"File Format" Error, even though its AVI
 

I got my mp3 player for xmas, after my old one fried.

First I had issues with the AVi Converter ...so i used the one i found on here that someobody wrote.. forgot who, but thanks!

But, its still not accepting.. as soon as I load it on the player, i get File Format Error, even though its AVI. Which it says it accepts.

The test video it came with worked fine but I lost it.. my music works fine, and photos work fine.

Its a Rockchip player, made by Karbon Electronics... 2 gigs.

someone help???

You need to select the screen resolution in the converter to match the player.

Select 220x176 if it's a small 2" player, or 320x240 if it's one of the bigger 2.4" players.

i did, its 160x128, so it says in the manual

160x128dot display with full high speed colour 1.8"tft display screen

support mpeg-4(avi)video format

Re: "File Format" Error, even though its AVI
 

teelecki
Somethings not right, 160x128 is not a typical rockchip resolution.
Either the manual is wrong or the player is not a Rockchip.

It's quite common for these players to get shipped with the wrong stuff. :shock:
Can you post a link to a photo of the player?

it should be rockchip, it says so when i plug in the USB. I hope the pic is ok, i tried to get the screen to show up.. I don't have the sample vid anymore.. it was some fashion show.. named rockchip 1.8 or something ... I've tried about 10 converters, it says it accepts mpeg-4 coding, xvid, and divx I've tried them all with the resolution it gave me, and nothing.. I do have to hold it sideways to see the video though...

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/5...7832bx6.th.jpg

I've tried.. AViConverter, AVi Converter Smart - but mencode.exe keeps crashing when i click convert, Any Video Converter, X Video Converter, DiVx Converter

Re: "File Format" Error, even though its AVI
 

What type of file are you trying to convert? Can you post us the details of it. You can get these by using a freeware program such as MediaInfo.

im trying to convert mpeg to avi.. and when i load it on the player i get the error message... no matter what i use it with...

I found the companys 1-800 #, but are those any good for help?

teelecki

Can you check the Settings/System/About option and post the firmware version details, we need to be sure it's a Rockchip.

I never come across a Rockchip that looks like the one in the picture above. :roll:

sorry it took me a wile... busy with commission work.. I found out the company that made it IS local.. based in a nearby town.. but when i load the usb cord, it does show up as rockchip.. so here's all my player settings

ver: 00.00.0000
date: 2007-08-06
flash mem: 2gb


the player doesnt have anything else.. but there is a model number on the back that might help you:

mp-828


I've tried tons of video converters, with no luck.. most of them left junk on my computer i had to move, some just quit when i opend them.. others had a watermark...

they all play fine wile its on my computer, but when I load it on the player, i get file format error..

it says it accepts divx/xvid, mpeg4

and ive tried all those.. and others..


there is no firmware on there yet, since i got it for xmas, I've been alittle skiddish updating it, because the last player I had that I updated it, the firmware crashed, corrupted my files in the player, and now it wont even turn on.. and this was a gift so i dont want to risk it with this one..

Re: "File Format" Error, even though its AVI
 

HEyy
it's happening the same to me!
Actually I tried the program that came with the CD, (avi convert tool or something like that). The installation was alright, but when I push "convert" nothing happens. It doenst freeze, it just looks like I didnt even push the button.
So I tried to install in my notebook. Than the program went alright like... 3 times? And then, it started to "not work" just like before.

A few things:
When I used the convert that came with the CD (the one that doesnt "move"anymore) the videos DID work on the player.

Then I tried many converters I found, and when its avi it shows the icon on the player but I get the error message about the file being in the wrong format.

What I think is that there must be especific parameters that we need to put on the other programs like codec, bitrate, framerate and audio format besides the size. The thing is I dont know what they are and I have no idea how to find out these information since it doenst say anything on the manual. I've tried some combinations, but never works.

I think I have exactly the same problem as you do. If you somehow get the original program working, it will probably convert the video ok, but the problem is... how are we going to make it work?????

Yeah I have that problem too with the default AVI program it comes with.. it just doesn't start.. it stops at like 1%..

If somebody knows how to fix that, then yeah, maybe the vids will work...

Re: "File Format" Error, even though its AVI
 

Hello!
I have this problem too.

Re: "File Format" Error, even though its AVI
 

first copy the karbon avi converter to your computer (is on little disk that comes with player). hook up usb and player to computer. open up avi converter. set resolution on avi converter 160pixels x 128pixels. find source file ( the movie you want to copy .avi dvd vcd svcd etc. )then the target file which the drive letter for you mp3 player. this is very important
to make sure that the target file has the name of the movie: example X:\blabla black sheep.avi where X is the drive letter of the mp3 player and you must type .avi as shown in the example. click the aviconverter button to start conversion and transfer to player. be patient the bar will show progress in a while. it will tell you when it is done. Gaurenteed success if followed correctly. Cheers.
sorry forgot the example in the above.

Re: "File Format" Error, even though its AVI
 

I hope your right, because I've tried the program before, converting directly to my computer though, and it just stayed at 1%, after I left it there all day... and its a very short concert vid im testing it with.. under a minute.. so it shouldnt take that long..

well, i tried it.. i converted it all afternoon.. it moved to like.. 4%, then jumped back to 0 and crashed.

i think its my program thats on the cd.. can someone upload one that works for mee???

Re: "File Format" Error, even though its AVI
 

well i tried.. I left it all afternoon and it didnt move past 1%. It did go to 4%, then it just jumped back to 1 again...

teelecki

After several attempts, grrr :x (seems to be a BIG problem with this site at the moment) managed to upload the version of aviconverter that came with my player, hope it works for you.

yeah i was having that problem too, thats why i double posted.. thank you!

Re: "File Format" Error, even though its AVI
 

AVConverter/AVIConverter 2/3/4 or AVIConverter Smart/Smart 2 depends on MEncoder: www.mplayerhq.hu and he is using a Converter.INI to give all converting parameters to MEncoder.exe.

These Converter.INI isn't well written, sometimes very bad, because the Rockchips RK260xA-player can only play Videos with ONE resolution:

RK 2602A - only 160x128 pixel
RK 2606A - only 224x176 pixel (sometimes 220x176 pixel)
RK 2608A - only 320x240 pixel

You could check my words at www.rock-chips.com

All other resolutions have to be EXPANDed to the right resolution, like these example line of my personal adapted Converter.INI:

1-1-1=-ofps 20 -vf-add scale=128:104 -vf-add expand=224:176:-1:-1:1 -srate 44100 -ovc xvid -xvidencopts bitrate=200:max_bframes=0:quant_type=h263 -oac lavc -lavcopts acodec=mp2:abitrate=128

The Videopicture will be 128x104 pixel, but it will get black borders around until the Resolution reach 224x176 pixel.

I'm owner of two players with RockChips RK2606A: Auvisio ZAK4 (224x176) & Auvisio Mini Boom Box deluxe (220x176) and you could find my personal Homepage to this devices at www.auvisiozak4.dreipage.de - there is also displayed my personal Converter.ini you can use it with AVConverter/AVIConverter 1/AviConverter 2/AVIConverter 3/AviConverter 4/AVIConverter Smart and AVI Converter Smart2.

One Note: My Resolutions higher than 320x240 won't work with the AVIConverter - theire only working with the first Version called AVConverter !

If you're tired of AVIConverter try the Original MEncoder with GFrontend 2007.3 - my Favourite now...

regards from germany, lca77