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 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.
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)
2. what program will convert 'anything' to said format.
Many thanks for your suggestions.
[1] Video formats:
MPEG-1
Resolution :[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bit Rate :1.5Mbps
Audio :MPEG-1 Layer II/III
Format :.MPG/.DAT ,VCD
MPEG-4
Resolution : [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bit Rate : 4Mbps
Audio : AAC
Format :.MP4 ,Simple Profile without 4MV
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
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