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Puppy
04-28-2003, 04:03 PM
Grrr. Just got my NX60, so I'm playing with all it's capabilities. So far I'm pretty impressed, and haven't had any trouble. I've used Image Convertor to convert a couple of things that play with no problem-even the Matrix Reloaded 100MB Quicktime trailer.

But I've hit a file that Image Converter will only convert the first 6 seconds of, then it stops like it thinks it's done (the progress bar shows 100%). It's an MPEG1 file, and I've had no trouble converting other MPEG1 files, and the 6 seconds it does convert plays fine on both my computer and the Clie.

But why is it stopping? The only thing I can think is that this file has a period with just black video for a good 6 seconds or so after the first few seconds of video. Is Image Converter dumb enough to think the file's ended because of that?

Any work around, anyone heard of this? Geez, I want this to work :(

EDIT: If Image Converter won't work, is there any other way to get these in a usable MPEG-4 format (sounds like the answer is no...), or any easy way to split up the MPEG-1 file so it fits on memory sticks?

EDIT2: Dang it! The converted Matrix Trailer dosen't play on my Clie. It plays fine in Quicktime, but only shows up as 2 seconds on my Clie, and just stops.
I don't know...If I can't get this to work right I guess I'm taking it back :(

n2ifp
04-28-2003, 07:35 PM
There are many threads dealing with what your trying to do. I don't use movies, but the same questions keep popping up. So if you don't want to wait for an anwser, look at the links below.

http://www.cliesource.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12394&highlight=movies

http://www.cliesource.com/forums/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=95792&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending

Puppy
04-28-2003, 07:56 PM
Thanks...well, I figured out how to go from Quicktime -> MQV (I assumed that since Image Converter was willing to convert a Quicktime file directly, it would-you know-actually play on the Clie :D ) Turns out you have to use Rad game tools to go to AVI, and then import that. Looks pretty nice.

Unfortunatly, I still don't know what Image Converter's problem is with my one MPEG1 file where it stops after 6 seconds. One option would be to just use MPEG1 files...but I'm not sure how to get them full screen, and get them running so they're not kind of stuttery.

n2ifp
04-28-2003, 08:00 PM
Did you look at cbulock's posts in the first thread? Some movie files that use VBR may not run or only run for a few seconds.