videos on rockbox

[mabarker93]

hey guys,

im new to all of this.  i was wondering how to get videos on my rockbox program.  can i put a movie that i already own onto rockbox??

[zajacattack]

Rockbox has a plugin to play videos. Read http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/PluginMpegplayer

The videos must be encoded (or re-encoded) to MPEG-1 or 2 format. Read http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/PluginMpegplayer#How_To_Encode_Files
for tools to do that. (I suggest WinFF; it is the easiest to use).

[mabarker93]

ok so lets say i have Anchorman on  dvd.  can i format that and put it on my iPod?  And now u say i need tools?? can u please walk me step by step..

[mabarker93]

im sorry, let me be more specific. i have downloaded Winff.  I just put in Anchorman and i selected Convert.  Now when it is done encoding, what do i do.  Also, when i search in Plugins on my iPod, the only things that show up are games, apps, and demos.

[karashata]

MpegPlayer doesn't show up in the plugins list.  All you need to do is copy the movie onto your iPod and select it in the file browser in Rockbox, and MpegPlayer will load it and play it.

Also, "Games", "Applications", and "Demos" are menus that open that list various plugins in those categories.

[mabarker93]

ok. when you say i need to copy the movie onto my iPod, what am I supposed to do.  am i supposed to copy it on itunes somehow or do i move the file from my documents to my G drive? by the why im using winff to encode my movie.  

[GodEater]

Copy it to your G: Drive. (Assuming that's what your ipod shows up as).

[mabarker93]

ok GodEater, i think i understand what your saying.  Does that mean i copy the D to my G drive?? (D drive being Anchorman)..

[Chronon]

The output of WinFF should be a .mpg file that has the right properties to be displayed on your player.  One way to get it where you want it is to drag and drop this file onto your player.

[mabarker93]

ok, i put in the disk. went to winff and pressed add. then i clicked on anchorman (d drive). the two files showed up: Audio_TS and Video_TS.  Audio_TS had one file in it so i added that.   then i clicked on video ts.  it had a lot so i highlighted all of them at once and pressed add.  now i set the winff program to convert to rockbox, RB Apple iPod nano 16:9, and i set the output folder as the G drive. everything worked, i encoded the disks and it was sent to my G drive and then i unplugged my ipod.  i then went to files on rockbox using my ipod.  i clicked on the video. then a black screen came up with no sound.  it also said that the movie was only six minutes and three seconds long.  any help?? i was as detailed as possible.

[Llorean]

You'll need to do some research on the internet. Most DVDs are encrypted, and extracting them is outside the scope of these forums.

[mabarker93]

You'll need to do some research on the internet. Most DVDs are encrypted, and extracting them is outside the scope of these forums.

ok.. so if i cant use dvds, will i be able to use movies that i have downloaded from lets say Limewire or Ares?

[zajacattack]

If they are not encrypted, yes.

[mabarker93]

ok.. is there any limit on the length of videos/movies?

[Llorean]

No.