Converting files to AMV
 

Hi
Hope someone can help, every time I try to conver files to AMV i get the error message?

CraigG, What size is your screen 1.5 or 1.8
and what size are you converting to?

Re: Converting files to AMV
 

Taddad1, My screen is 1.8" and I am trying to convert to 128x96. I am trying to convert mpg file, it just keeps saying error!

Guest, Is the converter saying error or the player when you play them?

ya same here
i got error message too
when i click on convert on Amv COnverter
i convert avi file to amv

Guest, In the AMV settings select "Try other Codec"
If it still will not work download and install K-Lite Mega Codec Pack, a Google search will find it for you.

Re: Converting files to AMV
 

All versions of AMV convertor are kind of buggy with occasional meaningless "error" and "disk full" messages.

I find that pre-converting to smaller format that fits your player (160x120 or 128x96, etc.) gives me fewer problems. I typically use Pocket Divx Encoder (PDE) or Mencoder264 as pre-convertor software. Others people use VirtualDub as their preferred preconvertor.

With AMV Converter 3.57 (best version for 1.8" chiPod), LOW=8fps MID=10fps HIGH=12fps. I take that into consideration when doing pre-conversion by manually entering a fixed fps rate, usually 8fps instead of 12fps to save chiPod file space, at a small loss in quality.

Most video clips (podcasts) I download are typically 24 or 25fps. If I use 8fps, at most one frame is dropped (25%8=1). If I use 10fps, 5 frames are dropped making video choppy (25%10=5). If I use 12fps, again only one frame may be dropped (25%12=1). So, I think that usually you should avoid the MID=10fps setting and make sure your preconverter fps is the same as your AMV Convertor fps.

Even taking all this into account, I sometimes still get "error" or "disk full" messages. When this happens I have found that I can often get AMV Converter to work by first using Pocket DIVX Encoder's post-encoding SYNC feature: (1) start PDE (2) skip the input/output file name and go to the bottom and click on the "Correct Audio Video Synchronization" and choose the created AVI file that failed to make a good AMV (3) a "resynched" AVI will be created (4) try AMV Converter on the "resynced" file.

Sometimes that fixes the problem and sometimes it doesn't. When pre-converting an AVI file, I may even "resynch" the original source AVI file, then pre-convert the resulting "resynched SOURCE" using PDE. That has also solved the problem sometimes.

Re: Converting files to AMV
 

I got MP4 player and has AMV player installed in it. This player needs AMV files for videos to play. As advised i downloaded 3.68V of AMV converter. I added file to be converted and output path too specified . As my player is 1.5" display it requires 128x... but only 98x.. is displayed. This setting is greyed out(not activated). I am forced to convert at 98x.. Rest is playing well in my Player. Please advise to convert it to 1.5" display type setting.

jayantkowe, When you load a file in AMV Converter you must highlight the file by clicking on it to activate the settings button. The other way you can open the settings is to double click on the file you have loaded.