mediaplayer 7 freezes

[fullerlee]

on my e125, i have a 1 hour movie, bit rate 67kbps, size 320x240 and audio rate 16khz, the size of the movie is about 30MB and i have it stored on my 64mb cf card.<br>the problem is that movie keeps feezing, usually only a few seconds into it (never more than a minute) i have nothing else running on the machine.<br>any ideas?<br>thanks,<br>lee

[Moose or Chuck]

well i noticed that if the bit rate is really low, it seems incredibly jumpy to me, which may look like it freezes.

[fullerlee]

i don't think it's because it's jumpy. sometimes it will play perfectly for a few seconds and then will suddenly freeze (can still hear the sound). sometimes the picture will update and sometimes, just the sound will continue playing and i have to close the application.

[Moose or Chuck]

yes that is what i reference to being jumpy. the video and audio becoming very very out of sync. its because the bit-rate is show poo faced.

[Moose or Chuck]

Try increasing the amount of Program Memory to around 10 megs. I have mine always around 16 megs of free program memory and I every movie I have (encoded at 450KBPS, 320x240, 96kbps audio) all run perfect.

[fullerlee]

i've increased the amount of free program memory to well over 10 meg, about 18 meg and i stil get the same problem.<br>the first 10 seconds play perfectly, then the video stops and the sound continues.

[Matt Keys]

How does it play on your desktop pc?

[fullerlee]

apart from it looking a bit grainy and blocky, it plays perfectly, without and jumps or pauses.

[Matt Keys]

Well I suggest you re-encode it at a higher level, Sorry:(

[Jaybot]

Ummm... make sure you have the windows media technology preview 2; I used to get that sometimes when I used preview 1.  Just checking.

[Moose or Chuck]

Use PocketTV, not Windows Media Preview. It runs a whole lot better: http://www.pockettv.com<br>It's also free, but you have to send in your email, etc. to get the registration code. It also has many more features than WMP

[fullerlee]

Isn't pocketTv just for mpegs?<br>Can I get mpegs down to the size of wmv files with a similar quality? If so, any advice on what settings to use? (I'd like about 30 MB per hour)<br>

[Matt Keys]

Well if you need the files that small than you should use wmv. The smallest you can get mpeg with descent quality is 1mb/minute. Of course mpeg is a nicer quality and PocketTV can play in landscape.

[Moose or Chuck]

PocketTV also plays WMV. And how could you say that 1MB a minute is the smallest aesthetically pleasing video you can make in MPEG format. I HATE MICROSOFT'S ENCODERS SO MUCH!

[Matt Keys]

Well, I guess it is all about what you consider "quality" because my mpeg's are 3mb/minute and I wouldnt go lower if it would sacrifice quality. While I hear some other people prefer 1mb/minute for better file size and less quality. Therefore, I said 1mb/minute ok?