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DvdToSymbian is a simple Windows batch script to convert widescreen DVD films using the free VLC player for watching on a Symbian S60v5/S^3 phone with screen size 640x360 - for example, the Nokia 5800/N97/N8, Sony Ericsson Satio/Vivaz.
One of the most popular multi-purpose media players is VLC which runs on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. It will play all main video/audio formats, handles streaming media and much else besides. VLC is free and is available from www.videolan.org.
If you are already a VLC user, you may know that it can also convert between video formats. For example you can transcode a video which is in DivX format to MP4 format, so that it can be played on a Symbian device. Unfortunately, converting videos using VLC's GUI is a bit fiddly and some of the more powerful transcoding options aren't available. To get the full power of VLC, you need to use the command line interface.
Starting from a DOS prompt, DvdToSymbian.bat will rip a widescreen film (2.35:1 aspect ratio) from DVD so that it can be played back on a Symbian 640x360 screen. This batch file is for Windows, however it's possible to write similar scripts for Mac OS X and Linux. Here are the steps (just do these the first time only):
- Open DvdToSymbian.txt in Windows Notepad.
- Set variable A to your DVD drive.
- Set variable H to the destination directory for the converted file.
- Save as 'DvdToSymbian.bat'
Now to convert your DVD film, open a Command Prompt and type:
DvdToSymbian (filename)
VLC will start transcoding and you will see:
Wait until VLC has finished and copy the converted file to your Symbian device. Now sit back, get the popcorn ready and enjoy the film!
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Simon
(xxx.mpc-ogw.co.uk)
on 2010-08-09 12:15 CET |
Very useful app! VLC is a very powerful tool, and it takes quite some messing around to come up with the right set of options to achieve any desired effect. "Thank you" Malcolm Bryant for putting in the donkey work to come up with this workable set of options! [Rate: 8/10] |
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