theres gota be an answer

[gilbates]

guys i have read and tried lots of various techniques of converting a dvd to a usable pda sized file

come on someone must have the definative answer

i can take a dvd and rip it to the h/d no worries

i can extract the main film with dvd2one

but then what , how can i squash down dvd2one`s output to a size of say 180 mb , for use on a pda

theres a few specialist pieces of software that say they can do it but so far i have had no luck with them at all , most just lock up , and wont play ball , surely with all the tools and compressors on this site there must be a way of doing the job without parsing and smashing and reinterlacing and .....well you get the jist

any thoughts guys , please

[mistermickster]

Check out this thread at KVCD.net

They've already done what you ask, complete with sample clips

[vitualis]

I suggest that you go to doom9's site: http://www.doom9.org and have a look at the guides for making DivX or XviD video.

Then, play around with the settings.

PocketDivx is probably the best program to use... if you have a PocketPC 2003 (WM 2003) then I strongly recommend this version: http://www.wincesoft.de/html/pocket_divx.html which has been updated and optimised for PocketPC 2003.

I've found that it runs equivalent sized video smoother and better using DivX 5 and PocketDivx compared to WMV8 or 9 and Windows Media Player 9 on the PocketPC.

I've only played with this a few times (generally, converting VCDs to DivX rather than DVDs but the idea is the same), but I find that DivX 5 using the "portable" setting, two pass, average bitrate for video at around 300 kbit/s for video to be quite good (make sure you crop all the blank screen from widescreen movies). For audio, I use LAME MP3 - mono, 22 kHz, 32 kbit/s --> it sounds great on the PocketPC speakers.

On my HP iPAQ 1930 (which runs a Samsung processor at around 200 MHz -- approx. half the processing power as a new X-Scale 400 MHz processor), I've encoded a short (about 6 min) DivX5 AVI file of the prologue from LOTR that runs very well. Basically, I only get a little bit of frame drop during the complex battle scene and the "fire" scenes where Sauron makes the one ring. If you have a higher end PocketPC, I'm sure it will be completely smooth.

A tip with DivX video for PocketPCs... make sure you turn off all additional features like psychovisual enhancements, GMC and B-frames --> they all make decoding the video that little bit more CPU intensive.

Best regards.

[gilbates]

thanks guys

the kvcd thing lost me to be honest but i`l have another look

and the pocket mvp appears to be for 2003 which i cant run , i`m stuck with 2002

thanks for your replys though guys

[vitualis]

Just get the standard PocketDivX then (search for PocketDivx with Google).

Best regards.

[ice-berg]

try dr. divx, it has plenty of setting and very friendly.
i know a friend who converted a movie to divx to play it on a sharp zaurus. and from what he'd said it was excellent.

[gilbates]

well guys i think its only polite to post my results

usind dr divx , media encoder and mm2 , i finaly came up with a bloomin good film for my pda

its early days to b fair and i kinda lost the plot here and there , but i am at present watching back 2 the future on my pda

quality real good , slightly chopy , audio perfect , the people look a touch tall but thats my fault somewhere along the line

needless to say witha little time and practice i can convert some more films for the kids to watch on those longish journeys , and me to watch when i get dragged to something i dont wana b at

thanks for everyones help