mp4 to amv
 

i have some films on my hard drive already converted to play on a psp. try as i might i cannot get these files to convert in the amv converter tool. where am i going wrong

Re: mp4 to amv
 

I'm assuming from title of your post that your PSP files are in mpeg-4format or similar ?

You will probably need to convert to avi first - you can use pocketdivxencoder for this. Then use amv converter to convert this "new" file - and ensure you have " try other codecs" ticked in settings - should work ok.

S

Re: mp4 to amv
 

cheers...where do i get that program from??

for info these movies are converted so that they appears as m4v47134.mp4 or m4v47134.thm when opened in the iput file box....also also i only get these to load into the input file box when search under 'all afiles' if that makes sence. when i try and convert it errors straight away

Re: mp4 to amv
 

There is a downloads section on left hand side - you'll find pocketdivxencoder in there to download for free. I'm pretty sure you should be able to convert using this first, or just ensuring you have " try other codecs" enables in the amv convert program. There are instructions on how to use this in the knowledge base ( also see left hand side ).

You may also need to download SLD codec pack ( in case you have missing ones either ausio or video on your system) - its all a bit trial and error I'm afraid, but you will suss it all out, what works and what doesnt soon enough - this site really helped me out !

Cheers

S

Re: mp4 to amv
 

cheers again.

i have managaed to find it already. it seems to be working, however, am i right in that it only coverts at the same rates at the film is played at. i'm not seeing any progress of coveriion in the tool bar

Re: mp4 to amv
 

No, it should convert much faster than that. Think it defaults to avi file when I use it - then I convert the avi to AMV. The progress bar sometimes stays at 0% until it finishes converting - and then suddenly comes up with a completed message. Play around with it a bit and see what it does. There is a tpoic on the forums explaining how to use pocketdivxencoder, so do a search on that if you have problems. My files were only about 40MB originally, so the conversion process was always quick.

Hope you get it sorted ok :)

Cheers

Si

Re: mp4 to amv
 

i seem to be having no luck even with pocketdivxencoder now. while it will play the mp4 files ok on my pc after encoding the picture is just colouer blobs....the sound runs ok though...help!!!!!!

I have downloaded SLD codec pack 2.2 & AVM converter. For some reason, it installs, but it doesn't open and I dont see any icons or anything to open the program with. What am I doing wrong?

I just want to convert some video clips so I can play them on my mp4 player. I downloaded everything and I just can't do it. Someone please help!!!!

TJ, What version of AMV converter have you installed. You should find it in Start Menu> All Programs> MP3 Player Utilities. Also what screen size is your player.

The version is 3.68 and my screen is 1.5

TJ, So can you find MP3 Player Utilities 3.68 in the All Programs menu or C:\Program Files\MP3 Player Utilities 3.68 in Explorer?

TJ

What error are you getting?
Can you explain to me more what happens when you try to open the program and use it to convert? Error messages?

I'm not getting any error messages. I download the programs, try to run them or find an icon to run with, and nothing happens. Well, I tried to use the disk that came with it, and it'd like it doesn't have the encoder progam I need. The AVM converter program, it downloads and instals fine, but when I click the icon,it shows the hourglass for a second, but it just sends me through the installation process AGAIN! Then asks do I want to overwrite. But there is nothing to open the program up with so I can use it!

tj, so i can understand can you confirm the following.....
You are using XP?
You have Windows Media Player 10 installed?
You have installed the codec pack?
You have installed Mp3 Player Utilities 3.68?
AMV Converter will not run?
When you click the icon what icon are you refering to?
When you say there is nothing to open the program with, have you gone to the install folder and clicked on the AMV Converter?

Usually in a folder there is an icon to open a program with, and I did click on the converter and it just goes to the install menu again.

TJ, I have no idea why this is happening, I suggest you uninstall the tools and then reinstall or try another version.