{SOLVED} AMV files not showing when uploaded to player

Cyberflexx · #1 (**permalink**) 24th Sep 2006, 7:34 am

Hello,

I just got an ebay nano clone 1gb. I can upload MP3s and play them fine, but when I upload a video file it will not show on the player. I have verified that I have enough space. I am unsure of the make/model of my player but the firmware ver is.. 2.611.101 I cant get the device to detect with the MP3 update tool so I can get the manufacture name.

Any ideas why I can not see the files on my player, but i can explore it through windows and the file is there..

Thanks in advance

tadad1 · #2 (**permalink**) 24th Sep 2006, 7:58 am

Cyberflexx, Your player is most likely not an Action chipset player
and does not support AMV video format or the MP3 Upgrade tool. Looking at your version number I would say you have a Sigmatel chipset which supports SMV from memory and maybe MTV. Your player should have come pre-loaded with a video sample so check the format. If it did not then I suggest you download the other converters fronm the Downloads\Tools section and try conversions of those formats.

Cyberflexx · #3 (**permalink**) 24th Sep 2006, 8:19 am

Thanks.. It had a video on it, I think it was a SMV but I removed it when I was making space for mp3s.. I'll give that a try...

admin · #4 (**permalink**) 24th Sep 2006, 6:16 pm

Cyberflexx

If you had "SMV" then it looks like your player is a "Sigmatel" player. "SMV" = Sigmatel Motion Video.

.AMV = Actions Motion Video will work with Actions board based players only. Unfortunately they are both not compatible and very different.

Cyberflexx · #5 (**permalink**) 25th Sep 2006, 6:55 pm

when I convert my .AVI to SMV with the convertor, it plays static when it played back on the player.. i have tried all different video sizes and framrates, still no luck, i even have the codecs from this site loaded..... any ideas?

tadad1 · #6 (**permalink**) 25th Sep 2006, 8:42 pm

Cyberflexx, to try and rule out if it is a conversion problem or a player problem I have uploaded a sample SMV I have converted. It is 128x128 and I have not tried it as I do not have an SMV player. Let me know if it runs ok. You can download the test file HERE

Cyberflexx · #7 (**permalink**) 28th Sep 2006, 3:36 pm

Thanks for the file, it did not work as it only showed black on the screen..
I do know the BMW commercial video worked well, but i nuked it off before i relized there was going to be a problem with the video playback..wish i had it so i could check the size and framerate