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Panasonic's MovieStage or better for ASF video?
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Posted by: cheeseus

Hi everyone,

I have only recently discovered that I can actually play videos FULL SCREEN on my 902sh

Converting into this ASF format, however, is a pain in the .. behind.
I tried finding the Panasonic MovieStage which does that (has special encoding for the 902sh) but it's nowhere to be found. So, anyone who has it, can ypu please give me a download link. Much appreciated!
Of course, you you know something that will do a better job, please let me know. I have all sorts of converters, but none of them does the job. There are even hundreds of ASF videos for free download on my internet network, but they won't work on the phone.

Posted by: riel

Have you tried Total Video Converter? That's the one I use for my SH905i, and it converts just about every format known to man.

Posted by: cheeseus

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Originally Posted by riel

Have you tried Total Video Converter? That's the one I use for my SH905i, and it converts just about every format known to man.

I haven't tried that one, but have already tried a few others. It's not just about converting it to ASF but finding out the correct settings, such as:
Container: ASF
Format: MPEG-4 ?
Audio Encoder: ?
Bitrate: ?
etc.
As I mentioned, I already tried my own converted ASF files and some others that I downloaded that do work on other phones, but not on the 902sh or the 904sh. That's why I am looking for this MovieStage.

Posted by: riel

Total has all the settings PRESET as defaults. That's why I recommended it.

Posted by: cheeseus

I tried converting into ASF using this Total Video Converter but,

, it doesn't work. I uploaded the converted file to the SD_VIDEO folder on my 904sh, and also a copy, but renamed it to "MOL002.ASF" (the phone's standard file name) but none of the files showed up on the media player.
I remember reading in the manual that "you can watch videos and films in DVD quality" - but how? All I have managed to achieve is watch 3GP files with smeared picture (a couple of files did convert properly, with excellent picture, but still 3GP, not ASF). So, any ideas are still most welcome!

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Posted by: sketch143

it's been 1 year since i last used a 904.. so i can't remember well.. but i do remember playing videos full screen with either 3gp or mp4

Posted by: cheeseus

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Originally Posted by sketch143

it's been 1 year since i last used a 904.. so i can't remember well.. but i do remember playing videos full screen with either 3gp or mp4

3GP videos, if properly converted, yes, full screen. But MP4 - no, they don't even show in the file list (in Videos or Music). The only really good quality videos are the MOL001.ASF etc. videos I can make and then play on the Media Player. I have heard that we should be able to convert videos to ASF format (best quality) and watch them from the SD_VIDEO folder but no luck so far. The Panasonic Movie Stage does the trick for 902sh but I can't find the program. Any other I've tried (several different) make some ASF files that the phone "can't see" in the SD_VIDEO folder.

Posted by: cheeseus

Case resolved, more or less. This thread answers most issues (sorry for not finding it earlier):
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1083957

The 3GP_Converter, in its SD_VIDEO ASF conversion part, does the trick alright - works on my 904sh and my 902sh