video specs for f900bt? trying to convert youtube vids.

[assass1n]

so basically i have so many videos i downloaded of youtube and would like to play it on my f900bt. i've successfully done this already with several videos however i've never gotten one to play full screen. so far all i've been using is automatic converters that basically do all the work. i have several other video editing software and what im trying to find out is if i do this manually what specs do i set the video to so that it plays on my f900bt?

[assass1n]

no one knows?

[bloodninja]

nope. lol

[black_sedan]

i just use Handbrake.

[slimdiggy12]

There is a small free program that I got from www.download.com and it works great. It's really a video converter for my iPod, but it seems to work fine. I play all my videos in mp4 format and they run fine.

[assass1n]

the converter that you downloaded. when you play the mp4 files on the avic does it play it in full screen? would you happen to remember the name of the program?

[theanswer]

you do NOT need any converters, here's how i do it...

 

1) find the youtube video you want, for example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxKS7t70cUA

 

2) add PWN in front of the youtube, for example: http://www.pwnyoutube.com/watch?v=KxKS7t70cUA

 

3) click on "Download High Quality Video (MP4)" save this with the appropriate name

 

4) open itunes and add the video

 

5) synch your ipod (make sure to synch videos too, i was only set up to synch music)

 

6) connect the ipod to your pioneer unit, plays right away

[Kool_Aider]

It doesn't play full screen on my F700 when I do that. Super pansy sized. I can get 'em from youtube great with the pwn youtube trick but it's super small, so it kinda defeats the purpose unless I just want to play audio.

[kcmdata]

I recall reading somewhere that Full Screen Video is on DVD only and not all units have the DVD player. There is even a setting for it under System. I bought the F90BT because of that fact.

 

Try "Replay Media Catcher" for recording streaming video it works fantastic

[black_sedan]

Try Handbrake first...

 

If you're still getting widescreen, it's the source (youtube). get a better video source. PM if you need some.

[mike171562]

I found a bash script for Linux users that will batch convert flv files to avi that will play on the avic. I tweaked the options to change the ratio to fit on avic's screens. It can be called on one flv file or a whole list of files. I added a line to remove the flv when done so comment this out if you want to keep it. Uses mencoder

 

usage something like this:

#flv2xvid -xvid *.flv

or

#flv2xvid -xvid video.flv video1.flv video2.flv

 

 

 

 

#!/bin/sh

 

if [ -z "$1" ]; then

echo "Usage: $0 {-divx|-xvid} list_of_flv_files"

exit 1

fi

# video encoding bit rate

V_BITRATE=1000

 

while [ "$1" ]; do

case "$1" in

-divx)

MENC_OPTS="-ovc lavc -lavcopts \

vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=$V_BITRATE:mbd=2:v4mv:autoaspect"

;;

-xvid)

MENC_OPTS="-ovc xvid -xvidencopts bitrate=$V_BITRATE:autoaspect"

;;

*)

if file "$1" | grep -q "Macromedia Flash Video"; then

mencoder "$1" $MENC_OPTS -vf scale=640:480 -oac mp3lame \

-lameopts fast:preset=standard -o \

"`basename $1 .flv`.avi"

rm `basename $1`

else

echo "$1 is not Flash Video. Skipping"

fi

;;

esac

shift

done

[venusfan]

If you have an ipod just use the new realplayer to download the youtube video and use it to convert the video then load it onto your ipod. I download youtube videos and play it on my f90bt through my iphone 3g