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Movie Playback Issue Ipod Video 30gb
alex41391:
okay so i format the movies to the correct mpeg-2 and size of ipod. When i play the movie, i get lag or it skips frames too much, i've already messed with the skip frames and limit FPS option, still nothing plays it smoothly without it being super slow or super fast. Please help
Chronon:
What FPS are you getting?
AlexP:
The ipod video doesn't play videos very well in Rockbox. The combination of slow processor and big screen isn't a good one.
Sad as it is to say it, you are better off playing videos in the OF for the ipod Video (other models are fine in Rockbox).
alex41391:
29.00 around that area i believe. Yeah Alex, that is the same thing i thought right off the bat. Maybe try formatting the video in some other format? or preferences
Chronon:
I assume you mean that you encoded the file as 29.00 FPS. The PluginMpegplayer page claims that the FPS on a 5g iPod should be between 14 and 19 frames per second, which would explain why you're seeing frame dropping. As AlexP suggested, your player simply can't manage standard frame rates for full screen resolutions.
Rockbox only has support for MPEG, so encoding to a different format won't help you as far as Rockbox's video performance goes. You will find better results by encoding to a format supported by Apple's firmware and using that to play your videos.
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