iriverter - A Simple Cross-Platform Video Converter

[MrStaticVoid]

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[Mio]

Heh. I was trying to write something like this in C# a few weeks ago, but gave up.

Thanks I'll try it later.

[dohcmark8]

Does it have the function to keep widescreen aspect ratio like PDE does?

[Mio]

Here. This .reg file will make .JAR files executable all by themselves, so you don't have to use the .bat file to start them.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ja rfile]@="Jar File"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ja rfile\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ja rfile\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ja rfile\shell\open\com mand]
@="\"c:\\Program Files\\Java\\j2re1.4 .2_06\\bin\\javaw.ex e\" -jar \"%1\" %*"

you may need to change it based on what version of the JRE you have.

[MrStaticVoid]

It does maintain aspect ratio automatically.

Jars should be executable by default, but archive managers like WinRar and WinZip generally take them over. I think that having to edit and import a reg file might confuse some people.

[anzo]

Nice Job MrStaticVoid
what a handy program
simple and easy to use

i am wondering can you add a little function that allow us to open DVD files on hard drive too??

Thank You

[MrStaticVoid]

If you are talking about the vob files, you can put them in a directory and use the directory conversion function of my program. Unfortunately that will leave you with one video for every vob. I can probably come up with something to join the vob files together before processing. I'll try it out and let you know.

[LeVicomte]

thanks for the program, but i'm just wondering:
i tried to convert a flash video that i'd already converted to a high-bitrate avi and my player wouldn't support it, but this could be because the avi is screwy; windows media player runs it, but nothing can edit it, so if your converter did fail on this, it's understandable.

i threw my mean girls dvd in and ran your program, but i didn't want to wait 200 minutes or whatever for it to finish, so i clicked cancel and tried to run what had already been converted on the player, but the player didn't support it, again. i'm running it again and letting it convert the entire cd, but i'm just wondering, should the partially-finished dvd file have run?

[MrStaticVoid]

The encoder writes what is called the index after all of the encoding. The index stores crucial information like dimensions and frame-rate that is needed for playing. When you cancel the encoding, the index is not written so it will not play. You can add the index manually, but that would require opening a command prompt and running

mencoder -noidx -ovc copy -oac copy -o outputfile.avi inputfile.avi

I can add this functionality to my program if a lot of people want it.

[SoulEata]

Ok I'm running the batch file and i get this:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoSuchMeth odError
at EncoderUI.<init><Enc oderUI.java:211>
at EncoderUI.main<Encod erUI.java:480>

[yanivperetz]

i can not view video files in my new h340 , please help me....
i've tried almost everything....

yanivperetz@walla.co m

Originally Posted by MrStaticVoid

After a lot of work, I think I have a good solid program
for converting videos. It couldn't be easier to use and has worked for everything I have thrown at it. To simplify installation I have made separate zips for Windows and OSX.

The program is written in Java. If you don't have Java, get it at www.java.com.

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Windows
http://userpages.umbc.edu/~jlee23/H3...verter-win.zip
Download, extract, double-click "Start H300VideoConverter.b at"

OSX
http://userpages.umbc.edu/~jlee23/H3...verter-osx.zip
Download, extract, double-click "Start H300VideoConverter.s h"

Everything else under the sun
http://userpages.umbc.edu/~jlee23/H3...oConverter.jar
Download, install mplayer and mencoder, run "java -jar H300VideoConverter.j ar" on the command-line.

I have put this through a ton of tests and it works perfectly for me. If you have any problems please post them in this thread or IM me and I will fix 'em.
I really hope you find this useful!

[andrewmel]

Yani, what have you tried so far?

What firmware are you running?

[LeVicomte]

actually, i have had a strange issue with the software. first off, kudos for writing it, i threw a dvd in the drive and it ripped it so conveniently. unfortunately, although the video ran fine on my computer, attempting to run it on my h320 returned the "video loading... not supported" error. when i opened up the avi in virtual dub, i found that several segments of the movie were running at 11 frames per second, which is just beyond the capacity of the player. could this be why it failed?

so now i'm setting the entire film to 10fps via virtual dub. this method is still better than many of the other ones out there, but it would be great if you could fix this bug in your application.

thanks for the program.

[Kudos]

I don't believe it.

My flatmate started work on an app to encode specifically for the H3xx last night, just before you posted this.

There's some big differences though.

His is in VB, so windows only. It's also being tailored to my needs, which means no configuration, just drag and drop to encode. It's still in development but the basic code is working, he's just tidying up some the code for file splitting and some extra features. I'll get him to post it if he's willing to share.

I can see your program would suit most people, but this one is handy for beginners and lazy people

/k

[J@Nche]

Hi

how long video are you able to play on your iRiver? (firmware?), i am using 1.25 eu and it plays just 1h video..
when i have something 1h20m this cool prog doesnt split it and I have problems .... not support

How long does the splitting take? Ive converted an AVI(divx) movie (1h45m) by this prog in 20min, but now it is splitting it for 40min and it doesnt seem to work. Nothing is happening except Splitting Sign, harddrive doesnt blink

Could you help me?

[Mio]

Originally Posted by Valy_CZ

Hi

how long video are you able to play on your iRiver? (firmware?), i am using 1.25 eu and it plays just 1h video..
when i have something 1h20m this cool prog doesnt split it and I have problems .... not support

How long does the splitting take? Ive converted an AVI(divx) movie (1h45m) by this prog in 20min, but now it is splitting it for 40min and it doesnt seem to work. Nothing is happening except Splitting Sign, harddrive doesnt blink

Could you help me?

Why are you using 1.25e? It's just 1.25k with limitations imposed.

[frozin]

wait..does this thing rip straight to h300 format?..or am i reading something wrong.

[ezsoulja]

sorry if this sounds stupid but what does it do exactly? as in converting video

[Dazza]

it changes a video file to make it useable on the iriver after oyu have upgraded your firmware. itb asically resizes it and sets correct audi and video codecs and alot of other things.

[speedWh0re]

I have yet to try the program. Sounds interesting so I will definitely give it a go. One feature that would encourage me to use it over VirtualDub would be a job queue.

One quick questions regarding VD. How does one encode a movie to work on h3xx with AC3 sound encoded. I admit I haven't spent much time or looked into it too much but when I did try it was a bit unsucessful.

Rich

[frozin]

i ripped a dvd with the prgram and it got to 99% and stopped..it sad it was splitting..so i canceled and split it with virtual dub, its transferring to the player right now,, ill edit with an update to tell u if it works.

edit: OMG it worked! i just ripped a dvd straight to h300 format in 90 minutes flat. this is a dream program..you rock!!!!!!!!(time to go delete the 20 programs or so that ive used together to get this job done.)

[DragonFly]

freakin sweet. this is exactly what eveyone needed. great job