video format?

[wmscottmc]

Ive captured a video onto my pc (using a video capture card, and the 'showbiz and myDvd' apps), it's in .mpg format. However when I put this on the PDA , the media app does not recognize it, cant even see that the file exists on the sd card. Ive also tried to save as an .AVI file.

Any suggestions?

Do I need to convert the .mpg into another format before transferring to the pda, and if so, what software will do this conversion?

thanks a lot.

[nell_m]

Hi,

I had a chat with myself about that very point:

http://discussion.brighthand.com/pal...threadid=61138

[wmscottmc]

cool. dragging the mpg (video) onto the palm desktop media converts it to the correct format, and its about 1/8th the size of the original. I didnt see this documented anywhere, and I was going thru a number of complicated steps to get the video in the correct format for the media player to read. Thanks!

[sjweise]

So, the new media app handles video. Can someone take the converted mpeg file out of the quick install tool and transfer it to an sd card with a reader? I am VERY interested in this and am downloading the new desktop now. I think I might like to get me hands on the new media application.

[nell_m]

Not problem - it doesn't go to the quick install tool - it converts then places on the expansion card for you - probably in DCIM.

[sjweise]

Hmm. And it might be more stable than MMPlayer. I really need to get my hands on this!

[wmscottmc]

I almost have this working, but I have 2 remaining questions.

1) After converting the video mpg file by dragging it onto the palm desktop media window, how do I get it onto the zire? If I hotsync it will copy the file to the pda (but takes forever), I'd rather just use my card reader to copy the file onto the card.

2) Once I hotsync the file to zire Im having trouble deleting it later. If I delete from the pda using the media app, the next time I hotsync it tries to copy it back to the pda (hotsyc media is set to syncronize). I guess I could delete the file from the pda, and also from the pc (palm desktop, media). Is that the correct process?

Thanks.

[sjweise]

I don't have a Z72 so I am trying to understand what it is you are doing to get the video onto a card or whatever in the format that works. I tried an avi file in the DCIM folder in a z72 and it could not read the file (it works fine on my T3 in MMPLayer). I downloaded the latest desktop from Palmone, so what can I do to create this video so I can go to the shop and see how it plays?