Yes they play fine in Quicktime. And yes TCPMP is able to see the file. I find it odd myslef, but I can't seem to find a reason nor a solution. I might of accidently removed my SD card, but evrythinh else works fine. I have even unistalled and reinstalled TCPMP to see if that would correct the issue. However, TCPMP will read .MPG files with no problem.

[nano]

How about playing apple MOV videos (m4v, mov) that are not protected (not from itunes store) and are encoded with h264 codec?

In short, play none protected h264 videos. Possible?

[pstrjoe]

I was wondering if anyone has used Mactheripper and Popcorn for their movie conversion. I understand that these might cost some money but if it was easier I think it might be worth it. Please let me know

[chris]

I was wondering if anyone has used Mactheripper and Popcorn for their movie conversion. I understand that these might cost some money but if it was easier I think it might be worth it. Please let me know

This is a great combo to make backups of your DVD's. With Handbrake, you dont' need either. Handbrake is one-stop shopping of sorts for converting video for use on your Treo.

-Chris

[pstrjoe]

Okay -- so I am able to play the movies on my Treo using Handbrake and TCPMP. The one thing I am confused about is the movie itself. I have tried to convert the Simpsons and Finding Nemo. Both do not have the full version of the movie in the file and Finding Nemo has deleated scenes in the middle of the movie!!!! I followed everything at the beginning of this Thread. Any Suggestions??!?!

Thanks

Joe

[bodieq]

Chris,

I have gone over these directions several times, but I am still not able to find an AAC codec that will work with my Mac so that I can watch movies with TCPMP. I have done many searches for AAC Codec, but have only found stuff that is PC based. I really appreciate your input thus far, but I still do not know what an AAC Codec is, where to find it, and what to do with it if I do! I will keep searching, but if you could direct me, that would be awesome.

Bodie

[chris]

Check out this link for the AAC Codec plugin.

[bodieq]

Chris,

Thanks so much! I appreciate the quick reply.

Bodie

[wchau]

Originally Posted by chris

It's actually easier to watch movies on your Treo for Mac users. The first thing you'll need is TCPMP. This is the excellent freeware player that you'll need to install on your Treo. From there you'll need a codec for MPEG 4 files.

The next step is to get the movies to your Treo. For this, you'll want to download Handbrake. If you insert a DVD, you'll be able to covert to an MPEG 4 file for use on your Treo.

Here are my settings for Handbrake:
Handbrake Settings:
320x128 for widescreen DVD Settings
320x240 for 4x3

fps: 15
Encoder: XviD
Avg Bitrate kbps: 260
2 pass encoding
MPEG-4 Video/AAC Audio
MP4 file
Language None
Audio
Language 1: English AC3 5ch
Language 2: None
Sample Rate: 4800
Bitrate (kbps) 40


Copy the file to your SD card, open up The Core Pocket Media Player and off you go.

-Chris

Hi Chris,

The list of Audio sample rate (Hz) in my HandBrake UI is 22050, 24000, 44100, and 48000. There is no 4800 as you mentioned.

Please advise!

-William

[chris]

Originally Posted by wchau

Hi Chris,

The list of Audio sample rate (Hz) in my HandBrake UI is 22050, 24000, 44100, and 48000. There is no 4800 as you mentioned.

Please advise!

-William

It's 48000.