thanks for the response. unfortunately it seems that ffmpeg spits out 3gps that don't have moov or mdat atoms.
not to be put off by this, i tried MP4Box anyway, but the only MacOS binary i could find is dependent on codec libraries which don't compile. seems that i will have to find a Linux box somewhere to do this. tx j >MediaPlayer can only be used to play progressive streaming media. >The thread below has more details on how to check if your files are >progressive streamable and how to create progressive streamable >content: ><http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/2175bba33a09b262>http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/2175bba33a09b262 > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

