Treo 650, Mac OS X, and movies

[teislas]

Hey-

I'm new to this forum and I'm learning a lot. I was interested in finding out how to watch movies on my Treo but it seems that the only software available to use for this is for PC. Is there any hope of a Mac user to watch movies on his/her Treo? Thanks.

[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

[teislas]

Thanks so much for all your help. Everything's working except the audio. Before I play the movie, I get the error message:

Error:
Player :MPEG4 AAC Audio decoder not included! It was removed from the official install package because of intellectual property considerations.

No audio, just the video. The only choice is AAC for audio. What else can I do?

Tara

[chris]

You need the AAC codec in order to get audio. Check your PM.

-Chris

[jeffreyfort]

Chris,

Could you revise the excellent instructions above so that there is a complete set of instructions how to do this? I probably would have the same ACC audio problem and I don't understand your "codec/ACC/PM" post.

[chris]

Could you revise the excellent instructions above so that there is a complete set of instructions how to do this? I probably would have the same ACC audio problem and I don't understand your "codec/ACC/PM" post.

When you encode the movie as an MPEG 4, TCPMP requires a codec (plugin that allows audio) for AAC. Because of legal issues, TCPMP no longer distributes this codec. That being said, it can be found elsewhere on the internet via a little Google searching.

With Handbrake, TCPMP and the AAC codec, you've got everything you need to watch movies.

I'll do a more extensive writeup and how to.

-Chris

[bsem650]

I've been able to watch converted DVD on my treo 650, but would also like to buy TV shows and videos from itunes. Unfortunately the TCPMP player does not recogize the *.mv4 format. Any help out there?

[chris]

I've been able to watch converted DVD on my treo 650, but would also like to buy TV shows and videos from itunes. Unfortunately the TCPMP player does not recogize the *.mv4 format. Any help out there?

Those are copyright protected - similar to music purchased from iTunes. You'll only be able to use them on your iPod or Mac.

-Chris

[ualreadyknow]

I've followed the instruction for handbreak to the T, but my treo 650 keep giving me thi serror message. when i first installed tcpmp it worked fine, but then i unistalled it, because, i forgot, anyway, it won't play at all for .mp4 format. I dont understand, the movies when converted are fine, they play. I reinstalled, tcpmp, with all the plug-ins even the aac one. HELP, out of ideas.

[chris]

I dont understand, the movies when converted are fine, they play.

I assume you mean they play through QuickTime?

I reinstalled, tcpmp, with all the plug-ins even the aac one. HELP, out of ideas.

That's real odd. If you had a setup that worked, what has changed since then? Have you removed your SD card? Does TCPMP see the file?

-Chris