topfield video converting

[Ext User(Saus29)]

hi
can someone tell me how to convert easily and for free a topfield recorded
file to a video for my nokia phone.
it will need a resolution and aspect change of course.
TIA

[Ext User(Kevin Hendrikssen)]

"Saus29" <myob@nosey.com> wrote in message
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> hi
> can someone tell me how to convert easily and for free a topfield recorded
> file to a video for my nokia phone.
> it will need a resolution and aspect change of course.
> TIA

go to www.topfield-australia.com.au and ask in the forums.

You'll need to demux the .rec file with ProjectX and then re-encode it to
whatever your phone uses (using some other sofware).This will be quite time
consuming so you'll have to weigh up whether it's actually worthwhile.

[Ext User(Netmask)]

"Saus29" <myob@nosey.com> wrote in message
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> hi
> can someone tell me how to convert easily and for free a topfield recorded
> file to a video for my nokia phone.
> it will need a resolution and aspect change of course.
> TIA
>

You will need ProjectX available from this site - this is the latest full
windows style install and is around 13 meg. It has JAVA imbedded in it so
you don't have to do a separate install.
http://savefile.com/projects/181243

Some screen shots on how to set up ProjectX are available at
http://savefile.com/projects/255074
Probably the option To PVA or TS would be better suited to your needs than
Demuxing and then having to remux etc...

You will then need a program to convert the mpeg file to whatever is
required for your Nokia probably something like Total Video Converter, this
is not free.

[Ext User(Saus29)]

"Kevin Hendrikssen" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message
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> "Saus29" <myob@nosey.com> wrote in message
> news:443b5e46$0$6816$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
>> hi
>> can someone tell me how to convert easily and for free a topfield
>> recorded file to a video for my nokia phone.
>> it will need a resolution and aspect change of course.
>> TIA
>
> go to www.topfield-australia.com.au and ask in the forums.
>
> You'll need to demux the .rec file with ProjectX and then re-encode it to
> whatever your phone uses (using some other sofware).This will be quite
> time consuming so you'll have to weigh up whether it's actually
> worthwhile.
>
>
mmmmm, so maybe I'll play the topfield clip on the TV and use the phone
camera to take a movie- the old fashioned analogue way.
I've always said these digital devices waste more time and any other
benefits are questionable.
thanks anyway.

[Ext User(Mike)]

>>You'll need to demux the .rec file with ProjectX and then re-encode it to
>>whatever your phone uses (using some other sofware).This will be quite
>>time consuming so you'll have to weigh up whether it's actually
>>worthwhile.

You only need to script it once, and then its easy on subsequent uses.
If computers don't automate the tedious repetitive jobs, you are doing
it wrong! Throw away the moron-friendly point-and-click software, and
get something scriptable, like mplayer.

> mmmmm, so maybe I'll play the topfield clip on the TV and use the phone
> camera to take a movie- the old fashioned analogue way.

In my experience, videos recorded by phones look awful. You can get far
better playback by converting videos from elsewhere.

> I've always said these digital devices waste more time and any other
> benefits are questionable.

Yeah, mobiles are great for phone calls though :-)