I own a 3M CP45 with terrible software, I need compatible files!

[danmanx]

Hi guys, I've owned this little pico projector, the 3M CP45 for 2 years now. I lost the software that came with it: Arcsoft Media Converter 3.1. The company does not support the software or even sell the software anymore. They stopped and offer no support for a patch, download or tech support. I can't convert my movies to a compatible format with Handbrake, AVIDemux, SUPER, or Media Converter 7 and 8. I also tried other programs, but it must be a secret flag in the mp4 to play correctly. Does anybody have this software for the projector or direct experience with it? I saw some discs on ebay, but they were bundled with a new/used one only.

[poisondeathray]

Use mediainfo (view=>text) copy & paste the info back on a file that is compatible

Or upload a small working sample

[danmanx]

This is a working sample. This is a video recorded by the actual camera. Notice it comes up with Sony PSP? I tried Media Converter 7/8 with Sony PSP settings and smallish green macroblocks appeared all over.

General
Complete name : H:\DCIM\100MEDIA\CLIP0002.MP4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Sony PSP
Codec ID : MSNV
File size : 11.4 MiB
Duration : 12s 913ms
Overall bit rate : 7 437 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2010-01-01 01:00:03
Tagged date : UTC 2010-01-01 01:00:03

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L4
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 1 frame
Format settings, GOP : M=1, N=8
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 12s 913ms
Bit rate : 7 366 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.267
Stream size : 11.3 MiB (99%)
Language : Japanese
Encoded date : UTC 2010-01-01 01:00:03
Tagged date : UTC 2010-01-01 01:00:03

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 12s 907ms
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 64.0 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 101 KiB (1%)
Language : Japanese
Encoded date : UTC 2010-01-01 01:00:03
Tagged date : UTC 2010-01-01 01:00:03

[jimbolaya]

Sorry, I seem to be late to this thread. For some reason, I was thinking about the projector this thread showed up on a google search.

Anyway, I ended up finding and editing the original file that defined the formats for Arcsoft Media Converter 3.1 so that it would use the full 720x480 resolution of the projector. It's been a while since I did anything with it so it will take some time to find the right file. I converted a bunch of stuff and it worked great, but I could never get a different program to make a successful conversion.

Here's the mediainfo output for that format:

$ mediainfo bolt.MP4 
General
Complete name                            : bolt.MP4
Format                                   : MPEG-4
Format profile                           : 3GPP Media Release 4
Codec ID                                 : 3gp4
File size                                : 2.08 GiB
Duration                                 : 1h 36mn
Overall bit rate                         : 3 095 Kbps
Encoded date                             : UTC 2013-05-09 14:57:34
Tagged date                              : UTC 2013-05-09 14:57:34

Video
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : Main@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames                : 1 frame
Format settings, GOP                     : M=1, N=7
Codec ID                                 : avc1
Codec ID/Info                            : Advanced Video Coding
Duration                                 : 1h 36mn
Source duration                          : 1h 36mn
Bit rate                                 : 2 961 Kbps
Width                                    : 720 pixels
Height                                   : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 3:2
Frame rate mode                          : Variable
Frame rate                               : 30.000 fps
Minimum frame rate                       : 29.973 fps
Maximum frame rate                       : 30.003 fps
Standard                                 : NTSC
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.286
Stream size                              : 1.99 GiB (96%)
Source stream size                       : 1.99 GiB (96%)
Language                                 : English
Encoded date                             : UTC 2013-05-09 14:57:34
Tagged date                              : UTC 2013-05-09 14:57:34

Audio
ID                                       : 2
Format                                   : AAC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile                           : LC
Codec ID                                 : 40
Duration                                 : 1h 36mn
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 125 Kbps
Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
Channel positions                        : Front: L R
Sampling rate                            : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Stream size                              : 86.2 MiB (4%)
Language                                 : English
Encoded date                             : UTC 2013-05-09 14:57:46
Tagged date                              : UTC 2013-05-09 14:57:46

