[HOWTO] Convert videos for Samsung Galaxy S using Handbreak.

[Dungeon47]

I can vouch for Handbrake on Captivate. I've used it to convert tons of stuff with 100% success. I use the built-in iPhone preset, then change the resolution width to 800, and hey-presto.

 

[staySICK]

Not sure what's going on at your end then. Numerous people have successfully used it. I myself have converted at least a dozen or so DVDs so far using those settings and all have come out working perfectly on the Captivate with audio in-sync.

I'm thinking it had something to do with that I was trying to convert a 720p bluray rip, I got a dvd rip and put it on with no converting, it works fine. The blu ray rip would cause super slow audio and the movie would stretch to 5 hours long because of the audio.

ah well.

 

[sremick]

I'm thinking it had something to do with that I was trying to convert a 720p bluray rip, I got a dvd rip and put it on with no converting, it works fine. The blu ray rip would cause super slow audio and the movie would stretch to 5 hours long because of the audio.

That shouldn't matter. Did you make sure your audio settings tab looked like this?

 

[Mac11700]

That shouldn't matter. Did you make sure your audio settings tab looked like this?

Definatly the best settings for my Captivate..Love the guide too..it works great..and have a backed up copies of both full disc and the compressed one to load when ever I choose..I've done 12 hd movies so far and love how they look. All the guys at work wonder what I'll bring in next to watch on my lunch break

Mac

 

[spartan062984]

I'm thinking it had something to do with that I was trying to convert a 720p bluray rip, I got a dvd rip and put it on with no converting, it works fine. The blu ray rip would cause super slow audio and the movie would stretch to 5 hours long because of the audio.

ah well.

I was having the same exact issue. I have converted Dozens of regular/ hd dvd movies before with no problem. Then i ran into a 720 blu ray rip and a 1080 blu ray, and thats when everything started to go haywire. The Videos from thr BR conversions would come out ok....that I have no Problem with. The Audo <----after numerous trial and errors and failed attempts, would not work. It would either be slow and garbled (distorted), or just nothing at all.

That shouldn't matter. Did you make sure your audio settings tab looked like this?

Question: Is the Image above Optimal Audio settings for a Regular/ HD movie or Blu Ray? I've had no issues with regular movies, its the Blu Ray that has the distorted sound issue. File Source = 3GB/ 1080 Blu Ray AAC/ mp4 format with 5.1 dolby sound. Cannot figure out why audio wont work.

Note: i have also tried both mp4 and mkv containers as well as using different audio codecs. I will however try your suggested post. Reporting back in a few days.

Definatly the best settings for my Captivate..Love the guide too..it works great..and have a backed up copies of both full disc and the compressed one to load when ever I choose..I've done 12 hd movies so far and love how they look. All the guys at work wonder what I'll bring in next to watch on my lunch break

Mac

Hey Mac, just curious. Any of those 12 movies include Blu Ray?


Thanks all!



"To Android...."

 

[Shammyh]

Again, the primary purpose for transcoding video files would be to save size on the 16 GB MoviNAND (aka internal SD card), or to save space on your external SD card.

The Captivate (along with all other GalaxyS devices) uses GPU accelerated decoding when watching content with the stock "Video Player" app, and as such, can playback pretty much anything smoothly (up to 1080p even). There are a few exceptions where a weird option enabled somewhere in a codec will cause problems, but in those cases, transcoding the entire stream usually isn't necessary.

Oh and FWIW, I know that everyone likes to downgrade quality when watching on a mobile 4" screen, but personally, I notice a big difference in quality watching 720p movies/tv as opposed to 480p.

 

[mav814]

Vplayer works great for me. It plays basically every movie format and it's free.

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[sremick]

Question: Is the Image above Optimal Audio settings for a Regular/ HD movie or Blu Ray?

Shouldn't matter. The settings define what you are converting to, irrespective of the source material. That said, I don't have any ripped Blu-rays to test (I have plenty of Blu-ray discs, but no drive in a PC).

If I can get my hands on a BD rip, I can try testing this myself.

Again, the primary purpose for transcoding video files would be to save size on the 16 GB MoviNAND (aka internal SD card), or to save space on your external SD card.

