[quote author=zagaboo link=topic=78.msg1146#msg1146 date=1274338384]Having tried many, many encoders, formats, settings, etc the following is about as best as you can
expect
ownload super cSet Output container 1 to MP4Set Output video codec 2 to MPEG-4Leave Output Audio Codec as AAC LCCheck More for Video Scale Size and enter 420 x 240Set Framerate to 23.976Set Bitrate to 576Check Hi Quality and Strecth it in options (Using Top quality isn't as good as high quality - i don't know why!!)Leave audio bitrate as 64 kbpsAdd your file and encode.This will give you higher quality settings using same codecs as the family guy vid.Still a bit blocky and pixelated on playback, though but the best you are going to get. It is interesting to note that the M001 can't seem to handle decoding of the same media as well as a psp and iphone.As a side note for short videos (21 minutes or less) I managed to code up to 1200 kbps without stuttering, but the playback was no better than 576kbps. So the limit seems to be the ability of the M001 to decode the file, not the quality of the file itself.Hope this puts this issue to bed.[/quote]Thanks zagaboo!!Yes, I totally salute your result!! Based on the info I posted above, I was also getting very similar result as you are but your post fits the last piece of my puzzle. For fellow Mac users, the good news is, as long as you can encode MPEG4, you can use any encoder you want. I used "MPEG Stream Clip" the one I used for years!The key for the encoding (and thanks to zagaboo!) - Frame Rate should be kept 24 (23.98) or less (no 30fps as many videos). - Bitrate should be specified 576kbps or less (I was using 512kbps but less quality, of course)- Video resolution should be smaller than 430 width. Not 480 with typical YouTube Wide SD size.420x240 as zagaboo specified works like magic! If you don't like to see the "gray" frame on screen, you can set it as 430x240 but it squeezes the resolution a bit. As for the larges size, I confirmed up to 430x250 but it cause a mirage kind of effects, a bit (like the one I converted with PSP's video encoding settings).Anyway, if you want to have decent quality video, stick with zagaboo's result. That's correct aspect ratio, as good bit rate as possible, and works without frame drop. Thank you!!Summary:- MPEG4- 420x240- 23.98fps- 576kbps Video- Audio can be set around 128bit if you want to have better sound.
