PSP video encoding thread

[wonderboy]

If anyone wants min_max version of the above. So you can keep the
bit-rate, within a certain boundry. Then here you go...

[Item18]
Title=368x208/29.97fps/450kbps ƒXƒeƒŒƒI/128kbps
TitleE=368x208/29.97fps/450kbps_min_max Stereo/128kbps
Command0=""<%AppPath%>\cores\ffmpeg" -y -i "<%InputFile%>" -pass 1 -passlogfile "<%TemporaryFile%>" -title "<%Title%>" -bitexact -vcodec xvid -s 368x280 -r 29.97 -b 450 -maxrate 540 -minrate 180 -bt 16 -acodec aac -ac 2 -ar 24000 -ab 64 -vol 180 -f 3gp "<%TemporaryFile%>.3gp""
Command1=""<%AppPath%>\cores\ffmpeg" -y -i "<%InputFile%>" -pass 2 -passlogfile "<%TemporaryFile%>" -title "<%Title%>" -bitexact -vcodec xvid -s 368x208 -r 29.97 -b 450 -maxrate 540 -minrate 180 -bt 16 -acodec aac -ac 2 -ar 24000 -ab 64 -vol 180 -f 3gp "<%TemporaryFile%>.3gp""
Command2=""<%AppPath%>\cores\QT3GPPFlatten" "<%TemporaryFile%>.3gp" "<%TemporaryFile%>_2.3gp" -c QT_3GPP(MobileMP4)_368x208_AAC.ini"
Command3="rm "<%TemporaryFile%>.3gp""
Command4=""<%AppPath%>\cores\ATOMChanger" "<%TemporaryFile%>_2.3gp" "<%OutputFile%>.MP4" "Camouflage_MP4_for_PSP_ForceQVGA.ini""
Command5="rm "<%TemporaryFile%>_2.3gp""
Command6=""<%AppPath%>\cores\ffmpeg" -y -i "<%InputFile%>" -f singlejpeg -ss 5 -vframes 1 -s 160x120 -an "<%OutputFile%>.THM""

[Reuben]

Ignore!

[zenza]

Thanks wonderboy.

You have been a great deal of help to me and I am learning more and more thanks to you.

Would you say that the above item 16 info is the best quality quantity compromise for encoding movies and TV episodes onto a 512 MB card?

[zenza]

Why do I keep on getting error 1 or error 128?

Also, at the end of encoding it does not place any file where I have selected the ouputted file to go?

I have uninstalled and reinstalled QT with authoring?

[Logan MacLeod]

Hi everyone,

I've been browsing this site and specifically this thread most of this week. I just started converting some of my DVDs for use on the PSP.

I simply wanted to thank everyone for the knowledge you've shared. I now have four .MP4 movies up and running in Quicktime on my Windows XP machine. All are now at a good quality and I can fit 2 on a 1 GB memory stick. I also learned I could make my own .THM file, so I cropped a scan of the DVD box itself for that. All thanks to this forum.

Now I have to wait two weeks to get my PSP and see how they really work. Once I do, I'll experiment some more.

I just wanted to pass on my thanks for sharing with us.

Logan Macleod

P.S. If your're interested, I did GoodFellas, Clerks, The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy.

[zenza]

Hi everyone,

I've been browsing this site and specifically this thread most of this week. I just started converting some of my DVDs for use on the PSP.

I simply wanted to thank everyone for the knowledge you've shared. I now have four .MP4 movies up and running in Quicktime on my Windows XP machine. All are now at a good quality and I can fit 2 on a 1 GB memory stick. I also learned I could make my own .THM file, so I cropped a scan of the DVD box itself for that. All thanks to this forum.

Now I have to wait two weeks to get my PSP and see how they really work. Once I do, I'll experiment some more.

I just wanted to pass on my thanks for sharing with us.

Logan Macleod

P.S. If your're interested, I did GoodFellas, Clerks, The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy.

Can you post your ini file that you're using?

[zenza]

I am getting no output MP4 file after 3GPP has encoded my movies.

I am using wonderboy and dazza's ini file items for 2 pass encoding.

What am I doing wrong?

