Tutorial: Converting your DVD's to Palm Pre using Handbrake

Hmm, well there is something fishy going on here. chris, I went ahead and did up a walkthrough as you and I discussed (posted here) but the H.264 codec didn't work on the Windows-converted version; FFmpeg was the only codec that folks could get to play.

Something fishy indeed. I had to use ffmpeg but I also had to MPV.
Tried it two more times. Maybe it's the MAC?!

Now I want to see a bugs life.

Is it possible to get a full PC tutorial for those of us with computer down syndrome? Also, a full list of codecs/apps needed to be used would be nice. Another question: Handbrake works on Vista?

If you follow the link in my previous post you can read a walkthrough for converting files for the Pre using HandBrake+Vista. It's a bit touchy with Vista but I haven't had any problems.

Best,
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hi all! So I have a shiny new Pre about a week old, and having video issues. I am using Handbrake with the following settings.

MPEG4 /mp4 or mainly m4v (which is the default for iTunes/Apple TV i believe) & H.264 and none of my many movies will play on the PRE. They work just fine in iTunes. The specs are around the 480-720 x 208-480 resolution, bitrates hover around 550-1900 and 24 frames.

What am I missing here? I have ipod 5g & large file size UNchecked as well.

I also tried to transcode to a smaller preset but Handbrake always encounters an error when i try to use an mpeg4 as the source file....

Based on this thread, do i really have to start over and use the FFmpeg setting?

I had encoded a video a few months ago without problems. I tried again this evening, and was having the same problems.

To get it to work, I had to first select the "iPhone & iPod Touch" preset, and then change the settings to match this tutorial.

This is running HandBrake ver 2009092801 on Windows 7, btw.

Also, for quicker tests, use the Preview button in HandBrake, which will create a small sample file that you can first test.

ahh, I didn't see a preview button. I tried after reading the part which said Handbrake switches its preset to default; and it worked. So i set it to iPhone/touch & H.264 & mv4 and was able to watch on the Pre just fine. I also tried FFmpeg via mp4/m4v as well, and it was noticeably more pixelated then H.264.

I have an old 1st gen c2d (1.8) and Win7 64 bit/2GB and the rip took about 1 hour using the most recent Handbrake

Chris,

Have you tested this method on the Pixi? If so, what where the results? Thanks in advance.

Good question. Two of the many movies I encoded for the Pre will not play on the Pixi. I get a playback error.
I'd say the reasons why I haven't looked further into it but nobody would care.

Anybody confirm what works?

ARGHHH!!!. (J/K..) I'm at work now. I'll give it a go when I get home. I think I'll have to make a few adjustments regarding the resolution. Hmmmm.. Time to go through your guide again.

Your not only going to have to adjust the resolution but the bitrate at least on the video. The Pixi is not going to be able to handle higher bitrates.

I'd give examples of what bitrates I had to use on my touch pro but...

Good luck and report back so the info will help others.

Good look. It's obviously going to take some tweaking. Hmm..

from experience, I may play some too, encode a small chapter and test. Make changes encode with the same chapter and try again. You really only need to encode a few seconds to see it it works and the quality.
Also check for iTunes compatibilty if your into that. I am but..

I just got word that all I have to do is optimize for 320x400 and crop if desired.

Sounds simple enough. I'll check it out later and give some results.

Link? I personally don't like cropping. Here I go again, it tends to vertically strech the picture. With the pixi's screen not being 4:3. I'd go for 400x300 with no cropping. That will create a "letterbox" though.
Any idea of the bitrate your going to start off with?
With the smaller screen you can get away with less.

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