17 Sep
2013
17 Sep
'13
7:41 a.m.
Russell Coker wrote:
avconv -i foo.mkv -strict experimental -b:v 400k -c:v
libx264 -b:a 80 -c:a
libmp3lame -ac 1 -s 1280x720 foo-s3.mp4
I'm experimenting with avconv settings to convert movie files for watching on
a mobile phone.
Russel just out of idle curiosity why do you want to watch movies on a
mobile phone ?;
regards Rohan McLeod
17 Sep
17 Sep
11:22 a.m.
New subject: avconv for movies on a phone......aside
On Tue, 17 Sep 2013, Rohan McLeod <rhn(a)jeack.com.au> wrote:
Russel just out of idle curiosity why do you want to
watch movies on a
mobile phone ?;
Because a TV doesn't fit in my pocket.
Seriously movies often aren't worth dedicating a block of time, put them on
your phone and watch when you have nothing better to do.
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2:24 p.m.
New subject: avconv for movies on a phone......aside
On 2013-09-17 11:22, Russell Coker wrote:
On Tue, 17 Sep 2013, Rohan McLeod
<rhn(a)jeack.com.au> wrote:
As an example, I have a one-hour public transport journey each way to
and from work every day, and it's the perfect time for me to plow
through seasons of TV shows, which I've been doing on my phone recently.
I don't bother converting them though; they're usually in a suitable
format for Android's VLC to play without difficulty.
--
Regards,
Matthew Cengia
Russel just out of idle curiosity why do you want
to watch movies on a
mobile phone ?;
Because a TV doesn't fit in my pocket.
Seriously movies often aren't worth dedicating a block of time, put them on
your phone and watch when you have nothing better to do.
3:43 p.m.
New subject: avconv for movies on a phone......aside
If you use a Nexus 4 then you have more incentive for re encoding it due to the lack of
micro sd support.
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5:58 p.m.
New subject: avconv for movies on a phone......aside
Russell Coker <russell(a)coker.com.au> wrote:
If you use a Nexus 4 then you have more incentive for
re encoding it due to
the lack of micro sd support. -- Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 2 with
K-9 Mail.
which does have micro sd support, unless I'm mistaken.
This was one of my reasons for not buying a Nexus 4, despite its attractions
in other respects.
I ended up with a Samsung phone due to its hardware specifications and the
fact that Samsung's modifications of the Android UI mostly do not interfere
with the accessibility support, which I rely upon (specifically, TalkBack,
Explore by Touch, braille display connectivity and the underlying
infrastructure these require from the system and applications).
The main significant drawback so far has been that the Samsung on-screen
keyboard is not very accessible - a problem that can be solved by installing
Google's Android keyboard and making it the default.
This and a few other difficulties aside, the essential functions are usable
(out of the box, as they say) by people who are blind.
8:09 p.m.
New subject: avconv for movies on a phone......aside
On Tue, 17 Sep 2013, Matthew Cengia <mattcen(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I don't bother converting them though; they're
usually in a suitable
format for Android's VLC to play without difficulty.
Does Android's player cope with all the flv files from youtube-dl and all the
other common formats nowadays?
Some time ago I gave up on the player that's built in to Android and installed
MX Player on all the phones and tablets I'm responsible for. At the time that
was the best way of playing smaller flv files (ones that I didn't want to
recode to save spave).
The downside to MX Player is all the ads, particularly the ones that are
fraudulent (anti-virus ads etc).
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18 Sep
18 Sep
9:44 a.m.
New subject: avconv for movies on a phone......aside
Russell Coker wrote:
On Tue, 17 Sep 2013, Matthew Cengia
<mattcen(a)gmail.com> wrote:
He said VLC.
I don't bother converting them though;
they're usually in a suitable
format for Android's VLC to play without difficulty.
Does Android's player cope [...] Some time ago I gave up on the
player that's built in to Android and installed [...]
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