[mythtv-users] Transcoding for a Nokia N95 (or Symbian)

[Ian Barton]

> 
> 1.  Please provide a complete ffmpeg command line you use to generate
> compatible .mp4 files for this device.
> I used this which worked, though not sure if it is optimal:
> ffmpeg -y -i ...mythtv/recordings/1000_20090401073900.mpg -s 320x240
> -r 15 -f mp4 -ac 2 -ar 24000 -ab 64 -b 250000 /tmp/test.mp4
Not near my Myth box ATM, but will post my settings later.

> 
> 2.  It seems the PC Suite (for Windows anyway) is used to transfer the
> file to the N95, but this does a video conversion which I want to
> avoid at all costs.
> - Since the 8GB memory is mounted like a USB drive, I can copy the
> files directly to the device (good).
> - But, using the My Videos and Gallery icons, do not show them.  The
> File Manager does not even show them (bad).
> - But, in File Manager, you can do a find if you know the filename you
> are looking for (good, but a pain).
> 
They should show up in file manager. I use the free Y-Browser which 
works fine.

> 3.  The videos are played using RealPlayer by default.  This
> unfortunately plays them in portrait mode, which wastes almost the
> entire screen.  I would like the video to be played in landscape mode
> to utilize the whole screen, but not sure what size that would
> actually be 4:3, 16:9?
> 
Hit Pause, Options, Continue in Full Screen. I encode my videos in 16:9 
and they play in portrait mode.

Ian.