TX, Plantronics 590A, TCPMP, Softick Audio Gateway, Mencoder Issue

[nhw3w]

I use the following Mencoder conversion line to convert video to play on my Palm TX using TCPMP Media Player via the Softick Audio Gateway (v1.06) and Plantronics 590A headset:

mencoder.exe xxx.mpg -srate 44100 -af lavcresample=44100 -oac mp3lame -lameopts mode=3: preset=128:aq=0 -vf scale=480:320,lavcdeint -sws 2 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vhq:vmax_b_frames=2:vbitrate=400:vpass=2 -ofps 30 -ffourcc DX50 -o

When I try to play any file converted using the output from this line the TX crashes (freeze requiring soft boot of the TX).

I have no problem playing other .avi files.

What's wrong? Can anyone tell me the audio options I need to set in Mencoder to make the audio gateway function properly withthe 590A,TX, and TCPMP?

[dmitrygr]

those things are very much unrelated
try to play the file without the softick app
if it works, complain to Softick, if it does not - look for encoder settings, if it crashes, complain to TCPMP team

[nhw3w]

Ok...

FYI, the files have always played just fine on my TX w/out the Softick Audio Gateway. I have email Softick about it.

[amoon]

What version are you using? If you use the latest version it seems to be stable with Softick (Softick is the problem).

The issue I found with Softick Audio is the audio sample rate it doesn't like more then 41000 (Latest Version)

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[nhw3w]

Here's what Softick said...looks like I just have to play around with Mencoder and see what works. As you can see from my command line above, I have set the rate to 41000.


"Looks like Audio Gateway does not have enough CPU time.
TCPMP uses the most CPU time for decoding video and audio during playing avi.
Try to change codecs, reduce video resolution (set to 320x240 for example), decrease audio bitrate etc.
These operations decrease CPU time used by TCPMP.
Also try to change "Output Bitrate" in Audio Gateway preferences."