The Captivate (along with all other GalaxyS devices) uses GPU accelerated decoding when watching content with the stock "Video Player" app, and as such, can playback pretty much anything smoothly (up to 1080p even). There are a few exceptions where a weird option enabled somewhere in a codec will cause problems, but in those cases, transcoding the entire stream usually isn't necessary.

Oh and FWIW, I know that everyone likes to downgrade quality when watching on a mobile 4" screen, but personally, I notice a big difference in quality watching 720p movies/tv as opposed to 480p.

Not entirely. While the Captivate can play video that is a higher-resolution than its screen, as a result it has to process a higher overall bitrate throughput. By lowering the resolution to match the screen, it frees up more CPU power to handle things like higher-quality compression methods of the video. H.264 is a complex beast with lots of options, and while you can tweak the knobs high to get better quality, it comes at the cost of CPU processing power of the playback device. Lowering the resolution bitrate lets you utilize more of the H.264 quality features resulting in better picture.

I can totally understand situations where a 480p video with too much compression can look worse than a 720p movie with the same compression method then downsized to 480p by the Captivate, since the downsizing masks the compression artifacts from the poor compression. However, using the settings I listed, this is not the case, and all my 480p video looks absolutely stunning and perfect.

 

[spartan062984]

Shouldn't matter. The settings define what you are converting to, irrespective of the source material. That said, I don't have any ripped Blu-rays to test (I have plenty of Blu-ray discs, but no drive in a PC).

If I can get my hands on a BD rip, I can try testing this myself.

Thanks for clarifying sremick! If you do have the time, I would greatly appreciate any feedbacks on your own BR rips/ conversions. I want to be positive that I am not encoding something wrong. As i mentioned before, i have had numerous successful conversions with Handbrake for the Captivate, but I always seem to have no luck with some....not all....BR ripped/ mp4 formatting videos.

 

[iceman198]

Just wanted to say thanks for this post! Don't know why I didn't search here first for a how-to. Definitely going to be trying this tonight!

 

[luposurfer]

Help

Hi guys,please help me out with this,it's driving me crazy.
I did everything on this howto, I converted some avi files to mp4 but my SGS doesn't play it at all,I keep getting the message "I can't open this file" or "file not supported"
players used: galaxy s video player,Vplayer,Meridian, same thing every time.

suggestions?

Thanks

 

[sremick]

Hi guys,please help me out with this,it's driving me crazy.
I did everything on this howto, I converted some avi files to mp4 but my SGS doesn't play it at all,I keep getting the message "I can't open this file" or "file not supported"
players used: galaxy s video player,Vplayer,Meridian, same thing every time.

suggestions?

Thanks

Triple-check that your video settings match that outlined at the Captivate FAQ site. Everyone who's used those settings have had success. Anyone who had issues ended up discovering they missed a setting.

 

[luposurfer]

Thanks for the quick reply.
I followed step by step the guide,the files seem to be converted well,I can easily play it on my Imac but once moved in the phone there's no way to play it,I can see the files in the phone but it keeps saying that the file is not supported.
Any idea sremick?
I checked the video settings in handbrake,I also tried Any Video Converter but the result is the same

 

[sremick]

Thanks for the quick reply.
I followed step by step the guide,the files seem to be converted well,I can easily play it on my Imac but once moved in the phone there's no way to play it,I can see the files in the phone but it keeps saying that the file is not supported.
Any idea sremick?
I checked the video settings in handbrake,I also tried Any Video Converter but the result is the same

Sorry, not enough info to answer your question. I'd need to have access to the original video and the resulting video to even have a chance in guessing what might have gone wrong.

If you've got a small example video that you can put both the original and output versions up on FTP, maybe myself or someone else can look at it and see if anything is obvious.

 

[Kionic]

This actually takes a long time for me .

SO long that i stopped using handbrake .

 

[sublimaze]

This actually takes a long time for me. SO long that i stopped using handbrake.

how old is your system? i was using handbrake on a core duo laptop, and encoding took forever. i got a core i3 which reduced encoding time by 25-30%

 

[mty2608]

Hi Guys

Wonder can u help. I have used Handbrake and converted my original DVD of Casino on 4 occasions now, and every time it turns out blocky and you cant see the film, anyone know what to do. I have palyed it on both my PC and my Galaxy S.

 

[enkays]

Excellent solution !!! Bravo