This is not a duplicate video conversion post. This doesn't just give instructions on how to make a video, but how to do it with high quality, so the movie is the correct aspect ratio, and movies filmed in Panavision and other higher aspect ratios are always shown in normal 16x9 widescreen. Also, this is for DVD rips from widescreen sources (everything I have is widescreen). If you're doing TV shows or something else at 4:3 this won't work (I can give those instructions as well if there's demand for it).
First, I assume everyone is already using SUPER © for G1 video conversion, but if not, here's the link and how to download it:
http://www.erightsoft.net/SUPER.html#DnloadClick "
Start Downloading SUPER" towards the bottom of the page, then "
download and use" towards the top, and finally "
Download SUPER © setup file" towards the bottom. (the site requires this for ad views or something, but it is free so it's worth the hassle).
SUPER © Setup:| Codecs: | MP4 | H.264 | AAC LC |
| Video: | 480:270 | 3:2 | 23.976 | 480kbps | (yes, you set the video to 480x270) |
| Audio: | 44100 | 2 | 96kbps | Default |
| Options: | Hi Quality:OFF | | Top Quality:OFF |
| Pad: | Top:24 | Bottom:26 | Left:0 | Right:0 |
| Crop: | Top:0 | Bottom:0 | Left:Calc | Right:Calc |
While everything else stays the same from movie to movie, the
Calc options above need to be calculated depending on the resolution of the video source. I'll quickly give the calculation and then give an example. The calculation is ( Width - ( Height * 16 / 9 ) ) / 2. Width and Height are of the source video and the result would be what you would select for the left and right crop.
Here's a couple examples from my DVD rips:- 886x480 source video: ( 886 - ( 480 * 16 / 9 ) ) / 2 = 16 (set the left and right crop to 16)
- 1128x480 source video: ( 1128 - ( 480 * 16 / 9 ) ) / 2 = 137 (set the left crop to 136 and the right crop to 138)
- 852x480 source video: ( 852 - ( 480 * 16 / 9 ) ) / 2 = -0.7 (this movie is already 16x9 so you can turn Crop OFF)
That's it! Perfect aspect ratio, no stretching, and very high quality. Oh, and I would suggest that when you playback a movie
TURN ON AIRPLANE MODE! (Home, Menu, Settings, Wireless controls, Airplane mode). The phone searching for GSM, Edge, 3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, and apps trying to use connections will cause your video to slow down, pause, or even fail. As a bonus, it will also
greatly extend video viewing time.
Other information:For high quality, I went with 480kbps video and 96kbps audio. When doing samples, I tested many bit rates and found 480/96kbps to be the perfect balance between quality and file size. A 90 minute movie will be about 380MB using these settings, this allows me to have about 8-9 movies on a 4GB card, plenty for me. You can sacrifice quality for a smaller file size by using 336kbps video and 64kbps audio which will result in the same 90 minute movie being about 265MB.
23.976 frames per second is what all DVD's of movies are filmed at as movies are all shot at 24 frames per second. Using 25 frames per second or 29.97 or 30 will just
LOWER the quality because the converter will have to create averaged frames or duplicate previous frames to generate more frames than the source video has. If the source movies you're converting from are not 23.976 already, whoever ripped it did so incorrectly. In the future, make sure you always rip movies from DVD at 23.976.
You should always use the 3:2 aspect ratio in SUPER © as that's what the G1 format is. If you don't select 3:2, if you preview the movie on your computer it will look different than on your G1 because it will stretch it on your computer. Basically, keeping it always at 3:2 no matter what the source will allow you to preview videos on your computer and they will look the same on your G1 as well.
Tim
