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I want to play video files (movies) on my Nokia N800. I have been playing around with Mac the Ripper, iSquint and Handbrake in an effort to find out what's the best compromise between good video quality and file size. I am baffled by the variety of encoding options and settings, and I once again feel like I'm groping around in the dark. if I keep just trying out all options without any basic knowledge, I'm afraid I'll be done on Neverday.
Here's what I "think" I know:
- AVC/H.264 video offers likely the best quality.
- MPEG-4 video is not as good, but may suffice.
- variable bit rate is probably better than a constant quality setting.
I want very good quality at 640x272 output size. I want the video files to be reasonably sized.
What encoding would be most suitable to my needs? What settings are good starting points? By settings I mean:
- Output Settings (MP4, MKV, AVI, OGM)
- Encoder (barrage of options; average bit rate seems to vary a lot depending on the setting)
- Bit Rate (what's a good starting point?)
- 2 pass encoding (I know it's slow, but I don't mind if the result is really superior)
Please help a nOOb with some pointers!
If anyone were to know of a great online tutorial, it would be great!
Here's what I "think" I know:
- AVC/H.264 video offers likely the best quality.
- MPEG-4 video is not as good, but may suffice.
- variable bit rate is probably better than a constant quality setting.
I want very good quality at 640x272 output size. I want the video files to be reasonably sized.
What encoding would be most suitable to my needs? What settings are good starting points? By settings I mean:
- Output Settings (MP4, MKV, AVI, OGM)
- Encoder (barrage of options; average bit rate seems to vary a lot depending on the setting)
- Bit Rate (what's a good starting point?)
- 2 pass encoding (I know it's slow, but I don't mind if the result is really superior)
Please help a nOOb with some pointers!
If anyone were to know of a great online tutorial, it would be great!