On Thursday 15 December 2005 12:45, Iain Buchanan wrote: > Hi all, > > I have a shiny new usb "media drive" (with internal hd, lcd, AV out) > that plays photos, music and video. I have a few choices for video[1].
I want one > I have lots of different types of video files - from short funny ads, to > 1/2 hr tv episodes, to full movies, in all sorts of formats - wmv, avi, > mpeg, etc. > > I want to find a program (hopefully only 1!) that will help convert them > to a format playable by the device. I'm happy if thats a command line > only program. I will probably copy them 1 by 1 as I want to watch them. mencoder / transcode > Space it not too much of an issue (I'll eventually have about 60Gb on > the device) - I'd rather not lessen the quality any more than it is > already. > > So, here are my questions: > 1. whats the best format to use out of the ones listed, given > a) Good quality (not much less than, or the same as original) > b) Size reasonable - large files ok, but compression is always a > bonus) DivX > 2. what program will convert 'anything' to said format. See above > Many thanks for your suggestions. > > > DivX-5.x > Resolution : [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Bit Rate : 4Mbps > Audio : MPEG-1 Layer III, AAC, ADPCM > Format :.AVI , > Remark:DivX-3.x/4.x unsupported Pick this > -- > Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au> > > Even historians fail to learn from history -- they repeat the same > mistakes. -- John Gill, "Patterns of Force", stardate 2534.7 Chris White
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