Video recording resolution, Increase to altleast VGA ?

[StashCompInc]

Hi, I cant wait till this phone comes out. The phone really rocks in every way. But the max it will record video at is only CIF (352x288 @ 20fps).

Ive seen a software before for other PPC phones called CoolCamera, that allowed higher resolutions on other phones, for example the Hermes (TYTN).

Is it possible for the devs here to maybe enable higher resolutions through the registry ? Even if its only 15fps. It would rock.

There was a thread awhile ago on the forums where you could enable higher video bit rate via reg hacks.

So do you guys think it can be done ?

CoolCamera link : http://www.ateksoft.com/features.html

[fireblade63]

Well, I am also concerned with the same matter.
Seeing the Raphael is coming out soon, alot of matter will be discussed and this can just be burried.
If you find a solution; create a thread with it as it is goin to come in handy:)

[pokevitek]

For now, there is no solution. Many people tried it on Diamond. I think we can say, that Diamond and Raphael are unable to do VGA records. BTW: This ios becouse some graphic chip. Better cameras (mobile) has only chip, no CPU like our phone, just dedicated photo saving chip, wchich allows them to work with 7 and more Mpx cameras. Even 624 MHz CPU can not do same work.

[StashCompInc]

For now, there is no solution. Many people tried it on Diamond. I think we can say, that Diamond and Raphael are unable to do VGA records. BTW: This ios becouse some graphic chip. Better cameras (mobile) has only chip, no CPU like our phone, just dedicated photo saving chip, wchich allows them to work with 7 and more Mpx cameras. Even 624 MHz CPU can not do same work.

Yeah but still, look at the SE X1. It has the same chip as the Touch Pro and the Diamond but still does 30fps.

[fireblade63]

Yeah, one of the things I'm really sad about.
Was looking forward to the X1 till TP showed up.
TBH, was worried about the unusual screen size of X1 and no TV out.
Plus people seem to complain abt the QWERTY which is and important thing for me.
So, TP is the device for me; hopefully:confused:

Yeah but still, look at the SE X1. It has the same chip as the Touch Pro and the Diamond but still does 30fps.

[StashCompInc]

After this I thought, OK lets get another phone that fits the bill. The only other one which has a VGA recorder and keyboard would be the Nokia E90.

So ive just come back from the local phone shop. They had a working E90 so I could test it. And guess what ? Apart from the VGA recording the Touch Pro is way better than the E90.

So ive decided the get the Touch Pro even if the video recording isnt good enough.

This has been a problem since the Kaiser days. There has to be something the devs here can do ? There has to be a way to up the res to VGA.

By the way does removing the lens cover from back (battery cover) improve quality like it did on the Kaiser ? Cause then I am gonna pop the glass out.

[Smaniac]

After this I thought, OK lets get another phone that fits the bill. The only other one which has a VGA recorder and keyboard would be the Nokia E90.

So ive just come back from the local phone shop. They had a working E90 so I could test it. And guess what ? Apart from the VGA recording the Touch Pro is way better than the E90.

Nokia? Buying a non-touchscreen phone in 2008 is like using a computer with no mouse. You can do it, but it will be a lot less comfortable and productive.

Even the latest Nokias feel like phones from 5 years ago. And I do mean that literally, because I had a Nokia once (N-Gage QD) and I have used an N95 and they are both equally bad.

Unless someone only wants to take pictures with the phone, I can't find a reason to buy one.

[StashCompInc]

Nokia? Buying a non-touchscreen phone in 2008 is like using a computer with no mouse. You can do it, but it will be a lot less comfortable and productive.

Even the latest Nokias feel like phones from 5 years ago. And I do mean that literally, because I had a Nokia once (N-Gage QD) and I have used an N95 and they are both equally bad.

Unless someone only wants to take pictures with the phone, I can't find a reason to buy one.

Dont know if you read my whole post or not but thats exactly what I am saying the Touch Pro is a way better phone and thats what I am getting (Touch Pro). Just hope we can somehow fix the cameras recording res.

[sl9]

Don't worry too much about this, the SE X1 is almost exactly the same device inside as the Touch PRO, so when the SE X1 comes out I'm sure someone will release a hacked driver which works on the Touch PRO to enable VGA resolution video capture at 30fps :)

[StashCompInc]

Don't worry too much about this, the SE X1 is almost exactly the same device inside as the Touch PRO, so when the SE X1 comes out I'm sure someone will release a hacked driver which works on the Touch PRO to enable VGA resolution video capture at 30fps :)

Thats what I am hoping for !

[pokevitek]

Hmm, TV-out is new thing, so I dont think that it is something that you need, for me it is thing that you use only few times in a year, maybe. About 3O FPS at VGA, yes, same chip, but something must be different. Raphael and Diamond would have it. There must be some hardware reason, becouse why to not include this nice feature, if hardwar can do it?

[StashCompInc]

HTC have limited the hardware before too, like the Trinity camera and 3D on the Kaiser.

[Smaniac]

Dont know if you read my whole post or not but thats exactly what I am saying the Touch Pro is a way better phone and thats what I am getting (Touch Pro). Just hope we can somehow fix the cameras recording res.

Yes, I did read, I just meant it was an unfair comparison, because any modern PDA phone is years ahead of a Nokia.

[surur]

I believe there are some licensing and patent issues regarding full 30 fps VGA recording in USA, which is why the Xperia will have VGA recording in Europe but only 15 fps CIF in USA.

Surur

[Noonski]

Can't wait to pop in cool cam into this one.
Maybe clean the whole rom just to get the most out of Video recording.

Countdown 15 days

[StashCompInc]

Can't wait to pop in cool cam into this one.
Maybe clean the whole rom just to get the most out of Video recording.

Countdown 15 days

Countdown 15 days ? For what ? Are they releaseing a CoolCamera for the Touch Pro ?

[cericapri]

coolcamera 1.15.1 doesn't work on the Touch Pro, What a bummer. Ateksoft hasn't updated Coolcamera in over a year.