How To Put Videos on Droid

[quixand]

You'll notice from the above posted picture, I already tried using Handbrake. LOL

What settings are using to convert your videos to get them to work on the phone?

 

[JB4times4]

What settings are using to convert your videos to get them to work on the phone?

+1 on wanting to know this

 

[tw1tch]

for some reason when i connect the phone with the usb cable there is no sd card folder or w/e i goto my computer and its my removable drive (E with only 2 folders in there, one of them has nothing in it and the other has like 2 pictures i took earlier...do i just make the folders? or what? lol help! plz

 

[JB4times4]

You make a folder called music for your music, and so far no one really knows how to get movies working.

 

[daikonv]

it might be the display resolution you are using. test it out with something smaller like 480x320

 

[tw1tch]

You make a folder called music for your music, and so far no one really knows how to get movies working.

nvm just got it to work thanks all i did was d/l a movie off of google videos i did it directly from my droid too!

 

[JB4times4]

You'd think if that we're the case, I'd see SOME kind of video. Choppy, or otherwise. I mean, I'm just seeing a black screen, with perfect audio.

I just converted a video and am having the same issue.

 

[Fronc]

To clarify, opening videos is not the problem. You just need to have them in .mp4 or .3gp format. Then you can find them using the built-in gallery and navigating to the name of the folder.

The problem we're having is the encoding/transcoding settings in order to utilize the full resolution of the Droid and still have optimal framerates for playback.

 

[JB4times4]

To clarify, opening videos is not the problem. You just need to have them in .mp4 or .3gp format. Then you can find them using the built-in gallery and navigating to the name of the folder.

The problem we're having is the encoding/transcoding settings in order to utilize the full resolution of the Droid and still have optimal framerates for playback.

Any playback would be nice as well.

 

[blazingwolf]

You'll notice from the above posted picture, I already tried using Handbrake. LOL

What settings are using to convert your videos to get them to work on the phone?

I'm using the iphone setting. I just converted Shrek3 from AVI to mp4 and it works.

 

[Fronc]

I'm using the iphone setting. I just converted Shrek3 from AVI to mp4 and it works.

But it doesn't maximize the screen resolution, right?

 

[blazingwolf]

But it doesn't maximize the screen resolution, right?

Hmm, you know the max resolution that will work? I don't as of yet. Still playing though.

 

[jeepdroid]

Yep, I am working on this issue also. I installed AndExplorer off of marketplace and with that I am able to goto my SD card and into the folder I created "video" and it shows a small film reel icon next to my video file. Of course its gotta be mp4 and plays it perfect. So that is my next project, finding a FAST converter. I have handbrake and am currently using it but I have no idea what the heck I am doing with that software... I can never find my output file?? Anyway, I am still looking at other options. What else you guys got??? Any hints of handbrake? I have looked at their site and only found a super basic doc that really doesnt even walk me thru a complete sample.

-jeepdroid

 

[JB4times4]

I'm using the iphone setting. I just converted Shrek3 from AVI to mp4 and it works.

I tried the iphone setting but it changes it to m4v. Is this ok, or do i need to change it back to mp4?

 

[jeepdroid]

yeah, I noticed that too...


Blazingwolf ??

 

[blazingwolf]

I haven't tried m4v yet.

I'm encoding one now for ipod legacy at 640 width. I'll let you know if that works in a bit.

EDIT:

That worked too. Doesn't look to bad.

I'll try m4v and see what happens.

 

[jeepdroid]

Cool thanks for letting us know.

I have a question for handbrake, after I pick my source and destination file, click my settings and then press START, wait wait wait, then I get a popup that it Finished Encoding.... then im stuck. What the heck do I do now? I look everywhere and cant find the file. Sure I'm just missing something or ???

thanks for the input

 

[blazingwolf]

.m4v seems to work just fine too.

Still set to ipod legacy.

 

[blazingwolf]

Cool thanks for letting us know.

I have a question for handbrake, after I pick my source and destination file, click my settings and then press START, wait wait wait, then I get a popup that it Finished Encoding.... then im stuck. What the heck do I do now? I look everywhere and cant find the file. Sure I'm just missing something or ???

thanks for the input

What type of file? I have encountered this with WMV files. It doesn't seem to encode correctly for some reason.

 

[jeepdroid]

.AVI files 650megs

 

[blazingwolf]

.AVI files 650megs

Hmm, did you change any other settings? What OS on the computer?

 

[jeepdroid]

Its on a laptop, vista 32bit.

I just tried again and it even say, "Encoding Finished" on the bottom left of the handbrake window. I looked in the folder specified and still no converted file.

 

[jeepdroid]

Hot damn... I think Its working. Not sure what I did but I restarted everything and now it looks like its working. I can actually see progress now in the pop up window.

I will post results in a few min
umm... Make that in the morning, its a 4 hour ETA WOW

 

[blazingwolf]

I just did a Video that came out to 848X368 and it works fine. mp4. Also, m4v does not work with the stock video player but it does with Act1.

 

[Fronc]

I just did a Video that came out to 848X368 and it works fine. mp4. Also, m4v does not work with the stock video player but it does with Act1.

Using Handbrake?