Sorry, was just about to post the tut in a few minutes.... Stay tuned...

The Great How-To Convert Your Beloved AVI/MP4 files to the 5800XM Via HANDBRAKE

(Hardsubs only guys... MKV/OGM/Anything using H264+Softsubs will have to wait for later, until I try to convert them enough to be able to post instructions)

Okay, here's the Tut I promised you guys... Do take into account, I haven't tried experimenting with the encoding settings yet, so while I get a sharp, smooth Video MP4 for the 5800XM, the file will be SLIGHTLY LARGER then the SOURCE AVI file (in my case, 232MB AVI --> 256MB MP4)...

Where to get Handbrake? Uncle Google is your best friend...

Oh, another thing... If you're running Handbrake in Vista, MAKE SURE its running WITH Administrator Rights (Run as Admin)...

So now, to the Tut!

Step 1:

1) Open your video file... Click here and select Video File.
2) Check that the path is correct.
3) Click here and select the DESTINATION DIR/FILE (what file you want it to turn into and where do you want to put it). Check the box besides it afterwards.
4) Check that you've selected the BASIC preset from the sidebar (MAYBE I'll prepare a 5800XM XVID preset later when I've finished tweaking them video files to Optimum Transcoding PerfectionTM... ).
5) Click here and choose MP4 file (it might also be a good idea to DO THIS before NO 3).
6) Click beside ANIMORPHIC, choose NONE. In the "Width/Height" box above it, enter "640" into the FIRST box. Leave the 2nd box empty.

Step 2:

7) Click on VIDEO.
8) Click on VIDEO CODEC. Select MPEG-4 (XVID).
9) Go to AVG. BITRATE and key in 1200 (over the default 1500... This is also where you'd want to experiment to get smaller files).

Step 3:

10) Click on AUDIO & SUBTITLES
11) Check the picture. You probably would have to change the MIXDOWN to stereo, and the BITRATE to 128 (also, you can experiment here, try MONO and/or a lower BITRATE).

FINALLY:

12) Click on START.
13) PROFIT!!!

In all actuality, converting MKV/OGM/DVDs aren't much different from the above, only with the addition of Choosing Title/Chapters (skip to the movie part, not the titles, or a specific part in the movie - it's in the Source part) for DVD; Choosing Audio Streams (again from the Audio part of the above) for MKV/OGM/DVDs; and Choosing Subtitles (see the audio part) for MKV/OGM/DVDs...

So... Anybody want to belanja me Starbucks for this?

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Dec 27 2008, 02:03 AM

What type of file is the source?

Options you want are in the third pic... See Audio Tracks? The first drop box says "Automatic", right? Click there and choose an Audio track (in the case of my MKV, its labelled as "1 Japanese (AAC) ()" ). That SHOULD fix the no audio problem...

And I'm not quite sure its a Hardsub if you can't get it to display (as Hard-encoded subs are imprinted straight onto the video stream itself (IINM), so you will ONLY get a problem with the audio, the Subs SHOULD still be there) , should be some sort of Softsub. If it IS some sort of softsub (SRT or SSA I can bet), you're in a bind. Handbrake, as of now, DOES NOT SUPPORT SRT/SSA subs decoding/encoding (YET).

If you have some sort of Softsub MKV/OGM files, try to transcode it into a XVID/DIVX Avi with a hardsub first using something else; THEN you transcode it AGAIN through Handbrake.

A bit of a problem, yes. But as of now, this is all I can come up with.

THIS linky might come in handy...

This is why I STILL have an entire bunch of AVI/DIVX files floating around in my computer (some of which is in my UTTERLY CORRUPTED HDD... )...

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Dec 27 2008, 03:12 AM

Try to run HB as admin? Where are your files located?

OR toned down... Hey, non N-phone or not, this thing has the possibility of becoming ahuge seller W/O cannnablizing sales of anything above it... It's just 3.2MPs for gods sakes (in a world filled to the brim with 5MP shooters), give it the dignity of some good picture Post Proc Nokia...

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Dec 27 2008, 05:31 PM

My new year's resolution spam....



Now to find the dough...

All free maa... Thanks to the Nice Brochure Printing Team in Nokia's Advertising Division!

Best thing to have in your pocket to remind you of what you need to save for...

True... But look at how it's priced lar mate... It's not an N-series to begin with...

And 3D acceleration ain't worth crap without the proper drivers (Cough... HTC... Cough)...

If it can play transcoded XVID videos as fast as my 3D Accelerated (with drivers summore), 600++MHz Axim; I wouldn't say the 300++MHz proc on the 5800 SLOW in any sense of the word... Just not INFINITELY speedy, that's all...

Besides, it's not fast compared to... ?

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Dec 31 2008, 10:49 AM

Whow... Hail the new king!

I know Nok won't mess up the launch of probably the most important phone of 2008/09...

But, then again, it's still not CONFIRMED now is it... Even if it sounds about right...

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Dec 31 2008, 01:57 PM

Ahahaha... True...

Nice to see some action picking up over here... *buries himself back into writing his LONG OVERDUE project paper*

Agreed... The thing is, AP phones DO NOT cover the screen as well as Ori phones do, in terms of warranty...

And it's a FULL TOUCH phone... If the screen dies...

If you're lucky, then, no problem lar... If not...

Brochures...

A cooling balm for the waiting soul...

Aha... So, how fast do we need the processor to be for it to be satisfactory in your view?

Processor speed is all important and all, but I'd rather say it's more important to see how the OS makes use of this... I concur, Symbian has never been the fastest of OS's, but as far as I know (and have seen in the 5800), the only time the thing lags is when it's processing the extremely flash heavy front page of Youtube.com...

Other than that, it's been speedy enough for me... Granted, it doesn't have the FruitPhone's fancy transitions to mask operation speed to make things seem smoother then they already are (and the basic speed of the FruitPhone's OS is speedy enough as it is, thanks to the low res screen and the extremely speedy proc)...

Come on, it's a budget touch phone... You WOULDN'T want Nok to stuff a 800MHz Proc + 3D Accelerator Chip in it and push it to us for 3.5k now would you?

Then you'd be saying it's too expensive for a Mid-Entry Phone...

Ah crap... I'm feeding the zombie...

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Dec 31 2008, 04:12 PM

Anybody care to check if the Ori set comes with the 100 songs voucher and the DT whatever music stand?

And any word if we're gonna get the 5800 XPM Shure Music Edition like HK? I'm all up for that...

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Dec 31 2008, 04:15 PM

If it's true, I'm definitely glad I was FORCED to wait...

If THIS is true, I'm GLADDER!

Now, dearest Nokia... The Shure Edition? 1.8k is all I ask for it... Please bring it in!

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Dec 31 2008, 04:18 PM

Cough BLOOD!

Well, same thing for me and my old W810i... Now a CHALLENGER HAS APPEARED!

Hello new Volks-Mobile....

Another reason why I held on for Ori sets... FIRMWAREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE....

The new one FIXES the hyper-ADD accelerometer, amongst other important things...

PAAAAAAAANAAAA.... What about the plastic music stand thingy? Included or not?

If so, HAPPY ANIME-ING FOR YEARS TO COME for poor me here in a few months!

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Dec 31 2008, 09:51 PM

Nope... But it SHOULD be included kan in the package?



Borrow a bit arr your pic to illustrate eh, bro SmashPop?

Or WAS THAT the price to pay for the great pricing?

Nok! I want my free music stand!

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Dec 31 2008, 11:22 PM

No stand in AP set... And besides, it's not really mine to begin with now issit?

Mine = Ori set later...

Anyhow, HAPPY 2009...