Mpegplayer.......

[bobbyviatara78]

I just want to know if there is an alternate player for rockbox, or if there is an update im missing so i can play videos that are other than mpeg. The reason for this query is that the mpegplayer plays my converted video with a video studder, almost like its playing frame by frame, i set my converter to high qual. and 30 fps and it still does it. Help me please.

[Chronon]

About the existence of an alternate Rockbox movie player: What would give you that impression?  

Maybe what you're seeing is stuttering from your player not being able to decode in real time.

[bobbyviatara78]

I don't know what would give me that impression but is there a way to correct this?

[Febs]

Try using a lower frame rate and/or lower video bitrate.

[elborak]

Or switch to a player with a faster processor (hard to tell if that's your problem though as you don't mention what you currently have).

[PaulJam]

On slower players it also helps to encode the video with lots of B-frames. This doesn't speed up decoding, but it improves the framedropping and the video plays smoother.

[bobbyviatara78]

ok I use Total Video Converter, changed size to 320x240, still does it. Lowered frame rate to 30 fps, still same problem, That and the audio is ahead of the video on some of them. Tried limit fps and skip frames in mpegplayer same problem, lol.  As far as a player, the only one for rockbox that I know of is mpegplayer.

[linuxstb]

ok I use Total Video Converter, changed size to 320x240, still does it. Lowered frame rate to 30 fps, still same problem, That and the audio is ahead of the video on some of them. Tried limit fps and skip frames in mpegplayer same problem, lol.  As far as a player, the only one for rockbox that I know of is mpegplayer.

I'm guessing you have a video ipod.  If so, then mpegplayer can't decode videos at 30fps, that's why the video is much slower than the audio.  You will get much better results using Apple's firmware for videos on the video ipod.

All this is documented at http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/PluginMpegplayer

[bobbyviatara78]

Good guess!!!! Can I use apples video firmware with rockbox? I'm guessing no. Either way I'm sticking with rockbox.

[Febs]

Yes, you can boot into the Apple firmware.  Instructions are in the Manual

[bobbyviatara78]

You are awsome thank you, I've read damn near this whole site, and never seen that before, lol. Thanks again.