[Logan MacLeod]

Here is the .ini I'm using:

[Item16]
Title=QVGA/29.97fps/384kbps ?X?e???I/128kbps
TitleE=Indigent's Movie Walkthrough
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Command0=""<%AppPath%>\cores\ffmpeg" -y -i "<%InputFile%>" -pass 1 -passlogfile "<%TemporaryFile%>" -title "<%Title%>" -timestamp "<%TimeStamp%>" -bitexact -vcodec xvid -s 320x240 -r 29.97 -b 768 -acodec aac -ac 2 -ar 24000 -ab 64 -vol 180 -f 3gp "<%TemporaryFile%>.3gp""
Command1=""<%AppPath%>\cores\ffmpeg" -y -i "<%InputFile%>" -pass 2 -passlogfile "<%TemporaryFile%>" -title "<%Title%>" -timestamp "<%TimeStamp%>" -bitexact -vcodec xvid -s 320x240 -r 29.97 -b 384 -acodec aac -ac 2 -ar 24000 -ab 64 -vol 300 -f 3gp "<%TemporaryFile%>.3gp""
Command2=""<%AppPath%>\cores\QT3GPPFlatten" "<%TemporaryFile%>.3gp" "<%TemporaryFile%>_2.3gp" -c QT_3GPP(MobileMP4)_QVGA_AAC.ini"
Command3="rm "<%TemporaryFile%>.3gp""
Command4=""<%AppPath%>\cores\ATOMChanger" "<%TemporaryFile%>_2.3gp" "<%OutputPath%>M4V<%RandomNumber5%>.MP4" "Camouflage_MP4_for_PSP.ini""
Command5="rm "<%TemporaryFile%>_2.3gp""
Command6=""<%AppPath%>\cores\ffmpeg" -y -i "<%InputFile%>" -f singlejpeg -ss 5 -vframes 1 -s 160x120 -an "<%OutputPath%>M4V<%RandomNumber5%>.THM""

I got it from a different site, and modified it to be 2 pass encoding and I set -vol 300 on the second pass.

This got The Bourne Identity to 445MB.

I played around with different settings for the other movies, and I don't remember which were which. GoodFellas for example is 547MB, but is also about 30 min longer movie. Clerks is only 390MB, but is shorter and B/W. I assume that would be a smaller movie than one in color.

I have fairly low requirements for my video. I just want it to look run smooth and the audio to sync up. What I've done so far meets this, at least running in Quicktime. Once I get my PSP I'll know if my efforts paid off or if I have to start again.

FWIW, I rip the .VOB with DVD Decrypter, then I run them through Auto Gordian Knot to make one .AVI file. I then run that .AVI file through 3GP. Many may say I don't need to make the .AVI but it works for me.

Good luck,

Logan

[Logan MacLeod]

Do any of you have a real world example of battery life?

Specifically, when playing back a movie off a memory stick, how does the battery hold up? Can you get through 2 movies or just one?

Battery life is my main motivation for doing this as opposed to using UMDs. That and limited selection of UMD movies, of course.

Thanks

Logan

[zenza]

Well I am getting the mp4 files after encoding in 3gpp for the first 15 coding optiions but when I encode using wonderboy or dazzas 2 pass options then I don't get the final mp4 file after encodings done?

Why is this?

[zenza]

What's all this stuff on the 3gpp site?

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Do I Need the above?

[zenza]

Ignore me.

All sorted now.

Seems I had multiple dll files so I had to delete the one in 3gpp as I laready had it in windows.

[wonderboy]

Glad you got it working zenza, sorry i wasn't around to help...

As for the best setting for a 512mb card. I, like i've mentioned can
get 6/6 anime episodes on it. At 24-26mins a episode, so about 2hrs
20-30mins. Also, you might want to do some simple test. With a 2-4
minute video's, of different content. Then divide the size/by time to
get what a minutes worth is. Then can usually judge what's best...

Good luck...

[dataDave]

David if you're having trouble try using RaPiZ PSP Video Condertor. It's really simple to use, and I've had 100% success with no effort. It also allows you to choose your resolution and boost the volume via simple radio buttons.

Yeah, used that first before even consulting this thread. Sound totally out of sync.

[zenza]

Glad you got it working zenza, sorry i wasn't around to help...

As for the best setting for a 512mb card. I, like i've mentioned can
get 6/6 anime episodes on it. At 24-26mins a episode, so about 2hrs
20-30mins. Also, you might want to do some simple test. With a 2-4
minute video's, of different content. Then divide the size/by time to
get what a minutes worth is. Then can usually judge what's best...

Good luck...

Well, it seems I can encode small trailers and music videos fine using the 2 pass ini files of yours and dazza but when I put in a movie file say around 700MB, it comes with a error 128 at the end of the encoding and I don't end up with a mpg4 file at the end.

Any ideas wonderboy?