I attempted to create videos with the following ffmpeg line without success. Any suggestions would be welcome.

ffmpeg -i coraline.mp4 -acodec aac -ar 48000 -ab 125k -ac 2 -r 30 -vcodec libx264 -vr 2500k -vf "scale=800:-1" -metadata major_brand="3gp4" -metadata minor_version="0" -metadata compatible_brands="3gp4isom" /tmp/junk.mp4

[jimbolaya]

Anyway, I ended up finding and editing the original file that defined the formats for Arcsoft Media Converter 3.1 so that it would use the full 720x480 resolution of the projector.

OK, I finally got around to poking at this again. The file is "ArcSoft/MediaConverter 3/Profiles/FormatGen/Local Disk_H264 MP4.xml" in your "Program Files" directory. There's one for all the different formats supported by this software, but the H264 format is going to be most compact. And really the 1280x720 is way beyond the resolution of the projector and just takes up more space for no good reason. You could try 800x533 as well, but 720x480 is pretty standard.

[SupportOutPut]
Format1=H264 MP4

[H264 MP4]
VideoVEncod=ArcSoft H264 Codec
VideoResolution=640x480,720x480,1280x720,1920x1080
VideoAspect=4:3,16:9
VideoFPS=30.00
VideoVBitrate=2560,4000,6144,7680
VideoAEncod=ArcSoft AAC Codec
VideoASmplrate=48000
VideoAChannel=1,2
VideoABitrate=96,128,160,192
PPTSps=1,2,3,4,5

[Relate]
VideoAspect=VideoResolution
VideoVBitrate=VideoResolution

[Rule]
VideoAspect=640x480(4:3)|720x480(16:9)|1280x720(16:9)|1920x1080(16:9)
VideoVBitrate=640x480(2560)|720x480(4000)|1280x720(6144)|1920x1080(7680)

[RuleEx]

Once you're done with that you have to define a new Video Profile by going to Settings, then the Video tab, then next to "Profile" click "New". The "Video Resolution" pulldown should have the new resolution in it. Give it a name and hit save.

[ddearce]

Anyway, I ended up finding and editing the original file that defined the formats for Arcsoft Media Converter 3.1 so that it would use the full 720x480 resolution of the projector.

OK, I finally got around to poking at this again. The file is "ArcSoft/MediaConverter 3/Profiles/FormatGen/Local Disk_H264 MP4.xml" in your "Program Files" directory. There's one for all the different formats supported by this software, but the H264 format is going to be most compact. And really the 1280x720 is way beyond the resolution of the projector and just takes up more space for no good reason. You could try 800x533 as well, but 720x480 is pretty standard.

[SupportOutPut]
Format1=H264 MP4

[H264 MP4]
VideoVEncod=ArcSoft H264 Codec
VideoResolution=640x480,720x480,1280x720,1920x1080
VideoAspect=4:3,16:9
VideoFPS=30.00
VideoVBitrate=2560,4000,6144,7680
VideoAEncod=ArcSoft AAC Codec
VideoASmplrate=48000
VideoAChannel=1,2
VideoABitrate=96,128,160,192
PPTSps=1,2,3,4,5

[Relate]
VideoAspect=VideoResolution
VideoVBitrate=VideoResolution

[Rule]
VideoAspect=640x480(4:3)|720x480(16:9)|1280x720(16:9)|1920x1080(16:9)
VideoVBitrate=640x480(2560)|720x480(4000)|1280x720(6144)|1920x1080(7680)

[RuleEx]

Once you're done with that you have to define a new Video Profile by going to Settings, then the Video tab, then next to "Profile" click "New". The "Video Resolution" pulldown should have the new resolution in it. Give it a name and hit save.

Hi, I know this is a very old thread, but, I need the setup of the ArcSoft Media Converter 3.1.
I have the same pocket projector, and none of the converters i tried works.
For any chance do you have it?

Thanks!